"She harmed my life; I'll never dare go to her pharmacy to get medicine again."
"Alas! General Mu will surely be disappointed!"
Thinking of her father, Shen Yu panicked. If something really happened to Liu Yao'er, Bai Yehua might take action against her father!
"Take Liu Xiaoniang back home!"
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Yi Xiang Yuan.
Although Madam Bai did not dare to blame Shen Yu, she sent all the maids and servants in her room to guard the Peony Garden, and even forbade Shen Yu from contacting Liu Yao'er. She also invited Imperial Physician Wen.
Imperial Physician Wen is the Empress's trusted confidant, so the matter of Liu Yao'er must have already reached the Empress's ears.
Shen Yu was not afraid that the Empress would find out about this matter, but she was afraid that the Zuo family would not know the truth.
She sat quietly on the stone bench in the courtyard, outwardly calm, but inwardly in turmoil. Her four trusted confidants stood solemnly behind her, vigilantly guarding her, worried that the Zuo family might come looking for trouble.
As expected, a group of guards rushed into the courtyard and stood on both sides. Madam Zuo, leading several maids and servants, came in aggressively, pointing at Chen Yu and demanding, "Where is my Yao'er? Could it be that you harmed her...?"
Although Shen Yu was angry, she remained calm, stood up and bowed, then straightened her body and looked directly at Madam Zuo, saying, "Madam Zuo, please calm down. Imperial Physician Wen has not yet come out. Today's events were not caused by Shen Yu. Perhaps Liu Xiaoniang was not well-rested last night, which caused her to be in a daze and accidentally bump into the tree."
"What?"
Madam Zuo looked surprised and suspicious, then grinned and sneered, "My Yao'er ran into a tree by herself? That's absurd! I think you, Mu Chenyu, are just a thief crying 'stop thief!' Don't think that just because you've become the eldest daughter-in-law of the Bai family, you can bully my Yao'er because she's weak. I've come here to take my Yao'er back to the Zuo family to recuperate. If she stays here, she'll definitely be murdered by you."
Shen Yu remained silent and nodded slightly. As long as Liu Yao'er lost her child, she could go wherever she wanted, and she wouldn't have to worry about Liu Yao'er causing trouble every day.
At this moment, Imperial Physician Wen approached Chen Yu and reported, "Madam, although the child has been saved, there are signs of miscarriage, and she will need to rest in bed for a period of time."
"Is it a boy or a girl?" Madam Zuo looked at Imperial Physician Wen with expectant eyes.
Imperial Physician Wen naturally knew Madam Zuo's identity—the wife of Lord Zuo and the elder sister of Consort Gao. How could he ignore her? So he respectfully replied, "She is a young lady."
Madam Zuo's face instantly darkened. For ordinary families, the birth of a daughter was a great joy, a chance to earn a living by staying in brothels or among noble families; but in the Duke's mansion, a mother's fate depended on her son. Only by giving birth to the eldest son of the Bai family could Liu Yao'er hope of defeating Mu Chenyu. No, this child absolutely could not be born; she had to take Liu Yao'er back to the Zuo family and eliminate her.
Madam Zuo turned around and winked at the maids and servants, "Go and take the young lady back to the Zuo family to be raised."
"No! Lady Liu needs to rest in bed and must not be disturbed again." Chen Yu hurriedly dissuaded her. The child was still alive, and they had to save it to give Bai Yehua an explanation.
At this moment, Madam Bai rushed over and, upon hearing that Madam Zuo intended to take Liu Yao'er away, naturally objected. Bai Yehua was not young, and Madam Bai was overjoyed at the birth of her child, regardless of whether it was a boy or a girl.
Madam Zuo's face was ashen. She turned to Madam Bai and said in a deep voice, "Madam Bai, General Bai has gone to war. My daughter was murdered by the eldest daughter-in-law. The Bai family can no longer tolerate my daughter."
"Madam Zuo, please don't talk nonsense. I have already questioned Lan'er and Hong'er, and it is indeed Liu Xiaoniang who ran into the tree on her own. Lan'er and Hong'er are maids brought by the Zuo family, how could they lie?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Zuo believed that Liu Yao'er had run into the tree on her own. After all, a mother knows her own daughter's character and schemes perfectly well.
However… Liu Yao'er suffered such a terrible ordeal, yet Shen Yu remained unharmed? Madam Zuo was unwilling to accept this and turned to the maids behind her, “Send two people to the palace to report that Miss Yao'er has been in trouble. I refuse to believe that my Yao'er crashed into the tree on her own. Lan'er and Hong'er must have been blackmailed to be talking nonsense.”
After speaking, Madam Zuo took her maids and servants to the Peony Garden to visit Liu Yao'er. Madam Bai hurriedly followed, fearing that Madam Zuo would take Liu Yao'er away.
Shen Yu frowned in confusion. Lord Zuo is the Crown Prince's tutor, and Zuo Meier, the eldest daughter of the Zuo family, is the Crown Princess. Could it be that Madam Zuo wants to invite the Crown Princess to uphold justice?
"Madam, you must be careful. If it is truly impossible..." Imperial Physician Wen hesitated, then finally bowed and took his leave. "I have other important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."
Hearing what Imperial Physician Wen said, Shen Yu became even more uneasy. The Crown Prince was cruel, and the Crown Princess would not be merciful either.
At this moment, Hongyu and the Emperor were enjoying flowers at the Zuo family's residence. It was too late to inform them, and Hongyu was also unable to control the Crown Princess. If she fled, she worried that Lady Zuo would find her at the Mu family. The only person she could turn to was the Empress, so she could only send Cuiwei to plead with her.
Before long, Rong Momo rushed over to report, "Miss, something terrible has happened! Consort Gao has arrived and stormed off to the Peony Garden, sending someone to summon you there."
She was suspicious. How could Liu Yao'er, who was just an adopted daughter of the Zuo family, have the Emperor's most favored concubine, Consort Gao, personally come forward? Due to Consort Gao's status, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to the Peony Garden. Her three trusted confidants were also on high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy.
Unexpectedly, the four were captured by guards who had been lying in ambush as soon as they stepped into the Peony Garden. Upon learning that it was Consort Gao's order, none of them could resist. After being tied up by the guards, they were forced to kneel in the courtyard.
"Mu Chenyu, I'd like to see what kind of person you are, daring to be so arrogant and domineering, bullying my people? Humph!"
That arrogant voice?
Shen Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw the maids and servants hurriedly disperse. A petite woman walked slowly towards them, her figure graceful, with a slender waist and full hips. Her crimson silk dress fluttered gently, like a fiery cloud in the night sky, quite dazzling.
Upon closer inspection, the woman had an oval face, and her charming peach blossom eyes were wide open, full of sharpness and ruthlessness, an expression exactly like Liu Yao'er's.
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