Chapter 868: The Best Madam

The slender figure disappeared behind the moon-shaped arch, and Yan Xi slowly retracted his gaze.

Since I moved into the Xingguohou Mansion, I have not had much contact with anyone in the Xingguohou Mansion. The one I have the most contact with is Wang Shengxue, Xingguohou's cousin. Is there anything wrong with Wang Shengxue?

The first thing Yan Xi thought of was Wang Shengxue. Originally, he had a vague feeling that something was wrong with Wang Shengxue, but now that he thought about it, he felt even more bad.

After all, he was not stupid. He did not ignore Shao Wanru's words. She was a boudoir, and she was also the future Princess Chen. Yan Xi felt that it was impossible for her to talk nonsense, and there was no need to talk nonsense.

"Sir!" Seeing Yan Xi standing still and not walking away, the boy following him reminded him.

This is the boy he brought from his own home. In order to take care of his daily life, his family asked him to take two boys out, one to take care of daily life and the other to take care of pen and ink.

Because he was a guest, Yan Xi was very careful on weekdays and did not let his servant ask more questions, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

"Go and inquire about Prince Wang...find out why he didn't take the merit examination!" Yan Xi raised his head, already making a decision in his heart.

When Wang Shengxue talked to him about Chunwei once, he once mentioned that he also had a good name. Later, he hesitated and said that he was worried about his sister's health and could not pass the exam for the time being. Yan Xi didn't care about this at first, but now I remembered this matter inexplicably and brought it up specifically.

"Don't worry, sir, I'll go find out about it soon!" the boy said cleverly.

Having lived in the Xingguo Hou Mansion for a while, I could find a few people to consult with. It didn't take long for Yan Xi's servant to find out the news.

"Sir, the servants in the mansion say that the prince is a scoundrel. When his sister died, he blackmailed the mansion severely. I heard that the prince is the distant nephew of Marquis Xingguo, but his character No, I have wrongly accused the fifth young lady several times, and I got rid of this honor after pissing off the fifth young lady. Now I can’t take the exam even if I want to!”

The servants in the Xingguohou Mansion really didn't have a good impression of Wang Shengxue. Wang Shengxue had caused such an incident before. Although they didn't know the specific circumstances, it was obvious that Wang Shengxue had benefited a lot, and the people in the Xingguohou Mansion had suffered a loss. It seems that the best way is to drive the person away directly and not allow him to come back.

But when he came to visit again, news came from above, telling them to turn a blind eye to Wang Shengxue, saying that he must still be the nephew of the Marquis, and he could not really be related to the Marquis.

It's all like that, and they still talk about life and death.

The servants didn't understand, but they didn't dare to talk about it casually. At most, they despised the prince in private.

"Young Master Wang's character is so bad?" The information he learned shocked Yan Xi. Although he didn't like some of Wang Shengxue's behaviors, he always regarded him as a gentleman, and he was also a gentleman who acted bravely when he saw justice. He didn't expect that he would The character here is so bad.

"Are you sure what you're asking about?" Yan Xi asked after pondering for a moment.

"Don't worry, sir. I have specifically inquired about several people, and all of them were based on insinuations. They won't attract attention, but everyone said so!" the young man said cleverly.

Yan Xi fell silent, he actually already believed it.

In the past, when he and Wang Shengxue went out, although the servants of the Xingguo Hou Mansion still saluted them and behaved respectfully, sometimes they could always see something strange in their eyes when they looked at him. , and even a bit of a pity. Originally, he couldn't understand what it meant, but now he understands something.

If Wang Shengxue was really of extremely bad character as he had heard about, then could there be another mystery to his previous enthusiastic help in rescuing Miss Zhao?

"Go to Miss Zhao's back door later and stare at Miss Zhao's door to see who Miss Zhao is interacting with, especially whether Mr. Wang has gone there in private!"

When he doubted one thing, he doubted everything. Yan Xi immediately thought of Miss Zhao, whom Wang Shengxue enthusiastically rescued.

Not meeting relatives, being robbed by a bad boy, and meeting him were all accidental, but what does this have to do with Wang Shengxue? The enthusiastic Wang Shengxue does not seem to be a person with bad character, but the person the boy asked about is the real Wang Shengxue. If this is really the case, there is something fishy going on here. Yan Xi strongly feels that this Miss Zhao is the key figure.

Because of Shao Wanru's words, Yan Xi was enlightened and immediately sent people secretly to investigate the Miss Zhao he met in Beijing.

Shao Wanru went to the Spring Hall Courtyard first, where Mrs. Tai had been waiting early. After hearing Shao Wanru's detailed account of what had just happened in Fengyi Palace, her face darkened and she remained silent for a long time.

Shao Wanru sat on the edge, his eyebrows lowered and his head lowered, waiting for the madam to respond.

"Fifth girl, do you think the Queen doesn't like it, or doesn't like our Marquis Mansion?" After a while, the Dowager said slowly.

Shao Wanru curled up the corners of his lips with a hint of cold ridicule. At this moment, the Tai Furen still hoped that the Empress hated her and not the Xingguo Hou Mansion.

Raising his head, the sarcasm on his lips disappeared, and Shao Wanru shook his head calmly.

The madam looked at her eyes carefully, her eyes were bright and pure. Although she was charming, she also looked a little innocent. She must be still young. At this time, she just shook her head and didn't speak, which seemed to be a bit ignorant.

"Fifth girl, now the title of the Xingguo Duke's Palace has become the Xingguo Marquis Palace. I am ashamed of your grandfather and your father. Originally... it always had to be passed down to future generations. Hao'er is not young anymore!" Mrs. Tai He sighed and looked sluggish.

Ever since she fainted and woke up the last time, Mrs. Tai's whole person has lost her previous energy, and her whole person looks...

It was very powerless to come.

When he said this, he felt sad for a moment. He wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and his eyes were dark red.

Shao Wanru lowered his head. It was hard to answer this, and he didn't know how to answer it. He simply waited and watched what happened. Haoer is not young anymore? The meaning of these words here seems to be that the position of the heir apparent belongs to Hao'er. This is the first time that the wife has mentioned this matter in front of her.

The corners of Yin Hong's lips pursed and she didn't answer.

Seeing that Shao Wanru was unable to answer the question, the wife was filled with displeasure. She raised her eyes and suppressed the annoyance in her heart. Her voice became lower and gentler: "Remembering your father, this title belongs to your father." What I left behind, now... has ended up in this situation. I will really have no shame to see your grandfather and your father in the future... It was always fine, but now, it's still..."

The madam became sad again, just like an ordinary old lady, thinking of her son who died young, she was very sad.

Aunt Yu had already started to persuade her in a low voice, and she kept mentioning her father. Shao Wanru squeezed the handkerchief tightly, and could not hide the cold ridicule in his downcast eyes.

When necessary, he would pull his father out to talk things out. When not needed, he would even kill himself. At this time, he repeatedly talked about his title. Needless to say, he had some new tricks, and this new trick must still be something he wanted to do. Rely on your own strength, or rather rely on Chu Liuchen's strength.

What a great idea!

The madam was sad, and Grandma Yu tried to persuade her again and again, but Shao Wanru sat there like a wooden man and didn't respond at all.

The madam couldn't pretend anymore, and suddenly pushed Aunt Yu away, wanting to get angry. She, a grandmother, had been sad here for so long, but her granddaughter actually just sat there like this without any reaction. Sure enough, she wasn't here. The lady who was raised by her side didn't even have any emotions at all, and the madam was extremely annoyed.

Grandma Yu saw something bad and hurriedly took her hand and shook her head gently to signal her not to get angry.

Suppressing her anger with force, the Madam no longer beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "Fifth girl, the title of our family will have to be restored by you in the future. After all, you will be the royal wife and the future Princess Chen. If It can be said that His Highness, King Chen, can say something for our house, and it will definitely be effective!"

Sure enough, it was because of this that Shao Wanru's watery eyes slid through the depths, and he slowly raised his head, with a bit of surprise in his eyes: "Grandma..."

"You don't have to find it difficult to speak. The Xingguo Marquis Mansion belongs to you juniors. I can still live for a few years at such an old age. All I want is to restore this title. Even if I die now, my mouth and eyes will be closed. Yes." Mrs. Tai interrupted Shao Wanru's words and said impatiently.

"Grandma, His Highness Prince Chen is not that powerful!" Shao Wanru said calmly.

"How can you know if you haven't tried it? It is said that His Highness King Chen is the most favored by the Emperor and the Queen Mother. He will get whatever he wants. How will you know if you don't try it!" Mrs. Tai waved her hand and refused to hear what Shao Wanru heard. The words of rejection directly drove him away, "You are tired too, go and rest first, and think carefully about how to talk to His Highness King Chen about this matter. This title cannot be left in your hands or mine!"

This means that Shao Wanru must mention this matter to Chu Liuchen no matter what, and let Chu Liuchen restore the lintel of Duke Xingguo!

After Mrs. Yu finished speaking, she helped Nanny Yu go in to rest, leaving Shao Wanru alone in the same place.

There was an angry expression on Yu Jie's face. The madam went too far and actually pushed the matter onto the young lady, as if the young lady couldn't do it because she had no intention.

Shao Wanru's face was still calm, and he was not surprised by Mrs. Tai's extreme behavior. She turned around and took Yu Jie out of the Spring Hall Courtyard in a hurry and returned to Piaoyun Courtyard.

Piaoyun Courtyard has been very busy recently, everyone is busy preparing the dowry for Shao Wanru, and several close servants are busy running around. Except for Yujie who has to accompany Shao Wanru, the other few are busy Almost no one was seen.

When Shao Wanru came back, large pieces of furniture were being sorted out in Piao Yun's courtyard, and Aunt Yu and a few rough ladies were carefully moving them out.

Seeing Shao Wanru coming over, Aunt Yu hurriedly came over to salute, then pointed at the pile of large pieces of furniture and said, "Miss, what do you think of these?"