Chapter 50: The Marquis's Adopted Daughter and the Cold Prince 22
Shen Chi Su pretended to be calm and made an excuse: "I've been eating too much dry food recently, and my stomach is uncomfortable."
Madam Xiao curled her lips and said disdainfully, "A princess' body, a maid's life."
Shen Chi Su endured the discomfort in her body and continued to speak with difficulty: "Rat poison, cockroach poison, antidiarrheal medicine..."
"You haven't eaten yet, so who can hear you if you shout so quietly?" Madam Xiao saw that Shen Chi Su was still unwilling to humble herself and shout out her wares, so she continued to scold her.
Suddenly, a boy came running over and threw down a bag of money: "I'll buy all your medicines."
Shen Chi Su was stunned. Who would want so many small medicines for poisonous insects?
She looked up and saw that in a carriage not far away, several young ladies from the Earl's Mansion were looking at her through the window curtains, whispering to each other and giggling from time to time.
The servant returned to the carriage with the medicine.
Sure enough, these annoying young ladies saw that she was in trouble and wanted to play a trick on her.
Shen Chi Su's face turned red and white, and her usually proud heart felt as if it was being rubbed back and forth.
Madam Xiao was still happily counting the money when Shen Chi Su snatched it away and walked to the carriage with a cold face.
"Is it interesting that you come to humiliate me when you see the Marquis' Mansion is in trouble?" Shen Chi Su's eyes were sinister.
The ladies of the Earl's Court laughed.
One of them said, "We are not laughing at you because the Marquis's mansion is in trouble. Marquis Jingyuan guards the border and has made great military achievements. Even if he is framed by villains now, he will be cleared of all charges in the future. We are only laughing at you, a shameless ungrateful person."
Another said sarcastically: "Sister, I don't want to enjoy the wealth of the Marquis's Mansion. I am a noble person. This kind of life of selling rat poison on the street is most suitable for her."
"She is the head of the Imperial Hospital. Who doesn't know that she is indebted to His Majesty for his great favor? She has the nerve to show off her limited medical skills all day long."
Shen Chi Su took a deep breath and fought back: "Even if I'm shouting on the street, I'm still making money through my own labor. You guys are supported by your family and will become objects of family marriage in the future. You're no different from termites. How pathetic!"
The ladies of the Earl's Mansion were sharp-tongued: "When you were using the Marquis' Mansion to help your adulterer get a job, did you also think about relying on your own labor? If you are so unwilling to be a tool of the noble family, why did you kneel at the door of the Marquis' Mansion for three days and beg to go back?"
Shen Chi Su was choked.
The young lady of the Earl's Mansion laughed at him, "Shen Chisu, you don't despise wealth, but wealth that doesn't belong to you. If all the wealth of the Marquis' Mansion was given to you unconditionally, would you still be willing to continue to shout and make a living here in a self-righteous manner? I'm afraid you'll have to crawl over here even if your legs are broken."
After that, several people covered their mouths and laughed, then lowered the curtains and left.
Shen Chi Su was left standing there, speechless.
Madam Xiao snatched the purse from her hand and slapped her again.
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The news of Marquis Jingyuan's mansion colluding with the enemy spread widely and became a hot topic throughout the city.
The trial of this case is very complicated, with various forces secretly competing with each other. Today, Han Ping finds someone to prove the innocence of the Hou Mansion, and tomorrow the witness will die inexplicably.
The emperor allowed Prince Song to conduct a thorough investigation, but he never agreed to punish Marquis Jingyuan and Ning Changting.
Three months have passed in the blink of an eye, and there is still no conclusion to the case.
Ning Changting's body had fully recovered, but in order to avoid being returned to the Dali Temple and continued to be imprisoned, the doctor prescribed medicine to fake the pulse symptoms of an unrecovered illness.
The Dali Temple sent people to investigate several times, and seeing the situation they had no choice but to let Ning Changting continue to stay in the quarantine center.
Ning Changting did not sit and wait for death, but took advantage of the loose guard of the soldiers in the epidemic center and quietly went out in disguise, secretly investigating the case with Han Ping.
Cha Jiu, on the other hand, was resting and taking care of her baby in the yard.
Although the conditions in the quarantine center are not as good as those in the marquis' mansion, the surrounding environment has been completely renewed under the careful management of Xiaomei and Yongan.
The yard was filled with various flowers and plants, and there was a grape trellis in the corner. The courtyard was clean and bright, and it did not look like the yard of an epidemic hospital, but more like a villa for a marquis to spend his leisure time on vacation.
Lady Ninghou would send people to deliver things every day, especially precious medicines and foods for nourishing the fetus and calming the nerves.
Combined with the system's medications to supplement the trace elements needed by the fetus, Cha Jiu's pregnancy was very stable.
The doctors brought by the Marquis' Mansion were also using improved prescriptions to treat patients. The number of deaths in the epidemic center was decreasing every day, and finally a group of cured patients appeared.
The doctor burst into tears and lamented that he had no regrets in studying medicine in this life.
That night, when Cha Jiu was preparing to change clothes and rest, the quiet surroundings of the epidemic center suddenly became noisy, and countless torches lit up the night like day.
Yongan knocked on the door hurriedly: "A new group of troops came outside the quarantine center, killed all the guards, and broke in!"
Xiaomei quickly helped Chajiu up and walked out of the room.
Flames shot up into the sky and there were wailings all around.
Xiaomei was anxious: "What should I do? The prince hasn't come back yet."
Yongan: "I can't care about that anymore, I'll just protect the young lady and leave first!"
The origin of this group of troops is unknown. If they are coming for the Marquis' Mansion, it will be troublesome.
But the wall around the yard is too high to climb. How can we escape?
At this moment, two men in black flew in from outside the wall and took off their masks. They were Ning Changting and Han Ping.
Cha Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, put down his anxious heart, and threw himself into Ning Changting's arms.
"Don't worry, I'm back." Ning Changting rubbed her head.
"What's going on?" Cha Jiu looked worried.
Ning Changting and Han Ping looked at each other and then began to explain.
It turned out that the matter of Jingyuan Marquis's mansion colluding with the enemy had been investigated clearly thanks to the efforts of Ning Changting and others, but what was dragged behind the scenes was actually the conspiracy of King Song to rebel.
Prince Song forged a letter to frame the Marquis's Mansion, hoping to kill Ning Changting by means of an epidemic. His purpose was to alienate the relationship between the royal family and Marquis Jingyuan and prevent Marquis Jingyuan from serving the king.
In order to capture the King of Song, the Emperor pretended to be estranged from Marquis Jingyuan, but in fact he asked Marquis Jingyuan to lead his troops secretly and wait for the King of Song to stage a palace coup so as to capture all the rebels in one fell swoop.
Ning Changwen had already surrendered to them as a witness, fantasizing that after the King of Song came to power, he would kill Marquis Jingyuan and Ning Changting and let him take over the title.
"We can't stay here for long. These soldiers were probably sent by King Song to take you and your sister-in-law as hostages," Han Ping said.
Once the King of Song starts the palace coup, he will find out that Marquis Jingyuan has led his troops to defend the king. His only way out at this time is to capture the Marquis's family members and use them as a threat.
"Where are grandma and mother?" Cha Jiu asked.
"They are in a safe place now." Ning Changting looked up and saw the approaching fire, his expression serious: "Let's go quickly."
He carefully hugged Cha Jiu, who was heavy around the waist, stepped on the steps to gain leverage and flew over the wall.
Han Ping helped Xiaomei and Yongan escape by climbing over the wall.
Under the cover of the forest behind the epidemic center, Cha Jiu and his group quickly fled towards the camp of Marquis Jingyuan's army outside the city.
As long as they are within the sphere of influence of Marquis Jingyuan, they will be safe.
But people can never escape from horses, and the cavalry sent by the King of Song soon caught up with them.
The leader was none other than Xiao Wen Ge.
Today, Xiao Wen Ge is wearing armor, holding a long sword, and looking full of vigor and vitality. He is completely different from the one who was hunched over and smiling in the marquis' mansion back then.
He rode on a tall horse, watching the people in Ningchang Pavilion fleeing from the wolves, with a sneer on his face.
"Ning Changting, you will eventually die at my hands."
Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of any kind?
Today, Xiao Wen Ge will chop off these nobles with his sword and step on their heads to gain power and high position!
Ning Changting stood in front of Cha Jiu. Even though he was surrounded by enemies, he remained calm and unperturbed, unable to conceal his innate unyielding character.
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