Chapter 37 Leaving Shangjing

“I…I…”

Liu Shiyuan shook his head, waved his hands, and glanced at the people who had gathered around him in confusion.

"Sister, why do you talk like that? I..."

She pretended to be innocent and squatted in front of Liu Fuying again, but Liu Fuying seemed to be very frightened. He staggered to his feet, holding the carriage and hiding far away from Liu Shiyuan.

"Did you bribe my driver too? Where is he?"

"Sister, sister, what are you talking about..."

"Jin Li is still unconscious in the car. You were the one who had someone put a scent in the car in advance. Why did you want to harm me like this? We are all daughters of the Liu family. If one person loses, all will lose. If I lose face and my innocence, will others still look up to the Liu family? How can the Shen family accept the sister of such a person who is so immoral? In the final analysis, you just can't tolerate me."

While Liu Fuying was speaking, he also pretended that his legs were weak and he could not stand.

However, this is not considered as pretending.

Under the effect of the medicine, she really couldn't stand.

"Sister, sister, you misunderstood, it's not..."

Liu Fuying was extremely heartbroken and didn't want to argue with her anymore. He struggled to get into the carriage and pulled the reins again.

"The General's Mansion will compensate for the damaged items. Just come and report the damage. I won't default on my debt."

After saying this, he tightened the reins and sped away.

“Could this be the wife of General Shen who was so popular a while ago?”

"From what she said, it's most likely her. Her maiden name is Liu, so it's definitely her."

People who went to the alley to watch the excitement also spread the news. A man covered in blood was lying outside the house with the courtyard door open. Liu Fuying also said something about a setup, a knockout incense, and something immoral. Who could not understand what he meant.

"Poor thing, so pitiful."

"That's right. I was already mocked and bullied by my husband's family because I had no children. I was almost forced to jump into a well and die. And now my mother's family..."

"No!" Liu Shiyuan saw that the wind was not in her favor and shouted anxiously, "It's not like that. Things are not what you think. I am... No, my sister wanted to go back to her parents' home to visit her. I saw that she was late and was worried that something happened to her on the way, so I came to look for her. It's not that..."

"Really? But the General's Mansion and your Liu Family are not on the same route from here. How come you are here just to look for someone?"

"Oh, let's go, what's there to say? Which bad guy would say he is bad?"

“…”

The crowd dispersed, leaving Liu Shiyuan and his group speechless.

"how so."

Liu Shiyuan fell to the ground, and his whole body became limp as if Liu Fuying had been drugged.

Falling down the stairs yesterday was embarrassing enough, and today...how can she live and face people in the future?

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When he arrived at the Shen family, Liu Fuying had finally reached the end of his life.

The carriage swayed all the way, causing the drugs in his body to evaporate more thoroughly. He almost fell off the carriage several times with his eyes closed.

From time to time, she poked the wound on her left hand caused by the knife to relieve the dizziness with the pain, and she was able to hold on.

When he reached the door, his body finally went limp and he fell sideways.

Across the street, Chen Xiunian was riding out of the palace in his official uniform. He saw from afar that Liu Fuying's clothes were stained with blood and looked unwell. He frowned and ran faster. When he got in front of her, he dismounted and saw Liu Fuying falling. He subconsciously reached out his hand to her.

She nearly fell headfirst onto the ground.

"Call the doctor!"

Chen Xiunian shouted behind him, while holding Liu Fuying and walking quickly inside.

Although he had no close relationship with Liu Fuying, she was his wife in name after all, so he had to keep face even for outsiders. Moreover, if anything happened to Liu Fuying, it would be even more serious for his mother.

The doctor came to see her and said that Liu Fuying had just fainted because he inhaled drugs and that he was not seriously injured.

The wound on his hand has been bandaged and he is sleeping soundly now.

During this period, people from below also came to report what happened to Liu Fuying on the street, and the news had already spread like wildfire outside.

Shen Xiunian sat quietly in front of the bed for a long time, and it was unknown what his mood was.

After a long while, I heard him utter a few words in a deep voice.

"I married you so that you could take care of our mother, but I never thought that you have more things to do than our mother."

If you listen carefully, there is actually no blame in his words.

Instead, there is some regret or apology.

He knew that the Liu family attacked Liu Fuying today probably because he bumped into Liu Shiyuan in front of the Liu family's door yesterday.

To be honest, it was he who caused the trouble.

However, this little concubine's daughter who came out of the boudoir has a very wild temperament.

I heard that the man who wanted to do something indecent to her was stabbed to death by her with a knife. She was able to survive and return to the Shen family after being drugged with such a strong drug. She was also very cruel to herself. The cut on her left arm was almost bone-exposing.

Shen Xiunian sighed, then stood up and left.

I fell asleep in the evening.

Liu Fuying woke up to a burst of crying. When she opened her eyes, she saw Jin Li sitting in front of the bed, sobbing.

Seeing Liu Fuying wake up, he immediately rushed over and hugged her, apologizing non-stop, "Madam, it's all Jinli's fault. It was Jinli who failed to protect you. It was almost...almost...How could I sleep so soundly and let Madam face such a dangerous thing alone."

"alright."

Liu Fuying raised her left hand, but frowned in pain from the wound and put her hand back.

"This is something that is impossible to prevent. I didn't react to it. The incense is supposed to be colorless and odorless. If it was set off in advance in a closed carriage, who would be able to detect it?"

As they were talking, Old Madam Shen walked in.

Jin Li wiped her tears and stood up obediently to give up her seat.

"Ayin, you're awake. I just went to the kitchen and asked them to make you a lot of your favorite food, thinking that you could have a meal when you woke up. When I came back, I saw that you were awake. You didn't even have lunch, so you must be starving."

Liu Fuying was still a little confused, and in a trance, he actually saw the shadow of his deceased mother in Madam Shen's face.

When her mother was still alive, although life was difficult, her mother's love and care could overcome all the pain in her heart.

"I'm fine."

Liu Fuying propped himself up and sat up, threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed.

"I'm fine, mother-in-law, don't worry about me. But when you say that, I seem to be really hungry, and my stomach is growling."

"Well, then get up quickly, get dressed and go to eat, and ask them to serve the food."

After cleaning up, I sat at the dining table.

Old Madam Shen didn't eat much herself, she just kept picking up food for Liu Fuying.

After eating, Liu Fuying put down her chopsticks and looked at the old lady seriously, and said slowly: "Mother-in-law, I may have to leave Shangjing for a while."

Madam Shen's expression changed immediately.

"Don't worry, mother-in-law. I will definitely come back."

"So what are you going to do?"

"It will be my mother's death anniversary soon. She passed away when she went back to Yizhou to visit her grandfather. My father didn't love my mother and I, and he didn't care whether my mother was buried in the Liu family's tomb. So my mother's body was buried in Yizhou. The anniversary is approaching, and I want to go back to pay my respects."

Of course, she couldn't say openly that she was actually going to look for Pei Zhouwu.