Clang!
The dagger fell to the ground, and He Yue was relieved of her predicament. Li Shaoqiu was shocked, while Malhan was overjoyed. He snatched a sword from a guard behind him and threw it at the stunned Li Shaoqiu with lightning speed.
Li Shaoqiu reacted quickly, but He Yue had already taken the opportunity to escape his control.
Before he could take Heyue hostage again, Li Shaoqiu rolled away and saw that Heyue had been quickly surrounded. Yiergenjueluo held Heyue in her arms, her expression full of worry.
Realizing the opportunity was lost, despite his reluctance, he narrowly escaped the encirclement, sustaining an arm injury, and managed to get away.
"How are you? Are you injured?" Yiergenjueluo's face was still pale as she worriedly checked Heyue over.
Heyue held her hand and comforted her, "It's alright, Mother."
It's just a minor injury on the back of my hand, nothing serious.
Just now, when Li Shaoqiu stabbed down with his dagger, He Yue took advantage of his rage and confusion, and quickly stabbed the hairpin that she had hidden in her hand into the back of his hand, thus escaping death. Her hand was also injured by the dagger.
Fortunately, it was just a minor injury, which is better than the child being seriously injured.
He Yue was never the kind of person who would disregard her own and her child's lives for the sake of righteousness. The reason she uttered those fearless words was only to disturb Li Shaoqiu's mind and take advantage of his unpreparedness to attack his weaknesses.
It was also because He Yue could see that Li Shaoqiu was still hesitant and couldn't bear to harm a pregnant woman that he kept the dagger away from He Yue's stomach, regardless of her comfort.
However, He Yue would not forgive Li Shaoqiu for what he did. If He Yue hadn't acted quickly and seized the opportunity, Li Shaoqiu would definitely have killed Ping Gu for her sake.
Ultimately, even if they have a conscience, these kinds of people will still disregard the lives of innocent people for the sake of their self-righteous insistence.
"You child, you scared your mother to death! How could you say such things to such a vicious person? Aren't you afraid that he will get angry and really hurt you? Huh?" Irgen Gioro regained her composure, slapped Heyue's head hard, and flew into a rage.
Marhan chuckled, "Why blame her? I think Xiao Qi is brave and resourceful. If it weren't for Xiao Qi, who knows what would have happened? Our Xiao Qi truly has her father's style!"
"Hmph! Shameless!" Lady Irgen Gioro glanced at him with disdain, then immediately helped Heyue to sit on the couch by the window and ordered someone to fetch a doctor.
The doctor bandaged Heyue's wound, prescribed some medicine to prevent miscarriage, and Zhizhu saw the doctor off.
Looking at her hands, which were wrapped up like pig's trotters, He Yue felt helpless.
It's just a minor injury, why did the doctor have to wrap it up layer after layer, making it look like this?
Knowing that her mother was worried, Heyue could only suppress her discomfort and let them brew the medicine while scolding her for being willful.
Heyue stroked her belly and smiled slightly. This child was really strong; even after being frightened, he still showed no discomfort.
It seems to be a healthy child.
Hearing what had happened on the way, Thirteen rushed back, worried about Heyue's safety.
Seeing that Heyue was safe and sound, he almost collapsed to the ground.
"Heyue!" He rushed over and grabbed Heyue's hand tightly, his lips trembling. He checked her hand up and down with a pale face. Hearing Heyue hiss, he realized that Heyue's hand was injured. He hurriedly opened his hand, but he didn't know where else she was injured. He didn't know what to do with his hand for a moment.
Seeing his flustered and helpless appearance, Heyue couldn't help but laugh. She took his hand and comforted him, "It's alright, it's just a hand injury. I'm fine, and the baby is fine too."
Lady Irgen Gioro smiled and left, and the maids also withdrew, giving them some space to be alone.
Thirteen then dared to reach out and hug her, letting out a long sigh. His voice was filled with unspeakable pain and self-blame: "I was so afraid that when I came back I would find your corpse. I'm so useless. I can never protect you. If I had known this would happen, I should have stayed by your side and never gone anywhere."
“That won’t do,” He Yue retorted unhappily, snorting, “We might be able to hide once, but what about next time? In any case, only by completely eliminating those people can we feel at ease, and only then can my child and I truly be safe.”
"You're right." Thirteen rubbed his nose against hers and smiled helplessly: "You're always so brave, leaving me with no chance to use my skills, and then you have to comfort me afterwards."
Don't worry, I will always be by your and the child's side from now on. One day, I will be able to protect you and prevent you from getting hurt again. You and the child just need to stay behind me.
He Yue nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll be waiting for that day."
Although she doesn't need anyone's protection, if it were Thirteen, Heyue would still be very willing to grant his request.
She also really enjoyed being cherished and protected by Thirteen, truly experiencing being a little woman.
This time, Li Shaoqiu escaped, but he repeatedly crossed Thirteen's line. Even though he knew that the other party was Mr. Zhang's nephew, he had no intention of letting Li Shaoqiu off the hook.
“I will not let this matter rest. I will not let Li Shaoqiu, Pinggu, or their accomplices get away with it. I will talk to Brother Zhang. Even if he resents me, I will accept it.”
A hint of ruthlessness appeared in Thirteen's eyes.
They never expected that Li Shaoqiu would have any connection with someone as noble and virtuous as Mr. Zhang.
"Furthermore, I have already met with the Governor-General of Liangjiang, Gali. Gali will be coming to Yangzhou soon to deal with the rebels. This time, we must wipe them out completely and eliminate any future troubles."
He Yue was surprised: "The Governor-General of Liangjiang?"
It turned out that Thirteen had sought out the Governor-General of Liangjiang, which put Heyue at ease.
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