The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 1413

Xu Lingbai suddenly stood up, his wide sleeves almost overturning the inkstone. Xi'er quickly steadied the inkstone and the ink inside, saying, "Oh dear, young master, please be calm and let me finish what I have to say."

"...The young mistress is alright."

Xu Lingbai broke out in a cold sweat and slapped Xi'er, saying, "You're even younger than Xile, yet you're trying to fool me with your words."

"No no no."

Xi'er quickly shook her head and pressed Xu Lingbai down to sit down. "Uncle Liu said that Brother Linshan, Sister Rendong, Sister Hehua, and Zhuanggu were all injured, especially Brother Linshan, who was covered in blood."

what?

Xu Lingbai's expression suddenly changed. "What about your young mistress? Is she injured?"

"Uncle Liu said that the young mistress is capable, brave and intelligent. She fought with the thieves and was covered in blood, but she was not afraid at all. Even her injured leg did not get worse."

"Really?"

Xu Lingbai looked incredulous. "Did you catch the thief? Has he returned yet? Is he at the door? I'll go meet him!"

I wanted to get up and go out, but my legs went numb from sitting still for so long.

I almost fell after taking just half a step.

Xi'er, being small and frail, struggled to support Xu Lingbai's slumped body. "We're still on the way. Uncle Liu was worried that the master of the manor would be concerned, so he was sent back by the young master to report ahead."

Xu Lingbai stood frozen for a moment, until the veins in his legs and feet returned to normal. "I'll go wait at the gatehouse. How did this happen?"

Xi'er shook her head.

"I don't know either. When you were studying, I was bored, so I went to the gatehouse to play with Biege'er. I happened to run into Uncle Liu when he came back. After he told the master, he came back to the gatehouse and told us a few of us."

After hearing this, Xi'er knew that the young master cared most about his cousin and young mistress, so she didn't delay and ran over to give a brief explanation.

Xu Lingbai couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to go to Zhengxian Pavilion, but he ran into Pei Hai on the way.

He was somewhat incoherent, "Uncle Hai..."

"It's okay."

Seeing Xu Lingbai's worried expression, Pei Hai knew that he must have heard something. "He should be back soon. The young mistress is fine. Some of the others are injured, but none of them are fatal."

Xu Lingbai looked utterly astonished. "Uncle Hai, this... who did this?"

Pei Hai was also unable to explain it.

He shook his head. "Lord He has already gone to Longen Temple to investigate personally. I heard that not only were a few people from our household injured, but Master Hongzhao's study at Longen Temple was also burned down, with thousands of scriptures inside, resulting in heavy losses. It is said that the other monks and pilgrims were not injured, so we should not speculate on this matter for the time being."

Pei Hai made an exception and said quite a bit.

Xu Lingbai's eyes were full of confusion. He was somewhat dazed. His cousin was not competitive or greedy, so who had such a deadly grudge against her?

"Don't worry. If you really can't sit still, go to the gatekeeper. I heard from Liu Er that it should be soon."

After Liu Er delivered the message, he rode back.

It was almost dusk, and the sun was setting when the Duke's entourage finally arrived at the gate in a grand procession. Xu Lingbai, having heard the commotion, could no longer contain himself and stepped out of the gate to approach.

After greeting him from horseback, Pei Hua said to Pei Chen and Pei An, "I will go first and will not enter the house to pay my respects to my uncle today."

"Auntie, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law have all been frightened today, so please don't get out of the car. Go back and rest early. I will visit you another day."

Pei An and Pei Chen dismounted and went to Mrs. Mei's carriage to say goodbye.

Mrs. Mei held the two children's hands and said softly, "Don't go out to play these days, Chen'er. Don't let those escaped villains find an opportunity. If something really happens, I won't be able to explain it to your mother."

Then she looked at Pei An and said, “You have to work every day, and your aunt can’t stop you from doing things for the court. Don’t complain every day. Find a couple more guards to protect you, and don’t let your guard down.”

She gave her earnest advice, and Pei Chen and Pei An naturally listened attentively.

Finally, it was Pei Hua who urged her to lower the carriage curtain, allowing her own motorcade to bypass the Duke's mansion and head towards the main gate of the second branch.

Xu Lingbai and Xiao Bei met and recognized each other. Xiao Bei breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, nothing happened."

Xiao Yinxiu and Qi Yueniang also came down one after another. When Xu Lingqiao got out of Zhang Fanghui's car, Xu Lingbai could no longer contain his anxiety. He stepped forward to help his sister and looked at Zhang Fanghui, "Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

Zhang Fanghui nodded slightly.

"We're fine, it's Guanzhou who's been frightened."

The words sounded a bit unrealistic; logically, it should have been a huge shock, but seeing Song Guanzhou eating and laughing like that, it didn't seem like it at all.

Xu Lingbai thought to himself, "Since we've already been attacked, this shock is inevitable."

Xiao Yinxiu kept walking, calling out to Qi Yueniang, Pei Qiuyu, and Zhang Fanghui, "Let's go back to the manor first." A group of women stood at the door. Although there weren't many passersby, it was never a good thing to show one's face in public.

After she finished speaking, she helped Shuangyue step directly into the mansion gate.

Song Guanzhou's carriage was at the back of the line. Xu Lingqiao walked up to the carriage and called out to Guanzhou. Lianhua lifted the curtain and jumped down. "Miss, please wait a moment. The young mistress has just woken up. Let her cool off for a while before getting out of the carriage."

Such a big heart!

When Pei An came up to him and was about to get into the carriage, Song Guanzhou gave a coquettish sigh, as if she were stretching, before speaking, "Fourth Master, there's no need to get in, I'll get out."

She saw Pei An through the gap in the curtain.

After saying that, he ordered Qingfang to lift the carriage curtain. She peeked out with her long braid, and Xu Lingbai only breathed a sigh of relief when he actually saw Song Guanzhou.

However, upon closer inspection, it seemed that my cousin had a fishy smell on her.

Song Guanzhou didn't stand on ceremony and reached out his hand to Pei An. Pei An immediately hugged her slender waist and carried her from the carriage shaft to the eaves.

Qingfang, who came down from behind, brought her a cane and handed it to her. Aruzao then sent someone to carry the half-conscious Rendong back to Shaohua Garden from the carriage behind.

As for Linshan and Hehua, they gritted their teeth and went inside.

Linxi supported Linshan all the way, saying, "Why don't you rest for a while?" As soon as they entered the mansion, they rushed towards Master Zhengxian Pavilion, but he was still wrapped in bandages and smelled of blood.

"It is even more important to let the master know as soon as possible."

Linxi's expression froze slightly. "Boss, I really didn't expect Jin Fuyun to be so ruthless."

"Shh!"

Lin Shan's eyes swept over, "Be careful what you say, don't talk nonsense. The young mistress didn't mention anything about Miss Jin and Yu Cheng to Lord He. It's just that you followed the blood trail behind you. That back view can be fooled by others, but it can't fool you."

"Of course, it can't be hidden from me. When Miss Biao had her accident, I followed Yu Cheng and Zhu San for many days. I could tell what they were doing just by observing them. I just can't understand what our young mistress has done to offend that Miss Jin and be so vicious."

Looking back now, it's clear that Zhu San was acting on the eldest daughter's orders.

Linxi dared not say much, but only looked at Linshan for a few long times before blurting out a few words, "It's not a good thing for a man to be handsome."