in2ebook Chapter 375 But now, she is very satisfied
Chapter 375 But now, she is very satisfied
Gong Chan's fingers stroked along the sword body little by little, finally stopping on a red bead inlaid on the hilt.
The beads must have been touched by people for many years, and they have a moist luster.
Gong Chan looked at it and suddenly smiled.
"Although I am from the fourth branch of the Gong family, my parents regard me as a burden and have never paid any attention to me. All my knowledge and martial arts were taught by my aunt. She loves and cares for me and treats me like her own daughter."
Her voice sounded trembling.
"But I still can't avenge her." She clenched the sword tightly, "It's my incompetence."
Yuan Qing held her hand and asked her, "Do you believe me?"
Gong Chan was stunned.
"If you believe me, then have a good sleep first. I will help you investigate the mystery surrounding Fu Liu. As I said before, as soon as I have any news, I will immediately send it to you and will never hide anything. But you cannot act without authorization. You are our trump card and you cannot make any mistakes."
After Gong Chan calmed down, Yuan Qing continued, "It's easy to kill Kuang Ce or other related people, but think about it, why would such a generous and open-minded woman die because of love in just a few years? Do you believe it? Anyway, I don't believe it. Let's see how the head of the Gong family plans. Sooner or later, the rotten roots of the Gong family will be pulled out. Then it will be the time for revenge. None of the people who harmed her will be able to escape."
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Shang Zhe's high-profile pursuit of Xie Wan had long become a great after-dinner treat for the common people in Beijing.
The Princess's Mansion was closed all day long. She neither met with Shang Zhe nor made any response to the matter.
This leads to even more speculation.
When Wen Chenghua came back from outside, he found out that Wen Yao had locked herself in the palace and had not come out for a long time.
He didn't even have time to go home and ran straight to the palace gate.
When the palace maid guarding the gate saw the prince coming in from outside, she was so excited that she couldn't speak and could only kneel on the ground and kowtow.
Thank God, the master is finally saved!
The palace door was closed tightly and no sound came from inside.
Wen Chenghua was unsure, so he looked at the palace maid and said, "How has the princess been doing these days?"
The maid choked and wiped her tears, "I don't know either. The princess locked the door from the inside, and the food couldn't be delivered. It's been several days, but I didn't dare..."
Wen Chenghua understood what she wanted to say but hesitated.
In recent years, my mother has become increasingly negligent towards Yao'er, and my sixth brother doesn't come to accompany his sister as often as usual, and he is often away from home and cannot take care of her at the moment.
Although Yao'er looks weak, she has a lot of ideas in her heart, and these palace servants probably can't do anything to her.
The most fundamental reason lies with Yaoer.
"You go down first. I'll try here. Prepare the food in advance. Remember, make some of her favorite food, and make it light, otherwise her body won't be able to handle it."
"Hey, I'll go right away!"
The maid nodded, her eyes red, and left, looking back every few steps.
Wen Chenghua clenched his fists and called softly through the door, "Yao'er."
There was no sound from inside.
Wen Chenghua's heart suddenly lifted, "Yao'er, Fourth Brother is back, are you ignoring him?"
Still no response.
He suddenly remembered what the palace maid had said just now, his heart skipped a beat, and he felt something was wrong.
He then took two steps back and kicked open the door.
The hall was extremely dark. Wen Chenghua searched for a long time and looked everywhere he could, but he still couldn't find Wen Yao.
Just when he was about to summon all the palace servants for questioning, a faint sound suddenly came from behind him.
Almost the moment the voice sounded, Wen Chenghua immediately ran in the direction where the voice came from.
In the corner between the cabinet and the bed, a small person was curled up. He looked like he had lost all life and his body was cold.
Wen Yao didn't know how long she had stayed in that small space.
When he woke up again, he found that there were a group of people around him. Even the empress dowager, whom he rarely saw before, was sitting not far away.
"Thank God, the princess finally woke up!"
Empress Dowager Yuan was supported by Nanny Zhou and stepped forward. She raised her hand and touched her forehead. "Finally you woke up. You silly child, why do you keep everything in your heart..."
As he said this, he sighed softly.
Wen Chengyu approached the bed and looked at it for a while, then nodded slightly and said, "It's good that you're awake. Take good care of yourself, and I'll take care of the rest."
Several imperial doctors knelt down hurriedly, "We will do our best."
Wen Yao was confused for a few days, and only then did she feel as if she were in another world.
Although she didn't know how many people in this palace truly cared about her, she was very satisfied now. Even if she didn't live long, it was enough.
After the emperor and the empress dowager left, Wen Chenghua quickly ran to the bed and sat down, touching her forehead and pinching her hand.
Wen Yao was too weak to pull him, so she could only whisper, "Fourth brother, get up quickly. The ground is dirty, don't sit there."
A palace servant understood the hint and brought a stool.
Wen Chenghua covered her with the quilt, his voice full of fatigue, "Whether it's dirty or not, why would Fourth Brother care now? As long as you get better, that's the happiest thing for me. Don't do such stupid things again in the future, do you hear me?"
This was the first time that Fourth Brother frowned at her. Wen Yao was stunned for a moment and nodded.
Wen Yao wanted to take a look outside the bed curtain, but her view was blocked by her fourth brother, so she had no choice but to give up.
Wen Chenghua knew what she wanted to see, so he said, "They just came here and waited for a long time. Fourth Brother sent them all back to rest."
Wen Yao tilted her head to the inside of the bed and said in a muffled voice, "Fourth brother is lying..."
Wen Chenghua was stunned.
"You all lied to me..."
"When did Fourth Brother lie to you?"
Wen Yao stopped talking.
She seemed to be asleep, and her breathing was light and shallow.
Wen Chenghua led everyone out of the hall, leaving only a personal maid to serve them.
The moment he walked out of the palace, Wen Chenghua's usually warm face immediately became gloomy.
All the palace servants gathered by him were trembling with fear.
Everyone knows that the prince treats the princess like a treasure, and now that the princess has encountered such a big thing, the prince will definitely not forgive them.
Wen Chenghua glanced over with a cold gaze, "What happened during the days I was away?"
He took out a silver ingot and said, "This is ten taels. This king does not like disputes or killings, so I will not punish you severely. But I will definitely not keep you all."
Wen Chenghua's personal guards brought a table and stools and placed them in front of everyone.
"If anyone knows the details, tell them and you can take the ten taels of silver. If you can't tell them, you can leave all the savings you have accumulated in the palace in the past few years and leave the palace cleanly."
This is more cruel than cutting out their flesh and blood!
This man looks kind, but he can stab someone in the heart with his first move.
Wen Chenghua gave a slight gesture, and someone immediately brought a box to him. The white silver inside was so dazzling that it made people unable to open their eyes.
Many people gradually began to waver.
Anyway, the prince didn't tell the truth or lies. Just by saying something, they can get ten taels of silver. This is much faster than suffering in the palace for their whole lives!
Wen Chenghua saw through their thoughts at a glance.
"Don't try to deceive me. Today I am only registering your names. Once I have verified that everything is correct, I will have someone escort you out of the palace. I will keep my word and will never break it."
Once these words were spoken, those who were ready to make a move were forced back.
After a long while, a little maid timidly raised her hand and said, "Your Highness, the princess has lost her appetite since she came back from Guiyuan Temple last time."
She was the palace maid who accompanied Wen Yao to Guiyuan Temple last time. She has always been dutiful and did not dare to pry into her master's affairs, so she only knew these.
Wen Chenghua nodded, "Write it down."
With the first person taking the lead, others also spoke up and told what they knew.
A few days later, another rumor spread in Beijing.
The spies Yuan Qing had planted in secret hurried to Yunfeng Mountain and reported the matter to her.
"What did you say? Wen Yao is going to marry Bai Ke? Why is it so sudden?"
The spy told her everything that had happened in the capital, including everyone's recent actions there.
Although the incident was unexpected, Yuan Qing now noticed something else.
"What about those palace servants that Wen Chenghua sent away? What happened to them later?"
The spy answered truthfully: "According to the person who brought back the letter, those people were sent away. He personally sent people to send them away, and they were escorted all the way, so nothing happened."