Not following the expected path? Reborn and unexpectedly married to a demon.

Has her young master gone mad from the rain? This is clearly a case of a cuckoo taking over someone else's nest.

"Pah! There's no hot water, but there's plenty of rain outside. Men are all the same, humph!"

Xingzhu stormed off, determined to guard the young mistress's room and prevent those two wicked creatures from entering.

"What's wrong with this girl today?"

Jin Wuchen was puzzled by her words, but he didn't have time to care about her right now, so he carried her to his room, where there should be hot water ready.

Jin Wuchen placed the person into his bathtub. He wanted to go out and have someone bring Chu Luo some clean clothes, but Chu Luo couldn't sit still at the moment. If he let go, she would probably drown before he even reached the door.

He had no choice but to call a maid to fetch a clean set of clothes from Chu Luo's room.

The maid outside the door immediately felt something was amiss. She had seen Xingzhu heading towards the young mistress's room. She dared not provoke Xingzhu, but she dared not disobey Jin Wuchen either, so she could only run to get it quickly.

"What? Say it again, what did the young master send you here for?"

Xingzhu was furious as she stood in front of Chu Luo's room.

The maid who came to get the clothes stood far away from Xingzhu, knowing that Xingzhu really would hit people. "Young Master said to get... get a set of Young Madam's clothes to take to his room."

"What are you afraid of? It's just a change of clothes. The young mistress isn't here, so I'll get them and deliver them to them myself." Xingzhu gritted her teeth and turned to go into the house to get the clothes.

The maidservant waiting to the side trembled at the sight of her.

Xingzhu's appearance didn't seem like she was going back to get clothes; it looked more like she was going back to get a knife from under the bed.

Every word she uttered was spoken through gritted teeth, as if she wished she could tear someone's flesh apart.

Xingzhu angrily grabbed a set of pink clothes that Chu Luo never wore, put them on a plate, and carried them over.

"boom"

Xingzhu kicked open Jin Wuchen's door, startling the maids and servants guarding the entrance.

Xingzhu went inside and, through the screen, she saw two people entangled in an ambiguous manner by the bathtub.

Remembering Chu Luo's gentle smile and how good she was to her, Xingzhu disregarded everything else and became incredibly bold.

"Young Master, where did you learn these new tricks? You're getting more and more amazing! Not only do you bring women into the Jin family, but you also have a romantic bath together in a room you don't usually let anyone in."

They even thought of giving her the young mistress's clothes, as if that would be more exciting? They have absolutely no sense of propriety or shame.

"Who is this person, with such a big face wanting to wear the young mistress's clothes?" Xingzhu cursed loudly.

"You brat, what's wrong with you today? You're asking for trouble, aren't you? Get your clothes in here right now!"

Xingzhu, who was filled with anger, felt as if she had been doused with cold water the moment she heard Jin Wuchen's voice, and couldn't help but shiver.

After the young mistress was born, the young master did not return home for a long time. Later, when he returned, he never lost his temper.

This tranquility almost made her forget how the young master could be so angry that he could kill someone.

Although she was furious at the moment, she still had to stay alive to take care of the young mistress, so she could only suppress her anger for now and vent her anger for the young mistress later.

Xingzhu wanted to see what kind of person dared to steal the young mistress's man, so she strode in carrying the clothes.

She planned to throw the clothes at the woman as soon as she went in, but she was shocked when she saw what the person in the bathtub looked like.

This person is her young mistress, and she looks extremely uncomfortable at this moment.

Xingzhu was so distressed that she disregarded everything else and rushed forward, pushing Jin Wuchen away. "Young Madam, what's wrong? Wake up! Don't scare Xingzhu."

Xingzhu touched Chuluo's skin and found that she was burning up, looking at Jin Wuchen with teary eyes.

"Young Master, did you do something to the Young Madam? She's such a good person, please don't hurt her!"

Jin Wuchen frowned slightly, really wanting to slap her. "Give her a bath and change her into clean clothes."

After saying that, he walked out of the room and ordered someone to call Fei Zhiyou over.

"Young Master, Young Master Fei is still in Mianshui Town and hasn't returned yet."

Upon learning that Fei Zhiyou had not returned, Jin Wuchen decided to settle for second best and "go and call the imperial physician over immediately."

Jin Wuchen changed his clothes and returned. The royal physician happened to arrive at his room, but he dared not go in rashly.

Jin Wuchen went in first and saw that Xingzhu had already changed Chu Luo's clothes and was about to take Chu Luo to bed.

He took Chu Luo from him, lifted her up, and placed her on his bed. Only after covering her with a blanket did he let the physician come in.

After taking her pulse, the physician said that Chu Luo was in this state because she had not eaten or drunk for a long time and had caught a cold from being caught in the rain. He immediately took out a bottle of pills from the medicine box and handed it to Xingzhu, asking Xingzhu to give Chu Luo the pills with warm water.

"Young Master, my medical skills are shallow. In addition to the cold, the young mistress's pulse seems to be different from that of ordinary people. I can vaguely feel it but I can't figure out the reason."

"She's fine for now, but just to be on the safe side, please wait until Young Master Fei returns before having him examine the young mistress," the physician advised.

"Abnormal pulse?"

Jin Wuchen sat down on the edge of the bed, picked up Chu Luo's hand and examined it. Sure enough, her pulse was abnormal, but it was not obvious. It seemed that it had been suppressed by something, and her weakness was the only reason for the slight abnormality.

"Fox Li, when will Fei Zhiyou's situation end?"

Jin Wuchen summoned Hu Li, who was in charge of gathering information, for questioning.

"It might take a while longer, as there are families in Mianshui Town involved who are known for their use of poison."

"Then let their ancestor who used poison lend them a hand and send a message."

No sooner had Jin Wuchen finished speaking than Hu Li had already vanished.

Chu Luo, who was already conscious but not fully awake, happened to overhear Jin Wuchen and Hu Li's conversation.

A family of poison masters? Shouyuan Village in Mianshui Town is a place where the Regent's subordinates experiment to find ways to prolong life, but Chu Luo doesn't know which subordinate it is.

The fact that they couldn't directly target Feng Zhe to eliminate his supporters and weaken his power shows that this newly appointed top scholar really has some tricks up his sleeve.

What's behind the Jin family? It seems that Jin Wuchen can control far more people and things than she imagined.

"Steward Sun, have someone keep a close watch on the waters near Jiangzhou, especially the southern dock. Report any incidents immediately," Jin Wuchen instructed Steward Sun, glancing at Chu Luo who was still unconscious on the bed.

Chu Luo was delighted to hear this; he had indeed taken Chu Luo's words, spoken in her daze, to heart.

As long as he had someone pay attention, they would know that everything she said was true, but the water monster was not a real water monster; it was just a pretext to make Jin Wuchen believe her.

If the story of the water monster were true, then Jin Wuchen would believe that the torrential rains would cause a disaster and that the Lilan Dam would break.

The canal gangs were the dominant force on the waterways, and for the sake of their own interests, they would certainly take precautions in advance. As a result, thousands of people downstream of the Lilan Dam were able to save their lives thanks to the canal gangs' self-rescue measures.

Even if her words would make Jin Wuchen suspicious of her, she felt it was worth it because human lives were at stake.

“Young Master, the young mistress said she was going to visit her parents’ home, but she returned looking like this. Should we investigate?” Steward Sun asked.

Jin Wuchen had no good feelings towards Chu Luo from the first time he met her and learned that she had been beaten and poisoned by the Chu family to remove her scars.

"Cha, every time they go there they come back injured or sick. I want to see what kind of den of wolves and tigers this Chu family is."