A farmer's daughter who traveled through time: Marrying a sickly man

Xia Tian warned Ningxiang and Ningxue, "If that day ever comes, you two will not be considered members of the Marquis' Mansion with your indentures, and naturally nothing will happen to you.

Cuiyun and the others gave it to Ningxiang. If anything goes wrong, give it to them. If nothing goes wrong, give it to me when the time comes."

Ningxiang and Ningxue nodded.

As long as you don’t chase them away!

Xia Tian opened the box again and took out ten silver notes, each worth 100 taels. "These are 500 taels each. Take them first, just in case."

"Madam, we don't need this, right?" Ningxue was a little anxious. It was like they were breaking up.

"This is just in case! Take it first, so you can take care of it if you go out." Xia Tian asked the two to accept it.

She was also afraid that if their house was really raided one day, they would have some money to keep themselves safe when they got out.

She has her own space, and the money she earns from it is enough to provide her with a comfortable life.

No one went out in the mansion that day, and Xia Tian couldn't concentrate on painting, so he simply wrote a letter to Xia Yang in the warm room.

It's already May, and she hasn't received a reply from Xia Yang since she sent the letter last year.

I don't know what the situation is like over there?

Are you coming to Beijing to see her?

Xia Tian wrote to him asking him not to come to the capital for the time being, and to wait until she had completely established herself here.

What's more, in the current situation, she doesn't know whether she can wait until he comes to Beijing. If something happens, it's better not to let them know.

After a day of anxiety at home, Liu didn't come back until very late. Everyone was scared, especially the old lady, who was extremely anxious.

Especially since it was almost time for dinner and Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian had not returned yet, people started to speculate for no reason.

Could it be that something really happened, and both Wu'an Hou and Shen Nian were detained by the emperor?

It was not until it was completely dark that Wu Anhou and Shen Nian returned.

Seeing Shen Nian coming back, Xia Tian anxiously went to meet him, "Brother Shen, why are you back so late?"

Normally, the shift ends around dinner time, but today it was an hour late.

"I was delayed by something." Shen Nian said calmly.

"Have you had dinner?"

"not yet."

"Then let's eat first!" Xia Tian saw that Shen Nian looked tired, and quickly ordered Ningxiang and others to serve the food.

After Shen Nian finished his meal, Xia Tian pulled him aside and began to ask, "Brother Shen, did you know that Liu was taken away by Captain He of the Imperial Guard today?"

"Yeah, I know." Shen Nian's eyebrows were indifferent.

"Then do you know why the emperor is looking for her? Why hasn't she come back yet?" Xia Tian asked the doubts in his heart.

Now that Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian are back, there shouldn't be anything serious, otherwise they would definitely not be allowed to come back.

Shen Nian was silent for a while before he said, "Assassinate the emperor."

"What?" Xia Tian looked incredulous, and it took him a long time to find his voice. "You said Liu was taken away because she tried to assassinate the emperor?"

"Yeah." Shen Nian nodded slightly, with no emotion on his face.

Xiatian opened his mouth halfway and didn't react for a long time!

Liu assassinated the emperor?

Isn’t this a major event that will exterminate nine generations of a clan?

How could she do such a thing?

Is there any misunderstanding?

Besides, why would she assassinate the emperor?

"Could this be a mistake?" Xia Tian still didn't quite believe it.

If Liu had really assassinated the emperor, would Wu'an Hou and Shen Nian be released? They would definitely be imprisoned together.

"Not sure." Shen Nian didn't dare to tell the truth.

In fact, the emperor had asked him and Marquis Wu'an to inquire about this matter today. Originally, this was just his guess, but he didn't expect that he guessed it right.

Liu did send someone to assassinate him, but the target was not the emperor, but him.

That's why he and his father can go home temporarily today.

It all depends on the Emperor's decision.

But Liu estimated that there was no hope for her to go home for the time being.

"Will we be implicated?" Xia Tian leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"It shouldn't be." Shen Nian was actually not sure about this. Although the emperor trusted him very much, the emperor was the emperor and the minister was the minister. He was not sure that he could guess the emperor's thoughts.

However, the fact that they were able to return today shows that the emperor has not yet put the blame on them for Liu's mistakes.

Besides, when the emperor was assassinated, he and Xia Tian tried their best to protect the emperor. No matter how much he was implicated, it should not be fatal!

"That's good!" Xia Tian patted his chest, as long as he wouldn't be implicated.

The next day, Shen Nian went to the morning court as usual.

Liu still didn't come back.

When paying respects to the old lady in her room, the atmosphere in the whole house was very depressed.

The child who usually chatters a lot has become much quieter today.

The old lady's face was even darker. She said a few words casually and let them go.

Xia Tian guessed that the old lady should have learned some information from Marquis Wu'an.

The second and third wives are also the same. I heard that the second and third masters went to see Marquis Wu'an last night.

I guess I know almost everything about Liu's situation.

As soon as she left the house, the Second Madam called her, "Xia girl, have you heard about what happened with your eldest sister-in-law?"

"Well, the prince mentioned it when he came back last night." Xia Tian said in a low voice.

"It's better to prepare for some things early." The second lady suggested.

"I understand, Second Aunt." Xia Tian understood.

This is to let her arrange a way out as early as possible, so that she will have room for maneuver if she is implicated.

Seeing that she understood what she said, the second lady stopped talking and left in a hurry.

I guess he went to arrange a retreat.

Xia Tian also returned to Jinglan Garden.

Liu didn't come back for three consecutive days.

However, Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian returned home as usual and attended the morning court again.

Everyone in the mansion is now confused about what is going on.

Although Liu didn't come back, she didn't know the specific situation.

But Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian went to the morning court every day as if nothing had happened.

So is this a problem or not?

The atmosphere in the mansion suddenly became turbulent!

Just when everyone was still speculating, Captain He brought the Imperial Guards to the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion again and took Shen Ke away.

This made the already tense atmosphere even more tense.

The old lady also temporarily stopped them from paying their respects and only told everyone to stay in the yard for the next few days and not run around.

This whole thing made everyone panic.

Shen Ke never came back on the day he was taken away.

In fact, what they didn't know was that the emperor had found out the reason why he was assassinated on the way back to Beijing after offering sacrifices to heaven at Lingxiao Mountain. The mastermind behind this was none other than Lady Liu, the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an.

When Captain He found out about this, he was a little bit unconvinced. He always thought that a minister or a royal prince wanted to assassinate the emperor and seize the throne.

So during this period of time, I have been secretly investigating these officials, trying to find out who is behind the scenes.

I never thought of it as a woman!

That's why it took so long to come back.

The emperor naturally didn't believe it, but the results of the investigation forced him to believe it.

The reason why Wu'an Hou and Shen Nian were not detained was because they believed that they would not do such a heinous thing.

But why would a woman like Liu want to assassinate her?

The emperor couldn't figure it out, and for the sake of Marquis Wu'an and Shen Nian, he didn't surround Marquis Wu'an's mansion, but just asked Captain He to quietly take the people away for questioning.