The war god prince climbs the wall every night, and the princess is angry

The moonlight is bright and the evening breeze is cool.

When Shen Qionghua returned to the Shen Mansion in the night, the moon was already high in the sky.

These days, Shen Qionghua has been going to Prince Rui's Mansion early and returning late every day to take care of Xie Nanyuan. She is exhausted both physically and mentally.

Even though there are many guards and servants in the Prince Rui's Mansion, she doesn't have to do everything herself, but taking care of patients is extremely exhausting.

Xie Nanyuan felt sorry for Shen Qionghua and asked her to have a good rest instead of going to Prince Rui's Mansion all day.

But seeing Xie Nanyuan's gradually weakening body, how could Shen Qionghua stay in the Shen Mansion with peace of mind?

Shen Qionghua held Shaoyao's hand and quickened her pace, wanting to return to her yard as soon as possible and take a hot bath to relieve her fatigue. However, she was stopped after taking a few steps.

"Miss!"

Shen Qionghua paused, looked in the direction of the sound, and saw the maid standing under the tree.

Hmm, he looks familiar. He is the person in A Niang's room.

He is here so late, he is definitely not strolling around, he must be waiting for her here on orders from his mother.

Given A-niang's personality, she had to send someone here to wait for her to return home so late at night. Something must have happened.

Thinking of this, Shen Qionghua turned around and asked, "Is there something wrong, Madam?"

As expected, the servant immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss, Madam asked me to wait for you here. She said that after you return home, she would ask you to go to Madam's courtyard. She said she has something important to discuss with you."

Shen Qionghua's eyes narrowed slightly, and she immediately walked towards Lin Wanru's yard.

Shaoyao and her servants hurried to follow.

It's getting late, the dew is heavy, and the breeze is blowing.

A heavy rain during the day made the night air seem damp and a little chilly.

In the dark night, the courtyard, which should have blended into the night, was now brightly lit, indicating the owner's anxiety.

The door creaked open and Shen Qionghua walked in, swept by the damp and cold air.

Lin Wanru was originally pacing nervously and anxiously in the room. When she saw Shen Qionghua come in, she breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to greet him.

"Mom, it's so late. What important matter do you want to talk to your daughter about?" Shen Qionghua asked with a puzzled look.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Wanru grabbed his wrist with considerable force.

"You all go down, I have something to say to the young lady alone." Lin Wanru said to the maid in the room.

"Yes, ma'am." The maidservant responded and retreated.

Seeing that everyone had left, Lin Wanru was still a little worried, so she let go of Shen Qionghua's hand, walked to the door, locked it tightly, and then came back to hold Shen Qionghua's hand and walked inside.

He looks like a thief.

Shen Qionghua couldn't help laughing at what she saw, and a smile appeared on her face.

"Mother, what are you doing? This is the Shen family, our own mansion. Why do we have to be so secretive?"

Lin Wanru said nothing, but still pulled Shen Qionghua towards the inner room.

Shen Qionghua was somewhat helpless and could only let Lin Wanru pull her and follow.

Only after they entered the inner room did Lin Wanru let go of Shen Qionghua's hand.

She glanced around, and the calmness she had forced on her face suddenly collapsed. She tremblingly took out a piece of letter paper from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Qionghua.

Her voice was filled with panic and helplessness. "Hua Jie'er, today, when Mom went out to buy something, a little beggar gave this to me. Take a look and see if the contents inside are real."

"If it's true, what should we do?"

Shen Qionghua took the letter with some indifference, opened it with her bare hands, lowered her eyes to look at it, and then her face changed drastically...

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The room was filled with silence. In the boundless darkness, the dim flame of a tiny candle flickered, casting a sharp light on the white porcelain teacup, which was a bit eerie.

In the beauty tent, Shen Qionghua, dressed in a plain white nightgown, lay quietly, her hands folded on her abdomen, looking well-behaved and quiet.

Suddenly, the green knuckles as white as jade suddenly curled up and clenched the quilt under his hand, and the steady breathing in the tent suddenly became extremely cramped.

Shen Qionghua's rosy face immediately turned pale, and a layer of fine and dense sweat beads appeared on her smooth and plump forehead, as if she was trapped in a terrible nightmare.

She kept shaking her head, her breathing becoming more and more short, "No, don't - it hurts -"

Shen Qionghua suddenly opened her eyes, her face full of horror. The biting pain from being burned by the fire seemed to still cling to her body, lingering for a long time.

She stood stiffly, and only came to her senses when the voice of Shaoyao, who was on guard outside, came through the window lattice and bed curtains.

"Peony, I'm fine, you don't need to come in." Shen Qionghua said, and the outside returned to peace.

But Shen Qionghua's heart could not calm down. She sat up hastily, opened the bed curtain, got off the couch, and staggered towards the round table.

It was not until the cold tea went down her throat and the coolness surged into her brain that Shen Qionghua's mind became a little clearer.

Just now, she had a dream and dreamt of the last painful and helpless time in her previous life.

She went through a lot of torture and thought she would see the light at the end of the tunnel, but her hope was ultimately shattered when she learned the truth about the Shen family's destruction.

Filled with grief and anger, she used up her last bit of strength and killed Xie Qian'an and Zhou Lingyi by surprise, then dragged her exhausted body to commit suicide.

The nightmare that had almost disappeared from my mind with the overthrow of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion and the An Prince's Mansion came back to haunt me tonight.

The picture was as clear as when he was reborn, but Shen Qionghua's brain was not blinded by hatred like when he was just reborn. A feeling of resentment filled his heart.

My mind was clear and calm, and when I thought back to that scene, I suddenly realized some things that were wrong that I had not noticed before.

In his previous life, Zhou Lingyi married Xie Qian'an in the Eastern Palace, so he moved her from the secret room of the Yongning Earl's Mansion to the Eastern Palace.

But the palace was heavily guarded, and how could the guards fail to notice that a person who could not move freely was being transported into the East Palace?

If this matter was arranged by Xie Qian'an, it would not be surprising. The mother and son have been operating in the palace for many years. It would be a piece of cake for them to transport her into the East Palace quietly and without anyone noticing.

But Zhou Lingyi was different.

Even though Zhou Lingyi could act tyrannically in Prince An's Mansion, that day was not only their wedding day, but also the day Xie Qian'an was canonized as the crown prince.

The wedding venue was in the Eastern Palace, and it was Zhou Lingyi's first time to enter the Eastern Palace.

Even though Zhou Lingyi had been summoned by Concubine Zhou and had entered and left the palace many times, he was only confined to Concubine Zhou's Yanx Palace and was not familiar with other palaces, let alone the extremely sensitive Eastern Palace.

So, without the help of Concubine Zhou and her son to cover up, how could Zhou Lingyi be so successful in hiding her from everyone and transporting her into the Eastern Palace?

Unless... someone is helping her secretly.

And the fire before his death, the sharp arrow that shot down the big red lantern and caused the fire...

The reason why she chose to commit suicide after killing the two people was, firstly, because her body was already exhausted and barely breathing, and she was determined to die and didn't want to live anymore.

Secondly, given her status at the time, if she killed the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, even if she didn't commit suicide, she would surely face a fate worse than death.

When Zhou Lingyi and Xie Qian'an came to the ruined courtyard, they brought palace maids and eunuchs with them.

However, they all felt that she was no longer a threat, so they asked the palace maids and eunuchs to guard her not far away outside the courtyard and did not get close to her.

She was tortured beyond recognition and had little strength left, so she killed Xie Qian'an and Zhou Lingyi by slashing their vital points with a knife while they were off guard, and then used her last bit of strength to commit suicide.

At that time, I just felt happy, but now when I think about it carefully, if the palace maids and eunuchs found out about the situation here and called the imperial physician in time, they might be able to save the person.

But another fire happened to prevent the palace maids and eunuchs from getting close to Zhou Lingyi and Xie Qian'an.

The existence of that sharp arrow is enough to prove that the fall of the big red lantern was not an accident and the fire was man-made.

Someone wanted to kill Xie Qian'an and Zhou Lingfu. Even if they didn't die at her hands, the person behind the scenes would make them die in the sea of ​​fire.

What's more... the falling of a lantern can instantly cause a sea of ​​fire, which proves that the dilapidated courtyard has been tampered with.

The person behind the scenes who was able to manipulate things within the Eastern Palace, profit from Xie Qian'an's death, and absolutely not arouse suspicion...

Holding the letter in his sleeve, Shen Qionghua had a figure in his mind and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Early the next morning, Shen Qionghua took a carriage to the Ruiwang Mansion...