Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 269 - 261: With Her Words, Nanny Li Didn’t Dare Delay Any Longer

Chapter 269: Chapter 261: With Her Words, Nanny Li Didn’t Dare Delay Any Longer

She opened those boxes, and as Princess Jiaceng had said, she indeed embezzled the relief silver.

Keeping them in this warehouse, the Princess would certainly have plans for this money.

The purpose of her visit today was to take away this relief silver.

As such, she touched the Jade Bracelet and without hesitation, moved all the silver in the boxes into the space.

In no time, the warehouse was empty!

At this moment, Princess Jiaceng called Nanny Li, handing over the warehouse keys she had taken from Chen Bozong: "Go to the warehouse."

Nanny Li hesitated slightly and hurriedly said: "Princess, that Miss Ruan is still waiting for you in the outer courtyard. Besides, with so many things in the warehouse, it won’t be easy to move them now. The urgent matter is still to deal with the Governor first..."

"Ruan Mian can wait if she has to! Even though she has done a service by saving me, there’s no need to accommodate her in everything. The silver taels must be moved immediately! Do as I say!"

With her words, Nanny Li didn’t dare delay any longer.

The Princess turned back to glance at the side room, and then had a maid fetch palm oil from the backyard; the servants of the mansion were dismissed under the pretense of distributing grain.

She set fire to the curtains herself, which, soaked in palm oil, were instantly ignited, swallowing them like a flaming dragon.

As thick smoke rolled, the house quickly caught fire.

At this moment, Nanny Li ran up to the Princess, shocked, and said incredulously: "Madam! Madam, things are not good! That... the warehouse is empty..."

"What did you say?!"

Princess Jiaceng froze, disbelief on her face as she rushed to the warehouse.

Not just the inner part, but even outside, it was empty.

Including the winter storage grain and some personal items she brought from her fief, they were all gone!

The Princess knelt to the ground, incredulous: "How can it be?! How can it be!"

"Who possesses such sky-reaching skills to silently move so many things out of the warehouse?! It must be... Chen Bozong, Chen Bozong!"

Nanny Li also quickly chimed in: "Madam, perhaps it was the Marquis who transferred the warehouse’s contents these days. For the sake of that dancing girl, he wouldn’t hesitate to pin the blame of harming your offspring on you and even trying to put you to death; these personal items, he must also be guarding against you!"

With what Nanny Li said, the Princess could no longer sit still, stumbling as she got up to quickly rush to find Chen Bozong for an explanation!

But the fire was too fierce, and Nanny Li quickly stopped her, shouting: "Madam, you mustn’t! The fire inside is too big, going in would spell death!"

Princess Jiaceng, in a rage, shouted with pain and anger.

"Chen Bozong! Good, Chen Bozong! You’re so guarded against me, intending to secretly take all the silver away, you heartless dog! I curse you to hell, never to reincarnate, never to be a human again for all eternity!!"

Yet the uncontrollable fire rapidly spread, engulfing the entire side room in a sea of flames.

At this moment, Ruan Mian observed the raging fire, calculating the time, seeing it was about right.

Only then did she go out to call for help to extinguish the fire.

Wuheng City was not yet rebuilt, even the Inspection Department responsible for town safety was not yet formed, so by the time news reached the Border Defense Camp, other parts of the Governor Mansion were already ablaze.

The house where Chen Bozong was located, even the beams were burned away.

Princess Jiaceng sat paralyzed on the ground, her face vacant.

Seeing so many people around, Nanny Li quickly cried out for her master.

"Governor! My master is still inside!! The Governor!!"

But now everything was too late.

People believed Chen Bozong perished in the flames, feeling that heaven had opened its eyes, allowing this corrupt official to fall, having embezzled the court’s relief silver, deserving such an end!

At this time, Huo Zong led a troop to fight the fire, specifically pointing towards the warehouse.

Ruan Mian seized a moment when others weren’t watching, approaching Huo Zong and whispered.

"General Huo, I just heard the Madam say Chen Bozong has already moved the relief silver elsewhere, I will take you to search for it later. For now, please help tidy up the aftermath in the Governor Mansion."

"By the way, their backyard hasn’t caught fire yet; there’s quite a lot of food donated by other towns inside, and the General can count it up to distribute to the people at the city gate." Huo Zong was slightly taken aback, extremely grateful.

After this, Ruan Mian pretended to be unaware of anything, kindly accompanying Nanny Li to take the Princess back to an intact side room to rest.

She even specifically went to obtain a calming medicine recipe.

After a long period of soothing, Princess Jiaceng gradually calmed down.

Seeing Ruan Mian by her side, she couldn’t help but call her over, wanting to know if, with her abilities, she could deduce the whereabouts of the warehouse’s treasures.

However, Ruan Mian shook her head, only saying.

"Madam, the whereabouts of the warehouse’s treasures, I indeed do not have the ability to calculate. This is a material matter, impossible to deduce, but..."

Seeing her hesitation, Princess Jiaceng immediately pursued: "But what?"

She honestly replied: "But I can see, the Princess has recently provoked petty people, fear it’s a sign of impending calamity."

"What did you say?!"

The Princess, with a grim expression, looked over, and Ruan Mian added.

"The Madam is unaware, now the celestial phenomena are ever-changing, the world is not at peace either. Especially the eastern red sun, gradually being enshrouded by the water-born aura, the southeastern daily star is exceptionally bright."

"Prince Shuo’s fief lies in the central area, in such a troubled time, one must not change sides, lest it easily brings about bloodshed and unprovoked calamities."

Hearing this, Princess Jiaceng furrowed her brows, incredulous at the sight.

She’s just an ordinary convict, how could she know the current court situation?

Isn’t the southeastern direction referring to King Yan? And some days ago, before she left the Prince Mansion, she had vaguely heard that her father was getting close to King Yan.

Her mother was even complaining at that time, because the people sent by King Yan were numerous, occupying her father’s time for several days, causing repeated missed appointments, leaving her mother waiting in vain.

The Princess knew back then that her father and King Yan were quite closely connected, and now hearing Ruan Mian’s words, she couldn’t help but think more.

But with only her words, she could not be certain, so she only asked: "Miss Ruan, do you know that saying such words is treasonous, if spread, it’s a rumor that disrupts the nation, and that calls for beheading."

Ruan Mian lowered her voice sincerely.

"The Princess trusts me, hence I remind truthfully, as for whether the prophecy is true, the heavenly mechanism is so, it still requires time for validation."

What she said was vague, but precisely because of this, the Princess didn’t doubt it.

After all, Ruan Mian’s previous words matched the facts, if she weren’t capable of predicting the future, with the ability to divine and summon spirits, how could she know so many secrets?!

The Princess realized the gravity of the situation and that same night had Nanny Li bring paper and brush, writing a letter to be sent by an urgent courier to her father eight hundred miles away.