Shen Wanxin's heart leaped into her throat, her face paling slightly. She quickly asked, "What happened?"
Haitang said, "The messenger didn't explain very clearly. He only said that the eldest cousin was almost hit by a carriage at Huguo Temple, but was saved by Young Master Chen."
"Which Young Master Chen?" Shen Wan pressed.
"It's the eldest son of the Chen family, who recently observed the mourning period for his father."
If it were anyone else, Shen Wan would definitely suspect that Yun Mo's accident was a scheme by someone with ulterior motives, but Young Master Chen is of good character and should not do such a thing.
Shen Wan didn't care about many people in this world, and the Yun family had only gone to Huguo Temple to pray for her. Shen Wan was worried, so she immediately had a carriage prepared for her to go to the Yun family.
Shen Wan is going to the Yun family, and Xie Jingyan will definitely accompany her.
When they arrived at the main gate of the Prince's Mansion, a servant was already waiting there with a carriage. They got into the carriage and headed straight for the Yun family.
Upon arriving at the Yun family residence, Shen Wan couldn't wait to get off the carriage. She didn't even bother to thank Xie Jingyan and hurriedly entered the mansion, heading straight for Old Madam Yun's Liushuang Courtyard.
From afar, they could see the Yun family steward escorting the doctor out. As they approached, Shen Wan asked, "Cousin, are you alright?"
The steward said, "The young lady has suffered some minor injuries, nothing serious."
It's good that there's nothing seriously wrong; Shen Wan's heart, which had been hanging in suspense all the way, was finally at ease.
But when Shen Wan went around the screen and entered the room, she saw Yun Mo sitting in a chair and her brows furrowed again. Yun Mo had only suffered some superficial injuries, but the injuries were on her forehead, and the face was not like other places, so it was the easiest place to leave scars.
Shen Wan asked with concern, "How did you get injured so badly?"
Yun Mo didn't speak; the wound on her forehead was throbbing painfully, and she forced herself not to cry.
With reddened eyes, Yunrui said, "The injury on Big Sister's forehead was caused by her falling and bumping her head when she was being chased by thugs."
Shen Wan then said, "Weren't you almost hit by a carriage? How come you were chased by thugs?"
Shen Wan thought the servant had relayed the wrong message, but Yun Rui brought it up and she realized that it was true that Yun Mo was almost hit by the carriage, and that the servant hadn't relayed the wrong message, but it was also true that she was chased by thugs.
This morning, Old Madam Yun suddenly decided to go to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings. Yun Mo and Yun Rui would definitely go with her. However, Old Madam Yun was used to listening to the master recite scriptures after praying and donating incense money. But the sermons were dry and difficult to understand, and Yun Mo and Yun Rui didn't have the patience to listen. Old Madam Yun didn't restrict them, and the two of them went to do their own thing.
First, I strolled around the market at the foot of Huguo Temple, but there wasn't much to buy, so I looked around at the scenery.
They had only seen half of it when two sleazy-looking thugs spotted them. Terrified, Yun Mo and Yun Rui covered their heads and ran away. Yun Mo tripped and fell while running, hitting her head on a rock.
They were forced into a remote place, and just when they thought they were doomed, someone secretly helped them. The two thugs were knocked unconscious with stones, and Yunmo and Yunrui quickly ran back.
Yunrui was alright, but Yunmo had fallen and was quite disheveled. She was about to find a meditation room to change her clothes when, coincidentally, Old Madam Yun sent a maid to find them. Yunmo, being sensible, was afraid that Old Madam Yun and the others would worry, so she told Yunrui to go first while she went to the carriage to change her clothes.
The two thought it was an accident that thugs were chasing them, and didn't think much of it. Besides, the place where the carriage was parked was not like a forest path, so no one should dare to do anything reckless. But who would have thought that someone was after her.
She walked towards the carriage with her maid, when suddenly a carriage from someone's house went out of control and crashed into her. She was so frightened that she didn't know how to dodge. Just as it was about to hit her, someone grabbed her waist, spun her around twice, and she barely avoided the carriage that was speeding past her.
The person who saved her was none other than Young Master Chen.
Old Madam Yun sat on the daybed, trembling with rage, her eyes reddening. "Are these people determined to take a piece of my Yun family's flesh?!"
First it was Young Master Zhao, then Young Master Xu, and now even the Huguo Temple, which she decided to visit on short notice, has been targeted. Every move the Yun family makes is being watched, and they won't even dare to leave the house anymore.
Looking at Shen Wan, Madam Yun said regretfully, "It was my oversight. You told me not to let your eldest cousin go to Huguo Temple, fearing that he would be plotted against, but I never expected that the entire Yun family would be targeted."
Shen Wan sat down next to Madam Yun and said, "Fortunately, my cousin only suffered some superficial injuries. The Emperor bestowed upon me many tribute ointments, including one for removing scars. I will have my maid send a box over when I get back, so that my cousin won't have a scar on her forehead."
Yun Mo looked at Chen Wan and said, "Cousin, could you give me another box?"
Shen Wan looked at her, and Yun Mo said, "Young Master Chen saved me twice, ruining those people's plans. They were enraged and tried to kill Young Master Chen. His hand was cut and bled a lot..."
Although the back of the hand is not as good as the face, Young Master Chen got into trouble because he saved her, so if there is an ointment that can prevent scarring, she should definitely send it to him.
Shen Wan and Yun Mo are cousins, so Yun Mo doesn't stand on ceremony with Shen Wan.
Shen Wan said, "I'll have someone send two boxes over."
Although she only had two boxes, she didn't need them right now. If she really needed them later, she could ask the Emperor for them, or Xie Jingyan and her father for them.
Yun Mo's injuries weren't serious, and with the tribute ointment ensuring no scarring, there was even less to worry about. What was causing the Yun family a headache was that when Young Master Chen rescued Yun Mo, he hugged her waist...
A private hug is fine as long as the two of them don't say anything, and outsiders won't know, so it can be treated as if nothing happened. But a hug in public is considered physical intimacy.
In such situations, the two families would usually arrange a marriage, and the hero would rescue the damsel in distress, which would then become a legendary tale.
However, Young Master Chen is the son of a high-ranking official, while the Yun family is of low status and not a good match. They cannot afford to marry into the Yun family. Young Master Chen saved Yun Mo twice and got into trouble for it. How can the Yun family ask Young Master Chen to marry Yun Mo? Isn't that repaying kindness with enmity?
The Yun family wouldn't do something like this, especially since the Chen family just held a funeral...
If Yunmo doesn't marry him, I'm afraid no one else will come knocking on her door to propose marriage.
Madam Yun had a headache just thinking about it and didn't know what to do. Shen Wan didn't know how to persuade her either. Everyone in the Yun family knew where the problem lay, but they were helpless. The root of the problem was money. Did the Yun family have to hand over the family business that had been accumulated over generations in order to avoid disaster?
Putting aside whether they'd be willing to give it up or not, no one would be willing to do so.
Yun Mo was helped away by her maid. Old Madam Yun looked at Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan and said, "You must not have had lunch at this hour."
Shen Wan shook her head, and Jiang Mama, who was standing next to Madam Yun, said, "Madam hasn't eaten either. I'll have someone bring the food over right away."
Madam Yun originally planned to have a vegetarian meal at Huguo Temple before returning home, but due to Yun Mo's accident, she returned home ahead of schedule.
Even though I'm in a terrible mood, I still have to eat.
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