Chapter 382 The Second Prince’s Mansion Was Raided
Everyone in the mansion was very secretive about what happened that night. They only knew that the old lady became ill due to anger and Aunt Shen was sent to the farm to recuperate.
The sixth girl, Lu Sha, sat in the corridor all day, holding a faded rag doll in her arms. She didn't even respond when the maid called her, except to occasionally shout, "Auntie, Auntie..."
The draft swept through the empty room, and the window frames creaked, as if someone was sobbing.
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What made Yuan Wanru laugh and cry was that Zhou Fang gave her one thousand taels of silver the next day.
Zhou Fang brought his people and carefully came to Lingshuiju.
After clearing out the spies in the mansion, Yuan Wanru was in a rare good mood. She was learning to prune branches in the courtyard. When Zhou Fang arrived, she strode forward and said, "Wanru, Second Aunt wants to see you for something."
Yuan Wanru saw that she looked nervous and thought something big had happened. But when she entered the house, she saw her take the box from the servant, open it and place it on the table.
"Wanru..." Zhou Fang rubbed her hands, her smile uglier than crying, "Second Aunt has one thousand taels of silver..."
Yuan Wanru looked at her suspiciously, "Second Aunt, what are you doing..."
"Jiang Xun is getting engaged, and money is tight..."
Zhou Fang hesitated, her eyes wandering, "You keep it for now, and wait until Second Aunt has more money..."
Yuan Wanru looked at Zhou Fang's trembling appearance, like a mouse seeing a cat, and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Aunt, are you still dreaming last night? Why are you giving me money for no reason?"
Zhou Fang shuddered when he heard this, and thinking of Yuan Wanru's murderous and decisive aura last night, a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back again.
She swallowed and her voice became smaller and smaller: "Well, Second Aunt was confused at the beginning and didn't know that the old lady's coma was Liang Yusong's evil scheme, so she was asked to be forgiven and came to our house."
"Second Auntie really wasn't targeting you. Second Auntie knows she was wrong."
"Don't be angry, and don't take it personally."
It is even more terrifying to settle accounts after the event.
Yuan Wanru raised her eyebrows. Did this Second Aunt think of her as the devil who wants her life?
Looking at the situation, even the sparrows in her yard would have to fly away.
"Second Aunt," Yuan Wanru pushed the box back and deliberately dragged out her voice, "I am a person..."
Zhou Fang immediately pricked up his ears, just like a child waiting for his teacher's lecture in the school.
"Although I hold a grudge..." Yuan Wanru took a sip of tea slowly, "I won't kill anyone I see."
She suddenly came closer, frightening Zhou Fang so much that she staggered. "As long as Second Aunt behaves herself from now on..."
"I will definitely behave myself!" Zhou Fang nodded her head like pounding garlic. "Second Aunt will follow Wanru from now on. If you say go east, I will never go west! If you say to beat the dog, I will never chase the chicken!"
Yuan Wanru couldn't help laughing. This second aunt is really a wonderful person.
"You did provoke me before, but after all, we are also a family. As long as you don't step on my bottom line, I won't really do anything to you."
"Take this money back. Let's write off the past."
Zhou Fang held the box and left Lingshuiju foolishly.
Suddenly she felt that Yuan Wanru was not obsessed with money, and she didn't even take her money.
It’s quite good.
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The fact that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had lost a concubine and the old lady was ill did not cause any waves in the capital.
One day, the Second Prince’s mansion was raided!
This is a groundbreaking event.
The gong had just struck at five o'clock in the morning and the morning mist had not yet dissipated when a team of imperial guards in black armor came walking on the dew. The sound of their iron boots stepping on the bluestone slabs startled the sparrows under the eaves.
"Fence it up!"
Following the commander's order, hundreds of imperial guards rushed to various parts of the mansion like a tide. The iron armor gleamed coldly in the morning light, and the sound of scabbards colliding was endless.
"Search by order!" The commander held up the imperial edict, his voice as loud as a bell, "Second Prince Murong Xiao colluded with the Liang family to rebel, immediately arrested and interrogated!"
The whole mansion was in an uproar. The screams of the housekeeper, the hurried footsteps of the maids, and the crisp sound of porcelain falling to the ground were particularly harsh at dawn.
A few clever servants tried to slip away through the corner gate, but were caught by the imperial guards who had been lying in ambush for a long time.
The Second Prince's wife didn't even have time to put on her outer garment and rushed into the bedroom barefoot. Her hair was disheveled and her golden hairpins were drooping. She didn't look like a prince's wife at all.
"Your Highness! Your Highness, wake up!" She shook Murong Xiao on the couch desperately, "The Imperial Guards... The Imperial Guards are here to raid the mansion!"
Murong Xiao sat up suddenly, and the quilt fell to the ground: "Nonsense!"
Veins popped out on his forehead. "Why would the imperial guards come out of nowhere?"
"Who is leading the team? I want to ask him, who gave him the courage to commit treason?"
The Second Prince's wife was going crazy with anxiety.
She felt that something was wrong, everything was wrong!
Lately, they haven't been able to accomplish any of their tasks, and the Second Prince's wife feels that something is wrong.
But the Second Prince had long lost his mind because of his impotence, and he did things without careful consideration. He also had a rift between them, and the couple no longer had any intimate discussions. She didn't even know what he was busy with!
Sure enough, something happened.
"You are still talking about this at this time."
Before he could finish his words, there was a sound of armor colliding outside.
The Second Prince's wife looked ashen: "The Imperial Guards have already broken into the inner courtyard. Could it be that someone dares to forge the imperial edict?"
"Wake up."
The Second Prince heard her words and also heard the noise outside.
He raised his hand and slapped the Second Prince's wife: "You are the one who should be sober, shut your mouth and don't talk nonsense."
"Remember, we are not plotting rebellion at all!"
"We are wronged."
The Second Prince's wife covered her face with her hands, the sadness in her eyes was unfathomable.
Now that the imperial edict has been issued, how could there be no real evidence?
Her husband was still dreaming of a long and prosperous life.
Looking at the mess on the ground, she seemed to have seen the bright yellow that belonged to the prince on the vermilion palace wall fading.
The Second Prince's wife's heart sank to the bottom.
She thought that they probably had no chance of recovery.
The palace door was kicked open, and the commander of the imperial guards stood with his sword drawn: "Your Highness, please come in."
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"Madam!" Liu Yan rushed into the bedroom, "Madam, wake up quickly, something big has happened."
Yuan Wanru was half asleep and was awakened by Liu Yan's panicked tone: "What's wrong?"
Liu Yan swallowed his saliva and said in surprise and joy: "Xuanying is outside. He said that the Second Prince's mansion was raided! The charge is treason!"
"Also, next door, the Liang Mansion was also raided."
Yuan Wanru woke up instantly.
She sat up and looked towards the direction of the palace, her lips slightly raised: "Finally... it has begun."
However, he thought of something and immediately stood up and dressed: "Let Xuanying see me, I have something to ask."
Xuanying entered the hall, and Yuan Wanru was already dressed. "The people from the Liang family's first branch will definitely die, but what does the prince say about the people from the Liang family's second branch?"
Xuanying cupped his hands and said, "Madam, don't worry. The people who came to search the Liang family were quite polite. The people from the second branch of the Liang family did not suffer."
"The prince said that he would plead for the second branch of the Liang family in front of the emperor."
"Duke Wei has been traveling outside the capital for a long time, it's time for him to come back."
Yuan Wanru heaved a sigh of relief: "Well, we must protect the people of the Liang family's second branch. The death-free gold medal in the hands of the Duke of Weiguo will always come in handy."
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