Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Shen Jingwan aimed at the wound on the Duke's wife's head and hit it hard.

But while her hand holding the stone was still in the air, the Duke's wife's eyes suddenly opened.

"what--"

The Duke's wife saw a stranger standing in front of her bed with a fierce look on his face and something in his hand ready to hit her. She screamed in fear, her voice revealing fear and anxiety.

"Someone come, someone come quickly!" she called out urgently.

When Shen Jingwan heard the Duke's wife's cry for help, she was so frightened that she slipped and the stone in her hand rolled in the air, hitting the edge of the bed with a dull sound. Then she fell to the cold ground.

The little maid standing outside the door heard the noise inside and rushed in.

After quickly finishing her personal business outside the toilet, Wei Ma noticed the panicked expressions of the maids hurrying by in the yard. She knew something urgent must have happened.

Knowing something was wrong, he immediately turned around and ran back to his room.

When Nanny Wei stepped into the house, she was shocked by the scene before her.

Several maids were sitting around the bed of the Duke's wife, their eyes revealing fear and tension.

Shen Jingwan stood by the bed, her whole body trembling, her face as pale as if she had just returned from the gates of hell.

Nanny Wei paused, reached out and gently pushed Shen Jingwan, trying to wake her up, "Wake up, go call the doctor."

Shen Jingwan looked up blankly, as if she had not yet fully recovered from the shock. "Oh, oh." Her voice was weak and powerless, and she was obviously frightened by what she saw.

At this moment, the Duke's wife's voice reached Wei Ma's ears, "Come and catch her quickly, don't let her escape."

Nanny Wei was suspicious. The Duke's wife had just woken up, so why was she so hostile to Shen Jingwan?

She thought the old lady might feel uncomfortable seeing strangers because she had been in a coma for too long, so she quickly stepped forward to explain, "Old lady, this is the cousin from my second aunt's family. She has been taking care of you these days."

The Duke's wife angrily interrupted her, "What cousin? If I hadn't been lucky, I would have been killed by her long ago. Go and get that rebellious girl Qin Qimei."

His tone was filled with strong displeasure and dissatisfaction.

The doctor from the Duke of Qing's mansion came to take the Duke's wife's pulse and called it a miracle. After confirming that she was fine and just a little weak after being in a coma for a few days, he prescribed some food tonic and left.

When Madam Qin Da and Madam Qin Er arrived, they saw Nanny Wei helping the Duke's wife lie on the bed, while Qin Qimei and Shen Jingwan were kneeling on the ground.

Madam Qin wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief and said calmly, "Mother, you frightened my second brother and his wife. We have just sent someone to deliver the news to the palace to reassure the Imperial Concubine."

After saying that, she looked at the people kneeling on the ground curiously, "Why are Sister Qimei and Wan'er kneeling here? What happened?"

The Duke's wife snorted coldly, "What happened was nothing but your fault. To avoid any trouble, you left this girl alone in the room when I was seriously ill. If I hadn't woken up in time, that girl would have nearly taken my life."

The Duke's wife pointed at Shen Jingwan, her anger evident in her words, her fingers trembling with excitement, almost unable to control herself.

"Mother, this is definitely a misunderstanding. Wan'er has been taking care of you wholeheartedly these days. How could she do such a thing?"

Qin Qimei was eager to defend Shen Jingwan. After all, she was the one who brought Shen Jingwan here personally. If the Duke's wife really had an accident at Shen Jingwan's hands, then she would be held responsible anyway.

However, the Duke's wife insisted, "Misunderstanding? How could it be a misunderstanding? I saw with my own eyes that she was holding something and preparing to hit me."

Before she finished speaking, Nanny Wei took out the stone that Shen Jingwan had just held.

Madam Qin Er covered her mouth in panic, looked at Shen Jingwan in disbelief, and said in shock: “This is not…not the stone that mother usually puts on the shelf.”

Qin Qimei also pushed Shen Jingwan anxiously, "Wan'er, please explain clearly why you are holding this stone and what you are going to do?"

"I...I..." Shen Jingwan stuttered, cold sweat breaking out on her forehead. She really didn't know how to defend herself.

Because she had indeed thought of using this stone to end the Duke's wife's life.

"Wan'er, how could you become like this? My sister-in-law and I originally thought that you were a good child, but we didn't expect that you would be such a sinister and cunning person. Sister Qimei, you are really inviting a wolf into the house." Madam Qin II scolded sadly.

Madam Qin comforted the Duke's wife, "Mother, don't worry. I'll go back and discuss this with the Crown Prince. I'll have him seek justice on behalf of the Duke of Qing's Mansion. Even if we have to report it to the Emperor, we'll have to make the Shen family give an explanation."

Just as everyone was arguing, a slight sigh suddenly came from the corner, accompanied by "Originally, this secret technique should not be known to outsiders, but I really can't bear to see anyone being wronged."

This sudden sound made everyone involuntarily look in the direction of the source.

Shen Jingwan couldn't help but open her eyes wide. She didn't understand why Ziyuan would help her.

This was the second time he had helped her, ever since he told her at the Shen Mansion that she was destined to have brothers and asked Madam Shen San to register her under her name.

Shen Jingwan even asked Aunt Xue if Ziyuan was a chess piece that Aunt Xue had placed next to Madam Shen San, but Aunt Xue said that she had never seen Ziyuan before entering the Shen Mansion.

"Who the hell do you think you are? How dare you act so wildly in my Duke Qing's Mansion?" The Duke's wife said angrily.

"Mother, I brought back this Master Ziyuan. She was born in the witch clan and has extraordinary abilities. Last year, when Chu Ning was in a coma, it was Master Ziyuan who woke her up." Qin Qimei explained.

Madam Qin chimed in, "Yes, Mother. A few days ago, even the palace physicians thought you were... afraid... afraid you might not make it, and asked the family to prepare for your funeral. It was only after Sister Qimei returned that she switched you to Master Ziyuan's medicine, and you woke up in just two days."

Madam Qin Er also nodded frequently beside her. "My daughter-in-law had been feeling unwell for a while, but after taking just two doses of Master Ziyuan's medicine, she felt much better."

The Duke's wife asked doubtfully, "What is the secret technique you just mentioned?"

Ziyuan smiled faintly, "The secret techniques of my Lingshan Wu Clan are never shared with outsiders. However, today, I cannot bear to see anyone suffer injustice, so I'm making an exception and revealing a few things."