Abandoned Wife? Her Starlight Shall Blind You!-Chapter 42: Going Out to Play

The Yang Family forced a smile and sighed, "It’s all for living peaceful days."

Xiang’er noticed this and reached out her tender little hand, gently comforting Shen Ruoxi, saying, "Aunt, don’t be angry, don’t be angry."

Shen Ruoxi felt a pang in her heart, her eyes slightly red, but she suppressed her emotions and said to the children, "Go out and play. In the future, with me at home, let’s see who dares to bully you."

The children, upon hearing this, were immediately excited and said, "Go out and play."

Shen Ruoxi, however, felt heavy-hearted. There was an undercurrent in the house, even some unidentified people frequently coming in and out of Shen Mansion, yet her two sisters-in-law were completely unaware.

However, she quietly rejoiced, perhaps precisely because they had always avoided the world, not participating in the struggles with Old Mrs. Xu, they managed to steer clear of those potential dangers.

Shen Ruoxi, along with Mrs. Yang and the Zou Family, got up at dawn to start bustling about, and this news quickly reached Old Mrs. Xu’s ears.

She was taken aback, her brows furrowing, and she asked in confusion, "What are they up to?"

Nanny Hou stood by Old Mrs. Xu’s side, answering in a low voice, "It seems they are leaving the mansion."

"Leaving the mansion?" Old Mrs. Xu’s eyes darkened.

Leaving at the exact moment I noticed something was up, could it be some kind of conspiracy?

Nanny Hou lowered her voice and tentatively suggested, "Old Madam, should we take this chance to deal with Cuicui..." She finished her sentence with a throat-cutting gesture.

Old Mrs. Xu immediately waved her hand to stop her, "No! If we act now, wouldn’t that confirm the crime of killing to silence? Shen Ruoxi wouldn’t let us off then! 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Moreover, choosing this time to leave might be a deliberate trap to lure us into assassinating Cuicui. We must not act rashly."

A trace of malice flashed in Nanny Hou’s eyes as she suggested again, "Then why don’t we kill Shen Ruoxi..." but Old Mrs. Xu interrupted her sentence.

"Kill her? Do you think it’s that easy?"

Old Mrs. Xu said coldly, "There weren’t many people watching Shen Mansion before, but now that she has returned, how many eyes are on us!

If anything happens to her, her hot-tempered Country Town Duke grandfather could turn the entire Shen family upside down! Unless we don’t want to live."

Nanny Hou reluctantly asked, "Are we just going to watch her take control of the Shen family’s power and unearth all the things we’ve done?"

Old Mrs. Xu sneered, "Certainly, we won’t let her succeed. She’s already nineteen, she can’t stay unmarried forever. We’ll find a way to get her out."

Nanny Hou asked in some confusion, "But the emperor has already conferred her as a marquis! And she has chosen her husband to marry into the Shen family."

Old Mrs. Xu’s lips curled into a mocking smile as she said, "What do you know? The emperor is just giving her face.

Has there ever been a precedent for a woman being conferred as a marquis? Who knows what intentions the emperor harbors?"

Nanny Hou asked, puzzled, "You mean, the emperor still harbors those intentions for her?"

"Of course, otherwise why would he decree at the scene of a subordinate family’s divorce?

Does the emperor have any ideas?"

"Making a fuss to eliminate the possibility of their reconciliation, pompously conferring her a marquis, taking in a husband? Sons from noble families aren’t suited, and legitimate sons won’t marry in? Basically, this path is blocked too, so the remaining way depends on how the emperor arranges it."

Still, the Old Madam was formidable, Nanny Hou admired, she whispered, "So what should we do now?"

Old Mrs. Xu’s eyes revealed a hint of coldness, "Cuicui must be eliminated, but the time is not right.

You must inform all the stewards in the mansion to be cautious. If Shen Ruoxi detects any flaw, they won’t need to live anymore."

"Understood!"

"Additionally, find a reliable person to inform Tai, tell him to lay low for a while, hide elsewhere, and make sure not to be found by Shen Ruoxi."

"Yes, don’t worry, Old Madam, Young Master Tai knows what to do."

Old Mrs. Xu wore a sinister expression, "I never expected Shen Ruoxi to be so vigilant, coming to trouble me in the middle of the night. We must act more cautiously in the future."

Nanny Hou continued, "Oh right, yesterday Chen Gun met Shen Ruoxi. He initially wanted to get close to Shen Ruoxi but didn’t expect his wife to show up all of a sudden, causing a huge scene."

Old Mrs. Xu’s heart tightened, "Shen Ruoxi didn’t notice anything, did she?"

"I don’t think so. Just let the two of them handle their family affairs."

Old Mrs. Xu nodded, "That’s good, truly a fool who can’t even manage his own woman. Go warn Chen Gun, if he dares to mess things up, don’t blame me for being unkind."

"Yes!"

...

As the group stepped out of the mansion, Shen Ruoxi immediately saw Lan Jue, Xu Ji, and Pei Xuan.

Although Xu Ji and Pei Xuan were also graceful and dashing, they seemed somewhat outshone by Lan Jue’s elegant and moon-like cool demeanor.

After both sides exchanged greetings, Lan Jue wore a faint smile, "Cousin, how have you been?"

"Everything is well, what about you, cousin?"

"I’m good too."

Lan Jue suddenly noticed someone seemed to be holding a horse beside her, and he paused, "Cousin, are you...?"

"You all head to Moon Valley first. I’ll ride to Medicine Spirit Valley to visit my master and catch up with you later."

"You’re going to Medicine Spirit Valley first?" Lan Jue felt a slight heaviness in his heart.

"Yes, you all get on the carriage, I’ll be quick."

"I..." Lan Jue wanted to say he would accompany her, but he swallowed the words back.

"Then be careful while riding."

"I know, I’ll go ahead."

She gracefully mounted the horse, her simple attire fluttering in the wind, appearing both cool and ethereal, causing Lan Jue to be momentarily lost.

Soon, her figure turned into a blurred image and vanished from sight.

"Cousin, hurry and get on the carriage, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Oh, oh!" Lan Jue snapped out of it, collected himself, and joined everyone on the carriage.

"Cousin, what’s wrong with you?" Xu Ji clearly noticed, compared to the morning when they met, Lan Jue’s mood had changed significantly.

"What could be wrong with me?" Lan Jue rolled his eyes at Xu Ji.

"You just seem off."

"Is that so?" Pei Xuan joined in.

Lan Jue frowned, "Enough, stop it."

Both Xu Ji and Pei Xuan, though generally fearless, found themselves intimidated by Lan Jue for some reason and said, "Got it."

However, Xu Ji thought, his cousin has been acting strange lately, probably because of the girl he has feelings for, so it’s best not to provoke him!

The sky turned light as the eastern gate of Capital City opened, Shen Ruoxi rode her horse swiftly out of the city gates.

With few pedestrians on the road, she galloped fast and reached the foot of Moon Spirit Mountain in less than half an hour.

Moon Spirit Mountain stood tall, the highest peak in Dayi Country, veiled in mist and clouds.

She led her horse up the mountain.

Medicine Spirit Mountain lay within a valley halfway up Moon Spirit Mountain, with streams trickling, lush greenery, and bird songs echoing, like a fairyland.

Not far away, a young man was drawing water, seeming to sense something, he turned around.

A woman approached, seemingly cloaked in the glow of the sunrise, the gentle spring breeze brushing her hair aside, she smiled, more brilliant than the dawn itself.

"Little Junior Sister."

The young man dropped the bucket and ran while shouting.

"Third Senior Brother." Shen Ruoxi’s eyes smiled.

The young man ran up to her, intending to lift her like in their childhood, but remembered they had grown up, awkwardly scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Little Junior Sister, Master has been nagging about you!"