The Princess of Jingning was so angry that she was speechless. After calming down for a while, she bent down and discussed with Shen Baozhu, "Mother has something very important to discuss with Qiuqiu's mother. Can Baozhu go and play with Sister Miaochun first?"
It was said that after the fire, the Marquise of Yong'an never left Qiuqiu's side. The Princess of Jingning planned to go with her maids to demand an explanation. If she took Shen Baozhu with her, she would have to take into account the friendship between her and Qiuqiu, which would affect her performance.
Reminded by what had just happened, Shen Baozhu also guessed what the Princess of Jingning was going to do. "Is mother going to avenge Sister Miaochun? Baozhu will surely be obedient. Mother must teach the bad guys a good lesson!"
"Okay. Mother will take you to Ruxia's courtyard."
The Princess of Jingning led Shen Baozhu towards the courtyard where Chen Ruxia was temporarily staying. Behind them, Hongshen and the other maids followed closely.
On the way, the Dragon King and Lin Yu had a heated discussion.
The Princess of Jingning was going to find Qiuqiu's mother. The Dragon King thought they shouldn't let the Marquis of Yong'an off either. [I think there's something wrong with the entire marquis's mansion. The little cutie should beat up that marquis too.]
Lin Yu felt something was off. [Baozhu is still young. You can't instill the wrong idea of beating people into her mind.]
As usual, the Dragon King was overbearing. [What wrong idea? Strength is the ultimate truth. Back in the day, I was invincible among the dragon clan and became the Dragon King. That's strength!]
[That's true, but Baozhu is only five years old. She's not a member of the dragon clan. She is...]
Lin Yu, who rarely communicated with others in the research institute, was led astray by the Dragon King.
Shen Baozhu couldn't understand their conversation. She whispered, "Reverend, who should Baozhu listen to?"
[Go to the palace and find the emperor to teach the Marquis of Yong'an a lesson.]
Between beating and not beating, the Reverend Qingyun chose to find someone to back them up.
Shen Baozhu's eyes lit up. She had a good impression of her emperor uncle and thought he would surely back up Sister Miaochun.
The little girl nervously glanced at her mother. If she told her directly, her mother wouldn't agree to this idea. So she decided to sneak into the palace and ask her emperor uncle for help!
By the time the Princess of Jingning sent Shen Baozhu to Chen Ruxia's courtyard, Chen Miaochun had just arrived.
She couldn't help but be overjoyed. "Auntie, Baozhu, you've come back from seeing Qiuqiu so soon?"
The Princess of Jingning didn't answer directly. She just asked Chen Miaochun and Chen Ruxia to take good care of Shen Baozhu and then left in a hurry.
She was afraid that if she was any slower, she would lose her temper.
Chen Miaochun didn't know the inside story. She happily led Shen Baozhu into the courtyard. "Ruxia, Baozhu and I are here to see you!"
Chen Ruxia was surprised to see Chen Miaochun. Her eyes were filled with joy. Her sister was different. It was indeed the right decision to send her to the Shen family.
The two sisters went into the room and talked about what had happened these days.
Even while recuperating, Chen Ruxia hadn't been idle. First, she joined forces with the Marquise of Yong'an to find evidence against Wang Linchun. Then she took control of the maids and servants around Wang Linchun, completely cutting off his chance to send messages outside.
Her voice was still as sweet and clear as ever. "Wang Linchun has lived as the heir for sixteen years. He has been active in the capital, while I've been staying in the boudoir. I have to be on guard. The simplest way is to get rid of the root cause."
"Father sent him to..."
Chen Ruxia paused. Looking down, she saw a furry head beside Chen Miaochun, listening intently.
Suddenly, there was no sound. Shen Baozhu urged, "Sister Ruxia, quickly tell us. Where did you send him?"
Under Shen Baozhu's urging, Chen Ruxia began to speak vaguely, her voice as soft as a mosquito. "I was afraid he would stage a comeback, so I cut out his tongue and disabled his limbs."
Shen Baozhu, who had been concentrating on listening to the rest, was stunned. Did Sister Ruxia just say something? She only heard a "buzzing" sound.
Chen Ruxia quickly changed the topic. "Sister, what did you just ask me?"
Chen Miaochun immediately told her about Chen Pan'er and Ning Shanyuan.
Shen Baozhu, who had originally wanted to ask further, was attracted by this new thing. "Wow, Baozhu knows the girl Brother Shanyuan likes. They've been together for a long time!"
Chen Ruxia actually knew the reason. "I know why. Pan'er is mourning for Concubine Zhao."
According to the laws of Dayong, Concubine Zhao was a concubine, so Chen Pan'er didn't need to mourn for her. But Chen Pan'er was a filial girl. She didn't care about anything and even insisted on spending the rest of her life in a nunnery.
Chen Miaochun, who had never felt the love of her parents, found it hard to understand Chen Pan'er's thoughts. After struggling for a long time, she said, "Isn't the mourning period supposed to be three years? Why does she want to spend the rest of her life in a nunnery?"
This involved another matter - Concubine Zhao's memorial tablet.
On the surface, Concubine Zhao exposed Wang Linchun's evil deeds and felt guilty towards the Marquis of Yong'an, so she chose to kill herself by hitting a pillar.
In fact, Concubine Zhao used her death to ensure Chen Pan'er's future peace. Afraid that she might be saved, she took poison before exposing Wang Linchun's crimes. She calculated the time to ensure that she would die in the Marquis of Yong'an's arms.
Afraid that the Marquis of Yong'an would find out, Chen Ruxia bribed the doctor in advance and buried Concubine Zhao with full honors as quickly as possible, so quickly that Chen Pan'er didn't even have time to react.
As soon as she heard the news of Concubine Zhao's death, she fainted. When she woke up the next day, Concubine Zhao had already been buried.
Chen Pan'er, who missed her mother very much, couldn't bear it. She just wanted Concubine Zhao's memorial tablet, but the Marquis of Yong'an refused to give it to her. So Chen Pan'er insisted on going to the nunnery to pray for her mother.
Chen Ruxia said helplessly, "She originally said she would mourn for three years. But when she found out she didn't have the memorial tablet, she insisted on going to the nunnery. I'm still trying to find a way to comfort her."
Although Chen Ruxia hated Concubine Zhao very much, she was a trustworthy person. Concubine Zhao had exposed Wang Linchun and was already dead. So Chen Ruxia felt a bit more sisterly affection towards Chen Pan'er.
This information was a bit overwhelming. Before, in the princess's mansion, Chen Miaochun had only heard the Princess of Jingning mention it briefly. Now that she heard the details, she couldn't hide her shock. "Is this the so - called family intrigue? It's scarier than what Second Uncle at the village entrance said."
Shen Baozhu propped her chin up and asked curiously, "Is the Marquis of Yong'an Qiuqiu's father? Is he a good person?"
Chen Ruxia was very tactful. "In my eyes, he's not a qualified father."
"Okay." Shen Baozhu understood. He was a bad guy!
Reverend Qingyun: [Do you still remember what the palace looked like last time?]
Shen Baozhu nodded. She still remembered.
[This is a teleportation talisman. Just silently think of the location in your mind, and you can move a short distance.]
[Don't eat the fruit.]
It was obvious that the Reverend Qingyun thought the Dragon King's fruit was unreliable. The Dragon King was very angry. [How short is a short distance? Don't forget, the system still takes a cut from the magical artifact. Be careful you won't be able to reach the palace!]
Reverend Qingyun: [One million kilometers.]
One million kilometers. Even if the system took a large cut, there would still be enough for Shen Baozhu to reach the palace. No matter how reluctant the Dragon King was, he had to admit this.
Lin Yu thought comprehensively. [How are you going to convince the emperor to help?]
The Reverend Qingyun said again, [With a real dragon around, it should be the emperor's concern about how to help.]
[Of course. The little cutie should go to the palace now and let the emperor see what a real dragon is!]
The angry Dragon King was appeased by the Reverend Qingyun's words.