Liu Ying was filled with doubts, shock, confusion, suspicion, and bewilderment, but she didn't show it. Instead, she tidied up her clothes again and then put them away.
After Shen Ning came out, wiped her body and hair, applied honey and cream, and lay down on the bed to sleep, Liu Ying took out the gold notes that she had specially packed in a box and placed them next to Shen Ning's pillow.
"Miss, did you go to borrow money from someone? This gold note totals five thousand taels. Please check if anything was missing."
Shen Ning half-opened her eyes and glanced at her, her voice tired and hoarse: "It wasn't borrowed, it's just the gold that was given away before."
Liu Ying was stunned: "Miss, how...how did you get it back?"
Shen Ning: "I paid assassins to kill the kidnappers when they appear, and the gold will naturally come back."
Hiring someone to commit murder.
Liu Ying's face turned deathly pale as she looked at Shen Ning, who had his eyes closed.
Her pupils twitched uncontrollably as she looked at Shen Ning and then at the receipts.
For a moment, I didn't know what to say.
Shen Ning continued, "I gave Tao Ji twenty taels of gold before. Guess what message she gave me?"
Liu Ying couldn't guess, but Shen Ning told her, "Shen Yu went out gambling and lost a thousand taels of gold, but to this day no one has come to collect the debt. Can you guess how he paid it back?"
The firefly seemed to hear a thunderous roar, making her feel dizzy and tinnitus.
Shen Yu's almost uninjured body, the pleading letter written in blood, his guilty and timid expression...
All of this points to one truth: he was not a victim in this kidnapping, but a participant.
Liu Ying was so shocked that her thoughts were in disarray. She stood there in a daze for a long time. Shen Ning did not disturb her thinking and closed his eyes to sleep.
The next morning, Shen Ning was awakened by a series of chaotic noises.
Just as she opened her eyes and sat up, preparing to get up, Yuzhu rushed in: "Miss, the young master has been knocked unconscious."
Shen Ning asked, puzzled, "Who hit me?"
Yu Zhu shook her head: "I don't know. He was knocked unconscious in his room and has countless wounds all over his body. Sun Yang only found out when he went to wake him up. I don't know how long he's been unconscious."
"Sister Liuying has gone over there. Brother Mo, go find the doctor."
Shen Ning recalled the sound of bricks and tiles falling last night and immediately understood what was going on.
She wasn't in a hurry. She got up, changed her clothes, washed up, combed her hair, and even had breakfast slowly before going over.
The doctor had already examined Shen Yu and handed the prescription to Liu Ying: "This is anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicine. Take three doses for now. Young Master Shen's injuries are mostly external, so I've prescribed mostly topical powders. They need to be steamed or boiled before use. Although it will be a bit uncomfortable, the effect will be much better..."
Upon noticing Shen Ning's appearance, the group looked over. Shen Ning nodded slightly and politely said to the doctor, "Thank you for your hard work."
The doctor was a resident physician at Huichuntang, surnamed Chen. He was already sixty years old. Although he looked very thin and his hair was gray, he was in good spirits and had a healthy physique.
Dr. Chen is a highly skilled doctor; he has treated almost all the major and minor ailments of the Shen family.
He had high medical ethics, treating the poor for free and even paying out of his own pocket to buy medicine for them. This made his original employer admire him greatly but also put him in a difficult position. After all, how could a shop not make money? Dr. Chen's behavior made things very difficult for him.
Two years ago, Huichuntang was almost bankrupt due to poor management, but Shen Ning took it over with his money and is now considered the owner of Huichuntang.
Doctor Chen was naturally friendly to Shen Ning, who supported him in providing free medicine: "Master is here. Don't worry, it's nothing serious. Young Master is young and has a good constitution. He will recover quickly after taking the medicine."
Shen Ning nodded: "I trust you completely."
Doctor Chen cupped his hands in farewell and said, "Then this old man will take his leave."
"Please take care."
Firefly hurriedly followed.
Shen Ning went inside and could vaguely hear Shen Yu's painful groans. Doctor Chen had just revived him.
Shen Yu was stripped naked and left in only his underwear on the bed, with a thin blanket covering his waist and abdomen. The bruises on his upper body were shocking.
Upon seeing Shen Ning arrive, Shen Yu looked at her with teary eyes and said, "Sister, it hurts so much."
Shen Ning's eyes showed no emotion, but her face seemed moved. She took a handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Did you see clearly who hit you? I'll have Mo Lin report it to the authorities."
A look of fear flashed in Shen Yu's eyes, and she shook her head: "No need, I didn't see the person clearly."
Shen Ning: "Then you took this beating for nothing. What if he comes back and beats you again?"
Shen Yu: "It shouldn't be like that, right? Sister, just send two more people to guard me."
Shen Ning disagreed: "That's not a long-term solution either; there will always be times when we can't keep an eye on things."
He frowned as he spoke: "Could it be that those kidnappers aren't all dead yet?"
Ignoring the pain, Shen Yu hurriedly asked, "What do you mean, all the kidnappers are dead?"
Shen Ning: "It's those people who kidnapped you. They kidnapped my brother and wanted my family's property. There's no such thing as a free lunch. So I paid some tough guys to rescue you and teach those kidnappers a lesson. I didn't expect those kidnappers to be so easily frightened. They all committed suicide by poisoning themselves. Now it seems there are still some who escaped."
Shen Yu looked at her in horror: "Sister, how could you... how could you kill someone?"
Shen Ning: "When did I kill anyone? They committed suicide out of guilt."
Shen Yu shuddered as if she had just realized something: "No wonder, no wonder they wanted to hit me, boohoo, sister, you've gotten yourself into big trouble."
Shen Ning rolled her eyes at him: "I saved you and you still caused trouble?"
Shen Yu shook his head and explained, "That's not what I meant. Those people are not people we can afford to mess with. It's one thing if you give them money, but you tricked them and caused the deaths of so many people. They will definitely come back for revenge."
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