allonlinenovel Chapter 252 Prepare for a rainy day and make arrangements early
Chapter 252 Prepare for a rainy day and make arrangements early
Even after entering the boudoir, Luo Xiyao still had a smile on her face.
Pushing Shen Qionghua to sit on the embroidery stool, Luo Xiyao personally poured a cup of tea and handed it to Shen Qionghua. Her almond eyes were filled with emotion as she said, "Qionghua, you are so kind. You are my best and best friend."
"For my sake, you actually dared to openly ask your cousin to leave."
Luo Xiyao thought that Shen Qionghua wanted to drive Xie Nanyuan away just to vent her anger, and she was extremely touched at this moment.
This is such a beautiful misunderstanding.
Shen Qionghua's mouth twitched as she explained, "The prince was indeed... a little harsh on you, but I do have something to tell you."
"Oh?" Luo Xiyao was a little surprised and said, "Qionghua, what do you want to tell me? Is it related to my cousin?"
Otherwise, why would you hide it from your cousin?
"No, it has nothing to do with the prince." Shen Qionghua said.
Then his eyes rolled, and he looked sympathetic, lowering his voice and saying, "Did you know that there were thieves at the Shen family last night?"
"What!" Luo Xiyao stood up suddenly, her eyes fixed on Shen Qionghua. She grabbed her hand and looked her up and down. "How did thieves get in? Qionghua, are you okay? Did those thieves hurt you?"
When Shen Qionghua saw Luo Xiyao looking nervous, she felt warm in her heart, but she couldn't help but apologize to Luo Xiyao silently in her heart.
She didn't want to lie to Luo Xiyao, but there was no other way. If she didn't say this, she wouldn't be able to say the next words smoothly. She was doing this for Luo Xiyao's own good and for the good of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Shen Qionghua's lips curled slightly, and she whispered, "Don't worry, I'm fine. The prince was worried that Prince An and his followers would harm the Shen family, so he arranged for secret guards to protect the Shen family. The thief was caught as soon as he entered the Shen family's gate and didn't have a chance to hurt me."
Luo Xiyao heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and said, "That's good, that's good. This thief is really too bold. You are the county lady now, and you even dare to steal from the county lady's mansion. You are really brave..."
As he was speaking, Luo Xiyao suddenly stopped.
That's not right. When did her cousin send people to protect the Shen family? How come she didn't know about this?
Well, it turns out that my cousin has had his eyes on Qionghua for a long time, and even sent secret guards to the Shen family.
She has called him cousin for more than ten years, so why hasn't he sent a few secret guards to order her around?
Shen Qionghua nodded and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect that either. It might be that the Shen family's popularity has attracted attention recently, which has aroused some people's greed."
"It would be fine if it were any other day, but with the recent urgent war at the border, I'm afraid some people wanted to take advantage of the chaos and fish in troubled waters, so they took a risk. But they didn't expect the Shen family to have secret guards."
Luo Xiyao slammed her hand on the table and said angrily, "These people! The border war is urgent, but they don't care about the war. Instead, they want to take advantage of the situation and rob people. They have other ideas."
"Qionghua, let's go find your cousin and let him make the decision for you. You should have said it directly to him just now."
Luo Xiyao said this, pulling Shen Qionghua and walking out.
Shen Qionghua was so frightened that she quickly stopped her.
What a joke! She made this up in the first place. If she tells this to King Rui and he summons An Yi for questioning, wouldn't she be exposed?
It would be fine if she was exposed, but if King Rui asked her why she made up such a lie, how would she explain it?
It can't be explained at all!
Shen Qionghua patted Luo Xiyao's hand, sighing, "Forget it. I've already had the secret guards teach that thief a lesson. Right now, everyone in the court is concerned about the border war, so it's better not to tell His Majesty about such a trivial matter."
"Anyway, we have the secret guards here. If anyone else has bad intentions, they won't be able to enter the Shen family. I've also told the secret guards not to tell the prince about this."
Luo Xiyao nodded. Although she felt that she should still tell her cousin, this was the Shen family's business. If Qionghua didn't want to tell her cousin, she couldn't go against Qionghua's wishes.
Shen Qionghua felt relieved when she saw Luo Xiyao take a break and tell Xie Nanyuan what she was thinking.
After a pause, he continued, "Do you know why I am telling you this?"
Luo Xiyao was stunned and murmured, "Oh, right, Qionghua, didn't you say you had something private to tell me? Could it be that this is what you wanted to talk about?"
Luo Xiyao was a little confused. Qionghua didn't tell her cousin about this, nor did she want her to tell her cousin. So what was her purpose?
Could it be...
"Qionghua, is it that the Shen family doesn't have enough secret guards? Don't worry, I will send a few more secret guards over tonight." Luo Xiyao said with a wave of his hand.
Apart from this reason, Luo Xiyao really couldn't understand why Shen Qionghua told her this.
Shen Qionghua shook his head, looked at Luo Xiyao, and said: "The Shen family already has enough secret guards, and we don't need more."
"Then what are you..."
"I just want to say that the war on the border is urgent right now, and it's inevitable that someone will take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble. The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion should also send more people to take charge and impose martial law." Shen Qionghua said with a serious face.
In her previous life, Xiyao married Gao Lei and was treated as one of the family members by the Duke of Zhenguo. She was able to move freely in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and naturally put the forged evidence into the Duke of Zhenguo's study easily.
In this life, Xiyao never married Gao Lei, and Prince An went to the border first as he wished. So many things had changed, and she was not sure whether Prince An would frame the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion according to his plan in the previous life.
But just in case, we should prepare in advance.
Neither she, Prince Rui, nor the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion could afford to gamble on that outcome.
When Luo Xiyao heard Shen Qionghua's words, she slowly exhaled and her whole body relaxed.
She waved her hands and said, "Qionghua, you scared me to death. You looked so serious, I thought you were going to say something."
"There are so many guards inside and outside my Zhenguo Mansion. No thief dares to sneak into the Zhenguo Mansion. Don't worry."
There was a nonchalant smile on his face.
Shen Qionghua frowned upon seeing this.
She knew that this matter was unbelievable, and if it were her, she would not dare to believe it.
But Gao Lei is not the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion's prince at the moment, and she has no idea how to put those forged things into the Duke of Zhenguo's study if Prince An still wants to frame the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
It seems that there is no other way except to secretly place the forged evidence into the study of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Either find someone with extremely high martial arts skills to infiltrate, or bribe the guards of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
In any case, it would be a good idea to send someone to keep a close eye on the study in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Thinking of this, Shen Qionghua organized his words in his mind and advised, "We still need to send more people to guard it carefully. Ordinary thieves wouldn't dare to steal from the Duke's Mansion, but if someone wants to frame the Duke of Zhenguo, they can send someone with high martial arts skills to sneak in."
Hearing this, Luo Xiyao changed her casual attitude and sat up straight in an instant, saying with a serious face: "Qionghua, do you know something? Or have you heard something?"