After everyone left, Shen Junzhuo left Xu Dachang alone again. The cloisonné enamel box was gently rubbed in his hand. After a while, he said:
"Is there any new progress in Shen Yan's matter?"
Xu Dachang said:
"The two tricksters were found. They were told to wait at the intersection. When they heard three consecutive gongs, they would spit fire at a man on horseback. They were all entertainers, and they did things after being paid. They thought they were shocked at most. The horse threw someone, and I never expected that it would cause death. Later, when I heard that the person on the horse was the young master of the Duke's Mansion, I ran away in fright. The man who was looking for them was probably a southerner, not tall and thin. , just covered his face tightly, only exposing his eyes."
That being said, there was actually not much progress. After thinking about what happened to Shu Yao during the Lantern Festival, and someone doing evil through the Jianghu sect, Shen Junzhuo said coldly:
"I will keep an eye on that Jianghu sect every day and send people to capture their leader. If there is any trouble, I will catch the person who gave the reward first."
Xu Dachang wanted to persuade him not to touch those Jianghu people unless necessary, but the words were stuck in his throat, so he had to agree. He thought Shen Junzhuo would have any other instructions, but saw that he had already stood up and walked to the door, and followed him out of the study.
After walking a few steps, Shen Junzhuo stopped and stood for a while before saying:
"Go back to the house and have a look. If the eldest lady in the house wants to find her sister, bring her here."
Xu Dachang lowered his head and answered yes. When he saw Shen Junzhuo leaving, he hurried out of the yard to do some errands.
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Deyi was already in chaos. When she heard that Shen Yu was injured, Mrs. Jiang didn't take it seriously at first, thinking it was just a scratch on her skin. Yuyao made such a fuss. When the servants came out of the rockery When she carried the person back, she saw that Shen Yu was covered in blood and his face was ashen. She panicked. Her heart was in her throat for a moment. She felt that the sky was about to collapse. She hurriedly went to ask the doctor and got the sign. He was sent to the palace to ask for help from the imperial physician.
After the people were settled, they called Yuyao to ask what was going on.
Yuyao glanced at Mrs. Jiang, who was sitting aloof on the main seat, and looked embarrassed. Mrs. Jiang felt her blood rising and scolded:
"If you don't say anything, just go kneel in the yard and think about it clearly before you say anything else!"
Yuyao was shocked and turned pale. She knelt down on the ground and said hurriedly:
"I said, I said! We came back from outside today and arrived at the bamboo forest. I suddenly found that I had lost a jade bracelet, so I took someone back to look for it, leaving Miss Li Er waiting there alone. When I come back, I will look for it. When there was no one around, I heard something moving inside the rockery and came over to take a look. Unexpectedly, I saw Miss Li Er stabbing her second brother with a hairpin. Uncle Jiu was standing behind her... After that, Uncle Jiu took Miss Li Er with him. When he left, he said, he also said that he would keep the second brother alive first, everything is up to you, mother..."
With a clang, a cup hit the ground, and the tea was spilled on the floor. Mrs. Jiang was trembling with rage, stood up and cursed in the direction of Magnolia Courtyard:
"They are all goblins! They have taken away the soul of this man, and now he dares to hurt my son so seriously! What do you think of me? He Shen Junzhuo can't be so casual even if he bullies others. Go and invite the Duke of Guo. Come on, let him comment on this principle and who should bow to whom!"
Mother Jia, who was standing aside, heard this, but she was not in a hurry to go out. Instead, she came forward and gave Mrs. Jiang a hand, saying:
"Madam, please calm down. There is no need to worry about it now. The second master's injury is more important. Mother and son are close to each other. The second master is not awake yet. Why don't you go in and accompany him first?"
Mrs. Jiang glanced at Mama Jia and knew that she had something to say, so she didn't say anything. She followed her words and went inside. Leaving Yuyao kneeling on the ground alone, she slumped down. Hongxing hurriedly stepped forward.
After supporting her, she realized that there was cold sweat on her back. Yuyao said in a low voice: