Chapter 108: Falling off the cliff
Shen Nianzhen couldn't help but let out a sneer, sat in the room, and waited for Rong Chen to come back and ask questions.
However, Rong Chen didn't come back this time.
Shen Nianzhen waited in the house for a long time, but he didn't wait, so he asked Ruhua to go out to investigate.
"Miss, just now the eldest young master sent away Second Prince Su, and His Royal Highness the Second Prince, he has already gone back to his own room to rest, Miss, let's rest too."
"He's gone? It's not that the third prince ambushed the assassin tonight to kill him......" Shen Nianzhen's face was full of surprise when she heard this, and halfway through her words, she suddenly realized that she understood everything.
What the three princes want to assassinate him, what excuses to hide in a place, are all excuses!
Rong Chen just heard the news and learned that Su Yunmu was coming tonight, so he was waiting for Su Yunmu here!
Thinking of this, Shen Nian couldn't help but be angry and funny. γ
And the person who reported to Rong Chen, there is no need to guess, it is Su Muwan. She and Su Yunmu are brothers, and they are close to the water, so it is not surprising to know about this matter, and it is possible that the reason why Su Yunmu broke into the wrong room was through Su Muwan's guidance. β
Su Muwan really spared no effort to create contradictions between her and Rong Chen!
Thinking of this woman, Shen Nian really had a headache.
Nothing was said all night.
Got up early the next morning, Shen Nianzhen helped Ruhua pack his bags, and the family had breakfast, so they went down the mountain together, and when they were about to leave, Mrs. Liao came. also brought two sisters, Liao Kanglan and Liao Yulan.
Without waiting for Mrs. Shen to speak, Shen Nianzhen led the two girls to say goodbye to their elders and go outside to play together.
"Sister Shen! Sister Shen! As soon as she got outside, Liao Kanglan couldn't wait to speak: "Do you know why my grandmother is here today?" The Zhu family passed the word yesterday and agreed to the marriage of the eldest girl of the Zhu family and your brother......"
"Originally, I didn't agree so quickly, because Commander Xiao Shen met with Miss Zhu yesterday and sincerely apologized for Princess Zhaohua's matter, so the Zhu family nodded and agreed......"
It turned out that the eldest brother had also worked hard for this marriage.
Shen Nianzhen was slightly surprised when he heard this, and then smiled happily: "Really? That's great, my grandmother has always been worried about my eldest brother's marriage, and she can rest assured when this is settled......"
"What about you? Do you like Sister Zhu to be your sister-in-law? Liao Yulan quipped on the side.
"Of course I do!" Gu Panxi said with a smile when he heard this, and the joy between his eyebrows couldn't be hidden.
The three little girls chattered and laughed, just when Princess Zhaohua also went down the mountain today, she sat in a luxurious and exquisite carriage, and passed by with people all the way, passing by Shen Nianzhen, she suddenly opened the pearl curtain, and stared at Shen Nianzhen with a pair of wonderful eyes.
Shen Nianzhen was not frightened by her momentum, and saluted and greeted her when she saw this. The sisters of the Liao family were a little panicked and hurriedly knelt down.
Princess Zhaohua snorted heavily, glanced at Shen Nianzhen with contempt with a pair of eyes, lowered the curtain and floated away.
Shen Nianzhen looked at the mighty team descending the mountain, but couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
This arrogant princess is finally gone, thank God.
"Sister Shen, are you going down the mountain today?" Liao Kanglan helped her sister stand up and asked curiously.
"yes." Shen Nianzhen nodded immediately when he heard this.
As she was talking, Mrs. Liao came out of the room, and Sister Liao Yulan immediately said goodbye to Shen Nianzhen, and helped her grandmother to say goodbye and leave, and when she was leaving, Liao Kanglan said to Shen Nianzhen: "Sister Shen, when you go back, we will get together again!" β
"Good!" Shen Nianzhen smiled and agreed.
Seeing off the Liao family, Shen Nianzhen returned to the wing, but saw that Mama Zhou had already packed all the luggage, and Mrs. Shen was sitting on the edge of the table, not knowing what happy things to think of, and she was very happy with a smile on her face.
Shen Nianzhen knew that it must be because of her eldest brother's family affairs, she walked over and took the old lady's hand, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, in the future, you won't have a granddaughter-in-law, just forget my granddaughter, right?" β
"How?" Old Lady Shen stretched out her hand and patted her palm, and said with a smile: "You are my granddaughter who was raised by me, how can grandmother not love you?" Don't worry about it. β
"Grandmother, I'm kidding." Shen Nianzhen said with a smile when he heard this.
"You." Old Lady Shen shook her head in disgust.
As he was talking, Shen Yunlan led Shen Nianzhu to walk in from outside, and the Ding family followed behind, and the old lady Shen immediately stood up and said, "Since everyone has arrived, let's go down the mountain." β
There was no objection from everyone.
Shen Nianzhen thought of what happened last night, so he took the opportunity to pull Shen Nianzhu into his carriage, and asked her sideways: "Fourth sister, did you sleep well last night?" β
"It's good." Shen Nianzhu turned her head to look at her in a daze, and said with some surprise: "Big sister, you are willing to give up your grandmother to ride in a carriage with me." β
"What's this, don't you welcome me?" Shen Nianzhen raised his eyebrows.
"Nope." Shen Nianzhu immediately yawned when she heard this.
Unlike Shen Nianzhen, who has led the little sisters around in the temple these days, Shen Nianzhu has been taken by the third lady Ding since she came to this temple, and she either kneels down to worship the Buddha statue every day, or recites scriptures and listens to books.
Ding's name is good, this is called self-cultivation.
"Fourth sister, what do you think...... How is the second son of the Su family? Shen Nianzhen asked cautiously.
"No, he's pretty noisy."
Shen Nianzhu said disapprerovingly: "This person is going to break into our house when he gets the opportunity, eldest sister, you have to be careful." β
"In this temple, have you seen Su Yunmu?" Shen Nianzhen was surprised when he heard this.
"I've seen it." Shen Nianzhu nodded when she heard this: "When I went with my mother to listen to the scriptures, I saw him a few times, and every time he wanted to talk to me, but he was stopped by the domestic servant. This kind of person is faceless and skinless, eldest sister, you have to stay away from him. β
Shen Nianzhen: "......"
I don't know if Su Yunmu knows that he has this kind of evaluation in Shen Nian's heart, will he want to cry?
Shen Nianzhen bowed deeply for him with tears of sympathy.
"Okay, let's not talk about him." Shen Nianzhen changed the topic and said with great interest: "The eldest brother's family affairs are about to be decided, and you will come with the third aunt when the time comes." β
"Is it really decided? My mother said that the eldest lady of the Zhu family has a gentle temperament, is generous and polite, and is a rare good girl. Shen Nianzhu heard this and said, "This is a good thing." β
Shen Nianzhen nodded approvingly: "When she marries and helps, the eldest brother will be able to fight in the officialdom wholeheartedly......"
The sisters were talking when suddenly the carriage shook and stopped.
Shen Nianzhen immediately turned his head and asked, "What's the matter?" β
"Miss, the mountain road in front is blocked, it seems that someone has stopped our carriage, and is talking in front of the old lady's carriage, the slave maid will go and see." Picturesque voices rang out outside.
"Okay, there you go." Shen Nianzhen nodded immediately when he heard this.
At this time, she didn't know the seriousness of the matter, and she discussed the clothes she wore today with Shen Nianzhu and the others, her tone was light and crisp, and suddenly the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Rong Chen appeared outside the carriage and said with a serious face: "Nianzhen, something happened." β
"What's wrong?" Shen Nianzhen looked at him in surprise.
"There was an accident with the convoy of the Yongchang Bofu family in front, and the carriage that Miss Zhu was riding overturned off the cliff, and the horses were frightened and disappeared."
"What? Sister Zhu had an accident? Shen Nianzhen's face changed suddenly when he heard this.
"It's true." Rong Chen said with a sad face: "Your eldest brother has already gotten the news, and he has gone down the cliff to look for someone, this mountain cliff is rocky, steep, and the abyss is unfathomable, Miss Zhu is only afraid that it is more auspicious and less ......auspicious."
The Liao family, the Zhu family, the Shen family, the three families all went down the mountain today, the Liao family took the lead, the Zhu family went second, and the Shen family was at the bottom, no one thought that the Liao family who was the first was fine, but the Zhu family had an accident.
"This thing is unusual, I must go and see for myself!" Shen Nianzhen immediately sniffed out the unusual nature of this matter, turned over and got out of the carriage with a calm face, and while telling Shen Nianzhu to tell Mrs. Shen, he strode towards the mountain road ahead.
"Don't be impulsive yet, how exactly the accident happened is still uncertain." Rong Chen followed, and said in a deep voice: "The old lady of the Zhu family over there has already fainted from crying when she learned the bad news, the Zhu family is in a mess, you have to endure it if you go......"
"I can bear it, don't worry." Shen Nianzhen gritted his teeth, trying not to let the tears fall.
Zhu Xiuyan suffered too much in her previous life, and now she is about to be happy, how can she die so miserably! Fortunately, the eldest brother has already gone down the cliff to find it.
She must see who is behind such a poisonous plan!
Although this mountain road is steep, there are few accidents, which is also the reason why all the major families in Beijing like to come here to incense, Shen Nianzhen believes that Zhu Xiuyan fell off the cliff in an accident this time, and she must have been calculated behind it!
Although she hasn't seen the scene with her own eyes, she just thinks so.
"You...... I care about this Miss Zhu very much. Rong Chen looked at the forbearance in Gu Panxi's eyes in surprise, and involuntarily said, "But you have only seen her once......"
"The fate between people is not determined by how many times they have met and how long they have known each other." Shen Nianzhen hurriedly replied as he walked forward quickly: "Although some people have only met once, they are more pleasant than getting along with others for a lifetime. β
What's more, the fate of their Shen family and Zhu Xiuyan is not just this life.
Rong Chen looked at Shen Nianzhen in surprise when he heard this, raised his feet to catch up with her, and walked side by side, but he couldn't help but think in his heart: For Shen Nianzhen, will he be the person who can get along with others for a lifetime even if he sees one side?
The answer is no.
Rong Chen, the second prince who is proud, arrogant, and does not take people seriously, suddenly had a deep confusion one day, he originally thought that he already knew his fiancΓ©e very well, but one day, he suddenly found that what he understood was only the tip of the iceberg.
What the real Shen Nian really is, he doesn't know at all.
Shen Nianzhen didn't know that it was just a short sentence, which caused Rong Chen to think deeply, she was full of anxiety, walked faster and faster, holding the skirt in one hand, and soon arrived at the Zhu family's convoy.
The cries of grief came one after another, and the clouds of sorrow shrouded in sorrow, and no one could have imagined that such a disaster would happen in the blink of an eye to the family that was laughing and laughing a quarter of an hour ago.
"What's going on? How long has it been since Miss Zhu fell off a cliff? What about my eldest brother? Shen Nianzhen grabbed a maid and asked.
"It turned out to be Miss Shen...... the maid recognized Shen Nianzhen, and her face showed a hint of hope: "My young lady has fallen for a quarter of an hour, and the little Shen has gone down to look for her, and it has been a while, no one has come up, and no one knows what the situation is underneath...... Woowoo woo ......"
"Stop crying, be calm." Shen Nianzhen interrupted her in a deep voice, and then walked forward, on the side of the road, two maids supported a girl to sit on the side of the road and cry so sadly, it was Zhu Xiuyan's sister, Zhu Wanyan.
"Miss Zhu Er." Shen Nianzhen walked over and glanced at her, and asked, "Are you all right?" β
Zhu Wanyan cried when she heard this, and slowly raised her head.
When she saw that it was Shen Nianzhen, her tear-stained eyes suddenly revealed a trace of anger, and she stood up from the ground and scolded Shen Nianzhen loudly: "It's all you!" It's all your brother! Since my sister discussed with your Shen family, there have been all kinds of dangers, she was hit in the face again, she was put medicine to prevent wound healing in her face wash, and she fell off the cliff! How do you still have a face! β
"Speak cleanly!"
Rong Chen immediately became angry, stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "What does it have to do with the Shen family if something happens to your family?" It was the Shen family who harmed your horses and went crazy, did your eldest sister fall off the cliff? As soon as she heard that something had happened to you, she immediately came over to help, and so did Commander Xiao Shen, who went down the cliff to save your sister without hesitation, asking which man in this world can do all this? Don't be ignorant! β
The reason why Zhu Wanyan opened her mouth to take responsibility for Shen Nianzhen was just because of her grief and indignation, and she had always vaguely felt that the Shen family had harmed her sister, so she shouted out regardless of it, and when she heard Rong Chen's unceremonious accusation, she immediately closed her mouth in fear and didn't dare to speak again.
Shen Nianzhen heard something else, and she asked with a shocked face: "Your eldest sister's face wash has been given medicine to prevent wound healing?" When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me? β
"My eldest sister won't let me say it." Zhu Wanyan snorted coldly when she heard this.
When Shen Nianzhen heard this, he became more and more sure of the guess in his heart, the reason why Zhu Xiuyan had an accident this time and rolled off the cliff was because someone was plotting behind his back!
As for who is the plotter, do you still need to think about it?
Thinking of the scene when he just met Princess Zhaohua in front of the Shen family, Shen Nianzhen kept gritting his teeth angrily, this Princess Zhaohua was really too lawless! Do this kind of thing! She won't let her go this time!
Rong Chen brought a lot of guards, many of whom were masters, and they were all sent by him to the bottom of the cliff to look for people. At this moment, he walked up to Gu Panxi and comforted in a low voice: "Don't be sad, the maid said just now that Miss Zhu accidentally rolled down from this cliff in order to save the second miss, and your brother was on the side at the time, and immediately jumped down to save people, you always believe in your eldest brother's skills, right?" With him here, Miss Zhu will be fine this time. β
It turned out that Zhu Xiuyan rolled off the cliff to save her sister?
Shen Nianzhen glanced at Zhu Wanyan in surprise when she heard this, but saw her tears rolling down, and she blamed herself with remorse.
It is not surprising that the two sisters are in the same carriage, just like her and Shen Nianzhu, at the critical moment, Zhu Xiuyan is willing to give up her life to save her sister, and her conduct is as noble as ever.
It's fate!
Shen Nianzhen sighed deeply in his heart.
At this time, the grandmother of the Zhu family came over and said to Zhu Wanyan: "Second Miss, the old lady has woken up, call you over." β
"Okay, I'll go." Zhu Wanyan immediately reached out to wipe the tears on her face, followed her grandmother, and when she left, she glanced back at Shen Nianzhen and Rong Chen with complicated eyes.
Rong Chen asked Shen Nianzhen if he wanted to go to Mrs. Zhu to say goodbye, but Shen Nianzhen shook his head and said, "They just suffered, the old man is sad and unbearable, let's not go over to bother, I want to check carefully, whether this carriage has been tampered with......"
As he spoke, he walked to the carriage that was lying crookedly on the side of the road, and the surroundings were very messy, all of which were trampled on by people, and it was evident from this how chaotic it was when the accident occurred.
Rong Chen also followed, the two figures carefully checked the carriage up and down, but nothing was wrong, the wheel was not damaged, everything was fine.
"The problem must be with the horses pulling the cart." Rong Chen immediately said in a deep voice: "The palace has already sent someone to chase the horse that suddenly went crazy, and there will be news soon, don't be too sad." β
"I'm not sad, I'm sorry." When Shen Nianzhen heard this, he gritted his teeth and said: "I obviously knew that Princess Zhaohua was crazy, and this woman would do everything, but she didn't remind Sister Zhu that it was all my fault!" I hurt them! β
"Don't say that, no one wants to see something like this happen."
Rong Chen opened his mouth when he heard this: "Don't worry, Zhaohua will definitely pay the price for what she has done......
As he was talking, suddenly several guards carried a dead horse down from behind the mountain forest with difficulty and placed it in the clearing.
"The horse has been found." Rong Chen immediately grabbed Shen Nianzhen with his backhand, pulled her and walked over.
Shen Nianzhen hurriedly followed, staring at the dead horse, but she couldn't see anything unusual, after all, she was a young lady who was raised in the deep boudoir, and it was normal for her not to understand this.