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  Chapter 12: The Cost

  Upon hearing Bai Guo's stern rebuke, the old woman hastily smiled and said "This time it will definitely not happen again. There is a messenger at the door..."

  Bai Guo hadn't even finished listening before he became furious, turning his head to glare at her sternly and saying, "You're too bold! If it weren't for the letter uploaded the night before last, could such a big thing have happened? And now you still dare to come here?"

  The old woman hastily called out to explain that this time was different! They were looking for the young master's wife! Young lady... young lady, listen to me first..." She shouted as she chased after Bai Guo.

  "Bai Guo walked quickly for a while but couldn't shake her off, annoyed that he could only stand still. The letter he sent out the night before had caused such big trouble! Did he dare to send another letter in today?!"

  The old woman smiled and said, "Yes, it's indeed mine. But this person who came to report the news today must be related to what happened the night before last! Think about it, the young lady's matter hasn't been settled yet, how can she not be anxious? Maybe with this message being passed on today, the young lady's matter will be settled."

  What you said makes some sense, Baiguo. The young lady has been frowning all day and kept asking about the news in the front yard. Maybe... this message is indeed the one she's been eagerly waiting for.

  She stopped and asked "Is it true?"

  The old woman was overjoyed and hastily said to a servant, "Go tell the young lady or her husband that someone wants to make an exchange, and ask if they agree."

  "White fruit heard straight stiff this is news?"

  The old woman smiled and said, "I think it's strange too."

  Bai Guo thought for a moment, then turned around and walked back. "I'll take the risk of losing my head to go back again! If the young lady is angry, I'll just wait to be driven out!"

  The old lady hurriedly said with a smile, "It won't be that serious!"

  Bai Guo gave her a glance and entered the courtyard, coming to the house. Chu Ke was anxiously waiting for the servant who had gone to inquire at the yamen, when Bai Guo slipped forward and quietly reported back. Chu Ke was also stunned for a moment, then suddenly came to herself! She abruptly stood up and urgently asked where that person was?!

  "In the gatehouse." Baiguo took one look at the girl's appearance, and this matter should be settled!

  "Call him to the gate immediately, I have something to ask him!" Chu Kei was very excited! This tone... seemed exactly like her brother's! Who else could say such a thing besides her brother?

  She excitedly followed Baiguo out and waited at the gate. After a while, the servant was led in and replied outside the courtyard.

  Chu Xue asked, "Who spread this rumor?!"

  "Returning to the young lady, it is the master of a petty person."

  "Master's name... doesn't it have a 'Huan' character in it?!" Chu Ke's voice was trembling.

  "Exactly!"

  His answer was exactly what Chuyi had been hoping for in her heart, and as soon as she heard it, the string that had been tight for a day and night suddenly relaxed! She quickly asked, "Is Master's injury serious?"

  "It's not serious, just a severe chill, but it didn't affect the internal organs. After a day, it has subsided." The servant replied.

  Chu Kei's expression relaxed, and his tone was a sigh of relief. "Let's take a break at the gatehouse for a while, and then I'll take you to see something."

  "Yes." The servant answered and left.

  Chu Xue immediately turned around and said to Bai Guo, "Hurry up and go tell Master that he needs to get ready, we'll be going out soon."

  Bai Guo immediately agreed and went with a spirited shake.

  In Chu Ke's room, Zhu Yuxuan happened to wake up. Jing'er was holding medicine and preparing to feed him, but Zhu Yuxuan looked around in a daze, his eyes lighting up as soon as he saw her, struggling to sit up.

  Chu Xue gently helped him sit up, propped a pillow behind his back, and handed him the medicine bowl. As soon as she left, Chu Xue excitedly whispered, "Second Brother, I have news!"

  Zhu Yichan was taken aback and said "Is there any news?"

  Chu Ke nodded and said, "Yesterday I asked, I was afraid of worrying... Just now he sent someone over, I'll go see Grandpa in a while!" Her voice was very cheerful. The injury is not serious."

  "This is great, too good!"

  Zhu Yichen smiled and nodded, his lips pale and devoid of spirit. Chu Keji hastily fed him medicine and helped him lie down. "Second brother, go to sleep and recover from your injuries quickly. Everyone is fine, so I can be at ease." She said with a smile.

  Zhu Yichan smiled and nodded, obediently lay down, and immediately closed his eyes.

  Chu Xue gave him a quilt, came out to instruct Jing'er to take care of it, and took the green fruit to walk towards the gate. When passing by the front yard, Lao Ye had already hurriedly walked out and asked her if she was going out?

  Chu Kei hastily said, "There's news..." He glanced at the two servants following behind Old Master, and Old Master immediately turned around to shoo them away, leaving only one servant who seemed to be a trusted confidant.

  Two sedan chairs were waiting at the gate, and two people got on the sedan chairs and followed the servant to Qingci Hutong.

  Zhu Yuhuan had already clearly explained his family background from beginning to end, but Liu Suochu couldn't no matter what. There was one thing that just wouldn't do!

  But after hearing Zhu Yuhuan's detailed account of premature birth at that time, she couldn't help but feel that it was exactly the same!

  Liu Su's emotions can be imagined, extremely sad and extremely happy, crying for a while then laughing for a while, laughing for a while then crying again, not calming down for a long time. She pulled Zhu Yuhuan to ask in detail about how he had been doing all these years. Zhu Yuhuan knelt at her feet, just as he was speaking, a servant came in to report that Master Chu and Third Miss had arrived!

  Liu Luo Su was startled and immediately stood up, Zhu Yuhuan hastily explained the previous night's events, "I wanted to tell Ke Ai about it, or she would worry." However, with Master Chu arriving, he still had some unexpected intentions.

  Liu Su nodded tensely, and what made her tense was not her daughter Chu Ke'er, but rather Old Man Chu.

  Chu Lao Yezi rushed in ahead, and as soon as he came in, he saw Liu Luosu was already here. He looked at Zhu Yuhuan and couldn't help but burst into tears.

  Zhu Yanhuan saw that he was indeed sincere, and hastily stepped forward to kowtow three times with great respect. Chu Lao Yezi pulled him up, choking back tears as he looked him up and down.

  Zhu Yan Huan saw that Chu Kei had red and swollen eyes, but she didn't cry for a long time. When she couldn't hold it in anymore, tears fell again. Smiling, he hastily and gently pulled her into his arms, "What scared you?"

  Chu Ke nodded, choking back tears, "From now on, don't get into any more trouble, I really can't take it."

  Zhu Yuhuan smiled and patted her back, hastily nodding to guarantee that it was definitely okay! From now on, nothing will happen again, lest I get scared!"

  The old man and mother were waiting, Chu Kei hastily wiped away tears, indicating that nothing was wrong, Zhu Yuexuan then went to the old man's side again, the old man immediately pulled him and asked about the situation in detail.

  Chu Ke asked her mother in a low voice if she was hurt, and what had happened. Liu Luo Su also asked her about Zhu Ye Huan being her brother, which they had already known at the Duke's mansion, and couldn't help but complain that she should have told me earlier."

  Chu Ke hurriedly recognized, the two of them talked and talked, and then heard Zhu Yuhuan start talking about the thing that was exchanged for the quilt, and also taught Lao Yezi on one side. Connecting to the events of the night before last, after finishing speaking, it had already been more than an hour. This matter actually everyone had heard before, but repeatedly, they all wanted to hear a few more times.

  The old man was both delighted and distressed, he couldn't believe that his grandson Zhu Yueti was so ruthless! The means were so vicious! He kept saying fortunately... fortunately...

  Luckily he said it was lucky that at that time, Chu Xue did not change the marriage contract between Chu Ke and Zhu Yu because of Zhu Yue's words, and did not marry Chu Ke to him!

  Chu Kexi saw a young girl of about ten years old sitting aside, tilting her head to listen intently. She was so absorbed in the story that when it came to the sad parts, she also wiped away tears. Chu Kexi wondered where this little girl had come from, but since neither her mother nor brother asked her to leave, she could only be puzzled in her heart.

  Finally finished speaking, finished sighing, it was Chu Ke's turn. She hastily asked her brother, "What does 'change' mean?"

  Zhu Yuhuan hastily said: "Actually, I've been thinking about this all along... I don't want to spend my whole life under the name of the Fifth Master of the Junwangfu. If only..."

  "Old Master Chu has been nodding vigorously, insisting on a swap! We must swap! For the sake of my children in the Chu family... with the Zhu family!" Even if the Zhu family is royalty, they can't bully our Chu family! However, Old Master Chu was well aware of the gravity of the situation and continued with a serious expression, "But this matter is of great importance. Although Hui Xuan has passed away, there's no evidence to prove it, but this will ultimately be a handle for them!"

  Zhu Yuhuan nodded and said: "I was thinking of that too. It just so happens that something happened last night, I'll... pretend to be dead!"

  As soon as this was said, everyone was shocked. Chu Ke asked, "Brother's meaning is that we won't go back to the Duke's mansion, but instead ask them to investigate, maybe they can find out about the fire in Sanmiao Street Hutong? Ah, right, it's said that someone was burned to death, who was it?"

  "One of Zhu Yingtai's subordinates... But he definitely won't say, which means that if the Prince's Mansion investigates this matter, they should think that I didn't come to Beijing and was burned to death in a fire. And as for Zhu Yingtai's true circumstances, he also doesn't dare to speak out. The Prince's Mansion investigated up to here and also didn't dare to investigate further, because if the news of my secretly leaving the Chengde fiefdom gets out, it will also implicate them."

  "What's wrong? Can't... go home!" Chu Ke said with a frown.

  Zhu Yuhuan smiled and shook his head, "Definitely can't go home now... Can only leave, leave far away, change name and live a life of obscurity!" (If you like this work, welcome to subscribe and reward on Starting Point website, your support is my greatest motivation.)

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