Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 582 Worries

The news of the Emperor Emeritus's passing quickly spread throughout Chang'an, and the Prince of Yunnan's residence also heard about it. At first, Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu didn't think much of it upon hearing that the Emperor Emeritus had passed away. After all, the Emperor Emeritus was already quite old, and he could easily pass away if he fell ill or suffered from any illness.

But then I heard that the Emperor Emeritus's most beloved maid had also died, which is probably not so simple.

Shen Zhenzhu asked with some worry, "Husband, there might be more to the Emperor Emeritus's death than meets the eye. Could something have happened?"

Dugu Moyan was also somewhat worried. He wondered if this was a scheme by the Li faction. But what would be the point of killing one's own grandfather? Although he was thinking this, he did not show it on his face. He comforted Shen Zhenzhu and said, "Zhenzhu, you are about to give birth. Don't think too much. I will go to the Chu Prince's mansion to see what's going on. I will ask Miss Murong to come and keep you company."

Shen Zhenzhu nodded slightly and said, "Alright, husband, go ahead. Be careful on the road; things are probably not peaceful lately."

Dugu Moyan stroked Shen Zhenzhu's hair and said, "Alright, don't worry, I'll be right back." Before leaving, he specially asked Hongrui to invite Murong Linzhi over before he could go out with peace of mind.

After Dugu Moyan left, Shen Zhenzhu's smile faded, replaced by a look of worry.

Murong Lin asked, "Pearl, what's wrong?"

Shen Zhenzhu told Murong Linzhi everything. Murong Linzhi was also puzzled. After all, she was the one who helped Yang Yuhuan seal her memories. Could someone have restored them? That was indeed a possibility, but the number of people who knew how to do it could be counted on one hand, and two of them had already passed away. She and her master couldn't have restored Yang Yuhuan's memories alone, so there was no one else...

Seeing that Murong Linzhi hadn't responded for a while, Shen Zhenzhu assumed that Murong Linzhi hadn't yet processed the information, so she called out to him twice. Murong Linzhi then came to his senses and asked, "Zhenzhu, what's wrong?"

Shen Zhenzhu said, "Don't you also find it strange?"

Murong Linzhi nodded: "It is a bit strange, but Pearl, you shouldn't worry. You should focus on your pregnancy now. The rest will be investigated by the Prince of Chu and the Prince of Yunnan."

Shen Zhenzhu didn't want to think about it, but she had a bad feeling. She told the truth: "I know what you said makes sense, but I just feel uneasy. I feel like something big is going to happen, and I can't help but think about it."

Murong Linzhi knew what Shen Zhenzhu was worried about. In fact, she was also a little worried. First, she was worried about Dugu Jingyao and Shen Zhenzhu, and second, she was worried about Li Tan... However, she did not show her worry. She just held Shen Zhenzhu's hand and said, "Zhenzhu, don't worry. Even if something really happens, you must believe that the side of justice will always win over evil."

Shen Zhenzhu was somewhat comforted by her words, so she skipped the topic.

Meanwhile, at the Chu Prince's residence, a palace informant reported that Emperor Suzong, upon hearing the news of the death of the retired emperor, was overcome with grief and fainted, vomiting blood.

Dugu Jingyao thought to herself, "Misfortunes never come singly." But she was even more certain that this was a scheme by the Li faction and Consort Du, probably intended to make Emperor Suzong sick and take advantage of the chaotic time following the death of the retired emperor.

Dugu Jingyao could think of it, and Li Chu naturally thought of it too. Fortunately, the news they received was that Emperor Suzong had only experienced a surge of blood and qi, which caused him to vomit blood and faint. The imperial physician had examined him and found that because Emperor Suzong had taken the antidote pill that Dugu Jingyao had prepared for him beforehand, the additional toxins from Consort Du had not harmed him. He only needed to rest in bed for a while to recover.

Therefore, before Li Chu went to the palace to visit her, he arranged for secret guards. Dugu Jingyao also had her attendant, Shijian, secretly leave the city with her token and dispatch several batches of a hundred Dugu family soldiers in plain clothes to hide in the shadows. This was in case they were trapped in the palace, and Li Chu would have someone capture the children or the two pregnant women in the household to threaten them into not acting rashly. However, this matter was not told to the other people in the household, so as not to cause panic, especially since there were two pregnant women involved.

After they had finished giving their instructions and were preparing to enter the palace, Dugu Moyan arrived.

Seeing the two about to leave, Dugu Moyan asked with some displeasure, "What are you two rushing off to? Especially Yao'er, you're pregnant, why are you going out like this?"

Dugu Jingyao quickly explained, "We heard that Father Emperor vomited blood and fainted, so the two of us need to go to the palace."

Of course, Dugu Moyan was unaware of this news, but he was even more convinced that it was likely Li Xi's scheme. He just hadn't expected that in order to seize the throne, he would go so far as to kill his own grandfather…

Thinking about it too much was pointless, so he asked, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Dugu Jingyao seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "Have someone deliver the Qilin Token to my sister-in-law's parents. We might need them to save us later."

Dugu Moyan initially wanted to refute, but then he thought that as the heir of the Yunnan Prince's Mansion, he could also call upon the Dugu family army, and the Yunnan Prince's Mansion might also be targeted by the Li faction.

Dugu Moyan then said, "Alright, I understand. Do you need me to bring Shi'er and Ying'er back to the manor for a short stay?"

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "It's alright, let them stay at the Chu Prince's residence. We've made all the arrangements here. Pearl is about to give birth, so we shouldn't cause you any trouble."

Seeing that Dugu Jingyao seemed quite confident, Dugu Moyan had no choice but to give up.

Only then did he leave the Chu King's residence with the two of them.