It was none other than the Third Madam of Duke Xing's Mansion that Shao Wanru was about to see. It was the first time that Third Madam had invited Shao Wanru after she had formally taken over the mansion. She said that she had something to discuss with Shao Wanru.
The houses for the first branch of Duke Xing's family were located in the middle of Duke Xing's Mansion, and the first branch had the most courtyards. Originally, everything in the mansion would have been inherited by the first branch, but later, Shao Yuanhao became the only offspring of the first branch. So naturally, no one cared about which houses belonged to the first branch. The second branch got some benefits from occupying courtyards, and so did the third branch.
There was only one naive child in the so-called first branch, so no one would care about this.
After Shao Wanru had come back, there was one more person in the courtyard of the first branch, but there were still only a
The Third Madam put down the teacup in her hand and said indifferently, "It's just a cheap and counterfeit tea set!""Third Aunt..." Shao Jie'er exclaimed in surprise."Well, we're done for now. I'm tired. You can leave now!" the Third Madam said, reached out to touch her head, and closed her eyes slightly."How are you going to redecorate my yard, Third Aunt?" Shao Wanru asked softly.The Third Madam closed her eyes and whispered, "Of course I'll do all I can to make it as good as possible. Nevertheless, I have just taken charge of Duke Xing's Mansion recently, so I may not be able to handle everything perfectly nor guarantee that you will be pleased with everything I choose to place in your courtyard.""I believe you will do a good job, Third Aunt. Second Aunt has been detained in the ancestral hall, and no one knows when she will be released. You're the only person in charge of the domestic affairs of our mansion. I
"Big Sister, why hasn't Commandery Prince Qing's Mansion sent anyone here?" Shao Jie'er rushed into Shao Yanru's room and anxiously asked Shao Yanru, who was about to take the medicine.Shao Yanru put down the bowl in her hand heavily, looked at Shao Jie'er coldly, and said, "What's the matter?"Noticing her cold gaze, Shao Jie'er shivered in secret and immediately returned to herself. She bowed sideways to Shao Yanru and said, "Big Sister! I came back from Third Aunt's courtyard!""What did Third Aunt say?" Shao Yanru lowered her head, looked at the bowl of thick decoction in front of her, and asked coldly."I told Third Aunt about the redecoration of Fifth Sister's courtyard. Although Third Aunt didn't say it clearly, I think she will send Fifth Sister some ordinary furniture," with worry in her mind, Shao Jie'er said vaguely."In this case, you may go back now. I need to take medicine!" Shao Yanru asked her to leave
Both parties wanted to get close to each other, so they talked gently. It could be considered the first time that Shao Wanru had a friendly talk with her sisters since she moved to Duke Xing's Mansion.Shao Caihuan was not as arrogant as she was when they first met, and was very polite. Meanwhile, Shao Cailing was not talkative. She just responded in a lukewarm voice and looked Shao Wanru up and down with explorative eyes from time to time.Generally speaking, the two sisters of the third branch came and left joyfully, and they even invited Shao Wanru to go out together in a few days.After they talked for a while, the two sisters went back. Shao Wanru specially walked them out of her courtyard and watched them leave before turning around to return to her courtyard.It had snowed heavily last night. When she got up this morning, the snow piled up in her courtyard had been shoveled off, but the road was still wet. For fear that Shao
"Your Highness, if you don't think that the miracle-working doctor in Prince Chen's Mansion is capable of fixing your leg, actually there's another doctor who may be able to help you, but..." The eunuch hesitated as he mentioned another doctor."Say it!" Chu Liuzhou said with his face darkening."But the doctor may use a large dosage of medicine. I don't think... it's a safe way to fix your leg!" The eunuch stammered, lowered his body, and said respectfully."Can the doctor fix my leg in a shorter time?" Chu Liuzhou asked after a moment of silence."Yes, the doctor can do that by increasing the dosage. Your Highness, as a noble prince, you should stay away from danger, so it's better not to try it. The imperial physicians can fix your leg in a safer way!" The eunuch advised."Bring the doctor to me later!" Chu Liuzhou said with a frown. It was certainly not good to use a large dosage, but it would be great if the docto
"When I was in the kitchen, I saw a manservant carry a hamper. The servants in the kitchen said that he was Childe Wang's manservant and he asked them to prepare some wine for Childe Wang. It seemed that Childe Wang has been busy with running some affairs for the manor these days and basically left the manor at night. But the manservant didn't know exactly how long it has lasted!"Qu Le said.Although it was Qing'er who was sent to watch over Wang Shengxue, she came across Wang Shengxue's manservant, so she kept an eye on him and tried to cotton up to him when she was waiting for the dishes to be prepared. She had almost got all information the manservant knew."What a coincidence. It seems that Wang Shengxue is not completely stupid," Shao Wanru said with a sneer and handed the note in her hand to Yujie."Find Wang Shengxue and flick the note in front of him, but don't let him find you!"The note was not big and had b
Shao Wanru stamped the snow off her feet in the corridor and walked slowly into the room.The furnishings in the room were very old and dirty and placed disorderly. Although they were made of good materials, after being placed here for three years without being maintained, they looked like some second-hand furnishings bought from a flea market.Wang Yishu struggled to sit up weakly on her bed and glared at Shao Wanru without hiding the obvious hatred in her eyes.With dark yellow hair and a dark yellow face, she seemed to be withering.It was really hard to believe that Wang Yishu, who looked like an eighty-year-old woman in low spirits, was in her prime."Second Miss Qin... Fifth Miss Shao... Are you satisfied now?" Wang Yishu supported herself with her hand on a cushion, stared at Shao Wanru and said fiercely in a hoarse voice."Miss Wang, if you just want to say this, there's no need to continue this co
Shao Yanru, who supported Old Madam beside her, also saw Shao Wanru, who was so calm in the corridor. She couldn't help shivering in her heart.Seeing Old Madam coming over step by step with Shao Yanru's help, Shao Wanru looked at her with extremely cold eyes. Under Old Madam's angry gaze, she took two steps forward slowly with a slight smile, came over and said after bowing sideways, "Greetings, Old Madam!""What are you doing?" Old Madam asked with a cold and unfriendly look. Shao Wanru, who stood in the corridor and looked at her in that way just now, didn't look like an obedient granddaughter."Miss Wang invited me here to talk about what happened in the imperial palace at that time. Old Madam, why do you come here at this time?" Shao Wanru looked up at Old Madam and said with a slight smile."Hearing from the servants that something terrible happened to cousin sister, grandma felt worried, so she led us to come to check on her
The people inside and outside the room were all shocked. Old Madam had brought plenty of servants, many of whom were standing beneath the lifted door curtain and looking around at this moment. At the sight of this, they screamed with fear, and the others did the same."Shut up, all of you!" Old Madam rebuked them harshly.After pulling herself together, she walked slowly to the bed. However, Nanny Yu walked to the bed quickly before her, reached out to feel Wang Yishu's breath, and then nodded at Old Madam silently, indicating that Wang Yishu was really dead."What happened?" Old Madam asked and looked sharply at Wang Yishu's maid, who was sitting on her heels in front of the bed and trembling all over."I... I know nothing. I know nothing. I know nothing... but that after the Fifth Miss came to have a short conversation with Miss Wang... Miss Wang..." The maid said incoherently.In fact, she was not supposed to say th
"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