Upon hearing the shouts, everyone immediately looked towards the smoke-filled fire.
Found them? Is that person dead or alive?
But with such a huge fire, he probably wouldn't survive; he'd likely be charred!
Soon, the Imperial Guards brought out something. Everyone craned their necks to look and saw that the person they were carrying was not burned to a crisp. Although his body was covered with burn marks, he was not as badly injured as they had imagined.
"Yuan'er!" Even though the man was disheveled, Madam Zhong recognized Su Linyuan at a glance and immediately rushed over.
With Zhong's weight looming over him, the Imperial Guards had no choice but to put Su Linyuan down on the ground.
"Yuan'er!" Madam Zhong hugged Su Linyuan and patted his face anxiously, trying to wake him up, but Su Linyuan did not react at all.
"The physician! Where is the physician?!" Madam Zhong was frantic, screaming desperately.
The physician was already waiting nearby and immediately stepped forward to examine Su Linyuan.
Su Renyi was also extremely worried.
Then, the yamen runners from Shuntian Prefecture carried out another person, Mo Qi, Su Linyuan's servant. Mo Qi was also covered in burns, his body was covered in burn marks, and he was also unconscious.
However, compared to the large crowd surrounding Su Linyuan's side, Mo Qi's side was completely ignored.
After examining Su Linyuan, the royal physician reported to Su Renyi and Madam Zhong: "My lord, madam, the young master is still alive, but..."
Upon hearing the news that Su Linyuan was still alive, countless people present were disappointed.
Especially the concubines of the second branch of the Su family, who thought that Su Linyuan was doomed this time, and that as long as Su Linyuan died, their illegitimate sons would be able to take over the title and might very well inherit the title of Marquis of Yong'an.
Who would have thought that such a huge fire wouldn't burn Su Linyuan to death? Su Linyuan is really tough!
"Yuan'er!" Upon hearing that Su Linyuan was still alive, Madam Zhong embraced him and wept with joy.
Su Renyi seemed to understand the underlying meaning in the physician's words and asked worriedly, "But what?"
The physician bowed regretfully and said, "Young Master's leg has been crushed, and the injury is very serious. I'm afraid... he will never be able to walk again."
The doctor's anxious words instantly terrified Madam Zhong and Su Renyi.
"What do you mean he'll never be able to walk again?" Su Renyi grabbed the physician's clothes and said urgently, "You haven't even examined him properly yet! You need to treat him, treat him quickly!"
Su Renyi moved the physician to Su Linyuan's side.
The physician trembled with fear: "It's not that this old servant refuses to treat the young master, but the young master's leg bones are completely shattered. Even if this old servant were a god reincarnated, there's no way to make the young master stand up again!"
Fearing that Su Renyi wouldn't believe him, the physician further tore open Su Linyuan's already tattered trousers, instantly exposing Su Linyuan's charred kneecaps. Besides being charred black, his kneecaps were completely shattered and were even oozing blood.
Upon seeing Su Linyuan's shattered kneecap, Su Renyi felt dizzy and almost fainted.
"Yuan'er, my poor Yuan'er!" When Madam Zhong saw Su Linyuan's kneecap shattered into pieces, her joy vanished instantly, and she burst into tears, holding Su Linyuan in her arms.
Upon hearing the news that Su Linyuan would never be able to walk again, countless people present gloated.
Especially the concubines of the second wife? My mood, which had just turned from sunny to cloudy, instantly turned sunny again.
If you can never stand up again, aren't you just a useless person?
How can a cripple inherit the title of Marquis of Yong'an? Now Su Linyuan is practically dead even though he's not!
It took Su Renyi a while to recover his senses. He immediately pleaded with Xuan Yuanpeng, "Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to grant me a royal physician so that he can examine Yuan'er."
"Your Majesty," Consort Su pleaded, looking at Xuan Yuanpeng.
Although Su Linyuan is a useless good-for-nothing, he is the only legitimate son of the second branch of the Su family. If he is truly crippled, then the title of Marquis of Yong'an will be lost...
Xuanyuan Peng gestured to Zong Jiu, who immediately understood and waved his whisk: "Summon the Imperial Physician."
Several imperial physicians arrived shortly afterward.
"Greetings, Your Majesty; greetings, Consort Su."
Xuanyuan Peng raised his chin toward Su Linyuan, who was still unconscious and being held in Zhong Shi's arms: "Go and take a look at him."
"Yes." Several imperial physicians responded and gathered around Su Linyuan.
Seeing the imperial physicians examine Su Linyuan, Green Lotus broke out in a cold sweat, terrified they might discover something. Stealing a glance at Su Xuening, seeing her calm expression and lack of panic, a strange sense of peace settled over her.
Soon, the imperial physicians finished examining Su Linyuan and reported to Xuanyuan Peng, "Your Majesty, Young Master Su is fine, he's just unconscious. However..."
The imperial physician glanced at Consort Su and Su Renyi, looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Xuanyuan Peng raised his chin again, and said impatiently, "Just say it."
The imperial physician lowered his eyes and said, "Young Master Su's leg bones are shattered and his meridians are damaged. I'm afraid he will never be able to stand again."
Upon hearing the imperial physician's diagnosis, Su Renyi's vision went black, and he collapsed.
"My lord!" Ding Shan immediately and swiftly helped Su Renyi up.
The imperial physician rushed over and applied acupuncture to Su Renyi's philtrum, and Su Renyi soon woke up again.
Upon opening his eyes and seeing the imperial physician, Su Renyi grabbed the physician's hand: "Please, please save my son, you must... you must cure his leg."
The imperial physician looked troubled: "Your son's leg bones are completely shattered. Even if they grow, they can never fully heal. I really have no way to help him."
Su Renyi collapsed to the ground in utter despair, his spirits completely extinguished.
“Yuan’er! My poor Yuan’er…” Zhong Shi hugged Su Linyuan and wailed heartbrokenly.
Su Muyao also wiped away her tears beside her.
Su Feiling suddenly stared sharply at Su Xuening: "This fire today was your doing, wasn't it?"
As soon as Su Feiling said this, everyone turned to look at Su Xuening.
Even Madam Zhong stopped crying, hugged Su Linyuan, and glared at Su Xuening.
Su Xuening raised her eyes indifferently: "What nonsense are you spouting, Second Sister? This is my Jingxue Pavilion, this is my courtyard. Would I be crazy enough to burn myself down? This is clearly someone trying to harm me. Second Sister, are you perhaps crying wolf?"
Su Xuening's two sentences immediately won the approval of everyone present.
"Yes, this is Miss Su's courtyard that's burning down. Who would burn themselves down like that!"
“Young Master Su’s Lingxiao Pavilion was damaged before. I think it was because someone wanted to harm the siblings again, but ended up reaping the consequences.”
"This young master of the Su family went into someone's house to try and assault them, and now that he's gotten himself into this mess, he's crying 'stop thief' like a thief himself. What kind of logic is that!"
Seeing that they were all siding with Su Xuening, Su Feiling immediately became anxious: "Who is crying 'stop thief' here? My brother is in your room, how could we possibly set a fire? This must have been your doing, you seduced my brother first..."
Before Su Feiling could finish speaking, she saw Su Yun'an suddenly rush towards her like a cannonball and bite her wrist.
"Ah!" Su Feiling screamed in pain instantly.
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