Chapter 391 If something goes wrong, it's all my fault.
Ji Qingwu's expression tightened upon hearing Ning Huatang's name.
How is my older sister?
Feng Shuang scoffed and said, "It's just giving birth. What woman hasn't gone through this? The screaming is giving me a headache."
Ji Qingwu gripped the horsewhip in his hand even tighter.
Her eyes were icy as she asked again, "How is my eldest sister now?"
Feng Shuang thought she had the situation under control and casually said, "By the way, Miss Wu has also given birth. You must have had it even harder back then, right? In the countryside, there were no doctors or midwives. You had to rely on yourself."
Ji Qingwu narrowed his eyes.
Feng Shuang smiled broadly and said, "But your sister is different from you. She has been pampered since childhood, and after marrying into the Marquis's mansion, she became even more delicate and precious. She only feels comfortable when everything is superior to others. When she was pregnant, she ate the best food in the Marquis's mansion. Now she's doing very well."
"The fetus is too big. It's been a day and a night, and it still can't be delivered."
In an instant, her expression changed.
"I also had a difficult childbirth when I gave birth to Song Ge'er, but I still managed to get through it all by myself!"
Feng Shuang's face was filled with resentment as she recalled the scene of her postpartum hemorrhage in the delivery room, where she almost couldn't be saved.
"Your eldest sister has such a good life. She has the best food, the best clothes, and the best husband in the capital. She has never suffered."
Feng Shuang was overjoyed; Ji Qingrong was finally going to suffer a great deal.
"So, I advise you not to rush. Go inside and rest for a while, and wait for your older sister's good news."
Seeing that four maids were trying to pull her away, Ji Qingwu shook them off.
"You madwoman, what nonsense are you spouting!"
Feng Shuang was about to turn around and go back to her room to sleep when she turned her head and said disdainfully, "Fifth Miss, you should call me Second Sister-in-law. You really have no manners or respect for hierarchy, but it does suit your status."
Ji Qingwu showed her through her actions that in her eyes, there were no rules of etiquette or hierarchy.
If there is any, it is because she is inferior.
The sound of a whip whistling through the air rang out. Ji Qingwu raised his arm and lashed Feng Shuang's back with the whip, instantly tearing her outer gauze robe.
The force coming from behind was so great that it caught people off guard.
Feng Shuang lunged forward and crashed hard onto the steps of the corridor, landing face-first.
Ji Qingwu was holding back some of his strength.
However, even if only six or seven tenths of the strength was used to whip down the burly guard, it would still be unbearable for the women and children in the backyard.
Blood was gushing from Feng Shuang's mouth, and she was wincing in pain.
He shouted angrily, "You! You little slut! You've gone too far! How dare you lay a hand on me! Arrest her right now!"
Hearing that she still had time to curse, Ji Qingwu swung his arm and lashed her lower back with the whip again.
This time, the person who was cursing and swearing just a moment ago was knocked unconscious the next.
Ji Qingwu flicked her whip at the air a few times, and the maids looked at her hesitantly.
"Second Madam is confused, and so are you! What will the Young Master do when he returns home and learns how you have treated my eldest sister?"
"If you want to live, get out of the way!"
These words are more effective than anything else.
In the Marquis's mansion, Lu Juan held considerable prestige; simply mentioning his name was enough to intimidate the group of servants who had no ideas of their own.
Ji Qingwu hurried toward Ji Qingrong's courtyard, but then felt it was too slow, so she simply tied a knot in her skirt, lifted it up, and ran.
Sure enough, there were still people guarding the entrance to Ninghua Hall.
Ji Qingwu gripped the whip menacingly, but the people at the door no longer stopped her. Instead, they led her to the outside of the main house.
Outside, the lights were bright, and a chair was placed under the window. Madam Cui sat on it, resting her forehead on her hand and closing her eyes as if she were dozing.
An old woman whispered in her ear, "Madam, the fifth daughter of the Ji family has arrived."
Madam Cui didn't open her eyes, but frowned and said, "I knew that troublemaker like her would come."
Ji Qingwu could smell the blood emanating from the house from the doorway, but he couldn't hear any noise.
Ji Qingwu's heart rate accelerated. He tried to push the door open and go in, but as soon as his hand touched the doorknob, he was pulled aside by two burly old women.
What are you going in for?
When Cui opened her eyes, she saw Cui's uncouth appearance with her skirt lifted up.
He first mocked, "You've really broadened my horizons."
"You came here because you were worried about your sister? Do you think you're the only one in Lin'an who knows medicine? I've already invited experienced doctors and midwives. It's just that she's in poor health and very weak. Even giving birth is so difficult for her."
Ji Qingwu ignored what Cui Shi said and stared sharply at the hand that was holding her arm.
"I'll give you a chance, let go."
Cui said in a shrill voice, "Ji Qingwu, have you forgotten that this is the Marquis's residence, and that the family name is Lu! This is not a place where you can act recklessly and presumptuously."
Ji Qingwu said, "Is this already being presumptuous?"
She raised her voice slightly and said to the darkness, "Sihai, this place is yours. Tie them all up and throw them outside the courtyard."
Almost as soon as the words were spoken, a gaunt man in black suddenly appeared in the sky, hovering as he landed, wearing a silver metal mask on his head.
The crowd cried out in alarm.
Because it was in the inner courtyard and outside the delivery room, the servants and thugs of the Marquis's mansion were not present.
Using bodyguards of Sihai's caliber to deal with them is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.
He easily relieved the two rough old women's arms, tossed the rope around, tied the knot, lifted the person up, and threw him down.
Sihai now had inexhaustible strength, and he, hiding in the shadows, had long been annoyed by what he heard.
But he didn't hear Miss Ji calling him, so he could only continue to endure it.
Because unless there is a situation that endangers the master's life, the secret guards cannot act on their own initiative and show themselves.
Cui was protected by her old servant as she retreated. She hadn't expected a master to suddenly appear.
She was so angry that she gritted her teeth and said, "Ji Wu! You've gone too far! You actually brought a man from another family into the Marquis's residence and even started a fight. You're simply lawless!"
Ji Qingwu had already pushed open the door and turned around upon hearing the sound.
He said coldly, "Does the Grand Madam really think that you're the one who holds up the sky in the Marquis's mansion? But tonight is the perfect time for the sky to change."
Cui said angrily, "I will definitely go to the palace and tell the Emperor everything you said and did today."
Ji Qingwu said, "Go ahead and sue."
She turned her head and said, "Four seas, everyone should be treated equally. There's no need to be polite to the Grand Madam. Tie them all up and throw them outside."
Si Hai nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, Miss Ji!"
Cui, with an air of authority, said, "You dare?! I am the Emperor's aunt!"
Ji Qingwu said, "If anything goes wrong, it's all on me. Go ahead and do it."
With these words, Sihai moved even more nimbly, heading straight for the corner where Madam Cui was.
After saying that, Ji Qingwu closed the door.
The air inside was foul and stuffy.
In the side hall sat an elderly doctor with gray hair, looking worried.
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