Chapter 778 The First Miss Shao Who Escaped Death
Standing at the door of the great hall, Shao Wanru took a deep breath. When she was about to ask Yujie standing nearby to go with her, she was stopped by Chu Liuyue who had come out with her.
“Fifth Miss Shao, First Miss Shao’s matter…” Chu Liuyue had calmed down at this time. If it weren’t for the bruises on his face that made him look gloomy, she really couldn’t see that the Prince, who had been dignified in former days, had just fought his brother.
“Prince Yue!” Shao Wanru stopped and said.
“Fifth Miss Shao, First Miss Shao has always been on good terms with me, but I didn’t expect that she… failed to live up to my feelings. She and Chu Liuzhou…” Speaking of this, Chu Liuyue’s face became gloomier and gloomier, and a chill glistened and disappeared in his eyes.
Shao Wanru lowered her head and listened silently. She didn’t answer or interrupt. This was the three people’s business, which had nothing to do with her, so she really didn’t know why Chu Liuyue had asked her to stop.
“Duke Xing has always been gentle, but I don’t know how he has a daughter like First Miss Shao!” Chu Liuyue said angrily.
Shao Wanru was still silent. No matter how her nominal second uncle was, it had nothing to do with her.
“His daughter is like this. I wonder what kind of person First Miss Shao’s eldest brother is. Can he deserve the position of the heir of the duke?” Chu Liuyue snorted, sounding very annoyed.
Shao Wanru suddenly realized it. “This should be the point that Chu Liuyue is going to talk about.” She tore her handkerchief, but she still remained silent, making herself a pillar that was listening.
“It seems that it’s better for your younger brother to be the heir of the duke! If there’s a chance, I’ll go to my father and say it!” Chu Liuyue said.
His eyes fell on Shao Wanru. She had her head lowered, so he could only vaguely see that the dark hair on her white, tender forehead made her skin look as white as snow.
He inexplicably felt that he was not so angry about Shao Yanru’s matter. At least, he didn’t have to marry her and make himself suffer.
Shao Wanru frowned. It was not easy to give a proper reply. If she agreed, it seemed that she had made some kind of plot with Chu Liuyue. If she didn’t agree, it seemed that she didn’t treat the Prince with proper respect.
She bowed sideways to him and said softly, “Your Highness, this is a matter of the court. I don’t dare to say anything about it boldly.”
Her voice was light and soft with a little of the natural sweetness of a girl, but her action was somewhat estranged. After the salute, she still lowered her head slightly, looking so estranged as if this topic had not aroused her interest.
It was no small matter to compete for the title of the Heir of Duke Xing. Chu Liuyue did not believe that Shao Wanru would not be attracted. Duke Xing’s first concubine obviously had bad intentions toward the duke’s official wife, so how could she not care about it at all? In the end, if the current eldest son of Duke Xing became his heir, her younger brother would only be an ordinary son of an aristocratic family.
“Fifth Miss, you don’t want the position of the heir of the duke?” Chu Liuyue slightly narrowed his eyes and asked. There was somewhat coercion in his expression. He didn’t believe that she could not feel his goodwill through his words.
Shao Wanru smiled lightly. “Your Highness, you must be joking. The Emperor will decide it. How could I, a little girl living in the backyard, make the decision?”
She was simply talking nonsense. Would he really believe it? She even made such an excuse.
“Fifth Miss, who do you think will be the heir of the duke? I’m curious to know if you’re on the side of the elder or your brother.”
Shao Wanru didn’t know what Prince Yue meant. Was it appropriate to stop her and say this to her? A shred of impatience flashed through her eyes, but there was a smile on her face, which was like a fully blooming flower with attractive light. “Your Highness, I am just an ordinary woman living in the backyard. I really can’t answer your question.”
Such an indifferent expression and these polite and respectful words let her decently avoid answering Chu Liuyue’s question.
Chu Liuyue’s face darkened, and the atmosphere immediately turned cold.
“What are you doing here, brother? Are you worried about First Miss Shao? If you are worried, you can go with me to take a look. First Miss Shao has suffered for no reason. You really should go and see her, brother!” A carefree, elegant voice came from behind the two of them.
Chu Liuchen came, and Shao Wanru was relieved. Immediately, the serious atmosphere at the scene was gone.
“You really have a good mood, brother. Even at this time, you still worry about First Miss Shao. In fact, you can go to our father and ask him to let you marry her. Anyway, I didn’t see anything that I shouldn’t have seen. First Miss Shao and you are really a perfect match!” Chu Liuzhou cut in sarcastically.
The two of them looked back and saw Chu Liuchen and Chu Liuzhou standing behind them.
There was a small smile on Chu Liuchen’s handsome face, making him look gentle and elegant, but for some reason, it gave others an impression that he was annoyed. His eyes were slightly cold, and his smile was just ostensible.
Chu Liuzhou was smiling ironically, and his words were even more ironic.
Now when the Emperor and the Empress were not present, Chu Liuzhou became angry again. Earlier, he had wondered why Chu Liuyue stopped Fifth Miss of Duke Xing’s Mansion. After hearing Chu Liuchen’s words, he found that his brother was worried about Shao Yanru. Indeed, the man and the woman had a very close relationship.
When he remembered that he had thought Shao Yanru loved him devotedly, but it turned out that she had developed a secret relationship with Chu Liuyue, Chu Liuzhou felt irritated and really wanted to take the indecent man and woman out to the eye of the public.
“Liuzhou, Liuchen, there is indeed something I need to ask Fifth Miss Shao. Anyway, First Miss Shao got into trouble because she and I had an accident. I should ask about it and make it clear!” Chu Liuyue said calmly.
“Brother, if you are worried, go and see her. Why should you stop Fifth Miss Shao?” Chu Liuzhou, who really couldn’t stand Chu Liuyue’s gentlemanly look, said with a cold smile.
“Liuzhou, First Miss Shao really suffered for no reason in today’s incident!” Chu Liuyue said seriously. Defending Shao Yanru was defending himself!
“Of course, she suffered for no reason. Otherwise, I don’t know what kind of cuckold I would have been! Fortunately, it was found early, so I should extend my gratitude to you, brother!” Chu Liuzhou made a polite fist and palm salute insincerely.
Chu Liuyue turned ashen with anger, but he didn’t know how to defend himself. Chu Liuzhou didn’t say it clearly, but both of them knew it. This felt really terrible.
Seeing that they were accusing each other with sharp hints, Shao Wanru bowed sideways to them and said, “Your Highnesses, I’ll take my leave!”
At this time, Chu Liuyue no longer had the mood to care about Shao Wanru, so he waved her away.
Shao Wanru took a few steps back and turned to leave. A palace maid in front of her took her to the side hall where Shao Yanru was recuperating. That place was in the most remote part of the Phoenix Palace. They took several turns to get there. When they got inside, Shao Wanru saw Shuqi guarding the door.
Shuqi was overjoyed when she saw Shao Wanru coming over.
“Fifth Miss, you are finally back. Our Miss asks you to go over!” Shuqi ran over, bowed to Shao Wanru, and said.
“Your Miss has woken up?” Shao Wanru asked.
“Yes, she has. Fortunately, the imperial physician has excellent medical skills, and he could stop the bleeding. Otherwise, something bad would have happened to Miss. I came to the palace with her. If something really happens to her, I… I will lose my life!” Shuqi wiped the tears away from the corners of her eyes in fear.
She was really afraid. In the past, she had always thought that her Miss was God’s favored one. Something could happen to anyone but her Miss.
But now she finally realized that her Miss was nothing in front of the real nobles!
In fact, Shuqi’s faith had collapsed. She had never thought that her Miss, who was good at playing tricks, ended up like this. Moreover, she was even less likely to know how to explain this matter. Would Miss marry into Prince Yue’s Mansion or Prince Zhou’s Mansion?
She didn’t dare to expect too much now. She only hoped that her Miss could marry into a Prince’s mansion safely. It didn’t matter even if her status was a little lower when she got inside. In the end, her Miss could climb to the high status. She strongly believed that her Miss could do it. After all, her Miss was smarter and more resourceful than any other woman.
“Fifth Miss, what did the Empress say? What should our Miss do now? In the current situation, did the Empress say if our Miss will marry into Prince Yue’s Mansion?”
Shuqi’s questions came one after another. The mistress and her servant preferred to believe in Chu Liuyue than Prince Zhou.
“Let’s go and see your Miss first!” Shao Wanru said indifferently. She went straight into the side hall and saw that Shao Yanru was half lying there with an ashen face. She seemed to have lost all her blood with her eyes barely closed. When she heard movements, she opened her eyes and bleated, “Wanru!”
“Do you feel better, sister?” Shao Wanru looked at her beautiful face and asked calmly.
“I… I’m fine, but I got you into trouble, Wanru!” Shao Yanru lowered her head sadly, looking guilty and grieved.
They were sisters from the same mansion. If one had a bad reputation, the women in the whole clan would be affected.
“How can you say that you got me into trouble, sister? You’ll recuperate here for a few days, and then the Empress will ask people to send you out of the palace. It’s not suitable to stay in the palace all the time!” Shao Wanru said calmly.
Shao Yanru’s expression changed dramatically. She knew what Shao Wanru meant, and she stared at her and asked, “What else did the Empress say?”
“The Empress didn’t say anything else. She asks you to go back when you have recovered! I’ll stay here to take care of you these days!” Shao Wanru said.
“Prince Yue…” Shao Yanru wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Shao Wanru rudely. “Sister, if you want to know anything, send someone to ask about it directly. You don’t have to ask me. As for the two Princes, I don’t have the honor to get in touch with them now!”
After that, she sat down in the chair on the side.
Shao Yanru looked terrible on the bed. She looked at Shao Wanru a little angrily, but she then suppressed her anger and even showed some softness on her face before waving at Shuqi. Knowing what she meant, Shuqi came over and helped her up. Covering her chest with difficulty, she turned around and knelt on the bed toward Shao Wanru.
“Wanru, I know that I’ve done many things wrong to you in the past, but I am the daughter of the Shao Family after all. I am afraid that you’ve been implicated by today’s incident, so I am here to apologize to you. I hope you don’t blame me… I, I really don’t know why this happened!”
Speaking of this, Shao Yanru breathed deeply and looked at Shao Wanru. She held it but then suddenly burst into tears…