Chapter 61 We can't just leave like this!
Wanqing also saw the old lady of the Marquis heading towards the main courtyard. She quickly looked away, her face grim: "I used to think that the old lady of the Marquis was quite good to Miss. She even defended Miss when she clashed with Liu Ruolan several times. But I never expected..."
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled: "Between the two daughters-in-law, I have been gentle, magnanimous and know when to advance and retreat, so she naturally favors me."
"But between me and her own son, she naturally chose her son without hesitation."
Wanqing gritted her teeth: "This family is no good! Luckily, the Prince happened to be there last night! Otherwise..."
Wan Qing took a deep breath: "But thankfully, we're finally leaving! We're finally getting rid of this family! And that scumbag Huo Yunzhan has been rendered childless and imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison! It's truly gratifying!"
"I've already arranged for the carriage to be waiting at the gate. Once we leave here, we'll be free!"
Shen Qingci shook her head: "No, we can't just leave like this."
Wan Qing paused, looking at Shen Qingci with a somewhat bewildered expression: "Huh? We can't just leave like this?"
"Hmm." Shen Qingci gave a low hum, her eyes dark and brooding: "If I leave quietly like this, and the Huo family really falls into misfortune and declines, people outside who don't know the truth will probably say that I'm an ingrate. The Huo family married me and saved me, but when I saw the Huo family in trouble, I ran away as fast as I could."
"I can't take this blame for nothing!"
That's true.
Wanqing clutched the bundle in her hand: "Miss, what are you going to do?"
Shen Qingci's eyes darkened: "Of course, it's become common knowledge!"
"Instead of waiting to be slandered, it's better to strike first!"
Since this family loves opera so much, she might as well put on a grand opera right in front of the Huo family mansion!
Shen Qingci beckoned to Wan Qing with her finger, and Wan Qing quickly leaned in to listen.
Shen Qingci whispered a few instructions in her ear, and Wanqing's eyes grew brighter and brighter: "Don't worry, Miss, I'm good at this. You just need to stand there looking aggrieved, and leave the rest to me!"
A moment later, Wanqing hurriedly helped Shen Qingci, who looked rather disheveled, rush out of the Marquis's residence. As soon as they rushed out, Shen Qingci stumbled and fell to the ground.
Wanqing hurriedly bent down to help Shen Qingci up, but before she could even lift her up, she seemed to feel extremely wronged and sad, and couldn't help but burst into tears, crying, "Miss! My poor Miss! How could the Huo family bully you like this!"
It was morning, and the streets were teeming with people.
Wanqing's shout immediately drew everyone on the street.
Many people immediately looked over and slowly gathered around.
"Isn't that Huo's second daughter-in-law? General Huo's wife? It must be Shen Qingci!"
"It looks like her... What happened?"
"Miss Shen is also a tragic figure. When the Shen family was in trouble, she was lucky to escape death because she had just gotten married. However, her husband died in battle less than a year after their marriage."
"I heard that a while ago, she was at Putuo Temple and was pushed by the Lady of Yongning Marquis, causing her to fall down the steps and lose her baby?"
"The incident at Putuo Temple is true. I was there at the time. She was in such a terrible state; she bled so much!"
"Ah, is this just bad luck, or is she destined to bring misfortune to her family, husband, and children?"
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Wanqing continued to wail and cry: "My young lady has such a tragic life! The Shen family was in trouble, and she had to fulfill her marriage contract and marry into this Marquis's mansion, but the general died in battle!"
“My young lady and the general had a deep affection for each other. After learning of the general’s death in battle, she attempted suicide several times, but was always saved.”
"They said that she was pregnant and had to think more about the child. My lady finally found meaning in living because she wanted to give birth to the general's child."
"Who knew, the child was gone! If it had been a natural miscarriage, that would have been one thing, but the child was murdered!"
"My young lady is heartbroken over the loss of her child. She wanted to leave immediately and become a nun to pray for her family and child. But the people from the Marquis's mansion said that since the general has been dead for less than a hundred days, as his wife, she must observe a hundred days of mourning!"
"My young lady had no choice but to temporarily suppress her desire to become a nun and stay at the Marquis's residence to observe mourning."
"Who would have thought that the Marquis of Yongning would actually set his sights on my young lady! Seeing that my young lady is beautiful, he actually had the depraved desire to covet his own sister-in-law, and even wanted to inherit both branches of the family and take my young lady into his household!"
Oh my god!
The onlookers stared wide-eyed at the news; was it really that explosive?
The affairs of noble families are always very attractive, and more and more people gathered around, whispering and discussing among themselves.
Countless gazes fell upon Shen Qingci's face. This newly widowed general's wife, though appearing somewhat pale and haggard, could not conceal her stunning beauty, which was no wonder...
Wanqing wiped away her tears, becoming even more agitated: "The general's death was less than a hundred days ago! And my young lady was pregnant with the general's child at that time! What kind of brother is this!"
"My young lady naturally refused and rejected the Marquis! Who would have thought that this would enrage the Marquis's wife, who repeatedly harmed her. First, she pushed her down the steps, causing her to miscarry! Then she pushed her into the lake, nearly killing her!"
Shen Qingci kept her head down, her eyelashes trembling slightly, looking frail and on the verge of collapse.
"The Lady of the Marquis even tried to use the Marquis's refusal to share a room with her as a pretext to accuse my young lady of seducing the Marquis! She accused my young lady of being impure with the Marquis and of draining him dry! But to her surprise, my young lady would rather die than admit guilt. She immediately summoned the royal physician, who diagnosed that the Marquis's excessive indulgence with the Lady of the Marquis had led to... his inability to have sex again."
Suddenly, the murmurs among the crowd grew louder!
"What? The Marquis of Yongning is dying? Does the Marquis of Yongning only have the Marquis of Yongning and the General Who Conquers the West as his two legitimate sons? If the General Who Conquers the West died in battle and the Marquis of Yongning is also dying, then wouldn't the Marquis's lineage be completely cut off?"
"I had heard about this matter, but I never expected the whole story to be like this!"
Wanqing continued, "The Marquis is failing, and the Marquis's wife doesn't want to waste her youth on someone like that! Seeing that his backer, the Marquis's wife, is about to leave, the Marquis is panicking."
"He actually... he actually..."
Wanqing burst into tears, sobbing and shouting, "He actually wanted to drug my young lady and secretly send her to the palace to be offered to His Majesty for his own wealth and glory!"
"Fortunately, last night, because one of my young ladies' maids was sick, she took pity on her and let the maid sleep in her own bed. The Marquis arrested the wrong person and mistook that maid for my young lady, sending her to the palace!"
"As a result, His Majesty saw the maid and flew into a rage. He summoned the Marquis to the palace. No one knows what the Marquis said, but His Majesty fainted from anger, and the Marquis was thrown into the imperial prison!"
"But unexpectedly, the old lady of the Marquis blamed everything on my young lady, blaming her for letting a maid lie on the bed, which led the Marquis to arrest the wrong person!"
Wanqing sobbed, "The Marquis's mansion is simply too much! I can't stay here anymore!"
"My poor young lady was deeply in love with the general, but now that he is dead, they are trampling on and humiliating her like this!"
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