Chapter 224 The Xiao Family is Besieged
"Brother!" Seeing Shu Heng just looking at her without saying anything, Shen Shuyao couldn't help but call out.
Xu Shuheng heard his elder sister calling him and smiled shyly: "What?"
"You're going to be an uncle." Shen Shuyao said with a smile.
"Well, I know. Will he bother you?" Shu Heng walked to his elder sister and asked softly.
"Not yet, but it should be soon."
Qiao Wei came to Yan Yu Tang. The baby in her belly was more than four months old and had just started to move.
Once, Chen Shuyao put her hand on her belly and clearly felt a bulge there.
The brother and sister smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Then Shen Shuyao asked about Adi's studies and his daily life in Yiyuan, and mentioned the grandfather who planted green peonies: "What does he do now?"
Xu Shuheng smiled and said, "In addition to teaching the three of us, the Grand Tutor also grows vegetables."
Chen Shuyao had seen Zhu Hongyuan in Yiyuan before. I heard that he was recently sick from anger, so he probably didn't have the energy to run to the Shen Mansion!
People are selfish. Since she married into the Xiao family, she would naturally consider issues from the Xiao family's perspective. I personally think that the emperor is too narrow-minded.
When I first met him in Yiyuan, he looked like a very free and easy man.
Shen Shuyao shook her head.
Zhu Hongyuan is sick, so what about Cui Zhaoran?
She hasn't seen him since the last time at Yunxiu Villa.
Next, Ruan stayed in Songhe Hall to chat with Wang and the old lady, while Chen Shuyao took her younger brother and elder brother for a leisurely stroll around the mansion.
When they reached a secluded place, she whispered, "Brother, please go back and tell father to think twice before doing anything and not to get involved in other people's traps.
Shen Shaoyu was stunned when he heard this, "Why do you say that, sister?"
Chen Shuyao said with a worried look on her face: "The situation in the Chengguo Mansion is not optimistic now. I am afraid that someone will use you as a raft."
Shen Shaoyu also nodded in agreement, "I see, maybe my father has already realized this. I see that he has stopped going out for social events recently."
The people from the Shen Mansion stayed until very late before returning.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was late December. It had been more than twenty days since Xiao Mo set out for Nanyang Prefecture.
During this period, Shen Shuyao only received one letter, which was sent six days after he left.
They were probably still en route to Nanyang Prefecture when the man recounted the hardships of the march: "The weather had suddenly changed over the past two days. To avoid being stranded in the mountains during the heavy snow, my husband and the soldiers had traveled day and night, finally finding a suitable place to camp." It was freezing cold, and I missed the bunk bed in Yan Yutang so much. "Where's Yaoyao? Did you miss me a little?"
After receiving the letter, Chen Shuyao noticed that "a little" was added later, and couldn't help but smile.
She still remembered the last time the man came back from the battlefield and asked: Have you ever worried about me?
Chen Shuyao’s answer was: Never.
At the same time, Zhu Hongyuan in the capital was already terminally ill.
Seeing that Xiao Mo had been in Nanyang Prefecture for almost a month, but there was no news at all, people in the court and the country were inevitably anxious.
Empress Dowager Wei stayed in the Purple Palace every day. At first, the Prime Minister could occasionally see the emperor, but later he was blocked outside the door when he asked for an audience. He was told that the emperor was ill and needed to rest and recuperate.
Then things started to go wrong.
Zhang Jiming thought that since the emperor wouldn't let him see him, then he could go find the retired emperor Zhu Yanqing, right?
As a result, Zhu Yanqing also closed the door and refused visitors.
There were obviously more guards in the palace, but they were all new faces that I didn't recognize.
After Xiao Mo left, Wang Shaowei, who was originally from the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, took the position of deputy commander of the imperial guards. Unexpectedly, he was thrown into prison for defying the imperial power.
After Wang knew about this, she became even more worried. She could hardly bear it anymore as she hadn't heard from her son for such a long time.
Fortunately, Mr. Xiao Er still had his job as the seventh-rank deputy commander of the Nancheng Military Division, so he could go out every day to get some information. Otherwise, Wang wouldn't even know that her nephew was in trouble.
One day, after Chen Shuyao got up, she saw the little maid Cai Cai hurriedly walking in from outside, "Miss! Something bad has happened!"
Just as Madam Zheng was about to open her mouth to scold someone, she looked so flustered that her heart immediately began to tighten.
There is still no news from the prince, I hope it’s not something bad.
"What's wrong?" Although Chen Shuyao was sitting, her hand was tightly grasping a hairpin on the dressing table, which had left a clear red mark.
"A lot of soldiers and officers came outside, saying that the prince is rebelling!"
Shen Shuyao's face turned pale, "Where are the officers and soldiers? Are they coming in?"
"No, they are just gathered outside." Cai Cai said hurriedly.
If you said it the other way around, why do you just surround it without taking any measures?
Chen Shuyao sneered, "Did you hear the people outside say who ordered the siege?"
"It's the emperor's order." Wang also came over at this time.
She must have walked too fast, and a thin layer of sweat had already appeared on her forehead.
In addition to Wang, the next person to come over was Wuming.
Wuming brought some useful information: "Madam! I received a letter and heard that even Prime Minister Zhang can't see the emperor now. The Empress Dowager is now in charge of the palace."
"What I mean is that the siege of the mansion was the Empress Dowager's idea. What explanation did those people give? Tell me everything in detail!" At this moment, Chen Shuyao was not so anxious anymore. There was no point in being anxious anyway.
"They said there's been no news from the Crown Prince yet. I'm afraid he's been recruited by Zhu Ruilin." Wuming said in a low voice.
With such a large family from the capital here, how could he escape?
This is ridiculous!
How could Xiao Mo possibly rebel?
Even if they wanted to rebel, they would have done it in the capital long ago!
He led so many imperial guards, so why did he need to leave his family and run to Nanyang Prefecture to rebel?
But there is no point in thinking about these things at this time.
Seeing that she kept asking questions and her thoughts were very clear, Wang suddenly felt that all her previous worries were unnecessary.
"You are still pregnant, don't be angry! Take your time! Since you are just surrounding her, mother believes in Mo'er!" Wang comforted her.
Chen Shuyao looked at Wuming: "Is that what you mean?"
She guessed that Wuming had followed Xiao Mo for so long that he should know something about the underground.
Wuming nodded: "We can only wait and see. I also believe in the prince."
"Then let's go to Songhe Hall to see the old lady!" said Wang.
Soon Wuming brought people to escort them to Songhe Hall.
"You're here?" The old lady glanced at Chen Shuyao and her eldest daughter-in-law. Her face was calm, just like she had greeted them countless times before.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law nodded, and when they went in, they saw that all the masters of the mansion were there.
Not only were the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Chen and Liu present, but there were also two masters and a young master who were stopped from going to work.
Everyone stayed in Songhe Hall, but there was no longer the relaxed laughter and chatter as before.
Chen Shuyao thought about the Empress Dowager's purpose. It was okay to surround them like this for now. What she was most afraid of was that the other party would suddenly summon them to the palace or somewhere else.
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