The reasoning was so perfect.
Yun Shu smiled inwardly again.
“Lives are at stake. Miss Yun Er, please hurry. The Emperor is at the manor today. It’s best that no lives are lost. I will definitely thank you handsomely with a large sum later,” Zhan Tianyu urged when he saw Yun Shu still hadn't moved.
Yun Shu looked at Zhan Tianye. After seeing him nod, she took out an antidote from her palm.
The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up when he saw the antidote in Yun Shu’s hand.
“You will be detoxified after taking this. As for the wound, apply some wound medicine to stop the bleeding,” Yun Shu said as she handed over the medicine.
“Thank you, Miss Yun Er!” the middle-aged man said gratefully.
She was so cautious, Yun Shu truly admired her.
Constantly remembering the role she was playing.
Not revealing the slightest flaw.
Such excellent acting made Yun Shu really want to give a thumbs up.
The middle-aged man sensed Yun Shu's sharp gaze and felt that this woman was even more extraordinary!
Her medical skills were superb, and she also possessed martial arts. His gaze was even able to make him feel a sense of awe.
Fortunately, he was confident that what he had said earlier had no flaws, and his performance was no different from that of the steward.
Even if she was suspicious, there was no proof.
Impatiently taking the medicine, the middle-aged man’s spirit began to falter, and a sense of drowsiness washed over him. He forced himself to say to them, “This servant has lost too much blood and feels dizzy now. If…”
Before he could finish, he fainted.
Seeing this, Zhan Tianyu took a step forward, about to check on the middle-aged man.
He suddenly stopped.
If he appeared too anxious, it would surely arouse the suspicion of Yun Shu and Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Tianye lowered his gaze and swept his eyes over Zhan Tianyu's foot.
Their gazes met.
Zhan Tianyu immediately clasped his fists and said, “Apologies for troubling fifth brother to come all this way as well.”
“It’s nothing,” Zhan Tianye replied indifferently.
Yun Shu turned around and looked at Zhan Tianyu. “Your steward is not in critical condition. He fainted due to excessive blood loss and is not in danger of his life.”
Looking at Zhan Tianyu’s anxious expression, this middle-aged man was likely an important figure from the Western Xia kingdom.
Indeed, one could not be careless.
Nor could one alert the enemy.
“Good, thank you!” Zhan Tianyu said to Yun Shu again.
Yun Shu and Zhan Tianye left.
After they departed, Zhan Tianyu first instructed someone to prepare a hundred-year-old ginseng to be sent to Yun Shu. Then, he closed the door and immediately went to the bedside.
He reached out to check for a pulse.
His breathing was steady.
There was no danger to his life. Looking at the wound, it had stopped bleeding, which had been incessant moments ago. Yun Shu had given him an antidote, but she and Zhan Tianye were definitely suspicious just now.
Things had developed much faster than he had anticipated.
However, this game had been played for many years, and it was time to conclude it quickly.
It was a pity that General Yun and Yun Shu's three children with Zhan Tianye had vanished without a trace.
His men had lost them.
By the time they tried to catch up, the traces of General Yun and the others had been completely erased. It seemed they had already made thorough preparations.
They would not allow anyone to detect their whereabouts.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man opened his eyes and stared at the lost in thought Zhan Tianyu, saying in a deep voice, “They must have sensed something. Our time is running out. You must act quickly.”
Zhan Tianyu frowned deeply, his expression turning resolute. “Alright!”
…
A few days later.
In a small mountain village.
Xiao Jing ran ahead with a skip and a hop, with Zhan Xiao Li and Zhan Xiao Feng chasing after him.
“This is where my mother and I lived for five years. Everyone here is so kind! Uncle Liu, Grandma Zhao, I miss you so much!” Xiao Jing ran towards the village as he spoke.
Yun Chang Feng followed the three of them at a leisurely pace. As they approached the village entrance, he looked back towards the dense forest behind them.
If not for Xiao Jing’s familiarity with the path, even he would have had difficulty navigating through the successive challenges.
The various traps and poisonous miasma within were enough to easily claim a life.
He looked at the village and sighed inwardly. So, this was where Shu’er had spent her five years of disappearance.
“Grandfather, come quickly!” Zhan Xiao Feng turned around and saw Yun Chang Feng lost in thought. He immediately waved to his grandfather.
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiao Jing also turned around and called out to Yun Chang Feng, “Grandfather, come quickly! I want to introduce you to them! They’ve received the letters I wrote on the way and are all eager to meet my grandfather!”
Zhan Xiao Li’s little face was flushed from running. He had had so much fun on the journey away from the capital. Apart from missing his father and mother, he truly felt that everything outside the capital was wonderful!
There were so many butterflies and dragonflies here!
He wanted to catch butterflies and dragonflies!
Hearing their calls, Yun Chang Feng collected his thoughts and chuckled, agreeing, “Okay, okay, grandfather is coming! Grandfather is also very eager to meet the people you speak of.”
If not for the kind people in the village, Shu’er, who had been schemed against and pushed off a cliff by Yun Yueyin back then, would have become a vengeful spirit below the cliff.
And he would have lived his life in guilt.
Even if he had met Xiao Li and Xiao Feng promptly, he would not have known they were Shu’er’s children, his grandchildren.
He might even have been kept in the dark, manipulated and deceived by Old Madam Yun and the others.
Thinking of this, Yun Chang Feng felt a pang of sadness. At the same time, he softly said, “Shu’er, you and King Ye must leave the capital safely. Our family will be reunited soon. Then, with the vastness of the world, our family will never be separated. Father will take good care of them, the three of them.”
…
Time flew by.
A few more days passed.
Since returning from the hot spring manor half a month ago, the capital had been very peaceful.
Jing Heng had not returned and was staying well at the manor.
He occasionally sent back letters.
As the General’s mansion had been changed to Yun Mansion, fewer invitations were sent to the Yun Mansion for various gatherings in the capital.
Yun Shu was happy to have some peace.
One day, Yun Shu received a letter from Gu Zhiruo.
Gu Zhiruo and Ruan Xi had arrived at the Ruan family.
The letter did not elaborate much, only stating that everything was fine and she was accustomed to living in the Ruan family without anyone troubling her.
Seeing the letter’s tone of reporting good news and not bad, Yun Shu knew that Gu Zhiruo was not having as smooth a time in the Ruan family as the letter suggested. Although she had never been to the Ruan family, she had some understanding of it. Such a large, centuries-old noble family with numerous descendants and intricate connections would be in turmoil.
Otherwise, why would Ruan Xi have been poisoned?
And why would he not have stayed at the Ruan family for the past few years?
Many people wanted to arrange for someone to be the wife or concubine for Ruan Xi.
And Ruan Xi, throwing caution to the wind, had indulged in a flamboyant lifestyle outside, incurring one debt of love after another, with many women around him. The Ruan family members would see this, shake their heads, sigh, and offer various persuasions, but it did not stop them from secretly damaging Ruan Xi’s reputation.
Therefore, Gu Zhiruo’s current situation must be very complicated.
“Miss, someone is here to see you,” Yu Le reported from outside the door.