The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

Madam Yang was filled with sorrow. She knew that rumors like this could kill people. But who was targeting Xia Mianwan? Was it because of money or because of his ambitions in the imperial court?

"Mian Wan, who is so vicious? He deserves to be killed." Madam Yang was filled with indignation.

Xia Mianwan was now extremely thankful. Since no one was named, she could not be blamed for this. However, if this were the case, Su Ying would be pushed out. Su Ying was her personal guard who had always followed her, but she rarely appeared at other times.

So... we still have to break the deadlock.

"Sister Yang, I'm afraid it's about the fight for succession." Xia Mianwan tapped the table with her index finger and guessed.

"In the previous incident of the fight for the throne, weren't the forces of Duke Xu's mansion eliminated?" Although Mr. Yang was not in the court, he was also a great scholar of the time and had his own opinions on court affairs. He might not be so well-informed, but his judgment was still very accurate. Mr. Yang would not tell Mrs. Yang everything, but they both had their own sources of information and often discussed it when they were together.

The Salt Gang was eradicated at that time, and the power of Duke Xu's Mansion was severely hit. All the intelligence networks that Mr. Yang knew about that Duke Xu's Mansion had buried in Yanzhou were wiped out.

Xia Mianwan sighed and said, "There is more than one prince in this world." The temptation of the throne is probably irresistible to every prince, but in the end, strength still matters.

Madam Yang knew that she shouldn't ask any more questions, so she didn't continue to ask who set up the trap, "Can you get out of today's incident smoothly?"

"If we push Su Ying out, we can get away smoothly. If we don't want to sacrifice Su Ying, we have to think of a way to break the deadlock. At that time, we may need your cooperation. Sister, go back first and be careful on the road. I... I have to think about it carefully again. Please go to Manyue Tower and help me inform Sister Sang and Yan Niang. Everything must be done carefully. I'm afraid... this is just the beginning, not the end. If they fail to hit us, they will definitely have a follow-up move. You are close to me, and I'm afraid that their hands will reach out to you. Sister, you have to be careful too." Xia Mianwan is now much calmer, and her thoughts are gradually becoming clearer.

Madam Yang nodded and said, "I'll go to Miss Sang right now. Take care of yourself and send me a message if you have anything."

"it is good!"

Within a day, the news of the disaster spread throughout the capital, and the people of the entire city were in panic.

As soon as Pei Yanxu came out of the palace, he received Qian Da's news and hurried back.

"Mianwan, are you okay?" Pei Yanxu pulled Xia Mianwan and looked her left and right, fearing that Xia Mianwan had suffered any harm.

"You're back, husband. Let's go to the study." Xia Mianwan waited for Pei Yanxu and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the two arrived at the study, they called Suying and Ruzhu. After Suying and Ruzhu told Pei Yanxu everything in detail, Xia Mianwan let them go.

Before leaving, Su Ying suddenly knelt down and said, "Young Madam, my Lord, if the situation is not good, just hand me over. My Lord has saved my life several times, and I have been looking for a chance to repay you. When my Lord sent me to protect Madam, I made up my mind to keep Madam safe. I... I am not afraid of death."

Pei Yanxu said with a dark face: "What nonsense are you talking about, get down quickly."

Su Ying refused and continued to kneel. Since Su Ying was assigned to protect Xia Mian Wan, she has indeed been very dedicated. Xia Mian Wan walked up to her and helped her up and said, "Since you have been with us for a long time, you should know what kind of people we are. Your husband is not such a person, and neither am I. Su Ying, don't worry, there is a way to solve everything. This time you were implicated by me, so I naturally have a way to protect you."

"But it hasn't snowed in the capital for so long, and it snowed after that man swore an oath. This is too mysterious. I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the people if you don't hand me over." Su Ying said hesitantly.

Xia Mianwan smiled gently, "Trust my lord, and trust me, too, okay?"

Xia Mianwan’s eyes seemed to be able to speak. Suying nodded blankly and went out.

After Su Ying left, Xia Mianwan's expression finally darkened, "Xu family or Zhao family?"

Pei Yanxu still had no clue. This matter was very strange. Originally, they wanted to put the title of disaster star on the prince. The previous rumors were still there. Why did they act like this today...

Why did he suddenly change direction and go towards Xia Mianwan?

"The original information I got was... aimed at the prince. I don't know why it changed direction." Pei Yanxu was furious, but worried about alarming Xia Mianwan. This matter... was indeed a bit tricky. The sayings of ghosts, gods and destiny were always kept secret by the superiors. If the seeds were planted, then no matter what happened, the superiors would make the connection. Can you avoid it on the first day, but not on the fifteenth?

Fortunately, Xia Mianwan was alert and found someone to test it when he felt something was wrong. Otherwise... I'm afraid I won't be able to escape unscathed this time.

But it's much better now.

"In fact, it is not difficult to guess why you are coming for me. Everyone in the capital knows that you treat me very well. If the disaster is pinned on me, you will definitely quarrel with the emperor to protect me. The prince...their attitude will also become subtle. This move is to alienate you from the emperor and the prince." Xia Mianwan said lightly.

"A strategy of sowing discord." Pei Yanxu agreed with Xia Mianwan's opinion.

"But what if I don't treat you as well as I appear to be, wouldn't they be taking a risk and making a useless move? After all, there can only be one disaster star, not two." Pei Yanxu still felt that it didn't make sense.

"My husband, first of all... I think it's because the trick of the star of disaster was not effective enough when used on the prince. The emperor and the prince have a deep relationship. If it was used on the prince, as you have seen before, the effect was not good. The emperor would not be willing to let the prince die or be deposed. But... I am an outsider, it's different. I don't think the emperor will silence the world for an outsider."

"What about the second one?" Pei Yanxu asked.

"As for the second one... I think... maybe someone really wants me to die. Then who wants me to die? It must be someone who has suffered at my hands. They think I'm difficult to deal with, so they want to kill two birds with one stone."

Pei Yanxu looked at Xia Mianwan deeply, and his face darkened. Thinking that someone would use such a vicious method to deal with Xia Mianwan, he felt that he could no longer suppress his murderous intent.

Xia Mianwan sensed Pei Yanxu's murderous intent and quickly held his hand, "Don't worry, I'm fine."