Chapter 88 Gu Chenran Didn’t Come Home
Wen Ling looked at Xiaohui and Xiaocong's faces now and found that they had changed compared to before in the slums.
Before, both of them looked miserable, with the corners of their mouths unconsciously drooping, but now, they seem to be full of blessings.
Wen Ling also touched Xiaohui and Xiaocong's heads and said, "They are indeed two great treasures. All the bitterness in this life has been eaten up in advance. There will only be sweetness in the future."
"Your words are more effective than any other blessings!" Old Madam Huo couldn't stop smiling.
When Wen Ling was about to leave, Xiaohui and Xiaocong were a little reluctant and at first they habitually wanted to follow Wen Ling.
Seeing the two children reluctant to leave, Wen Ling smiled and said, "Don't be so reluctant. Tomorrow is the Royal Hunting Conference. You should also be invited to participate. Maybe we will meet again then."
This is indeed true. In order to prevent any further complications, Mrs. Huo went to the palace to find the Queen wearing the clothes of a first-rank lady the day after Xiaohui and Xiaocong arrived.
When the queen found out, she reported it to the emperor immediately.
A loyal family like General Weiwu, where both father and son sacrificed their lives for the country, actually found their descendants. In order to show the emperor's grace, they would be given great attention and rewards.
Therefore, the upcoming Royal Hunting Conference will definitely send out invitations, and will take it very seriously.
Never mind whether it’s sincere or just a face-saving project.
Anyway, with the military support of the mighty general and his three sons, Xiaohui and Xiaocong can live a decent life.
But if the next generation still wants to be decent and glorious, the two children must earn it themselves.
Xiaohui and Xiaocong heard that they could meet again tomorrow, so they happily saw Wen Ling off.
Wen Ling couldn't wait to go home. She originally wanted to find Gu Chenran as soon as she got home and share with him the news that she had successfully obtained Dawn.
As a result, Gu Chenran, who usually waited for her at home, was not at home today.
Wen Ling asked the newly promoted steward in the palace: "Is Gu Chenran not back yet?"
The steward’s surname is Shan. He used to be the steward of a farm outside. Now he has been transferred back to the palace to be the steward.
Manager Shan's entire family works on the farm. They are very considerate and tactful in their work, which saves Wen Ling a lot of trivial matters in managing the palace.
When Manager Shan heard the question, he bowed and said, "The prince hasn't come back yet. I heard from Lu Jian this morning that he went to my grandparents' house to discuss matters."
"Did you go to your grandparents' house to discuss matters?"
Wen Ling then remembered that Gu Chenran seemed to have told her that his maternal grandfather had several uncles who had once been important officials in the imperial court.
But later, due to various reasons, Gu Chenran's three uncles all met with accidents one after another. They either fell into a long coma, became paralyzed from a fall, or had very poor physical condition and were very weak.
Then he felt unsuitable to continue serving as an official and retired from the court.
Gu Chenran's maternal grandfather was once the president of the Hanlin Academy and the emperor's teacher. He had many students all over the world. At the peak of his career, almost half of the court were students of Gu Chenran's maternal grandfather.
Later, after Gu Chenran's grandfather got into trouble when Gu Chenran was eight years old, he fell ill the following year and suffered from headaches that occurred day and night. After the attacks, his headaches were so severe that he had to retire from the court.
After that, Gu Chenran’s three uncles got into trouble one after another.
From then on, the faction of Gu Chenran, the Fourth Prince who had the greatest hope of becoming the crown prince, fell into decline.
These are what Gu Chenran told Wen Ling intermittently. Wen Ling also said at the time that such frequent and concentrated accidents must be due to something wrong with feng shui or something else.
Gu Chenran also asked Wen Ling if he could visit his grandparents' home when he had time.
But since that day, Wen Ling has been very busy every day and she really forgot about this matter.
Thinking of this, Wen Ling stood up and walked out: "Prepare the carriage, let's go to my grandfather's house. He didn't come home so late, and he didn't send anyone back to inform us. Maybe he encountered something."
"Yes!" Butler Shan responded and pulled the carriage that had just been pulled away to the door again.
When Wen Ling was about to get into the car, a familiar-looking nanny came up to her, accompanied by two servants.
As soon as she saw Wen Ling, she smiled and said, "Princess Chen, I am the housekeeper of Xu Shilang's family in the Ministry of Justice. I have something urgent to ask you today..."
Before she could finish her words, Wen Ling walked past her and got into the carriage without even looking at her.
Seeing that the carriage was about to start, she became anxious and quickly stopped in front of Wen Ling's carriage: "Princess Chen, our wife is in trouble. It's urgent. I have to ask you for help. You can't just stand by and watch her die!"
When he heard the sound, he wanted to lift the carriage curtain and go out to curse: "If such a noise were to spread out, wouldn't it damage the Madam's reputation!"
Wen Ling stopped her, and after hearing the sound and lifting the curtain, she seriously asked the Xu family's nanny: "If your wife is really in a life-threatening situation, then go find the government to save your wife, why are you looking for me?
I remember I was just the Princess of Chen. When did I ever work in a government office?
Or was it me who caused the big trouble for your wife? Then you should also bring evidence to the government and ask someone to come find me, instead of standing here and saying that I can't just stand by and watch someone die, right? ”
The Xu family's housekeeper said anxiously, "Because our lady is being haunted by evil spirits, and now you are the only one in the whole capital who has the ability to save our lady. If you don't help, wouldn't that be tantamount to watching her die without help?!"
Wen Ling smiled: "I don't have the ability to save people who have committed evil. If you encounter evil spirits, go to Huguo Temple to ask for help from the abbot, or go to Baiyun Temple to ask for help from the Taoist priest. Don't come to me."
After she finished speaking, she lowered the carriage curtain, and the palace guards forcefully drove the Xu family's housekeeper aside.
The coachman urged the carriage forward.
There were quite a few more onlookers on both sides just now, but they began to disperse at this time.
The Xu family's housekeeper was driven to the side and deliberately shouted loudly: "Didn't Princess Chen run a shop for all things and was known as a great and kind person? How come she didn't save our wife when she was in danger?"
It's a pity that the passers-by were unmoved, because what Wen Ling said just now was right.
When encountering an emergency, look for the police; when encountering evil spirits, look for the abbot or Taoist priest. There are so many people in this world who can solve problems, so it is not the turn of a princess to take action.
No matter what, she is still a princess and has no relationship with your Xu family. Does she have to help you?
The Prince Chen's Mansion acted quickly, and immediately had the guards expel the Xu family's housekeeper.
The Xu family's housekeeper was extremely anxious and angry. If they hadn't spent a lot of money to invite the abbot and the Taoist priest who were helpless in the past four or five days, they would never have invited a woman like Princess Chen.
She didn't expect to be rejected so rudely after coming to invite him. The nanny in charge of the Xu family was so angry that she exaggerated the matter when she returned home.
Mrs. Xu was almost furious when she heard this. Last time they sent the butler to the Wanshiwu to buy the talisman but was refused. This time, the housekeeper went to the door to request it but was also refused. Both times, the reason for refusal was the same.
Madam Xu covered her head which was aching like a splitting headache, her eyes were bloodshot and she gritted her teeth and said, "She is just the princess of a useless prince, and she dares to look down on me like this. I will make her pay!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
