After returning home, Su Miao realized that she hadn't seen Old Madam Shen for the past few days, so she took Tao'er to the pharmacy to select some medicinal herbs to make some plasters to soothe Old Madam Shen's muscles and bones.
She had just bought it when she felt her vision go black and she stumbled.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Tao'er exclaimed, her eyes wide.
Su Miao didn't hear the second half of the sentence and immediately fainted.
"Miss!"
Liu Muxuan had just come out to shop when he unexpectedly encountered this scene.
He hurriedly got off the carriage and helped Su Miao up from the ground.
"Miao'er! What's wrong?"
"Let's go back to the manor!" Tao'er said hurriedly.
The news of Su Miao's unconsciousness quickly reached Xie Qin's ears, and he packed his things and rushed over.
"Does General Shen know about this? If not, go and report to him immediately!"
With that, Xie Qin swung the reins and galloped off.
At this moment, Liu Jiaojiao arrived at the Duke's Mansion.
She entered the quiet courtyard, and before she could even sit down properly, she heard news about Su Miao.
Su Miao...
Liu Jiaojiao's long eyelashes trembled slightly, concealing the disgust in her eyes.
"What's going on?" Chen Changji asked in a deep voice.
"The incident happened suddenly, and we don't know what's going on yet!" Lone Eagle reported.
Seeing that Shen Changji was about to leave, Liu Jiaojiao quickly reverted to her usual virtuous demeanor and said, "Shen Lang, I'll go with you!"
With that, she followed Shen Changji into the carriage.
Throughout the journey, Shen Changji remained quiet. Although Liu Jiaojiao didn't say anything, she silently repeated the name Su Miao in her heart.
Two days ago, she went to Zhangshui City.
The last time she came, she felt annoyed when she saw those eight wooden signs, as if she saw sixteen pairs of eyes constantly reminding her of that shameful thing.
In a fit of anger, she ordered the wooden plaques to be destroyed and the earthen graves to be leveled, which finally made her feel a little better.
She wasn't afraid at all when she went to Zhangshui City or that area before.
But during this time, she has experienced too much, and she is no longer as calm as she used to be.
To prevent these lowly, filthy things from bothering her, she specially took out the things she had obtained from the temple and burned the place down with the torch.
The flames danced in her eyes, but just then, Cui'er noticed the silver hairpin under the flowers.
She picked up the silver hairpin and immediately recognized it as her mother's.
This silver hairpin was Lady Liu's favorite hairpin during her lifetime, because it was a gift from Liu Taipu.
He had special feelings for her.
But Liu Jiaojiao never expected to see this here...
Her mother had been to Zhangshui City before? If she had, how could she not know?
She couldn't help but think of the night her mother was sent to the estate, when she inexplicably went mad and died...
Is it a death sentence?
Or is there really someone alive...?
Liu Jiaojiao couldn't help but think of the painting that Wei Yuan had given her.
Su, Miao...
Just as Liu Jiaojiao was thinking about this, the carriage stopped.
Shen Changji took the lead and walked out first.
Su Miao had moved away from the Duke's mansion some time ago, but she had never come to Su Miao's residence to see her.
Because in her eyes, there's no need to waste time on useless people.
Moreover, Su Miao is just a minor county princess, so there's even less need for her to visit.
As soon as she entered, Liu Jiaojiao noticed that there weren't many people, and a thought popped into her mind.
“Shen Lang, there are so few people here with Sister Su. Why don’t I arrange for a few to come and serve her? After all, we will be family in the future, and as the eldest sister-in-law, I should take better care of her,” Liu Jiaojiao suggested.
It's likely that Shen Changji is unaware of her situation with Su Miao, making this the perfect time to send in spies!
"Indeed, we need to pay more attention," Shen Changji said indifferently.
Just then, Shen Yueyin came out of Su Miao's room and couldn't help but glance at Shen Changji a few more times.
Her good brother is indeed a man of great talent!
If she hadn't just inadvertently noticed the red marks on Su's body, she wouldn't have known that her elder brother was so capable!
Hearing Liu Jiaojiao's words, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
It's like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken—it's all hypocrisy and ill-intentioned!
"Eldest brother should indeed show more care and concern for Sister Su. Although Sister Su is only being fostered in the Duke's mansion, we must not let our relationship become strained."
"Shouldn't we treat him like family and cherish him? Isn't that right, brother?" Shen Yueyin looked at Shen Changji meaningfully.
Just then, Xie Qin's voice came from Su Miao's room.
"This is soup I just made myself, have a few more sips."
"That's enough, drinking too much is not good."
Although I didn't see him in person, just by listening to Xie Qin's voice, I knew he was gentle and patient enough, and even a little doting.
The words "enough" were familiar to Shen Changji; whenever she was being ruthless, this woman would always utter these two words in distress.
Her soft, seductive voice, like a hook, stirred his heart.
But right now, when Su Miao called out those two words to Xie Qin, it had a different kind of coquettishness, and a strange feeling inexplicably rose in Shen Changji's heart.
This feeling was somewhat perplexing to him, yet it also prevented him from finding peace.
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