After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

Chapter 176 The Hand Holding the Knife

She knew that Xu Yunxuan was secretly protecting Prince Ning's Mansion, and her heart was filled with gratitude.

However, Shen Yuyao still felt somewhat uncomfortable with the secret agency "Dongchang" mentioned by Xu Yunxuan.

Shen Yuyao never thought that Xu Yunxuan would recruit all death row prisoners as her subordinates.

"Wouldn't it be even easier after arriving in Kyoto?"

As if she suddenly thought of something, Xu Yunxuan narrowed her eyes and said with a gloomy face: "Yuyao, do you know? If the Duke's Mansion hadn't been protected by our East Factory, Madam Shen, she would have been killed long ago!"

Shen Yuyao was shocked when she heard this: "Mother? Who would want to harm mother?"

"Who else could it be?"

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Xu Yunxuan's eyes, "Of course it's the virtuous and virtuous Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace who is praised by everyone!"

Crown Princess?

Lu family?

Shen Yuyao's eyes were filled with disbelief. She asked in a deep voice, "Why would the Lu family refuse to let go of the Duke's Mansion?"

Although Madam Shen was a lady of the first rank, she was still just a woman after all.

Now she is even more foolish and stupid. What threat can she still pose to Lu that the Crown Princess is determined to kill her?

Seeing Shen Yuyao's confusion, Xu Yunxuan continued, "Lü Ben, the father of the Lu family, was originally an official of the previous dynasty. After the current emperor ascended the throne, he surrendered to the Great Xia Dynasty."

"With such status and family background, when Lu was proposed to be the Crown Princess, many ministers were dissatisfied and criticized. It was the Emperor who overcame all objections and finally made Lu a permanent member."

"It just so happened that on the day when Lu was appointed as the Crown Princess, the Empress summoned Madam Shen to the palace. Lu got the news from somewhere that the Empress had secretly sent a decree to Madam Shen, and even hinted that the decree was related to Lu's position as the Crown Princess."

"So, Lu secretly went to the Duke's Mansion many times in the name of caring for the Duke's Mansion, and gave a lot of cakes to Madam Shen."

"Gradually, Mrs. Shen began to become mentally confused and rarely lucid."

"After the eunuch from the East Factory I planted in the palace reported this matter, I ordered him to secretly replace the cakes that Lu gave to Madam Shen. This prevented Madam Shen's condition from getting worse."

“It was a close call!”

Xu Yunxuan told Shen Yuyao the whole story in detail.

After saying this, Xu Yunxuan couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Shen Yuyao frowned, pursed her thin lips tightly, and a look of sadness and anger appeared on her face.

Zi Su, who was standing next to her, listened to Xu Yunxuan's story quietly at first, but remained silent. After she finished her story, she suddenly stood up and bowed deeply to Xu Yunxuan after a moment.

"Thank you for rescuing me, sister."

The omnipresence of the "East Factory" made Shen Yuyao a little frightened, but it also made her understand something.

That is, the "Dongchang" is just a sharp blade. After all, the right and wrong, merits and demerits of this blade actually depend on the person who holds the blade!

......

At this moment, facing a table full of delicious food, Shen Yuyao no longer had any appetite.

After hurriedly making an appointment with Xu Yunxuan for the time and place to meet again, Shen Yuyao and Zi Su walked out of Zuixianlou.

Shen Yuyao waved to the coachman outside the door.

She wanted to walk, think and calm down in the bustling city of Kyoto.

It's already a bit chilly in Kyoto at night.

There are still many pedestrians of all kinds walking on the streets, and the lights of thousands of houses are on, and the scene is full of prosperity.

The two walked on the street, while Tang Wei and another little guard followed from a distance.

Shen Yuyao knew in her heart that there must be someone from the "East Factory" behind Tang Wei, secretly protecting her all the way.

"Miss, are we not going to avenge the lady?"

Zi Su walked silently for a while, but finally couldn't hold it in anymore. She asked Shen Yuyao with tears in her eyes.

Shen Yuyao thought for a moment and comforted her, "Has your young lady ever been the kind of person who lets others bully her?"

Zi Su stopped and asked, "How does the young lady plan to take revenge?"

After a pause, he added: "But Miss, you must think long-term and don't let anything hurt you."

Zi Su was bought into the Duke's Mansion by Madam Shen, and Madam Shen has always been very good to Zi Su, so Zi Su has very strong feelings for Madam Shen in her heart.

She wished she could avenge Mrs. Shen immediately, but when she thought of her status and power, she felt worried for Shen Yuyao.

Rather than revenge, she was more afraid that Shen Yuyao would get hurt.

Shen Yuyao understood what she was thinking, so she smiled faintly, looked at her and said, "Zi Su, don't worry."

Shen Yuyao now has become quite shrewd and will definitely not act rashly.

The two of them continued walking slowly on the long street of Kyoto, each thinking about their own things.

Under the eaves of a roadside restaurant, you can see a few beggars begging, and the waiter is standing at the door anxiously driving them away.

"Let's go quickly. We won't be able to handle the patrolling officers and soldiers coming soon."

The waiter's voice sounded like crying.

Shen Yuyao knew that the current emperor had once become a beggar, and he had issued a strict order that all states and people should treat beggars kindly and not drive them away by force.

Therefore, in Kyoto, it was almost impossible to see beggars being forcibly driven away.

Shen Yuyao and Zi Su couldn't help but stop.

A disheveled woman suddenly ran out from the darkness, holding a skinny child in her arms.

The woman fell to her knees at the door of the tavern, begging, "Gentlemen, please be kind and save my child."

The waiter was also a kind person. He took out a steamed bun from his arms and said, "Sister, your child seems to be sick. You need to find a doctor to treat him. Even if you kneel in front of my shop, you can't save him. Take this steamed bun to fill your stomach."

"He is just so hungry," the woman took the steamed bun and passed it to the child, "Child, eat it quickly, this gentleman gave you a steamed bun."

Strangely, the child in the woman's arms did not open his mouth, but the slight rise and fall of his chest showed that he was still alive.

The waiter was even more anxious: "Sister, I am not a master, I just work here to earn a living. Your child must be sick, you have to go to the doctor to seek medical treatment and medicine, only then can he be saved."

Seeing that the woman didn't believe what the waiter said, Shen Yuyao could only walk forward, bend down and say to the woman softly: "Sister, I do know some medical skills. Can I take your child's pulse?"

Zi Su also walked up and said, "Big sister, please let our young master take a look at him. Our young master's medical skills are very famous."

The woman nodded and said, "Okay, okay, sir, please help me check my child's pulse."