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Chapter 166 The Whereabouts of the Concubine

"Chan Yi, don't worry. The Concubine Dowager may just be feeling unwell. She hasn't been out and about recently. It won't be a big deal." The eldest prince Fu Lilu stood beside Fu Zichan and coaxed him gently.

In fact, he didn't care about the life or death of the Concubine Dowager at all. Marquis Anshun had a natural competitive relationship with him. The Concubine Dowager had a bad relationship with the Grand Princess and the Empress, and could even be considered an enemy of the Crown Prince.

But Fu Zichan was dead after all, and the beauty's family had an old relationship with the concubine's family, so this trip to Beijing was also to fulfill her mother's last wish.

Fu Zichan held a handkerchief and pretended to be sick, looking towards the gate of the Marquis' Mansion with concern, but he was wondering in his heart how his good "wife" would respond later.

Zheng Hanlin's original wife was a country woman, but her surname happened to be the same as that of the Concubine Dowager. Fu Zichan wanted to use the title of Concubine Dowager to elevate the status of that country woman, so that her so-called "legitimate daughter" would have a higher status, so that at least she would not be unable to enter the prince's harem.

As for looking for the imperial concubine, it was just his means of revenge against Qian Qiansui. He saw with his own eyes his mother sitting in the carriage, with Nanny Mei serving beside her, as well as the old people in the imperial concubine's yard.

In the past, he would never have believed that someone could reverse aging and make his mother look so much younger, but with this "previous experience", he was not necessarily unacceptable to this fact.

He couldn't deal with Qian Qiansui, but the same couldn't be said for the eldest prince. He had to get that evil woman. He had a hunch that this woman's identity was too mysterious, and there must be something even more mysterious.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Actually, I just came to see the Concubine Dowager. Even though my mother and the Concubine are from the same clan, she has declined after all. In the end, it is only my mother's family who cares about her. Now that I have come, it would be best if I can see her. If I can't, it would be a blessing for us. As long as the Concubine Dowager is well, I can go back home and tell her."

"You want to go back home?" Fu Lilu didn't know why, but he felt uncomfortable all over when he heard that Fu Zichan was leaving the capital. He had been to the private workshop several times during this period, but the chances to meet Fu Zichan were too few, so he was in a bad mood and everything seemed unsatisfactory to him. Even when Princess Qingping invited him, he was not in the mood to keep the appointment.

But ambition prevailed in the end, and he forced himself to go forward, but in the end he ran out of patience.

"I don't belong to the capital. I came here this time just because my father felt sorry for me because I just lost my mother. I'm not used to living in the capital, so I want to leave." Fu Zichan shook his handkerchief, and a fragrant breeze blew over, making Fu Lilu feel dazed.

"Did your stepmother bully you? Do you want me to help you deal with her?" The eldest prince said angrily without thinking. He would never say such words on normal days. After all, interests are at stake and he has not yet become the crown prince. He always has to sympathize with the court officials and strive for a good reputation.

"No, I'm just a country girl, and I'm really lonely in the capital." Fu Zichan blinked. He couldn't act like he was crying, so he simply lowered his head, looking very fragile.

The eldest prince thought that he was enduring it. After all, he had heard that Fu Zichan never lived in Zheng's mansion, but instead lived in a busy private quarters, which was extremely inconsistent with the identity of a lady from a noble family.

"Don't worry, we are friends. I won't let anyone bully you in the future..." The closer Fu Lilu got to Fu Zichan, the more obsessed he became. He stumbled and almost fell as if he was drunk.

Looking at Fu Lilu's helpless appearance, Fu Zichan showed a determined smile. If he had known that it was so easy to control people's hearts with medicine, how could he have failed to rebel for so long? It turned out that he was too kind-hearted in the past. If he had been so ruthless, the throne would have been his long ago.

"The carriage of the Marquis' Mansion is here!" The guard in front saw the family emblem on the carriage opposite and quickly turned around to report.

Fu Zichan was very surprised. He pulled Fu Lilu forward a few steps. He wanted to see how this fickle woman was going to fool people again.

"What happened?" The voice in the carriage sounded particularly familiar, and Fu Zichan almost screamed out in surprise. He had heard this voice for more than twenty years and there was no way he was mistaken. This was his mother's voice.

The guards brought by the eldest prince were also in a panic. They came to surround the marquis's mansion because the eldest prince heard that the dowager concubine was seriously ill and was under house arrest by the marquis's wife. But the dowager concubine was sitting well in the carriage, and the voice sounded very heavy, so they had no reason to do so, and instead felt that they were bullying.

"I am a girl from the Zheng family. My family has an old relationship with the Empress Dowager. Although we are five generations apart, my family still wants me to visit the Empress Dowager after I return to the capital." Fu Zichan came back to his senses and stepped forward to say tentatively.

"We're old friends?" The person in the carriage was clearly in a bad mood. She said to Qian Qiansui inside, "Do you really think you're a good daughter-in-law? You're blaming me for everything dirty and smelly. I want to see everyone. You're just taking advantage of the fact that my son is gone to bully me, a widow."

The people who had originally surrounded the Marquis' Mansion all took a big step back. This matter was hard to say. The eldest prince might not be punished, but it was hard to say for these guards.

Qian Qiansui smiled apologetically through the curtain, "Mother, you misunderstood. I really didn't invite these people here. It was the steward who reported that the eldest prince brought people to see you. If I hadn't reported it, you would have been even more angry if you had found out later."

"Open the door, I'm tired!" The concubine didn't want to listen to Qian Qiansui's explanation at all, and scolded him dissatisfiedly.

Seeing that the door of the Marquis' Mansion was about to open, Fu Zichan knew that once the carriage entered the Mansion, the gate would be closed. As for who was talking in the carriage, they could not see at all.

"Your Highness, please only allow me to see you once and kowtow to you. Then I will leave naturally. This will be considered as fulfilling my mother's wish."

As he spoke, Fu Zichan pulled Fu Lilu, who immediately regained consciousness and asked loudly, "It's been a long time since we last met, Madam Dowager. How are you?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'm fine." The concubine ignored Fu Zichan at all, which made Fu Zichan even more suspicious.

"It's windy outside, why don't we go inside and talk?" Fu Lilu didn't want to put on a show outside for outsiders to see.

Unexpectedly, the concubine refused to budge and said unhappily, "The eldest prince is so arrogant. He wants to see whoever he wants. My son just died and I'm still in mourning. It's really inconvenient. Your Highness should go back."

"You!" Fu Lilu never thought that he would be rejected, so he wanted to force his way in, but the concubine was indeed in the car, and he had no excuse. He couldn't give the empress a handle to say that he was unreasonable and bullying the widowed concubine who had lost her son. The censor would scold him to death.

Fu Zichan also came to his senses. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. He began to wonder whether he should ask someone to do something.

"It seems that the Concubine Dowager does not welcome guests." Another carriage came, but the curtain of the carriage was open. The eldest princess was sitting in the carriage, and Princess Qingping was sitting next to her.

Princess Qingping and Fu Zichan looked at each other, then both looked away.