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Chapter 689 Extreme joy leads to sorrow

Xiao Tingshan frowned and wanted to get up.

But he tried to get up several times but couldn't. Instead, he felt dizzy and almost fell off the bed.

"Sir!"

Lou Yulan felt a pain in her heart, and looked anxious. She hurriedly supported him and asked, "Are you okay?"

Xiao Tingshan shook his head and felt that his health was getting worse and worse.

In previous years, his symptoms were usually more severe in winter, but once the weather warmed up in spring, he would feel much more comfortable.

But ever since Shen Shuyi used him to block the knife for Liancheng, and he felt depressed about the incidents that happened several times afterwards, his health is not as good as before, and he has been holding on all the time.

Xiao Tingshan coughed a few times before he could breathe smoothly.

Lou Yulan helped him change his clothes with concern and then accompanied him to the East Courtyard.

Songbai hurried forward and said, "Master, there's a fire at the Crown Prince's wife's place."

Xiao Tingshan was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes: "Where's the Madam?"

"The fire is too big, and we are not sure now. The lady must be trapped in the house. Our people wanted to go in and rescue her, but they failed..."

Hearing this, Lou Yulan was stunned for a moment, and felt an indescribable nervousness and joy in her heart.

Is Shen Jingyu going to be burned to death?

God is truly merciful!

Xiao Tingshan's mind was racing, he didn't think things would be that simple, but then he thought again, whether Shen Jingyu was dead or alive had nothing to do with him, and she was of no use now.

Since she was smart enough, she saved him from having to do it.

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The next day, early in the morning.

At daybreak, the fire in the Duke's Mansion was finally put out, and two bodies were found in the room. The bodies looked like the Crown Prince's wife, and they were wearing the Crown Prince's wife's jade pendant.

At this point, Xiao Tingshan's wife, who had been married for only two months, passed away.

Lou Yulan was in a very good mood because once Shen Jingyu died, the affairs of the prince's family were handed over to her to manage.

Lou Yulan leaned back in her chair, touching her belly which was not yet visible, feeling quite smug.

So what if Shen Jingyu is so powerful?

Didn't he just run away in disgrace in the end?

No matter whether she really died or faked her death, Lou Yulan only knew that in this battle, she was the final winner.

After what happened to Shen Jingyu, there is no way she will be able to return to the Duke's Mansion in the future.

I just don't know when the prince will make her his legal wife?

Lou Yulan was filled with joy and full of fantasies.

Perhaps, when I give birth to a child, it will be a good opportunity...

At this moment, a maid ran in hurriedly: "Auntie, it's bad, your mother came to the door and said she has something important to see you..."

Lou Yulan stood up and said, "My mother's coming here is a good thing, how can it be bad?"

The maid knew she had said the wrong thing, and knelt down quickly: "It's because Madam Lou was crying so hard that she couldn't catch her breath, so I... I..."

"Please invite the people in!"

Not long after, Qin Guiqiong appeared in front of Lou Yulan with red and swollen eyes and messy hair. As soon as she saw Lou Yulan, she immediately pounced on her, in great pain.

"Lan Jie'er! Your father...your father..."

"What happened to my father?" Lou Yulan asked anxiously.

"Your father...left last night!"

When she said this, Qin Guiqiong fell to the ground and cried out of breath.

The old lady at home didn't like her in the first place. Now her husband is gone and her family is in decline. How is she going to live in the future?

Now her son's future is uncertain, and only Sister Lan still has some status.

Qin Guiqiong never imagined that what was supposed to be such a happy event would turn into a sad one.

So many people went there last night, why was their master so unlucky...

Qin Guiqiong was crying so hard that she was out of breath. Lou Yulan only heard what she said intermittently, but she still understood the key points.

For a moment, the originally delicate and pure face turned pale.

"Dad...how could this happen? How could this happen..."

Without her father's support, could she still be promoted to the Crown Prince's wife?

Besides, although my father had a bad temper and was not good at speaking, he was always nice to me.

But now, how could this healthy person just disappear like that?

"That silver..."

Qin Guiqiong told her the whole story, and Lou Yulan's eyes turned red.

"Since this matter is so secretive, who on earth could have gotten the news? And snatched the silver from the Qin family?"

Qin Guiqiong just kept crying. No matter how scheming she was, as an old and ugly woman who suddenly lost her support, she could not remain calm.

"Lan Jie'er, do you have any money? Your grandmother's condition is not good. Your eldest uncle was stabbed last night and still has a high fever. Your second uncle has two broken ribs. Although his life is not in danger, it is difficult for him to leave."

"Your grandmother was kicked in the chest. She is too old to even stand up. Your grandfather took the money to find a doctor, but when he found that the money was not enough, he went to the gambling house..."

Lou Yulan came back to her senses and looked at the bloodshot eyes of Qin Guiqiong. After a while, she said, "Mother, I will get you one thousand taels first, but you have to think clearly. Grandmother and her family are now a bottomless pit, and you don't have your father to rely on. Your future life will be difficult."

It’s not that Lou Yulan doesn’t want to help, she just doesn’t want to help so wholeheartedly.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, the Qin family has always put Shen Jingyu first. No matter what, she has to come after Shen Jingyu.

Old Madam Qin never looked up to her. Even when she got married, she mocked her for not knowing how to appreciate others' kindness. She didn't want the good family she picked for her, but insisted on being a concubine to a sickly man...

Lou Yulan has never forgotten all these things.

"Sister Lan, what do you mean?" Qin Guiqiong was stunned for a moment, looking at her daughter in front of her absentmindedly.

Lou Yulan said slowly, "Mother, you know that my grandmother favored my aunt and cousin. When my daughter got married, my grandmother didn't give her any dowry. Now that something has happened, they should go to my aunt."

Qin Guiqiong calmed down. Yes, she had to consider herself and Chen Ge'er...

Now that her mother-in-law knows that it was the Qin family that caused her husband's tragic death, she will definitely not let her off easily if she no longer has money.

"You're right. I have to let them go find your aunt. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. Your aunt is better off than us anyway."

Qin Guiqiong nodded repeatedly.

Lou Yulan's eyes turned red: "Mom, Dad...was it painful for Dad to leave?"

Strictly speaking, Lou Zhengtao is not a good father, nor is he the kind of father she idealizes.

However, whether it was because her mother was very capable or because Lou Zhengtao really loved her and her brother, he treated them very well.

No matter what food or drink he bought, he would always give it to her and her brother. If they were bullied, he would rush out to protect them without asking who was right or wrong.

When she thought of this, tears rolled down Lou Yulan's eyes and her chest felt stuffy and painful.

"Dad...did he say anything?" Lou Yulan asked softly. She never thought that it would only take such a short time to go from great joy to great sorrow.

Qin Guiqiong shook her head with tears in her eyes: "No, he didn't have time to say anything. He spit out a few mouthfuls of blood and then died."