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Chapter 220 The Poisonous Drug
"Why is the princess so kind?" Zhu Yu was a little surprised.

Miao didn't blame her for the disrespectful tone in her words towards Pang Yuzhen. After all, as a mother, she knew very well how Pang Yuzhen had treated Zhu Yu in the past. She only hated herself for being incompetent and unable to protect her child. How could she bear to ask her to be respectful to Pang Yuzhen now?

"After I gave birth to you, there was a period of time when your father would often come to my yard whenever he had nothing to do. He said he wanted to see you, but in fact he also wanted to see me.

I had been with the princess for some years before she got married, and I had a vague feeling that if I continued like this, I would get into trouble. However, I didn't have the courage to push the prince away, for fear that if I angered him, both my mother and I would suffer.

Later one day, the princess asked someone to send me a bowl of Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup. When I drank it, I felt that the taste was not right. However, the people around her were watching me drink it and told me to finish it so that I could take the bowl back. I didn't say anything and drank it hurriedly.

As a result, not long after they left, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. I endured it for half a day, and then I started bleeding. I cried out to the sky and the earth, but no one answered me. I thought I was going to die.

Fortunately, the little maid in the yard secretly ran to tell the steward, and the steward helped me find a doctor. After the doctor examined me, he could only prescribe some medicine to help me stop the bleeding.

He asked me if I had taken the wrong tonic, why was the medicine so strong, it was definitely not something someone who had just given birth should touch..."

She paused and sighed softly, "After that, Mother can no longer have any other children.

After this incident, I was actually quite glad in my heart. Fortunately, the princess was afraid of me and tricked me into drinking the medicine, but she only cut off the possibility of me having other children.

If she was afraid of you... you were only a month old at that time, so you wouldn't even be able to save your life!

From then on, I made up my mind and behaved timidly in front of the prince, like a block of wood. As time went by, the prince found me dull and timid, and his attitude towards me gradually became cold.

I don’t know if the princess saw that I was so sensible or thought the drug was too potent, so she redeemed my indenture as compensation.

So I have already been a good citizen.”

Zhu Yu didn't know about this past before, and now she was extremely shocked when she heard it. She knew that Pang Yuzhen had always used some means in private to consolidate her position in Prince Shuo's Mansion, but she didn't expect that she would use such a vicious method on her own mother.

When Zhu Yu thought about how Miao was held in bond by Pang Shi and reluctantly gave herself to Zhu Cheng, gave birth to a daughter, but did not dare to have any intention of retaliating against her husband's love and care. Even so, she was poisoned and lost her fertility. She did not dare to get close to her own daughter for half her life, and finally her daughter was married off to Jin State, and they were almost separated for life, he felt an indescribable sadness.

"Mother, since you are already a good citizen, it will be easy." She didn't have the energy to waste on useless sadness at the moment. She quickly gathered her feelings and told Miao, "In the future, you should not often go to the princess to serve her. After all, although I was ordered to marry into the Kingdom of Jin on behalf of Zhu Ning, Princess Shuo may not be happy about my good marriage now.

If you continue to hang around under her nose, it'll seem like you're deliberately causing trouble, which isn't appropriate. Also, since your indenture has already been redeemed, you must distance yourself from the Pang family and avoid any involvement. Even if they bring up the story of your former master-servant relationship, ignore them.

Pang Yuzhen gave you to my father as a concubine and has made it impossible for you to have children. Any relationship between you and your servant in the past is now completely wiped out. Please do not show any mercy to her. No matter what the situation, protect yourself first.

Miao was somewhat puzzled when she heard what Zhu Yu said, but she felt that although her daughter had a similar temperament to her since childhood, being somewhat timid and cowardly, she had gradually become different as she grew up. Although she didn't talk much and her temperament was still low-key, she had obviously become more assertive.

She always felt that her daughter was much smarter than herself, and was the type of person who didn't show her intelligence. So since she said so, no matter what the considerations were, she should just listen to her and not ask too much.

"Okay, I understand. I'll definitely listen to you!" Miao readily agreed. "After you go back, I'll do what I like in my own yard every day. If anyone dares to provoke me, I'll go find the prince and tell him they're disrespecting Princess Xiaoyao's mother!"

Zhu Yu was amused by Miao. Although she knew that with Miao's personality, she would never do such a thing as bullying others, and she said this just to reassure herself, but with such a promise, she felt much more at ease.

"Oh, mother, there's one more thing I want to ask you." After laughing, she regained her composure and asked Miao, "As far as you know, is Zhu Jie usually very close to the Pang family?"

When Miao heard her ask this, she knew that there must be something involved. She looked outside the door, nodded, and moved closer to Zhu Yu, whispering in a low voice about some of the things she had seen and heard in the mansion.

That night, Miao and Zhu Yu, mother and daughter, chatted for a long time until late at night. Although Miao was reluctant to leave, she could not open her heavy eyelids. Zhu Yu helped her to bed, turned off the oil lamp, closed the door, and went back to Lu Qing.

Lu Qing hadn't slept yet either. He was sitting at the table, reading a book intently. He looked up at the door when he heard it open, and smiled at Zhu Yu who had come in, "Is mother-in-law resting?"

"Well, my mother has already fallen asleep." Zhu Yu also yawned, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

"My wife is not here. This room is so quiet and cold that I can't sleep alone." Lu Qing had a wronged expression on his face, but only the mischief in his eyes betrayed him.

"If Your Majesty is cold, why not go to the yard and practice some boxing and swordplay to warm up? Maybe my father will come when he hears the noise and come up with some good ideas for forging weapons!" Zhu Yu joked back, "My mother told me some stories about the Pang family and my brother tonight.

But it's too late today. From what I know about them, Zhu Jie and Zhu Feng will definitely go to help supervise the repair of the canal tomorrow. Let's go with them. This will give you a chance to interact with my two brothers.

My father is no longer young, so you really need to get to know the potential successor in advance."