Hongyu came over and saw Chenyu's tearful and distressed appearance, and she felt heartbroken as well.
In the beginning, she found Yu Ansheng's identity for Liu Yu as a precaution. In case Liu Yu had any treacherous intentions, she could eliminate him in the name of a traitor.
Unexpectedly, Yu Ansheng would meet Shen Yu.
She took out a handkerchief to wipe Chen Yu's cheeks, gently comforting her: "I was once a royal physician, with superb medical skills, saving lives. But Yu Ansheng is a traitor; even if he's dead, he's not worth your grief."
[Everyone, step back! Otherwise, I will kill the Queen with a single needle.]
As Chen Yu spoke, she aimed the fire needle at Hong Yu's Baihui acupoint.
Mu Nanfeng had seen Shen Yu's acupoint chart before. The Baihui acupoint was a vital point. He didn't have time to think about why Shen Yu remembered the acupoint and brought fire needles. He quickly led everyone to retreat.
Once everyone had retreated ten meters away, Chen Yu suddenly pushed Hong Yu aside and jumped off the cliff.
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Three days later.
Yu Mansion.
Madam Yu followed the steward and hurriedly ran to the side room, where she saw a woman lying on the bed.
Although the woman was dressed in coarse cloth, her face was dignified and delicate, and she seemed to be a lady from a well-to-do family.
Madam Yu hurriedly pulled the butler aside to speak to him in the outer room: "I sent you to find Jinglan, why did you bring back a woman? And she's unconscious."
The steward immediately whispered in Madam Yu's ear: "Madam, I led people all the way to the capital, and the government also checked the post stations and city gates, but there was no news of Miss Jinglan."
I left the capital to return to Taizhou. On the banks of a river in Qinghe County, I found a woman who was still breathing. I thought I'd bring her back to bring good fortune to my young master.
How could you bring back a woman of unknown identity?
[Don't worry, Madam. This young lady has nothing on her. We really don't know whose daughter she is. Besides, if anyone comes looking for her, she'll already be the eldest daughter-in-law of the Yu family. What's wrong with that?]
Madam Yu wavered, thinking: This girl must have jumped into the river to commit suicide, seeking her own death.
With Jingtao bedridden, what decent girl would want to marry into the Yu family? They had planned to buy a young, unmarried woman for Jingtao to bring him good fortune, but Prefect Yu firmly opposed it!
Instead of waiting for Prefect Yu to go south to find Jinglan, we should use this girl to bring good luck to Jingtao.
Madam Yu said, "I think we should consummate our marriage tonight. Perhaps this will bring good luck and cure Jingtao's illness."
The steward acknowledged and withdrew, leading his servants to hang red lanterns and light red candles, illuminating the Yu residence.
The maids and servants carried the unconscious woman to bathe and change her clothes.
Half an hour later, the unconscious woman was brought to Yu Jingtao's bed.
Yu Jingtao sat on the edge of the bed, staring blankly at the unconscious woman, and whispered, "Wake up, wake up, do you really want to marry me? But someone is forcing you..."
The woman opened her eyes, glanced around, and saw a man sitting beside her. She hurriedly climbed off the bed and looked at Yu Jingtao, asking, "Where is this? How did I get here? Who are you?"
After saying that, she began to recall what had happened before. She jumped off the cliff and fell into a deep pool.
Why did she jump off the cliff?
She wanted to save a man: Yu Ansheng, a cripple, and someone with a red birthmark on his waist...
Before Yu Ansheng fell off the cliff, he said that Miss Chenyu never abandoned him, but unfortunately he was kidnapped by villains and taken to the cold northern land.
It seems that Yu Ansheng is the cripple, and the cripple is Liu Yu.
She was Mu Chenyu.
Chen Yu remembered everything.
She was no longer panicked. Looking at herself in her red dress, she realized that she had not only survived the fall off the cliff but was now imprisoned.
She pointed at Yu Jingtao and scolded him: "How dare you! I am Mu Chenyu from the capital, and I already have a son and a daughter. Do you dare to marry me? Aren't you afraid that General Mu will come and wipe out your entire family?"
Bang! The door opened, and Madam Yu walked in. She sized up Chen Yu and began to scold her: "We kindly saved you, and not only are you ungrateful, you even dare to lecture my son!"
【I am Mu Chenyu. If Her Majesty the Empress finds out you have offended me, she will not let you off easily. I advise you to send me back to the capital, and I will certainly not mistreat you.】
【Ha ha……】
Madam Yu covered her mouth, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, but she had other plans in mind.
If this woman is someone important, wouldn't they have committed a terrible disaster?
In recent years, she has been secretly colluding with local officials, accepting bribes, and oppressing the common people without the knowledge of Prefect Yu. If the imperial court were to come, she would probably expose her true colors upon investigation.
Rather than live in fear, she decided to go all in. She ordered the butler at the door, "Take her away and determine her identity before taking any further action."
Midnight (11 PM - 1 AM).
Shen Yu was tied up and taken to a bedroom.
Red candles flickered in the bedroom, and red bedding covered the bed.
Chen Yu was startled. Smelling the greasy smell, she guessed that this was the butler's bedroom.
squeak!
The door opened, and the butler, stroking his mustache, approached Chen Yu with a beaming smile: "Miss, I have ascertained your background."
"Then let me go!"
[Hehehe...] The butler pulled over a round stool, lifted his long robe and sat down, spreading his legs and sitting in front of Shen Yu, reaching out to touch Shen Yu's cheek.
Shen Yu quickly moved back, thinking: Now that the butler knows her identity, he is still so audacious. It seems he intends to harm her and may even kill her to silence her.
She quickly softened her voice and said, "I really am Mu Chenyu. My eldest brother is a first-rank general, and my other brothers are all merchants with plenty of money. Steward saved me, and I am willing to repay you with 50,000 taels of gold."
Alas! I am but a dog. If my wife does not see your body by dawn, not only will I lose my life, but my mother, wife, and children will also be killed.
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