Chapter 219 Shangguan Lan's Complaint
This companionship lasted until dawn. Yun Wansheng was still asleep, but it was time for Mu Xingci to leave.
Just as he was about to get up, the woman woke up without warning, which made them look at each other, both stunned for a moment.
"Awake?" Mu Xingci said with a smile on his lips.
"Well! You...you didn't leave?" Yun Wansheng looked at the man's tired expression and guessed that he didn't go to rest.
"Let's go now! Is your injury still hurting?"
"It's much lighter than at night. You should go back quickly! It will be troublesome if you wait until everyone else gets up." Yun Wansheng said in a weak voice.
"I know. I'll ask your elder brother to accompany you later. We will return to the capital at dawn. I may not be able to accompany you then." Mu Xingci gently touched her hair with his palm and said apologetically.
"Yeah! I understand. Go back!"
Mu Xingci looked at the pale and haggard woman, and a flash of pain appeared in his eyes: "Sorry!" He said in an apologetic tone, stood up and walked out.
Not long after he left, Shangguan Lan came over: "Little sister, how are you feeling now?"
"It just hurts a little bit, but it's not very strong." Yun Wansheng said honestly.
"You're lucky to be able to save your life. I was almost scared to death by you yesterday." Shangguan Lan said jokingly.
Yun Wansheng raised the corners of her mouth slightly when she heard this, and said slowly: "I'm sorry for making you worry."
"As long as you are okay, those worries are nothing. Would you like some water?" Shangguan Lan asked softly.
"drink!"
Shangguan Lan walked to the table, picked up the teapot, tested the water temperature, and found it was a little cold. "Little sister, wait a moment, I'll ask someone to bring another pot of hot water."
Without waiting for her response, he called for someone to fetch water.
After the guards left, Shangguan Lan came to sit down in front of the bed and said, "Little sister, after we return, your marriage will most likely be successfully cancelled."
When Yun Wansheng heard this, she remembered what Mu Xingci had said last night: "I hope so! I never thought that in order to break off the engagement, we both had to go through the gates of hell."
"Little sister, I will avenge you sooner or later and will never let that man live unscathed." Shangguan Lan's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"Do you know who it is?" Although Yun Wansheng had doubts about who that person was, she still wanted to confirm it.
"Although I don't have direct evidence, Lin Yao's intentions are so obvious that it's hard for me not to be suspicious."
"What did she do next?"
"She used the excuse that her father had fainted to stop the imperial physician from saving you. But her father clearly saw me bringing you back injured. How could he have fainted by such a coincidence?"
Yun Wansheng chuckled when she heard this: "It seems that Lin Yao really wants to kill me."
"I think so. If the Regent hadn't arrived and kicked her out in time, you would have been in danger."
Yun Wansheng's eyes narrowed slightly when she heard this, and then she warned him, "Brother, I'll settle my grudge with her after I'm healed. You must not act on your own."
"Don't worry, little sister. Big brother won't do anything rash with you around." Shangguan Lan said with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.
"Brother, it's easy to kill her, but we must come up with a foolproof plan. I don't want you to ruin your future for such a villain. It's not worth it.
If you disregard the consequences and resolve this privately, and something happens to you, not only will you fail to avenge me, but you will also put us in danger."
When Yun Wansheng heard him say this, she knew that he wanted to act on his own, which made her quickly warn him.
Shangguan Lan looked at her worried eyes and his eyes darkened: "Brother, I will listen to you. When you get better, we can discuss revenge together."
"What did he say?" Yun Wansheng paused for a moment and asked.
Shangguan Lan immediately understood who he was referring to. "Him?" He sneered, "He said he wouldn't tolerate it as long as there's evidence. I don't believe his empty words."
Although Mu Xingci liked Yun Wansheng very much, he didn't believe that he would offend the Grand Tutor's Mansion for her.
He has been in the capital for nearly a year and has a certain understanding of the powerful circles here. It is similar to the situation where officials protect each other. They all consider their own interests and will never destroy their network of relationships for an insignificant thing.
Yun Wansheng lowered his eyes when he heard this. "Brother, I don't need him to take care of my affairs anymore. He can find evidence or not. As long as we identify the murderer, that's all."
"That's right! We don't need him to interfere in our sibling affairs anymore. He talks about looking for evidence, but in fact, he is just pretending.
Yesterday he gathered together the young ladies who had participated in the hunting trip in the mountains, as if he was going to question them seriously.
But what happened in the end? Didn't they just question two people and then dismiss them? In the end, they didn't get anything out of them. Is this the attitude of looking for evidence?"
Shangguan Lan had long been dissatisfied with what happened yesterday. In his opinion, the Regent was just putting on an act for him and his sister. He would never offend the powerful Grand Tutor for their sake.
Yun Wansheng watched her brother angrily talk about what happened yesterday, which made her feel uncomfortable. "Brother, don't blame him. After all, he has more concerns than us."
Shangguan Lan looked into the woman's sorrowful eyes and realized that he had said something too much. "Little sister, I won't blame him. I also know that he has a lot to consider in his high position. I was just complaining just now."
At this time, the guard came in with hot water. Shangguan Lan poured her a cup and found it was too hot. Then she used two cups to pour the water back and forth to cool the hot water as soon as possible.
He was taking care of his younger sister here, and the officials outside were already preparing to return to the city. After what happened yesterday, they had originally planned to hunt for three days, but because of this incident, they had to return home in just one day.
Accompanied by the Regent, the young emperor and the Empress Dowager left first, followed by other officials who left Meihua Mountain shortly thereafter.
During this period, Mu Xingci did not appear again. Yun Wansheng was carried into the carriage by her brother. The carriage was traveling much slower than other carriages, so they did not return to Shangguan Mansion until the evening.
Just when they had settled in, they heard Butler Chen come to report that the imperial physician Su from the palace had arrived. The brother and sister looked at each other in surprise.
"Please invite him in quickly." Shangguan Lan said with a slight smile in his eyes.
"Brother, why is the imperial physician here?" Yun Wansheng's voice was still weak.
"Little sister, I heard that Imperial Physician Su is the most skilled doctor in the entire Imperial Hospital. You might get better faster with him treating you."
"Yeah?"
"I think he was sent by the Regent, otherwise, he would not easily go out for consultation." Shangguan Lan was still grateful in his heart.
As he was speaking, Butler Chen brought in a person.
"Greetings, General Shangguan!" Imperial Physician Su greeted politely.
"You're so polite, Imperial Physician Su!" Shangguan Lan returned the greeting.
"I heard that your sister was injured by an arrow. I wonder if she is feeling better now?" Imperial Physician Su's expression was gentle, yet there was a hint of arrogance.
Yun Wansheng originally thought that this Imperial Physician Su would be a middle-aged man, or an old man, but she didn't expect that when she saw him in person, he would be a young man, only about twenty years old.
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