Chapter 6 Sister
Su Yuheng followed the black-clad guards into the general's mansion
Ever since all the male members of the General Guarding the Country’s Mansion were slaughtered, the inner courtyard of the Shen family has become deserted and lonely.
The courtyard was silent, with only a few maids and old women walking around. The furnishings were old and faded, and weeds were growing in the cracks between the bricks in the corners of the walls.
Her eyes fell on the black-clad guard in front of her, and she could roughly guess his identity.
It was Lieutenant General Zhou, an old subordinate of General Shen Li. Rumor had it that General Shen had saved his life in the past, and now that only the elderly, women, and children remained in the Shen family, he had taken on the responsibility of protecting them.
Deputy General Zhou led Su Yuheng through the corridor and came to a secluded courtyard. As soon as he entered, he heard a woman's weak cough coming from the side room.
The cough was intermittent, and each sound made people tremble.
That was her blood-related elder sister, Shen Wan, the biological sister whom she had never recognized until her death in her previous life.
She remembered meeting her at a palace banquet. Shen Wan was dressed in a soft gauze dress, with picturesque eyes and gentle features.
At that time, all the nobles praised her as "Shen's Pearl".
But now that the Shen family has suffered this disaster, Shen Wan is no longer the same as before.
Su Yuheng clenched her sleeves. She didn't dare to think too deeply about how Shen Wan and her elderly grandmother had survived those days and nights when the tragic news of the Shen family's entire male population being slaughtered and the eldest son, Shen Tingzhou, missing, came.
In the past few days, she had also paid a large sum of money to commission undercover agents from the underworld to investigate, but she only got one clue: Chen Tingzhou was still in Yanjing City, but other clues were like a stone sinking into the sea.
"Miss, the disciple of the genius doctor Fengwu has arrived." Deputy General Zhou knocked on the door gently.
A heart-wrenching cough was heard from inside the tent, and after a while, a weak female voice was heard: "Please come in..."
When Su Yuheng stepped into the wing room, the candlelight was reflecting the violent ups and downs of the bed curtains. Shen Wan's beautiful figure fell on the bed curtains, which made Su Yuheng feel extremely sad.
I didn't expect that I would meet my own sister in this way.
The reason why she was so sure that Shen Wan would meet her was because she had long known that the Shen family had sent someone to invite Feng Qingchen, the genius doctor of Fengwu.
Now that the master hasn't come, she came on her own initiative.
"Trouble you, Immortal Doctor..." A hand as white as a jade lotus root lifted the gauze curtain.
Su Yuheng looked inside the tent and saw the girl's forehead drenched in sweat. Her pale lips were streaked with blood, and she looked like she was on the verge of death.
She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Chen Wan died of a cough, and it was this year.
After Shen Wan's death, Old Madam Shen passed away within a month.
Before her death, she had never heard of the whereabouts of her brother Shen Tingzhou.
Su Yuheng sat on the chair, his fingertips touching Shen Wan's wrist pulse, and his heart sank suddenly.
"How long has Miss Shen had this cough?" she asked
Shen Wan supported her limp body and spoke in a weak voice, "It's been a year. I've consulted many famous doctors, but the medicine they prescribed didn't work. A while ago, I asked Guard Zhou to write a letter to Divine Doctor Feng Wu, but I thought it would be in vain. I didn't expect you to actually come."
Su Yuheng lowered his eyes, and his slender jade-white fingers fell on Shen Wan's wrist again. His pulse was very weak, and it seemed that she was poisoned.
But Shen Wan is just an orphan, who would poison her?
"Miss Shen's condition is very complicated. I would like to speak to her alone. Please ask her to leave."
Shen Wan seemed to sense the meaning behind Su Yuheng's words and said to the two maids in the side room, "You can go down first."
"Yes, miss."
After the two maids left, Shen Wan spoke: "If you have anything to say, please speak directly."
Su Yuheng asked, "Miss Shen was poisoned, but you never noticed?"
When Su Yuheng finished speaking, Shen Wan showed a surprised expression on her face.
There are only a few maids in her house, and there are only her and Old Madam Shen in the Shen family. Who is so cruel to kill all the Shen family members?
"This...how is this possible? How could I be poisoned?"
"Immortal Doctor, is there any chance that my cough can be cured? Can the poison be removed?"
"There is still an elderly grandmother in the mansion. If I leave, my grandmother will have no one to take care of her. If the immortal doctor can cure my poison, I, Shen Wan, am willing to die for him."
Seeing the girl on the couch begging her like this, Su Yuheng felt heartbroken. Her biological sister was right in front of her, but she didn't dare to recognize her.
The person behind the Shen family tragedy has not yet been identified, and now her own sister has been poisoned.
The person behind this must be extremely powerful.
If she revealed her identity at this time, she would be targeted by the Su family.
Especially her second brother, Su Yanqiu.
Although Su Yanqiu appears gentle on the surface and covets her in his heart, he is actually a cunning, vicious and unscrupulous person.
His position as the prince of the marquisate was not obtained in a legitimate way, and he had been conspiring with the King of Qi for a long time.
If she is not careful, she will be torn into pieces at any time.
But she couldn't bear to see her sister and grandmother being killed.
Thinking of this, Su Yuheng lowered his eyes and said slowly: "Miss, I will remove the poison from your body, but the person who poisoned you has not yet been identified, so it is best not to alert the enemy."
"After I detoxify you, Miss, it would be best if you could have Vice General Zhou arrest the suspicious individual and deal with him quietly."
Shen Wan nodded, she raised her eyebrows slightly, her eyes fell on Su Yuheng's fair upper face and a pair of dark eyes.
She always felt that she had seen her somewhere.
"Immortal Doctor, have we met somewhere before? I always feel that the Immortal Doctor's appearance is very familiar, which makes Shen Wan feel very close to him."
Shen Wan’s words made Su Yuheng’s hands tremble slightly.
She took the silver needle used to detoxify Shen Wan and said, “Maybe, maybe there is an indissoluble bond between you and me.”
"I've only used the silver needles to remove half of the poison in your body. The rest is up to you. From today on, follow this prescription and take one dose daily."
After Su Yuheng finished speaking, he handed the prescription he had just written to Shen Wan and stood up from his chair.
It's getting late now, and I'm afraid that if I don't go back to the Su family, Su Yanqiu will become suspicious again.
"Since the poison has been almost cured, I will go back first. Miss Shen, remember what I said."
After Su Yuheng finished speaking, he turned and walked out the door. Just as he reached the door, a gentle voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Thank you Miss Su for saving Shen Wan from danger. Miss Su Si didn't want to reveal her true face. I think she has something to hide. I, Shen Wan, will not tell anyone about what happened tonight. I will remember your kindness in my heart."
Su Yuheng didn't expect Shen Wan to recognize her so soon.
She didn't look back, just walked out of the room and left the Shen family.
As soon as he walked out of the General's Mansion, the maid Bai Lu hurried over.
"Miss, it's completely dark now. Let's go back home as soon as possible."
Su Yuheng: "I know, let's go to Ming Street to buy something."
"What is it?" Bai Lu asked.
"Osmanthus cake, doesn't brother love to eat osmanthus cake the most?"
How can you act affectionate if you don’t buy it?
After Su Yuheng and her maid Bai Lu got on the carriage, the driver whipped the carriage towards the Su family.
The Su family and the Shen family are located in the south and the north respectively, and they will cross Ming Street, the most prosperous street in Yanjing.
The bright streets are still brightly lit late at night.
She sat in the carriage, listening to all kinds of lively sounds coming from Ming Street.
The sounds of shouting, hawking, young men and women chatting and laughing, and children playing are endless.
"Miss, we've arrived at Yipinlou."
Su Yuheng, sitting in the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked towards Yipin Building. There was an inconspicuous carriage parked on the side of Yipin Building.
Inside the carriage, someone slowly opened the curtain.
Su Yuheng looked through the curtain and saw a man with silver hair and a crown sitting in the interlaced shadows.
The man had a cold aura and was dressed in a black brocade robe, looking noble and majestic.
As the light moves downward, you can see his high nose bridge and angular jawline.
He was wearing a dark brocade robe with dark flowing golden python patterns on it, and a jade pendant with dragon pattern on his waist was glowing faintly.
Jade pendant with dragon pattern?
"parking."
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