Jin Linlin and Cao Jiao held Chunxue and Hongguo's hands and lightly stepped into the same carriage. After entering the carriage, Jin Linlin hurriedly reached out and touched Cao Jiao's belly:
"How is it? Is the baby okay? Is there anything wrong?"
Cao Jiao quickly comforted her: "It's okay, it's okay, don't be nervous."
"How can we not be nervous? Isn't it our dream to have a warm home and children who are our flesh and blood? If anything happens to our children, it would be such a pity!"
Cao Jiao patted Jin Linlin's hand like a mother, and said with a soothing smile, "Don't worry, I think the baby is very well behaved." At this time, Chunxue opened the car door, handed over a medicine bottle from the side, and said softly:
"Madam, this is the pregnancy-maintaining medicine that Aunt Zi prepared for the Third Madam. Please drink some, just in case." Jin Linlin took the medicine, carefully poured it for Cao Jiao, handed it to her, and watched her drink the medicine.
The carriage was like a cradle, rocking slowly forward. Suddenly, the carriage shook violently, as if there was an earthquake, and everyone almost fell down.
Jin Linlin, like a mother leopard protecting her cubs, immediately protected Cao Jiao's belly and asked anxiously, "What's going on?" Hong Guo quickly lifted the curtain to check and saw a man who looked like a servant, kneeling on the ground like a frightened puppy, crying:
"Please ladies, please save my daughter. She suddenly fainted." Jin Linlin frowned and looked at Cao Jiao. Cao Jiao said softly, "Let's go and take a look."
"No, you're the most important thing right now," Jin Linlin instructed Chunxue. "Chunxue, there's an empty carriage out back. Lift her daughter onto it and take her to the clinic."
"Yes, ma'am." Haruyuki rushed to help like a whirlwind, and the carriage slowly started again.
"This Concubine Jiang is really something. She needs help from us but still tortures us like this. Now that you are in charge of the household finances, will you give her the money or not?" Jin Linlin put the bracelet in her palm and asked.
"I really don't want to give it to her. She has been in the palace for more than ten years, but she is still so stupid. Her eldest brother in her natal family has passed away. The second and third masters are so promising, but instead of cultivating feelings and winning us over, she comes to torture us. Why is this? Besides our two rooms, who else can she rely on in her natal family? It's simply stupid. But I don't want to make the decision on this matter. Let my husband ask my father-in-law!" Cao Jiao said earnestly.
Wuyuan
The Imperial Master and several secret guards took advantage of the moonlight to sneak back to Wuyuan. The girls inside saw that they were injured, so they quickly brought water, medicine, and cloth strips to bandage their wounds.
"Imperial Master, what's going on? Didn't you return to the country? Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" A steward here asked the Imperial Master hurriedly.
"The Imperial Guards discovered our whereabouts and chased us all the way. There were more than a hundred secret guards, but only these few are left. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also missing. I hope he is hiding and doesn't get caught by the Imperial Guards." The Imperial Master had a depressed look on his face and felt extremely regretful. He really shouldn't have come to the Dagan Kingdom.
"Oh! Imperial Master, don't be discouraged. Just take good care of your injuries first! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince might come looking for you in a few days."
"This is the only way. If he hadn't been caught, there would still be hope." The national teacher sighed, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
"Let's contact the other cities for manpower! There are still too few people in Kyoto."
"Okay, I'll contact them right away." He said and walked out.
Zhenguogong Mansion
Jiang Zhixu had been busy all day and hurried back home. He knew his wife's brother-in-law would be visiting today. When he arrived at Zhiyuan Residence, he saw his wife chasing Jin Si and Jin Ke around the yard with a cane in her hand.
"Stop, tell me clearly, who told you to save people on the road?"
Jins and Jinke ran and shouted, "Sister, we just have good intentions. Seeing that the two people have fainted, there is really nothing we can do."
Jiang Zhixu hurried forward to stop his wife, "Madam, please calm down and listen to what your brothers have to say."
Jin Linlin stopped panting and glared at her two younger brothers.
Jins wiped his sweat and said, "Brother-in-law, please try to comfort my sister. Why are you so fierce when we just met?"
"Do you know that you shouldn't just pick up people on the street? You're asking for trouble, but you saved two people at once. Oh, my head hurts."
Jins and Jin Ke hurried over, each holding one side, and let Jin Linlin sit on a stool: "Sister, don't be angry, we didn't mean to do it. We didn't think too much at the time and just saved her."
"I'm worried about you. Although you have passed the imperial examination, you are still young and this is your first time traveling far away. You don't know how treacherous people are in this world." Jin Linlin said, rubbing her temples.
"I will never save anyone randomly again. Don't be angry." Kings immediately admitted his mistake and said:
"Sister, how do we accommodate those two people? It seems like many people are looking for them, and it seems they can't be taken out now." Jins' voice became softer and softer as he spoke. He knew that he was causing trouble for his sister and brother-in-law.
Jin Linlin glared at them: "Still saying, how can you save people randomly?"
Jiang Zhixu winked at Jin Linlin with a smile on his face, asking her not to be so mean to them, as it was unacceptable to beat guests as soon as they arrived home.
Jiang Zhixu told Qiuyu to quickly prepare dinner, then went over to gather the three siblings together:
"Okay, stop arguing and go eat! Let them recuperate in the Duke's Mansion first. I'll go take a look later. Even if someone comes looking for them, they won't dare to search the Duke's Mansion. You can rest assured!" Jiang Zhixu hurriedly comforted Jin Linlin.
Jins and Jinke finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they were still a little worried and asked, "Brother-in-law, this won't cause trouble for the Duke's Mansion, right?"
Jiang Zhixu didn't care at all. He was a member of the Imperial Guard and no one in the capital could do anything to him.
Jin Linlin didn't know what was going on, but when she saw the original owner's two younger brothers, she couldn't help but want to beat them up.
Jiang Zhixu walked towards the place where the injured were placed. When he got there, he saw someone who was barely breathing and seemed to be seriously injured. Taking a closer look at the two people's clothes, Jiang Zhixu secretly felt that something was wrong.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside. Someone said that an important person was missing and they wanted to search the mansion. When Jin Linlin heard this, her brows furrowed and she was about to go out to check.
Jiang Zhixu stopped her and said steadily, "Don't worry, ma'am. I'll take care of it." He strode to the door and looked at those people with a cold face, "Can you search my Zhenguo Mansion just because you want to? If you don't have any solid evidence, then don't make such a fuss here."
Those people were frightened by his imposing manner and hesitated a little. After all, according to the law, no one had the right to enter the mansion without the emperor's order. Those who violated the order would be punished as treason. Those people had no choice but to turn around and leave in disgrace.
"Jiayi, go check who these people are. Are they government officials? Who would be so bold as to arrest people so brazenly under the feet of the Emperor of Kyoto?"
"Yes, Second Master." Jia Yi took the order and went to check.
Just then, Qiuyu hurried over and said that the injured man had woken up and had something to say. Jiang Zhixu and Jin Linlin exchanged a glance and hurried back into the house, wanting to hear who this man was.
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