Shen Mingzhuang turned his head and was taken aback.
"How did you all end up here?" She subconsciously lowered her voice. Shen Mingrong had already stepped forward and put down the food box in his hand. Another maid also looked up. The girl had long eyebrows that reached her temples, and her eyes and brows could not hide her heroic spirit. At first glance, the demeanor she had was not something a palace maid could possess.
"You guys go first, I'll keep watch at the door."
The girl walked a few steps to the door, but instead of going out, she nervously watched the commotion outside.
Shen Mingzhuang was a little confused about what Shen Mingrong was trying to do. Meeting Shen Mingzhuang's puzzled gaze, Shen Mingrong leaned forward and whispered in his ear, "That's Lu Ming. I heard you were in trouble and I was trying to find a way to rescue you. Lu Ming knows all about it; she's one of our own."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhuang was surprised. Shen Mingrong had actually come to the palace to rescue her?
How could you dare to take such a risk!
Shen Mingzhuang was anxious. She had lost all will to live. She felt that this was fine. Maybe after she died, she could return to her former world, settle things with Jiang Wang, and treat it as a dream.
At this moment, Shen Mingrong got involved, which really surprised her.
"Don't say anything. We don't have much time left. We only have a short while outside. Let's go through the secret passage."
As Shen Mingrong spoke, he reached out to help her up.
"Wait a minute." Shen Mingzhuang stopped Shen Mingrong and said in a deep voice, "Who else knows about this?"
To dare to abduct a living person from the emperor's palace and know about a secret passage is definitely not a simple matter. And as for the two girls alone, she doesn't mean to look down on anyone, but to be realistic, it's unlikely that the two of them have such ability.
"Ninth Sister, it's come to this point, don't worry about these things, let's get out of here first. Do you really want to be locked up here for the rest of your life?"
As she spoke, worried that Shen Mingzhuang might become suspicious, she explained succinctly, "It was something I discussed with the young master. In short, this matter has the support of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion. You helped me out before, and now that you're in trouble, I can't just stand by and do nothing!"
Shen Mingzhuang was greatly surprised. This matter had dragged the entire Rongguo Duke's Mansion into this mess?!
She had only spoken a few good words for the Rongguo Duke's Mansion in front of Jiang Wang. The matter that the second master of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion had done had little to do with the Rongguo Duke himself. She only found out about it after hearing Shi Jiang's explanation, which is why she was willing to help the Rongguo Duke's Mansion. She never expected that Shen Mingrong would still remember her kindness.
“I am already in this state. I am living only to give birth to the child in my womb. I cannot leave now.”
Shen Mingzhuang had already made up her mind. Now that Shen Mingrong and his group had risked their lives to come and rescue her, she could not drag the Rongguo Mansion down with her. The Rongguo Mansion had no obligation to help her, and she did not need anyone to save her from her predicament. She stayed to atone for her sins.
If Jiang Wang listens to what I say, he should send someone to perform a cesarean section to remove the child in the next few days, so I can't leave now.
Shen Mingrong stood there stunned. She gripped Shen Mingzhuang's wrist tightly and said with exasperation, "Do you even know what you're saying? Do you even know how many people outside are working so hard to get you into the palace? If you just say you're not leaving, all our efforts will have been in vain!"
Seeing that Shen Mingzhuang was still unmoved, Shen Mingrong took a deep breath and said, "Pei Jingzhou has returned to the capital. As soon as you leave the palace, someone will meet you and take you out of the city. He is waiting for you at Shili Slope outside the city. Once you go there, you can leave far away, far away, find a place where no one knows you, and be with the person you love. You will never have to worry about these things again. Isn't that good?"
Shen Mingzhuang's expression finally wavered slightly when he heard that name he hadn't heard in a long time.
The Xie family has already fallen, partly because of Jiang Wang's wrath against her. She heard that Pei Jingzhou had been sent far away, but she never expected that he would dare to return to the capital. Hearing Shen Mingrong's words, she couldn't help but smile brightly.
So everyone thought she was in love with Pei Jingzhou?
She used to have a slight liking for Pei Jingzhou, but it was mostly out of self-interest that she was using him. She didn't deserve his attention and affection.
"It should still be in time. You should leave quickly and also pass on a message to Pei Jingzhou. I will try to persuade the Emperor to summon Lord Pei back to the capital, or to send him to a better place. I also hope that he can move on from the past and live a good life as soon as possible."
Shen Mingrong was annoyed that even after all she had said, she was still so unyielding.
Lu Ming, who had been standing by listening to the two talking, turned around and walked over, urging, "If we don't leave now, it will be too late."
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Mingzhuang, her beautiful phoenix eyes carrying a certain pressure. Her long eyelashes fluttered as she looked intently at Shen Mingzhuang: "Are you really not leaving?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Shen Mingzhuang's withered figure and his disproportionately large, protruding belly. A surge of emotion welled up in her chest, and she couldn't bear to see such a beautiful person perish here.
"Why risk your life for a man? Is the imperial heir so important? What do you owe the Jiang family that you have to repay with your life?"
Shen Mingzhuang smiled wryly. Lu Ming, always perceptive, immediately understood when she saw this expression on Shen Mingzhuang's face.
She abandoned her idea of persuading him further, reached out and pulled Shen Mingrong, and said in a deep voice, "Sister-in-law, we have to go."
Upon hearing this, Shen Mingzhuang felt a slight sense of relief and was about to tell them to leave quickly when a voice suddenly rang out from outside: "Your Majesty, you..."
Before the eunuch at the door could finish speaking, hurried footsteps approached. Shen Mingzhuang's expression changed drastically, and he quickly told the two to walk from the back.
But Jiang Wang seemed to have known that someone was there all along. Before the two of them could leave, several guards descended from the sky, and Jiang Wang walked in from the front.
Shen Mingzhuang took a deep breath. It seemed that Shen Mingrong's idea of a flawless plan was just an illusion. Perhaps Jiang Wang had noticed them from the beginning, and their entry into the palace today was nothing more than catching turtles in a jar.
Shen Mingzhuang stepped forward, grabbed Jiang Wang's sleeve, and struggled in his eyes. "Let them go. I won't leave. Just pretend this never happened."
Jiang Wang narrowed his eyes, instantly exuding a dangerous aura.
Are you trying to negotiate with me?
Shen Mingzhuang swallowed hard, his fingertips trembling slightly. "They're after me, not His Majesty. Once I'm dead, all this will be over."
Hearing the word "death" come from her mouth, Jiang Wang's face immediately darkened. He grabbed her shoulder from behind, and the feeling of her thin, bony body hurt him once again.
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