Chapter 148 Interesting
Seeing that her face was pale and she looked distraught, Meng Lingge couldn't bear to continue scolding her. She said to the old doctor, "Please treat my girl's wound first."
The excitement and pride that had just risen in Guan Yi'an's heart vanished almost instantly, replaced by an indescribable jealousy.
His injuries were much more severe than Dong Qing's, yet Meng Lingge showed no concern for him.
Guan Yi'an was feeling secretly disappointed when Meng Lingge suddenly turned to look at him and asked, "Since Xiao Songyan wanted to take liberties with Dongqing, why would he stab her with a knife? The wound is deep and wide, indicating a very heavy blow. Does Young Master Zheng know what happened?"
Guan Yi'an suppressed his panic and lowered his head, saying, "It's my fault. When I went to save Miss Dongqing, I got into a fight with Xiao Songyan. In the chaos, Xiao Songyan stabbed Miss Dongqing. I didn't know she was so badly injured."
How could he not know? After all, he was the one who stabbed Dongqing to wake her up immediately. So he used a lot of force, stabbed her quickly, and pulled her out even faster. He completed this series of actions almost in an instant and successfully placed the knife in Xiao Songyan's hand before Dongqing opened her eyes.
He had already mentally considered these possible situations and problems many times, so his reply was extremely natural.
After hearing his explanation, Meng Lingge indeed didn't ask any more questions.
"You've already done a great job by breaking free of your restraints and saving people, so there's no need to feel guilty anymore."
Guilt?
Guan Yi'an chuckled inwardly. In Meng Lingge's heart, was he already someone who would feel guilty for not being perfect in saving people?
interesting.
The officials arrived late.
The entire inn was inspected and visited. Upon seeing Du Yuanhua, the eldest son of the Du family, present, they immediately became more serious and disciplined.
Although the Du family did not hold official positions, they were a well-known wealthy family in Jiangnan and had a good personal relationship with local officials.
Moreover, the Du family has a married daughter whose husband holds a position in the capital. The Du family has never publicized this relationship, but according to rumors, the official rank of this daughter's husband is at least the third rank.
With Du Gongzi's testimony and numerous witnesses, and with no one knowing the deceased's identity, the officials quickly classified the case as an accidental fall.
Xiao Songyan's body was carried away by the officials. The wealthy young man from the capital died on a pile of rubble. After his death, he was covered with a white cloth and wrapped in a tattered mat. There wasn't even a coffin.
His family, who lived far away in Beijing, were completely unaware of this.
After bandaging and treating Dongqing and Guanyian, the doctor left with his medicine box on his back.
Du Yuanhua and Meng Lingge led the group back to the Du residence in a grand procession.
Dong Qing was sent back to Juyunxuan to rest, while Guan Yi'an was taken to a guest room and had someone take care of him.
The birthday celebration at the Du family was as lively and festive as ever, but Old Madam Du looked worried and kept glancing at the door. It wasn't until Du Yuanhua and Meng Lingge appeared that she showed a genuine smile and beckoned them over.
Meng Lingge sat down next to Madam Du, dignified and quiet, neither trying to steal the spotlight nor being timid. During the meal, elegantly dressed women would occasionally come forward to inquire about Meng Lingge's background.
Madam Du replied invariably, "This is my youngest daughter's child. Her parents love her dearly, and coincidentally, I like her very much too. If it weren't for my birthday, they wouldn't have been willing to let this child leave the capital."
The pride and affection in his words were undisguised.
The women could only laugh awkwardly and turn away. They rarely saw such a beautiful and dignified girl and wanted to inquire about her identity so they could arrange a marriage for a younger member of their household.
But Madam Du's words clearly indicated her unwillingness.
They all knew that Madam Du had a daughter who had married into the capital and become the wife of a high-ranking official. They were secretly pleased, thinking that this girl was indeed of noble status. However, when they heard Madam Du mention that the girl's parents doted on her excessively and were reluctant to let her leave their side, it meant that the girl's parents would not agree to her marrying far away to Jiangnan, so they gave up on this idea.
Meng Lingge didn't need to say anything; her grandmother helped her refuse all the peach blossoms.
Meng Lingge was deeply moved. Her maternal grandmother was truly the relative who loved and understood her the most, and she felt closer to her than her mother.
After spending most of the day with her grandmother, Meng Lingge didn't return to Juyunxuan until the dinner party ended.
She and Qiulan went to Dongqing's room first to see how Dongqing's injuries were recovering, but found the room empty.
The maid serving at Juyunxuan said, "Miss Dongqing said she was going to the guest room this afternoon, but she hasn't returned yet."
Going to the guest room must mean they're going to see Zheng Qingshan.
Meng Lingge frowned slightly. Zheng Qingshan was a man, and it was already dark. Dong Qing was still with him and hadn't returned. It was really not right.
This is the Du residence. Even if the two aunts don't say it aloud, they'll definitely be unhappy if they find out. And who knows what kind of gossip the people below will spread.
Besides, Dongqing herself was injured and had to be helped back today. Even in that condition, she still ran so far to the guest room. This girl is really head over heels in love and her IQ has deteriorated.
"Qiu Lan, bring back Holly."
"yes."
Qiu Lan was also quite angry. Upon hearing this, she ran away with small steps to carry out the order.
Meng Lingge walked back to her room and immediately saw a note on the dressing table. She quickly went over and picked it up.
The note contained only a few clumsy, awkward characters: Zheng Qingshan is not trustworthy.
Upon seeing these words, Meng Lingge immediately guessed who wrote the note.
Jianglin.
The secret guards that Wen Zhiming sent to protect her safety.
There are two reasons. First, only he would use this method to inform Meng Lingge. Second, she remembered that Wen Zhiming's bodyguards had all practiced martial arts since childhood and few of them had studied reading and writing, which is why his handwriting was so bad. She guessed that even these few characters were very difficult for Jiang Lin to write.
Jiang Lin wouldn't lie to her.
But does the phrase "Zheng Qingshan is untrustworthy" mean that Zheng Qingshan's act of saving people today is untrustworthy, or that Zheng Qingshan's character is untrustworthy?
Or both.
Meng Lingge had previously distrusted Zheng Qingshan's character, but after today's events, her opinion of him had changed somewhat.
Dong Qing witnessed Zheng Qingshan saving people today, and Zheng Qingshan was seriously injured and almost went to jail. If all of this is fake, what reason would Zheng Qingshan be willing to take such a big risk to set up this scheme?
On the surface, Zheng Qingshan's actions today seem reasonable, but upon closer examination, there are still many suspicious aspects.
The cause of Hongying's death is currently unknown, and the reason why Dongqing ran away for no apparent reason is also currently unknown.
Currently, not only does Dongqing have unwavering faith in Zheng Qingshan, but even his older cousin believes that Zheng Qingshan is a gentleman who values loyalty and righteousness.
If Zheng Qingshan's actions today were all a pretense, then this person is definitely a very dangerous individual.
Allowing him to remain in the Du family would likely be detrimental to the Du family.
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