The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

After changing their clothes, Li Muxia took out some ointment and applied it to both of them. Su Lanzhi was fine; apart from some redness and swelling on her face, she was not injured anywhere else. On the contrary, Li Muxia had several cuts on her arms and face when she went down the mountain.

The wounds on my arms can be covered by my clothes, but the ones on my face can't be hidden.

They had never worn masks before, so suddenly covering their faces with scarves now would seem a bit deliberate.

Finally, Li Muxia simply stopped trying to hide it and decided to wait for someone to ask before making a decision.

He called the group over and shared his thoughts with them to prevent them from giving themselves away later.

When they appeared in front of everyone, everyone was a little surprised. The people they had been searching for all afternoon had just appeared in front of them without any warning.

When Madam Su saw that the person had returned, she quickly pretended to be a kind mother and went forward to ask about their well-being. However, her eldest daughter, Su Rou'er, who was following behind her, looked like she had seen a ghost.

This scene did not escape Li Muxia's eyes. On the way, she had suspected that the Su family had orchestrated this incident. Now it seemed that it was related to Su Rou'er. However, she couldn't remember what grudge or hatred could make her treat her own sister like this and try to ruin her reputation.

After the greetings, Madam Su began to interrogate: "You brat, where have you been? Your maid said you suddenly disappeared. Do you know how frantic everyone is looking for you?"

Li Muxia watched as Su Lanzhi was reprimanded by Madam Su, but she just lowered her head and remained silent.

He stepped forward and said, "Madam Su, this matter is not Lanzhi's fault."

Everyone looked up at Li Muxia upon hearing this, waiting for her to explain herself.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wanyun was afraid that Li Muxia would get involved in trouble and said, "Muxia, what are you saying? Come back quickly. Now that the Fourth Miss has been found, everyone should go back and rest. Everyone is quite tired after a long day."

Li Muxia knew that Shangguan Wanyun meant well, but if she didn't make things clear now, she didn't know what rumors would spread later when everyone found out.

Li Muxia said, "Second Aunt, this matter must be resolved today, otherwise who knows what might happen later."

Everyone wanted to know what had happened.

The old general walked over with Lord Su at this moment. Hearing Li Muxia's words, he said, "Alright, since Muxia wants to talk, let's all move to the main hall and listen to her. I also feel that this matter is not simple. Go and call back all the people who are searching for her."

Everyone followed the old general to the main hall, filled with doubt.

As soon as I arrived in the lobby, I saw General Li rushing over.

Li Muxia quickly stepped forward and whispered a few words to General Li. Before he could say a word to the old general, General Li turned around and left with his men.

Lord Su asked with some confusion, "Why did General Li leave again?"

Li Muxia replied, "Second Uncle went to catch a few people and brought them back."

Hearing this, everyone was puzzled, except for Su Rou'er, who looked pale and lowered her head.

Li Muxia glanced at Su Rou'er, and was already 80% certain in her heart.

The old general asked, "Arresting people? Who are you arresting? What exactly is going on? And what happened to the injury on your face?"

Hearing the old general's questions, which were full of concern, Li Muxia felt a warmth in her heart, and her voice softened.

"Grandpa, Mu Xia's injury on her face is nothing serious, she was just scratched by a tree branch."

"However, this injury wasn't in vain, because Mu Xia saved someone."

Hearing Li Muxia's words, everyone's doubts grew even stronger.

Li Muxia continued without pausing, "It's like this, when we came back we heard that Lanzhi was missing. Ran'er and I had made an appointment with Lanzhi to pick pears in the pear orchard behind the mountain after the worship ceremony. So when I heard the news that Lanzhi was missing, I thought that Lanzhi might have gone to the back mountain, so I rushed there. Sure enough, I saw Lanzhi waiting there."

"When Mu Xia saw that Lan Zhi was alright, she was going to tell everyone, but then four people suddenly jumped out of the woods."

"At the time, Lanzhi and I were both startled. We thought they were hunters who had come up the mountain to hunt, but who knew that these four people would rush towards Lanzhi without saying a word. When I saw that these four people were coming aggressively, I protected Lanzhi behind me and pulled Lanzhi to run away as fast as I could."

"That's why the branches scratched our faces. Lanzhi even tripped and fell while we were running away. In order to catch Lanzhi, I rolled down the cliff with her. Fortunately, the slope wasn't very steep, and there were fallen leaves covering us, so neither of us was seriously injured. You see, Lanzhi's face is still red."

After speaking, she pointed to Lanzhi's face. Everyone followed her finger and saw that Su Lanzhi's left cheek was indeed red.

Li Muxia continued, "Those four men were chasing us relentlessly. Just when it seemed they were about to catch up, I remembered that I had some sleeping pills developed by my master on me. I didn't hesitate to use them, and the four men were knocked unconscious. That's how we escaped. I just told my second uncle where those four men were, and my fourth uncle has already gone to catch them."

At this point, she glanced at Su Rou'er. Sure enough, she saw Su Rou'er's gaze darting away, the panic in her eyes so obvious that it was impossible for her not to suspect that Su Rou'er was behind it.

With such poor mental fortitude, you shouldn't try to do bad things like others.

Upon hearing this, the old general said, "I never expected these villains to be so rampant, daring to commit violence at Huguo Temple."

Upon hearing this, Li Muxia said, "Grandpa, I think these thugs seem to have been instructed by someone. Their target was very clear: Lan Zhi."

After Li Muxia finished speaking, Su Chengyun seemed to realize something and turned to look at the women behind him.

Su Rou'er was caught off guard and met her father's gaze. Her face turned pale, and she lowered her head in a panic.

Seeing this, Su Chengyun had no doubts.

He cursed his eldest daughter in his heart, and even cursed Madam Su in turn. However, on the surface, he still had to keep the matter a secret. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. Moreover, his eldest daughter was about to get engaged to Yun Huali, the grandson of the Minister of War. At this time, he absolutely could not allow any bad reputation to spread.

Thinking of this, Su Chengyun hurriedly said, "My daughter has never made enemies with anyone. I think it must be some bandits who came out of nowhere and happened to run into my daughter and Miss Li, and then they had a sudden evil thought."

Su Chengyun clearly wanted to protect his eldest daughter. Li Muxia had seen Su Chengyun's actions just now, so how could she not know his purpose?

Unfortunately, Su Chengyun wanted to let the matter drop, but the group of women behind him wouldn't cooperate.

The second young lady of the Su family, Su Xue'er, spoke up: "Miss Li just said that you were being chased by bandits, so that means..."

At this point, she subconsciously covered her mouth with her hand, as if she had accidentally revealed a big secret.