Chapter 675: Muddy Waters (2)

But once you start working, there is no turning back. Now that we have come to this point, no one can turn back.

"Madam, what should we do now?" Shi Qing asked cautiously. Chen Ruoqiu was now largely unwelcome in the Chen family, and the Shen family affair had come to an end. For Chen Ruoqiu, living like this for the rest of her life was not an option.

"I think..." Chen Ruoqiu pressed her forehead wearily. "Now that Yue'er has found a home, I can handle anything. In a few days, I'll leave Dingjing and find a small place where I can live out the rest of my life in peace." She smiled wryly, "It's better than staying in Dingjing and being ridiculed by everyone."

Shi Qing felt relieved. It was good that Chen Ruoqiu thought this way. As long as there was hope, things would get better.

"But I have to go see Yue'er first." Chen Ruoqiu held his chest: "Otherwise I will always be worried."

As she was speaking, she saw Huayi running in hurriedly, her face filled with panic, and she said, "Madam, something bad has happened!"

Chen Ruoqiu stood up, frowned, and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Second Miss, Second Miss..."

When she heard about Chen Yue, Chen Ruoqiu's heart started beating wildly. She grabbed Hua Yi's hand and asked anxiously, "What happened to Yue'er?"

Huayi was about to cry: "Second Miss's affair in Prince Qin's Mansion has been discovered!"

…

When Chen Yue was taken out of the Prince Qin's Mansion, Huangfu Hao did not stop her.

Despite Chen Yue's tears streaming down her face and her desperate pleading at his sleeve, Huangfu Hao simply soothed her, saying, "It'll be alright, just go with them." His words lacked any hint of protection for Chen Yue. The officers who arrived were surprisingly shrewd. Seeing Huangfu Hao's attitude, their last remaining concerns vanished. They almost roughly escorted Chen Yue out.

Huangfu Hao watched the group of people taking Shen Yue away in a grand manner, and couldn't help but frowned. He asked the guards beside him: "Go and find out what happened in Mingqi Palace?"

Early that morning, officials arrived, demanding to take away Shen Yue, the legitimate daughter of the third branch of the Shen family. Since entering the Qin Palace, Shen Yue had never revealed her identity to anyone. No one would have imagined that the legitimate daughter of an official family would become the Crown Prince of Qin's concubine. Yet, these officials, somehow having gotten the news, had arrived at the Qin Palace to demand her.

Emperor Wenhui had indeed left Huangfu Hao some room for courtesy. He had taken Shen Yue away because she was also a member of the Shen family, and therefore inseparable from the relationship. He hadn't mentioned the marriage exchange between Shen Yue and Shen Dongling, perhaps intentionally avoiding the issue. But how much could a concubine stir up? Emperor Wenhui didn't need to make such a fuss just for this. Huangfu Hao thought there must be something fishy going on.

Since the other party came prepared, Huangfu Hao didn't need to go against them. Shen Yue was just a means for him to understand Shen Miao, and she happened to have some beauty to play with. He didn't really take Shen Yue seriously yet, so there was no need to embarrass himself and Emperor Wenhui because of Shen Yue, so he just went along with it.

However... Huangfu Hao still had no idea what had happened in the Mingqi Palace, and because of this, there were still many things he didn't understand. After pondering for a moment, Huangfu Hao summoned his attendant and said, "Go to Prince Ding's Mansion and give me a message."

…

The events of the Shen family were a complete mess. It was as if a thread had suddenly lifted up from a perfectly smooth embroidery surface, and when it was pulled, the previously well-made pattern was instantly tangled up, making it impossible to discern its original appearance.