Wei Dongling's blood splashed all over the maid's face, but the maid showed no sign of stopping. She stabbed again and again with the knife in her hand.
Wei Dongling collapsed on the spot and fell into a pool of blood.
Grandma Yu and the nanny had never seen such a terrifying scene. They were so frightened that they let out shrill screams.
Hearing the commotion, Pin Hao's alarm bells went off in his mind. He had been so careless as to leave Miss Wei alone outside! He had almost forgotten about her jinx-like constitution. Wherever she went, there were always people trying to harm her!
Pin Hao no longer cared about the imperial guards who had surrounded him. With a panicked heart, he sprinted towards the carriage. From afar, he saw Wei Dongling lying motionless beside the carriage, her face as pale as death. A maid-like woman was stabbing her again and again with a sharp blade. Pin Hao was so scared that his heart almost stopped. He shouted in a trembling voice, "Stop!"
Seeing someone coming, and judging from the person's skill and steps that he was a good fighter, the maid took a quick glance at Wei Dongling on the ground and then fled.
"Miss Wei!" Pin Hao was extremely anxious. He rushed forward and picked up the pale-faced Wei Dongling. There were several bloody holes in her chest and abdomen, and blood was gushing out like a spring, staining the ground red.
Seeing that Wei Dongling's clothes were completely soaked in blood, Pin Hao felt a chill run down his spine and his scalp went numb. He trembled all over and didn't know what to do. Grandma Yu called out anxiously from inside the carriage, "Quick! Find a doctor!"
Only then did Pin Hao come to his senses. He quickly carried Wei Dongling into the carriage, took off his own clothes in a flurry and wrapped them tightly around her chest and abdomen. Then he drove the carriage hurriedly towards the Su Mansion.
Ruan Niang! Ruan Niang should be in the Su Mansion! He had to rush back to find her!
Grandma Yu sat slumped in the carriage with red eyes. She held tightly to Wei Dongling's hand and called out urgently, "Girl! Miss Wei! Hold on a little longer! You must hold on!"
The nanny beside her pressed hard on Wei Dongling's wounds. She looked up at Grandma Yu and whispered, "Madam! I saw clearly! The attacker was Caixia, the dowry maid of the young mistress!"
Caixia, the dowry maid of He Yao? Tears welled up in Grandma Yu's eyes and she trembled. She kept muttering, "Foolish! She's so foolish!"
In the backyard of the Su Mansion, Cheng Hao was carrying fodder to feed the horses. From afar, he heard Pin Hao's urgent shouts, "Ruan Niang! Cui Huan! Come and save her!"
Cheng Hao sensed the urgency in the voice. He quickly dropped the fodder in his hand and rushed out of the backyard. Looking up, he saw Pin Hao coming back with a blood-covered person in his arms. Blood was dripping all the way.
When Cheng Hao saw the familiar profile of the person, his eyes immediately turned red. He rushed forward to take the unconscious Wei Dongling and ran towards the main hall. He shouted all the way, "Ruan Niang! Ruan Niang! Come and save her!"
Hearing the shouts, everyone in the main hall rushed over. Ruan Niang's face froze. Without saying a word, she picked up Wei Dongling and ran towards her boudoir. She also told Cheng Hao to fetch the first-aid medicine bag from her room. Cui Huan took one look and burst into tears. She slumped to the ground and almost fainted.
Old Master Su was in a panic. He asked tremblingly, "How could my Miss Wei be injured like this?"
Pin Hao said self - reproachfully with red eyes, "It's all my fault. I should have stayed by her side all the time..."
Everyone surrounded them and asked about the situation. They were heart - broken.
Cui Huan hurriedly asked Mrs. He to entertain Grandma Yu properly. Then she sneaked into Wei Dongling's boudoir to help Ruan Niang. Seeing Wei Dongling covered in blood and lying lifeless on the couch, with the blood on the quilt spreading, Cui Huan trembled all over and sobbed softly.
Ruan Niang was sweating profusely and extremely anxious. She shouted at Cui Huan who was kneeling on the ground, "Either get up and help or go outside and cry!"
This was the first time Cui Huan had seen Ruan Niang get so angry with her. Cui Huan endured her fear and wiped the hot tears from her cheeks with her sleeve before going to help.
Wei Dongling was pale as a sheet. The deep and shallow cuts on her chest were bleeding non - stop. Ruan Niang poured one packet of hemostatic medicine after another, but it didn't work. Cui Huan pressed hard on the wounds with all five fingers. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she dared not let them fall.
Ruan Niang gritted her teeth and inserted one silver needle after another into the acupoints. Only then did the bleeding stop.
Cheng Hao carried a large bucket of hot water from the kitchen into the room for them to wash their hands and clean the body. There was nothing else he could do, so he paced back and forth outside the door nervously.
Four hours passed in a flash, and there was not a single sound from Wei Dongling's room. The people who had been busy in the shop came back one after another. Hearing that Miss Wei was so badly injured, they were in a complete panic.
It gradually got dark, and the candles were lit in the room. Everyone waited for a long time. Finally, the door opened.
Cui Huan helped Ruan Niang out. Ruan Niang was sweating profusely and almost collapsed. Everyone rushed forward to help Ruan Niang to the next room to rest. Uncle Li asked Cui Huan anxiously, "How is Miss Wei?"
Cui Huan's face was as white as a sheet. She bit her lip and said, "She has a total of seven wounds. Three of them hit vital parts, and one is so deep that the bone can be seen. Ruan Niang has done her best to suture the wounds and apply medicine. Whether she can wake up or not depends on Miss Wei's fortune."
Someone in the crowd began to sob softly. Uncle Li was furious. He clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white. Without saying a word, he turned around and left.
He Yao, the County Mistress of Rong'an, right? He would tear her to pieces!
The Yu Mansion was sealed off, and the entire family was imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment's prison waiting for punishment. In the chaos, everyone noticed that Grandma Yu and her old nanny were missing.
He Yao suddenly remembered that Wei Dongling had once come to the Yu Mansion to take Grandma Yu out. She immediately understood everything. It must have been Wei Dongling who had demanded the investigation of the Yu Mansion, which was why the Yu family had ended up like this! He Yao secretly hated Wei Dongling. She didn't know if Caixia had succeeded, not knowing that Wei Dongling had guards by her side.
As for the fate of the Yu family, He Yao didn't mind at all. In any case, they deserved it!
The prison door for female prisoners was opened, and a fierce jailer stepped in. He scanned the crowd with his eyes and asked fiercely, "Who is He Yao?"
The family members of the male prisoners in the next cell immediately surrounded them. They were quite puzzled. Who wanted to summon their young mistress, He Yao?
The group of female relatives were so scared that they trembled and dared not speak, but their eyes all involuntarily turned to He Yao.
Seeing the jailer approaching step by step, He Yao was so scared that her face turned pale. She took a step back and cried out in panic, "What, what are you going to do? I, I'm the County Mistress of Rong'an! Ah - let go of me!"
Without saying a word, the jailer picked He Yao up like a chick and carried her out. This made all the male prisoners from the Yu Mansion jump up and curse, "If you have something to do, come at us men! It's not right to bully a female relative!"
He Yao looked at Yu Xingze and his father pitifully. Just as she was about to open her mouth to call for help, Uncle Li, who had been waiting for a long time, almost spat fire from his eyes. He stepped forward and tightly squeezed He Yao's slender neck.
He Yao rolled her eyes and fainted on the spot.