"Miss Wei! Miss Wei!" A long string of overlapping calls rang out. Cui Huan's shouts, accompanied by hasty footsteps, came from afar and drew nearer, startling the two people who had been lingering behind the door. They separated like lightning.
Only then did Wei Dongling realize that her heart had been racing and her mind in a turmoil just now. She had actually undone Yu Zixi's belt! Her fair and delicate hands had been caressing his firm abdomen for quite a while.
Yu Zixi's face was flushed. He hastily picked up his belt and tied it up in a hurry.
Wei Dongling felt a bit embarrassed. She gently wiped her lips, which were a bit swollen from his bites, with a handkerchief and tidied up her somewhat disheveled hair.
Cui Huan kicked the door open. She almost kicked Wei Dongling, who was standing behind the door, flying. Fortunately, Yu Zixi quickly grabbed her into his arms.
Wei Dongling stood upright and asked, "Huanhuan, what's the rush?"
Cui Huan shivered silently under Yu Zixi's murderous gaze. She looked at Wei Dongling and cried out urgently, "Just as the wedding ceremony was going on, the County Mistress of Rong'an suddenly fainted!"
Strangely enough, she didn't know when it started, but whenever something happened, her first reaction was to look for Miss Wei. But clearly, Young Master Yu was her master!
Huh? Why were Miss Wei's lips a bit swollen? Weren't they fine just now?
Wei Dongling raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why did she faint? Isn't she just pretending to be dizzy again?" Was He Yao being a pain in the neck again?
Cui Huan waved her hand and said, "No! She's been overly sad these days and hasn't eaten properly. She probably fainted due to exhaustion."
Wei Dongling waved her hand and said, "It's okay. Just throw her into the bridal chamber. She'll be fine after a few days of rest."
Cui Huan stamped her foot and said, "But when she fainted, Grandma Yu rushed forward to support her. She was affected and fainted on the spot!"
Grandma Yu, who was old, had fainted?
Wei Dongling's face changed. She was secretly anxious. Yu Zixi beside her dashed out like a bolt of lightning.
Wei Dongling followed him out of the door. She saw Luo Xunlong waiting outside, craning his neck. Wei Dongling waved her hand at Cui Huan and instructed, "I'll be back soon. Please help me entertain Uncle Luo. Serve him some tea and snacks."
"Okay." Cui Huan knew very well that she was deliberately leaving some space for them to be alone. She silently felt grateful and watched as Wei Dongling walked away with two maids.
Yu Zixi's courtyard was a bit out - of - the - way and far from the main hall. They had to pass through winding corridors and then turn a corner to reach the main hall.
The slow pace of the two maids behind her gave Wei Dongling a headache. She was secretly anxious. Grandma Yu was the only one in the large Yu family who had given Yu Zixi warmth. If something happened to her, Zixi would probably be sad for a long time.
"Miss Wei!" Someone called her from the side. Wei Dongling stopped and looked. She saw Cheng Hao striding over and bowing respectfully to her.
Wei Dongling smiled and said, "I've told you many times that you don't need to be so polite to me. Why are you still being so distant?"
Cheng Hao lowered his eyes and said, "Courtesy is still necessary."
Wei Dongling asked, "You and Jingzhe are like family. Slowly change your ways. You'll get used to it. By the way, where is Jingzhe?"
Cheng Hao's face looked a bit unnatural. He replied in a low voice, "He, he seems to have eaten something wrong and has been to the toilet several times."
Wei Dongling nodded and said, "Go and wait for me in Young Master Yu's courtyard. I'll go to the main hall and come back soon." As she said this, she turned around and walked away.
"Miss Wei," Cheng Hao called out to stop her.
Just as Wei Dongling turned around, Cheng Hao's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He gritted his teeth and growled, "Forgive me!" Then, he stabbed his sword straight at the wound on Wei Dongling's abdomen.
Caught off guard, Wei Dongling's abdomen was immediately gushing blood. She tilted her head and fell to the ground.
"Ah—" The maids' shrill screams echoed through the sky.
In the main hall, Yu Zixi had just picked up Grandma Yu's body. When he heard a scream from the inner courtyard, his mind went blank. How could he have left Dongling alone? Yu Zixi quickly put his grandma into the arms of his two concubines and rushed towards the backyard in a hurry.
Luo Xunlong and Cui Huan had just held hands but hadn't even warmed them up yet. When they heard the terrifying scream, their hearts trembled. They rushed over one after the other.
In the toilet, Jingzhe hadn't even pulled up his pants properly. Thinking about his sudden diarrhea today, he was already on high alert. When he heard the scream, he was so anxious that he was sweating profusely.
What if someone, just like that day at the Qi Mansion, deliberately put medicine in his tea to drug him and then tried to harm Miss Wei? What should he do?
Jingzhe lifted his pants and rushed towards the corridor in three big steps. He looked up and felt as if his heart had stopped!
Cheng Hao's long sword was actually stabbing at the fallen Wei Dongling.
"Don't!" Jingzhe roared. He now understood why Cheng Hao had been acting strangely today. When he brought him that cup of tea, he had almost dropped the teacup. So he had been lurking beside him, giving him a laxative! He had actually been planning to assassinate Miss Wei behind his back!
After Cheng Hao stabbed his sword into Wei Dongling's abdomen and saw her lying motionless, he raised his sword again and stabbed straight at her throat.
"Your Highness Princess!" The two helpless and unarmed little maids were about to cry. If something happened to Wei Dongling, they were afraid that their lives would also be in danger.
Yu Zixi, Jingzhe, Luo Xunlong, and Cui Huan came from three different directions. When they saw this scene in the corridor, their faces instantly turned pale with fright, and they quickened their pace.
Just as the long sword was about to fall, Wei Dongling rolled over in time, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow. The next second, Jingzhe had leaped forward and kicked the sword out of Cheng Hao's hand. With a twist of his hand, he dislocated Cheng Hao's arm and pressed him down in front of Wei Dongling. He roared angrily, "Cheng Hao, are you crazy?"
Yu Zixi, flustered and panicked, picked up Wei Dongling on the ground. Seeing her abdomen gushing blood, he said in a trembling voice in panic, "Dongling! How are you?"
Luo Xunlong and Cui Huan rushed over to check her injuries.
Wei Dongling covered her abdomen with one hand and grabbed Yu Zixi's arm with the other. She whimpered pitifully, "Husband, it hurts so much. Wuwuwu..."
"Let me take a look!" Yu Zixi was extremely anxious and was about to undo Wei Dongling's clothes immediately, but he was quickly stopped by Cui Huan.
Soon, the servants of the Yu Mansion heard the commotion and rushed over, surrounding the corridor tightly. Only then did Wei Dongling break free from Yu Zixi's arms embarrassedly. She waved her hand at everyone and said, "It's okay. Everyone, disperse!"
Seeing the people around her staring at the blood - stained part of her abdomen with puzzled looks, Wei Dongling said awkwardly, "I was wearing a soft armor when I went out. It only injured the skin and flesh, not the internal organs. What are you all looking at? Hurry up and disperse!" Only then did the servants and the on - looking guests leave.
Yu Zixi hugged her tightly. His face was as black as charcoal. If he hadn't forced her to put on this soft armor when he secretly left the Su Mansion this morning, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
Seeing his bad complexion, Wei Dongling quickly flattered him with a smile, "Husband, you're really prescient. I admire you so much!"
If Wei Dongling had talked to him like this on a normal day, he would probably have been overjoyed. But at this moment, Yu Zixi didn't feel the slightest bit of excitement.
Someone around her had actually had malicious intentions towards her! It was really true that it was hard to guard against a family thief even with all the precautions!