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"Go back to Lingshu Courtyard." When Shang Qingdai and Du Ruo returned to the carriage, Shang Qingdai hurriedly ordered.

The boy then drove to the west of the city.

At the same time, the few people who packed up their belongings quietly left through the back door of Xuanhu Hall.

A black shadow quickly flashed across the eaves, and then disappeared into the night.

Shang Qingdai and Du Ruo finally returned to Lingshuyuan, but they always felt that the atmosphere in Lingshuyuan tonight was not right.

The two walked into the courtyard, only to see the Lingshu courtyard kneeling on the ground.

A father-in-law passing the decree stood in the hall with the imperial decree in his hand. When he saw Shang Qingdai and Du Ruo coming in, he cleared his throat immediately and said, "Since you are back, you can receive the decree."

"Accept the order?" Shang Qingdai's face darkened, she didn't expect things to develop so quickly, they thought that when they left Baling City tonight, there would be someone from the palace.

"This is a great blessing, Miss Shang, please accept the order." The father-in-law urged in a strange way, and squinted at Shang Dongru, "Master of the Shang Dynasty, Ling Ai is so ignorant of etiquette, I am afraid that after entering the palace, you must first Learn the rules."

"Qingdai, kneel down to accept the order!" Shang Dongru sternly shouted.

Shang Qingdai knelt down with a cold face, and gave Du Ruo, who was also kneeling, a wink, signaling her to find a chance to take her brother and Shui Su away first.

Du Ruo nodded, at this moment, he could only listen to his master's words first.

"Well, that's what makes sense." The father-in-law nodded in satisfaction, and opened the imperial decree, "By God's blessing, the emperor's decree said, I heard that Shang Qingdai, the daughter of the Lingshu Academy, is beautiful and intelligent, and I really like her, so I specially decree Shang Qingdai to serve in the palace Your Majesty, give me the title Dai Meiren. This is my honor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live." Everyone shouted and fell to their knees.

Shang Qingdai straightened her waist and remained motionless.

The father-in-law glared at her, "Miss Shang, take the order."

Shang Qingdai said coldly: "Father-in-law, if you dare to ask Your Majesty to call the women into the palace, have you ever asked the Empress?"

The father-in-law sneered and said: "The empress is in poor health and is recuperating. The affairs of the harem are all in the care of the empress dowager."

"Since that's the case, do you dare to ask the Empress Dowager to know about this?" Shang Qingdai asked again.

Shang Dongru stared at Shang Qingdai frightenedly, "Qingdai, don't be rude!"

"Am I being rude?" Shang Qingdai raised her eyebrows and said coldly, "If the matter of accepting a concubine in the harem is not approved by the person in charge of the phoenix seal, Qingdai's entry into the palace is unclear, what is it?"

The father-in-law's face was livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty has already asked the Queen Mother about this matter, so he ordered Miss Shang to be a beauty."

"I missed the draft in August and entered the palace. Is it really against the ancestral system?" Shang Qingdai asked again.

The father-in-law didn't want to continue talking to Shang Qingdai, so he gave Shang Dongru a wink, "The owner of the business school is really a good teacher!"

Shang Dongru hurriedly kowtowed heavily and said: "Qing Dai is being reckless. If you offend Father-in-law, please invite Father-in-law Haihan." After speaking, he glanced at Qi Xiangniang beside him.

Qi Xiangniang then took out a bag of gold from her bosom, and handed it to her father-in-law, "Elder-in-law, in the future, Qing Dai hopes that my father-in-law will take care of her in the palace, this girl is not sensible."

"Qi Xiangniang, you are not worthy of talking about me!" Shang Qingdai stood up suddenly, walked straight to her father-in-law, but with her hands behind her back, she waved to Du Ruo, signaling her to go first.

Du Ruo didn't dare to hesitate for a moment, took advantage of the commotion in the classroom, quietly moved to where his brother and Chen Shuisu were, and said in a low voice: "Brother, Shuisu, follow me quickly."

Du Zhong was stunned for a moment, Chen Shuisu just wanted to ask something, but looking at the situation, it seemed that the master was deliberately looking for a quarrel, so he didn't want to ask too many questions, so he quietly left the hall according to Du Ruo.

"Brother, Shuisu, I'll take you out of the Lingshu courtyard first and meet up with your parents!" Du Ruo didn't have time to explain, so he could only speak clearly, "I'll tell you the reason after everyone is safe. Listen to me, go!"

Chen Shuisu had never seen Du Ruo look so worried, and she also knew that things were not that simple, so she asked hesitantly, "What should I do, Master?"

Du Ruo was stunned, and said: "She...should be able to find a way to get out of trouble." After finishing speaking, she quietly looked at the figure of the master through the window gap, as long as they left safely, the master should find a way out of trouble alone, there should still be a chance of.

If there is no chance...

Du Ruo thought of the worst plan, so she went to ask His Royal Highness King Song for help, even if she couldn't save the master, she would go to the palace to accompany him.

Du Zhong was even more surprised, "Why does Master want to go with us?"

The master is already a beauty conferred by the emperor, if they take the master with them, then their whole family has committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and they will die wherever they escape.

Chen Shuisu hurriedly made a rescue and said, "Brother Zhong, didn't you see that Master doesn't want to enter the palace at all? Usually Master treats Xiao Ruo so well, how can we just watch Master fall into the fire pit deep in the palace?"

Listening to Shui Su's explanation, it seems reasonable, Du Zhong nodded, then shook his head again, "But after all, it is the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"No matter who stays here now, their lives will be in danger. Brother, do you believe what I say?" Du Ruo said again earnestly.

Du Zhong could only rely on his younger sister. After all, his parents agreed to leave, so the situation must be serious.

Du Ruo breathed a sigh of relief, looked around, it was absolutely impossible to leave through the main entrance.Fortunately, the father-in-law who delivered the order came today, so most of the people were called here to receive the order, so the defense at the back door must be the weakest.

"Come with me."

After making up his mind, Du Ruo took his brother and Shui Su and slipped carefully to the back door.

The debate in the hall was in full swing, and Shang Qingdai had no intention of giving in at all. After seeing that the three people in the hall were gone, she quietly breathed a sigh of relief and deliberately showed weakness.

"If I don't accept the decree, will it be regarded as resisting the decree?"

The father-in-law nodded arrogantly and said: "Since Miss Shang understands, why do you want to engage in this unnecessary verbal dispute? It is a great honor to serve the emperor in the palace, and many people can't ask for it. You can't be a beauty if you enter the palace for the rest of your life, and once Miss Shang enters the palace, you will be granted the title of beauty. Dare I ask Miss Shang, what else is there to be dissatisfied with?"

Shang Qingdai squinted at Shang Dongru, and said in a cold voice: "How dare a girl say that she is dissatisfied? I just want to ask the headmaster, can you hold the fame and fortune with your daughter's happiness safely?"

Shang Dongru yelled with a livid face: "Qing Dai, you are getting more and more presumptuous!"

Shang Qingdai looked at Qi Xiangniang again, and said with a sneer, "How can you feel at ease with the wealth you got in exchange for your mother's death in vain?"

"Qingdai, it's useless to talk too much, just accept the order." Qi Xiangniang didn't intend to quarrel with her, and only reminded her.

"You all want me to accept the decree, okay, I'll do it!" After finishing speaking, Shang Qingdai took the imperial decree from her father-in-law, and raised her voice, "From ancient times to the present, no woman entered the palace at night, right?"

"This..." Eunuch glanced at Shang Qingdai hesitantly.

Shang Qingdai continued: "I have already accepted the imperial decree, are you afraid that I will run away?"

The father-in-law thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Since Miss Dai has already spoken, our family naturally understands what she means, so let Miss Dai stay in the Lingshu courtyard for another night tonight, and then enter the palace with our family tomorrow morning."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Shang Qingdai nodded and bowed.

The father-in-law saw that Miss Shang's attitude was no longer as rigid as before, and he felt much more relieved, "Yeah."

"I'm a little tired tonight, so I'll go back and rest first." After Shang Qingdai finished speaking, she walked out of the lobby.

"Come here, I'm so good to serve you!" Qi Xiangniang always felt that Shang Qingdai would never accept her fate so easily, so she hurriedly gave orders, not wanting Shang Qingdai to play tricks in the end.

Shang Dongru also stepped forward and bowed his waist and said: "Eunuch, tonight I have to wrong him and rest in the humble house for the night."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." The father-in-law nodded triumphantly. Fortunately, the owner of the business house and his wife are sensible people.

"Come here, take Eunuch to the room to rest." Shang Dongru ordered.

Several maidservants greeted him, and surrounded the father-in-law and walked out of the lobby.

Qi Xiangniang breathed a sigh of relief, turned her head and glanced at the kneeling disciples, her face turned pale instantly, "No, we've been tricked!"

Shang Dongru was flustered when he heard that, "Xiang Niang, what are you talking about?"

Qi Xiangniang wanted to continue, but she was afraid of attracting criticism from all the disciples, so she said, "You all step back."

"Yes, ma'am."

All the disciples and the servant girls left the hall, Qi Xiangniang said: "Brothers Du Ruo and Chen Shuisu ran away!"

Shang Dongru sneered and said: "Run away, anyway, Qingdai has accepted the order obediently, entering the palace is a foregone conclusion, those few people can't make any big waves."

"Can't lift it?" Qi Xiangniang only felt that Shang Dongru was really mediocre, "Don't you find it strange that none of the people sent to spy on Xuanhutang today came back?"

"This……"

"Don't you find it strange that the imperial court came to pick up Qingdai so soon?"

"It's kind of strange to think about it that way."

Qi Xiangniang shook her head and said: "If Qing Dai does not enter the palace, there will be changes every day! His Royal Highness Song Wang suddenly came to welcome Qing Dai today, it is really strange, I always feel that Qing Dai's entry into the palace will not be so peaceful."

Shang Dongru said in a deep voice: "You mean, King Song wants to interfere with Qing Dai's entry into the palace?" After thinking for a while, Shang Dongru waved his hand and said, "The King of Song is no longer able to become a climate, if he dares to openly grab Qing Dai from His Majesty, it is a big deal. It is a great crime to deceive the emperor!"

Qi Xiangniang shook her head again, "I always feel that things are not that simple."

"Not good! Not good!"

As soon as Qi Xiangniang finished speaking, the servant girl's panicked voice sounded.

"What's going on?" Shang Dongru shouted angrily.

The servant girl was terrified and said: "Miss locked herself inside as soon as she entered the room, and then...then Miss's room started to catch fire... Miss must be thinking about committing suicide!"

"Qingdai must have jumped out of the back window and ran away!" Qi Xiangniang came to a conclusion, she already knew that Shang Qingdai would not accept her fate so easily, she really was cheating!

"Catch this rebellious girl back for me!" Shang Dongru shouted angrily.

The servant girl hesitated for a moment, "The fire in the lady's room..."

Qi Xiangniang sternly said: "Leave a few people to put out the fire, and everyone else will go to the back mountain to chase after Miss. If Miss can't come back, all of us in Lingshuyuan will be waiting for their heads to be lost!"

"Yes!" The servant girl got the order, quickly raised her skirt and ran back.

Shang Dongru gritted his teeth, "Qing Dai, you forced Dad, don't blame Dad for being ruthless! Come!"

"What is the master's order?" The guards in the vestibule cupped their fists and bowed.

Shang Dongru said harshly: "Follow me to Xuanhu Hall to get someone! I want to see if it's the parents who are important, or the evil fate that doesn't care about human relationships?!"

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