Chapter 418 The Fake Princess Heads to the Border
She hurried in, helping Madam Min Qiao with her clothes as she said, "Madam, Ajiu is back. However, I heard she's not doing well. Sister Weijia has already gone to take care of her."
After getting dressed, Min Qiaoshi simply tied her hair up in a bun and led Zhen Huan to see A Jiu.
The courtyard where Ajiu lives is where Ajiu, Huanzhen, Jiang Hongling, and Wenxiu live together.
Originally, Wei Jia also lived here, but after she married Qiao Jingyuan, she moved to the courtyard where Qiao Jingyuan lived.
When Madam Min arrived, Wenxiu and Weijia had already helped Ajiu wipe her body and change into clean clothes, and the doctor had been sent to fetch him. However, he hadn't arrived yet.
Before she even entered the house, Madam Min Qiao realized something was wrong.
The room was eerily quiet, with only occasional suppressed sobs that could be heard.
Min Qiao's heart skipped a beat. She walked into the room with trepidation and saw Ajiu lying on the bed with her eyes closed, completely unaware of what was happening.
If she didn't feel well, she would sit on the edge of the bed and silently shed tears.
Wen Xiu also stood to the side, covering her mouth and crying. The crying that Min Qiao heard outside was coming from her.
Surprisingly, Li Sanqi was also in the room.
However, her fists were clenched, her eyes were bloodshot, and her gaze was filled with a murderous glint.
Upon seeing Madam Min, the group stepped forward and bowed.
Min Qiao waved her hand, walked to the bedside, sat down on the edge of the bed, and carefully looked at Ajiu.
At this moment, Ajiu fell into a coma and was unconscious.
Her lips were bloodless, but her face was flushed. She reached up to touch her forehead, and the heat was so intense it burned Min Qiao's hand.
"What happened?" Madam Min frowned. "Have you called a doctor?"
"The doctor has already sent someone to fetch him," Wei Jia replied hastily, wiping away her tears.
Madam Min Qiao glanced at everyone's expressions. "Is there anything else I don't know?"
The crowd hesitated slightly, unsure whether they should speak.
Seeing this, Madam Min Qiao gently lifted a corner of the quilt, revealing one of Ajiu's arms, and was about to examine it herself.
Then Wei Jia quickly came up and grabbed her arm.
"Madam, please stop looking."
With a sob in her voice, Wei Jia pleaded, "A-Jiu, A-Jiu is covered in injuries... Her tendons in both hands and feet have been severed!"
Upon hearing this, a suppressed sob erupted from inside the room.
Wenxiu, Weijia, Zhenhuan, and even Li Sanqi all cried.
Min Qiaoshi couldn't hold back either, and tears streamed down her face, instantly blurring her vision.
Min Pan'er! Min Pan'er!
At this moment, for the first time, Madam Min Qiao had the thought of killing Min Pan'er.
Soon, the doctor arrived.
Because Ajiu was covered in injuries, when Weijia sent someone to fetch a doctor, she specifically instructed them to bring back a female doctor.
After the female doctor took Ajiu's pulse and examined the wounds on Ajiu's body, her eyes were filled with pity.
"Doctor, how is the situation?" Madam Min asked anxiously.
The female doctor shook her head. "The patient has too many injuries, and the condition is too complicated. There are already signs of infection, which is why the patient has a high fever and is in a coma."
“I can treat the external injuries, and I can also try to prescribe a medicine. If the patient’s fever does not come down within three days, I’m afraid his life may be in danger.”
The female doctor didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood what she meant.
"Then please prescribe a medicine, doctor."
After the female doctor put down the ointment for external application and the prescription for internal administration, Madam Min Qiao had Wei Jia pay the money and saw the female doctor out. Then she sent someone to invite back some of the best doctors in the city.
However, all the doctors came to the same conclusion.
If the temperature doesn't drop within three days, then their lives will be in danger.
After seeing off all the doctors, Madam Min Qiao slumped down beside A Jiu's bed, and after a long while, she said in a hateful voice, "If anything happens to you, I will make Min Pan'er pay with her life!"
With that, he stood up and ordered, "Prepare the carriage."
"Madam, where are you going?" Wei Jia asked hurriedly.
"Go to the Marquis of Pingyan's residence."
Wei Jia hesitated and said, "Madam, I'm afraid there's no one in the Pingyan Marquis's residence right now."
Min Qiao looked at Wei Jia with suspicion, "What's going on?"
Wei Jia explained, "The Marquis of Pingyan's heir took Princess Xihe out of the city to the border early this morning. Ajiu was sent back at that time."
"The Marquis of Pingyan and his wife went outside the city to see the people off."
"Min Pan'er went to the border!?" Madam Min Qiao was somewhat surprised, but then she understood.
I just received her letter yesterday, and today I'm taking Min Pan'er to the border. By the time they arrive at the border, the news of the fake princess should have reached Dayan.
Suddenly, Madam Min Qiao thought of something, "Where is Jiang Hongling? Was she... taken away by Min Pan'er?"
Wei Jia nodded, then suddenly remembered something.
He quickly looked around and found a letter, which he handed to Madam Min with both hands.
"This is a letter from Miss Jiang to the old lady. I was so busy with Ajiu's matter that I forgot about it."
Madam Min took the letter and looked at it; it was indeed Jiang Hongling's handwriting.
In her letter, she recounted Min Pan'er's experiences and her hatred for Ajiu and Min Qiaoshi.
She felt sorry for what Min Pan'er had done to A-Jiu.
She felt that whether it was Min Pan'er's or A Jiu's suffering, it was all her fault!
If it weren't for her insistence on coming with Da-xi, A-jiu wouldn't have been torn between protecting both her and Min-pan-er.
If she hadn't come, Ajiu would only have needed to protect Min Pan'er, and none of the subsequent events would have happened.
Therefore, she wanted to stay by Min Pan'er's side and make up for everything in her own way.
She said she would find a way to eliminate the hatred in Min Pan'er's heart, and then personally take Min Pan'er to A Jiu to apologize.
When the time comes, she will give Ajiu and the old lady an explanation in her own way.
However, before that, she hoped that Madam Min Qiao could help kill those thugs who had bullied Min Pan'er.
Min Qiao handed the letter to Wei Jia.
Wei Jia quickly read through the letter, then her brows furrowed deeply.
"Madam, this Miss Jiang..."
Is he not quite right in the head?
Seemingly having guessed Wei Jia's thoughts, Madam Min Qiao explained, "Jiang Hongling is a simple-minded person who sympathizes with the weak and has a naturally chivalrous heart."
When they were children, Jiang Hongling helped Min Pan'er time and time again, but was repeatedly rejected, betrayed, and humiliated by Min Pan'er.
As she grew up, although she kept saying she hated Min Pan'er, she always cared for her and sympathized with her, intentionally or unintentionally.
Compared to her half-sister, Min Pan'er is probably more like her sister.
Madam Min sighed, her emotions a jumbled mess, and said, "She always treated Min Pan'er like a younger sister."
"Should we help kill those giant horde soldiers?" Wei Jia couldn't help but furrow her brow.
Frankly, she felt that doing so would do them no good whatsoever!
After much deliberation, Madam Min Qiao finally shook her head.
He was about to refuse.
Just then, Li Sanqi, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "Kill!"
Li Sanqi noticed that Min Qiaoshi looked off after reading the letter, so he came over and took the letter from her after Wei Jia finished reading it.
Hearing Wei Jia's words, Li Sanqi couldn't help but say, "Madam, I know that because of A Jiu's matter, you hate Min Pan'er so much that you wish you could kill her right now."
"To be honest, she almost had me and Wenxiu humiliated before. I hate her too, and I want to kill her too."
"But those bastards who humiliated Min Pan'er deserve to die!"
Wei Jia frowned and retorted, "So, doesn't that mean the person who gave the order deserves to die even more?"
"Wei Jia" was originally a sarcastic remark, intended to dissuade Li Sanqi from leaving.
Unexpectedly, Li Sanqi nodded in agreement and said seriously, "Yes! Ji Huailang and Xia Linyuan are both guilty! They both deserve to die!"
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