Chapter 226 Choice
Four days later, when the Xiao family had been under siege for ten days, there was still no news from Nanyang Prefecture.
Since Prime Minister Zhang couldn't see the emperor, he hoped that Xiao Mo would return soon. Now not only him, but most of the court was looking forward to it!
The emperor was ill and the retired emperor was not in charge of the affairs of state, so the empress dowager was in control of the palace.
What is going on?
If the emperor is no longer able to take over, the emperor emeritus can also take over. After all, the current emperor has no children.
The key point is that no one knows where the emperor has gone. What does Wei want to do?
That day, Hui Xiang hurried in from outside: "Miss! Someone has come from the palace and wants to take you and the old lady away."
"Where is the person?" Shen Shuyao, who was sitting at the desk painting, paused and left a dot of ink in an instant.
"At the gate of the mansion, the palace maid has soldiers clearing the way, and Wuming is leading the guards to stop them from coming in. Now the two sides are in a stalemate and neither dares to take action." Huixiang said hurriedly.
Chen Shuyao's heart sank when she heard this. It had finally come to this.
She knew Wuming was buying them time.
Since seeing the tunnel that day, Chen Shuyao has lived in Jiyunzhai.
It's definitely still in time to go in now. "Where's the old lady? Go find her!"
But after a while, Old Madam Xiao arrived.
"Grandma! Let's go in together!" Shen Shuyao took a few steps forward and held the old woman's hand.
"Yaoyao! Have you ever thought that after we go in, there will still be your mother, your second uncle, your third uncle, your brothers, and your aunts outside..."
"Then let's go together." Chen Shuyao said anxiously.
Where would they be taken at a time like this?
It was clearly said in the palace that Xiao Mo was plotting a rebellion.
Empress Dowager Wei was causing trouble for the emperor, so she could only hide until her man came back.
You can't go no matter who asks you.
"Wuming and his guards are blocking the gate. While those people are still hesitant and dare not take action, Grandmother! Let everyone in the mansion come over! There's room inside."
Chen Shuyao's thoughts were still clear at this time, and she ordered the maid in the courtyard to call someone.
Madam Xiao shook her head and stopped her: "Silly child! It's too late. How could you not meet everyone in the mansion? That would be too abnormal, and the Queen Mother in the palace would not agree. By then, I'm afraid our Chengguo Mansion will be turned upside down, and this Jiyunzhai will no longer be a secret."
After the old lady finished speaking, she said to Huixiang, "Hurry and bring your master in!"
Chen Shuyao listened to the old lady's words, but she understood something instantly. Her eyes reddened: "No! If we want to go in, we all have to go in together."
Madam Xiao sighed, "Grandma is old and can take advantage of her age. They won't do anything to me right now. You are a twin, don't be confused! Go in quickly! Don't cry! Girl!" She touched Chen Shuyao's head and said, "Since that person wants to take us, Grandma is enough."
Madam Xiao left after she finished speaking, and Shen Shuyao wanted to chase her, but she heard a sharp voice coming from outside.
"Old Lady! You've made it so easy for us to find you!"
Chen Shuyao took down the painting with tears in her eyes.
"I am worshiping Buddha in this dining hall. I wonder what the father-in-law wants to see me about?" Old Madam Xiao said indifferently.
The father-in-law felt that the old woman was pretending to be ignorant, so he had to repeat the empress dowager's original words.
"So it's the Queen Mother who invited me. That's really rude. Let me go back to my room and change my clothes." Old Lady Xiao said with a smile after hearing this.
The father-in-law breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that the old woman would refuse to comply and make a scene outside, causing criticism.
However, the eunuch glanced around Madam Xiao and asked, "Where is the wife of the Crown Prince in the mansion?"
"Father-in-law, are you talking about my granddaughter-in-law? She has been feeling unwell every few days since she became pregnant. Now she has difficulty walking and is lying in her room! I think it would be better not to let her go with us. I'm really afraid that if she goes, the Empress Dowager will worry about her health." Old Lady Xiao frowned, and her words were filled with disdain for her own people. She looked sincere as could not be more sincere.
The father-in-law thought that the prince's wife's illness might be false, but the fact that she was pregnant was true.
It is already difficult to take this old lady away now, and it is not necessary to take another one away at this time.
He was also a little afraid of Master Xiao. Even though he was not in the mansion now, who knew when he would come back.
Last time, Prince Chun also thought that he would not come back, but what was the result?
He lost his life.
The eunuch thought about going back and raising this issue with the Empress Dowager. It would not be a bad idea to go to the Duke Cheng's Mansion again to see her attitude.
Chen Shuyao listened to the voices outside gradually fading away, her heart in a knot.
"Master! Shall we go in again?" Huixiang was standing beside Shen Shuyao and could hear the voices outside clearly.
"Wait a moment! We'll go back to Yan Yutang after these people leave." Chen Shuyao whispered.
The old lady has said that. What if Empress Dowager Wei really sends someone to visit the patient tomorrow?
Besides, Chen Shuyao was also worried that if she couldn't be found, Queen Mother Wei would let her mother-in-law take her place.
Huixiang stood aside, watching her master sitting there in a daze with tears on his face, and she felt bad too.
"Master! The old lady will be fine."
"Um."
After sending the old lady away, Wang also came to Jiyunzhai. Seeing Chen Shuyao sitting alone among the paintings without saying a word, she took a towel and wiped her tears while saying, "Don't worry! The old lady told you not to feel pressured. If one person can go, why sacrifice both of them? She said it was for the sake of your unborn child. The old lady's idea is right. Even if my mother faced such a situation, she would make the same choice as the old lady."
Chen Shuyao could no longer hold back and suddenly hugged Wang and sobbed, "I know, but I still feel bad. My husband told me about this tunnel, and I thought that as long as we hid in it, we could hold out until he came back."
Wang looked at the girl in front of her who was crying and her face was broken, and a wave of pity welled up in her heart.
Her Moer!
What are you doing?
Why is there still no news after more than a month?
Xiao Mo, who left the main force and rushed back with only a few hundred guards, couldn't help but sneeze.
Wuying and the prince had been to the capital so many times, but he had never seen his master as anxious as he was now.
Ever since the news that the prince was sent to prison was handed to his master, his brows have never relaxed.
The father-in-law took the old lady to see the Queen Mother Wei. The other party's attitude seemed respectful. "I haven't seen you for some years. I called you here to catch up. Please don't take it to heart."
Madam Xiao also exchanged pleasantries with her. Empress Dowager Wei did not see Chen Shuyao. After listening to the eunuch's report, she just looked at the old lady and smiled, "If you are not feeling well, just stay at home. Why do I have to see her now?"
Then he began to scold the palace maid: "Since the Crown Prince's wife is not convenient to come, just let her be. What are you talking about with me?"
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