Chapter 232 Did something stupid
Wei Jingchen was somewhat surprised.
He gently rubbed her cheek and asked softly, "Are you feeling unwell?"
"Hmm... a little."
She buried her head in Wei Jingchen's arms, her voice muffled, and she seemed completely lifeless.
"Do you know where you feel unwell? Or would you like to find a doctor to take a look at you?"
Although Yun Zhao is a doctor himself, he is still a child, so it is normal for him to lack the mental capacity to diagnose when he is not feeling well.
She shook her head and said, "I miss my uncle."
"Then shall I take you to find Third Master?"
Seeing her dejected appearance, Wei Jingchen lowered his voice as much as possible.
Yun Zhao did not answer again, but simply nodded and buried his head even deeper.
It was as if by doing this she could hide herself away.
She didn't look sick, so Wei Jingchen assumed she was just frightened.
Everyone else was doing their own work and was not in the room.
Xu Yiyan was injured, and he was the only one who stayed in the room, fiddling with something.
As soon as Wei Jingchen pushed open the door, Xu Yiyan subconsciously looked up and saw Yun Zhao nestled listlessly in Wei Jingchen's arms.
He asked in surprise, "What happened?"
"The black bear killed Hu Xu; the scene wasn't good, and she was probably frightened."
She said she missed her uncle, and I figured Third Master would be in his room, so I brought her along.
Wei Jingchen led the person over, and Yun Zhao looked up from his arms.
Seeing Xu Yiyan's concerned gaze, she immediately recalled the scene of him being skinned alive in her past life.
With a sore nose, Yun Zhao couldn't help but pout and stretch out her little hand.
"Waaaaah... Third Uncle!"
Seeing his niece crying so pitifully, Xu Yiyan couldn't bear it and quickly took her away.
"Uncle's here! It's alright, it's alright. With Third Uncle here, no one can hurt our Zhaozhao!"
The more he said that, the more upset Yun Zhao became.
Although it happened in his previous life, to Yun Zhao it was only two months ago.
Her uncles, whom she had never met, were tortured to death by Ling Xuerou in an attempt to save her.
It was all because of her that my uncles died so tragically.
She clung tightly to Xu Yiyan's collar, her small body curled up in a ball, sobbing softly.
It was as if they were suppressing their voices, afraid that someone would overhear them.
But it was this very sound that made the two people present feel heartbroken.
Xu Yiyan looked at Wei Jingchen with some helplessness.
Yun Zhao is usually too independent and doesn't need anyone to coax her.
So much so that people often forget that Yun Zhao is only five years old.
Wei Jingchen and Yun Zhao were the friends who got along best, so Xu Yiyan instinctively turned to him for help.
"Perhaps she's been suppressing her emotions too much lately. Let her cry it out; it'll help her release the pent-up emotions."
Xu Yiyan felt that what he said made sense and suddenly realized it.
Even if Yun Zhao is very intelligent, he is still only a five-year-old child.
She experienced the life of a real and a fake heiress, then exile, her biological parents turning into enemies, being chased and burned alive.
It's normal to not be able to handle it.
Thinking this, Xu Yiyan relaxed.
He gently swept his niece's back, thought for a moment, and then sang a lullaby he had heard as a child.
Yun Zhao was still young and hadn't been sleeping well lately, so she quickly cried herself to sleep.
She drifted off to sleep, vaguely hearing Xu Yiyan chuckle, before gradually losing consciousness.
"Asleep?"
Xu Yiyan asked softly, looking down to see Yun Zhao fast asleep.
He finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"You'll be alright once you wake up, right?"
He subconsciously asked Wei Jingchen.
Wei Jingchen shook his head.
"ah?"
"Not necessarily. She seems to have been greatly frightened. I suspect there's something else terrible affecting her."
Wei Jingchen said with a gloomy expression.
"Something terrible?"
Xu Yiyan was startled and began to consider the possibility behind his words.
"Could it be that the Ling family did something terrible to her, and she's afraid to tell us?"
Xu Yiyan began to reflect on himself.
The more he talked, the more likely it seemed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The Ling family is truly despicable!"
"I hope Lord Ding can find out something and punish them!"
Wei Jingchen looked down at Yun Zhao without replying.
Meanwhile, the Ling family members, far away in Suzhou, all sneezed.
"Did you catch a cold?"
"The whole family caught a cold?"
Lin Shujing sat in the courtyard, rubbing her temples with a hint of weariness.
She couldn't sleep or eat properly when Ding Yan locked her up in jail.
He looked several years older.
Fortunately, the imperial court sent new relief grain, which also brought along one of their own people.
Ding Yan was immediately summoned back to the capital, which gave the Ling family a chance to come out.
The person who came to deliver relief grain was Qi Yan, the youngest son of the Qi family.
The Ling family of three finally got out of prison and spent three consecutive days sitting in the courtyard getting some fresh air.
Qi Yan walked in from outside and looked at the family of three, who seemed like good-for-nothings, and his gloomy face became even more unpleasant.
But he still had something to ask this family, so his expression changed before he went inside.
"My lord, how have you been lately?"
Upon seeing that it was Qi Yan, Ling Ruofeng quickly stood up and bowed to him.
"Lord Qi, thanks to your timely arrival, we are all safe and sound."
Ling Xuerou looked at the person in front of her, her thoughts drifting back to her past life.
In her previous life, the Empress died of illness a few years after the death of the Prince of Jin.
In the following years, the Qi family became staunch royalists.
The Qi family, however, is now wavering between the Fifth Prince and the Emperor.
In his previous life, the Fifth Prince clashed with Marquis Ningqian in a corruption case, and the emperor used Marquis Ningqian to eliminate the Zhenyuan General's Mansion.
Without the Fifth Prince, the Qi family could only wholeheartedly assist the Emperor.
Now that she has intervened, Marquis Ningqian is gone, and the Fifth Prince's biggest obstacle has been removed.
It's not impossible to win over the Qi family.
"When I first took over Suzhou, Lord Ding said that someone wanted to kill him and that he was searching the entire city for the murderer. I wonder if the Marquis is aware of this?"
Qi Yan sat opposite them and asked with a smile.
Ding Yan is fixated on this corruption case and the underlying issues of the plague.
I was worried he would trace it back to the Fifth Prince, so I sent a message to Shadow.
They killed Ding Yan, but that night the Prince of Jin interfered, and they also captured some of the Shadow Assassins.
Ling Ruofeng explained.
"Have you captured the assassin?"
Qi Yan suddenly stood up, his face turning extremely ugly.
Ling Ruofeng was somewhat bewildered by Qi Yan's sudden reaction.
"What's wrong with Lord Qi?"
Ling Xuerou then realized that her father had done something foolish.
What he didn't know was that the Qi family was behind the shadow.
Qi Yan's reaction likely indicates that his elder brother, Qi Qin, has personally come to Suzhou.
This exposes the relationship between the Qi family and the Shadow.
Qi Yan took a deep breath, almost ready to unleash a torrent of abuse at Ling Ruofeng.
He turned and left, leaving Ling Ruofeng and his wife looking puzzled.
Ling Xuerou's eyes darted around, then she jumped off the stone bench and caught up with Qi Yan.
"Minor Snow!"
Lin Shujing was startled by her daughter's sudden departure and hurriedly chased after her.
Ling Xuerou turned around and instructed, "Mother, please don't follow me. I know what I'm doing."
For some reason, Lin Shujing subconsciously obeyed her daughter's words and stopped walking.
Ling Xuerou chased after him again, only to find that Qi Yan had already gone far away.
She could only shout, "Lord Qi, please wait!"
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