The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 1414

puff!

Lin Shan instantly understood, stretched out his still-mobile hand, and slapped him across the face. Lin Xi cried out incoherently, "Boss, when did I say anything wrong?"

"What do you know!"

Linxi was beaten so badly that he dared not talk nonsense anymore. He helped him up and first saw Pei Hai rushing out. Pei Hai stopped and carefully examined his wounds. "Just who is he that you got injured like this?"

Lin Shan grinned, "Uncle Hai, don't worry, it's just a superficial injury."

"Nonsense!"

Pei Hai's eyes were stern, and his face was displeased. "Crossbows are more lethal than bows and arrows. Don't be so frivolous. Go to the master first and let him know you're safe. I've already sent someone to invite Doctor Zhao and Doctor Sun from outside to wait. Once you receive the master's instructions, don't delay. Go and treat your injuries yourself."

Having said that, he walked towards the outer door without stopping.

"I didn't expect that Yu Cheng under the eldest young lady's command would be quite capable. But will you speak to the master about it later?"

"nature!"

What can I hide from the Duke?

Upon arriving at Zhengxian Pavilion, Pei Jian first examined his wound and inquired about its depth. Lin Shan truthfully replied, "The one in the chest was a misfire and not very deep. The arrow behind it, however, was so close that it almost pierced through the wound."

"You haven't walked by the river in a long time, and this sudden appearance of this kind of thing has caught you off guard."

Pei Jian asked Lin Xi to put an outer robe on him, then waved Lin Xi away and invited Lin Shan to sit down. "Tell me the whole story in detail."

Lin Shan was not ambiguous at all, and made it very clear.

During this time, Pei Jian remained silent, listening to Lin Shan's detailed report. Finally, Lin Shan said, "Master, the young mistress and I both recognized that figure; it was Yu Cheng, who was with Miss Jin."

"Yu Cheng?"

Lin Shan nodded.

"How did Guan Zhou know? She must have never seen this person before."

"Does the master remember when Miss Cousin went missing last time? The young mistress was very certain that she would lead her men to the princess's villa. Perhaps you met her there once."

Although Lin Shan remembered that Yu Cheng did not show up that time.

But there's no guarantee that someone secretly spying on them won't be caught red-handed by the young mistress.

Little did they know that Xiao Hu, a servant in Qingmei Garden, had drawn a portrait of Yu Cheng, depicting all the main features of his face. Song Guanzhou used these details to make a complete picture, and having a premonition about Jin Fuyun's actions today, he tricked Lin Shan again, obtaining the information effortlessly.

"Guan Zhou is intelligent, but compared to him, Jin Fuyun is not so good."

Pei Jian made this assessment, but Lin Shan had a different opinion. He said in a low voice, "But Jin Fuyun is ruthless. Her treatment of Miss Biao is probably just the pretext that the young mistress mentioned, because Miss Biao looks five or six points like her. If Miss Biao falls into prostitution, it would be very easy for her to use this to shake the foundation of the young mistress's reputation."

At this point, Lin Shan sighed, "Those two scoundrels under Yu Cheng are quite capable. Even though the young mistress took the initiative and exposed their master as Jin Fuyun, she only managed a moment of distraction before drawing her knife again—"

Pei Jian nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He looked out the window, a hint of disdain on his face. "Jin Meng's daughter really inherited his looks. Anyway, have you told He Wenhan about this?"

Lin Shan hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head.

"The young mistress instructed her subordinates not to mention the identity of any suspects, to pretend they knew nothing, and to leave it to Lord He to investigate personally."

"Guanzhou did the right thing on this point."

Pei Jian nodded slightly. "Shou'an was a refined and gentle man throughout his life, and his mother-in-law was also dignified and quiet. I never expected that she would give birth to such a heroine. From the first time she went into the water to rescue Fang'er and her servant, to the time she fell into the waterfall, I never heard of her doing it on purpose. Yet, she would see injustice on the road and immediately draw her sword to help. What courage!"

Seeing that Lin Shan was weak, Pei Jian sent Lin Xi to take him to see a doctor.

Outside, Pei Chen and Xiao Bei called out in unison to see him. Pei Jian responded, and the two entered, each recounting the events of the day. After listening, Pei Jian asked Pei Chen a few questions, "Has anyone in the manor sent out any messages?"

"Father, what message...what message should we send?"

Pei Chen glanced at Xiao Bei, somewhat bewildered, and stammered as he looked at the Duke, who slowly took a sip of tea. "Linchuan, go and call the second son's wife over."

The Crown Prince's Wife

Linchuan arrived at the Crown Prince's main room, where Xiao Yinxiu was sulking. Aunt Chu and Shuangyue dared not speak. The two boys who had finished school also ran to Qin Ge'er's house and stayed with their brother.

"What? Am I their biological mother? Why are you running away?"

Shuangyue, her body still slightly feverish, approached Xiao Yinxiu and whispered, "Madam, please don't be angry. Although we didn't properly burn incense and pray to Buddha today, at least nothing serious happened..."

"Isn't this a big deal? Do you know that by tomorrow the whole capital will be buzzing with the news that the fourth young mistress of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, who looks like a fairy, was chased by several thieves at Longen Temple!"

She was aggressive and started cursing at Shuangyue.

"I know you're just a servant, you don't understand anything about the future. You think that since the second young lady is the only one in the household waiting to be married, it won't matter if you're dragged down, but is that the truth?"

Shuangyue knelt down with a thud, "This servant dares not."

Just as she was about to scold her again, Aunt Chu couldn't bear to step forward and pretended to reprimand Shuangyue, "Your face is all red, are you running a high fever?"

Having said that, his hand touched Shuangyue's forehead.

"You brat, you have a high fever and you don't even know how to avoid it. If the madam and the boys find out, I'll skin you alive."

Hearing this, Xiao Yinxiu felt even more disgusted, and Aunt Chu also chimed in, "Madam, let this wretched woman go out and keep her distance."

"Go away, go away, you're all useless."

Xiao Yinxiu was clearly displeased. Shuangyue, with tears in her eyes, kowtowed before leaving the main room, only to bump into Linchuan who had come to report. "This is—"

Shuangyue wiped away her tears with her hand. "If you have any questions, just go find the little girl."

She didn't look at Linchuan, but stumbled back into the house, covered her face and wept. The maids heard the commotion but didn't dare to make a sound. They went out and quietly closed the door for Shuangyue.

A young maidservant was captured from outside Linchuan. After being informed by Xiao Yinxiu, Xiao Yinxiu felt even more irritated upon hearing her master call her name.

But I couldn't refuse.

She had no choice but to get up and let Aunt Chu hurriedly fix her hair and makeup. Once she made sure there were no mistakes, she went out. "What does Master want with me?"

Linchuan shook his head.

"The young master and the fourth young master of the north are in the master's study. I came here to deliver this message after hearing the master's instructions."

Linchuan is the most tactful and rarely makes a mistake.

Xiao Yinxiu was dissatisfied, but she dared not let anyone see her expression. She quickly followed Pei Jian to Zhengxian Pavilion. Pei Jian invited her in, and after she paid her respects and sat down, Pei Jian asked, "Has anyone from your household gone to the Jin family or the Princess's villa in the past few days?"

what?

Xiao Yinxiu's heart suddenly started pounding.

She didn't know why her uncle had suddenly asked about this, so she could only answer carefully, "Uncle, it's just a normal exchange. My birthday is in July, and that young lady sent someone to deliver a gift earlier. I felt that the two families weren't very close, so I sent someone to return the gift."

"That's all?"