As soon as she finished speaking, Qin Shuang frowned and looked at Miss Xu Er.
The maid Xu Zhenniang had sent to fetch people had already come running over and said hurriedly, "Young lady, take the second young lady to the front yard to rest for a while. Maybe she has diarrhea. We can wait for the doctor to come and check her out later."
Xu Zhenniang nodded hastily and urged Qin Shuang: "Shuang'er, go ahead. You entertain the sisters for me. I'll go settle my sister first and then come over to meet you."
Qin Shuang was still a little undecided. He glanced at Wei An and said hesitantly, "Why don't we ask the princess to join us on the same ship? It's not a good idea to leave her here alone. It seems like we're isolating her."
Xu Zhenniang glanced at Wei An, lowered her voice and smiled bitterly, "Forget it. You know the temper of this princess. If we disagree, she will probably cause trouble. I'm already in an awkward situation. If there is another dispute at my own banquet, it will be my poor hospitality. I'm afraid my reputation will be even worse. Besides... she is not easy to offend. The sisters on the boat are also my friends. They don't like to get along with the princess. You are making things difficult for me, so why bother?"
Wei An was indeed not very familiar with everyone. What everyone heard the most was how she dealt with Princess Xianrong and Li Gui Niang, and later Feng Shuyuan. Even Princess Yonghe met with such a miserable end at her hands. Although people didn't say it, they were indeed afraid of her in their hearts.
Qin Shuang had nothing more to say after hearing this. He patted Xu Zhenniang's hand and got on the boat.
Xu Zhenniang asked the maid to help the second young lady Xu go first, and she turned back to apologize to Wei An: "Princess, I am really sorry, my sister is seriously ill, I have to go take care of her first, and the boat ahead is full, please wait a moment, I will accompany you later."
Wei An had already sensed something was wrong, so he smiled and shook his head, then said, "In that case, I don't really have to go on a boat trip anyway, so why not just forget it? I'll go out and look for my mother and the others."
Xu Zhenniang's eyes flashed with a trace of discomfort, which quickly disappeared. She hurriedly said, "We are all gathered together. What a rare opportunity. Shuang'er told me the other day that she wanted to meet the princess. Besides, if the princess leaves now, everyone will inevitably think that we didn't entertain her well... I can't get away, so please give me some face and save some dignity for me."
She spoke so sincerely that it was hard to refuse.
Wei An was even more certain that she had left him here on purpose. After thinking for a while, he said, "In that case, I will wait for Miss Xu here."
Xu Zhenniang originally wanted her to stay here. Upon hearing this, she smiled as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders, hurriedly saluted Wei An, and left.
A large number of maids and servants who were left to serve did not move.
Wei An couldn't help but feel a little confused. He wondered what Xu Zhenniang was trying to do. If they had some bad intentions and deliberately sent those noble ladies away, then why did they leave so many servants behind
Even if the Xu family is really powerful, they still have to consider the principle of gossip. Aren’t they afraid that these servants will say bad things
And if he didn't intentionally keep her here for some plan, then why did he deliberately send all those noble ladies away
She couldn't help feeling a little annoyed and confused, and secretly cursed Shen Chen in her heart. She didn't know why he knew that the Xu family had invited her here for some reason, but he just didn't make it clear. Even though she knew there was a trap, she didn't know where it was.
But there's no point in complaining now, I can only take it one step at a time.
The servants of the Xu family were all very well-mannered. After their master left, they served him attentively and replaced the tea and snacks with new ones.
After staying for a while, Madam Xu suddenly came. She didn't even bother to greet her, and asked hurriedly, "Princess, where are Zhenniang and the others? Why are you left here alone?"
At this moment, another maid came in from outside and hurriedly called out to the eldest lady, "Madam, the Madam of the Wei family is looking for you urgently. The old lady asks you to leave quickly, saying that there is something extremely urgent!"
Madam Xu looked anxious and panic-stricken. She didn't even have time to say sorry to Wei An and left in a hurry.
Wei An couldn't help but feel a jolt in his heart when he heard this - could it be that he guessed wrong? The reason he sent him away was not to plot against him, but to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and the target was the Second Madam and the others? !
If this is true...
She stood up hastily, and walked out in a hurry regardless of the maids' dissuasion. Suddenly, she saw a maid hurriedly walking towards her. She bowed and bowed, "Princess, the Marquis sent me here. Something big has happened. Now the Xu family has been surrounded by people from the Ministry of War. He asked me to take you to the front to see him first."
Wei An stopped and looked at the girl carefully.
This is such a coincidence.
The second Miss Xu happened to fall ill before boarding the ship, and Xu Zhenniang happened to take her to settle down and leave her alone here. Madam Xu came in a hurry, looking like something bad had happened, and a maid came in and deliberately said that something had happened to Madam Wei, and then left without saying anything to her.
During this time, Madam Xu didn't even tell her what happened to Madam Wei to reassure her. Was she trying to make her panic or did she really forget
I'm afraid the former is more likely.
Now this girl says something happened and Shen Chen asked her to go out first. Is it true or false
She paused, looked at the girl in front of her, thought for a moment and asked her, "Are you the girl from the Xu family?"
The girl paused and whispered, "I am the Marquis's man."
Shen Chen's people? Wei An said, "Oh," and then asked, "Did the Marquis say what happened?"
The girl lowered her voice even lower: "The Marquis only told me to take you out to see him." After that, as if afraid that she would not believe it, she continued: "Princess, the Marquis wore a round-necked robe with a maroon edge today. He called in Han Bo, who was beside him, to tell me the news. Han Bo said that as long as I tell you his name, you will know."
It was indeed Han Bo and Xuesong who followed Shen Chen. If the Xu family really had someone trick her out, the preparations they had made would be very meticulous. From this point of view, if she did not follow the little girl's instructions and go out, they would probably have many ways to get her out.
So should I go out or not
If she went out, what kind of trap was waiting outside? Could she handle it alone? If she didn't go out, how would the Xu family... deal with her? She turned around and found that the maids and servants who had been serving her were gone. (To be continued)