On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

As soon as she entered the city, Yan Ruyu smelled a faint smell of incense floating in the city.

The spices were of different quality, and even if they were mixed together, she couldn't be sure what kind of fragrance they were.

Mrs. Qi said: "It's the governor's office. I want to invite the monks from Daguo Temple to perform a Buddhist ceremony."

Huo Changhe frowned slightly: "At this time? Is there any special festival? Why are we doing Buddhist services at this time?"

It is neither a Buddhist festival nor a festival. The only possibility is that this festival is related to the governor's office.

Mrs. Qi sighed slightly: "Yes..."

Just as she was about to say something, there were rapid footsteps outside the door.

"Madam, Mrs. Chen would like to see you."

Mrs. Qi stood up and said, "Why is she here at this time? Let her go to the front hall, serve tea first, and wait for a while."

"Go back to Madam, Madam Chen is in a hurry and has already arrived at the gate of the hospital."

Mrs. Qi frowned, turned to Yan Ruyu and said, "Princess, look at this..."

"Who is she?"

"I was about to tell you that Mrs. Chen is the concubine of the governor. I'll go see her first. Please wait a moment."

Yan Ruyu pointed to the small room in the study: "Madam, why not let her come here, and the prince and I will hide inside."

"It's okay, I have wronged the prince and princess."

The small room is just a small bedroom. The last time Qi Delong pretended to be sick, it was here that he met King Yi.

Huo Changhe pulled up a chair for Yan Ruyu to sit down and rest. The two sat behind the curtain and could clearly hear the conversation outside.

After running all the way, she was still a little hungry. Yan Ruyu took out a few snacks and motioned to Huo Changhe to try one.

Huo Changhe lowered his eyes and picked up a piece, without paying too much attention to it. He took a bite and was slightly startled.

How come this snack...doesn't taste the same as the one made by the chef in the palace?

He turned his head to look at Yan Ruyu. Yan Ruyu was eating, her eyes falling outside the door curtain, her face calm, listening and thinking.

There was no light in the room, and only a ray of moonlight filtered in through the gap in the window, falling on Yan Ruyu's cheeks, making her skin look even more crystal clear and white.

She ate quietly, her red lips moist and moving every time.

Huo Changhe's throat rolled, and he couldn't control the strength of his fingers well, so he crushed the snack between his fingers.

Yan Ruyu turned her head to look at him, and he dusted himself off in a panic.

Yan Ruyu handed the snack over and asked him to pick another piece.

Huo Changhe breathed out slowly and carefully picked a slightly hard piece.

Outside the door curtain, there was already gentle sobbing.

Mrs. Chen is about the same age as Qi Dongqiang. She is very beautiful. She belongs to the charming and naive category. She is usually pampered. When her cheeks are rosy and white, her round and thin cheeks make her look very cute.

But now, I have suddenly lost a lot of weight, my eyes look bigger, my cheeks are sunken, and I have lost that sweetness.

"Madam," Mrs. Chen cried, "please help me think of a solution, or send a few more people to look for it?

My son... is my life. I can't sleep all night long. As soon as I close my eyes, I see him, madam..."

The more Ms. Chen spoke, the more painful she became: "If this continues, I will really die. Madam, please help me."

She was about to kneel down as she spoke, and Mrs. Qi quickly supported her: "Get up quickly, let's talk carefully, you have a sip of tea first."

Mrs. Chen shook her head: "My son is still so young, he is so cute, and he is the oldest son of my family. My family has always regarded him as their favorite, and I... I really can't live without him."

Mrs. Qi sighed: "It's not possible to send people out to look for him. Isn't the Governor's Office also sending people to look for him?

And tomorrow’s Buddhist ceremony, isn’t it just for the young master’s sake? "

"Yes, that's the case, but... I just fell asleep after taking medicine. As soon as I fell asleep, I seemed to hear him crying and calling for mother. I...

Madam, he must have encountered something difficult and been frightened, so he cried. "

Mrs. Chen couldn't stop crying, and Mrs. Qi really didn't know what to say.

Finally, she was persuaded and sent back to the governor's house.

Mrs. Qi sat alone for a while, feeling depressed.

Suddenly I remembered that Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe were still there, and I quickly got up to invite them.

"You two have also heard that she is the concubine of the Governor's Mansion and a native of Xucheng. Her family was originally engaged in business. Her father had an accident on the way to purchase goods and passed away. Her mother could not bear the blow and died soon after. gone."

"She was the only daughter in the family. She was pampered since she was a child. She suddenly had no support, and her family property was quickly liquidated and occupied by her clan members.

She had a good relationship with Qiang'er, and she often came to my house to play. During the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year, Zhuofu invited the governor to the mansion for a banquet. Qiang'er also invited Mrs. Chen. Somehow, Mrs. Chen met the governor. Later..."

Mrs. Qi did not elaborate, but Yan Ruyu also understood - the subsequent result was that Mrs. Chen became the concubine of the governor.

"I was surprised at first and didn't support her much. Qiang'er also tried to persuade her, but this was her private matter. She probably felt she had no choice but to rely on the governor. We couldn't say more, so we took care of her. With the dowry, she was carried into the governor's mansion."

"I don't know if this is a good or bad thing about her life. Not long after, she became pregnant, and it was a boy.

The governor is two years older than my husband this year, so he is very happy to have a son at this old age, and he dotes on her very much. "

"It has been two years of glory. The tribesmen took possession of her property and wisely returned some of it.

But the good times didn't last long. Her youngest son was lost and nowhere to be found. At this time, she felt as if her soul had been sucked out, and her consciousness was sometimes not clear. "

"Sometimes it was said that the child was lost while carrying him out to play, and at another time it was said that the child was lost while playing in the mansion. The slaves in her yard were replaced one after another, and the earliest batch had already been tortured and beaten to death. "

Mrs. Qi sighed heavily: "I don't know when it will end. If this child cannot be found, I'm afraid...she won't live long."

Yan Ruyu has never experienced this kind of thing, but in modern society, she also knows some organizations that search for lost children. Those parents cannot let go for the rest of their lives. It is a trauma that cannot be healed until death.

Regardless of ancient or modern times, this kind of sadness should be the same.

She didn't know what to say for a moment.

Huo Changhe suddenly asked: "How does the governor's first wife treat her? Does she have any children?"

Mrs. Qi said: "The governor's first wife has always been in poor health. After giving birth to her eldest son, she has not been well. Later, when she became pregnant again, it was extremely difficult, but before the end of the month, she... miscarried.

Since then, she has not been pregnant again. It is said that she is either lying in bed to recuperate or chanting sutras in the small Buddhist hall in the courtyard. "

"What about her legitimate son?"

"The governor is a handsome young man, and he is well-known in Xucheng Academy. I heard that he will go to the capital next year to take the exam."

Huo Changhe nodded slightly, and Mrs. Qi seemed to understand his thoughts: "Although Aunt Chen's youngest son is loved, he should not pose any threat to the eldest son. By the time the youngest son grows up, the governor will already have a family and a career, and his status is unshakable."