latelenovela Chapter 265 Defeat
Chapter 265 Defeat
After talking about An Jin, Shen Qionghua asked about Wu's situation.
Knowing that Wu was no longer in danger, most of the poison had been forced out.
For the next half month, Pei Liangchuan had to come and give him acupuncture every three days, and then he would take some decoctions to force out the remaining poison.
But after this incident, Mrs. Wu was very weak and needed to stay in bed for a while.
Only then did Shen Qionghua feel completely relieved.
After tossing and turning all night, as dawn was about to break, everyone's eyes were dark.
Shen Qionghua asked An Jin and Pei Liangchuan to go back and rest quickly, and then she left the courtyard with Shaoyao.
As for Wu, the poison has not been completely eliminated yet and she still needs Pei Liangchuan, so it is naturally most convenient for her to stay in the courtyard.
Anyway, this house is big enough, and An Jin usually lives there alone, so one more person won’t disturb An Jin.
Shen Qionghua left a maid to help, and two secret guards to watch over Wu. After Wu woke up, they strictly monitored her every move and would never let her go out.
On the return carriage.
Shaoyao sat beside Shen Qionghua and rubbed her forehead. She tried to hold back, but in the end, she couldn't help but ask the question in her heart.
"Miss, the Yongning Marquis's Mansion has gone too far, and Wu and Zhou Lingfu have also been against you. Why did you save Wu?"
Could it be that he felt sorry for Zhou Lingfu after seeing her being abused by Zhou Lingyi?
Miss, you shouldn't be so soft-hearted, right?
Shen Qionghua opened her eyes, chuckled, nodded Shaoyao's head, and said, "I certainly have my reasons for saving her, but I actually hope that it was unnecessary."
Shen Qionghua did not explain the reason clearly. It was still early and she was not sure whether things would develop as she expected. Naturally, she could not say some things too confidently.
Shen Qionghua didn't say it clearly, and Shaoyao didn't ask any more questions.
Miss Zuoyou had her own plans, and even if she asked, she wouldn't be able to help.
At daybreak, a small number of people had already gone out.
The carriage passed through the alley and stopped at the side door of the Shen Mansion. Shen Qionghua and Shaoyao helped each other out of the carriage. The master and servant returned to the mansion and slept soundly together.
For the next period of time, the capital was very quiet.
At least that's what it seems on the surface.
Prince An is not in the capital, so even if he and his party want to do something, they cannot do it without their leader.
However, Xie Nanyuan didn't like to get involved in these party struggles. Now that Prince An's party had calmed down a bit, he was still in the capital, but his mind had already drifted across thousands of mountains and rivers and landed on the battlefield thousands of miles away.
Apart from handling the matters and official duties assigned by the emperor, he would try to find ways to see Shen Qionghua from time to time.
Fortunately, news of Prince An's victories on the front line kept coming. Prince An's party cheered and felt proud. Xie Nanyuan and Shen Qionghua also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although they have different positions and are even enemies, the people living on the border are innocent, and Shen Qionghua doesn't hope for Prince An to lose the battle every day.
It’s the Lin Mansion... oh no... it should be said that the future Princess An, Lin Xiyan, has been very flamboyant recently. Every time there is a victory on the front line, she holds a banquet.
They also specially sent invitations to the Shen family every time to invite Shen Qionghua to come. The tone of the servants who came to deliver the invitations made it seem as if Shen Qionghua did not take their eldest daughter seriously if she did not go.
Shen Qionghua scoffed at this. She didn't even care about Prince An, let alone Lin Xiyan, a young lady who only knew how to seek pleasure.
Even after receiving the invitation, she still didn't go. Anyway, her rank was higher than Lin Xiyan's now, and Lin Xiyan couldn't do anything to her.
The Yongning Marquis' Mansion, along with Zhou Lingyi, benefited from the smooth progress of the war and has been doing much better recently. He has also attended many banquets prepared by Lin Xiyan.
It was not until later, when the news of Wu's "death" was revealed, that the Yongning Earl's Mansion once again kept a low profile.
After all, you have to pretend to do it so as not to give people a chance to talk about you.
During this period, Shen Qionghua went out several times and ran into Lin Xiyan every time.
Because of Prince An's meritorious service, General Lin also gained a lot. Lin Xiyan was trembling all over, wanting to regain the face she had from last time.
However, no matter what she did, Shen Qionghua just ignored her and thought she was talking nonsense.
This made Lin Xiyan so angry that she jumped up and down, but she was helpless.
After encountering this too many times, Shen Qionghua secretly investigated and found out that Lin Xiyan had sent people to keep an eye on the Shen family.
As soon as she went out, someone would go to the Lin family to inform her.
Shen Qionghua was speechless about this.
This is really too narrow-minded.
Later, Shen Qionghua stopped going out. Even if she had to go out for something important, she would ask An Yi to take her over the wall. She even used this reason to refuse Xie Nanyuan's invitation to meet her several times.
This made Xie Nanyuan very depressed.
You can't climb over the wall secretly, and you can't invite people out.
But later Xie Nanyuan learned his lesson.
He wrote a letter to Shen Qionghua, initially tantalizing her with news about the battle at the border, but then stopped talking at the crucial point, saying he wanted to talk to Shen Qionghua face to face to ask if she would allow him to climb over the wall of the Shen Mansion tonight.
When Lin Ze sent his heart to the Shen Mansion, his face was full of anxiety.
I feel that my prince is so shameless that he actually came up with such an idea.
What else could Shen Qionghua say after receiving the letter?
Xie Nanyuan neither disrespected her by secretly climbing over the wall nor forced her to agree.
He even wrote to her to ask if she agreed with him climbing over the wall.
She could refuse.
If only she could resist the curiosity.
Shen Qionghua couldn't help but bare her teeth. This was clearly an open conspiracy, but she was willing to jump in.
So every time there was news from the border, Xie Nanyuan could enter and leave the Shen Mansion at night with peace of mind.
The harmonious atmosphere made Xie Nanyuan feel that he had been using the wrong method before.
Just when everything was so harmonious, a battle report from the front line broke the peace in the capital and even in the court.
That was the first defeat that King An had suffered since he started his campaign.
Then came the second game, the third game...
The successive defeats seemed to make the army, which had previously recaptured three cities, suddenly become vulnerable.