sbdcsierra Did His Highness help you in Chapter 185?
Did His Highness help you in Chapter 185?
The sixth princess raised her chin, looking displeased.
The clan chief's face also darkened. Although the Sheng family was not a prominent clan, they would never allow anyone to cause trouble in the ancestral hall like this.
He glanced coldly at Sheng Yunzhu, who had her head slightly lowered, and felt a sense of disgust.
Despite his young age, he is quite cunning.
The Sixth Princess certainly didn't know what they were planning to do to Sheng Yunzhu in the ancestral hall, and Sheng Yunzhu was certain that they wouldn't reveal her background, which is why she dared to so openly ask the Sixth Princess for help.
This was so that they could see how useful she was.
If they don't want to offend the Third Prince, they should think twice about removing her from the family genealogy today.
Even the Duke of Sheng hadn't expected that Sheng Yunzhu could actually get the Sixth Princess to help her.
Although he was somewhat displeased that the Sixth Princess had come to the ancestral hall looking for someone, his ultimate goal today was to delay the matter of the genealogy. As long as he could postpone it until after today, the next ancestral worship ceremony would be during the New Year.
Obtaining a family genealogy is not a casual matter; it's not something done lightly. He'll delay it for another two years, until Sheng Yunzhu comes of age, then marry her off as soon as possible, and the matter will be over. If Sheng Yunzhu can successfully marry the Third Prince, no one will dare to easily reveal her true identity, and his goal will be achieved.
If Sheng Yunzhu cannot marry the Third Prince smoothly, it is still not too late to abandon her after she comes of age.
Duke Sheng stepped forward and said to the Sixth Princess, "Princess, please forgive me. I was unaware that you had made an appointment with Yunzhu today. I apologize for any neglect you may have caused."
Then he looked at Sheng Yunzhu and said, "Yunzhu, since the Imperial Concubine has invited you to have a talk, you should hurry back and pack your things so you can go to the palace with the princess. The small matters of the clan can wait until you return."
After saying that, he turned to look at the clan leader: "What do you think, cousin?"
The clan leader's expression darkened further.
However, he couldn't refuse the Sixth Princess in front of her. The Sixth Princess was representing Consort Xiao today. If word got out that the women in her family had refused Consort Xiao's invitation, they might not be able to move around in the capital in the future.
He now understood what Sheng Junyao meant when he found him and asked him to remove Sheng Yunzhu from the family genealogy.
This woman's scheming and manipulative methods are more of a curse than a blessing.
But right now, it's not up to him to decide.
"Please, Princess." The clan chief lowered his eyes slightly, tacitly acknowledging their scheme.
The sixth princess was a little impatient and gave a soft snort.
This Sheng Yunzhu is such a troublemaker. She doesn't even know what she did to get herself into trouble with the clan, and she has to use her mother's name to save the day. I really don't know what my third brother sees in her; she's so hypocritical.
Her tone couldn't help but become a little sharp: "Get up now! Are you going to keep my mother waiting!"
Sheng Yunzhu immediately apologized softly, "Please forgive me, Your Highness."
Then she stood up weakly.
Outside the window, Sheng Yunjiao's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. She turned her head and whispered in Lu Yangyang's ear, "She's planned this all out. As long as she goes with the Sixth Princess today, the clan leader and the others will definitely think twice and won't remove her from the clan register so easily. She's really good at planning. It makes me so angry!"
Then she added with some worry: "All of my brother's efforts have been in vain! If only he were home!"
Lu Yangyang didn't care whether the Sheng family would remove Sheng Yunzhu from the family tree; she just wanted to see Sheng Yunzhu suffer.
Sheng Yunzhu wants to take everything away from her, right? Then she'll show Sheng Yunzhu that she'll fight for what she wants herself. Sheng Yunzhu can't take anything away from her, and what she can take away, she doesn't want anyway.
Lu Yangyang patted Sheng Yunjiao's shoulder, "She has a backup plan, and so do I!"
Sheng Yunjiao's eyes widened again, eager to know what Lu Yangyang's next move was.
Just then, Sheng Yunzhu stood up inside the ancestral hall, preparing to leave with the Sixth Princess. Outside, Yan Yue led a squad of imperial guards and ran into them at the door.
"Yan Yue? What are you doing?" The Sixth Princess raised her eyebrows and her voice became sharper.
Yan Yue raised an eyebrow: "What are you doing here?"
The sixth princess looked annoyed: "Do I need to tell you where I am? I don't care what you're doing, get out of my way!"
He then turned and glanced at Sheng Yunzhu: "Hurry up and leave!"
Then he lifted his foot to walk out.
Yan Yue reached out and stopped him: "Where are you taking Miss Sheng San?"
"Where we go is none of your business," the Sixth Princess snorted. "My mother sent me to invite the Third Miss to the palace. What, you have a problem with that?"
“I wouldn’t dare,” Yan Yue withdrew his hand and looked at the Sixth Princess. “But you might have to wait a while. I have something to tell you in advance. His Highness the Crown Prince has cracked the case of the Immortal Shangshan of Qinglian Temple colluding with Abbess Qinglian to abduct and torture young children and use their brains to make Nourishing Heart Pills. He has ordered all Nourishing Heart Pills sold by Abbess Qinglian to be recalled and destroyed.”
“A few days ago, Miss Sheng San took the Nourishing Heart Pill from Abbess Qinglian. I was ordered to come and confiscate it.”
The sixth princess's eyes widened, her expression changing several times. "You, what did you say? You're not talking nonsense, are you?"
Yan Yue pointed to the Imperial Guards following him: "Do I look like I'm talking nonsense? His Highness the Crown Prince has already ordered that this matter be announced throughout the capital, and the case has been handed over to the Court of Judicial Review for handling. He is personally supervising it. If you don't believe me, go back to the palace and ask. The Imperial Concubine shouldn't have it, right?"
"Of course not!" the Sixth Princess shouted instinctively, then immediately fell silent, glaring at Yan Yue and saying, "I have other matters to attend to today, so I won't keep you any longer!"
After saying that, he didn't even glance at Sheng Yunzhu before hurriedly leaving with his men.
Inside the house, the Sheng family members were completely stunned by the bombshell news dropped by Yan Yue. Sheng Yunzhu looked dazed and on the verge of collapse.
Before Sheng Guo could speak, the clan chief sternly questioned Sheng Yunzhu: "Tell me, what exactly happened? When did you buy the Heart-Nourishing Pills!"
"I, I..." Sheng Yunzhu was speechless for a moment, her face full of panic, and she looked helplessly at the Duke of Sheng.
Duke Sheng's expression wasn't much better. Yesterday, he had asked Sheng Junyi to persuade Lady Lan to take the heart-nourishing pills from Qinglian Temple, but today this has happened!
Such a thing that goes against the natural order is fine if no one knows about it, but once it gets out, it will be a huge problem!
In particular, this matter also involves the Empress Dowager!
Anyone with even a modicum of awareness of important affairs in the court knows that this matter is far from simple! It could even be a major problem!
At a time like this, how could the Duke of Sheng have any interest in caring about genealogy matters!
Lu Yangyang swaggered in from outside at some point and asked Sheng Yunzhu, "Last night I asked you if the Heart-Nourishing Pills from Qinglian Temple were genuine, and you swore that the Third Prince got them for you from Abbess Qinglian. Is that true?"
"I'll ask you one more time, was it His Highness the Third Prince who helped you?"