675 Murky Waters (2)
However, at this point, there was no going back for her.
“Madam, what should we do now?” Shi Qing asked carefully. Now that Chen Ruoqiu was despised by almost everyone in the Chen family and no longer had anything to do with the Shen family, Chen Ruoqiu could not go on living like this for the rest of her life.
“I think…” Chen Ruoqiu rubbed her eyebrows tiredly.” Yue has some to rely on. I can do whatever I want now. In a few days, I’ll leave the capital and find a small place to live for the rest of my life in peace.” She smiled sadly.” It’s better than staying in the capital and being mocked by everyone.”
Shi Qing heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that Chen Ruoqiu thought so. As long as there was some hope, things would get better and better in the future.
“But I have to go and see Yue first.” Chen Ruoqiu held her chest. “Otherwise, I’ll always be worried.”
As she spoke, she saw Hua Yi rush in from outside. She looked panicked and said, “Madam, something bad happened!”
Chen Ruoqiu stood up and asked with a frown, “What is it?”
“Second Miss, Second Miss…”
At the mention of Shen Yue, Chen Ruoqiu’s heart skipped a beat. She grabbed Hua Yi’s hand and asked anxiously, “What happened to Yue?”
Hua Yi was about to cry. “Second Miss was found staying with the crown prince of the State of Qin.”
…
When Shen Yue was taken away by the bailiffs, Huangfu Hao did not stop them.
No matter how much Shen Yue cried and grabbed his sleeve to beg, Huangfu Hao was unmoved and only said casually, “You’ll be fine. Just go with them.” His attitude was not protective of Shen Yue at all. The bailiffs who came were very smart. Seeing Huangfu Hao’s attitude, they no longer had any worries. They practically dragged Shen Yue out.
Huangfu Hao looked at the group of people leaving with Shen Yue and couldn’t help but frown. He asked the guard beside him, “Go and ask what exactly happened in Ming Qi Palace.”
Early in the morning, a group of bailiffs came, saying that they wanted to take away the daughter of the third branch of the Shen family, Shen Yue. Ever since Shen Yue entered Huangfu Hao’s mansion, she had never gone out. No one would expect that the daughter of a Ming Qi’s official would become Huangfu Hao’s concubine. However, these bailiffs somehow found out about it and came over to take her away.
Emperor Wen Hui was still polite to Huangfu Hao. The reason why he took Shen Yue away was because Shen Yue was also a member of the Shen family, so she could not get away with the punishment for the crime her father committed. Emperor Wen Hui did not mention the marriage exchange between Shen Yue and Shen Dongling at all. He probably wanted to deliberately avoid talking about it. However, why did Emperor Wen Hui go to such an extent to eliminate the Shen family? Huangfu Hao thought that there must be something fishy going on.
Since the bailiffs came, knowing full well that Shen Yue was staying with him, Huangfu Hao didn’t go against them. For him, Shen Yue was just a tool to get to know Shen Miao better. He did not really take Shen Yue seriously. There was no need to fall out with Emperor Wen Hui for Shen Yue.
However… Huangfu Hao still knew nothing about what happened in Ming Qi Palace. It was precisely because of this that he was somewhat confused. After thinking for a moment, he summoned a servant and instructed, “Go to Prince Ding’s mansion and pass a message to him.”
…
The Shen family was in absolute shambles. It was as if a thread had suddenly appeared on the flat surface. With a pull of this thread, the originally embroidered pattern was instantly messed up, looking nothing like what it used to be.
