Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

When the Second Prince heard the news, he was worried about the affairs of the Duke of Chongguo's Mansion.

He could no longer be a Duke, and even Yao Xun would lose his position as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

Because of this blow, his grandfather fell ill in bed. He went to visit him several times, but he could not speak clearly and was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused.

When she was sober, she took his hand and said that he was tricked by Fang Yao, and asked him to avenge the Duke's Mansion and help it make a comeback.

Where can he go to seek revenge on Fang Yao?

Fang Yao's position in his father's heart is unmatched. He had long ago warned people not to mess with Fang Yao, but what happened? Was he cut off from the source of his support?

The people gathered around the Chongguo Mansion began to wait and see. Recently, they received news that the Wen family had also started to take action, presumably to pave the way for the third prince and gain more support for him.

He, the empress's legitimate son, the dignified second prince, was in a state of panic because his wife had suddenly become a commoner from the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion. Suddenly, something happened in the concubine's family. Shen Yao's mother was caught cheating on her husband. The news spread like wildfire and he lost all face.

"Some people outside are saying... that this year is unlucky for me. Both of my female relatives have had accidents in their families, and they happened one after the other. I can't say for sure why we have some kind of conflict. I asked you to go to the temple to get a talisman to get rid of the bad luck..."

The servant lowered his head and reported the news he heard from outside to Xiao Haoze.

Xiao Haoze threw the teacup on the table to the ground, and heard a servant running in from outside, "Master, the Queen has been bitten by a poisonous insect. She is comatose and has a high fever. Doctor Wang has been summoned to the palace overnight, and I don't know what her condition is now."

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The next day.

The palace gate opened and Xiao Haoze was the first to rush in.

It was quiet in Fengyi Palace. Upon inquiry, it was discovered that the Queen was frightened by poisonous insects. After waking up, she moved to the Queen Mother's side hall to rest at night. She would not return until all the poisonous insects in Fengyi Palace were frightened away.

When Xiao Haoze heard this, he quickly turned around and went to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother hadn't slept well the previous night, and her face was haggard. She looked at her grandson kneeling before her to pay her respects, rubbing her brows and saying, "Go see your mother. I don't know where those bugs came from, but they bit her like that. She must have suffered a lot this time."

"Yes, grandson will be there soon. Queen Mother has disturbed the Royal Grandmother's peace. Royal Grandmother, you should rest for a while."

"Go, go." The Queen Mother waved her hand and ordered him to leave.

Looking at Xiao Haoze's back, the Queen Mother couldn't help but shook her head at Madam Zheng, "I hope the Queen can be more restrained after suffering such a loss. Otherwise, next time she won't be a caterpillar or a centipede."

Matron Zheng whispered, "Does the Queen Mother also think it was man-made?"

The Queen Mother chuckled and said, "If it's not man-made, then what is it? You know how strictly Fengyi Palace is cleaned every day. They spray pesticides on the trees and sweep them with nets. Where did the caterpillars come from? What kind of caterpillars could crawl from the trees into her bedroom? It's so far away. Even if they didn't get trampled to death, they would have been sunburned to death. What's more, there were several of them crawling together."

"And that centipede, didn't you hear it was incredibly large? And its head was covered in black bruises. Even the palace physician said it could only be fed by poisonous insects. Who fed it? Of course it was fed by humans. As for who, well, let her figure it out. It's useless to figure it out, since there's no evidence. With such little ability, she still wanted to scheme against others, but in turn, she was blamed and had to pay gold and hairpins. It's really not good enough."

"Tell me, where did that girl from the Shen family get such ability? How could she use so many tricks? I heard that when she was locked up in the small dark room, a young guard was also locked up. With so many people surrounding her, where did the young guard go? I guess the Queen is also worried that the young guard will fall into Fang Yao's hands."

"Didn't the guards all say the young guard had escaped? The general also said he didn't see any guards and asked what was going on."

"Pfft," the Queen Mother laughed, "I don't know Fang Yao yet? He's a thief. Can he admit that the little guard had entered the small dark room? Is Shen Li's reputation still worth it?"

Nanny Zheng suddenly understood and said in admiration, "My God, the general's brain is so quick. At that time, just seeing Miss Shen tied up was enough to make him confused, and he could still think of so many things!"

"If he wasn't smart, the Emperor wouldn't have made him the General of the Cavalry," said the Queen Mother. "That little guard must have been knocked unconscious and thrown in by the Queen's people. He's innocent. Ever since the incident with the Yao family, the Queen has gone crazy. She actually dared to set her sights on Shen Li. Doesn't she know how worried Fang Yao is about her niece?"

Nanny Zheng helped the Queen Mother up and walked out slowly. "We just had breakfast. My Lord, please take a walk and come back to sleep later."

After taking two steps, the Queen Mother said, "Who told you that something happened to the eldest wife of the Shen family? Could it be true? She is Prime Minister Zhao's legitimate daughter. Please don't make a mistake and spread the news."

"It's undeniable," said Madam Zheng. "This old servant has confirmed it time and again, and everyone says it's true. This matter spread throughout the capital yesterday, and it caused an even greater sensation than when Fang's incident occurred. Some people outside also say that Fang was framed by Zhao. Even if Shen Zhaojiang proves Fang's innocence, how can so many years of resentment just be wiped out? Zhao's misfortune this time must be due to a heavy karma. The ghost of someone she once harmed has returned to seek revenge, and has confused her mind. Otherwise, why would she be so entangled with a scoundrel? It's unconscionable."

The Queen Mother was in a heavy mood as she heard nothing good early in the morning. She didn't want to leave after walking only a few steps.

Matron Zheng could only pick out something that would make her happy and say, "Look at my brain, I almost forgot the most important thing. I heard from Eunuch Chang that Fang Yao was taken to the imperial study by the emperor yesterday. In front of the emperor, he said that he would consider betrothing Miss Shen to the eldest prince..."

"What? Is this true?" The Queen Mother became excited upon hearing this.

Matron Zheng said, "Eunuch Chang told me this personally, so it's absolutely true. If General Fang hadn't been so anxious to get Miss Shen out of the palace, and if he hadn't wanted to settle accounts with Zhao, and hadn't had time to stay in the palace, the Emperor would have been eager to have him sign the agreement immediately to prevent him from regretting it."

"If he dares to go back on his word, I'll skin him alive," the Queen Mother said joyfully, then frowned again. "He's going after Zhao? He knows she came to the palace to instigate the Queen? What's Zhao thinking? Is she trying to manipulate the Queen? Isn't she afraid she might be sold out by the Queen? Alas, Prime Minister Zhao's two reigns of brilliance have been ruined by his own daughter."

"Who says it's not true?" said Madam Zheng. "Shen Zhaojiang immediately ordered the old prime minister to take the man away. The Shen family no longer wants him. The old prime minister can't even hold his head up. It's quite pitiful."

The master and servant walked forward as they talked.

Xiao Haoze came out from the corner and stared at the backs of the two men, his face terribly gloomy.

He punched out suddenly, hitting the hard wall and drawing blood.

Shen Li, is she going to marry Xiao Chenze?