Chapter 400 The First Prince is Assassinated and Disappears!
Zhou Qiwu remembered. This was her long-held dream. She dreamed of returning to the capital in glory and trampling those who had bullied her underfoot.
As her reluctance gradually subsided, Zhou Qiwu said softly, "Take more guards with you."
Yuan Lang looked at her with deep affection and said, "Take good care of yourself while I'm gone, and don't make me worry."
Zhou Qiwu finally softened and hugged Yuan Lang tightly again.
The two gazed deeply into each other's eyes, followed by a passionate and intense embrace.
"Yuan Lang, go quickly and come back quickly."
"Yes, Princess, you must wait for me!"
As night deepened, even though the two were reluctant to part, they had to separate.
Yuan Lang arrived at the city gate and waited there for half an hour. After the city gate opened, he did not head straight for Nanning, but instead went to a manor outside the city.
"Master, you've finally arrived."
Yuan Lang: "Is everything packed?"
"We've already packed up and are just waiting for our owner to come."
Yuan Lang looked towards the capital, his eyes unfathomable, and said, "It's as if a powerful hand is stirring up trouble behind all these events in the capital."
Anyone in the capital could be a pawn in the hands of the person behind the game.
"Master, you are incredibly insightful, have you noticed something?"
Yuan Lang said coldly, "The capital is not safe. If we stay here, we might get caught up in the chaos."
"Master, shall we hurry to Nanning?"
Yuan Lang: "Nanning is the second most unsafe place outside of Beijing."
So, you're not going to the Northwest?
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After Yuan Lang left the capital, Shen Lanxi received a secret report.
"Yuan Lang is no simple man!"
She said that Zhou Xiwu had been keeping a low profile lately because he had a powerful backer.
"Bai Qingling also went to Nanning."
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "After all, Zhou Ruyuan and I were husband and wife, so I want to give him a big gift!"
The person who reported the news twitched at the corner of their mouth; everyone knew that every time she gave a gift, it was a huge trap.
"Just do it this way..."
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"Your Majesty, the Shen family is in complete chaos. That mistress, who has no other sense, has gone mad and actually went to pay her respects to Princess Minrou. Shen Yuantang was there too, and as soon as he saw what the mistress looked like, he smashed a teacup over her head."
"The concubine fainted, and Princess Minrou was so angry that she ordered her carriage to be prepared and her things to be packed to leave the Shen family. Shen Yuanjun and the younger generation kept trying to persuade Princess Minrou to stay."
"Whether the old lady was really angry or pretending to faint, the servants of the Shen family used the Tenth Princess's nameplate to borrow an imperial physician from the palace."
"Amidst the commotion, Shen Yuanxu's second wife, who was also a concubine, even experienced a miscarriage and is likely to give birth prematurely."
"In his panic, Lord Shen slipped and stepped on the wrong step, fell to the ground, and injured his leg."
"Now that the Shen family is leaderless, in my opinion, we should ask Shen Lanxi to come back and take charge of the situation."
Emperor Renxiao appeared to be taking care of his health, but in reality, he was listening intently.
"Has Shen Lanxi returned?"
Wang Bao gave a dry laugh: "This old servant doesn't know. The latest news hasn't come back yet."
Emperor Renxiao was conflicted again.
He wanted Shen Lanxi to be trapped in the quagmire of the Shen family, and to fade into obscurity and oblivion among the masses.
However, given the current situation in the central government, this is not entirely permissible.
Things were initially moving in a positive direction, but after news of the successor of Guiguzi came out, people from all sides began to stir again.
Especially those two traitors, they're probably going to start spreading rumors and sowing discord again.
Now is the time when we need people. Even though Shen Lanxi is a woman, as long as she can quell the chaos, she can be promoted despite her lack of experience.
"I need to think about it carefully."
Wang Bao carefully stepped aside, not daring to breathe loudly.
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Just as Emperor Renxiao had predicted, the Shen family went to Shen Lanxi for help before they even arrived that day.
Just then, Wei Dongzhu arrived, and Shen Lanxi sent Wei Dongzhu over instead of going herself.
The Shen family had doctors, imperial physicians, midwives, and wet nurses; a whole host of people were coming and going from the Shen residence.
The imperial physicians were fine, but the doctors who came to treat patients at home wouldn't let you get medicine if you didn't have money.
The people in the rooms weren't going to pay a single penny. They all looked at Wei Dongzhu, hoping he could get them out of the predicament.
Wei Dongzhu wasn't necessarily unwilling to pay, but Lan Xi had given him instructions before he came.
"I came in a hurry today and didn't bring any money with me."
Looking at the gloomy faces of these people, he would have believed them if he didn't know how wealthy their private coffers were.
"I'll go back and get the money right away."
"I don't have much silver either, and my salary for this month hasn't been paid yet."
Wei Dongzhu practically had "I have no money" written all over his face.
The Shen family was plunged into a state of gloom and despair that could not be described simply as "miserable."
Finally, Shen Conglian was pushed forward to plead for Shen Lanxi.
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"Lanxi...something's happened at home..."
Your father broke his leg.
"Your mother is making a scene and threatening to leave home."
"My daughter-in-law is likely to have a difficult childbirth."
"Your grandmother was so enraged that she coughed up blood."
"I can't live like this at home anymore!"
"You'd better hurry back and take charge, or our Shen family will be finished..."
Shen Conglian shouted loudly at the entrance of the Juding Duke's Mansion, and a crowd of curious people gathered around.
"As the saying goes, even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. No matter how capable this woman is, she can't escape her family and remain unscathed."
"The character 'Chen' cannot be written in the same stroke. How could Shen Lanxi really leave the family? If she leaves the family, she will be alone and helpless. Who will help her if something happens?"
"What female butcher? I think she's just so-so. She had such a big fight with the Shen family back then, but in the end she still had to go home and help out."
While the people of the capital were discussing the matter, a secret letter was delivered to Emperor Renxiao.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The First Prince has been assassinated and his whereabouts are unknown!"
Emperor Renxiao's eyes widened in fury, and he felt a burning pain in his heart. He spat out a mouthful of blood and lost consciousness.
Shen Lanxi was swaggered back to the Shen family by Shen Conglian to take charge of family affairs.
Several guards followed behind her, each carrying a small box.
One of the guards tripped and fell while walking, dropping the small box he was carrying and scattering the gold ingots inside.
The onlookers in the capital city stared wide-eyed at the spectacle.
Someone suddenly said, "The Shen family is making such a fuss, trying every means to get Shen Lanxi back, because they're out of money."
If the Shen family is so large, surely Shen Lanxi wouldn't be the only one supporting it all along?
The people have seen the truth.
Shen Lanxi swaggered back to the Shen family and immediately began issuing a series of orders.
"Send silver to the clinic!"
"Buy up tonics and premium ingredients!"
"Send a box to Yuanxu and invite all the experienced midwives in the city!"
After saying this, she went to her mother's place.
"Mother, I'm here."
Zhou Xinrou wasn't very happy to see her.
What are you doing here?
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