After all the people of Minister Zhao's Mansion got the news the next morning, their Old Madam was so angry that she came to Duke Xing's Mansion in person.
Old Madam met Old Madam Zhao in the flower hall. The former was accompanied by Shao Caihuan and Shao Wanru while the latter by Zhao Xiran.
After everyone got seated, Old Madam Zhao, instead of drinking tea first, looked at Old Madam coldly and asked, "Please tell me why did you do that. If you don't like Ran'er, we two families can choose not to get married. You don't have to do such a thing! It is said that it used to be a small courtyard, but now there is even no courtyard at all?"
Everyone could easily tell that Old Madam Zhao came to denounce the fire. Old Madam lowered her horn and said with a smile, "How could we be dissatisfied with Miss Zhao? She is such a beautiful girl, whom I have known since she was a child. How could I not like her? But that fire is really an accident!"
Shao Wanru looked up slightly with her eyes carrying a trace of determination. She said, "Grandma, except for the one where my parents lived, Old Madam Zhao can choose any other vacant courtyard in the mansion, but not the one belonging to Father!"Shao Wanru didn't hide her attitude from Old Madam for she couldn't do it anymore. That chamber belonged to her father and mother, and her younger brother, the future Heir of the Duke. Old Madam plotted to create an illusion that Shao Hua'an had been recognized as the Heir of Duke Xing's Mansion, intending to win the position of the heir of a duke. Shao Wanru would never allow it to happen.In the last life, they killed all her family to seize the position. How could the hatred be swept by the position of the heir of a duke?"You..." Old Madam Zhao was stunned, fixing her eyes on the girl in front of her, who was just a gentle girl with an aura of charm in her eye. She could not believe how a
Xiao Xuanzi quietly took a few steps backward, thinking that he'd better stay far from his master. Needless to say, his master was in a fury!The moment when they walked into the flower hall, Xiao Xuanzi and his master had realized that Fifth Miss Shao was being bullied by everyone else there. Xiao Xuanzi cast a secret glance at the two Old Madams sitting on the main seats, and thought inwardly that how daring they were to oppress Fifth Miss Shao, who was going to be his master's wife!"Your Highness, there is nothing worth seeing in that courtyard. But you can visit it as long as you want!" Old Madam didn't look well. She was clever enough to tell the unfriendly attitude in Chu Liuchen's words. She just thought that it was unlikely to happen, "What does he mean? Does he really care about Shao Wanru?""Then can I have the honor to have both Old Madam and Fifth Miss Shao as the guides to show me around it?" Chu Liuchen said with an elegan
"As long as you want to see it, I will lead you and be in your company, Your Highness." Old Madam nodded and agreed. She didn't directly uncover Shao Caihuan's crush on Prince Chen, nor did she take notice of what Shao Caihuan had said before.Old Madam turned to ask Shao Wanru, "Wanru, are you going to stay here to enjoy the screen wall or accompany Prince Chen to visit your Second Uncle's courtyard?"Shao Wanru was still immersed in the sadness of the past. Quhuan Courtyard was not always accessible. Even it was she who wanted to enter it, she would have to get Old Madam's permission. She was certainly unwilling to leave it now when she had such a precious chance to stay and pay a visit to her father's courtyard.Shao Wanru shook her head gently, hid the sadness in her eyes, and replied, "Grandma, I want to go on watching Father's writings.""Well, then you stay here, and Caihuan and I will show Your Highness to your Secon
With the fear of somehow provoking Prince Chen, Old Madam answered him with utmost carefulness, trying her best to meet his needs. She had heard that Prince Chen was actually a temperamental and evil man instead of being as gentle and elegant as he appeared. Moreover, she had seen his cold face just now."In a while. I am not in a hurry!" Chu Liuchen said with indifference, the slight smile on his face showing a trace of impatience.Old Madam was anxious inwardly because she had no idea what had offended Chu Liuchen again. For a moment, she didn't know what to say and just discreetly followed behind him.Chu Liuchen said nothing more and walked forward with his hands clasped behind his back.He just walked around in the yard and didn't go into the main house, for which Old Madam breathed a sigh of relief. She was so afraid that he would walk into the main house without asking permission, and she couldn't stop him if he did s
When Chu Liuchen came over, Shao Wanru was still quietly looking at the screen wall in front of her. She moved her eyes from up to down reading almost every word on it, and at the same time she was recalling her father's faint figure deep in her memory. She bit her lip gently, trying hard to stop the tears in her eyes.She didn't want to cry, especially not in front of the screen wall.That was the screen wall of her father, on which every character, whose styles changed from naive to mature, was written by her father.Without her father, she was like duckweed or willow twigs belonging nowhere. In her last life, she was always oppressed as a pile of muds was doomed to be trampled on the ground, so she wasn't able to keep the handwriting of her father.In this life, she would spare no efforts to guard the courtyard and the screen wall, keeping everything of her father lively."Still reading it?" Chu Liuchen's gen
Behind the screen wall, Shao Wanru soundlessly laughed and pushed Chu Liuchen away. Because of leaning in Chu Liuchen's arms, her face was in a blush."What are you laughing at?" Chu Liuchen let go of her and asked in confusion. She was standing beside him."Nothing!" Shao Wanru shook her head and said. Of course, she wouldn't tell Chu Liuchen that she longed to see Old Madam's aggrieved face.Though she didn't tell him, Chu Liuchen knew what Shao Wanru was thinking in her mind. He reached out to flick Shao Wanru's forehead gently and then said in distress. "Time is moving so slowly!""Your Highness, do you have something urgent to deal with?" Shao Wanru touched her forehead with her hand, looked at Chu Liuchen with her watery eyes, and said with discontent."Of course I have! Though I'm not young anymore, I haven't got a wife yet! I can't sleep at night because of that!" Chu Liuchen teased her in a serious tone
"The dowry your mother left behind, of course, belongs to you and Hao'er. As for what I gave you, just take it as a gift and accept it. I have been close to your father since childhood, closer than ordinary brothers. I just didn't expect that he would... and didn't expect that you had been living under someone else's roof for so many years. If I had known it earlier, I would have sent someone to pick you up!"Shao Jing sighed and felt even more guilty."Second Uncle... No one wanted that to happen!" Shao Wanru said softly, biting her lip, as if she didn't want to talk anymore, since dwelling on the past would only bring her more grief."I'm so sorry for what I have done to you and your father. I should have made up for it. Originally, I entrusted my wife to handle the affairs of the inner courtyard, and I thought that she would handle them very well but in the end... Wanru, I'm so sorry!" Shao Jing said with a sadder voice.
Shao Wanru took a step back and stared at Yan Xi in front of her in astonishment. In the last life, she only took a glance at him from a distance and felt that he was merely a good-looking man. But now when she looked at him carefully, she found that he had a heroic spirit in his eyes and eyebrows. He didn't look like a Confucian scholar. If suited up in a campaign gown, he would look more like a general!She looked him up and down with her watery eyes, seeming to be thinking of something. Shao Wanru had had slight sympathy for him since she knew that this Childe Yan once fell into someone's trap. "Was it because of me that he was set up? Or for other reasons?"It was not until now that she started to realize that there were secrets behind this mystery in her last life.Yan Xi was also astonished. Summoned by Duke Xing, he had never thought of the possibility that he almost bumped into someone when he arrived. It was a young Miss, who wa
"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