Chapter 640: I am guilty

Mu Qing was annoyed by their noise and couldn't help but scold them a few times, but it didn't have much effect.

The servants cried even louder, and some of them even looked furtively at the furnishings in the house, as if they were planning to take some away when the house was searched.

The entire Lu family is in a precarious situation, and the only person they can rely on is Lord Chu.

But what they didn't know was that Lord Chu was also facing a life-or-death situation.

At the Shen Mansion, Zhou Chenghe poured the powder into the unconscious Mr. Chu's mouth.

In the prison, Lu Yunjue took advantage of the jailer's inattention and took out the pill in his arms with difficulty and swallowed it.

In the heavily guarded Zhou family, Miss Zhou yawned and lay on the stone platform. The doctor lifted the veil for her, revealing her hideous and terrifying face.

"When will it be healed?" Miss Zhou asked lazily. "Remember, prepare the torture instruments as soon as the face is changed. I want to interrogate that vixen and tell her how she used this face to seduce the Second Young Master."

At the gate of Qingzhou City, a young man in a black cloak looked up at the gate, a hint of fatigue in his eyes: "After rushing so hard, we finally arrived."

Behind him, a line of black and dark cavalry in armor was intimidating.

At the Lu family's house, the green gauze bed curtains were pulled up by copper hooks. The person on the bed still had cold sweat on his forehead, but his eyelashes trembled.

Hu Xin'er opened her eyes and asked weakly, "Husband, what happened to me? How are Yun Jue and the others now? Are Prefect Shen and the others here to cause trouble?"

Mu Qing wiped her sweat, his movements nervous and cautious. "Don't think too much about it now. Everything is fine. But the doctor said that if you move the fetus again, you might have a premature birth."

"Ah?" Hu Xiner quickly touched her belly.

Mu Qing coaxed, "But the doctor also said that it's okay to take good care of it, but you have to be in a good mood."

Hu Xin'er looked at Mu Qing's expression and saw a slight smile on his lips, so she knew he wasn't lying. She couldn't help but smile as well: "That's good, I have to protect our child well."

Mu Qing kissed her gently: "Stay here for a while, I'll go get you some medicine."

The moment he walked out the door, his expression turned worried again.

At this moment, the ground suddenly shook. The servants in the mansion were already in a panic, and now they couldn't help but scream.

"What's that sound?"

"Did someone come to search the house?"

Some even sobbed, "No, I don't want to die."

Mu Qing's eyes became fierce. He moved all the servants he could trust to Hu Xin'er's side, and then walked straight to the gate.

He pushed open the door and saw a fierce battle going on outside. The ones being beaten were the Zhou family disciples who surrounded the Lu family, and the other side was the soldiers on horseback.

"What happened?" Hu Xin'er's heart skipped a beat as she watched several of her trusted followers rush in. "Weren't you supposed to be looking after the old lady? Why are you all here with me?"

"Young Madam, please rest assured. We are following the orders of the eldest young master to protect the old lady, the young lady, and you." The servant said respectfully.

Xiao Liu lay down beside her bed. Although she was terrified, she still tried to comfort her: "Young Madam, don't worry. Everything will be fine."

Hu Xiner was lying on the bed, clutching the light blue gauze curtain tightly and trying to get up, but she was so weak that she didn't even have the strength to get up.

She bit her lip, feeling so powerless for the first time. If it weren't for the child, she could at least stay by Mu Qing's side and help him share the burden, but...

She gently stroked her belly, and when her palms touched the movement of the little life, she seemed to have a strange and mysterious feeling in her heart, which gradually calmed her heart and her eyes became softer.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard outside, and everyone's heart was in suspense.

The first person to come in was Mu Qing with a complicated expression.

“Ahem!”

After Mu Qing, a young man wrapped in a black cloak slowly walked into the room. His black hair was tied up with a jade crown, his skin was sickly pale, and his eyes were like two pools of autumn water, which seemed to be able to reflect all the filth in the world, but also contained a bit of compassion.

He took off his black cloak, as if he was afraid that the cold air from outside would disturb Hu Xiner. He was still wearing a black dress under the cloak, and the belt was tied around his slender waist. Although his figure was thin, he was tall and straight.

It looks like... it's easy to knock down?

Xiao Liu stared with his eyes wide open and swallowed his saliva with a gulp, the sound was particularly obvious.

There were whispers outside the window: "Who is that young man? He's so handsome!"

"I don't know. He's bringing a large group of soldiers with him. Maybe he's a friend of our young master."

…

Hu Xin'er blinked. She looked haggard at the moment, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed under the gaze of the young man in black: "Husband, who is this..."

Before Mu Qing could speak, the young man clenched his fist under his lips and coughed twice, a faint blush spreading across his cheeks. "I am Zhao Yunxuan. I calculated that Madam has this calamity in her fate, and I have come to avert it."

After saying that, he walked forward and stuffed a pill into Hu Xiner's mouth.

The pill melted in her mouth, and in less than a moment, Hu Xiner felt that all the discomfort in her body was gone, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Are you the eldest son of Zhao?" She looked questioningly. "Lord Chu said you wouldn't arrive for a few days. How come..."

Zhao Yunxuan smiled faintly: "Since I knew that my wife was destined to face this disaster, I accelerated my journey and finally arrived in Qingzhou City."

Hu Xin'er showed a look of relief: "Master Zhao came at the right time. I wonder how Yun Jue and the others are doing now?"

Zhao Yunxuan was stunned for a moment before apologetically saying, "It was my negligence. I was worried about Madam, so I came to the Lu family as soon as I entered the city."

"Ah?" Several question marks popped up in Hu Xiner's head. What was going on?

At this moment, there was another noise outside, and then Prefect Shen rushed in.

He had obviously been running all the way here, and was sweating profusely. Even his majestic official hat was half tilted, making him look very embarrassed.

Without saying anything else, he slumped to his knees and said breathlessly, "I didn't know Master Zhao was coming. I'm sorry for not coming to greet you!"

He had just given Lord Chu the medicine powder when he heard that Young Master Zhao had arrived early and headed straight for the Lu family.

This is unbearable! Prefect Shen hurried to the Lu family in a panic. When he saw the scene here, he knew that it was bad.

At that moment, he didn't even care about his own face, and kowtowed heavily, his forehead immediately bruised and swollen: "Master Zhao, I am guilty!"

Just half an hour ago, he was still showing off at the gate of Lu Mansion, but now he is in such a state, how embarrassing and ridiculous!