Chapter 456 - Discuss with Grandma and Tell Her the Truth! (2/2)

“Okay, Madam!” Knowing that she was concerned about the negotiation between Duke Xing and Madam Dowager, Nanny Sheng nodded hurriedly.

After instructing the maids to clean the living room, Madam of Duke Xing left for Old Madam’s yard in a hurry. When she passed the yard which had been burned out, she immediately remembered that she had prepared it for her son and felt extremely distressed. However, she could do nothing about it at the moment, so she clenched her teeth with hatred, ignored it and went straight to the backyard.

If she could find out the one setting the courtyard on fire, she would definitely tear the one to shreds.

Rui’an Great Elder Princess took Shao Wanru back to Great Elder Princess’s Mansion.

The courtyard had been prepared long before. Exactly speaking, the courtyard had been fixed up and prepared when Rui’an Great Elder Princess and Shao Wanru recognized each other, so that Shao Wanru could live here when visiting Rui’an Great Elder Princess’s Mansion.

There had been only one master in Great Elder Princess’s Mansion, but now there were three.

When Shao Wanru returned to the main room after freshening up, Rui’an Great Elder Princess was still sitting there and drinking tea with only Nanny Gao beside her to serve her.

Shao Wanru sat down opposite to Great Elder Princess. Yujie served tea and retreated into the shadow of the lamp aside.

Great Elder Princess put down the teacup in her hand and asked, “Did you get hurt?”

“Grandma, rest assured. I’m fine. I didn’t get hurt!” Shao Wanru said softly with a smile. The longing affection in her watery eyes softened Great Elder Princess’s heart and made her wish she could take out her heart.

However, she pulled a long face and snorted. “Tell me what happened today? Why did you do that?”

“Grandma…”

“It’s useless even if you talk to me in a sweet tone. I want to hear your true thought so that I can say something complied with your thought to the Empress Dowager when visiting the imperial palace tomorrow!”

Great Elder Princess said with rage on her face, “You are such an audacious little girl. If something terrible really happens to you, how could Hao’er and I face it? Hao’er finally got you as his sister, and I finally got you as my granddaughter. Do you have to put yourself in such a dangerous situation?”

Great Elder Princess was not stupid. Based on what had happened before and Shao Wanru had sent someone to tell her that she must come over if something happened in Duke Xing’s Mansion in the evening, she could tell that it was part of Shao Wanru’s plot, although she had not figured out how Shao Wanru did it.

She entered Duke Xing’s Mansion with only two maids and some spare clothes. It was impossible for her to take something like kerosene with her. Great Elder Princess didn’t know how this girl did such a dangerous thing.

Apart from other masters of Duke Xing’s Mansion who could find out her bathing time, Shao Wanru could take a bath at an exact moment. She could take a bath anytime she wanted to, or delayed it with an excuse if she didn’t want to.

“Grandma, don’t be angry.” Shao Wanru reached out to hold Great Elder Princess’s hand, shook it and said in a sweet voice.

“How could I not be angry? Have you ever thought about what should we do if something terrible really happened?” Looking at Shao Wanru, her pretty granddaughter, Great Elder Princess suddenly became furious with a stern face.

She, who talked in an aggressive tone, became so furious at this moment that Shao Wanru didn’t dare to look straight at her.

Nevertheless, her rage made Shao Wanru feel warm. She had never seen this sincere concern and rage on others before. Her eyes turned slightly red at the moment.

“Grandma, I’m fine. It’s really part of my plot!” Shao Wanru shook Great Elder Princess’s hand and said obediently, “Grandma, I can’t live in Duke Xing’s Mansion, but it’s unrealistic for me not to live there. If I just live there now, I might be trapped in a few days. After all, I’m still too young! So the fire crash today is part of my plot.”

It was secretly planned by her. She didn’t want to tell Great Elder Princess the truth, for fear that Great Elder Princess would feel worried.

However, she mentioned it at this moment.

“If you don’t want to live there, I can bring you back and you can live here. How can you execute such a dangerous plan?” Seeing that she had told the truth, Great Elder Princess looked slightly relieved.

“Grandma, without a justifiable explanation, I can only live here for a few days at most. You should have asked a favor of the Empress Dowager for bringing Hao’er back, right?” Shao Wanru sighed lightly and said.

She was not Hao’er. She knew that something was a knotty problem for Great Elder Princess, such as bringing Hao’er or her back.

It was originally unjustifiable for Hao’er to live here. As a descendant of Duke Xing’s Mansion, how could Hao’er make a long stay in Great Elder Princess’s Mansion? Nevertheless, Hao’er was in a special situation. On one hand, Hao’er was willing to live in Great Elder Princess’s Mansion and be close to Great Elder Princess. On the other hand, both what Duke Xing’s Mansion had done and the fact that Hao’er had become increasingly obedient made others suspect that Duke Xing’s Mansion had indulged Hao’er purposely.

The contrast between them, coupled with the request of Great Elder Princess and the Empress Dowager, and Duke Xing’s Mansion was in the wrong, so Great Elder Princess suppressed Duke Xing’s Mansion and managed to raise Hao’er in Great Elder Princess’s Mansion.

However, Great Elder Princess couldn’t do this again. It was unreasonable for Great Elder Princess to make Shao Wanru stay before Duke Xing’s Mansion showed any grudges against Shao Wanru.

“You want to make others think that Duke Xing’s Mansion plot against you and harbor malicious intentions against you, and then leave Duke Xing’s Mansion, right?” After pondering for a while, Great Elder Princess looked up and asked seriously.