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The imperial physician instructed everyone in the room: "The Duke's condition is still unclear, and further examination and observation are needed, so you should rest quietly."

The old lady nodded repeatedly: "I understand, we all understand, I just said a few words to him."

After getting the consent of the imperial physician, the old lady walked to Zhou Chen's bedside. At this time, Shulan and Cuichan were taking care of Zhou Chen.

Sheng Hong and the others also stretched their necks to look, but they were quite far away and couldn't see anything. They could only see that Zhou Chen was indeed moving, instead of lying there like before.

Sheng Hong breathed a sigh of relief and touched the sweat on his head. After just a few steps, he was sweating all over, a small part of it was from tiredness, but most of it was from nervousness.

When the old lady saw that Zhou Chen's eyes were open, she couldn't help but shed tears.

"Good boy, you finally woke up, finally woke up."

Zhou Chen said weakly: "Grandma, I, I'm fine, don't worry, I already know everything."

The old lady said sadly: "You suffered because of me, an old woman. It is me, an old woman, who deserves to die."

"Grandma, don't, don't say that. This is God's will. God asked me to save you."

Zhou Chen was very experienced in pretending to be vulnerable. He chatted with the old lady for a few words and then pretended to be very tired.

Upon seeing this, the imperial physician hurried over to stop her: "Old Madam, the Duke has just woken up, it is not appropriate to talk too much, he needs to rest."

"Okay, okay, I'll go, we'll all go."

The old lady got up in a hurry and drove everyone out of the house, leaving only Shulan and Cuichan to take care of Zhou Chen.

The old lady walked outside and immediately called Cao Er, who had been guarding outside, and asked him to leave and go to the Duke Jingguo's Mansion to report to Hualan that Zhou Chen had woken up.

Not long after, Hua Lan came. When she saw that Zhou Chen was awake, tears flowed down her face. She leaned tightly against Zhou Chen, unable to utter a word.

As Zhou Chen woke up, the dark clouds over the Sheng Mansion seemed to dissipate a lot.

Another two days later.

Hualan and the old lady saw the imperial physician off from the Sheng Mansion.

Before the imperial physician left, he solemnly instructed, "Old Madam, Madam, forgive me for being blunt, but this poisoning has caused some damage to the Duke's body, and his internal organs have also been damaged. There may be sequelae, but it is not certain, just a possibility. So if possible, let the Duke rest for a few more months. If you need anything, you can come to me again."

"Thank you, sir. We, the Duke of Jingguo Mansion, will never forget your kindness. If you need anything in the future, you can send a letter directly to the Duke of Jingguo Mansion, and we will definitely help you with all our strength."

Hua Lan spoke in a serious tone, she felt that Zhou Chen's ability to wake up this time was all thanks to this great imperial physician, so she was naturally very grateful.

"Madam, you are exaggerating. This is my job and what I should do. It is not worth it for you to be so serious."

This imperial physician was a down-to-earth man. He was not arrogant and was quite humble.

Hua Lan gave another instruction: "Sir..."

Before she could finish, the imperial physician took the initiative to speak: "Don't worry, Madam. I will never tell anyone about this matter. I came to the Sheng Mansion to see a doctor. I have never met Duke Jingguo and Madam."

"Thank you, sir."

After seeing off the imperial physician, the Sheng family returned to Shou'an Hall and gathered together again.

Hua Lan took the initiative to say: "Grandma, father, the master has already told me that he wants to return to the Duke's Mansion to recuperate, so I won't nag here."

Just as Sheng Hong was about to speak, the old lady spoke first, "Then go back. Sanlang hasn't shown up at the Duke's Mansion for a few days. It's not good to stay like that for too long."

Sheng Hong swallowed what he wanted to say.

Hua Lan added: "I am also going to take Lady Kang and her people back to the Duke's Mansion."

"Hua'er." Wang Ruofu just called out, and Sheng Hong scolded her, "Shut up."

"Hua'er, you can take that vicious woman away. It was she who caused Shuyuan so much suffering. You can do whatever you want to her."

Although he also wanted to beat Kang Wang to death, he understood that it was not appropriate for him to take action. After all, she was his eldest aunt, and he did not have the courage to do so. It would be best to leave it to Hualan and Zhou Chen.

Wang Ruofu opened her mouth, but when she thought about her current situation, she could hardly save herself, so how could she have the face to plead with her sister?

Zhou Chen and Hua Lan did not stay any longer. They quickly left Sheng Mansion and returned to Duke Jingguo's Mansion with their people from the Duke's Mansion.

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Zhou Chen deliberately showed up so that many people could see him, and then returned to his room.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Zhou Chen lay on the bed and coughed weakly a few times.

Hua Lan asked with concern: "Sir, how are you? Did you get bumpy on the road?"

Zhou Chen said weakly: "I'm fine, how is mother?"

"Mother is much better now, especially after knowing that you woke up, she is in a much better mood and has recovered a lot."

"That's good. If my mother gets upset because of me, it would be a sin, ahem."

Zhou Chen coughed a few more times, then said, "My lady, have someone take my badge to the palace to ask for leave. Just say that I'm sick and need a long rest."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to ask for leave later."

Hua Lan couldn't care about anything else now. She just wanted Zhou Chen to have a good rest and recover. After all, the imperial physician had said before that Zhou Chen was severely poisoned. Although he had woken up, his internal organs might still be damaged. If he didn't recuperate well, his body would likely suffer from sequelae.

You have to know that Zhou Chen is a military general. If he has any problems with his health, that would be a big trouble.

Zhou Chen was not worried at all that the emperor would not allow him to take leave. He knew that the emperor wished he was not there, and this time he even invited an imperial physician, so the fact that he was "poisoned" would definitely not be hidden from the palace.

Just as he expected, as soon as the imperial physician returned to the palace, the emperor had someone call him over and asked about the situation in person.

Although the imperial physician promised Hualan that he would not tell anyone, he dared not hide anything in front of the emperor, so he told the truth. However, he only said that Zhou Chen was "poisoned". He said he didn't know how he was poisoned or who poisoned him.

"Poisoned, seriously injured?"

After hearing this, the official was shocked. He never expected this result.

Then he heard someone report that someone from Jingguo Mansion had come to ask for leave of absence from the Jingguo Palace, saying that the Duke Jingguo was ill.

This immediately made him realize that the imperial physician was not lying and that something really happened to Duke Jingguo Zhou Chen.

"It's really time..."

The emperor knew from the imperial physician that Zhou Chen was "poisoned", so naturally the empress dowager could know it too.

When the empress dowager learned about this, she was as shocked as the emperor. She had witnessed Zhou Chen's bravery with her own eyes. How could such a peerless warrior be poisoned?

What she was more curious about was how Zhou Chen was poisoned and why he was poisoned in Sheng Mansion. There must be many secrets involved.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 1171: Treat others with their own medicine.

In the backyard of the Jingguo Mansion, in the room of Madam Zhou Xu, Zhou Chen sat with his mother.

"You are taking a risk in this matter. Is the current political situation really so serious that you have to use this method to escape temporarily?"

"Mother, you don't understand. Now the emperor and the queen mother have already started secretly. In a few months at most, they will definitely have the most intense fight."

Zhou Chen knows the current situation best.

"If I were just the Duke of Jingguo, that wouldn't matter. The key is my current position, which is the commander-in-chief of the Palace Front Department, in charge of most of the imperial guards, especially the imperial guards in the palace and the western suburbs camp. This is what the emperor and the queen mother want urgently, so they have tried to win me over more than once."

"If I keep dragging my feet like this and not helping either side, their patience will wear out sooner or later, and they might even join forces to eliminate me first. So I naturally can't just sit there and wait for death. Instead of being passive, it's better to turn passivity into initiative."

Zhou Xu frowned and said, "But if that's the case, no matter who wins in the end, you won't be taken seriously like you are now."

Zhou Chen chuckled and said, "It's hard to say. Maybe something unexpected will happen along the way. Don't worry, mother. I know what I'm doing. Father handed the Zhou family over to me. I will definitely not let the Zhou family fall. Even if not for myself, then for my children."

In fact, he has many paths to choose from. He can either rely on the emperor or the empress dowager. No matter who he relies on, he will be valued. Even if he cannot become the most trusted confidant, it is not a bad idea to maintain his current glory or even move to a higher level.

It's just that he has no good feelings towards the current emperor, and he doesn't have much loyalty to the empress dowager, so he just wants to watch the fire from the other side of the river.

His withdrawal was tantamount to handing over the control of the capital and the palace. The stage had been set for the next stage, and it depended on how the emperor and the empress dowager would perform.

Zhou Xu sighed, and then asked, "What are you going to do about the Sheng family? Although the culprit this time is the Kang family's wife, after all, what your mother-in-law did was also extremely rebellious and unfilial."

Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Sheng Changbai will take care of the Sheng family's affairs. He is different from my father-in-law. He is a truly upright person who is willing to take responsibility."

"The eldest lady's biological brother, I've heard of him too, he's indeed a good kid."

As one of the most outstanding young officials in the court in recent years, Sheng Changbai has a certain reputation in the capital.

"What about the Kang family's wife? You brought her to the Duke's Mansion. I guess you have already made a decision?"

Zhou Chen snorted coldly: "People like this will only have one fate."

Zhou Xu nodded and didn't ask any more questions. If this matter didn't require her help in acting, she wouldn't want to ask too much.

Two days passed like this. On this day, the Jingguo Mansion suddenly became lively. Many guests came, but half of them were uninvited guests.

Sheng Hong and his wife Wang Ruofu came to the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion with a group of people.

The person in charge of the reception was the eldest lady of the Duke Jingguo's Mansion, Sheng Hualan.

"Father, mother."

When Hua Lan saw this group of people, she first greeted Sheng Hong and Wang Ruofu, and then looked at the others with a stern expression.

They are all her acquaintances, and more than just acquaintances, they are also her relatives.

The old lady of the Wang family, her grandmother, the current head of the Wang family, that is, her uncle, and her aunt, and the other one is Aunt Kang’s legitimate son Kang Jin.

Kang Jin is already quite old, but because he failed the imperial examination and has no connections, he has not yet entered officialdom.

There is another couple, Shulan’s younger brother Sheng Changwu and his wife Kang Yuner.

Hua Lan clearly saw that Sheng Changwu's face was full of displeasure. She thought that he did not come here voluntarily, but was forced to come. As for the reason, it was naturally because Kang Yuner was Aunt Kang's biological daughter.

Hua Lan naturally knew very well what the purpose of these people's visit was, so she did not treat them well.

Sheng Hong said, "Your grandmother has not been feeling well these days, so she has not come over. Hua'er, how is Shuyuan now?"

Hua Lan replied, "The imperial physician just came to examine you today. Your condition is not good. Your internal organs are damaged. You need to rest for at least a few months. It is hard to say whether you can recover or whether you will have sequelae."

Sheng Hong's expression suddenly changed: "Is it so serious?"

Hua Lan said coldly, "Father also knows that such a concentrated dose of ginkgo bud juice basically went into the official's mouth. If it weren't for the timely treatment of the imperial physician, I'm afraid it would be difficult to save his life. Now that he is alive, it is already a blessing from God."

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned pale, especially those from the Wang family who were preparing to plead for mercy, whose faces were filled with panic.

"Hualan, good girl, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are becoming more and more like a lady of the house. You are worthy of being the most promising daughter of our Shengwang family."

The gray-haired old lady Wang walked forward enthusiastically and grabbed Hualan's hand, her face full of kindness and her tone full of praise and pride, as if she was very proud of herself.

Hua Lan broke away from Old Lady Wang's hand with a cold expression and said calmly, "This is the first time I've seen Grandma since she returned to Beijing. But I shouldn't let Grandma go to the Duke's Mansion at such an old age. Why don't you go back today? When I'm free in the future, I'll go to the Palace to meet Grandma in person."

Old Mrs. Wang's face froze slightly. She didn't expect Hua Lan to react so violently. She was ready to drive them away before they could even say anything.

Uncle Wang Shiping of the Wang family showed dissatisfaction: "Hua'er, what's your attitude? This is your grandmother. How do you talk to her?"

Wang Shiping's wife, Aunt Wang, pulled her husband hard. She was quite perceptive. Their Wang family had finally returned to Bianjing City. Although Wang Shiping's rank was not low and he was just qualified to wear a purple robe, there was still a big gap between him and Zhou Chen, a powerful duke.

Civil officials look down on military generals, but that also depends on who they are. How many civil officials dare to look down on a duke like Zhou Chen? Even a prime minister like Han Zhang would not look down on Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen is so powerful, and Hua Lan, as Zhou Chen's wife, is someone the Wang family cannot afford to offend.

In fact, she didn't agree to come today, but Wang Shiping listened to Old Lady Wang, so she had no choice but to come.

However, she already had a bad plan in mind. You know, this time she almost saved the life of Duke Jingguo. Even if their families are related by marriage, when it comes to Zhou Chen's life and safety, what does the relationship of relatives matter?

When Hua Lan heard what Wang Shiping said, she said coldly, "It is because of the relationship between my grandmother and my uncle that I was so polite to welcome you in. If it were someone else, I would have had someone do it long ago."

Old Lady Wang showed a sad look, and said mournfully, "Duke Jingguo's matter was indeed your mother's fault. It was my poor parenting that almost caused Duke Jingguo to get into trouble. This old lady is willing to take responsibility for this matter. As long as Duke Jingguo can feel relieved, I, an old lady, will do anything."

Hua Lan's expression changed, and she said, "From what grandma said, it seems that she still doesn't know the truth of the matter? Or did grandma deliberately not mention my aunt and only mentioned my mother? In grandma's eyes, everything that happened is my mother's problem?"

"Is not it?"

Old Lady Wang was shocked, and then she said, "Didn't your mother do something worse than a beast, poisoning your mother-in-law, but ended up harming Duke Jingguo?"

When Wang Ruofu heard this, she shouted excitedly, "Mother, this was not my fault at all. It was my sister who asked me to do this. She was the one who put the ginkgo bud poison in it. I had no idea about it at all."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang said with an unpleasant expression, "At this point, do you still want to implicate your sister?"

Wang Ruofu's body softened, and she said loudly, "What do you mean I implicate my sister? Mother, this was originally done by my sister. She told me that it was a medicine that would make people sick for a few days, but it turned out to be a poison that could kill people. I had no idea at all. It was all my sister's fault. She wanted to harm me, mother, you have to believe me."

Old Lady Wang sighed, "I don't know whether what you said is true or not, but you sent the things over. It is because of your evil intentions that you have caused the irreversible consequences now. This is all because of you. It's all my fault for not teaching you well."

After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Hua Lan and Sheng Hong: "Good granddaughter, good son-in-law, she wanted to harm her mother-in-law, and also harmed the Duke. This is really a serious crime. How do you plan to deal with her?"

Sheng Hong was stunned for a moment, and Hua Lan's face was full of anger, and she shouted at him without any courtesy.

"My grandmother is really good at talking. She put all the blame on my mother but left my aunt out. She is really calculating."

Sheng Hong also said: "Mother-in-law, although my stupid wife is wrong, if you want to put all the responsibility on her, I can't agree to it."

"Why are you putting the blame on her? This is the fact." Old Mrs. Wang looked righteous.