It was a very plain room, and the simple decoration was not bad. However, the layout was far inferior to that of Shao Yanru's room in the Marquis Xing's Mansion.
Fortunately, the arrangement was simple but clean.
They turned around the screen and saw Shao Yanru on the bed. She was dressed in very simple white clothes and leaning against the headboard with a white ribbon on her head. She looked very haggard, and her rosy lips were pale. It could be seen that Shao Yanru was in a pretty bad condition.
But inexplicably, she looked pitiful.
Shao Wanru stood still and looked at Shao Yanru's face. She had seen the emaciated Madam Di and Madam Jiang thinned to the bone, but she had never seen Shao Yanru when she was very thin.
This skinny and pitiful beauty could make others feel sorry for her.
She had been the eldest legitimate daughter of the Marquis Xing's Mansion, yet she ended up in such a humble
Nanny Zheng came quickly. After entering the room, she bowed to Shao Wanru first. "Nanny, take a look at this letter. Did Consort Lan write it?" Shao Wanru came straight to the question. Nanny Zheng took the letter and looked at it with a solemn face. When she saw the handwriting and a small mark on the envelope clearly, she nodded and said, "My Lady, it is indeed from Consort Lan. There is a tiny mark here. Do you think it looks like an orchid?" Shao Wanru took the letter, looked at it, and shook her head. The mark was very light and small, but it didn't look like an orchid at all. It seemed that she accidentally made it. "My Lady, please turn it over and look at it again," Nanny Zheng said with a gentle smile. Shao Wanru turned the letter in her hand around. When she looked at the mark again, it was a bit like an orchid to her. But if Nanny Zheng didn't tell her about it in advance, she might not guess it
The person behind this matter hadn't yet emerged. It might be the Empress or Consort of Virtue in the Palace, but perhaps, neither of them had done that. It could be someone else who deliberately stirred up trouble and fanned the flames of disorder, pushing the imperial court and the Palace into chaos and even forcing the Emperor to subdue his son. The previous scheme centered around the maple-leaf painting, but at present, every intrigue revolved around Shao Wanru. Shao Wanru was crystal clear that if nothing happened to her, others would investigate this matter slowly and secretly. Even if others were suspicious of her, they couldn't know the truth. The Duke Cheng'en's Mansion would keep silent. Around this topic, the Empress Dowager and the Emperor would also maintain a wall of silence. As for Shao Wanru, she would undoubtedly button up her mouth. But if anything happened to Shao Wanru, this matter couldn't go into hi
"Princess Chen is just a lady living in the inner court. How could anyone think of murdering her? And with heavy crossbows? Enlighten me, how could crossbows in the army show up in the Prince Chen's Mansion? Were they going to slaughter Princess Chen or wipe out the entire Prince Chen's Mansion? Princess Chen is merely a delicate woman. What the hell was wrong with you?" In a magnificent hall with a high ceiling, the Emperor angrily threw away the memorials near him, which happened to land around Prince Yue and Prince Zhou. The two princes stood before the other officials, and the Emperor didn't fling the few memorials far away. Therefore, they happened to drop right before them, and one even hit Prince Yue on his head. Nevertheless, Prince Yue didn't make any sound after being smashed, nor did he dare to touch his head. He just stood very still. Did the Emperor bang the things on the two princes deliberately or accident
Shao Wanru was indeed wounded — her arm got injured. Of course, she herself, instead of others, did this. Mingqiu Nun was changing fresh dressing for her wound. Then, she said, "My Lady, you should be careful. If the sword went deeper, it would hurt your major blood vessels and risk your life!" Mingqiu Nun remembered the time when dealing with Shao Wanru's wound before and couldn't help palpitating with anxiety and fear. Since she could be considered Shao Wanru's master, how could she not feel distressed when Shao Wanru was seriously wounded? In the past few years, Mingqiu Nun had been living a quiet and peaceful life in the Yuhui Nunnery. When she knew Shao Wanru was seriously injured, she was greatly frantic with worry. "Please don't worry. I'm fine now, right?" Looking at Mingqiu Nun's pallid countenance, Shao Wanru stayed calm and said with a smile. Her left arm was cut and carefully bandaged. In the pa
"Do you know when Prince Chen will return to the capital city?" After calming down, Rui'an Great Elder Princess paused and asked with a serious look. She wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. "I heard from Ruiping that Prince Chen couldn't come back before the Empress Dowager's birthday. So, no one in your mansion can go to inquire about the news before the Emperor, even in this critical situation..." There was no male master in the mansion, and the female master was injured. It was inconvenient for others in the mansion to ask for information from others. Rui'an Great Elder Princess had wanted to ask around, but Shao Wanru told her not to act rashly at this time. If this condition continued, the Prince Chen's Mansion couldn't get any new messages and might not rise to the emergency. Therefore, Rui'an Great Elder Princess had been very worried. In fact, Rui'an Great Elder Princess kept a few words to herself. The word
In the large hall, wisps of light fragrance wafted out of the incense burner decorated with a phoenix head, which was refreshing and relaxing. The Empress, however, tensed up and felt cold as if her heart had fallen into a freezing cave. The center of her back was sweat-stained. Her hands placed on both sides of her skirt were also wet with sweat. "Your Majesty..." The Empress wailed, her eyes bloodshot. Then she choked out, "Your Majesty, it has been many years since I married you. I know what I can't do and have never overstepped. I didn't intervene, and your people handled this matter later. Why do you suspect me now? What happened that year, that year..." The Empress looked very painful. Slowly, she pressed her bosom and continued, "If, if I had wanted to deal with Prince Chen, why would I have made efforts to harm Princess Chen instead..." Speaking of this, the Empress smiled wanly. "There are other things, aren't t
Since the doctor had already entered the Palace, sending him out would arouse suspicion. It was better for the doctor to stay here. For one thing, it displayed Prince Zhou's filial piety. For another, it meant they were perfectly open in all their actions. In addition, it would sound perfectly reasonable to the Emperor if he heard she let the doctor stay with the imperial physicians. At this time, they had better do everything in an open and aboveboard way so as not to awaken the Emperor's suspicion. The Empress thought this was the most difficult time for her, and she couldn't afford to arouse the Emperor's suspicion, not even the slightest. At present, she could be considered to be grounded. Her power had been divided and given to Consort of Virtue and Consort Ming. Outside the Palace, her son was also forbidden to leave his place. Thus, she could no longer discuss matters with her son. Everything happened fast. Not only Prince Zhou
While Chu Liuchen was spurring the flying horse on his way to the capital city, even at night, Shao Wanru welcomed the imperial physician. The imperial physician took a female physician with him. After feeling Shao Wanru's pulse, the female physician came in to change the fresh dressing for Shao Wanru's wound. After that, she left. Rui'an Great Elder Princess sat outside with a severe face, and the female physician came forward to salute her. "How is Princess Chen?" Rui'an Great Elder Princess asked coldly, looking nervous. "Your Grace, Princess Chen should take good care of herself," the female physician replied respectfully. "How is she?" Rui'an Great Elder Princess asked again. "Princess Chen is seriously injured." The female physician had to admit that although she was mentally prepared, she was greatly shocked when seeing Princess Chen's haggard look. Princess Chen was nearly killed. Fort
"Not yet. My leg just cramped up." Shao Wanru reached out to touch her calf, but her belly was too big to reach it.The Emperor reached out his strong hand and massaged her calf. The young and handsome Emperor breathed a sigh of relief. "Thankfully, you are not going to deliver the baby!"As soon as he said this, Chu Liuchen realized he had said something wrong. He hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that. It's good that you are not delivering the baby now."After saying that, he realized that something was wrong again and laughed.Shao Wanru laughed so hard that she couldn't speak. Since when did Chu Liuchen, who was as scheming and gloomy as a demon king, could not even speak clearly?"You're still laughing. Did I say anything wrong?" Chu Liuchen glared at her. However, with an elegant smile on his face, he didn't look domineering at all.Shao Wanru continued laughing happily. After a while, she s
Everything in the past had a cause, but this cause was concealed in many mists, so it appeared unreal.After reading the letter in her hand, Shao Wanru put it down with a trace of a smile across the corners of her eyes. She had been relieved of some things. Once she hoped that Qin Huaiyong would treat her like Qin Yuru.This was what she hoped for most in her last life. After all, at that time, she had always thought that she was Qin Huaiyong's biological daughter, and she had no idea that her identity had been seized by Qin Yuru. Right now, Shao Wanru didn't want to mention it again. After the rebirth, she found out the truth and could not be reluctant to get close to Qin Huaiyong anymore.The memories of her last life were fading away, and they become blurred in her eyes.Putting down the memorial in her hand, Shao Wanru smiled with an elegant and calm look in her eyes. "Madam, please pass my gratitude to Ningyuan Army Gen
Shui Ruolan followed the Nanny who led the way ahead and felt uneasy. Since she came to the capital, she occasionally associated with some Madams from aristocratic families. She would not attend their parties unless it was necessary.On the one hand, she always had a weak character. On the other hand, every time she joined them, some Madams always asked about Madam Di intentionally or unintentionally. They were polite to Shui Ruolan on the surface, but they sneered at her behind her back when talking about her.People in the capital thought that Madam Di was Qin Huaiyong's legal wife. Shui Ruolan was a divorced woman. How could she compare with a decent Madam from an aristocratic family? Her status was much lower than Madam Di's. Of course, there were some people who flattered her. They were two-bit nobodies who wanted to curry favor with Qin Huaiyong.This was the first time Shui Ruolan had entered the Palace since she came to the capit
"Yes, Her Highness fainted. Hurry up... Inform His Highness to go to see her. Mingqiu Nun is also there... Hurry up!" Yujie was so excited that she spoke incoherently."Are you stupid?" Xiao Xuanzi looked at Yujie as if she were a fool."Quick! It's true. Believe me." Yujie was overjoyed and kept urging."His Highness will get angry," Xiao Xuanzi reminded Yujie.Yujie blinked her eyes in confusion. "Go quickly. His Highness will be happy.""His Highness will be angry!" Xiao Xuanzi said loudly. He thought that Yujie was out of her mind. What nonsense she was talking about! Xiao Xuanzi had seen with his own eyes how his master treasured Princess Chen. Princess Chen fainted now, but Yujie said that Prince Chen would be happy. What could he be happy for?Xiao Xuanzi felt a chill on his back. He even thought that he might not be safe. Instead, this silly girl was giggling here.Yujie looked
The swing swayed slowly. Shao Wanru sat on it and slightly narrowed her clear eyes in the sun, enjoying the gentle breeze. After a shower, the sky cleared up. Under the blue sky, she felt quite pleasant.It was the third day since the violent political upheaval in the Palace. Everything had returned to the right path, and the Emperor had woken up. The Fake Dead Medicine was remarkably effective.Chu Qing planned to kill the Emperor and shift the blame onto Chu Liuyue. In the end, he occupied the Palace, but at the last moment, Chu Liuchen changed the ultimate outcome.Chu Qing was not the deceased emperor's son. As the truth was exposed, he became a surviving supporter of the previous dynasty.Consort Dowager Qing had an affair with the prince of the previous dynasty on the run and was pregnant. After that, she met the deceased emperor, who had come to wipe out the rebels. She seduced him and entered the Palace. Not long aft
Chu Liuyue looked at the Emperor indifferently. During this period, the Emperor often vomited blood. He was used to such a scene. He fainted again, but so what?He walked up to pull the Emperor up and said, "Father, you'd better write it carefully so as not to cause me more trouble..."The next moment, his hand paused before the Emperor. Abruptly, Chu Liuyue reached out to feel his breath, and his face changed drastically."Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Derong was terrified and looked at Chu Liuyue. Likewise, he reached out to feel the Emperor's breath and knelt on the ground in a panic. "His Majesty... passed away!"Chu Liuyue looked sullen and reached out to feel his breath again. He found it hard to believe that the Emperor would die of anger because of him. Although he had said he was not afraid of this result, it became more difficult for him to clear up such a messy situation when the Emperor died. Since he was in t
Lights of every palace in the imperial Palace went out at night. There was a great noise somewhere. When the first scream came, many people put on their clothes and lit the lights again.These women in the Palace looked ghastly pale. They wanted to hide elsewhere but couldn't find shelter in the darkness. They trembled and huddled together, not knowing what had happened. Anyway, it didn't sound like a good thing. How could such a lot of awful noise appear in the Palace? The first idea that came to many people was that a rebellion was happening.In the night, Zhaoyi Di hurriedly followed a eunuch carrying a lantern and went to a palace out of use.Chu Liuyue was sitting in the middle of the hall."Greetings, Your Highness!" Zhaoyi Di said."How is it going?" Chu Liuyue asked."Commandery Prince Cheng has taken some people to the Emperor's resting place!" Zhaoyi Di reported."Good, well d
"From the previous dynasty?" Shao Wanru looked up. Though she was surprised, she didn't show it. She had figured it out. But after confirming it, she was wide awake."Will the Empress Dowager be in danger? I'll go to the Palace every day in the next few days!" Shao Wanru suggested."No, it's too dangerous!" Chu Liuchen shook his head."It doesn't matter. I have helpers by my side and bracelets!" Shao Wanru reached out her hand and cutely shook it. There was a pair of glossy sapphire bracelets on her wrist. At a glance, they were not ordinary.Chu Liuchen said with his face darkening, "No!"Such a close-fitting concealed weapon should be the last resort. As long as he thought Shao Wanru would be in such a dangerous situation, he would not be at ease. "Let Qin Yiyan accompany my Imperial Grandmother!""But someone should accompany and protect Noble Consort Lan. If those people deal with her..." Shao W
"Master, there is something wrong with the sandalwood." Qi Jue pulled an incense stick out of the incense burner at hand.Chu Liuchen took it and frowned. "What's the problem?"Qi Jue replied with a serious look, "There is something added to it. If it is used for a long term, one will be mentally and physically exhausted, then lack strength, and spit out blood. If putting another ingredient into the medicine at this time, it is very likely to cause sudden death."On the bed, the Emperor leaned against Noble Consort Lan with a pale face. Just now, he spat out blood again, and he felt very uncomfortable all over.Noble Consort Lan stroked the Emperor hard while looking toward Chu Liuchen with her red eyes, but she did not speak."What was added?" Chu Liuchen asked sternly. He didn't trust the imperial physicians in the Palace, so he brought Qi Jue to the Palace. After entering the Palace, Qi Jue did not check the