Chapter 207 Death of Liu Qingwan
The capital city was destined to be uneasy on this day. First, Prince Xiao was blocked at the door of a restaurant, and then the Jingwu Guards launched a city-wide search.
In the evening, the young general who was most popular in suppressing the rebellion personally led his men to seal off Chunfeng Tower.
The Xiaoyao Cave, which had grown rapidly in the past two years, was turned upside down in an instant.
The next morning, when people saw the clients being driven out, they discovered several court officials holding important positions.
The men who usually looked righteous and dignified were now in dishevel, with their heads hung down and afraid to see people. Some of them still had lip balm left by prostitutes on their faces.
The onlookers kept mocking him.
Some women who were watching the fun saw their own family and suddenly pointed at one of them and said, "Isn't that the child's uncle?"
Another burst of laughter followed.
A young man who looked like a scholar said, "Do you know that old man from the Hanlin Academy? He wrote a book a while ago to warn people. I read it and I deeply agreed with it. I didn't expect the author of the book to be here. Could he be sharing his own experience?"
People were very happy throughout the morning. While they were surprised, they also had a lot of interesting topics to talk about.
Of course, I fully support Prince Xiao's action of sealing off Chunfeng Tower.
If we continue to tolerate the existence of such a corrupt and filthy person, some officials who should be concerned about the country and the people's livelihood will only indulge in lust and forget the basics.
The imperial court also issued an edict to dismiss these people from office on the spot.
As for those who were not caught, although they managed to escape by luck, they still lived in fear every day.
Liu Qingwan has been under guard since Xiao Mo left, and there is constant noise outside.
The bloodstains on her neck were still there, but now they had dried.
Two maids were talking in low voices in the corridor.
"A lot of soldiers and officers have come outside. I'm afraid this Chunfeng Tower will no longer exist."
"Who cares if it exists or not? What we should worry about most right now is whether you and I will be implicated by that person."
"That shouldn't be the case! We are just trying to make a living." As she spoke, she began to sigh, not caring about the owner inside at all.
Liu Qingwan thought of Mother Xu. After she was moved to the village, she could only seek help from her father who was far away in Ningxia.
Then, a man with a female voice took her away.
She didn't know his real name at that time. The man was dressed in black and the servants around him called him Master.
The man in black asked her to abandon the maidservant around her. Liu Qingwan knew that she had to break with the past and did not fight for anything for Mother Xu.
Up to now, only Mother Xu has truly lived for her, but now she is no longer around.
After such a scandal, she was destined to never return to the Chengguo Mansion, nor could she truly become the Second Young Lady.
Maybe I can keep my life and linger in Zhuangzi for the rest of my life, but what is the difference between such a life and death?
Liu Qingwan was unwilling to accept this.
Later, she heard that Cousin Xu had become the granddaughter of Master Shen. How could someone be so lucky?
After plotting against her and the second aunt of the Xiao family, she lived a better and better life.
Thinking about Shen Jingshu at that time, the woman from the Shen Mansion who rivaled the prince, she did not have a good ending in the end.
It was as if everyone was making way for the orphan girl.
Liu Qingwan still remembers how people around her talked about the dilemma of the young lady when she went to live with her relatives: "The two siblings and an old servant came to the door at dusk, but there was not even a maid to serve them. I am afraid that the young lady had to do all the laundry on the way.
She remembered that she was stunned for a moment, and she couldn't imagine what it was like for a lady who had to wash her own clothes.
But I felt a little relieved, after all, people in the mansion were saying that the two cousins were equally beautiful!
Since Liu Qingwan came to the Duke Cheng's Mansion, not only has she surpassed her cousins in appearance, but even her cousins from the second and third houses have been very caring towards her.
In addition, Liu often expressed her intention to make her niece her daughter-in-law, so no one in the mansion was unkind to her.
But all this changed after Xu Shuyao came.
Liu Qingwan was unhappy with her fourth cousin's special treatment of the orphan from the second house, unhappy with the old lady's preference for Xu Shuyao over her, and even more unhappy with the prince for actually taking the initiative to talk to her...
There were many things she was dissatisfied with, and the more dissatisfied she was, the worse her situation became.
The initial trigger was that her aunt gave up on her and chose another daughter-in-law. Later, even the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Qingyuan was snatched away by Xiao Jinshan.
She had no choice but to turn her attention to Xiao Jinrong, the only one who had a good impression of her.
In order to make her behavior appear more reasonable, she schemed against Xu Shuyao and Xiao Jinrong.
In the end, Liu Qingwan got what she wanted, but it was far from her original plan.
Xu Shuyao perfectly avoided her plan, but she herself was scolded by Chen and felt ashamed.
Her marriage with Xiao Jinrong was originally a calculated one, and their life turned out to be a mess as expected.
But she was unwilling to give up, and when she met her stupid second aunt later, she decided to help her with advice.
But she didn't expect that she would be the one being plotted against in the end!
Liu Qingwan smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly. Perhaps others had misjudged her from the beginning. Cousin Xu was not best at cooking or making shoes, but at delivering a fatal blow.
She looks gentle, but she is as cunning as a fox and has a meticulous mind.
She was not easy to mess with before, but now she has a backer and Prince Xiao is on her side, so Liu Qingwan's reluctance seems like a joke.
But she doesn't want to die!
Even if she had to hide in this filthy place, even if she had to win over the ministers according to her master's wishes, Liu Qingwan still wanted to live.
But Xiao Mo seemed to have known her for a long time. Although he knew about her, he did not seal off Chunfeng Tower. Instead, he kept watching these people jumping around in front of him.
Liu Qingwan thought of the abducted prince's wife and smiled silently. After all, her idea was a good one. As for whether it would succeed or not, she could only leave it to fate.
There is also Liu Lingzhen in the palace. In fact, she sent someone to deliver a letter in yesterday and even threatened her with her identity.
But at the moment, Concubine Zhuang has not said a word, so this path should be blocked.
Liu Qingwan, who was lying on the ground, frowned and thought, and gradually her eyes brightened.
By the way, Madam Yueyi!
She suddenly sat up and said to the two men guarding her, "Go call Prince Xiao! I know a secret! Hurry!"
She laughed as she spoke, with madness and calculation in her eyes.
The two men were hesitant, but as the prince's personal guards, they were also afraid of missing something.
However, just as they walked to the side, the woman made two hoarse sounds, and blood spurted out from her lips as she struggled to hold on to the table beside her.
Liu Qingwan's eyes widened, as if she was unwilling, and then her body fell to the side.
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