bookbashuk Chapter 262
Chapter 262
Master Fang has always treated their Zhou family well, and now that he is older, he doesn't value the family's money very much.
When he heard that Du Bangchun was coming, he hurriedly sent someone to welcome them in.
Du Bangchun followed the little maid and walked inside, saw Master Fang, saluted her and said, "Master Fang."
Master Fang hurriedly stood up and said, "Bang Chun, you are now the county lady, how can you let you salute me, I should give you a salute."
Du Bangchun smiled slowly: "Master Fang, you are an elder, I should have saluted you."
Master Fang welcomed her into the house, and then asked his servants to serve two cups of fine tea.
Zhang Qiuhe sat next to him and was not restrained, listening to Du Bangchun and Master Fang talking.
"Bang Chun, why did you come to the mansion to find me today?" asked Master Fang with a smile.
Du Bangchun took out a few fruits from the basket in his hand, put them on the table, and said, "Master Fang, there are a lot of fruits in the newly bought Zhuangzi, and I can't eat them all, so I take them out and sell them."
When Master Fang saw the fruit she took out, he was immediately overjoyed, "Bangchun, how do you know that our Fang family is short
of fruit?" Du Bangchun smiled suspiciously: "What does Master Fang mean?"
Master Fang said slowly: "My eldest son is doing fruit business in the capital, and he will pay tribute to the palace and some dignitaries on weekdays, but this year my eldest son's orchard has a disaster, the harvest is not good, and there is a shortage of fruit!"
Du Bangchun's eyes also showed joy, "Master Fang, that's just right, our fruits can be sold to you, these fruits are not fully ripe, load them on the boat and take the waterway, it should be no problem to get to the capital!"
Master Fang listened and nodded again and again, "That's right, Bangchun, you really did us a great favor, if you don't pay tribute to the palace in time this time, the emperor will blame it, and our Fang family is afraid that it will be finished."
Du Bangchun comforted him and said: "Master Fang, you don't have to worry now, our top priority now is to pick the fruit and transport it over quickly, otherwise if we delay for a few more days, I am afraid that the fruit will be bad."
Master Fang nodded again and again.
Du Bangchun didn't open his mouth to mention the price first.
Master Fang gave her two hundred taels of silver directly, and after all the fruits were transported to the capital, he would give her another two hundred taels.
Du Bangchun agreed.
Master Fang hurriedly sent someone to Du Bangchun and their new Zhuangzi to pick fruits.
The fruit grove is very large, and more than 50 people were sent to pick it for a total of three or four days, and in order to be safe, Master Fang specially sent someone to move the ice in the ice cellar at home.
On the fifth day, they were transported together to the capital.
Walking by water was much faster than usual horseback riding, and it took less than five days to reach the capital.
This time, Master Fang personally took people to the capital, and then arranged for unloading, and sent all the fruits into the palace as quickly as possible, as well as in the hands of some dignitaries.
After sending it away, Master Fang breathed a sigh of relief.
"The fruit of the Zhou family is good, and it is not bad at all after being lucky all the way. "
The fruit they brought this time not only grew well, but also tasted very tasty.
Bumps and bumps along the way, and it didn't break.
When it was delivered to the emperor's table, it was very delicious to look at.
He also specially picked a few and sent someone to give them to Concubine Duan.
After Concubine Duan took the medicine secretly sent by the emperor, her health became worse and worse, she used to just vomit blood, and now she is bedridden.
She only thought that she was sick, but she didn't expect that the emperor had poisoned her.
Seeing the fruit sent by the emperor, she was still very happy, she couldn't eat it at first, but she ate two bites.
With these two mouthfuls and a foot, Concubine Duan's appetite improved, and she even ate a bowl of rice in the evening.
However, at night, Concubine Duan began to dream frequently.
She dreamed of the emperor, the concubines who were killed by her one by one, and finally dreamed of Aunt Zhou.
When she saw Aunt Zhou, she was overjoyed, "You're dead too, aren't you?!"
In the dream, Aunt Zhou smiled slightly, and then hugged a little girl, "My good granddaughter~"
Concubine Duan woke up suddenly, and then broke out in a cold sweat.
A few days ago, she couldn't walk, but suddenly she was full of strength, she called out twice, and when she saw that no one responded, she got up and went to look for the palace maid, wanting to drink saliva.
At this moment, she found a palace maid pouring medicine residue.
She smelled the medicine residue and felt that the taste was wrong, so she hurriedly asked the
palace maid, "What kind of medicine is this?!" The palace maid was startled, "Niangniang, this is the medicine you usually take."
Concubine Duan had learned a little medical skills, so she hurriedly squatted down and grabbed the medicine residue and sniffed it, "No, this is poison, some of you have given me poison!" On
weekdays, in order to let Concubine Duan drink the medicine, they specially put some honey in it to cover up the medicinal properties, but now the taste of this medicine residue is very strong and difficult to hide.
The palace maid hurriedly knelt on the ground and did not reply.
Concubine Duan stepped forward and grabbed her neck and asked, "Who made you do this?"
The palace maid was so frightened that she said the word emperor in a trembling voice.
After hearing this, Concubine Duan was shocked, "How could it be him?!"
Her face was full of puzzlement, and then hatred surged, and she directly attacked her heart in a hurry, and suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted.