Qing'er's carriage went all the way forward, followed by Shao Wanru's carriage.
Both of the two carriages moved slowly. The mountain path was bumpy and the sun had gone down at the moment. They needed to be more careful when driving in the grove.
It had rained heavily yesterday, and the sunlight was not strong enough today, so the ground was still very wet and slippery. They could not make any mistakes while driving on the mountain path.
Qing'er's carriage moved steadily, and she became even more careful when making a turn. Her master had specially told her to pay more attention, which meant that the trip would not be peaceful.
Along the way down the mountain, although the wheels slipped a little, nothing went wrong basically. At the thought that they were going to arrive at the flat ground at the foot of the mountain after making the last turn, Qing'er involuntarily breathed a sigh of relief and looked around. At this moment, it b
"First Miss, bad news, bad news..." Moyan rushed in and said, looking at Shao Yanru, who was in the room, in panic with a pale face."Why do you make such a fuss? Is this how you behave in front of an emergency as my maid?" Shao Yanru said coldly with her smiling face turning cold. Meanwhile, she had a bad intuition, so she held the teacup but didn't drink the tea immediately.As her trusted maid, Moyan was capable of handling various things and had never been so flustered.Besides, there was a big stain on the part of her clothes above her knees. It was obvious that she had fallen before."First Miss, something went wrong. The old maid has been seized!" Moyan took a deep breath and said."Old maid?" Shao Yanru said casually, but her face changed dramatically at once after she said that. She suddenly stood up and asked with a gloomy face, "What happened?""It's said that the Fifth Miss was tricked down the
"Your Excellency, please tell me." Shao Yanru lowered her eyes and said softly.Although she was pleading, she looked dignified and scrupulously honest, which made Qiu Yu more convinced that his beloved girl did live up to her reputation as a dignified and decent lady.He thought her quite a rare good girl, even in private. So he decided not to let Shao Yanru down and told her everything in detail.He started with the accident, where the Fifth Miss of Duke Xing's Mansion hurried down the mountain but fell into the cliff with her carriage in front of others, and only a maid jumped off the carriage and survived.However, people went to the lake under the cliff, but only to find that there was no one in the carriage and the Fifth Miss Shao had gone. Later, she and her maid were found on an old tree above the lake. They probably had hung on the tree when jumping out of the carriage. Fortunately, they were fine and just passed out.
Qin Yuru thought of the meeting with Qi Rongzhi, Qi Rongzhi's words, and that she set up the trap as Qi Rongzhi told her, and then Shao Wanru ran into an accident. But after that, the old maid shifted the blame onto the Qin's Mansion. In this case, she would probably be associated with the accident. How could Qin Yuru bear such a result?After tidying herself up, Qin Yuru stood up and said with a gloomy face, "Let's go to meet grandma!"Her current grandma was her previous maternal grandma and the only person in Duke Yong's Mansion who was nice to her. Now her grandma was the only one who could help her.Since Shao Yanru dared to set her up so that both Shao Wanru and her suffered great losses, she would not let Shao Yanru get what she wanted!In the main room, the only room with lights on, of a courtyard of Rui'an Great Elder Princess's Mansion, Shao Wanru leaned against the couch, while Doctor Qi was feeling her pulse.
Shao Wanru felt that he was not helping her but hurting her again. When she was hung on the tree on the cliff, she was too nervous to notice the injuries though she was injured. Therefore, she didn't feel it so painful. At this moment, he wiped her wound open, and her forehead was covered with sweat because of pain. Her face turned pale, and she reached out for Chu Liuchen's hand subconsciously."Your... Your Highness, it hurts so much!" She looked at him with a pitiful look in her beautiful eyes, showing a look of weakness."Now you know it hurts. What were you doing before? I told them to protect you, not to hang you on a tree! Since they failed to fulfill their duty, I'll replace them with someone else!" Chu Liuchen said coldly, yet his hands became gentler. He no longer wiped her wound with so much strength.Shao Wanru held his hands quickly, but this time, it was not to stop him from wiping her wounds. She asked hurriedly, "What happened t
Yujie relaxed down when she found that only the clothes around Shao Wanru's legs and arms were torn apart and that ointment had been applied to her wounds. She guessed that it was Prince Chen who treated Shao Wanru's wounds, but because of the etiquette between men and women, he didn't help Shao Wanru change clothes. Yujie now was full of admiration for Prince Chen and felt happy for Shao Wanru.She, of course, knew that Shao Wanru and Prince Chen had been engaged under the order of Empress Dowager. Though Prince Chen had gone too far this time, it was because he was worried about Shao Wanru.After figuring out this, Yujie let out a sigh of relief. She took out a piece of cloth from the wardrobe and carefully helped Shao Wanru change it.This yard was prepared by Great Elder Princess for Shao Wanru, and it had been prepared for three years and was full of Shao Wanru's clothes, all of which were prepared by the princess as well. These clothes we
"What's wrong, Ru'er? Are you frightened because of your mother's punishment for the servant's misbehavior?" asked the Old Madam as she stroked Shao Yanru's hair lovingly.The Old Madam has been feeling better lately, and the physician left instructions that her condition only needs to be treated slowly and gently. In her copper-brass frock bedecked with a necklace of Buddhist beads, the Old Madam and her benign and kind smile demonstrated her as a kind and pleasant person with great observance to Buddhist teachings of benevolence.With a face filled with concern, she lightly tugged at Shao Yanru's hands for her to come closer."Come to think of it, your mother should have handled the matter with more care. I won't disagree with meting out punishment; the girl should count herself lucky that your mother decided to settle the score privately than have her dragged to the county magistrate. But there was no need for everyone to watch her being pun
The elderly female attendant led Shao Yanru through a maze of labyrinthian corridors until they finally came outside a chamber. Having once spent some time here at the residence of Rui'an Great Elder Princess before, Shao Yanru knew she was outside the Princess's drawing-room. Its locale of being near but not part of the Princess's private chambers made it the Princess's favorite spot to meet her guests.As she was led inward, there, sitting atop the seat of honor was the proud and stern Great Elder Princess.Shao Yanru drew forward and politely bowed to the princess.With a casual wave, the princess motioned to a chair to the side, bidding her take a seat.Gracefully, Shao Yanru glided to her chair and sat down. Then she noticed a cup of tea on the table on the far opposite of the room. The Great Elder Princess must have been entertaining another guest just moments before, and no doubt would be the owner of the carriage she saw ou
Shao Yanru's face turned cold, and Shuqi took two steps forward to stand in front of her, glared at Qu Le and Yujie, and rebuked, "What are you talking about? Apologize to the First Miss now. Don't you know how much the First Miss cares for the Fifth Miss? The First Miss specially went up the mountain to accompany the Fifth Miss for fear that the Fifth Miss would feel lonely. What's more, why did you come down the mountain?"Qu Le and Yujie exchanged glances and hesitated.Yujie said, “It's said that Old Madam Qin is sick and wants to meet our master. If she refuses to do that, she will be considered ungrateful!”“Yeah, the affairs of the Qin's Mansion have nothing to do with the First Miss. She has no idea of what has happened in the Qin's Mansion. If there's anyone knowing it, the one must be a member of the Qin's Mansion. Think about whom your master has offended in the Qin's Mansion before so that the one set up such a trap for your master.
"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