Chapter 861 The Meaning Coming From the Palace

I got up a little early this morning and haven't heard the news from the maids yet.

"Grandma's two dowry maids did go out yesterday. I heard that they had been here several times before to put things in the new house. They are quite familiar with our house." Yu Jie reported.

"Who are they looking for?" Shao Wanru asked, slender fingers hooking the handkerchief in his hand and circling it slightly.

"Actually, it's nothing. It seems that I went to ask the people in the kitchen for something to eat. She said that grandma was hungry, but the slave asked about it and said that they all knew the way. But from the time she left to the time she came back, half of them About an hour, in such a long time, not to mention the kitchen, I have visited many places in the entire house!"

Yujie thought for a while and said.

She had asked about the kitchen, and it was true that she had been there before. The servants guarding outside the bride's room also said that they had left, but when she inquired later, she could not find out which way they had gone because they had gone there several times. There is no need for anyone to take you to and from the house, so you can come and go freely.

"Two people left together?" Shao Wanru asked after thinking for a while.

"No, I heard that one left first and didn't come back for a while, so Grandma sent the other one out, but in the end the two came back together!" Yu Jie sorted out the news she had learned.

"How long?" Shao Wanru frowned slightly and asked again.

"About half an hour, it's quite a long time!" Yu Jie affirmed again, "Even if Grandma really wants to get some food, she can just let the servants in the house go find her. Why bother putting the two people around her Personal escort maids were sent out, and two of them were sent out."

The following words were spoken by Yu Jie to herself. She really didn't understand what this grandma was doing.

There are many servants in Duke Xingguo's Mansion. There are many people standing in the yard and outside the main house. If you have anything to say, this is the Duke Xingguo's Mansion. Even though the two dowry maids are no strangers to the terrain, they are not as good as They were originally servants of Duke Xingguo's mansion, so why did they need to make such a trip in person?

Shao Wanru was silent, and paused slightly. The two dowry maids must be Zhao Xiran's confidants. Such confidants should never leave Zhao Xiran on a day like yesterday, but the two of them have been away for so long. What were you doing? Shao Wanru really didn't believe it if he went to the kitchen to ask for food.

People like Zhao Xiran seem to be very tolerant. Even though she was so aggrieved at today's wedding ceremony, she could still laugh, which shows her forbearance. She is really hungry and doesn't know how to go to the kitchen to ask for food. Even if you don't bring it yourself, there are some other things in the room to keep you hungry.

Newlyweds are very careful about their behavior, for fear of giving their husband's family a greedy image. Many people will not find anything to eat in the kitchen even if they are hungry.

But if they weren't looking for food, what were the two maids doing? Shao Wanru couldn't figure out the answer for a while. She always felt that there was a lot of fog in it, making it difficult for her to see or check clearly.

It seems to be inextricably related to him, but after careful consideration, he can't find it.

"Keep staring at her two maids!" After thinking about it, Shao Wanru ordered. Just because you can't tell at the moment doesn't mean that there's really nothing wrong. Zhao Xiran seems to be a key figure, but what exactly is the key? I don’t know, I just have an intuition that there will definitely be something to gain from staring at Zhao Xiran...

The Xingguo Hou Mansion was once again pushed to the forefront.

On the day when the eldest daughter of Zhao Shangshu married the eldest son of Duke Xingguo, something happened, which caused the royal family to suffer disgrace. It was said that Prince C was plotted against, so the emperor turned his anger on Duke Xingguo and demoted the Duke's palace to him. The sign of the Marquis Mansion and the Duke's Mansion that had been hung high before was also taken down.

When the news first came out, few people believed it and thought it was nonsense.

But as more and more people said it, everyone began to believe it more and more. Some people even came to look at the sign outside the door of the Xingguo Hou Mansion and said that the sign of the Duke of Xingguo Mansion, which had been hanging for a long time, was really After it was taken down, more and more people were talking about it.

Demotion, actually demotion? Not only the ordinary people were talking about it, but also the nobles were panicking. What did the emperor mean? Is he going to demote everyone? Or do you want to get back the titles that were once enfeoffed?

Not long after the founding of the country, the titles of many aristocratic families have only been passed down to one generation, and there are still several generations to pass on. If you are demoted at this time, big trouble will happen!

Demotion, this punishment is really severe!

But no matter what the matter is, one thing can be seen that the Xingguo Hou Mansion has really fallen, and it is unlikely that the Shaw family will regain its former glory.

Some people sighed secretly, some secretly watched the show, and some people looked on coldly. The front door of Xingguohou Mansion, which was lively yesterday, was deserted. Only a group of people in the distance pointed at the lintel of Xingguohou Mansion and talked about Xingguo Mansion. of idleness.

At this moment, a group of carriages arrived at the gate of Xingguo Hou's Mansion. A sharp-eyed person could see at a glance that it was the mark of Prince Chen's Mansion. This was the carriage of Prince Chen's Mansion, which meant that His Highness Prince Chen did not blame anyone. Miss Shao Wu, who was about to marry him, actually had someone send her a gift.

Seeing the carriage stop and several maids carrying various exquisite boxes walking in, the idlers started talking about it.

They all said that Miss Shao Wu was a lucky one. Even though the entire Xingguo Hou Mansion was in decline, His Highness Prince Chen was still so kind to her. It seemed that he really took a fancy to this lady's character. Not the Xingguo Hou Mansion behind her.

Hearing that another gift had been sent from Prince Chen's Mansion, Shao Wanru asked Aunt Yu to receive it, and then met Xiao Xuanzi who came to give the gift this time.

"Fifth Miss, I asked my servant to ask you if you need anything? If so,

Just tell me whatever you want. "Xiao Xuanzi came over to greet him with a smile. Recently, he has become more and more happy. There will be a new master in the house soon. His father's health is getting better and better. Xiao Xuanzi feels more and more happy.

"What did the palace say?" Shao Wanru smiled and shook his head, turning his watery eyes and asked.

"There's nothing going on in the palace. I just want you to rest assured!" The purpose of Xiao Xuanzi's visit today is actually that Chu Liuchen sent him to comfort Shao Wanruxin. The so-called gift giving is just a formality.

"What happened to the servants who were sent to the palace?" Shao Wanru's long eyelashes fluttered twice. She indeed had something to ask Xiao Xuanzi, and it was best for Xiao Xuanzi to come over at this time.

"Those people couldn't find out anything. They just said that it was the wine sent by the third lady. Our father was not in good health, so he didn't drink it. The other two men only drank a little bit and got drunk unexpectedly. In fact, it might just be The two gentlemen are not used to drinking that wine, and the two gentlemen were worried about something, so..."

Xiao Xuanzi said half of what he said and retained half of it, but Shao Wanru understood everything.

We are not going to pursue this matter further. On the one hand, we should not be able to find anything. Even if the Xingguo Marquis Mansion did not do well, they just sent a bottle of wine, and it is not a bad wine. As for the two princes fighting, they had fought before when they were in the palace. Now, with the strength of alcohol, there is nothing strange about another fight!

Maybe these two people were holding their anger on purpose, and it was Shao Yanru who caused it. Now that they are in the Xingguo Hou Mansion, they have to lose their temper no matter what, and the best way is to say that drunkenness is the best way.

"Is there any medicine in the wine?" Shao Wanru's index finger gently hooked the handkerchief, pulled it a few times, raised his eyebrows and asked again.

"It was such a mess at that time. Not to mention the wine, everything else was smashed to pieces. There was no problem at all. It was just that the two princes said that they fainted after drinking a glass of wine. What happened after that was also confusing, and it was only after our master poured two bowls of cold water into these two men that they woke up!"

Xiao Xuanzi replied with a smile on his face.

So no one can say for sure whether there is really something in this wine, but these two phoenix sons and grandsons said yes, yes, and the Xingguo Hou Mansion was therefore saddled with the responsibility of causing the two princes to behave inappropriately in public. He was charged with a crime, and even his title was downgraded. In fact, in this matter, the Xingguo Hou Mansion was quite unjust.

But if all things were considered, the Xingguo Houfu was not unjust at all. Even if Shao Yanru dared to hook up with the two princes, he would directly wipe out the title of the Xingguohoufu.

"What do you mean?" After thinking about this clearly, Shao Wanru's heart became more and more settled, a lazy smile appeared in his eyes, and his expression became a little more relaxed.

"What I mean is that Fifth Miss, you don't have to worry about anything. As long as you are well prepared for marriage, I will handle anything that happens. There won't be anything important in the palace. But if Miss, if there is any need here, I will take care of it." I will take action!"

Xiao Xuanzi hinted, somewhat complacently. Others thought that his father was dead and how powerful his men were. But in fact, in the past, the master just didn't care. Now that the master is interested, how can he let others do it? at the mercy of.

Shao Wanru felt warm in his heart, blinked his watery eyes, and said softly: "Tell the prince, I have nothing to do here."

"I must tell our master when I get back. If there is nothing wrong with Miss Fifth, I will leave first. I will still be waiting for you in the palace!" Xiao Xuanzi said with a smile in a good mood.

Shao Wanru nodded and motioned for him to leave. After he left, she opened a beautiful jewelry box in front of her, which Xiao Xuanzi had brought to her just now.

The jewelry box is very exquisite. When you open it, you will find an exquisite Huasheng. The raised wings are decorated with layers of luxurious gems, but it does not feel cumbersome. It is really beautiful. The sunlight outside the window falls on it. , it dazzled the eyes of everyone in the room, Shao Wanru’s hand paused on the edge of the jewelry box, this Hua Sheng felt inexplicably familiar...

"Is Fifth Miss here?" A gentle voice came from outside the courtyard door.