Chapter 465 - Leaving Temporarily and Entering the Monastery
Chapter 465 Leaving Temporarily and Entering the Monastery
Shao Wanru knew that Great Elder Princess visited Prince Chen's Mansion, but she didn't know what Great Elder Princess had said to Chu Liuchen. She only knew that Great Elder Princess left with worry. But when she came back, she was calm and gentle and the smile on her face had increased.
She asked about Chu Liuchen's condition in a subtle way and knew that he was taking medicine now and he seemed to be in a good mood, so she was relieved.
After that, she went back to her yard to deal with some business in the Yuhui Nunnery. Shui Ruolan came with Madam Dowager once and brought all the things that Shao Wanru used to take with her to the capital city.
Shui Ruolan was very happy that Shao Wanru could return to her family. But she was also worried about Shao Wanru. She heard that people in Duke Xing's Mansion didn't like Shao Wanru. She thought that she also met such kind of relatives after she returned to her family. She was even forced to go to the nunnery. Shui Ruolan felt sad and sobbed in Shao Wanru's yard.
Later, she was persuaded to stop.
Madam Dowager looked much tougher. She only asked Shao Wanru about her health with concern, as well as her plans for the future. She heaved a few sighs and was about to speak, but stopped on second thought.
"Grandmother, don't worry. I'll take care of myself. Besides, the Yuhui Nunnery is different from other nunneries. Everything will be all right. If you miss me, you can come to see me anytime!"
Shao Wanru comforted her with a smile. Even though she did not have any blood ties with Old Madam Qin, in her heart, Old Madam Qin, who had always doted on her, was still her real grandmother.
As for the other one, she didn't know how to address her. She usually called her Old Madam. Obviously, that person also had some ideas about Shao Wanru. And she also thought the address of Old Madam was good.
"Child, your status is different now. Grandma can't come to see you at any time!" Old Madam Qin sighed and reached out to touch Shao Wanru's head.
By her side, Shui Ruolan wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "Mother, you don't have to be sad. With Great Elder Princess's protection, Wanru will be fine."
"That's right, Grandmother. I will be fine. I have Grandmother to protect me!" Shao Wanru shook Old Madam Qin's hand and said cutely as she usually did.
Looking at the lovely little girl in front of her and her little white and tender face full of admiration, Old Madam Qin's eyes turned red. She really didn't want to hand over the little girl, whom she had raised for so many years.
She really wanted to support her for the rest of her life!
"Grandmother, don't be sad. I'm still your granddaughter. Even if I have other relatives, Grandma and Mother... Aunt Shui are also my relatives."
Shao Wanru paused for a moment and changed the way to address her. She didn't care about how she called the Old Madam Qin. In fact, she really raised her up. Without the protection of Old Madam Qin, she couldn't have lived a peaceful life under Madam Di's hands for so many years!
However, she could not address Shui Ruolan in this way. Duke Xing's Mansion and Great Elder Princess would not agree to this.
"Good child, it would be fine if you can be good in the future!" Old Madam Qin leaned to one side, wiping away her tears slightly, and then turned around with a smile.
"Grandmother, I'll give you a prescription later. You can go back and take the medicine for a while, then your old illness will slowly improve," seeing that Old Madam Qin was still sad, Shao Wanru changed the topic and said with a smile. Just now, she had felt Old Madam Qin's pulse and found that she was much better than before.
"I'm fine. You just need to observe mourning in the nunnery for them. Your father and mother are also poor. A good son of an aristocratic family has fallen into such a bad situation. It's reasonable for you to keep filial duty for them."
Old Madam Qin sighed. How could she not understand the personality of this little girl who she brought up?
"Mother, Wanru is fine, and you can rest assured. The next time you think of Wanru, I will go to the Yuhui Nunnery with you." Shui Ruolan also comforted Old Madam Qin.
"You don't need to go out now because of your poor health." Looking at Shui Ruolan's pregnant belly, Old Madam Qin's face became gentler and gentler.
"Aunt Shui, stay at home and don't go anywhere. Qin Yuru is going to marry into Duke Yong's Mansion. Don't meddle in it. Only let father... General Qin deal with it. If you don't do it well, no one else can help you." Shao Wanru warned her anxiously.
"About Yuru... It's indeed inconvenient for me to get involved. But her mother is like this now. If I don't get involved, it'll be another mess."
Shui Ruolan said with a headache. She didn't want to intervene in Qin Yuru's marriage at all.
However, given the current situation, she had no choice but to get involved in it. As a man, Qin Huaiyong had a lot of things he couldn't take care of.
"Let General Qin decide everything. Aunt Shui only has to do some things that he has decided to do. After that, let General Qin have a look at them."
Shao Wanru thought about it and reminded Shui Ruolan with her eyes sweeping over Shui Ruolan's belly. Shui Ruolan would have something to rely on after she had this child. As for whether Qin Huaiyong was partial and wanted to give Qin Yuru more dowry, Shao Wanru felt that it was not a big deal. Even if Qin Yuru took away the entire General's Mansion, it could be slowly saved up in the future.
Shui Ruolan had always been obedient to Shao Wanru's instructions. When she heard Shao Wanru's words, she kept nodding her head and kept it in mind.
Shao Wanru accompanied Old Madam Qin and Shui Ruolan for lunch, then Old Madam Qin left with Shui Ruolan.
Before leaving, Shui Ruolan secretly pulled Shao Wanru aside and asked about the lady surnamed Liu, who was First Young Master Qian, Qian Youcai's wife. She was trapped in her backyard.
This person had been trapped for so long, and she seemed to be much smarter. She followed Shao Wanru's order and asked the two old maids who guarded her to talk about Qian Youcai's gossip outside from time to time. The lady surnamed Liu was very angry at first, but now she listened calmly. She was not angry at all, as if she was listening to other people's business.
Shao Wanru asked Shui Ruolan to lock her up for a while longer. After publishing the result, she would let her out. Then, she would have nothing to do with what would happen next.
The person was locked up by Qin Huaiyong, and he had to agree to let her go. Shui Ruolan would not show up. It was the old maids who were gossiping. It could be said that the whole thing had nothing to do with Shui Ruolan.
However, it also shocked Qian Youcai and the lady surnamed Liu so that they dared not speak casually in the future. If they really irritated Qin's Mansion, the two of them would not be able to survive. If they could release them today, they could also kill them someday. After suffering losses, the lady surnamed Liu would not be so stupid as to be shield! Now she wanted to deal with Qian Youcai and her sister, and she dared not to provoke Shui Ruolan again.
In the next few days, they packed things up almost every day. After seeing the carriage taking away the things, they continued to pack up.
She heard that the yard in the Yuhui Nunnery had been cleaned up. Nanny Gao went to see it in person and said that the place was very quiet and safe, which made Great Elder Princess feel at ease. She even whispered something to Great Elder Princess, who nodded again and again and finally approved of that place.
In addition to sorting out the things, they spent the rest of the time accompanying Great Elder Princess and Hao'er. The grandmother and the grandchildren had a simple but warm life.
The night of the 15th of the first lunar month was very lively, but Shao Wanru didn't go out. Although she also wanted to see what it was like on the 15th of the first lunar month in the capital, it was not convenient for her to go out in this situation. She could only stay in the mansion of Great Elder Princess.
Fortunately, Great Elder Princess also thought that both of them were young, so she specially asked people to decorate the mansion. There were all kinds of lanterns in the garden, which were beautiful and bright. Hao'er was so happy that he almost went crazy. He held Shao Wanru to go around and tell riddles and pick up lanterns at the same time.
It was so late at night that he went back to have a rest under the order of Great Elder Princess. At the same time, he asked several servants to hold the Victory that he had just guessed and shouted, "Sister, you must come to see Hao'er tomorrow."
Shao Wanru's heart softened when she heard that. She only managed to coax him back to his room after many words of agreement.
Early in the morning of the next day, Shao Wanru said goodbye to Great Elder Princess and got in an ordinary carriage at the gate with Yujie and Qu Le, going to the Yuhui Nunnery.
Shao Yuanhao didn't wake up by the time when Shao Wanru left. He had enjoyed himself so much last night that he was still sleeping.
Great Elder Princess watched her granddaughter leaving alone, and her tears couldn't stop falling. It was her daughter who was forced to leave in the beginning, and now it was her granddaughter.
After being persuaded to stop, she cleaned up again and went to Duke Xing's Mansion in a carriage with Nanny Gao. She couldn't get rid of her anger.
Madam of Duke Xing received Rui'an Great Elder Princess and led her to the yard of Old Madam.
"Madam of Duke Xing has always been intelligent. You should have investigated clearly about the fire of Zhuozhuo's house, right?" Rui'an Great Elder Princess asked while walking inside.
"This matter has been basically cleared up. It was caused by the two servant girls who served the Fifth Young Lady at that time. They are still being interrogated," Madam of Duke Xing said with a smile.
"Servant girls? Are the two servant girls jealous of Zhuozhuo, who just came to your mansion, and they hate her so much that they could not eliminate the hatred? They even risked their own lives to kill Zhuozhuo?"
Rui'an Great Elder Princess sneered and squinted at Madam of Duke Xing.
"Great Elder Princess, don't make fun of me!" Madam of Duke Xing said dryly, but she was trembling in her heart. Although Rui'an Great Elder Princess didn't guess it completely, her meaning was roughly the same. Now she had to explain it.
"One of the two servant girls is the daughter of the old maid who guards the warehouse, and the other is the servant girl who just serves the Fifth Young Lady. The reason is that the servant girl brought by the Fifth Young Lady rebuked the servant girl. Then the servant girl has bad ideas and wanted to frighten the servant girl of the Fifth Young Lady. I didn't expect that such a big thing would happen by chance!"
"By chance?" Great Elder Princess stopped and looked at Madam of Duke Xing sharply.
"It's a coincidence. The servant girl didn't know that the purified kerosene was so powerful. She had a good relationship with the daughter of the one who guarded the warehouse. So she specially asked for some, but she didn't know that she would cause such a great disaster."
Madam of Duke Xing said with a smile.
"Your mansion intends to take the servant girls to solve this problem?" Great Elder Princess sneered and went inside again.
Seeing that Great Elder Princess didn't continue to ask after saying this, Madam of Duke Xing breathed a sigh of relief and felt proud in her heart. She said that this matter was only done by the servants. Great Elder Princess could not press her head and make her admit the crime.
But the next moment, Great Elder Princess's face turned black.
"I'm here today to find your Old Madam to tear this matter up from the beginning to the end. My granddaughter almost died. It's just a matter between two servant girls. Your Duke Xing's Mansion wants to take all the benefits in this world!"