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"Your Highness, your wife has vomited blood!"

The maidservant beside Lady Zhong, her face ashen, rushed in to report.

"My son, I'm feeling a bit dizzy and can't stand up anymore." Zou Yongming took a few steps back, a look of sorrow on his face. "What will I do if your mother passes away before me?"

Zou Linhe supported him, and couldn't help but ask, "Father, are you really sad?"

Zou Yongming's eyes widened: "You still think I'm faking it?"

"If you take fewer concubines and spend more time with my mother, she won't be constantly in tears," Zou Linhe said, helping him towards Madam Zhong's courtyard, his tone tinged with dissatisfaction.

Zou Yongming and Zhong fell in love when they were young, and after they got married, they lived a harmonious life for several years.

He later took a concubine, and the two drifted apart, but their affection remained.

In Zou Yongming's heart, his first wife, Zhong, held a more important place than any of his concubines.

Especially as her health deteriorated, he cherished her even more.

But in Zou Linhe's opinion, it was too late.

He often saw his mother crying, and his resentment towards his father grew deeper and deeper.

The atmosphere between father and son was somewhat tense.

Just as the two were about to step into the Zhong family courtyard, the steward rushed over, his face beaming with joy: "Your Highness, Your Highness, the Young Master and Lord Su have arrived!"

Zou Linhe immediately turned around and ran to greet him.

Zou Yongming was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed.

"Little Celestial Master." When Zou Linhe saw Renbao, his knees buckled and he knelt down, his eyes red and pleading, "My mother just vomited blood, please save her."

Renbao got off Su Xuance, ran to him, and said in a soft voice, "Brother, get up. If you pay the money, I will naturally save people."

"Little Celestial Master, Lord Su."

Zou Yongming came running, panting.

Su Xuance said, "Your Highness, saving lives is the priority."

Zou Yongming responded with a "yes".

"Brother, you are in danger of bloodshed today, and your life may be in danger. Do you want a talisman for fifty taels?" Renbao glanced at Zou Linhe and suddenly said.

Zou Linhe took out a hundred-tael silver note and handed it to her: "Buy two, little celestial master, would you like to see my mother first?"

Renbao put away the silver note and gave him two talismans.

Zou Linhe was preoccupied with thoughts of Madam Zhong, and casually stuffed the talisman into his heart, not truly heeding Renbao's words.

As Renbao entered Zhong's bedroom, a faint, pleasant fragrance wafted towards her, causing her to furrow her brow slightly.

The maids in Zhong's room all looked at Renbao with curiosity.

The three-year-old little Taoist master.

A three-year-old little miracle doctor.

He looks like a fairy, so handsome.

Renbao took Zhong's pulse and carefully examined her complexion.

Madam Zhong's eyes were tightly closed, her face was ashen, her eye sockets were deeply sunken, and she was only exhaling, not inhaling.

Zou Yongming and his son watched her every move from the side, holding their breath involuntarily.

"Where did those incense sticks come from?" Renbao looked up at the burning incense on the table.

Zou Yongming looked over, unable to answer for a moment: "Does the young master suspect there's something wrong with this incense?"

Renbao nodded.

Zou Linhe frowned and looked at the maid in the room.

"Young Master, this incense was personally blended by Consort Xu. She said it can calm the mind. Before, Madam often had difficulty falling asleep and would stay awake until dawn. Since using this incense, she has been able to sleep soundly."

The maids knelt on the ground and hurriedly explained.

Renbao broke the incense stick in half, and a fishy smell of withered orchids mixed with damp soil wafted out, filling everyone's noses.

"This incense is made from orchids, cogongrass, and nectar from graves, and it will attract evil spirits."

Aunt Zhong seems to be able to sleep peacefully, but she actually has nightmares, which depletes her spirit and weakens her body.

Renbao explained,

Zou Linhe's face suddenly darkened: "Father, I sent men to bring Aunt Xu here. You won't be upset, will you?"

He doesn't even call me "Dad" anymore.

Zou Yongming's heart trembled. He dared not meet Zou Yongming's gaze, and his voice was weak: "If it was really Aunt Xu who did it, then you can deal with her as you see fit."

"Father, is Aunt Xu Brother Zou's second mother?" Renbao hooked her finger around Su Xuance's and asked softly.

Su Xuance explained, "No, Renbao can be understood as the Duke's second wife, but her status is lower than that of Madam Zou. She is the principal wife, while a concubine is a mistress."

"I know, she's Uncle Zou's concubine," Renbao said crisply, then looked at Su Xuance with some worry, "Father, you won't take a concubine, will you? What if she's like that Aunt Xu and poisons my mother? Then Renbao won't have a mother anymore."

Su Xuance held up two fingers and assured him, "Father will never take a concubine. Your mother is enough. We won't have any more children. With you and my sister, this life is enough."

He spoke very seriously.

Renbao listened attentively, and immediately smiled, cupping his face and giving him a quick kiss: "Daddy is so good, you are such a good daddy."

Su Xuance looked down at her with a very gentle gaze.

The two people were not quiet.

Zou Yongming felt embarrassed, yet also envious of the tenderness between the father and daughter.

The maid in the room was filled with all sorts of thoughts. Su Siqing, such a cold and handsome man in a high position, actually doted on his wife and daughter so much.

More than anything, it was envy of Pei Yuru.

Just then, a terrified voice entered the room.

"My lord, Consort Xu has run away! The young master went after her but was shot by an arrow and fell at the gate of the mansion."