"A woman's body was found in a well near an ancient tree in Shengze."
"Huh?!" Yun Duoduo gasped.
"I heard from my family that strange things like this often happen in the Shengze and Yangzhou areas," Liao Ziwan said in a low voice.
"What's even more chilling is that these female corpses are all quite young, thin, and pregnant."
Pregnant?!
【This is absolutely horrific!】
"Has anyone reported this to the authorities? Has the government been able to find out who did it?"
Liao Ziwan sighed and shook her head. "How can we find out who did it?"
"The person is completely dead, and there's not a single clue."
“Yesterday, when Sister Wen and the others came over, I told them that if they had children who were not yet of marriageable age, they should let them leave the house as little as possible.”
"Although this incident occurred in Shengze, it's hard to guarantee that something similar won't happen in the suburbs of the capital."
Yun Duoduo clenched her fists angrily, secretly plotting to get to the bottom of this matter.
Just like many years ago, when we rescued those children from human slave traders.
...
After saying goodbye to Liao Ziwan, Yun Duoduo walked outside in deep thought. She couldn't understand who would torture these girls like this.
Could it have been done by people from Cuixianglou or Yihongyuan?
It is highly likely that these girls were tricked into going to a brothel and were discovered when they tried to escape.
"Oh!"
Just then, Yun Duoduo lost her balance and fell to the ground. Seeing this, Liao Ziwan hurriedly took a big step forward to help her up, but she was also knocked down by the backward momentum, and the two of them fell to the ground together.
"Young Master, are you alright?"
Ah Xiang followed behind, carrying the finished clothes, and was startled when she heard the noise.
Hearing the noise, the workers rushed over to check and grabbed Yun Duoduo's arm, saying, "Oh no, no."
Yun Duoduo tried to stand up, only to find that she had twisted her ankle, and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead from the pain.
She had twisted her ankle once before at the Prince of Jibei's residence, and this time, it was the same ankle again.
"How could there be beads with a broken string on the ground?!"
"Shopkeeper, it's all my fault. I was sewing clothes just now and I accidentally dropped the box containing the beads on the ground."
"I haven't had time to pick it up yet."
The embroiderer blushed and said guiltily.
"It's alright."
Yun Duoduo gritted her teeth in pain, beads of sweat forming on her forehead.
"Get him to the hospital quickly!"
The silk shop's workers quickly brought over a horse-drawn carriage and took the two to Huichuntang.
Upon arriving at Huichuntang, Xiaoying and the clinic's apprentices helped the two to their beds for treatment.
"Oh, how did you get hurt like this?"
Aunt Sheng brought over a basin of hot water and wiped the sweat from Yun Duoduo and Liao Ziwan's foreheads.
"Aunt Sheng, it's alright, just spray some Yunnan Baiyao on it."
"Yunnan Baiyao?"
Aunt Sheng was puzzled, as Huichuntang did not seem to have this medicine.
"Don't worry about me, I can handle it myself."
Yun Duoduo pointed to Liao Ziwan beside her and said, "It looks like Sister Ziwan's hand is scraped. We need to clean it properly and then apply medicine."
"You should go and take a look."
Following Yun Duoduo's words, the apprentice at the clinic went to examine Liao Ziwan and apply medicine.
...
Jin Jinzhi heard that Yun Duoduo had an accident as soon as she came out of the Nanyang Imperial Palace.
His expression changed, and he rode his horse at full speed to the entrance of the clinic, with Military Advisor Cao following closely behind.
Upon arriving at the clinic, Military Advisor Cao dismounted and then helped Jin Jin down from her horse.
"Where is she?" Jin Jinzhi looked around anxiously, but did not see Yun Duoduo.
"Inside."
Xiaoying pointed to the inner room.
Liao Ziwan's eyes widened the moment she saw Jin Jinzhi enter.
She stared blankly at Jin Jinzhi, utterly astonished.
[Isn't this the same guy who personally picked out a wedding dress for his fiancée last time?]
But those legs...
Liao Ziwan's gaze fell on the wheelchair where Jin Jinzhi was sitting, and a trace of pity flashed in her eyes.
[This young master was so handsome and dashing before, how come his legs are ruined in just a few months?]
Jin Jinzhi arrived in a great hurry, but fortunately there was a wheelchair available in the clinic; otherwise, the fact that his leg had healed might have been exposed.
"This is...this is your husband?!"
Liao Ziwan looked at Jin Jinzhi and then at Yun Duoduo, and asked in surprise.
Yun Duoduo nodded shyly.
"Thank you all, I'll take the person back with me now."
Jin Jinzhi, sitting in her wheelchair, pulled Yun Duoduo into her arms, while A Xiang and Cao Canjun pushed the two of them out from behind.
"I'm fine, I can walk with Aunt Xiang's help."
Jin Jinzhi didn't answer her question, but looked at Yun Duoduo's slightly red ankle and asked with heartache.
Does it hurt?
"kind of."
"Did you strain your back?"
"My back is fine, though."
"However, this foot was twisted before."
"How did you get hurt? Was it because the steps weren't fixed properly again?" Jin Jinzhi was very dissatisfied.
Yun Duoduo shook her head: "No, the embroiderer was going to sew beads onto the clothes, but she dropped the box on the ground, and the beads rolled out with it. I wasn't paying attention and stepped on them..."
"I've already applied the medicine."
Upon arriving at the Prince's residence, Jin Jinzhi summoned the residence's clinic to examine Yun Duoduo's feet before finally feeling relieved.
"You may all leave and inspect the steps and ground of the mansion."
"Yes, Your Highness."
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