The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Chapter 355 A Storm is Brewing

got windy.

The wind blew the willow branches wildly.

The flowers on the branches fell.

Hu Hu Hu.

Hu Hu Hu.

Wanyue pressed herself against the wall, trying to hear what was happening in the courtyard.

In the Moon Palace, Shen Shuhua looked up at Du Yuqing.

If she had known, she wouldn't have pretended to be sick. Sitting on the bed like this, she already looked inferior to the other person in terms of presence.

"Heh, it's not like you've been trying to kill me since day one."

"Am I not alive and well now?"

"Hahaha!"

"Shen Shuhua, do you still think you'll have the Emperor backing you up like before?"

"Our Emperor has been in a coma for twenty days."

"No one can save you this time."

Du Yuqing looked at Shen Shuhua with a fierce look in her eyes, "By the way, you don't know yet, do you?"

"Your beloved eldest daughter actually died sixteen years ago."

"This one is just a fake I found randomly."

She stared at Shen Shuhua, and when she saw that Shen Shuhua had no expression on her face, she was first taken aback, and then burst into laughter.

"Haha, as expected of you, Shen Shuhua."

"I knew it was impossible to keep some things from you."

"I didn't expect you to know all this."

She asked Granny Du to bring her a stool to sit opposite Shen Shuhua.

He rested his hand on his chin and said, "Since that's the case, then you should know that what I just said about your eldest daughter dying sixteen years ago was a lie?"

"Let me guess who your biological daughter is."

"Is it that Shen Cao?"

Shen Shuhua's expression changed upon hearing Shen Cao's name.

It was only for a moment, but Du Yuqing still managed to catch it.

Du Yuqing gave a cold laugh.

Shen Shuhua felt as if she were being targeted by a venomous snake.

After a long pause, the other party finally spoke slowly.

Aren't you curious how I knew?

"I forgot to tell you, Zhao Ruhui came to my Chengqian Palace early this morning, saying that she had something very important to tell me in person."

"Guess what she was talking about?"

"Hahaha!"

"It's funny. I thought she was just a pawn for me to appease you, but I never expected to have such an unexpected gain."

“She told me that she knew who the real Princess Wanming was.”

"She said Shen Cao is your biological daughter."

"At first I didn't believe it, but I carefully recalled what Shen Cao looked like."

"Suddenly I remembered that this girl looks about 80% like you when you were young."

"Especially those annoying almond-shaped eyes."

"It's so annoying to look at."

Her face contorted in a grimace, as if she were recalling something unpleasant.

Clench your right fist and grip your hand tightly.

"Zhao Ruhui knelt on the ground, begging me to give her a chance to live."

She glanced down at her exquisite nail guards, too lazy to even look up.

"Well, this child has called me 'Mother' for a few days now, so of course I should give her a chance."

"She told me she could remove the aconite."

"Do you think your real daughter would still be alive with this fake Princess Wanming around?"

"I gave her a whole squad of royal guards!"

"Du Yuqing! You bitch!" Shen Shuhua glared at the Empress with bloodshot eyes.

"Take your anger out on me! Shen Cao is innocent!"

The Empress, however, reacted as if she had heard a funny joke.

"Innocent?"

"She should have died sixteen years ago. Letting her live for sixteen years in vain is already letting her off easy."

"Du Yuqing! It really was you who did what happened sixteen years ago!"

"So what if it's me? What can you do to me now?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you die easily. I will kill your closest relatives one by one."

"I'll make you wish you were dead every day!"

"From today onwards, no one is allowed to set foot in the Moon Palace, and they are not to be given a single bite of food."

Granny Du replied that she dared not tell Du Yuqing in person, but had done so half a month ago.

Seeing Shen Shuhua in pain brought Du Yuqing a sense of satisfaction, both physically and mentally.

They stayed at Yuehua Palace for a full hour before leaving with their entourage.

After Du Yuqing left, Granny Cao quickly went to Shen Shuhua, just about to say something to comfort her.

The other person got off the bed with a nimble step, and there was no trace of sadness in their eyes.

"Granny Cao, we must leave here as soon as possible." If she wasn't mistaken, the Emperor would take action tonight.

Du Yuqing will definitely drag her down with her before she dies.

When she comes again next time, she won't leave so easily.

After tidying up, Shen Shuhua took out a soft sword from under her pillow. Granny Cao was stunned. She made her mistress's bed every day, how come she never noticed that she had hidden a weapon by the bedside?

Immediately afterwards, the two went to the side hall.

The moment the door opened, a stick came flying at me.

Shen Shuhua nimbly dodged.

"it's me."

Wanyue heard a familiar voice and threw herself into the other person's arms.

"Concubine, are you okay?"

"It's alright, but we shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's leave quickly."

The group quickly disappeared into the Moonflower Palace.

……

Shen Cao's hands and feet were bound, and she curled up in a corner.

She moved her hands forcefully, but the other person probably thought she was just a young girl and didn't tie them tightly.

She mentally calculated the chances of escaping.

Based on the holes in the windows and doors, she deduced that there were five guards who knew martial arts.

There were also two palace maids accompanying Zhao Ruhui, neither of whom knew martial arts.

By this time, the two guards standing at the door were already so sleepy that they began to doze off.

In the very center of the room was a clay sculpture whose features were no longer discernible.

Wait, she felt a gust of wind behind her.

She cautiously looked down.

There was a dog hole behind the clay sculpture, just big enough for someone to crawl through.

She secretly activated the mechanism of the gold bracelet and cut the ropes binding her hands and feet.

She kept her eyes fixed on the doorway, afraid that someone might suddenly come in.

I briefly moved my hands and feet, then carefully approached the clay sculpture.

Half of his body had already crawled out of the dog hole.

Suddenly, a "crack" sounded—the sound of a branch being broken by foot.

Shen Cao glanced down at the tree branch beneath her legs, her heart leaping into her throat.

Sure enough, there was a commotion at the door.

Ignoring the fact that she had been discovered, she scrambled out of the dog hole and ran as fast as she could forward.

Upon hearing the commotion, the guards at the door immediately snapped out of their drowsiness.

Realizing something, he glanced into the room, only to find that the people inside were gone.

He quickly ran in from the door and saw Shen Cao just crawling out of the dog hole.

"That girl ran away, hurry and chase after her."

After calling out to his companion, he bent down and tried to crawl out through the dog hole, but the hole was too small.

This delay gave Shen Cao more time to escape.

However, she had only practiced martial arts for a few days, and her rudimentary skills were nowhere near as good as those of the palace guards.

She was caught up quickly.

Zhao Ruhui was panting heavily from running, but she still couldn't resist mocking her, "Run, why aren't you running anymore?"

"I'm not running anymore, I'm not running anymore, I really can't run anymore." Shen Cao waved her hand.

"Let me catch my breath."

Shen Cao stood there catching her breath for a full fifteen minutes before she could recover.

Too weak, panting like this after running just a few steps.

She glanced around at the people surrounding her, her gaze lingering on Zhao Ruhui's face.

"However, you still can't catch me today." Shen Cao smiled smugly and shouted towards the sky.

"If I don't come out soon, they'll really kill me!"