The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

In the front yard, the city guards dispatched by Li Jing suppressed the bandits, and those who were frightened have now been settled.

No one died, but several people were injured. The doctor was rushed over to treat the wounded.

Lin Lihua looked at Liang Ruoxue and couldn't help but complain, "You silly child, how could you be so stupid? Didn't you know to hide? You had to try to be a hero."

Liang Ruoxue was in so much pain that she didn't want to make a sound. When the doctor came in to examine her wound, Lin Lihua frowned and asked, "Where is the female doctor?"

The doctor stood there, saying, "I came in a hurry and didn't bring a female doctor with me."

Lin Lihua thought to herself, "How can that be?"

Li Jun suddenly appeared at the door.

"Don't worry, Madam. The female physician will be here soon. I've already sent someone to find her. Let her take a look first and give her some ginseng soup to keep her alive."

Upon seeing that it was the Third Prince, Lin Lihua's attitude softened considerably.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Upon hearing the Third Prince's voice, Liang Ruoxue thought that her efforts today had not been in vain. It was just a coincidence that she saw the thief holding a knife and heading towards the Third Prince. In a flash, her mind suddenly clicked, and she felt that this was a good opportunity.

Without almost any hesitation, Liang Ruoxue blocked the knife. By the time she realized what had happened, she was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.

Liang Ruoyan stood behind and gripped Xu Ying's hand tightly.

She saw Li Jun heading towards Liang Ruoxue's direction.

“Mother…” Liang Ruoyan felt a little flustered, as if something had slipped through her fingers.

"Why are you panicking?"

Xu Ying didn't think much of it; it was just that she had taken a knife, and Li Jun wasn't so clueless.

Liang Ruoyan didn't voice her concerns. She felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it.

The old lady looked around and suddenly realized that someone was missing.

Where is the jade-carrying person?

Xu Ying looked around but didn't see Shen Hanyu.

The maidservant hurried over: "Just now, Miaocui said that Miss is resting in the back room, but it was also attacked by thieves there. We don't know how she is now."

The old lady pressed her temples.

"Hurry up and send someone to look for it."

She brought the person here; if something really happens to her, it will be difficult to explain.

Miao Cui initially wanted to go to the backyard, but was stopped by the city guards sent by the Crown Prince, who said it was not safe.

Now that the bandits have been suppressed, she can finally go and find Shen Hanyu.

As soon as they arrived at the backyard, they saw Shen Hanyu, who looked as if she had just been pulled out of the mud.

"girl!"

Shen Hanyu looked up and saw Miaocui running towards her. Miaocui helped her up and saw the wounds on her body.

"I was stopped in the front yard just now. Where did you fall, young lady?"

"I was chased by thieves to the back of the mountain, and luckily I survived."

Shen Hanyu gave a brief explanation, saying that she needed to treat her wound.

Miao Cui noticed it too and quickly helped the person over.

The moment Shen Hanyu appeared, both the old lady and Xu Ying went over to her.

"Oh dear, child, what's wrong?"

The old lady wanted to reach out, but seeing Shen Hanyu covered in mud, she withdrew her hand and stood there anxiously.

Xu Ying looked Shen Hanyu up and down; Shen Hanyu really was lucky to be alive.

"I saw someone coming towards the back room, so I ran towards the back mountain through the back window and accidentally rolled into the grass, getting covered in mud."

Shen Hanyu forced herself to explain again, just to avoid causing any further trouble.

Fortunately, at this time, the female doctors that Li Jun had found also arrived. The old lady called one of them over and asked her to examine Shen Hanyu's wound.

Shen Hanyu was settled in a room, with Miaocui keeping her company.

Just as the female doctor was about to go in, Qiuyue stopped her.

Qiu Yue smiled and took out a bag of silver: "I would like to trouble the doctor to check if my cousin is innocent. There will be a reward after the matter is done."

The female doctor glanced at Qiuyue, but still accepted the money.

Qiuyue returned to the old lady's side and told her that the matter had been settled.

Pei Du arrived after Shen Hanyu. He had changed his clothes before coming, and apart from his wet hair, there was nothing else noticeable about him.

Xu Zhun moved closer to him.

"I just saw that the person has returned safely."

Pei Du nodded and thanked him.

Xu Zhun said in a low voice, "I feel that something is strange about what happened today. Although Hantai Temple is not a royal temple, there is no way that a thief would dare to break in and kill someone."

Moreover, those thieves had nothing distinctive about them, so their identities could not be determined.

Pei Du lowered his eyes, remembering that the bodies of those who chased Shen Hanyu were still in the back mountain.

This is indeed strange; I need to investigate it myself.

Xu Zhun continued, "However, this matter has been handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince. He will surely be able to get to the bottom of this."

Pei Du remained noncommittal.

"It would be best to find out who is behind this. The Third Prince was almost assassinated too."

Xu Zhun agreed, saying that if Liang Ruoxue hadn't blocked the sneak attack, Li Jun would definitely have been injured.

Lying in the inner room, Shen Hanyu slowly took off her outer robe, which was torn to shreds by tree branches. The clothes underneath were only soaked by the rain, but otherwise in good condition.

The wound on his shoulder looks rather frightening.

The doctor first cleaned the wound area before applying the medication.

After all the wounds on his body were treated, the doctor said with difficulty, "Just now, your elders asked me to check if your virginity is intact."

Shen Hanyu was taken aback, then nodded calmly and allowed the doctor to examine her.

The doctor went out, and Qiuyue rushed over.

"He is still innocent."

Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief, took out two other packets, which were also hush money, and the doctor pushed them back.

"No need, I won't tell anyone."

Hearing the doctor's words, Qiuyue had no choice but to take the money back.

If the reputation of the daughters in the family were damaged, it would not sound good if word got out. She quickly told the old lady, and the old lady's expression visibly relaxed.

Liang Ruoxue's injuries were more serious, and Lin Lihua sighed incessantly outside.

But when she thought that Liang Ruoxue had saved the Third Prince this time, a secret hope arose in her heart.

If only the Third Prince would take a liking to Liang Ruoxue because of this.

Lin Lihua thought to herself.

She glanced at Li Jun, who had been keeping an eye on Liang Ruoxue's situation. After finishing her business, Li Jing came to check on Li Jing to see if she was alright.

"Thanks to Miss Liang, otherwise I would be the one lying inside now."

Li Jun pursed his lips, recalling the scene of Liang Ruoxue shielding him from the knife just now.

The bright red blood looked terrifying. Li Jun noticed Liang Ruoxue's pale profile and the small fish pendant hanging from her hairpin, and couldn't help but freeze in place.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty."

Liang Ruoxue's weak voice echoed in Li Jun's ears.

Li Jing patted his shoulder, "Third brother, what's wrong with you?"

Li Jun came to her senses: "I remembered some things from the past."

Li Jing didn't press further, only saying, "If you're not feeling well, you should go back first."

Li Jun shook her head.

"I will leave after the doctor has finished examining Miss Liang's injuries."

Li Jing couldn't help but laugh and said, "Didn't you fall for Miss Liang? Why are you being so special to Miss Liang now?"