Chapter 38 Shall we go in and sit down?
The news struck her like a thunderbolt, making her already panicked heart even more uneasy.
This matter is probably not that simple!
The fire at Prince Cheng's mansion may have some inexplicable connection to Miss Shen and Lord Lin.
Hua Niang patted her chest and gasped for breath, thinking to herself that she must not get involved in the power struggles of these important figures. The most important thing right now was to get rid of this matter as soon as possible.
She composed herself and quickly gave orders to thoroughly clean the woodshed and burn everything that had been touched by it. From then on, no one in Yunyan Pavilion was allowed to mention Fang Lanzhi again.
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Fengshan, a villa on the outskirts of Beijing.
Shen Shu and Lin Wei had been waiting outside the room for an hour before the female doctor came out.
The female doctor couldn't help but say, "This girl is so pitiful. The person who hurt her didn't even treat her like a human being. It's truly a tragedy."
Shen Shuqiang feigned composure: "Is there any hope?"
The female doctor replied, "Even if a celestial being descended to earth, they couldn't save her life. At most, she only has a year to live."
Shen Shu felt her blood freeze instantly.
Even if we have so much more time now than in our previous life, can't we still save her?
The female doctor sighed and placed a bottle of fragrant ointment on the table: "This pain-relieving ointment can be applied three times a day to temporarily alleviate the pain."
"How much longer until they wake up?" Lin Wei frowned slightly.
The female doctor replied, "She is severely depleted, and her venereal disease has become incurable. She will need another two or three days to see if she can recover some of her strength."
"Then you stay and take good care of it, don't neglect it," Lin Wei instructed.
So he arranged for servants to prepare carriages and horses, intending to return to the city first.
Shen Shu stumbled a few steps as he pulled her, barely managing to regain her balance, but her gaze remained fixed on the tightly closed door.
Lin Wei stopped and turned around to look at her distraught appearance. His eyes darkened. "It's no use thinking about it now. Don't worry, I will have someone take good care of her. I'll take you back first. Once she wakes up, I'll send someone to fetch you to see him."
Shen Shu's eyes were dark and unfathomable.
Lin Wei then said, "I have already reported to the Emperor about the matter of the Imperial Uncle's behavior in the inner quarters. The Emperor will not tolerate such disregard for human life by the Imperial Uncle."
Shen Shu murmured, "Would the Emperor kill Prince Cheng for these women?"
Lin Wei was taken aback.
When the emperor was still the crown prince, all his brothers had died except for Prince Cheng, which already drew criticism. People said that the emperor killed his brothers in order to seize the throne.
Now that only Prince Cheng remains, even if it's just to silence public opinion, it's unlikely he'll be executed.
Judging from Lin Wei's reaction, Shen Shu knew that the outcome would not be as she wished.
She wiped away her tears: "I am already very grateful that you have helped me so much, Lord Marquis."
If the Emperor doesn't seek justice for them, then Shen Shu will come herself!
Lin Wei's gaze was probing; he felt as if there was a layer of mist surrounding Shen Shu. He could tell that Shen Shu was a cheerful and playful person.
But when it comes to anything related to the Imperial Uncle, he seems to become a completely different person.
He did send people to investigate, but Shen Shuqian had spent the last eighteen years in the countryside. Not to mention the Imperial Uncle, he had no chance to even contact Fang Lanzhi.
But she insisted that Fang Lanzhi had saved her, and that her eyes were full of hatred when the West Garden of Prince Cheng's Mansion burned down that night.
Why exactly?
At this moment, Shi Feng, who had already dealt a heavy blow to Chen Lian, arrived.
Breaking the somewhat oppressive atmosphere: "Reporting to the Marquis, Young Master Shen has finished his fifty strokes of the cane. The doctor said that even if his leg heals, he will be left with a disability."
Shen Shu looked at Shi Feng: "Then wouldn't my father and mother be screaming all over the place?"
Shi Feng exclaimed, "Second Miss is truly amazing! It's just like seeing it with my own eyes!"
Just now, when he was carrying out the execution, Shen Qiushan and Wen Lanting screamed even more miserably than Shen Lian, who was being tortured.
Shi Feng suppressed his laughter, not daring to laugh. This whole ordeal had really made him feel suffocated.
Seeing that Shen Shu seemed a little happier after hearing the news, Lin Wei teased, "You've gotten over it, are you happy now?"
Shen Shu blushed at these words, thinking to herself that Lin Wei was always speaking without thinking.
It always gave her the illusion that she was special in Lin Wei's eyes.
But Shen Shu knew very well that the reason for marrying her was to bring good luck to the Empress Dowager. Back then in the Imperial Study, Lin Wei was also unwilling.
Shen Shu put away her self-delusional thoughts: "My brother humiliated me in public like this. As the Marquis's official fiancée, the Marquis naturally cannot sit idly by."
It wasn't just for her sake, but also for Lin Wei's own pride.
Shen Shu added, "Of course I am very grateful to the Marquis."
Lin Wei naturally saw through her double-dealing, but considering that Shen Shu was unhappy today because of Fang Lanzhi, he decided not to make things difficult for her anymore and thought about doing something to cheer her up.
So, as he boarded the carriage, he whispered a few words in Shi Feng's ear.
When the carriage stopped in front of the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence, Lin Wei asked, "Would you like to come in and sit for a while?"
Shen Shu was stunned. Suddenly, she remembered the scene of being stopped outside by the gatekeeper and felt her face getting hot. After all, it was still a bit embarrassing for a young lady like her to be stopped at the door by her fiancé.
Besides, it's getting late. Going to the Marquis of Dingyuan's residence so late would be quite improper if word got out.
Shen Shu shook her head.
Shi Feng lifted the carriage curtain: "Second Miss, please come in and sit down. If you don't come, someone will be in big trouble."
Suddenly, Shi Feng flashed forward, and behind him knelt the doorman who was blocking Shen Shu's way.
The gatekeeper cried his heart out, then burst into tears, pleading, "Second Miss, I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness! I did something so foolish as to stop you at the door. Please be magnanimous and come in for a cup of tea, otherwise I'll be kneeling so hard I can't stand up anymore..."
The doorman's acting was superb. In fact, Lin Wei didn't punish him much at all. He was sent by Shi Feng to apologize to Miss Shen Er.
They said they had to make the second young lady happy in order to completely avoid punishment. Hearing Shi Feng say this, the gatekeeper naturally did his best to play the victim.
Shen Shu burst out laughing, finding the scene rather comical.
Although she didn't know Lin Wei that well yet, she knew that Lin Wei wasn't the type to punish his servants for trivial matters.
Lin Wei waved for someone at the door to leave: "Finally happy?"
Shen Shu turned her face away, not daring to look at Lin Wei: "My lord, you should send me back quickly, please stop joking with me."
Lin Wei smiled but remained silent, and personally escorted Shen Shu back to her uncle's residence.
Meanwhile, the Bo Gong Mansion was brightly lit.
Shen Qiushan and Wen Lanting waited for Shen Shu in the front hall, especially Shen Qiushan.
Thinking of how badly Chen Lian was beaten today, he felt a pang of heartache.
No matter how much Shen Qiushan and Wen Lanting pleaded with Shi Feng, it was to no avail; Shen Lian received fifty strokes of the cane without missing a single one.
When the doctor arrived and said that the leg would probably be crippled for the rest of their lives, the two of them went from waking up to feeling dizzy and then waking up again.
This was the only male heir in the Bo Gong family, and he's crippled like this!
Shen Qiushan, who had initially changed his opinion of Shen Shu, was shocked to realize that this daughter, who had never grown up by their side, would never be of one mind with him in this lifetime.
Shen Qiushan now just wants to ask Shen Shu: Does she have any conscience at all?! She actually let her future husband's family cripple her own brother!
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