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

Shen Qionghua's pupils trembled, and she raised her head to look at the man holding the sword.

Xie Qi'an smiled at her and explained, "I think what Miss Shen said makes a lot of sense. Anyone who can come up with such a plan must be a spy sent by the enemy country to our Great Yue Kingdom. He wants to take this opportunity to sneak into the Marquis' Mansion and wait for an opportunity to act. It's better to kill him just in case."

The casual tone was as if what had just been killed was not a human, but an insignificant ant.

Xie Qianan drew out the bloody sword and handed it to his subordinate. He took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off his hands and said coldly, "Drag him away."

Soon, the area in front of the Yongning Marquis Mansion was cleared.

"I was saying it, how could His Royal Highness Prince An, a gentleman as virtuous as jade, kill people so casually? Turns out he's a spy from the enemy country."

"That spy even tried to sneak into the Yongning Marquis's residence. Fortunately, Prince An had a keen eye, otherwise who knows what would have happened."

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness Prince An is really amazing!"

Shen Qionghua listened to the people's admiration, closed her eyes tightly, and dug her nails deep into her palms.

She was careless. The current Prince An was even more ruthless than she knew in her previous life.

Being targeted by such people, she needs to plan carefully to prevent these beasts from taking desperate measures.

Letting out a light breath, Shen Qionghua snorted coldly in the tone of a spoiled young lady.

"Your Highness is truly arbitrary. He brought the person back to the Yongning Marquis's residence without confirming his identity. When he discovered it was an imposter, he killed him without even conducting a thorough interrogation."

Xie Qi'an carefully observed Shen Qionghua's expression, and after confirming that she was simply complaining, he smiled and said, "This is what I should do. As a member of the royal family, I should protect the people. Even if there is even the slightest possibility that they are spies from the enemy country, I cannot let them go."

Bah! How shameless!

Knowing that this matter would definitely end in nothing today, Shen Qionghua didn't want to get involved with it any further.

"Your Highness is truly amazing, with a discerning eye. He was able to tell at a glance that this woman was a spy from the enemy nation. Qionghua is ashamed of herself."

"I just hope that Your Highness will be more cautious next time. After all, Your Highness and I are strangers. If something like this happens again, I'm afraid that sword will be stuck in my body."

Regardless of Xie Qi'an's expression, he turned to Lin and said, "Since my aunt is here, I will go and pay my respects to my mother."

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and left.

……

Yunmengxuan.

Lin Wanru was lying on the bed in plain clothes, tears falling like raindrops.

After a sleepless night, her pretty face not only did not look haggard, but instead revealed a sense of fragility and softness.

Shaoyao stood by the bed holding a bowl of medicine, her eyes red.

"Madam, please drink a little. The wife of the Marquis of Yongning has sent someone to look for the young lady. If the young lady returns and you fall ill, she will blame herself."

Lin Wanru, however, didn't listen at all and just kept crying.

"It's all my fault. If I had been in good health and gone with my sisters to burn incense, Hua'er wouldn't have disappeared. If anything had happened to Hua'er, I wouldn't be alive either."

This was the scene Shen Qionghua saw as soon as she opened the door, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Auntie——"

"My Hua'er—"

Shen Qionghua suddenly threw herself into Lin Wanru's arms and burst into tears, as if she wanted to cry out all the pain and regret from her previous life.

She is really back!

Mother is not dead yet!

She still has a chance to change all this!

The crying stopped.

"Hua Jie'er, what happened? How did you get back?" Lin Wanru held her daughter's hand tightly and asked in detail what happened.

She is weak, cannot stand stimulation, and has a simple mind.

Shen Qionghua was afraid that she would reveal her true identity when facing Lin, so she repeated her previous words and did not reveal the conspiracy of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion.

Shaoyao on the side seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Others didn't know, but she knew. If the young lady had come back last night, Gancao and Fuling who stayed in Liuyun Pavilion would definitely come to inform her.

As she was hesitating, she received a look from her mistress and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

But even so, Lin Wanru was still very frightened after hearing it, and it took her a long time to recover.

She held Shen Qionghua's hand tightly and reminded her, "We have just arrived in the capital less than three months ago and are unfamiliar with the place. You should bring more people with you when you go out in the future."

Shen Qionghua quickly responded.

"And your aunt is also very worried about you. She has been busy sending people to look for you, and even alarmed His Royal Highness Prince An. We should thank her very much."

Shen Qionghua felt even more uncomfortable when she saw her mother's grateful expression.

My mother is kind-hearted and was well protected by my father after she got married. She has a simple mind and her thoughts are almost always written on her face.

She always remembered the help Lin gave her in times of crisis, otherwise she would not have rushed to the capital six months after her father's death, even though she was bedridden and never left the house, because of a letter from Lin.

Little did she know that times have changed and people's hearts have changed. Lin was no longer the elder sister who protected her in every way.

She was now a she-wolf! And the three of them, mother and child, were the most delicious food in her eyes. If they weren't careful, they would be devoured!

Lin Wanru was still sick. Shen Qionghua helped her drink her medicine, watched her fall asleep, and then returned to her own yard.

As soon as the gate was closed, Shen Qionghua's face darkened.

"Someone, come! Drag Baizhi away and give her thirty lashes!"

Bai Zhi, who had just gotten out of bed and was looking impatient, suddenly raised her head and said in disbelief, "Miss, you actually want to hit me! What gives you the right to hit me? What did I do wrong?"

The maids Shaoyao, Gancao, and Fuling were all startled and quickly knelt down.

The Shen family has always treated their servants well, and this is the first time they have been beaten with a stick.

"You get up."

Shen Qionghua helped the three of them up and looked coldly at Bai Zhi, who was stiff-necked and angry, and she wished she could strangle her to death.

These four girls grew up with her. Although they are master and servant in name, they are as close as sisters in her heart.

The Shen family was wealthy and powerful, with few masters, and the father treated his servants kindly. The food, clothing, and other expenses of these four maids were even better than those of the daughters of a minor official.

Especially Baizhi. Her mother was originally a maid serving A Niang. After she got married and gave birth to Bai Zhi, she returned to her mother to serve her.

Because of this relationship, she treated Bai Zhi even better than the other three.

But how does Baizhi do it?

In order to become the concubine of Zhou Yilin, the son of the Marquis of Yongning, she and Nanny Bai betrayed the Shen family, acted as spies for the Lin family, and helped them to harm the Shen family.

She would never forget the shock she felt when she saw Bai Zhi, who was adorned with jewels and beautiful clothes, while she was imprisoned in the secret room of the Yongning Marquis's mansion and was tortured to the point of being worse than death.

Even in that situation, she provoked her and brought her a message.

The silly girl Gancao didn't believe that she died suddenly, and actually went to Baizhi to find out the news. As a result, her innocence was tarnished by the beggars sent by Baizhi.

Afterwards, Gancao could not bear the humiliation and hanged herself. The baby in her belly was two months old when she died.

At that time, both Peony and Poria died for her. Only Licorice escaped because she got married, but she also died because of her.

If Bai Zhi and Nanny Bai were not useful to her at this moment, she would have wanted to take her life!

"What are you still standing there for! Hit me! Hit me hard!"

Two servants came up immediately and pressed Baizhi down on the bench.

Bai Zhi struggled hard and shouted, "You can't hit me! Mother! Mother, where are you? I'm about to be beaten to death!"

"Shut her mouth!" Shen Qionghua ordered coldly.

The servant blocked Baizhi's mouth with a rag, picked up a stick and was about to beat her, but a fat figure rushed over like a cannonball and knocked the servant over.

"Stop! Stop it! I want to see who dares to hit Bai Zhi!"