Chapter 184
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Inside the courtyard, the guards released little Shen Xi back into the yard and then flew away.
After landing, Xiao Shenxi waved to the guards and took her short steps to go inside to find her mother.
At this moment, Xiaoju and Liu Yurou were both inside the house. Their faces looked terrible, and their eyes were filled with worry and anxiety as they looked at Shen Qingnian.
"Qingnian, why don't we run away?" Liu Yurou said fiercely.
If His Majesty captures her and takes her back, then Qing Nian is finished.
Xiaoju, standing beside her, nodded in agreement: "Yes, I'll go pack my things now, we'll leave Misty Rain City tonight!"
Just then, Xiao Shenxi ran in and threw herself into her mother's arms, asking with some confusion, "Mother, are we leaving Misty Rain City?"
She didn't want to leave.
Shen Qingnian pinched the little dumpling's soft face and shook her head, saying, "Xiao Xi, we won't leave."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoju and Liu Yurou both showed expressions of disapproval. In their view, tonight was the best opportunity.
“Mother, Xiaoju, His Majesty has found us. He also sent guards to watch over us before he left. Not to mention whether we can leave smoothly, if His Majesty finds out about this, it will only anger him. There is no need to do that,” Shen Qingnian explained.
If they behave themselves, the other party might treat her family leniently out of consideration for Xiaoxi. But if they leave, there will likely be bloodshed on the spot.
The other party is the ruler of a country. She used him so much back then, and now she's aware of her own limitations and won't think about past relationships anymore...
She only asked that the other party be lenient towards Xiaoxi and let her mother and Xiaoju go.
Upon hearing Shen Qingnian's words, Liu Yurou couldn't help but cover her face and weep, and Xiaoju's eyes also reddened.
They dared not imagine what His Majesty might do to Qing Nian in his rage.
How can an ordinary person bear the crime of deceiving the emperor?
Liu Yurou wiped away her tears, held Shen Qingnian's hand tightly, and suggested, "Why don't you take Xiaoxi and Xiaoju with you and leave? It would be easier for the three of you to leave."
"Your scheme against His Majesty back then was also caused by me, so it's best for me to end it..."
If sacrificing her own life could ensure the safety of Qingnian and the other two, then it would be worth it.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingnian felt a pang of sadness in her heart, and tears welled up in her eyes. Little Shen Xi rushed into Liu Yurou's arms, saying, "Grandma, Xiao Xi doesn't want to leave you. Xiao Xi wants to stay with you forever."
Xiaoju also choked up as she spoke: "Madam, His Majesty has already found this place, so we have no choice but to follow Miss's instructions."
Over the past three years, Xiaoju has grown a lot and can think things through more thoroughly. There is no other way to deal with the current situation except to remain still.
Shen Qingnian nodded and analyzed, "Our whereabouts have been exposed, and Shen Zheng may also have received the news. His Majesty is angry with me, but he is a gentleman and upright."
But Shen Zheng is a greedy and ruthless man. Rather than suffer a fate worse than death at Shen Zheng's hands, it's better to let His Majesty deal with him..."
During those thousand days and nights over the past three years, she had thought about what would happen if she were ever discovered.
She was caught up in the power struggles within the family from birth, and had already done all sorts of despicable things to survive. But the concubine was different; even though she was forced to submit to the emperor, she never harmed anyone.
Let her come in exchange for the peace and safety of her mother and the other two...
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