The crowd gathered at the gate, and more people joined them.
Some of the servants guarding the gate in a room also joined them. It seemed that the news must be something incredible because everyone's eyes glistened as they listened.
The crowd talked for a long while before they dispersed. Then, the old maid supervisor of Duke Yong's Mansion and the others of the procession reorganized and walked towards the gate.
The noisy procession that talked as they walked to the outside was very easy to draw attention.
Qin Wanru took a look at Yujie, who understood her immediately, walked to the door, and said to the servant girl standing there, "Go and ask what the matter was. Did anything happen?"
"OK!" the servant girl answered respectfully, scuttled out, and returned to report in a short while.
"Beaten by Madam Di?" Qin Wanru asked with a strange expression.
"It is said that the people of Duke
This handkerchief was well embroidered with a beautiful bunch of orchids, on which there were two lifelike butterflies flying together. The color scheme was good, and it was also beautiful in design. "Very beautiful!" Qin Wanru's eyes were fixed on the handkerchief, as if she did not see that Qin Yuru carefully hid her wrist with bruises, and then covered it with a cuff. "Do you still use this handkerchief, second sister?" Qin Yuru laughed. "This is one of the handkerchiefs that I gave you last time." "I'm using it!" Qin Wanru said coolly. Although her tone was a little bit cool, a smile appeared on her face, which meant that she really thought it was good. "Is that piece the one you are using now, sister?" Qin Yuru asked with a smile and a gentle attitude. After saying that, she reached out to pull Qin Wanru's hand. She saw that the handkerchief in her hand was indeed made of the same material as he
"Are you the two Misses from Qin's Mansion?" The servant girl came over and asked Qin Wanru in a low voice. "What's the matter?" Qin Wanru's eyes fell on this unknown servant girl. "I am a servant girl that serves Miss Qi. Our Miss invites the two Misses to go over and says that there is something to discuss!" the servant girl whispered. "First Miss Qi?" Qin Wanru raised her eyebrows. "Yes, it's our Miss!" The servant girl nodded, stretched out her hand and pointed outside. "Our Miss is waiting for you now!" "At this time?" Qin Wanru looked at Madam of Duke Xing in seats and saw that those Madams were talking heatedly and did not notice them. "Yes, at this time. After a while, our Miss will come out to meet the guests and then she will have no spare time!" The servant girl explained. "Big sister, shall we go out together?" Qin Wanru whispered to Qin Yuru who was the only one that notice
There was a lake in Duke Xing's Mansion. In the summer, lotus flowers were planted. It was a good time to enjoy the bloomy lotus leaves. So there were some pavilions on the lake for viewing. Today was not the time to enjoy the lotus flowers. But there were still many people in the pavilion. People who came to the Duke Xing's Mansion today were all Misses and Childes from aristocratic family. This place was close to the outer courtyard. Several Childes were wandering by the lake. When they met their sisters and familiar Misses from aristocratic family, a large group of them went to the pavilion. Inside the pavilion was very warm. Since there were no elders, and most of them knew each other, it was easy and natural to talk and laugh. It was unknown that who first discovered Qin Wanru on the opposite and uttered a whisper, which attracted everyone to see her. Coincidentally, Wang Shengxue came out at this time. They
"Yes, show it to us!" "Just compare them! There is a secret mark on each handkerchief!" "Yes, it's right at the corner. We can see it after pulling off a short length of thread!" said several Young Madams who were familiar with the handkerchiefs of Qiyu Pavilion. On hearing the words, everyone naturally looked at Qin Wanru. Among the crowd, Wang Shengxue wiped his cold sweat secretly, revealing slightly complacency in his eyes secretly. Fortunately, he had a plan B in case the plan A didn't work, otherwise he would have failed. Qin Wanru raised her eyes to look at the crowd calmly, and smiled slightly. "You don't need to look at it. I also bought my handkerchief in Qiyu Pavilion!" She said that directly without any evasion. Her slim figure stood there elegantly, as if she wasn't talking something suspected by others. Many Madams looked at Qin Wanru in astonishment. Admitting that this h
Wang Shengxue instinctively shifted the blame onto Qi Rongzhi. "Childe Wang, you are weird. You seemingly meant that we have been in contact with each other before, and said that I sent someone to give you the handkerchief and I've done that more once. Now you say that this handkerchief may belong to the First Miss Qi. Could it be possible that you don't know who has been in contact with you and just make up a story with a handkerchief coming out from nowhere? " Qin Wanru sneered, looking at Wang Shengxue with cold eyes. Her sharp eyes seemed to penetrate Wang Shengxue's mind, making him increasingly diffident. It changed so quickly that he talked incoherently. "I, I, I thought it was Second Miss Qin..." "You thought it was me, so you jumped out to stop me and sent a maid to ask me to go out. Even when I said that the handkerchief doesn't belong to me, you still slandered me and suggested that we've known each oth
Qin Wanru said lightly with a calm face, as if she was talking about her life and death. But the meaning in her words terrified all the Young Madams present. If this happened to any girl among them, the girl would really be ruined today. With an ambiguous relationship with someone ill-behaved like Wang Shengxue, except for being his concubine, suicide was her only choice. At the thought of this, each of them became terrified and indignant instantly! "Remove his official rank!" "Yes, remove his official rank! He's unqualified to be an official!" "Someone as shameless as him is unqualified to attend the imperial exam. Remove his official rank!" "His official rank must be removed!" ... Considering Qin Wanru in their own place, all Young Madams were extremely resentful. Wang Shengxue in front of them disgusted them. A girl's reputation was so important and fragile. They usually maintained their fragile r
This slap removed the peacefulness and tenderness from Qin Yuru's face. With her face immediately darkening, she covered her face with resentment and said angrily, "Qin Wanru, you..." Before she finished speaking, she was slapped heavily again. The slap directly irritated Qin Yuru who had never suffered such a loss. She put her hand down and intended to slap Qin Wanru back. During her lifetime, she had never suffered such a loss, especially a loss from Qin Wanru whom she despised most. "Qin Yuru, as long as you dare to slap me, I dare to call others to see how the First Miss Qin, who is tender and dignified, suppress her indignation!" Qin Wanru stared directly at Qin Yuru and said with a sneer, "I don't care whom you plot against, what you intend to do and why you pretend to be so pitiful. But since you dare to pretend, you must bear it!" The words almost rolled off her tongue without the least effort. Qin Wanru's
On the diagonal path, Gu Xishu looked at them and covered her lips with a handkerchief in astonishment, seemingly frightened and about to pass out. Wen Xichi, who was beside her, looked at them with his deep eyes and a gentle expression. He was dressed in a large blue garment embroidered with bamboos, which made him look like an elegant childe. It seemed to have been a while since they stood on the path not far away and watched Qin Yuru and Qi Rongzhi quarrel. Watching the distance, Qin Wanru knew that they wouldn't have heard much even if they had heard something. They might even had heard nothing, since they had stayed here for a while. Qi Rongzhi happened to be facing this direction when talking, and she should have seen them if they had come closer. Qin Wanru looked at the winding path thoughtfully. Wen Xichi and Gu Xishu should have seen their actions, didn't hear their conversation. But this delicate Miss Gu
"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