Chapter 375: Meeting Again in the Palace (4)
Chen Qiu and Shen Xin stood at the gate of the mansion, watching the carriage go away, and asked anxiously: "Dad, will Mom and sister be okay?"
"I'm going to the Ministry of War," Chen Xin turned around and said, "You stay in the mansion and I'll be there for you if anything happens."
Shen Qiu nodded.
In the carriage, Shen Miao’s face was tense, but various speculations were running rampant in her mind.
She didn't feel she was in any danger. She didn't have anything to plot against, and she knew the ways of the imperial concubines better than anyone else. Even if she had a plan, she wouldn't reveal it today. The royal family was very concerned about their reputation, and if something happened to her in the palace today, the royal family would be the first to be held responsible.
If we were to put it the other way around… Shen Miao’s eyes were heavy. The women in the palace had little to do with Luo Xueyan, yet he summoned Luo Xueyan to the palace to talk. Perhaps he wanted to find out something from her. What was he really after? The Shen family? Or was it Shen Xin?
But why did they suddenly pay attention to Shen Xin? Shen Xin had been keeping a low profile in the capital these days, and hadn't been linked to Fu Xiuyi like in his previous life. Even if the royal family wanted to suppress the Shen family, they would have to have a legitimate reason. Could it be that... they already had that "justice"?
Shen Miao was somewhat bewildered. She had asked Luo Xueyan to bring her into the palace, presumably as a warning. If anything happened, even Shen Miao, her daughter, would be in danger... The more she thought about it, the more it seemed possible, and she couldn't help but grow nervous. Many things in this life were different from her previous one, especially the larger picture of Ming Qi. She had tried her best to avoid it, to delay the tragedy of the Shen family, but fate still couldn't escape its twists and turns. Why, this time?
Luo Xueyan saw that Shen Miao looked unhappy and thought that she was afraid. She said distressedly, "Don't be afraid, Jiaojiao. I just went to the palace to talk to the ladies. It will be over soon. We can come back to see the house then."
Shen Miao smiled slightly, but was still a little absent-minded.
When they arrived at the palace gate, a palace maid had already arrived to greet them. When they saw Shen Miao and the other two, they led them inside. On the way, Luo Xueyan asked the palace maid who looked like a female official which lady had invited them, but the female official smiled and did not answer, only saying that they would know when they arrived.
At this moment, in the Yaoguang Hall of the palace, two women in gorgeous attire were chatting and laughing in the hall. The woman on the left, with her hair styled like a fairy's bun and a bright red palace dress embroidered with gold, was truly gorgeous. Her face was delicate and beautiful, but although she smiled and spoke, her eyes were somewhat absent-minded, and she seemed extremely disrespectful to the woman beside her. Despite her demeanor, the woman beside her didn't seem angry. Instead, she smiled and replied. This woman, wearing an apricot-colored dress with a plum blossom pattern, wasn't as striking as the woman on the left, but she appeared gentle, polite, and elegant.
These two people were none other than the imperial concubines who had invited Shen Miao and her daughter to the palace today. The woman in red palace attire on the left was Concubine Xu Xian, and the elegant woman on the right was Concubine Dong Shu.
"Your Majesty asked us to invite Madam Shen, but why did you bring Miss Shen with you?" Concubine Xu was a little impatient: "You have been gone for a long time and you haven't come yet. You are really giving me too much face!"
"The general's residence is quite far from the palace," Concubine Dong Shu smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister."
Concubine Xu laughed, "Sister, you're always a good person." Suddenly, she thought of something and smiled mischievously, saying, "Come to think of it, that Miss Shen once admired His Highness the Ninth Prince. Are you so pleased with her that you're defending her like this?"
Concubine Dong Shu's expression froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Sister, you're such a joker. But... since His Majesty has asked you and me to come here, we should get down to business. Miss Shen Wu is just following her mother, so let the palace maid take her out later."
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