Chapter 160 Being Attacked
"Oh no, ma'am, ma'am, something's happened to the young lady!"
Not long after the maid left, she hurried back with an anxious look on her face.
When Mrs. Shen heard this, her pretty face turned pale.
She trembled all over, looked at the maid, and asked anxiously: "What happened?"
"Madam, I went to the housekeeper to tell her what she had ordered. I just happened to see Master Pei coming back with the unconscious young lady. The young lady had a wound on her forehead."
Madam Shen couldn’t help but tremble, and her vision went dark.
She took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and put Shen Wan, who was sleeping in her arms, on the bed.
"You stay here and take care of the Fourth Miss. I'll go take a look."
"Yes, ma'am."
After leaving the house, Mrs. Shen hurried towards the front yard, but met the housekeeper and his group halfway.
In the crowd, Pei Lin held the unconscious Shen Qingyi and walked towards Zhumengju under the guidance of the housekeeper.
Madam Shen quickened her pace to catch up.
After hearing the noise, Hua Wu hurried out and saw such a scene. She stood at the door in shock for a moment, then quickly stepped down the stairs and ran to Pei Lin, looking hurried and flustered.
"Uncle Liu, Master Pei, what happened? What happened to the young lady?"
"This is a long story. Please make way and let Master Pei take the young lady back to her room first."
The butler sighed and said softly.
Hua Wu gave way in a daze, and watched the housekeeper lead Pei Lin towards her young lady's room, wanting to say something but hesitant.
She wanted to say that outsiders should not enter the lady's bedroom at will.
But the current situation is rather special and obviously cannot be taken lightly.
Just as she was hesitating, the housekeeper's urgent voice came.
"Quick, Master Pei, please take the young lady to her room. I have sent someone to call the palace doctor, and he will be here soon."
Pei Lin pursed his lips and said nothing, nodded slightly in response, and then strode into Shen Qingyi's room.
Sure enough, the court doctor arrived soon, followed by a panicked Madam Shen.
When they saw Madam Shen, everyone greeted her, and even Pei Lin called her aunt.
Madam Shen was in no mood to deal with them. She nodded randomly and looked at the court doctor anxiously, asking him to examine Shen Qingyi.
The court doctor placed his fingers on Shen Qingyi's wrist through the handkerchief and took her pulse carefully.
"Doctor Tian, how is it? How is Qingyi?"
"Madam, the young lady's injuries are not serious, but she was frightened and needs to rest for a while."
"Later, I will prescribe some medicine for you to calm your mind and nourish your spirit. You can take it for a few days."
Hearing this, Mrs. Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
The housekeeper took the court doctor to get medicine, and the rest of the servants were sent away. Madam Shen looked at the handsome and tall man beside her, and her mind couldn't help but think of the dream that was confirmed by Chen Mu that night. She felt nothing but disgust for this man.
But the time has not come yet, and she cannot attack yet.
Suppressing her disgust, Madam Shen asked gently, "My dear nephew, what happened to Qingyi? Why did she fall into a coma? Also, why did you send her back? Where is the groom?"
In addition to the groom, there were two guards following her secretly.
Mrs. Shen didn't understand what had happened that would cause Shen Qingyi to fall into a coma, and the guards and grooms were nowhere to be seen.
"I don't really know what happened. I was just going to the street to buy something when I saw a runaway carriage."
"My nephew was only thinking about saving people at the time, so he stepped forward and calmed the frightened horse. Only then did he realize that the person in the carriage was Sister Qingyi."
"Before I could speak to her, she fainted. There was no coachman in the carriage, so I don't know what happened or why the horse got frightened and lost control."
Pei Lin respectfully recounted today’s events to Madam Shen.
After listening to this, Mrs. Shen frowned deeply, and there was always an indescribable weirdness in her heart.
Why would the horse be frightened for no reason?
Someone must have done something secretly to scare the horse.
As for the groom and the guards in secret, they were probably also tampered with. Otherwise, her groom had excellent driving skills and could calm the horse down even if it was frightened.
Also, the guards would not remain indifferent when seeing the carriage out of control, so there must be a reason.
Besides, is there really such a coincidence in the world?
Qingyi's carriage suddenly encountered an accident, and he happened to encounter it.
If she hadn't had the dream that night, perhaps she would have really believed what this person said, but the dream that night is still vivid in her mind and has been verified.
Therefore, no matter what he said, Mrs. Shen did not believe it at all.
I'm afraid this matter has something to do with him.
Although she thought so in her heart, Mrs. Shen had no evidence after all, and on the surface, someone rescued her daughter and took the trouble to send her home.
You shouldn't hit someone who smiles at you, so no matter what she has in her mind, she can't show it.
Coming back to her senses, Mrs. Shen put on a fake smile and thanked him warmly.
"Thank you, nephew, for saving Qingyi and sending her back. I will remember this kindness and will definitely repay you if I have the chance in the future."
Hearing this, Pei Lin shook his head and said seriously, "Aunt, you are too polite. My nephew and Sister Qingyi grew up together and have a deep friendship. It's just a trivial matter, so it's not worth mentioning."
"Actually, I'm extremely grateful for what happened today. I'm grateful that I happened to run into Sister Qingyi when she was in trouble, giving me the opportunity to save her."
"Otherwise, if something happens to Sister Qingyi, your nephew will be devastated."
Mrs. Shen: “…”
Mrs. Shen pursed her lips, almost feeling disgusted by his words.
But then I thought, at this point in time, this guy liked Qingyi the most, so what he said might be somewhat sincere, so I didn't say anything.
Just as she was thinking about how to get rid of this annoying guy, he spoke again.
"Aunt, although the doctor said that Sister Qingyi's injuries are not serious, I am still worried. I want to stay in the mansion and wait for Sister Qingyi to wake up. I hope you will agree."
"this……"
Madam Shen pursed her lips and looked embarrassed.
She was a little unsure whether this guy wanted to stay in the mansion because he was afraid that they would hide the fact that he saved her from Shen Qingyi, or whether he really cared about Qingyi, or whether he wanted to win Qingyi's favor by saving people and accompanying her.
"My dear nephew, I know you care about Qingyi and saved her, so I shouldn't have rejected you."
"However, you and Qingyi are not young anymore. If you stay in the mansion because of Qingyi, I'm afraid gossip will spread and affect your reputation."
"Also, if this matter gets to the ears of King Jin, it will be bad after all."
Hearing this, Pei Lin felt embarrassed and angry.
After what happened at Xiangming Teahouse and Su Haitang last time, how could he have any reputation left?
His reputation has long been completely ruined.
He didn't believe that Mrs. Shen would not know about such a big thing, but she still said, "I'm afraid it will affect your reputation."
The only thing she was afraid of affecting was Shen Qingyi's reputation.
"Aunt is right. This matter was not well thought out by my nephew."
Mrs. Shen had already said this, so he naturally couldn't say anything else. He could only suppress the anger in his heart and go down the stairs.
After seeing Pei Lin off, the Shen family came back one after another. After learning from the housekeeper that Shen Qingyi was in a coma, they all came to this small courtyard.
"Mom, what happened to Shen Qingyi?"
Shen Yaoxing looked at Madam Shen with a dark face and asked about the situation.
He saw Shen Qingyi leave the princess's mansion. She was clearly fine when she left, and was secretly followed by guards. How could something happen to her?
If he had known that something would happen to her, he would have definitely sent her back first.
Madam Shen shook her head and said, "I don't know either. I'm afraid we can only tell the truth after Qingyi wakes up."
After a pause, she suddenly thought of something and looked up at Shen Yuanhong.
"Oh, my dear, Qingyi's groom and guards haven't returned yet. Something must have happened. Please quickly send someone to search along the road to the princess's mansion to see if they can find her."
"Okay, I understand. I'll have someone do it right away."
Shen Yuanhong also had a sullen face, with an imperceptible worry hidden in his eyes. When he replied to Madam Shen, his voice was as gentle as possible.
He left the room, found his confidant to arrange the matter, and asked him to investigate the cause and effect of the matter.
Qingyi always keeps a low profile when she goes out. She rides in a simple carriage, without even a maid by her side, and even the guards follow her in secret.
According to common sense, she shouldn't be easily targeted.
Unless someone did it on purpose and her was the clear target.
First, Xiaowan'er was stolen, and then Qingyi fell into a coma due to an accident. Who was it that laid the blame on the Shen family?
Shen Yuanhong's face was gloomy, and a dark look of impending storm appeared in his eyes.
At night, Mrs. Shen stayed by Shen Qingyi's side without taking off her clothes.
Suddenly, the little maid ran in hurriedly.
"Madam, the fourth young lady has woken up and is crying non-stop. The Duke has asked me to call you over."
Mrs. Shen was slightly stunned, and then she remembered that Shen Wan had not had any milk since she fell asleep at night.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
She quickly stood up and looked at Hua Wu and the little maid beside her and gave them instructions.
"Xiao Tao, you stay here too, and help Hua Wu take care of Qingyi. Remember not to leave Qingyi alone. If anything happens, report to me immediately. Got it?"
"Yes, ma'am, please rest assured, the servants will take good care of the young lady."
"good."
Mrs. Shen nodded with satisfaction and turned to walk out of the house.
East Garden.
Chen Wan was woken up by hunger and cried sadly.
"Wow..."
Her crying woke up the little maid who was sleeping soundly beside the bed. Looking at the little baby kicking her legs and crying in front of her, the little maid immediately woke up from her drowsy state and held her in her arms to coax her gently.
"Miss, please don't cry. I am here with you..."
No matter how she coaxed her, Chen Wan just kept crying.
Just when Xiaotao was at a loss, Shen Yuanhong walked in with steady steps.
"Give me the fourth young lady."
Xiao Tao handed Shen Wan over with a nervous look on her face. Shen Wan immediately grabbed Shen Yuanhong's clothes and looked at him with tearful eyes.
[Dad, I'm so hungry. I'm starving to death.]
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