coobybook Chapter 469 Taking the blame
Chapter 469 Taking the blame
"Oh, my master said that I can't tell this, otherwise I will probably become an executioner."
In this era, there is a serious preference for boys over girls. Some families with several girls, when they hear that the baby is pregnant with a girl, will try to kill the baby before the girl is even born.
Some people who don't believe in superstition will wait until the baby is born to see.
If it really was a girl, she would not have a good ending.
Lu Shian laughed and said, "What are you thinking about? I'm just curious whether it's a boy or a girl. I don't care whether my child is a boy or a girl. I just want him to be healthy."
Li Hongting was standing outside, and when he saw Lu Shian also looking forward to the birth of the child, his expression became much richer.
He coughed lightly and walked in. Only then did the two people in the room see Li Hongting.
Lu Shian wanted to get off the chaise longue to pay her respects to the prince, but Li Hongting held her up first.
"Just lie down."
Nan Xing said, "In fact, proper exercise is better for pregnant women."
Lu Shian rolled his eyes at her and said, "You little bitch, stop talking." Nanxing made a face and went out.
Li Hongting came and sat opposite him, picked up the walnuts on the table and started to peel them for Lu Shian.
Seeing his action, Lu Shian smiled.
Since you can't escape, learn to accept it.
"Are Yongchang and Cheng'an awake?"
"Yongchang woke up, took medicine and went back to sleep."
"Have you found out who is coming?"
Li Hongting shook his head without even looking up: "I have no idea yet."
Lu Shian thought for a moment and said, "There aren't many powerful people in Huainan City. The Lu family is one of them. However, I don't know much about the Lu family in Huainan City, so I can't help you. You need to check it yourself."
Seeing Lu Shian say this, Li Hongting finished peeling the walnuts in his hand and said, "Okay, I will focus on investigating the Lu family."
"Cough cough..."
Lu Shian almost choked: "Actually, there is no need to check it specifically."
No matter how much she disliked Lu Jingxun and the Yongkang Marquisate, she knew that when one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer.
Li Hongting did not respond to this conversation, but asked her to rest more. He peeled a few more walnuts and then got up and left.
After he left, Lu Shian fell into deep thought.
What is Li Hongting hiding from her? What is it?
In the evening, Qin Jingzhi asked someone to bring food, clothing and daily necessities.
The next morning, the Empress Dowager and the Imperial Concubine each rewarded Lu Shian with various rare treasures.
Looking at the waves of things being delivered to her residence, Lu Shian thought of a sentence: "Things are being delivered to her like a stream of water."
This phrase is mostly used to describe the favored concubines.
Now she is that concubine.
That very night, the Saixuefang caught fire.
However, the person on night watch was alert and noticed something was wrong. The waiter on night watch immediately ran to call for help, thus preventing the fire from spreading.
Looking at the burnt storefront beyond recognition, Sai Yanhong simply instructed the servants in a deep voice to do their work.
Needless to say, the first person everyone thought of was Princess Youran. She tilted her head and thought for a moment, then told her servants to find Lu Shian and tell her what happened here. She believed that Lu Shian knew what to do.
In the Huitong Hall, the Third Prince was lecturing the princess: "You really didn't ask someone to set the fire?"
Upon learning that Saixuefang had caught fire, Jing Youran was so happy that he almost jumped up.
Seeing her clapping and cheering, Jing Moyuan was sure that it was her who did it.
I got so angry that I scolded her again.
"Do you know what you are doing? Where do you think this is? This is Dayuan Kingdom, not Wu Kingdom. Even if it is Wu Kingdom, do you think you, an unpopular princess, can cause such a horrible disaster?"
"I told you, it wasn't me, it really wasn't me, why don't you believe me?"
"Do you have any credibility? This prince told you to be honest, but did you ignore my words?"
"No, I really didn't..."
"You still dare to say no, Jing Youran, if Lu Shian cannot forgive you today, I will send you back to Wu. You will see what the emperor will do to you."
When he heard that he was going to be sent back, Jing Youran panicked: "No, no, Third Brother, listen to me, I really didn't do this. This, this... It's obvious that someone is trying to frame me. Someone doesn't want us to form an alliance with the Great Abyss."
The more Jing Youran thought about it, the more likely it seemed. "Yes, that must be the case. Someone saw me and Lu Shian arguing, so they deliberately burned down Saixuefang, and then wanted me and the Crown Prince's concubine to fight to the death."
Jing Moyuan narrowed his eyes. Could Jing Youran be so smart sometimes?
A guard came in from outside the door. He whispered a few words in Jing Moyuan's ear. Jing Moyuan only said one sentence: "Come on, follow me to the Prince's Mansion to apologize."
Jing Youran didn't want to apologize, but she didn't want to go back to Wu even more.
If she returned to Wu in disgrace, her father would definitely punish her severely.
After all, in his eyes, Jing Youran was an insignificant person.
Maybe it was because she was pregnant, Lu Shian had an inexplicably good appetite. Right after dinner, she was thinking about eating something cold.
There is nothing cold right now, but this doesn’t pose a problem for Lu Shian.
She went back to her room to sleep for a while and sneaked into the space. She drank Coke and ate junk food, and she felt that this was the most comfortable way.
When she came out of the space contentedly, she was still burping.
The maid outside the door called out twice, and when she heard Lu Shian's response, she said, "Concubine, the Third Prince of Wu and Princess Youran want to see you."
Lu Shian frowned: "What are they doing here?"
"What are they doing here?"
The maid took two steps back to make way for Lu Shian: "They didn't say that the guards who followed them were holding a brocade box in their hands."
Lu Shian raised his eyebrows: "Okay, I understand."
Lu Shian took two steps and turned back to ask, "Has the Crown Princess arrived?"
"It has passed."
Before Lu Shian arrived at the main hall, the waiter at Saixuefang told her about the fire at Saixuefang. Lu Shian's face turned very ugly after hearing it.
The first person she thought of was Jing Youran. Jing Youran had caused trouble there, and then there was a fire in Saixuefang. It was not convincing to say that it had nothing to do with her.
but……
This is too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that one cannot help but suspect there is something else going on.
When Lu Shian went to the main hall, Qin Jingzhi was chatting with Jing Moyuan and Jing Youran.
Seeing Lu Shian coming, Qin Jingzhi smiled and asked her to sit down quickly.
Lu Shian had a cold face, and even when Qin Jingzhi called her, she still had a stern face.
Qin Jingzhi and Lu Shian usually get along pretty well, and seeing that Lu Shian was upset at this time, he knew it was not directed at him.
After a few pleasantries, Jing Moyuan called out, "You Ran."
Jing Youran looked unwilling, but still stood up and bowed slightly to Lu Shian: "I was wrong yesterday and offended the concubine. I hope the concubine will not bear grudge against me."