Thinking about how he rushed forward to catch the knife with his bare hands, Zhang You felt both scared and admired his courage at that time.
She dared to catch the dagger with her bare hands, it was just a subconscious action without thinking.
Every time Zhang You thought about it, he felt as if he was experiencing it again, and even his hands ached slightly.
"Why are you so arrogant? But who are those people? How dare they be so bold as to attack my cousin? Do they want to die?"
Lanxiang asked curiously while applying ointment on a handkerchief and gently wiping Zhang You's wound.
Zhang You was also a little puzzled when talking about this.
"Do you remember the eldest son's concubines whom the fourth young lady punished before? They were the ones who hurt my cousin this time. I heard that they held a grudge after being punished by the fourth young lady, and then they were ignored by the eldest son, and it's unknown who disfigured them. So they blamed everything on my cousin and took revenge on her.
But it's not Miss Cousin's fault, right? Why do they want to take revenge on Miss Cousin?"
"Could it be that someone is instigating this from behind?"
Lanxiang thought of the bad things that happened in the deep courtyard and guessed aloud.
"It's possible."
Zhang You nodded in agreement.
I just don't know who is behind this matter.
"Forget it, these things are not something we can figure out, the Second Miss and the others will handle it.
Your injury will take some time to heal."
Lanxiang carefully picked out all the small debris for Zhang You, applied Qiao Er's secret medicine on her wounds, bandaged it, and repeatedly reminded her to take good care of herself and not to touch the wound, as it would easily relapse.
"After saying so much, do you understand?"
"I know, I know."
"Why do you keep looking outside the yard?"
"I'm a little curious about what's going on out there."
Zhang You winked at her.
Lanxiang looked at her pitiful appearance and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"I just told you to take care of your injuries, but you still want to get involved. Sigh."
"Aren't you curious?"
"What's there to be curious about? Aren't these the same things that happen in the mansions? One family favors their concubines over their wives, another family is full of chaos. Ultimately, it's all about those things."
Lanxiang spoke these words with unprecedented maturity.
During the few months she spent with Lanxiang, she was like a very simple "toxic fan". She admired Qiao Er very much. She was happy when she was happy and angry when she was angry. She had clear love and hate, which made it very easy for people to understand her.
This also made Zhang You feel that she was just like those straightforward star-chasing girls in modern times, but she forgot that she grew up in a mansion in the capital and moved to Dingzhou with Qiao Er and his family.
She has been able to stay safe and sound for so many years, and she herself has the means to survive.
No wonder she admired Qiao Er so much, but did not participate in the selection to become Qiao Er's personal maid.
Because her rule of survival is: stay away from any possible danger and don't get involved in things that can easily get her into trouble.
This is the same idea that Zhang You once had. Living a stable life is her greatest ideal.
She really didn't have any lofty ambitions, nor did she know what she wanted to do in this world. So far, she had only been making better choices based on what she already had.
However, she is too weak now and has only a vague understanding of the outside world. If she rashly leaves the palace, her life will probably be very difficult.
Even if you really want to leave, you need to retain capital.
She and Lanxiang had some similarities, but she wasn't as relaxed as she was.
Because she always thinks a lot and wants to know as much as possible, so that she can think carefully and have more choices.
But what she faced here made her feel that she was too soft-hearted.
She couldn't just stand by and watch everything from the sidelines; she wanted to participate in everything.
Many times, it was not that she felt she had the ability to solve the problem, but that she could not bear to watch human lives disappear before her eyes.
Lanxiang looked at Zhang You staring at her in a daze and waved in front of her.
"What are you thinking about? Did my words enlighten you?"
"Ah." Zhang You came back to his senses and curled his lips slightly. "It's okay, I was just thinking about what you said. You do make sense."
Yes, just as she said, someone will take care of this matter. There's no need to worry about Qiao Nai; Qiao Er has already gone there and will be able to treat her.
I'm worried about Qiao Si. If things get out of hand, it's unknown whether the palace will be implicated. I still need to go and take a look.
"However, I don't know what the situation is with the princess, so I have to go and talk to her."
Lanxiang saw that she was determined to go, so she stopped trying to stop her and could only watch her leave.
Zhang You walked along the road and didn't see anyone until he entered the reception room. He saw servants and guards standing outside the house.
Someone recognized her as Qiao Si's maid, but because the outside was blocked at the moment, Zhang You couldn't get in.
She wandered for a while and found a window to stand at, from which she could just see Chen Shi's back and Qiao Si's figure.
Qiuyue Dongmei and the others stood in front of Qiao Si, Jingzhu and Cuiliu Hongmei stood behind Qiao Si, and they seemed to be confronting Chen Shi.
Chen Shi's two followers drew their swords and stopped Qiuyue and Dongmei, preventing them from getting close.
An hour ago, Qiuyue hurried back to the reception room to inform Qiao Si of the news.
When Qiao Si heard that Qiao Nai had escaped death, he raised his eyes and glared at Chen Shi who was leisurely drinking tea opposite him.
Chen Shi looked back calmly and even jokingly said something.
"What happened, Princess? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Oh, Master Chen doesn't know?"
"My Lady, what are you talking about? What do I need to know?"
Qiao Si looked at him chuckling and looking nonchalant, and his expression suddenly turned cold.
The prince and princess saw the two of them talking in sarcastic tones and guessed what was going on.
The princess was graceful and elegant, sitting upright on the throne. She looked at Qiao Si's cold face and spoke quietly.
"Ating, what's wrong?"
Qiao Si stared at Chen Shi fiercely without looking away, and his words were full of gritted teeth.
"My cousin was assassinated and nearly died!"
Upon hearing this, the prince and princess became nervous and looked at Chen Shi.
"What do you mean, Your Highness? Putting aside the fact that the princess mentioned her cousin being assassinated has nothing to do with me, as far as I know, the princess seems to have only one cousin, and isn't she the one who married into the Gu family? Why are you here?"
Qiao Si slammed the table and stood up, walking forward angrily.
Chen Shi's followers immediately flashed in front of Chen Shi and blocked him tightly.
"What is the princess doing?"
Chen Shi still sat quietly in his seat, looking at Qiao Si anxiously.
Too rampant.
Looking at him like this, Qiao Si just wanted to kill him right now.
But I still need an excuse...
"Why are you pretending? Why is my cousin like this? How long are you going to keep pretending? If I don't settle accounts with you about what your sister did, can you just pretend nothing happened?"
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