Princess Shu was still in shock: "Thank you for saving my life, young lady."
Xiao Wu nodded with a smile: "You're welcome. I just happened to be passing by."
Xiao Wu helped Princess Shu stand up and checked her body to make sure she was not injured.
The maids, nannies and guards upstairs also rushed down and crowded forward.
Princess Shu waved her hand to indicate that they were fine, and then asked Xiao Wu's name and origin.
Xiao Wu introduced herself with a smile: "My name is Fu Jiaxin, and I'm Cui Changan's fiancée."
Princess Shu was surprised: "She is Xiao Chang'an's fiancée?"
"This skill is really good!"
The nanny next to her had suddenly realized what was going on. She looked at Xiao Wu's expression and immediately became alert. She hurriedly reminded her princess.
"It turned out to be Miss Fu who subdued more than 30 bandits by herself..."
The nanny explained Xiao Wu's origin and Cui Changan's identity in the simplest words.
When Princess Shu looked at Xiao Wu again, her expression became complicated, one of pity and gratitude.
She pulled Xiao Wu into her carriage without saying anything.
"You saved my life today. I have to thank you no matter what."
Princess Shu pulled Xiao Wu onto the carriage, but the maids and servants beside her were extremely anxious.
This Miss Fu has become quite famous in the capital recently. She suddenly appeared at the door of the teahouse and accidentally saved Princess Shu. Something was wrong no matter how you looked at her.
They signaled the guards to check the specific reason why the railing on the second floor was loose, and at the same time, they checked whether there was any ulterior motive behind Miss Fu's coming here...
It must be confirmed that there is no causal relationship between Miss Fu and Princess Shu's fall from the building.
By the time Xiao Wu leisurely entered the palace in the carriage, the nanny and the guards had already found out everything.
The sudden break of the railing was indeed man-made, but it had nothing to do with Miss Fu. It was done by the guards of General Zhenwei's mansion.
It turned out that at noon the previous day, the eldest daughter of General Zhenwei's mansion had an argument with someone in this teahouse.
In order to protect his master, the guard fought with others and used his hidden strength to loosen the railing. It looked normal on the surface, but in fact, it had no load-bearing capacity inside.
On this day of every month, Princess Shu would come to this tea room.
Moreover, Princess Shu liked to lie on the railing and look at the street view below.
You can feel the hustle and bustle of life while ensuring that you are not disturbed...
The news was reported to the prince, who immediately sent people to investigate.
Although the couple did not participate in court affairs, they were not soft persimmons that could be bullied.
Xiao Wu went to the palace and received the highest level of reception.
After the door was closed, Xiao Wu was "surprised" to know why Princess Shu was suddenly so enthusiastic after hearing her enthusiastic explanation.
It turns out that Princess Shu and Cui Changan’s mother were childhood friends.
But after they got married, due to the different standpoints of their husbands' families, they dared not interact freely anymore...
Especially after Cui Changan's mother passed away, the prince felt that the Cui family was about to face a storm, so he did not allow her to have any contact with the Cui family.
Who would have thought that the Cui family would be in such a serious situation that their property would be confiscated and their entire family would be exterminated?
The couple did not dare to say anything about such a major event. They could only choose to watch silently and secretly give silver to Cui Changan.
But who knew that right after she sent someone the silver, Cui Changan would be robbed...
During the year that Cui Changan disappeared, she was worried, but she really didn't dare to stand up for him.
But now, by some strange coincidence, he met Cui Changan's fiancée...
Princess Shu's eyes were filled with tears: "Who would have known that many years later, it was Chang'an's daughter-in-law who saved me..."
"This is your mother-in-law's spirit in heaven still thinking about me..."
Xiao Wu tried hard to control her expression and made herself look surprised: "Princess, I didn't expect that we have such a connection..."
Xiao Wu is young, and her expression is particularly sincere when she speaks, which makes Princess Shu trust her more.
Princess Shu took the opportunity to ask Cui Changan about his past and present situation.
Xiao Wu said everything she could, and Princess Shu exclaimed in surprise.
Prince Shu, who was listening to Xiao Wu's narration outside the door, also had a changed expression.
He and the princess were deeply in love, and he thought that if he did not participate in court affairs, no one would target them. However, he did not expect to encounter such a situation today.
He couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday...
Only after Princess Shu asked to keep some for him did Prince Shu show up.
Prince Shu, who is in his forties, takes good care of himself and worries little, and looks quite charming like a middle-aged uncle.
Prince Shu used the excuse that he wanted to ask the imperial physician to examine Princess Shu's body and signaled Princess Shu not to keep any food for her.
Princess Shu understood immediately: he wanted to tell her something, so she had to apologize to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu was pretending to be stupid, but she wasn't really stupid, so she quickly stood up and said goodbye: "Then I'll take my leave..."
After Xiao Wu left, Prince Shu told the princess what he had just learned from the investigation.
When she heard that it was the guards of General Zhenwei's mansion who caused her to fall from the building, she couldn't believe it: "Why?"
The two families had no grudges or enmity against each other.
Prince Shu did not hide it from his wife and explained what happened yesterday.
It turned out that the eldest daughter of General Zhenwei's family had divorced her ex-husband and returned home a year ago because he had a mistress and visited brothels.
For some reason, the young lady fell in love with Prince Shu.
The reason is: Princess Shu had only one daughter who was in poor health after being married for many years, but Prince Shu was always loyal to her and did not take concubines, which showed that he was loyal and devoted.
She wanted to marry Prince Shu as a concubine.
Of course King Shu disagreed.
Who knew this would happen right away?
If Princess Shu died, Prince Shu would have no reason not to marry, right?
Even if he is not dead, but disabled, there will be no filial son by the bedside of a patient for a long time, let alone a husband and wife?
Prince Shu won’t be able to maintain his deep love for long, right?
Even if by chance an expert comes to the rescue, since men and women should not touch each other...can King Shu still treat her as before?
But who would have thought that Xiao Wu unexpectedly appeared and, as a woman, successfully caught Princess Shu who fell from the second floor!
How could they be unharmed?!
Things went off plan, Prince Shu and his wife were terrified, and General Zhenwei's family was really scared.
By the time Prince Shu's men tracked down General Zhenwei's mansion, the guard had already committed suicide.
He left a message to his old mother at home, saying that he was caught in a weak spot, betrayed his master, and tried to murder Princess Shu but failed...
Seven days before the incident, he did take back some money for his old mother.
Things have formed a perfect closed loop here and can't be investigated further.
General Zhenwei's mansion also sent a valuable gift to apologize sincerely, saying that it was because they "did not manage their subordinates strictly" that this incident happened...
This is just to coax children. Everyone knows it, but there is nothing they can do about it.
The next afternoon, Prince Shu thoroughly understood the entire matter. He was furious to learn that General Zhenwei's Mansion had gotten away with it, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
"If Miss Fu hadn't happened to show up, I'm afraid you and I would have been separated forever!"
He just cherishes the brotherhood and has been a law-abiding prince for so many years, but he has never been a fool.
Since you dare to stretch out your claws, don't blame me for taking action...
On the morning of the third day, a team came to the gate of Cui Mansion with drums and gongs. They were the stewards from Prince Shu's Mansion, who came with many gifts to thank Miss Fu for saving her life.
Cui Changan came forward to receive the steward of Prince Shu's mansion and accepted the gifts and invitation on behalf of Xiao Wu.
The news of Xiao Wu saving Princess Shu was spread throughout the capital.
Some people envy: Shu Wangfu has a high and noble status, and he is the uncle of the current emperor. Even the current emperor is very tolerant of their family.
Miss Fu was saved by Princess Shu, and now she has a backer.
Some people also sneered: The Shu Palace has no involvement in state affairs, and Miss Fu's support for Cui Changan is also very limited.
However, Xiao Wu was seriously discussing with Cui Changan the reasons why Princess Shu got into trouble.
"...The reason why the young lady from General Zhenwei's mansion fell in love with Prince Shu was just superficial."
"The real reason is probably that the master behind General Zhenwei's Mansion has set his sights on the mysterious power that Prince Shu possesses..."
They wanted to use the eldest daughter of General Zhenwei's mansion to drag King Shu onto their pirate ship. (End of this chapter)
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