Without a second thought, Chen hurriedly lifted her skirt and went over, reaching out to pull the woman up.
The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with her hair styled in a girlish bun. She had a pretty face, and half of her body was wet.
She looked around in fear while tightly gripping Chen's wrist: "Sister, please help me..."
For no apparent reason, Chen was begged by the woman to take her back to an ordinary house not far away.
The woman quickly changed her clothes and came out, expressing her deepest gratitude to Chen.
Mr. Chen said, "It was just a small favor..."
Just then, the gate to the house was pushed open, and a man walked in.
"Big brother, you're back?"
When Chen turned her head, she saw a handsome young man.
Su Xuerong reminded Cui Yun'er about Chen Siyi and then stopped contacting her.
She wanted to wait for Ling Qingxue to return so they could properly discuss their marriage.
During this period, she does not plan to go out again.
The temperature has been high these past few days, and there are more mosquitoes in the garden. If you're not careful, you'll get bitten on your face and hands, causing redness, swelling, and itching.
Su Xuerong is mixing a balm with patchouli and mint, which can be applied to red and swollen areas to relieve itching.
A few days ago, she took Yuanjie'er for a few steps, and the little one couldn't sit still anymore. Every day, she wanted her mother to hold her two little arms and teach her to walk.
As a result, Zhou saw it and gave him a scolding.
They say a child should only start walking after they turn one year old, otherwise their bones are too soft and premature landing can lead to foot misalignment.
Su Xuerong recalled her previous life.
Yuan'er followed her in the side courtyard of the East Palace. It seems that she started learning to walk before she was even a year old. As she grew up, her legs were indeed a little short.
Su Xuerong listened to Zhou Shi's lecture but was not angry at all. Instead, she took her arm like a child and said softly, "It's still best to have Mother here."
Only her own mother would consider things from her perspective.
In her previous life in the palace, all the aunts knew about this matter, but no one reminded her.
This resulted in Yuan Jie being born with congenital deficiencies.
It was precisely because of this that Xiao Shiyan disliked Yuan Jie'er and sent her to the border as a bride at a young age.
Zhou said irritably, "You're a mother now, why are you still acting like a child?"
The Su brothers returned safely and are resting at home for a few days.
However, Lin Chenggui was a restless person. When he saw that Yuanjie wanted to walk, he made a sedan chair for her himself.
An adult could easily push the sedan chair wheels with just one hand, making Yuan-jie dance with joy.
Since Lin Chenggui had nothing better to do, he simply came to the Su family every day and went out with Su Jingxuan in a sedan chair, taking a walk along the riverbank.
Su Jian naturally followed along eagerly.
Every afternoon at this time, Su Xuerong and Zhou Shi would happily take a break.
When Su Jingxuan woke up from his afternoon nap, he returned with the two children and handed them over to the wet nurse to take to sleep.
Su Xuerong suddenly realized the benefits of being with her parents and cherished it even more.
On this day, Su Jingxuan and Lin Chenggui took the children for a walk along the riverbank. Zhou was called away by Wang to discuss the patterns for Lin Jinyu's dowry. Lin Jinyu came over and chatted idly.
Xiuchun asked a servant to buy some drinks with ice, and they sat under the shade of a tree to share them.
The gatekeeper suddenly ran over and said, "Madam, there's a lady named Liu outside looking for you."
Su Xuerong frowned: "Liu? Did she say which household she was from?"
“She didn’t say, but she looked anxious and said she knew Princess Qinghe.”
Su Xuerong was taken aback, then got up and walked out.
A young woman with an anxious expression stood outside the door, and Su Xuerong recognized her.
When Chen Siyi first came to ask for calming incense, the woman claimed to be Xiao Yuan's cousin and was kicked out.
When I saw Liu Qiao'er, her face looked much more haggard than it had been two months ago, and she looked extremely anxious.
"You're looking for me?" Su Xuerong looked up and saw Song San's gaze directed in their direction.
Liu Qiao'er hurriedly said, "Madam Su, I have something to say to you. May I come in?"
Just as she was about to step through the door, Lin Jinyu, who rushed out from behind Su Xuerong, stopped her: "Where did this young lady come from, barging into someone else's house with such rudeness!"
Liu Qiao'er's cheeks twitched a few times, and she looked at Su Xuerong with a face full of urgency: "I really have something important to tell you!"
Su Xuerong pointed to an open space outside the house: "Let's talk there!"
The sun was blazing outside, so Xiuchun quickly brought her an oil-paper umbrella.
Su Xuerong walked out holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Liu Qiao'er froze, her eyes constantly peering into the room, while Lin Jinyu and Xiuchun stood at the door with their arms crossed, blocking her view.
She had no choice but to walk aside with Su Xuerong, looking embarrassed.
Song San stood under the eaves of the opposite building, staring at them.
"What urgent matter do you have?" Su Xuerong asked coldly.
Liu Qiao'er took a few steps closer to her, and said hesitantly, "I...I have a bottle of perfume here. Madam Su, could you check if it's poisonous?"
She carefully took out a jade bottle from her sleeve and slowly uncorked it.
Her movements were incredibly stiff as she slowly approached Su Xuerong.
Su Xuerong noticed the panic in her eyes and slowly lowered the oil-paper umbrella.
Suddenly, Liu Qiao'er swung the mouth of the jade bottle towards Su Xuerong's face—
Su Xuerong hurriedly used her oil-paper umbrella to shield herself from the spray, and a thick liquid that shimmered with silver light was spilled onto the umbrella, but some still splashed onto her wrist.
Instantly, the skin that came into contact with the liquid turned red and hot, as if it had been burned.
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