Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

On the evening of April 9th, the rain in Xiangyang City seemed to have lessened a lot, but because it started to rain heavily before dawn, the overwhelming rain was like a downpour, filling the sky and the earth. It rained for a whole day, and there was a lot of water around.

In particular, there was a large pond in front of the old farmer's house where Li Junhao and his friends were staying. It was now overflowing and was about to flood the front door.

The old farmer and his wife were looking at the rain outside with a worried look on their faces. The old woman said, "It hasn't rained this hard in many years. If it doesn't stop today, the crops in the field will definitely not be saved."

The old man also shook his head repeatedly. He was thinking about more things. "It's not just the crops. Half of the village next door has been flooded. The water in the house is almost reaching the kang. I don't know how many of those flimsy old houses have collapsed."

Fortunately, their village is located at a higher level, so no major problems have arisen at this time.

Sang Mo was also chatting with the two of them. The small, dim oil lamp in the room flickered constantly, and Sang Mo kept checking his master's expression.

If it weren't for the fact that the rain never stopped, he and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would have had no excuse to stay in the old couple's home for such a long time. However, the compensation they received would allow them to live a more carefree life in the future.

Suddenly, two strange bird calls were heard from somewhere outside the door, and Sang Mo jumped up immediately. They had waited for so long, and finally they could close the net.

He looked back cautiously and saw Li Junhao was also looking at him. He nodded slightly. Sang Mo said a few more words to the old farmer and his wife, then ran out in the rain without even wearing his straw raincoat or hat.

April 9th, as expected, they chose this time to take action.

The following night, Xiangyang city, especially the area along the riverbank, would certainly not be peaceful. However, the East Palace was not peaceful either.

Xiao Fuzi and Anying both had calm faces as they stared at Aunt Qimeng who came in the rain to help Concubine Yu deliver a thank-you gift to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

"Eunuch Fu, please pass on the message that the imperial concubine is still waiting for me to return and report." Aunt Qimeng said with a polite smile.

Xiao Fuzi also had a smile on his face. He bowed and said to Aunt Qimeng, "Aunt, you may not know that His Highness's cold, which had been getting better, has become more severe today. He has already taken medicine and gone to bed. How about you leave the gift here, and I will definitely bring the Imperial Concubine's good wishes to you tomorrow morning."

Qi Meng immediately showed displeasure, "What do you mean, Eunuch Fu? The Imperial Concubine has sent gifts to every prince's mansion today, and she also specifically instructed that they must be delivered to each prince. Please let Eunuch Fu know."

Aunt Qimeng was a popular figure in front of Concubine Yu. She was usually as arrogant as Concubine Yu in the palace. At this moment, she could not help but feel angry.

If it weren't for the fact that this little Fuzi was the Crown Prince's person, she would never have endured it.

"His Highness has gone to bed, and it is really inconvenient for me to wake him up again, and it is so late today. Otherwise, aunt, you can shout a few words loudly. If you can wake up His Highness, I will go in and tell him." Xiao Fuzi was also a patient person. Seeing Qi Meng's expression at this moment, he smiled even more brightly.

"You..." Aunt Qimeng was even more angry and was about to blurt out a threatening word, but the eunuch standing next to her touched her arm. She took a deep breath, handed the tray in her hand to Xiao Fuzi, rolled her eyes and said, "In this case, I'll have to trouble Eunuch Fu."

After saying this, she returned to Concubine Yu's Yuchen Palace without looking back, leading a large group of maids and eunuchs.

Concubine Yu, whose real name was Wang Yuyan, was the only concubine in the imperial palace of the Great Chu State. She was the first person under the empress. Moreover, the empress had passed away for several years. It was no exaggeration to say that she was the most honorable woman in the Great Chu State.

She has a son and a daughter. Her son is the third prince, Prince An Li Junze, who is now seventeen years old, and her daughter is the seventh princess Li Youyi, who is only seven years old and is also the emperor's most beloved daughter.

When she heard Qi Meng come back and talk about what happened in the Eastern Palace, she felt something was wrong. Her son had sent a message at the end of the afternoon, asking her to find a way to test and see whether the Crown Prince was in the Eastern Palace.

Concubine Yu stroked her well-maintained forehead, guessing that her son must have noticed something was wrong. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not appeared in public for several days, claiming to be ill. This had never happened before.

"Let's go and find the emperor. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so seriously ill, I can't just sit there and do nothing." After a moment of thought, Concubine Yu decided to go to the imperial study with Qi Meng to find the emperor.

"Okay, I'll go and bring the cooked Tremella and bird's nest soup over right away." When Qi Meng heard what Concubine Yu said, she immediately understood what she meant, and her eyes lit up.

Because it was raining, the ground in the palace was slippery, and Concubine Yu did not dare to ride in the sedan chair. Instead, a young eunuch held up a canopy and walked slowly to the imperial study.

If it were any other time, the emperor would have been staying in one of the concubines' palaces by now. However, these past few days were different. Due to the continuous heavy rain, the emperor had been busy in the imperial study for several days.

Following the call of Eunuch Chengping, "Empress Yu is here to see you."

Only then did Concubine Yu hold Qi Meng's hand and slowly walk into the side hall of the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Concubine Yu bowed to the emperor gracefully.

The emperor raised his eyes from the imperial desk and saw the charming Concubine Yu. He put down his pen, rubbed his sore wrist, and said lovingly, "Stand up, Yu'er, is there something wrong? It's raining so hard, why did you come here in the middle of the night?"

Imperial Concubine Yu stood up, smiled coquettishly, and said, "I thought that Your Majesty was still busy with state affairs so late at night, so I personally made some Tremella and Bird's Nest Soup and sent it to Your Majesty as a midnight snack."

The emperor stood up from the dragon chair, walked to Concubine Yu, and said, "Yu'er is thoughtful. Come and sit with me."

"Yes." Concubine Yu replied meekly, and then the emperor took her hand and sat her down beside a small table.

At this time, she couldn't say no, otherwise she would be suspected of tampering with the soup.

"Your Majesty, I feel uneasy today. I looked at the almanac last night and found out that today is the ninth day of April..." Concubine Yu picked up a spoon and scooped a spoonful of bird's nest soup into her mouth, then spoke hesitantly.