sjar Chapter 536 Something unexpected happened?
Chapter 536 Something unexpected happened?
Xiao Qingxi looked at Shen Wantang's neatly arranged hair and her wrinkle-free skirt, and suddenly realized that in such a chaotic and heart-pounding situation tonight, she was still able to remain calm and elegant, without a trace of panic from inside to outside.
Then she looked down at herself and found that her clothes were on backwards and one of her shoes was missing on the way to Shaoguangyuan.
As soon as she heard that the Duke's Mansion was plotting a rebellion, she ran to her father and mother in a panic. Although they were unconscious, she felt that only by running to them could she feel a little more at ease.
Seeing Shen Wantang turning around to leave, she couldn't help but call her, "Hey, Shen Wantang, where are you going? As a daughter-in-law, shouldn't you stay with me to guard our father and mother? Are you going to be a deserter?"
Shen Wantang turned around and said, "I think you always like to escape and want to be a deserter, so you are afraid of me running away? Your fear is written on your face, so stop pretending."
After she finished speaking, she walked away.
Xiao Qingxi almost fainted from anger. She angrily asked Madam Kang, "Madam, is there fear on my face? I think Shen Wantang is blind. I am very calm and not afraid at all! It is impossible for the Duke's Mansion to succeed in the rebellion. The entire Gu family will be executed! The world of Dafeng still belongs to my Xiao family!"
Looking at her disheveled appearance with her long hair disheveled and her clothes on backwards, Nanny Kang could not help but sigh. Her master said that she was calm and composed. It was ok for her to deceive others, but why did she deceive herself?
She had clearly wanted to find a place to hide before, saying that she would come out after the outcome of the battle between the palace and the Duke's Mansion had been decided.
She was extremely worried: "My dear, I don't know what's going on in the palace now. Why did the Duke's Mansion suddenly rebel? Could it be that the Crown Prince didn't choose the eldest daughter of the Gu family as the Crown Princess, which completely angered the Gu family?"
Xiao Qingxi snorted coldly: "It must be! Gu Qianning dreamed of marrying the prince and becoming the crown princess, and becoming the queen in the future, but the prince didn't want her at all. She must have been so angry that she insisted on asking the Duke of Zhenguo to rebel!"
Nanny Kang was choked for a moment. The master's brain was really... not very useful!
How could it be possible that Gu Qianning wanted to rebel, and the Duke of Zhenguo also wanted to rebel, given the heinous crime of confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan?
This is at most the last straw that broke the camel's back, and it will never be the main cause.
"Mammy, send someone to the palace right now!"
"What? Now?"
"Of course, now is the time. Go to the palace and find out what the fight is like and who has the upper hand!"
"Master, if we send someone into the palace now, wouldn't that be sending them to their deaths? People outside are killing each other like crazy. If we send someone out, it's hard to say whether they can make it to the palace alive."
"If one dies, then send more! I don't believe that no one can come back alive! Go quickly, I want to know the current situation in the palace, especially--"
Xiao Qingxi couldn't help but grit his teeth: "Especially the Queen Mother's situation!"
It would be best to let the people from the Duke’s Mansion kill the Queen Mother!
Nanny Kang couldn't persuade her, so she had no choice but to go out and call a few guards.
She looked at the young faces of the guards and felt a little sorry for them, but she could only obey their orders: "The eldest lady has ordered that the few of you go to the palace now and find out the situation in the palace, especially the situation of the queen mother. You must bring back news."
The guards were all shocked. They were asked to enter the palace at this time? Wasn't this obviously asking them to die?
The eldest lady doesn't treat them as human beings!
However, none of them dared to say no, and they didn't even dare to question it, otherwise they might be beaten to death by the eldest lady. There were more than one or two guards who died at the hands of the eldest lady.
The guards gritted their teeth, turned around and walked out without saying a word.
There was a sense of tragedy on their faces, for they all knew what was waiting for them once they stepped out of the palace.
However, when they reached the gate, they were stopped.
The one who stopped them was the chief steward.
Behind the chief steward stood the Crown Prince's wife.
The guards were shocked. It was raining in the night sky, and the Crown Prince's wife didn't take shelter from the rain, but was guarding the gate in person? !
Wasn't she afraid of danger? Wasn't she afraid that if the Duke's Mansion succeeded in the rebellion, they would bring people to the Prince's Mansion to kill them? Shouldn't she hide in the Ning Wangfei's courtyard, like Xiao Qingxi did?
Shen Wantang walked forward slowly, his eyes swept across the faces of several guards, and asked calmly: "You guys, are you the guards of the eldest lady?"
"Yes."
"Where are you going?"
"This……"
"Tell me! Where are you going?"
"Reporting to the Crown Princess, the eldest lady sent a few of us to the palace to check the situation there."
Shen Wantang frowned. She knew that Xiao Qingxi was stupid, but she didn't expect her to be so stupid!
Is she crazy to send someone to the palace to investigate at this time? Isn't this putting Prince Ning's mansion on the fire?
Moreover, as soon as these guards approach the palace, they will be shot to death by arrows!
"No one is allowed to go out tonight!"
Shen Wantang said coldly, "Everyone, go back and do what you need to do! Tell Xiao Qingxi that it was me who said that everything in the palace must be done according to my orders. No one can go out to investigate without my permission! It's very tense outside, and going out means death. If Xiao Qingxi wants to know the situation in the palace, she can go in and see for herself. If she wants to go, I will never stop her!"
The guards were suddenly surprised and happy. The Crown Princess wouldn't let them out?
Is your life saved?
That's great! The Crown Prince's Consort is indeed the best person in the entire Ning Wang Mansion! No wonder everyone in the mansion is willing to be loyal to her. It turns out that she is really reliable. She treats them as human beings. She won't let them die!
They were extremely grateful, and several of them said "yes" in unison, then went back to Shaoguang Courtyard to find Xiao Qingxi to pass on the message.
After Shen Wantang saw them leave, he instructed the chief steward: "Chief steward Liu, send someone to inspect the mansion to see if there is anything unusual."
The chief steward was very respectful to Shen Wantang. After hearing her instructions, he immediately sent people to inspect.
Du Juan stood beside Shen Wantang holding an umbrella and reminded her in a low voice: "Princess, the rain is getting heavier and heavier. Your shoes are wet. Do you want to go back to our yard to take shelter from the rain and change into a pair of dry shoes?"
Shen Wantang was so worried about the outcome of the fight that he didn't even notice that his shoes were wet.
She shook her head: "It will still be wet even if I change it, unless I stay at home. There's no need to change it, and I won't go back to our yard. I'll just stay here." She wanted to be the first to know the result.
After she finished speaking, she looked up in the direction of the palace. The sounds of fighting there seemed to have weakened, and even the flames had become dimmer.
Shen Wantang frowned slightly. Has the winner been decided? No more fighting?
This shouldn't be the case. It can't be that fast.
Has something happened?