Chapter 293 Death from Illness
Ah Man said with a smile: "No need to be polite!"
After that, Ah Man asked again, "I wonder what the ladies are doing in this courtyard?"
"This..." The ladies didn't know what to say, so they just looked towards the house!
Ah Man raised an eyebrow and said to the two maids behind him, "Go and see what's going on in the house."
"Yes!" The two maids responded quickly and went into the house.
After a while, the two old women retreated with pale faces.
"What's wrong? What's going on in there?" Ah Man glanced at Yuan Ziyu inconspicuously. If according to that stupid woman's plan, this second Miss Yuan should be in the house. Now this second Miss Yuan is also in the yard, so who is in the house?
Yuan Ziyu was so perceptive now that she noticed what Ah Man had just glanced at her secretly. She couldn't help but sneer in her heart, thinking that this concubine might also know what Yuan Zitong had done today. If nothing unexpected happened, this concubine should be the most favored one around Xuanyuan Xiao. So, did Xuanyuan Xiao know what Yuan Zitong had done today?
"Servant, inside... inside is..." The two old women seemed to be unable to speak.
"Who is it?" Xuanyuan Xiao's voice rang out at the gate of the yard.
"Your Highness!" When everyone saw Xuanyuan Xiao coming, they hurriedly saluted.
"Tell me, who is in there?" Xuanyuan Xiao shouted sternly. Looking at the old woman's appearance, he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. After all, Yuan Zitong's target was now in the yard.
"Reply...Reply to the prince, inside...inside are the concubine and a servant from the stable!" After being yelled at by Xuanyuan Xiao, the two old women were so scared that they immediately knelt on the ground and spoke quickly.
Before the two maids finished speaking, almost all the noble ladies present gasped, lowered their heads and took a small step back.
Are you kidding me?
Prince Ning's concubine had actually cheated on him in broad daylight, and with a stable boy? This wasn't just a slap in the face; it was practically like throwing Prince Ning's face to the ground, stomping on it, and even rubbing it a few times!
But they happened to see such a thing!
Well, Prince Ning won’t kill people out of anger to silence them, right?
Xuanyuan Xiao's face turned pale when he heard this. He flicked his sleeves and strode into the house. He came out again in a moment with a terribly gloomy face.
Xuanyuan Xiao really wanted to kill the witness to silence him. Such a shameful thing was seen by almost all the noble ladies in the capital. He was a prince, but he was cheated on by his own concubine. How could he feel?
But unfortunately, he couldn't do it!
This is the legitimate daughter of almost all officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital. If he touches her, I am afraid that even his father will not forgive him!
Xuanyuan Xiao took a deep breath and ordered, "Come here, send the ladies back to the mansion!"
"yes!"
As Yuan Ziyou followed the others out of the courtyard, she heard Xuanyuan Xiao's cold voice: "Second Miss Yuan, don't you care about your elder sister?"
Yuan Ziyou smiled slightly and bowed to Xuanyuan Xiaofu. "Your Highness, my elder sister is now your concubine. With something like this happening today, I naturally can't bother you here. Besides, Your Highness, don't you know that my elder sister and I have always been at odds. If I were to pretend to care for her here, wouldn't you think I'd be hypocritical?"
"Haha, I actually forgot!" Xuanyuan Xiao sneered, "It's just that I just learned that my concubine's maid asked you to see my concubine. I don't know if Miss Yuan Er has seen my concubine just now, and whether she knows what happened."
Yuan Ziyou smiled. "It's just as the prince said. Yinqiao asked me to go see my elder sister, but halfway through, for some reason, Yinqiao told me to wait there and left. I was with my maid, and we were unfamiliar with the place, so we didn't dare to move around freely. It was only when we heard the voices of the noble ladies that we followed. I never expected to encounter such a thing."
"No, Your Highness!" Yin Qiao suddenly shouted, "No, it was the Second Miss who walked away on her own. It must have been the Second Miss. It must have been the Second Miss who harmed our concubine. Your Highness, please understand. Our concubine would never do anything to let Your Highness down."
"Yinqiao, stop slandering me!" Ji Nuanqing became furious after hearing what Yinqiao said.
Yuan Ziyu hurriedly pulled Ji Nuanqing behind him and signaled her to be patient.
"Hmph!" Xuanyuan Xiao sneered when he heard Yin Qiao's words: "Second Miss Yuan is quite clean! But it seems that my concubine's maid doesn't agree with what you said!"
"Your Highness!" Yuan Ziyou replied, "What I stated was the truth. How can I deny it? I never thought that in this palace, the words of a maid would carry more weight than those of a legitimate daughter of an official. If Your Highness doesn't believe me, just have someone investigate. I believe your people can get to the bottom of things in this palace!"
"Okay, I will naturally investigate. If I find anything related to Miss Yuan Er, I hope Miss Yuan Er will cooperate!"
"Of course!" Yuan Ziyou smiled and bowed again: "Your Highness, I will take my leave now!"
After all the noble ladies had left, Xuanyuan Xiao fiercely kicked Lian Qiao and Yin Qiao twice and angrily said, "Come here, take that bitch and that slave to the flower hall! And take these two slave girls with them!"
"yes!"
Xuanyuan Xiao left angrily, ignoring the cries of injustice from Lianqiao and Yinqiao behind him.
A few days later, news came from Prince Ning's Mansion that Prince Ning's concubine suddenly fell seriously ill and died!
Yuan Ziyu was not upset when he heard the news, but Yuan Qilei took advantage of this incident to make a fuss about meeting Madam Yuan.
Although Madam Yuan's love for Yuan Zitong faded a lot later on, she had raised her since she was a child. When she heard the news of Yuan Zitong's death from illness, she cried so hard that it took her several days to recover.
Although the death of the concubine of Prince Ning's mansion was shocking to everyone, everyone's attention was soon drawn to another matter.
It rained frequently this year. In the past month, it rained every three or two days. All parts of the Dali Dynasty were hit by the rain, and soon, floods broke out.
Due to the floods, not only did many people lose their lives, but many people also had to leave their homes and become displaced in order to survive.
Wave after wave of refugees appeared near the capital.
Emperor Wen of Qi was shocked when he heard the news. If the situation of refugees surrounding the capital was not handled properly, it would probably lead to a riot among the refugees.
Therefore, Emperor Wen of Qi issued an oral order, and officials in the capital city set up porridge stalls outside the city to distribute porridge to the refugees.
The rice and grain stores in the capital were also sold out.
When sending people to set up a porridge stall outside the city, Liu said to Yuan Qifeng with emotion: "Fortunately, You'er had foresight, otherwise we wouldn't be able to buy enough rice in a short time!"
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