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Seeing the urgent letter, Xu Shiqiu couldn't care less to find one for Dong Shu anymore. He hastily threw down the other letters and opened this one.

Xu Shiqiu roughly swept through the letter and only after knowing what the matter was, did he heave a sigh of relief and begin to read the letter carefully.

Dong Shu was originally waiting for Xu Shiqiu to give her the letter, but when she saw her husband's actions, she held back and read the letter carefully.

"Master, did something happen in the capital?" After Dong Shu asked this question, she thought for a moment and continued, "It can't be that something happened to Yanzhu, right?"

"No." After hearing Dong Shu's question, Xu Shiqiu subconsciously replied him before raising his head to look at Dong Shu and said, "It's not Yanzhu, but Your Majesty."

Dong Shu had planned to ask again after hearing that Xu Yanzhu did not have anything to ask, but she did not expect that she did not ask, but her husband had told her everything.

His Majesty was already feeling a bit unwell when it was autumn. She originally thought it was a minor chill, but a month later she still hadn't recovered." "Because His Majesty hasn't been doing well, the capital city has been in a bit of a mess." Xu Shiqiu said. He was thinking about what could happen in the capital now.

Dong Shu did not understand so much. After hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, she hesitated for a moment before looking at him and asking: "Then this matter has an impact on Yanzhu?"

"Not only Yanzhu, even big sister would be affected by this matter." After Xu Shiqiu finished speaking, he sighed in his heart, and then lowered his head to look at the pile of letters that Xu Yanzhu had written to Young Girl, "A letter from Yanzhu to you." Saying that, Xu Shiqiu brought the letter in his hand over to Dong Shu.

Hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu immediately threw aside what he had just said and happily accepted the letter he had delivered. Then, she slowly opened it and started to read it in front of Xu Shiqiu.

When Dong Shu read the letter Xu Yanzhu wrote to her seriously, Xu Shiqiu picked up the letter she read just now and started to read it again.

The Emperor was ill and had not yet recovered, but there had been no decree of the Crown Prince for a long time.

Although the princes who had a chance to fight for the throne hadn't caused any trouble recently, he knew that this must be the calm before the storm.

Right now, none of them dared to cause any trouble. It was most likely because the Emperor's cold weather had yet to wear off, but it was only because of the cold weather.

Feng Han was indeed dead, but Ye Shuo's letter also said that the Emperor would still meet in the morning assembly every day, it was just that the speed at which he read the imperial reports was a little slow, and he was starting to value the princes.

If it weren't for the fact that the Imperial Physician was treating the Emperor meticulously every day and that the Emperor's face was indeed somewhat haggard, there might be people who suspected that he was faking it.

The princes felt that this was the final test for them, so no matter how dissatisfied they were, they still endured.

Ye Shuo's letter also said that Prince Duan had offered to hand over the military power, but was rejected by the Emperor.

However, Ye Shuo had heard from his father that this time, the Prince Duan had agreed to hand over the military authority with the Emperor.

If this plan to hand over the military power was really discussed between the Prince Duan and the Emperor, then this is just a show they are putting on. Maybe the Emperor had already decided to take over the military power and was waiting to see if anyone took the initiative to jump out.

After figuring this out in his heart, Xu Shiqiu was faintly worried for Xu Yanzhu.

Xu Yanzhu had just gotten married into the Jiang Family, so she might not have had the time to investigate what happened that year. But something like this happened again, if the crown prince really did land on Third Prince in the end, then even if they found out something, it would be very difficult to trip him up.

Because of this matter, Xu Shiqiu was stuck in a dilemma for many days before he was able to come up with a good idea.

Fortunately, these few days, Dong Shu's heart had been attracted to Dong Miao's marriage. Otherwise, she would have definitely discovered that something was amiss with Xu Shiqiu.

Logically speaking, since Dong Lei wasn't married yet, it wouldn't be good for him to get married.

However, the Dong Clan understood now that Dong Lei was following Xu Shiqiu's lead. As the county's teahouse business grew better and better, and as Dong Lei gradually helped to settle the affairs of the other shops, Xu Shiqiu would pay more and more attention to him.

A girl with ordinary Xiahe Village was not worthy of him.

Under such a situation, Dong Miao, who was one year older than Dong Shu, naturally could not delay any further. Under Dong Lei's insistence, with the agreement that the only son of a grocery store in town, Dong Miao would be married off in the coming month.

Because of this, Dong Shu was attracted to it, although she was pregnant and could not go out, but listening to this every day, she spent a lot of time.

Xu Shiqiu's original plan was to send Dong Lei away and teach the Dong Clan a lesson.

However, it was unknown if Dong Lei sensed something or what it was, but under Dong Lei's warning, the Dong Clan had been extremely quiet recently.

When it was just entering autumn, Xu Shiqiu had wanted to make use of the opportunity when Dong Lei was not at home to torment the Dong Clan, especially the Madame Dai.

However, Dong Miao was at home, so when Madame Dai heard that Dong Shu wanted to eat the chestnut rooster, not only did she grab the little rooster at home well, she also picked a lot of chestnuts. After peeling off the thorns on the outside, she and the little rooster sent Dong Miao to Xu Family.

If it were simply this matter, Xu Shiqiu would probably think of a way to torment Madame Dai, but he found out from Dong Miao that Madame Dai was at home preparing to give him a small blanket as a child.

"Mother said that although Shu'er was born in the spring, she still wanted to make all of the hundreds of houses that her grandfather's family should make. Even if the families in the village weren't rich, the little quilt's face would still be made of coarse sackcloth.

But the inside of the quilt is the thin cotton cloth I bought in town, and I've also starched it, so I definitely won't make my nephew uncomfortable. "

Although Dong Shu was not moved by what Dong Miao had said, she was certain that the reason her aunt had changed so much was because of the Cousin.

"Aunt listened to Cousin the most, this is definitely something Cousin told her. With Cousin telling her, Aunt would definitely do such a thing."

After Xu Shiqiu heard what the Young Girl had to say, he guessed that it was very likely that Dong Lei had warned the Madame Dai of something before he left home.

It was only because of this that he had no choice but to push the matter of teaching Madame Dai a lesson this winter back.

Even if it wasn't because of Dong Lei, Xu Shiqiu was a little worried now.

After all, Young Girl was still pregnant and he worked at home every day doing hundreds of quilts. This matter was related to his own child, so he had to be careful.

However, although Dong Shu's attention was attracted to Dong Miao's marriage, her mistake was still discovered by the Old Madame Xu.

"Shiqiu, have you had something on your mind lately?" When Old Madame Xu saw that Xu Shiqiu wanted to deny it after she finished speaking, she immediately continued: "It should have been from the Heavenly Capital a few days ago, you have something on your mind."

Xu Shiqiu originally wanted to deny it, but after hearing Old Madame Xu's words, he could only helplessly shake his head and say: "I do indeed have something on my mind."

Upon hearing Xu Shiqiu's words, Dong Shu stared at him in shock: "Husband, I didn't even know that you had something on your mind." After saying this, Dong Shu, who was holding onto her stomach, sighed lightly before continuing, "If it wasn't for mother's words today, I might not have realized what you were thinking about."

Hearing Dong Shu's words, Xu Shiqiu smiled at her, then said: "My wife, no need to be sad. I purposely concealed it, so it's normal for you to not notice." Xu Shiqiu naturally didn't want to see his own Young Girl upset, so after saying that, he hurriedly gave her a meaningful glance.

When Old Madame Xu received Xu Shiqiu's gaze, she forced herself to smile. She first looked at Dong Shu and said, "Madame Dong, mother can see through sometimes, and sometimes, the worry in her heart is because mother has a lot of experience. After saying this, when she saw from the corner of her eyes that Xu Shiqiu was still unsatisfied, Old Madame Xu continued to hold back her laughter, "You've only been married for less than a year, how could you possibly have a mother who knows what it is like? "In the future, as you spend more time with her, you will definitely understand her better than mother does."

Upon hearing Old Madame Xu's words, Dong Shu's eyes immediately lit up: "Mother is right. After I have been together with my husband for a long time, I will definitely find out that something is amiss."

Xu Shiqiu really did not expect Young Girl to say such words. Hearing Young Girl's words, Xu Shiqiu also understood why his mother said such words just now.

Initially, he was worried that the Young Girl would be angry because he was concealing something, but now, it seems like his Young Girl wasn't concerned about that.

Because he had confirmed this matter, Xu Shiqiu dared to look at his mother and told her a little of what Ye Shuo had told him previously.

"I'm worried that before Yanzhu can investigate, the Third Prince will become the crown prince." When Xu Shiqiu saw Old Madame Xu finish speaking, he saw that he was also frowning and deep in thought. He hurriedly continued, "If His Majesty could live a few more years, it's not impossible for us to trip a crown prince, but if …"

Xu Shiqiu did not say anything else, but Old Madame Xu understood.

As long as the Third Prince did not ascend to the throne, even if he was the crown prince, he could still kill him.

"Ahh, it's autumn. If it's really no good, you should return to the capital." Old Madame Xu had wanted to say these words for a long time, but she had not gotten the chance to do so previously, but after hearing what Xu Shiqiu said, she opened her mouth and said, "Although Yanzhu is in the capital, you are too far away, even if there is any news from the capital, it will be too late by the time you make the arrangements."

What the Old Madame Xu said was right. They were not in a hurry before, but asking Xu Yanzhu to go to the capital to gather information was because they did not know that His Majesty was sick.

But now, if His Majesty really set Third Prince as the crown prince, their plans would be much more difficult to accomplish.

If His Majesty was not well, then even if the capital sent him a message, by the time he reached the capital, the Third Prince would have already ascended to the throne.

"But right now, I don't have the chance to return to the capital. Besides, my wife is going to give birth, so I'm worried about leaving."

Xu Shiqiu looked at Old Madame Xu and spoke. Although he did not understand much, Old Madame Xu still understood.

She knew about her son's bad luck. The reason why he had been safe and sound recently was because he had a Madame Dong by his side that brought him good fortune.

If he went to the capital alone, he might be exposed before he reached the capital.

After all, everyone in the capital knew that he was extremely unlucky.

Thinking of this, Old Madame Xu couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing his mother sigh, Xu Shiqiu also did not speak anymore.

It was just that both Xu Shiqiu and the Old Madame Xu did not expect that the chance for Xu Shiqiu to return to the capital would arrive so soon.