"Mom, why are you here..." Before she could finish her question, Shen Xinyan rushed over and hugged her, muttering in fear, "You scared me to death, you scared me to death..."

Wei Yingzhi didn't understand why she had such a strong reaction, but she could feel the person hugging her trembling. The feeling as if he had experienced extreme fear came through her, and her heart couldn't help but tighten.

"Mom, I'm fine, I'm fine, don't be afraid..." Although she didn't know what happened, she still patted Shen Xinyan's back gently, comforting her just like her mother comforted her when she was a child.

It took a long time for Shen Xinyan to recover from her desperate fear. She stroked her daughter's face again and again, making sure that she was fine. Only then did she feel completely relieved.

As soon as the tight string loosened, she felt her legs go weak and she almost couldn't stand steadily.

It was Wei Yingzhi who noticed her abnormality in time and supported her.

"mother!"

"It's okay, it's okay, let's go back first, let's go back first..."

"Okay, let's go find cousin Hui first, and then go back together." Wei Yingzhi picked up the wooden sword that had just fallen to the ground, while supporting her with one hand.

"And your brother!" After the panic, Shen Xinyan finally regained her senses. Without waiting for Wei Yingzhi to ask, she ordered, "Ying'er, take your cousin Hui back first. I'll go find your brother. I don't have time to tell you the details. Just remember, after you take Hui back, wash and dress her yourself."

Wei Yingzhi understood what she meant and nodded: "I understand."

After making the arrangements, the mother and daughter walked a distance away and saw Lingfu coming towards them in a hurry.

"Madam, Ying'er, I finally found you!"

"But what's the matter?" Shen Tingyan was already feeling nervous after what had happened today. When she saw him like this, her heart immediately tightened.

"Something happened to Brother Chenglin, but he's fine now. He just asked me to come find you and to follow Madam's instructions." Lin Fu was a little confused about Wei Chenglin's arrangement, but he didn't have time to ask in detail.

Shen Xinyan understood as soon as she heard it.

The eldest son did not want to make a big deal out of the matter and damage his niece's reputation, so he just asked Lingfu to come over and help and handle the matter properly first.

"Then let's go to Hui'er," she ordered.

On the way to the wooden house, she simply asked Lin Fu about Wei Chenglin. She was relieved to learn that Wei Chenglin had been diagnosed and cured by the imperial physician and that he had pleaded with Concubine Rui to keep the news secret.

There are still too many unclear points in today's incident. No matter what, we should try to keep it under wraps first, so as to prevent the news from getting out and giving others something to talk about, or even affecting my niece's reputation.

When they returned to the wooden house by the lake, they saw Zhou Wanning still inside, going in and out, wetting a towel to wipe the face of Shen Huiran, who was sometimes unconscious and sometimes conscious.

"Madam Wei, Marquis, Miss Wei!" Seeing the three of them come in, she quickly put down her wet handkerchief and stepped forward to greet them.

Although she was not happy to see her, at this moment, Shen Xinyan was also full of gratitude to her for staying to take care of her niece, and thanked her sincerely: "Thank you, Miss Zhou!"

Zhou Wanning felt a little uncomfortable, and lowered her head slightly, saying, "It's just a small favor. I don't deserve your thanks!"

Wei Yingzhi's feelings were somewhat complicated. Although she was grateful that her cousin accompanied her, she was still extremely wary of people with the surname Zhou until she found out whether Zhou Zhuo was responsible for Shen Huiran's current situation.

Therefore, she went forward to check on Shen Huiran lying on the couch and saw that she was still half unconscious and half awake, but her body was much tidier than when she first came in.

Pingfu was a little surprised, but he had no time to ask more questions. He hurried forward and helped Shen Huiran up together with Wei Yingzhi.

Zhou Wanning saw them leave, so she naturally didn't stay for long. Besides, she also wanted to find her second brother to ask what happened. Why did Miss Shen say that Miss Wei went to him to vent her anger? Was this incident today related to him?

After the three of them successfully brought Shen Huiran back to where she and Wei Yingzhi stayed, they asked the imperial physician to diagnose her in detail. They learned that Shen Huiran had only inhaled a small amount of drugs, which caused her to be unconscious and conscious at the same time. Apart from that, there was nothing wrong with her. Everyone was completely relieved.

After a while, Wei Chenglin, who had received the news, also came over. Shen Xinyan felt relieved to see that Wei Chenglin looked much better and there was nothing unusual in his behavior.

He told the maid to take good care of the sleeping Shen Huiran. The four of them went outside, and Shen Xinyan asked him in detail about what happened today.

"I was careless. I didn't expect to fall into the trap of a villain and almost cause a disaster." Wei Chenglin said hatefully with a flash of murderous intent in his eyes.

"So it seems that the person dealing with Huiran and Xu dealing with you is the same person, and his purpose..." Lin Fu coughed lightly and said meaningfully.

Those present were not fools and understood immediately.

Shen Xinyan's face darkened. "It seems that the person behind the scenes originally trapped you and Hui'er in that wooden house, and then led Ying'er and Miss Zhou there. However, he didn't expect that you could resist the effect of the drug and force yourself to leave."

"Then Zhou Zhuo, the son of Mr. Zhou Er, appeared out of nowhere. He broke into the wooden house and found Hui'er inside. Hui'er happened to be slightly awake and saw him. He ran away in panic. Ying'er came right after. After asking, she thought it was Zhou Zhuo who did it, so she immediately planned to look for Zhou Zhuo."

"After Ying'er rushed out, Miss Zhou also arrived at this time, but she only saw Hui'er in the room."

She sorted out the general situation, but her face looked very ugly.

The purpose of all this is just to create a good drama of "catching an adulterer". The "protagonists" in the drama are her son and niece, and the "audience" are her daughter and Zhou Wanning, or Zhou Zhuo can also be counted as one.

Wei Yingzhi also figured it out. Her pretty face flushed with anger, and she cursed angrily, "Despicable!"

Wei Chenglin's face turned pale.

He couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if he couldn't leave in time today.

He led his younger sister, A-Wan, and even Zhou Zhuo to "catch the adulterer". The intention of the person behind the scenes was obvious.

He suppressed his anger and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, mother. I will give an explanation to cousin Hui about this matter."

"Lin'er, I don't care how you plan to deal with this matter. The only thing is that Hui'er is an innocent girl, and I don't want her to be dragged into your confusing affairs for no reason." Shen Xinyan's eyes were complicated, but she still made her attitude clear.

"Don't worry, mother!" Wei Chenglin knew very well that Shen Huiran was innocently implicated in today's incident, and he felt quite apologetic.

"And the Imperial Concubine..."

"Don't worry, ma'am. I will talk to your aunt." Lin Fu replied.

"In that case, you guys should go back first!" Shen Xinyan rubbed his forehead and ordered.

Wei Chenglin responded softly, looking at his mother who had turned around and gone inside, with a somewhat bitter expression.

"Brother, you have to find a way to shut up Zhou Zhuo. If there's any gossip about Cousin Hui out there, I won't let him go!" Wei Yingzhi said harshly.

"Brother will take care of it, don't worry."

Wei Yingzhi still had great confidence in her brother's abilities, and was relieved to get his promise.

Shen Xinyan dismissed the maid in the room and took care of Shen Huiran personally. Looking at her niece who was sleeping soundly, she thought about the series of events that happened today and the ending of her children in the previous generation. Her hands clenched tightly unconsciously.

Although the time doesn't match, it all makes perfect sense. Why did her daughter go looking for Zhou Zhuo in her previous life and have an argument with him, which ultimately led to her own death?

Her body trembled uncontrollably. When this happened in her last life, Zhou Wanning had already entered the house. Although this time it happened much earlier, the means were still the same, and the purpose was probably the same.

"Mom, don't worry, my cousin will be fine." When she came in, she saw her mother shaking like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind. Wei Yingzhi thought she was worried about her cousin, so she put her arms around her shoulders and comforted her softly.

Shen Xinyan pulled her to sit down beside him and asked softly, "You were going to look for Zhou Zhuo, why did you turn back?"

Wei Yingzhi hugged her arm out of habit and rested her head on her shoulder: "Because I found something was wrong. The view from the waterside pavilion is better, with breezes blowing in from all directions, and everything is arranged for rest. Cousin Hui likes to sit by the railing and enjoy the scenery of the lake the most. Why did she leave the waterside pavilion this time and go into the densely packed wooden house instead?"

Shen Xinyan didn't expect this to be the reason. She felt relieved yet a little sad.

"My dear Ying'er has finally grown up..."

She is no longer the reckless girl who would only impulsively protect those close to her.

"Didn't mother teach me that when you are angry, you should walk a few more times. When you are not so angry anymore, you can think about it carefully." Wei Yingzhi rubbed her shoulder.

Shen Xinyan stroked her long hair gently. At this moment, she truly felt that the nightmare of her previous life was completely gone.

Whether it is a daughter or her niece, she will definitely have a completely different life in this life.

"Mom, don't you suspect Zhou Wanning? Could it be that she and Zhou Zhuo are siblings..." Wei Yingzhi gave up the idea halfway through her words. After all, her brother was also fooled.

Shen Xinyan was touched by her words.

Yes, under such circumstances at that time, she actually kept Zhou Wanning, without ever thinking whether she would take the opportunity to harm Huier.

She sighed vaguely.

Perhaps it was because she had lived with Zhou Wanning for so many years in her previous life. No matter how much she disliked her in her heart, she still appreciated her kindness.

Therefore, under the circumstances today, she did not hesitate at all to leave her niece, who had no power to resist, to Zhou Wanning who was still in the wooden house.