Noble Lady

"That's right." Yuzhu also said, "If you want to blame it, blame He Ruyi and Qiuyue. Their tricks are really good at keeping men captivated."

"Silly girl, you think too simply." Xue Chenyu corrected her, "Cui Hua is willing to keep things quiet, not because he's fooled by He Ruyi's pretense of generosity or Qiuyue's retreat-to-advance tactics, but because it involves his own interests."

"Cui Hua is only a juren. Even if he has Mr. Cui from the Cui family's East Mansion as a guarantor, he still needs to have the corresponding merits to serve as an official in the court."

"He will be taking the imperial examination next spring, and Master Cui also hopes that he can achieve a good result. He cannot be distracted at this time, and naturally he does not want to make a big deal out of this and let everyone know about it."

This is also the reason why he immediately provided He Ruyi with good food and drink as soon as he realized that He Minzhi's death was not simple.

This person is very self-serving and is just taking advantage of the situation to make things easier.

As for the so-called change of offense and defense in Cui's house, Yu Shu stepped on Qiuyue and He Ruyi to get to the top, and now He Ruyi has come to her senses and is pulling Qiuyue to step her down, but things are changing.

Yumei: "These ungrateful and treacherous people are so annoying!"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

Amidst the laughter, no one knew that bad news was about to come.

……

Half an hour before the bad news came, the Marquis' Mansion had just received news from Fang Rui from the northern border.

After Fang Rui recovered from his injuries, he returned to the northern border, and he went north with the people sent by Madam Xue.

Mrs. Xue sent someone to look for Xue Chenyu, so she hurried there and opened the letter together with her.

The letter said that after their efforts, they had found one of the prince's bodyguards.

The bad news is that the Crown Prince and Marquis Xue were in danger together and fell into a valley. They searched for him in vain and his whereabouts are currently unknown. Even his bodyguards don’t know where he went, and a large army is also searching for him.

The good news is that the prince once knew about the existence of that rugged mountain road from Mr. Xie, and he is very likely to escape through that mountain road, but the situation is not good.

When the letter arrived they were searching along that road, hoping for good news.

After reading the letter, Xue Chenyu felt heavy in her heart.

"Mother, what do you think?"

Madam Xue read the letter again and again, but she was particularly determined: "Just as Xiao Huai said, it's so far from the northern border to Shengjing, and the news will take several days to travel."

"The letter was sent a few days ago. Who knows, the person might have found it by now and be on his way back."

Xue Chenyu didn't dare to refute Madam Xue's words. After thinking for a moment, she simply asked, "Then, do we need to tell the children Huai and Luoluo about this?"

"Don't tell them anything you're not sure about, lest they worry." Madam Xue said, "Xiao Huai has only been studying for a short time, and will soon take the Autumn Examination. Now is a critical time to review, and Luo Luo is also very young."

She said the following words because she was afraid that Xue Chenyu would not understand.

Hearing this, Xue Chenyu held her hand instead, "Mother, you don't have to explain to your daughter. She understands everything."

Mrs. Xue looked at her for a moment, and tears finally welled up in her eyes.

The mother and daughter sat for a while, discussing what to have for dinner and what kind of soup to make, and asked the servants to prepare it early.

As she was speaking, Mother He came in hurriedly, "Something happened, Madam, a big incident happened in the palace."

She has always been a person who can remain stable and keep things secret, otherwise she would not have been able to stay with Madam Xue for so many years.

But at this time, her face showed only panic and helplessness.

"What happened?" Mrs. Xue stood up suddenly.

Mother He calmed herself down and said, "Someone from the palace has come and wants to see you, Madam. He has already entered the flower hall."

Mrs. Xue's expression changed slightly. Without asking anything, she quickly walked out the door.

Xue Chenyu, Yuzhu and Xia He also hurriedly followed.

They didn't say anything along the way.

Until we entered the flower hall.

The person who came to the palace was the eunuch Wang who had been there today. The first thing he said was, "Madam, please accept my condolences."

"What do you mean, Eunuch Wang?" Madam Xue remained calm, but her voice deepened.

The eunuch next to him, surnamed Zheng, said angrily, "How dare you speak to Eunuch Wang like that?!"

"Don't be rude." Eunuch Wang stopped him.

Madam Xue's expression was calm as she just stared at Eunuch Wang.

"Please, Eunuch Wang, help me solve my doubts."

Eunuch Wang bowed deeply and said, "Your Majesty asked us to come to the Marquis' Mansion because he was afraid that if someone else came, Madam would not believe it. Please accept my condolences, Madam. Marquis Xue has passed away."

The words fell.

The hall was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.

All I could hear was the sound of people gasping for air.

"Are you joking, Eunuch Wang?" Mrs. Xue remained calm.

But Xue Chenyu could already hear the trembling in her voice.

"Madam Xue, I express my condolences, but this matter is absolutely true, without a doubt. We have come here on the emperor's orders, so we can only apologize."

Eunuch Wang apologized again, and then ordered people to guard all the entrances and exits of Wu'an Marquis' Mansion. No one in the mansion was allowed to enter or leave without permission.

Then he left.

Mrs. Xue just stood there, not saying a word for a long time.

"Mother, are you okay?"

Mrs. Xue sat down with her hands covering her chest, and remained silent for a long time.

It was Mrs. Qi who came.

Madam Qi asked, "Just now, the Imperial Guards suddenly broke into our courtyard and told us to leave the mansion immediately. What happened?"

Xue Chenyu shook her head, "I'm sorry, Madam Qi, my daughter hasn't heard of it yet."

Then he looked towards the gate and said, "I hope there will be news soon."

Mrs. Qi also looked towards the door, and suddenly understood why her old man suddenly stopped the afternoon class and said he was going out.

Just as she was thinking about it, Mrs. Xue suddenly vomited blood.

Xue Chenyu caught Madam Xue's body in disbelief, her face pale, "Mother, mother, please don't scare me..."

"Quick, call a doctor, Doctor Xu from Jishan Hall!"

The hall was suddenly in chaos.

Mother He also shouted, "Call the doctor, call the doctor quickly. Go to Jishan Hall and ask for Doctor Xu! ..."

……

at that time.

While Su Ying was waiting in Furongju, Xue Chenyu sent Mrs. Xue back to Qingyuan first, and then called Xue Huai and Xue Luoyan to Furongju.

"Sister, do you have any ideas?" Xue Huai went straight to the point.

Xue Chenyu shook her head. "I don't know either. I just feel a little uneasy. So I thought it would be good to make some preparations."

"Go find Mr. Lu and pass on a message for me."

As she spoke, she beckoned Xue Huai to come forward, and Xue Huai stepped forward without hesitation.

Xue Huai's expression changed when Xue Chenyu whispered a few words in his ear.

"Sister, this..." Has it come to this?

"Xue Xiaohuai, you are a man now, and you will have to support our Wu'an Marquis Mansion in the future. These things can only be left to you."

"Remember, someone in our family must be outside."

Xue Huai didn't know what he was thinking about, and then he promised that he would complete the task, and then left.

Xue Chenyu then instructed Xue Luoyan, "Go to Xunwei Tower first. Meimei will come find you later. Remember, if Meimei doesn't go, you should go to Chen Guogong Mansion to find your sister Yuan. Do you understand?"

"I understand, sister." Xue Luoyan also nodded solemnly, then went back to pick up her gun, and took Yuyan out of the house.

It only took an hour.

……

The change happened too fast.

I didn't even know what had happened specifically. I only vaguely heard that the marquis was dead and his wife vomited blood and fell into a coma.

Everyone in the Marquis's Mansion was terrified.

Everyone was at a loss, spinning around like headless flies.