Several maids hurriedly helped her up and found that she was trembling violently. Their hearts ached, and they hugged her tightly, trying to give her all the strength in their bodies.
"Don't be afraid, it's alright, Madam. We'll ask the magistrate for an explanation. Things will definitely turn around." Chunlu hurriedly comforted her, unaware that she was already incoherent. Instead of comforting her, she was probably just making things worse.
Seeing that everyone was panicking, Dongxue quickly said, "Let's not lose our composure. The most important thing is to help the young mistress back to her room to rest."
Just as the group was about to move, they heard Shu Yao say in a vain voice, "I...I'm not going back. I want to...I want to stay at...Bishui Residence." Then she fell silent.
They knew the young mistress had a knot in her heart, so they could only go along with her and coaxed her, "Alright, at Biyue Residence, we'll all listen to the mistress. She can go wherever she wants."
As she spoke, Chunlu placed the person on Xia Hong's body and went to fetch clean clothes. Qiuyue nodded and helped Xia Hong carry the person into the clean room to wash away the sour smell. Dongxue then called people into the room to mop the floor and change the bedding. After cleaning everything up, she went to the kitchen to bring out ginseng tea from a warm pot.
The four maids only breathed a sigh of relief after they had helped Shu Yao lie down.
Suddenly, as if she had just remembered something, Shu Yao grabbed Chunlu's hand and said in a choked voice, "Quick, quick, go get a pen. I'll draw you a map. Help me find someone. Tell that person that I believe you, that I'm scared, that I... I want to leave here..."
"Okay, okay, Madam, don't panic, I'll go get the pen and ink right away." Chunlu accepted the order, her eyes red, and ran out, but she didn't expect to bump into Huo Jingsha standing at the door. His face was frosty, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his angry eyes were staring straight at You Shuyao on the bed.
He heard it all—he heard her believe, her fear, her desire to leave. Leave? She actually wanted to run away without asking a single question? What was she going to paint? And who was she sending the maid to find? That damned man?
Chunlu met his gaze, his sharp eyes staring directly at her, causing her to involuntarily lower her head. Oh no! She had only wanted to appease the young mistress, but in the master's ears, she must be an accomplice in helping the young mistress leave. She might be thrown into the prison if she wasn't careful.
"No one is allowed to go. From now on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Huo family mansion at will. Anyone who dares to cooperate with the young mistress's unreasonable behavior will have their blood drained from her body bit by bit!" Huo Jingsha's tone was chilling. His military order chilled everyone's hearts.
Sending Qi Xun here now is just adding fuel to the fire. It's easy to guess how he'll try to sow discord between the couple. He'll also spare no effort in encouraging Yao'er to leave, to elope with her, and even to take his place and become the next person to stay by Yao'er's side.
He once said that no one could separate him and Shu Yao unless he died.
Huo Jingsha's order froze Chunlu, Xiahong, Qiuyue, and Dongxue, leaving them at a loss. Shuyao looked up and met his face as he approached her.
Is he angry? Why? Did she misunderstand him? Maybe what just happened was just Luo Wenpei putting on an act? Because he was wronged, and there was nothing between them at all? Is that it? He must have come to explain to her!
Because she loved Huo Jingsha so much, she was willing to come up with a thousand plausible reasons for him, as long as she could make even the slightest connection. So she met his gaze and waited expectantly for him to say, "Yao'er, you've misunderstood me. It's not what you think. I still only love you. I don't even look at any other woman."
But when he finally spoke, what he said was... "All of you go down and stand guard outside the door. Don't let anyone in."
The four maids heard this and looked at Shu Yao longingly, but they were unwilling to go down. Their faces showed concern, hesitation, and doubt about their master.
Seeing that his four maids, who used to obey him unconditionally, dared to disobey his orders, Huo Jingsha was furious. But out of consideration for Shu Yao, he could only shout, "Yue Ping!"
Yue Ping appeared immediately, and with a wave of his hand, quickly drove the four people out of the house.
Shu Yao looked at Huo Jingsha, still clinging to a sliver of hope, silently clamoring... "Speak up! Explain yourself! Tell me I misinterpreted Luo Wenpei's expression!" She waited expectantly for his usual gentle care.
But... all she heard was a sigh.
Their eyes met. She felt disheveled, and he wasn't much better off. His eyes showed the weariness of days of travel, and his lips were dry and chapped. His lips moved as if he wanted to speak, but no sound came out. Finally, she heard him ask, "It's only been a little over ten days, how come Yao'er has lost so much weight?"
He reached out his rough palm and carefully placed it on her sunken cheeks, his eyes filled with immense heartache.
Shu Yao didn't want to look at him. While pressing the increasingly intense dull pain in her heart, she turned her face away and forced herself to ask through gritted teeth, "Huo Jingsha, what's going on with Luo Wenpei?"
Huo Jingsha looked at her pale face, feeling so heartbroken that she wanted to tear herself apart. After a long while, she finally spoke, "I...I took her as my concubine. From now on, she will live in the front courtyard."
Boom! She felt as if struck by lightning, her internal organs almost shattered. Those words echoed in her ears... "I've taken her as my concubine; from now on, she'll be a concubine living in the front courtyard..."
Heh, isn't that enough to show Luo Wenpei's place in his heart? Not those women in the backyard who are just for show, but someone like her who used to live in the front yard. That's a true concubine, someone who can serve him closely.
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