mtl008 Chapter 575: Confiscated? Duke Chen was arrested
Chapter 575: Confiscated? Duke Chen was arrested
For a moment, the father and daughter were in great joy.
"Okay, there are so many people here, why are you acting out the love between father and daughter? Chen Nianran, you have thought it through, right?!" Yao Qingnian asked.
"Think it over, Qingnian, you must take good care of your mother!"
"She is my mother, there is no need for you to be hypocritical. If you want to leave, just follow him!"
"Think it over carefully. If you follow him, I will no longer have a daughter like you!" Chen Shuhua asked again in a deep voice.
"Come here, since they don't know what's good for them, go and arrest them!" Shen Wenting pointed at Yao Qingnian's direction and asked the officers to arrest the people.
"Yes, Lord Shen!" The officers took the order and read it to Yao Qing.
"Shanwei, take my mother and go first."
"Miss, what about you?"
"I'm fine, go ahead!"
"Yes, ma'am, follow me!" Shan Wei wanted to leave with her people, but the officers surrounded them. The two sides started fighting. Yao Qingnian opened a gap and let them go first. He stayed behind to cover their rear and then continued to fight with the officers. They were numerous and powerful. Although Yao Qingnian was skilled, his body was too weak to withstand the attacks of so many people. Gradually, he began to be in an unfavorable situation.
Fortunately, just when Yao Qingnian was about to be overwhelmed, some men in black suddenly appeared around. Yao Qingnian recognized these people. They were from Zi Ye Pavilion. It was Lu Huaijin who came.
With the help of Ziye Pavilion, Yao Qingnian felt much more relaxed.
"They are all rebels plotting treason. Capture them all and bring them to His Majesty to claim the reward!" Shen Wenting thought they were from the Duke's Mansion, so he gave the order and then took Chen Nianran to hide aside.
"Madam, Prince Hong's men are coming. Don't get entangled with them. Let's go!" At this time, a man in night clothes appeared beside Yao Qingnian. This was Lu Huaijin.
"Okay!" Yao Qingnian followed Lu Huaijin and left. The officers behind him continued to fight with the people from Ziye Pavilion.
Seeing Yao Qingnian and the others leave, the people from Ziye Pavilion did not continue to entangle with the officers, and they withdrew and left.
"Chase them!" Shen Wenting was a little angry when he saw Yao Qingnian and Chen Shuhua leaving like that. He was waiting for them to beg him.
After Yao Qingnian followed Lu Huaijin away, they walked for a long way and finally stopped in front of an inconspicuous courtyard. She looked around and made sure that there was no one there before taking her into the villa.
"This is my villa in the capital. It's in a secluded location. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary residence."
"Where's my mother?"
"She's in there!"
"Okay." The entrance of this courtyard looked ordinary and inconspicuous, but after entering, she found that it was simple and luxurious inside, with everything she could need. This reminded her of the restaurant at the border, which was also like this, with an ordinary backyard that was eye-catching.
"Qing Nian, are you okay?"
"It's okay, Mom, what about you!"
"I'm fine, I'm just worried about you. Sigh! It's all my fault! Shen Wenting most likely did this to get revenge on me. I was so blind to fall for such a despicable and shameless guy. If it weren't for me, the Duke's Mansion might not have fallen into this situation.
I didn't expect that Nian Ran would actually... Alas... I misjudged her. I thought she was a well-behaved and sensible child. At the critical moment, she turned to Shen Wenting, and I had nothing to say. For so many years, I owed her. If she followed Shen Wenting and was not implicated by the Duke's Mansion, then I would be more at ease. I don't blame her. Qing Nian, if you want... Mother will not blame you either. Go away, don't worry about me, I want to go back and find your grandmother. "
"Mom, what are you talking about?! You know best what kind of person Shen Wenting is. Will he let me go if I go back? I don't believe it! I will stay with you and not go anywhere!"
"Or, I'll go and beg Shen Wenting to come to me if he has anything to say and not to make things difficult for the Duke's Mansion!" Chen Shuhua was a little overwhelmed.
"It's not that simple! Don't think too much! It's not entirely because of Shen Wenting. Even if it weren't for him, perhaps what happened today would have been unavoidable..." Yao Qingnian comforted him.
"Yes, madam, this was actually the idea of the new emperor and Prince Hong. Ever since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has been wary of the Duke's Mansion. This time he is just looking for an opportunity to use Prince Hong to eliminate the Duke's Mansion and Prince Jing." Shan Wei also persuaded.
"So how is my father now?" Chen Shuhua said, wiping away her tears.
"Old Duke Chen was beaten with a stick and thrown into prison. The new emperor has ordered that no one is allowed to visit him, so we don't know what's going on inside." Shan Wei didn't say anything when they were at the Duke's Mansion because he was worried that Old Madam Chen wouldn't be able to bear it when she heard that Old Duke Chen was beaten, so he only said half of his words.
"What, my dad was beaten? How serious is it?" Chen Shuhua was extremely worried.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll go to the prison to see my grandfather tomorrow."
"Didn't the new emperor issue an order not to allow anyone to visit?" Chen Shuhua asked. How could Qingnian, a girl, go to a place like that?
"Don't worry, I have my own way..." Yao Qingnian said softly, and then asked Yuzhu to take her to rest first, and leave the rest to them.
Chen Shuhua knew that staying would only make things more troublesome, so she looked at Lu Huaijin, told him to take good care of Qing Nian, and then left to rest.
After everyone left, Lu Huaijin asked Xuanfeng and the others to continue to gather information, while he took Yao Qingnian to the backyard.
"How is the Duke's Mansion doing now?" Yao Qingnian was a little worried about Old Madam Chen.
"When I went to look for you just now, I asked someone to find out that Prince Hong brought people to search the house and arrested my grandmother. Then he searched all the things in the house. It seems that he came prepared. In addition to using him to deal with the Duke's Mansion, the new emperor actually has other plans."
"What's the plan?"
"He has just ascended the throne, and the court is unstable. Moreover, the national treasury was already in deficit when the previous emperor was alive, so he is continuing to expand the national treasury. The Duke's Mansion has a lot of assets, and if he can take it down, he can kill two birds with one stone."
"The new emperor has a good plan." Yao Qingnian snorted coldly.
"Okay, it's getting late. You should get some rest first. I've already sent someone to keep an eye on it. I'll tell you as soon as there's any news."
"Okay." Yao Qingnian nodded.
"This is my yard. It's a bit sudden, so I haven't prepared much. You stay here for one night. I'll have someone clean up a yard for you tomorrow. I'll sleep in the study tonight." Lu Huaijin took her to his yard and said softly.