Chapter 31 Chapter 31 Duan Wenpei really rolled out...
Dong Yu was fixing Nan Yun's makeup, and Nan Yun's pale little face was reflected in the bronze mirror.
As she looked, she suddenly grabbed Dong Yu's arm, her eyes still fixed on herself in the bronze mirror, "Tell me, is that bitch Yu Ming really dead? Is it possible... Is it possible that she is not dead and will bite us back later..." The more she spoke, the more she felt that this was a possibility. She kept exerting force with her hands, and her well-maintained nails almost pinched into Dong Yu's arm.
The messenger was still waiting outside. Dong Yu didn't dare to speak too loudly. She endured the pain in her arm and comforted Nan Yun softly.
"Yu Ming is really dead, young lady, don't be afraid."
Nan Yun refused to believe it, "But at that time, I only hit her head. You know, Dong Yu, you know, I have very little strength... If I hadn't heard footsteps outside, I would definitely hit her a few more times." As she spoke, she clasped her arms, as if holding the tabletop stone that was covered in dust, and smashed it into the air dozens of times.
Dong Yu swallowed, unsure whether she was afraid that she had killed someone or that she had not killed anyone.
Two coughs were heard outside; it was the servants from Jiahui Hall urging them to come.
Dong Yu didn't dare delay. While straightening Nan Yun's clothes, he quickly said, "Young lady, Yu Ming is only a servant after all. Even if she's not dead, how can we take a servant's words seriously? As for us, if we don't go to the Madam, I'm afraid we'll arouse suspicion."
Nan Yun is not stupid, she can tell what is important and what is not.
It was too late to worry now. She had never been a person who overthinks things. It was just the first time she felt frightened and had some inexplicable palpitations.
She brushed away Dong Yu's hand, picked up the rouge on the table and put some on her cheek, and her pale face instantly became warm.
"I asked you to send someone to call father. Did you go?"
Dong Yu nodded and said, "Tell Ajuan from our courtyard to go out through the side door."
Nan Yun let out a long sigh and forced herself to behave like a noble lady.
"Let's go, don't make mother wait anxiously."
*
"Tell me, what happened at the Big Buddha Temple? Where did Yin get lost with you? And there were Nanxu and Ruizhu, so many people, and you were the only one who came back first?"
The Marquis's wife was very powerful. When she said the last word, she put the teacup in her hand down on the table with a loud noise.
Nan Yun stood below with her head down, trembling with shock.
Dong Yu shrank back and tried to step forward to reply, but was glared back by Mother Wang next to her.
"Third girl, I'm asking you a question!" Seeing that she didn't respond for a long time, the Marquis's voice became completely cold.
Nan Yun knew the temper of her stepmother. She looked gentle and docile, but in fact she was very cunning. Although she would not treat them, her illegitimate children, harshly, she would never allow anyone to challenge her authority.
She twisted her fingers together, her voice soft as a mosquito, "Mother, I don't know what happened at the Big Buddha Temple. I only heard a few loud noises from the back mountain, and then someone said there was an earthquake. Terrified, I ran with the crowd, but... when I turned back, I had already lost my sister-in-law and the others."
This was not entirely a lie. She was deliberately vague in her words to hide the fact that she was not with Nan Xu and the others.
"Really?" Madam Hou looked her over, clearly not believing her story. "Then tell me, where were Ah Xu and the others at the Big Buddha Temple before the incident, and what were they doing?"
Nan Yun didn't expect two more questions. She cursed inwardly while biting her lower lip.
Old hag, you have so many questions...
She could make up some lies, but after all, she didn't see it with her own eyes. If Yin Wu asked about it after returning home, she would be exposed.
Seeing that her hesitation had upset the Marquis' wife, she could only slowly say, "Sister-in-law...Sister-in-law is in the side hall praying for a peace amulet for Yao'er. Ah Xu and Miss Yin...are...are..."
"I heard someone set off a thunder bomb at the Big Buddha Temple, blowing up half the mountain. Has Madam heard about it?"
Nan Yun thought for a long time but couldn't come up with anything. Fortunately, Yong'an Hou came in and interrupted her. Looking at her father's face full of disbelief, Nan Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
The Marquis' wife had no idea what a thunderbolt was. She frowned upon hearing this, but she couldn't bear to disobey her husband, so she continued, "Exploded? Not an earthquake?"
Yong'an Hou shook his head, picked up the purple clay teapot on the table and poured water into his stomach mouth to mouth. He was out for a social event, and when he heard about the thunder, he hurried back, his mouth dry and thirsty.
Nan Yun's eyes lit up when she saw this, and she hurriedly handed over the tea on the table below. The teapot was small and there was not much tea. Marquis Yong'an was worried about his thirst, so he reached out and grabbed it, then sat down opposite the marquis' wife.
"What earthquake? That's not happening." He leaned down, glanced outside, and lowered his voice. "I heard it was done by the same group that assassinated Wei Yangbo last time. Yes, it's the Zhao family in Shu. Wow, this Zhao family is really brave."
He looked full of energy, as if he hadn't realized how serious it was.
Only the Marquis's heart was pounding because of his words.
"You mean, you're heading to Huaizhou?" When she returned home, she admired her new son-in-law Duan Wenpei very much and naturally called him by his courtesy name.
Yong'an Hou nodded, puzzled, "Of course."
After receiving the affirmative answer, the Marquis's wife covered her forehead and felt a little dizzy.
There is no such coincidence in the world. Nan Xu accompanied Ruizhu to the Big Buddha Temple today, and the people from the Zhao family followed them with the thunder bomb. They don’t want to blow up the mountain, do they?
"Third girl, tell me the truth, did Uncle accompany your second sister to the Big Buddha Temple today?"
She should have thought of it earlier. Considering how much Duan Wenpei cared about Nan Xu on the day of her return home, how could he, as her husband, not accompany her on such a good opportunity to go to the Big Buddha Temple?
Nan Yun also came to her senses, feeling mixed emotions. She wished she could grow wings and fly to the Big Buddha Temple to see if Duan Wenpei was okay.
But in front of Madam Hou, she didn't dare reveal any other thoughts. She nodded and thought to herself that if she had known Duan Wenpei was in danger, she should never have come back so early.
After receiving a positive answer, the Marquis's wife could no longer sit still and repeatedly asked people to prepare the car.
Marquis Yong'an was confused by her and grabbed her to ask what was wrong.
The Marquis's wife shook off his hand, her face extremely grim. "What's wrong? Huaizhou accompanied Nanxu and Ruizhu to burn incense today. If he really went there for them, would he have let them come back safely?"
After saying this, he ignored the still dazed Yong'an Marquis and went straight to Wei Yangbo's mansion.
Outside, the sun was setting in the west, and a cool breeze blew, and Marquis Yong'an suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
He slapped his thigh, thinking to himself, "Oh no!" and started to chase after Madam Hou.
After the two of them left, Nan Yun was the only one left in the main hall. She leaned against the door sill and watched Yong'an Hou's figure walking further and further away. She suddenly felt refreshed.
When the Big Buddha Temple was in chaos, she heard someone say that they saw several female relatives going to the back mountain. She didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but now she thinks that Nan Yun might have been in the back mountain when the thunder bomb exploded. How could a weak woman like her escape from the thunder bomb?
She curled the corners of her lips, and the rosy glow of the sky reflected a blood-red color in her eyes.
*
Before reaching the Weiyang Marquis's residence, the Yong'an Marquis and his wife met Yin Wu on the way who was going to the Yin family to pick up Yao Ge'er.
After some inquiries, they found out that Nan Xu had only suffered minor injuries and was not seriously injured. Seeing that it was getting late, the wife of the Marquis returned to the Marquis's mansion under the persuasion of the Marquis of Yong'an, and only told Nan Xu to rest for two days before going to see her again.
After returning home and having dinner, Madam Hou thought about the fright Nan Xu had suffered today, so she asked someone to open the warehouse and take out a lot of nourishing things and send them to Bo's house overnight. Only then did she feel more at ease.
Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Yin Wu had an idea and asked someone to take her share and send it to Yin Ruizhu.
Everyone here was extremely worried, but the mansion of Wei Yangbo was completely silent.
Everyone watched Duan Wenpei carry Nan Xu back to Jingyuan. Before the meal could be served, two short "get out" sounds suddenly came from inside. Before anyone could think, Duan Wenpei rolled out swiftly.
Liu Hui: ...
Servant: ...
Everyone looked up at the sky, but the sun didn't rise from the west.
What's even more amazing is that there was no sign of anger on the uncle's face, but rather a hint of guilt.
Liu Hui's face twitched uncontrollably, and he nudged Yu Rong with his elbow. "Pinch me and see if I'm dreaming! Is this really our master?"
Yu Rong snorted, looking a little embarrassed, as if responding to Liu Hui, "This is not our master, are you?"
Although he was here to watch the fun, Liu Hui still hurried to the front yard to await his orders.
The first thing Duan Wenpei ordered was to place Yu Ming in Jingyuan and then go to the palace to invite an imperial physician overnight.
Although Liu Hui found it strange, he didn't think much about it until he saw Yu Ming lying on the ground with her eyes closed. Suddenly, the string in his heart tightened.
Everything was fine when I went out in the morning, but how come it became like this in just one day?
He no longer hesitated and hurriedly sent someone to take the invitation from the Bo Mansion to invite the imperial physician. He then accompanied Yu Ming to Jingyuan.
The wind blew at night, but the huge Jingyuan was still lit with candles. The mottled shadows of the trees, reflected on the open courtyard gate, gave it an inexplicable sense of desolation.
Yuxiang greeted him in the yard. She shed tears and asked Liu Hui to place Yuming in the most secluded room.
Liu Hui nodded, invited people to go in, pushed open the door, and saw someone already sitting in the room.
"lady."
Nan Xu didn't say anything, just stared behind him. Liu Hui sighed and asked someone to put Yu Ming on the bed.
When he got closer to answer, he found that Nan Xu had injured her foot.
He bowed, did not stop, and left Jingyuan. He hurriedly asked the guards who could run fast to go to the road to meet the imperial physician.
In the side room, Yuxiang brought two maids to wash Yuming's face and remove the dirt all over her body. Yuxiang's tears flowed uncontrollably again.
"Madam, who is it? Who dares to bury Yuming alive?"
Nan Xu took the wet handkerchief from the maid and wiped Yu Ming's almost bloodless lips. The handkerchief was placed under her nose, and the corner of the handkerchief was shaking slightly. If you didn't look closely, you couldn't notice it at all.
That was Yu Ming's faint breathing.
There was no expression on Nan Xu's face, and her bright and clear eyes were covered with a layer of darkness that no one could understand.
She said, “I don’t know.”
The almost indifferent words made Yuxiang's heart tremble.
"girl…"
Nan Xu gently put Yuming's hand under the quilt and tucked it in, as if Yuming was just asleep. She patted Yuxiang's shoulder and asked the maid to help her out.
"Tell someone to open my private vault and give Yu Ming the old ginseng that will prolong life."
When they reached the door, she continued, "The imperial physician will be here soon. Bring him over to see Yuming first. Also, don't spread the news that Yuming is unconscious. Just say that something happened at home and I've allowed her to go home."
"Also, send someone to find out if anyone saw Yu Ming in the backyard wing of the Big Buddha Temple today. If anyone sees him, please come to the Earl's Mansion to report back. I will reward him handsomely."
She gave the orders in an orderly manner, as if the person who beat Duan Wenpei wantonly in the carriage today had never existed.
Across the candlelight in the yard, Duan Wenpei, standing in the dark, looked at her deeply, then turned and left the backyard.
Nan Xu seemed to have sensed something, and when he looked up, he saw only the endless night.
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