The rain stopped only in the evening. Pei An gathered people and ran out.

In fact, most people were already exhausted, including Huang Zhi, Liu Furan, and Pei Hua. The three of them, like Pei An and Qin Qingdong, had been sleepless for two days and one night, and were now almost unable to hold on.

But when they thought of the woman who jumped into the water without fear, they set out again.

By nightfall, there were so many insects and ants in the dense forests in the mountains, and because of the heavy rain, the road was slippery and unbearable, making search and rescue extremely difficult.

Finally, two guards nearly fell into the ravine. Everyone thought it was too dangerous and had to return home.

Pei An looked almost like a human being at this moment. He was covered in mud, his hair was crooked, and his face had several new scratches from falling so many times.

Jin Fuyun saw it all and felt pain in her heart.

But he didn't dare to show excessive concern, so he just handed the medicine to Mrs. Mei and said, "Please give it to Silang."

"Luckily the elder girl is here, we were so worried that we forgot about things."

Mrs. Mei and her maid walked over to Pei An, who was sitting beside the pillar of the corridor, and squatted down, with a distressed look on her face, "My son, let Aunt Rong apply some medicine for you."

Pei An shook his head. "Don't worry, Second Aunt. I'll go out and take a look later."

Even so, he was exhausted and had difficulty getting up. Looking around, everyone was leaning against the eaves, and Jin Fuyun sent all the maids and servants to boil hot water and bring up ginger soup.

Mrs. Mei pulled Pei An, whose hands were covered in mud. He had been swinging the machete for a long time, and his hands were covered with blisters.

"Let me see, how did you get hurt like this?"

Pei An lowered his head, not caring about the minor injuries on his body. He thought that as a husband, he could not protect his wife. He had quarreled with her for half a year, but what did he get?

He toyed with his own vanity as a man, and now all he has is regret that will never be washed away in his lifetime.

I regret not treating her better when she was alive, sleeping with beautiful women and staying overnight in a mansion. I think of her burning words, "Shouldn't loving someone be unrestrained and passionate?"

She is brave and enthusiastic, but what about herself?

Xiao Yinxiu also came up and knelt down in front of him, "Fourth brother, it is your sister-in-law who has let you down."

Pei An raised his head, "What does it have to do with my sister-in-law?"

Xiao Yinxiu said in a hoarse voice, "If it weren't for my sister-in-law who sacrificed herself to save us, Ling'er and Huan'er..."

"...Sister-in-law, you don't have to say this. Guan Zhou loves these children."

The rainstorm hit again. The weather did not go as planned. Tragedy seemed to be inevitable. Everyone had no choice but to wash up and rest. Fortunately, there were many empty rooms in the villa. Jin Fuyun brought a lot of bedding from the capital during the day, and everyone settled down reluctantly.

Pei An was so exhausted that he fell asleep as soon as he got on the bed.

When Alu saw him fall asleep, he quietly went out to report to the master. Pei Jian sighed, "If I don't give him some medicine, I'm afraid he won't be able to sleep all night--" It turned out that the doctor gave him a packet of sleeping powder, which Alu dissolved in water and tricked Pei An into drinking it.

This resulted in Pei An falling asleep.

Pei Jian had rested for a long time during the day, but now he couldn't fall asleep. After he sent Alu to sleep, he sat alone in the room. Unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door, "Uncle, I'm Qingdong."

Another child who is full of worries and can't sleep.

Qin Qingdong was let in with a tired look on his face. "Uncle, I'm afraid I can't continue searching here until tomorrow. The palace has already reprimanded the Tenth Prince for his mistake. I'm the one who saved the Tenth Prince, so I must go to the palace in person to ask for forgiveness."

Pei Jian asked him to sit down.

"You are worried about Guan Zhou's life, and your uncle can understand. It is normal for the palace to reprimand the Tenth Prince for encountering such a dangerous situation. But if you want to apologize, you have to rest for a while. After a proper rest, you can go to the palace to explain the reason to the emperor and the ladies."

In order to avoid misbehaving in front of the emperor, it would be difficult to judge the matter and add to the guilt.

If Song Guanzhou's heroic act of rescuing someone from the water amazed the female guests who were running rampant in the backyard, then the male guests including Qin Qingdong were shocked from the bottom of their hearts.

As the dominant forces of this era, they put male power above all else and never thought that the lives of several children were saved by Song Guanzhou.

The key point is that Song Guanzhou has a bad reputation, and his character and mind are despised by everyone.

Furthermore, she was disliked by her mother-in-law, unloved by her husband, and had lost the support of her parents.

Any female family member with some power could comment on her.

But who would have thought that the cliff would jump off at any time? Qin Qingdong lowered his head and said truthfully, "Uncle, I can't sleep. I'm obviously very sleepy, but once I close my eyes, I can think of Song Guanzhou's leap... and how he ran out of energy and fell into the water. All these scenes are in my mind and I can't forget them at all."

Pei Jian gently patted his drooping shoulders and said, "At this point, Guanzhou is in danger. You should be more courageous. As my Silang's best friend, you have to comfort him."

Yes, Pei An is in more pain.

It’s not that he has deep feelings for Song Guanzhou, but it’s precisely because of Song Guanzhou’s behavior that even if he were a stranger, Pei An would be amazed and express regret.

What's more -

This is the woman he lives with day and night.

Pei Jian had lost his Aunt Qin before, and just lost his Aunt Fang a few days ago.

The latter cannot be compared with the former, but it was also a living life. Song Guanzhou was good at swimming, so he jumped into the Yuanyang Well and pulled out one dead and one injured. From then on, Pei Jian had nothing but admiration for Shou'an's daughter.

No gold is barefoot, and no man is perfect.

When it comes to his fourth daughter-in-law, I can only say that the merits outweigh the flaws.

So, when I heard that she had fallen into the water and disappeared, as her father-in-law, wouldn't I feel regretful? It was very sad...

Qin Qingdong's voice was hoarse because he hadn't repaired it for a long time. His voice was like a broken gong or drum, which was very unpleasant to the ear. He couldn't hide his frustration, "Uncle, maybe someone rescued him along the way?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he denied it.

Pei Jian sighed, "I have trained soldiers here before. Before Hong'an's villa was built, this waterfall existed in the mountain stream. The trees are tall and dense along the way. Not to mention that there are few people, even hunters or herb collectors rarely see it.

In one word, the possibility of survival is cut off.

The night becomes lonely and long.

Huang Zhi and Liu Furan were arranged to stay in the same room. At four o'clock in the morning, Liu Furan suddenly had diarrhea. After going to and fro several times, Huang Zhi was also woken up. The two of them, who were no longer sleepy, simply lit the candlelight and looked at each other in silence.

"Fortunately, the Tenth Prince is fine." Liu Furan said.

Huang Zhi was slightly stunned, "Which Xian brother is it?"

Liu Furan nodded, "The emperor and the queen dote on this young child, and he usually studies in the palace. If it weren't for the guarantee from the second son of the Qin family and the eldest daughter of the Jin family, how could the tenth prince come to this wild place——"

Huang Zhi was totally incredulous, "The palace didn't send any guards?"

At this moment, Liu Furan, who was also from the royal family, explained, "Of course they were sent, but the Tenth Prince came out with great difficulty, and he didn't bring much with him. When something happened, he was sent away by the Tenth Prince—"

Huang Zhi shook his head and laughed, "Qin Erlang dislikes the Fourth Young Master's wife, and now everyone in the mansion will have to kowtow to her grave!"

Didn’t he save the whole city?

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