Song Huai assumed that the Thousand Eagle Guards were on a mission outside the city on His Majesty's orders, but he never expected that the group of people would stop in front of him!
"Greetings, Young Master Xiao." What's with this living father of mine?!
Xiao Yan didn't even glance at him, and walked past him into the clinic.
Chunsheng, however, hurriedly said as Xionglu helped him off his horse, "Why are you the only one here?!"
"Where's our third leader? What did you do to him?"
"...He, he's treating people inside." Song Huai originally didn't want to pay attention to Chun Sheng, a little brat, but seeing the bears and deer behind him eyeing him menacingly, and with Xiao Yan present, he no longer dared to put on airs as a young master of a marquis's mansion.
Upon hearing this, Chunsheng turned and ran into the clinic.
It turned out that when Song Huai came to cause trouble, Da Zhuang had just gone out to treat someone's illness, and Si Tu Nan was also absent today, so only he and Sanwa were in Guangrentang.
Chunsheng was just a child. When he saw Song Huai tear off Sanwa's mask and humiliate him in public, he was angry but couldn't do anything to help.
Fortunately, he was quick-witted enough to go to Qiying Pavilion to find Rendong.
For no other reason than that she is now the junior sister of Xiong Lu, the deputy envoy of the Thousand Eagle Guard. If Xiong Lu could step in to mediate because of this relationship, this predicament could naturally be resolved.
Just as Chunsheng was discussing this matter with Rendong and Xionglu, they happened to run into Xiaoyan taking Fengliu out.
He stopped in his tracks when he heard Chunsheng say "Second Master".
What happened to Chen Xiyin?
"...Ah, the second-in-command is fine, she went to the Marquis of Wu'an's residence. It's our third-in-command who's in trouble!"
Chunsheng didn't know Xiao Yan, but seeing that Xiong Lu treated him with great respect and called him "Master" repeatedly, he knew that Xiao Yan was even more powerful than Xiong Lu. Seeing that Xiao Yan had also returned to Guangrentang with them, he felt relieved.
Who knew he would "put it aside" so early!
Upon entering the clinic, Chun Sheng saw Shen Qiyin lying unconscious on the sickbed, the bloodstains at the corners of her mouth still wet. His legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud.
"Second-in-command?"
"Second Master!" he wailed, tears streaming down his face. "You died such a terrible death!"
Xiao Yan stood by the bed, looking down at the unconscious Shen Qiyin, his eyes filled with gloom.
Chunsheng cried out, "Chunsheng couldn't even see you one last time, Second Master, ahhhhhh..."
Upon hearing this mournful cry, Ren Dong tripped over the threshold and nearly fell to the ground.
Luckily, Xiong Lu steadied her from behind, saying, "Hey! Be careful."
She didn't even react, just stumbled inside, her eyes fixed on the person on the bed.
Sanwa was busy preparing the medicine.
Chunsheng was busy crying.
Honeysuckle froze on the spot, no longer daring to take another step forward.
“My older sister…” Her voice trembled, “What happened to her?”
Seeing her reaction, Sanwa felt a pang of pity, but still said, "The young master from the Marquis of Jianning's mansion caused trouble at the clinic, forcing my senior sister to take poison. Her life is hanging in the balance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chunsheng let out a loud "waa," and his crying suddenly rose a whole pitch.
"Second Master, why is your life so miserable!"
"Your father doesn't love you, your mother doesn't care about you, and your brothers and sisters even harm you. Even if you have an old grandmother, it's better if she doesn't exist."
"I finally earned my place through my own abilities, how could I lose my life like this?"
"It's a pity that I, Chunsheng, am powerless. The Marquis's family is so powerful and wealthy that I have no way to get justice for you. I only hope that you will be strong enough to come back and seek revenge if you really die."
"Second Master... Ahhh..."
Song Huai was deeply upset and couldn't help but say, "I'm not trying to be mean, but she hasn't even passed away yet. Aren't you crying too soon?"
“You…” Chunsheng pointed at him with a face full of grief and indignation: “You’ve gone too far!”
"You drove our second-in-command to his death and still have the nerve to make sarcastic remarks? Aren't you afraid of retribution, like your children being born without an anus?"
"..."
Isn't this child Shen Qiyin's younger brother? Why does he talk like her, using such foul language?
Song Huai was about to retort when he suddenly realized that an undeniable gaze was fixed on him.
He subconsciously turned his head and saw a pretty young girl glaring at him fiercely.
The moment their eyes met, she drew her sword and walked towards him!
"Hey! What are you doing?" Song Huai was so startled that he quickly dodged.
Xiong Lu quickly pulled Ren Dong back: "Ren Dong, Ren Dong, Miss Shen might still be saved, don't be impulsive."
"Listen to your senior brother, okay?"
Honeysuckle was not listening to anything at that moment.
When Shen Xiyin got into trouble, her rationality also left home.
"He forced my sister to take poison, I will make him pay with his life!" she said, and tried to rush forward.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yan stood in front of Song Huai.
Although he had been beaten by Xiao Yan since childhood, he thought that since they were both "superior people", how could he abandon him to help a little girl? So he took it as a support and spoke with more confidence.
"You little brat, you're getting cocky. Don't you know that murderers pay with their lives?"
"And they dared to commit violence right in front of Prince Xiao!"
"If you ask me, we should have Prince Xiao arrest you and lock you up in jail for a while, to see if you're still as arrogant as before... Ah!"
Before Song Huai could finish speaking, Xiao Yan slapped him across the face and knocked him to the ground.
His cloak was lifted and lashed across Song Huai's neck with a sharp "smack," leaving a red welt, demonstrating the force he used.
Song Huai was completely stunned by the slap.
In the instant he came to his senses, he remembered the experience of being beaten by Xiao Yan when he was a child. He quickly got up and knelt down properly, not even daring to cover his face with his hands, but placing them neatly on his knees.
"I...I was wrong, please forgive me, Your Highness!"
This is how he apologized to his own father.
Xiao Yan ignored him.
“If anything had happened to Shen Qiyin, he wouldn’t have left here alive.”
He spoke to Honeysuckle, but his gaze fell on the couch.
The voice was cold, but the tone was frighteningly calm.
Everyone in the capital knows that even if Xiao Yan wanted to skin someone alive, he wouldn't act violently or ruthlessly; he would always remain cold and silent.
But if he says he will kill Song Huai, then he definitely will!
Therefore, upon hearing his words, Song Huai broke out in a cold sweat and prayed to all the gods and Buddhas in the heavens, hoping that Shen Qiyin would be safe and sound.
Just then, Dazhuang returned from his consultation, and Song Huai's servant also brought an imperial physician to Guangrentang.
Song Huai quickly said, "Quickly! Get the imperial physician to examine her; there might still be hope."
Upon hearing this, Chunsheng immediately stopped crying.
The third brother's brow twitched, and he realized something was wrong!
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