Xiao Dingcheng only remembered it five days after Sheng Nuan's birthday. He was full of regrets, and then went to the private treasury to pick and choose to give Sheng Nuan a generous gift.
Just when Xiao Dingcheng was picking things up in the private treasury, Sheng Nuan and Liu Rumian met unexpectedly in the palace garden.
Liu Rumian changed from her previous plain and soft dress, and now she is gorgeously dressed and full of energy.
Walking to the opposite side of Sheng Nuan, Liu Rumian stopped and looked at Sheng Nuan with a faint smile: "Sister Sheng..."
Sheng Nuan raised her eyebrows slightly and said nothing, wanting to see what kind of monster she was going to do.
The next moment, Wen'er next to Liu Rumian scolded: "How brave Mrs. Sheng, you are still not polite when you see Madam!"
Liu Rumian stood with her hands on her waist, and before she showed her pregnancy, she already acted as if she was eight months pregnant: "Sister Sheng, there is a difference between superiority and inferiority. It's not that I mean to treat you harshly on purpose."
Sheng Nuan smiled: "You don't know how you got this position? You don't thank me profusely when you see me, but you still have the face to be embarrassed?"
Liu Rumian didn't expect that Sheng Nuan would break up with her directly. Her face suddenly turned cold and she gritted her teeth and said, "In that case, Wen'er... slap your mouth!"
Wen'er hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward as instructed, but just as she was about to raise her hand, Sheng Nuan kicked her out and screamed in agony, unable to get up again.
Liu Rumian's complexion suddenly changed, and she stepped forward to try to beat Sheng Nuan herself: "Be bold!"
Liu Rumian was convinced that Sheng Nuan did not dare to make a move with her, after all, she was still pregnant... But as soon as she raised her hand, her wrist was caught.
Sheng Nuan sneered: "I gave you face, didn't I?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she slapped him across the face.
There was a snap, and Liu Rumian covered her face with shock and disbelief: "You, you dare, you dare to hit me..."
"What happened?"
Xiao Dingcheng came over with a wooden box in his hand.
Liu Rumian burst into tears when she saw him: "Prince, Sister Sheng, ah... I have a stomachache, Prince, I..."
Xiao Dingcheng frowned and subconsciously wanted to avoid Liu Rumian's hand, but when he saw that she seemed to be falling down, he still reached out to give her a hand.
Liu Rumian caught Xiao Dingcheng and was about to file a complaint, but at this moment, there was a sudden noise outside the gate, followed by a bang, like the gate of the palace being knocked down.
Xiao Dingcheng's expression suddenly changed.
What happened?
The next moment, panicked shouts came from the direction of the door.
"It's not good, it's not good, someone from the imperial court ransacked the house..."
Xiao Dingcheng's expression suddenly changed, and without caring about anything else, he handed the box in his hand to Sheng Nuan, turned around and ran towards the gate with large strides.
Liu Rumian didn't even bother pretending to have a stomach ache anymore, she stared at that place dumbfounded...
Sheng Nuan knew exactly what happened, so she took the box and left without leaving a trace.
She knew that the story of Zhenbei Prince's house being ransacked was coming...
The King of Zhenbei was killed in front of the Yanyunguan Formation, Yanmen Pass was broken, and numerous soldiers and civilians were killed and injured.
Immediately afterwards, it was revealed by his subordinates that he had corresponded with Daliao. The Emperor of Tang Dynasty ordered the Jinyi Guards to directly break into the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion to search. Although nothing was found, several subordinates of the Zhenbei King jointly submitted a memorial, strongly proving that the Zhenbei King was collaborating with the enemy.
Just like the original plot, due to the sudden incident, the Zhenbei Palace collapsed before it could make any response... In just five days, the Palace was raided, all the servants were dispersed, and everyone from the old lady to Xiao Dingcheng were demoted to common people.
And this was because Emperor Tang showed mercy.
Because of her status, Princess Lin'an reconciled with Xiao Dingcheng and lived back in her princess mansion.
The King of Zhenbei had no concubines, and several concubines had no heirs. They packed up their belongings and left early... In the end, only the old lady, the princess, Xiao Dingcheng, Sheng Nuan and Liu Rumian were left, as well as Grandma Gui who had served the old lady all her life.
Mammy and Wen'er still have the contract of sale in Liu Rumian's hands.
All their money and belongings were confiscated, leaving only a few sets of simple clothes and they were driven out of the palace...
On the day he was kicked out of the palace, a carriage stopped in front of Sheng Nuan.
The curtain of the carriage opened, and inside was Bai Chengze disguised as Princess Lin'an.
Bai Chengze asked Sheng Nuan gently: "Follow me?"
Sheng Nuan smiled at him and shook her head...
Bai Chengze's expression instantly turned gloomy. He lowered his head, looking very lonely.
Sheng Nuan couldn't see the gloom and deep-hidden madness in his downcast eyes. She went to the carriage and said warmly: "I can't leave now... When I can leave, I will go find you, okay?"
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Only then did Bai Chengze smile: "Okay."
He whispered: "I'm waiting for my sister. Please hurry up, okay?"
Otherwise, he was afraid that he would not care about anything and would steal her away even if he showed his true face in front of her.
He won't allow her to leave again...
Sheng Nuan smiled: "You take care of yourself."
After saying that, she lowered the curtain and returned to the old carriage in the palace...
The old lady, the princess, and Liu Rumian were squeezed into the small carriage, which was very cramped, and they were taken to their new residence.
It was an old house in Chengbei Lane that Sheng Nuan found for her family. It was the residence in the original plot. In order to pay the rent, she pawned a silver bracelet on her hand.
Xiao Dingcheng has been feeling a little confused ever since he heard that his father died in the war and the palace was raided. The old lady and the princess were both seriously ill and fell ill. Aunt Gui was busy with this and that.
Liu Rumian was dumbfounded...
She finally broke up with Xiao Dingcheng and grabbed a wife position for herself. However, within ten days... the palace was gone?
This time she really had a stomachache and couldn't get out of bed, so she relied on Wen'er to take care of her.
When they were kicked out of the palace, they were not allowed to take anything with them except their personal belongings... all their gold jewelry was also taken away.
Thinking of this, Sheng Nuan was extremely glad that she had hidden that large box of belongings early... but it was definitely not usable now.
To be precise, those things cannot be used until she completes her mission and leaves Xiao Dingcheng, otherwise there will be trouble!
Living in the dilapidated courtyard, Liu Rumian was dumbfounded. She lay on the bed with empty eyes and a blank heart...
She clearly came here for the crown prince's side concubine, but she became a concubine for nothing. She finally tried her best to be made equal to his wife, but now, she has nothing.
If only she had not married Xiao Dingcheng, the concubine of Shangshu Mansion would not be in such a situation.
The old lady and the princess were even more distraught and could not afford to fall ill...
Sheng Nuan helped feed the princess some porridge, and when she was about to go out, the princess took her hand, then took off the only jade bracelet left on her wrist and gave it to Sheng Nuan, saying weakly: "Everyone in the family wants it."
Let’s pawn it to eat…”
Sheng Nuan paused for a moment, did not refuse, took the jade bracelet and walked out.
Xiao Dingcheng was sitting in the yard in a daze.
"Husband..."
Sheng Nuan walked over and called him.
Xiao Dingcheng suddenly came back to his senses and looked at her blankly: "Nuan Nuan, what's wrong?"
Sheng Nuan whispered: "The princess asked me to pawn her bracelet. I'm going out now. I'll pawn the bracelet and then ask the doctor to come... The illness of the old lady and the princess can't be delayed any longer."
Xiao Dingcheng stood up: "I'll go."
He felt as if he had left his soul, but he also knew that the affairs of the family and the rest of the family were relying on Sheng Nuan these days, and he had to shoulder the responsibility.
Xiao Dingcheng said: "I'll go!"
Sheng Nuan hesitated for a moment and gave him the jade bracelet: "After my husband pawned the bracelet, I went to Miaoshan Hall to ask for a doctor. I'm afraid I won't be willing to come anywhere else."
They have just been convicted, and many people do not want to have anything to do with the Xiao family.
Not to mention the Liu family, even the Dong family, the princess's mother's family, announced that they had severed ties with Dong Qingshuang... It was related to treason and rebellion, and the whole family would be guilty of it. No one dared to risk such a serious disgrace.
Xiao Dingcheng hummed, put away the bracelet and went out in despair, while Sheng Nuan went to the kitchen to cook medicine for the old lady and the princess.
But she had cooked the medicine and Xiao Dingcheng hadn't come back yet, so Sheng Nuan asked customer service to check what was going on.
The next moment, I heard the customer service say weakly: "Host, Xiao Dingcheng lost his bracelet... and he doesn't dare to come back."
