Sir Song, do you want to pledge yourself to me?

Chen Yu and Ah Fu were each curled up in a lounge chair in the yard. Little girl Chen Rong was particularly well-behaved today. She rarely argued with her elder brother and stood aside with a plate of sliced melon, taking good care of the two injured people.

Chen Yu kept glancing outside the courtyard. Finally, when Madam Chen and Ji Nuan appeared in his sight, he stood up from the recliner, looked at Ji Nuan eagerly, and asked, "Nuannuan, you came to see me, right?"

Ji Nuan smiled and nodded, "Well, have you taken the medicine I gave you? Although your injuries are only superficial, they are serious and you have lost too much blood. You must stay home and recuperate well."

Chen Yu quickly responded: "Okay, I will definitely be obedient and recuperate at home."

Mrs. Chen sighed as she watched her silly son act like a docile lapdog in front of Ji Nuan. She knew her son had feelings for Ji Nuan, but Ji Nuan didn't seem to have those feelings. She just hoped her son would see the reality sooner rather than get too caught up in the situation.

"That's good." Ji Nuan turned to Ah Fu and reminded him, "You too, you got a big hole in your head. It's so hard to save your life, so you must cherish it."

Ah Fu responded with a simple smile: "Thank you, Miss Ji, Ah Fu will definitely cherish it!" He will always remember Ji Nuan's life-saving grace.

Chen Rong felt like she had been ignored for a long time. Finally, she saw an opportunity and quickly interrupted to seek attention: "Sister Nuannuan, you've been here for so long, didn't you notice that the lovely Rong'er is here?"

"How could I not see it?" Ji Nuan found it funny and coaxed, "I was just fulfilling my duty as a doctor, reminding the injured to take care of their health. But now, I'm your sister, a living person, especially such a beautiful Rong'er. How could I not see it?"

Ji Nuan took out a sparkling crystal hairpin from her pocket and placed it in Chen Rong's palm.

"Look, I even prepared a hairpin specially for you."

Chen Rong still had a childlike heart. When she saw the jewelry that all girls liked, her eyes immediately lit up and she laughed sweetly, "Hahaha, it's so beautiful! Sister, help me put it on!"

Ji Nuan smiled and pinned the hairpin on Chen Rong's head. She examined it carefully and praised it, "It's so beautiful! It's just like a fairy in a painting."

Upon hearing this, Chen Rong jumped for joy and ran towards her yard, shouting, "Really? I'll go back and take a look in the mirror now!"

After the children stopped making noise, Mrs. Chen finally spoke: "Nuannuan, besides coming to visit them, do you have anything else to say?"

When Chen Yu heard Mrs. Chen ask this, he also looked over.

"As expected of the Chen family's mistress, you saw through my purpose at a glance." Ji Nuan smiled in response, then turned to Chen Yu and said sternly, "Chen Yu, I've already avenged Xu Qing for you. I'll also deliver the evidence of their collusion with the bandits to the authorities as soon as possible. This incident has caused the Chen family to lose a lot of manpower, and I'm deeply sorry. You can tell Uncle Chen that if he wants to vent his anger, now is the time. The Wen family's treasury is in trouble, and they don't have much money on hand. If necessary, the shops on half of East Street can cooperate with your operation."

Although the Chen family didn't blame her, they did lose dozens of guards because of her, and Chen Yu suffered brutal torture. She couldn't just pretend nothing happened because of others' tolerance. She had already taken her revenge, and she had to show her proper attitude.

Mrs. Chen and her son were shocked upon hearing this. They hadn't expected Ji Nuan to actually kill Xu Qing in order to vent their anger. After all, Xu Qing was the son of an official family. If anything happened to him, there would be a lot of trouble.

"Nuannuan, will this get you into trouble?" Mrs. Chen looked at the girl in front of her who was both loyal and responsible, and her heart was full of worry, fearing that she would get into trouble because of a momentary anger.

"Madam, please rest assured. I have solid evidence of his collusion with and support of bandits. I am not afraid that he will seek revenge again." Ji Nuan's tone was firm, which made Madam Chen feel a little relieved.

"Okay, let the master handle the Wen family's affairs personally." Mrs. Chen said after pondering for a moment.

"Well, then you two should take good care of your injuries. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." After explaining everything, Ji Nuan smiled and said goodbye to the two of them, then turned to Madam Chen, "Madam, I'm leaving."

The two injured people, Chen Yu and Afu, nodded obediently.

Mrs. Chen: "I know you're a busy person. Let's go. I'll see you off."

Co-magistrate, Qiufangyuan.

After a night of madness, Xu Qing finally awoke from his stupor. He turned to look at the bed. Song Qiuniang was like a lotus flower ravaged by a storm, haggard and withered. His once-robust body now seemed limp and powerless. A bad premonition washed over him, and Xu Qing realized that he had completely lost control of himself last night.

He hurriedly called his trusted confidant, Achang, and said in a trembling voice, "Achang, go get the doctor!"

The doctor rushed over and after taking the patient's pulse carefully, his face became increasingly serious.

He looked up at Xu Qing and said nervously, "Young Master's vital energy has been severely leaked, and his foundation has been damaged. I'm afraid that in the future..."

This kind of thing is undoubtedly a fatal blow to a man who is fond of women.

Xu Qing's already gloomy expression became even uglier at this moment, but he managed to suppress his anger and asked as kindly as possible, "Doctor, is there any way to treat my condition?"

The doctor had met Xu Qing several times before and knew that he was not someone to be trifled with, so he did not dare to say anything too harsh. He only said, "I have never encountered such a situation before. I have to go back and look up medical books to see if there is any way to save the patient." He knew in his heart that if he wanted to live in peace after knowing such a secret, he would probably have to move away.

Xu Qing waved his hands irritably, "Then go back quickly and find a solution as soon as possible!"

The doctor quickly packed up his medical box and hurried out of the house, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Qing violently smashed things in the room, venting his anger, then suddenly remembered that the man in black had been to his residence last night. He hurried to his yard again, feeling uneasy.

Sure enough, the pile of things on the desk had disappeared.

Xu Qing sat dejectedly in the chair, his mind a mess.

At this time, Achang came forward and reported three things in a row: "Sir, the Chen family father and son returned yesterday."

"Something happened to the Wen family. The warehouse was emptied by thieves overnight."

"Sir, the prefect just returned with more than a dozen carts of goods from the Chen family."

After saying that, Achang frowned and stood aside uneasily, losing his usual arrogance.

After hearing this series of bad news, Xu Qing's face became increasingly gloomy and his head felt heavier.