The mistress has no feelings, why do you provoke her?

Song Wenjun reached out to touch his little face, but when she saw herself, she withdrew her hand.

She was covered in blood and didn't want to bother the child.

The little baby, who had been reaching out his little hands for Song Wenjun to hold him, immediately pouted and started to cry when he saw her pull her hands back.

Tears streamed down her face; she looked so wronged.

Seeing this, Madam Xu quickly picked up the child and gently coaxed him, "My dear boy, Madam just returned and needs to take a bath before I can hold you. Let Madam take a bath first, okay?"

Yan Yan seemed to understand what Xu's mother said, and looked at Song Wenjun with her big, tearful eyes, which broke her heart.

"Yan Yan, I'll be back soon."

In order to hold her child as soon as possible, Song Wenjun finished washing in just 15 minutes.

When she returned, she was surprised to find that Yan Yan could already sit up.

He sat on the bed with his chubby little bottom, waving a rattle drum up and down in his hand, and saw Song Wenjun making cooing sounds.

Incredibly cute.

"Yan Yan can sit up now? When did that happen?" Song Wenjun happily stepped forward, hugged her son, and kissed him repeatedly.

With a smile on her face, Madam Xu replied, "He did last night. In the short time this old servant turned around, the young master was already sitting on the bed. This child is smart and strong; he will be a blessed person when he grows up."

Song Wenjun hugged and kissed the child repeatedly, so happy she felt like she could fly.

It felt like an eternity to have missed each other for just one night.

Song Wenjun didn't let Xu's mother take the child away. After playing with the child for a while, Yan Yan started yawning.

He fell asleep shortly afterward.

Song Wenjun also lay down beside the child and closed her eyes to rest.

He slept until the afternoon sun was about to set.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Tao's voice came to her ears: "Madam, Madam, wake up..."

Song Wenjun opened her eyes and saw Xiao Tao appear before her. Her face showed anxiety as she said, "Madam, something has happened."

"What is it?" Song Wenjun stood up.

"Bandits have been roaming around Huguo Temple and have kidnapped many women from official families. The First Madam was so frightened that she twisted her ankle in the chaos and is almost back at the mansion. The doctor is on his way there now."

Upon hearing this, Song Wenjun chuckled softly; she knew things weren't so simple.

Xiao Tao pursed her lips, a look of disdain in her eyes, and continued, "Miss Biao was stabbed in the arm while protecting the old lady. I heard that the scene was very chaotic at the time, but fortunately, the Marquis and Miss Biao stepped forward to protect everyone, so no major harm was caused. Only the women of the two families are missing, while everyone else returned to the capital safely."

"Whose wife is she?" Song Wenjun asked.

Xiao Tao shook her head: "It's not clear yet. The Marquis and Miss Biao haven't returned yet. They're still looking for her at Huguo Temple. They've just sent someone to take the First Madam back to the mansion."

Song Wenjun got up and walked outside: "Let's go take a look at Ruyi Residence first."

"Madam," Xiao Tao hurriedly reminded her, "you're still being punished by facing the wall."

“If I don’t go, she’ll have even more to say.”

Song Wenjun knew Zhou's character all too well; she was the type to always settle scores later.

It was right for her to go out now.

When the two arrived at Ruyi Residence, they saw maids coming and going in the courtyard.

Upon seeing Song Wenjun appear, they all respectfully curtsied. Song Wenjun continued walking straight into the house without stopping.

When Li Mama saw her arrive, she hurriedly called out inside, "Madam, the young mistress has arrived."

Inside the room, Zhou lay on the bed with disheveled hair and a pale face. She had changed her clothes, which were stained with blood and torn in many places.

It seems she also experienced a terrifying and frightening scene.

With trembling hands, Madam Zhou pointed at the maid and commanded, "Throw her out..."

"Yes, Madam." The maidservant took the clothes and left.

Several old women were sweeping around the house with willow leaves to ward off bad luck for Zhou.

Upon seeing Song Wenjun appear, Zhou collapsed onto the bed, groaning incessantly...

"Mother, what's wrong?" Song Wenjun asked, feigning ignorance.

Zhou said weakly, "Don't even mention it, it's terrible! Those bandits in broad daylight are so audacious, daring to rob around the temple. Luckily, Huaizhou brought people with him, otherwise you wouldn't be seeing this old woman right now..."

Song Wenjun stepped forward to pat her chest and soothe her, her face showing a look of surprise and delight: "Mother, this is a good thing."

"Good thing?" Zhou's face suddenly turned fierce: "You wish I were dead, didn't you? You were secretly overjoyed that I almost didn't make it back, weren't you?"

“Mother, why would you think that?” She lowered her voice and said to Madam Zhou, “Mother, think about it. The Marquis has protected so many wives and young ladies of officials. This is a great achievement. Who knows, the Marquis might get a promotion.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou sat up straight in excitement, but the movement aggravated the pain in her ankle, causing her to gasp.

"You're right, how come I didn't think of that?"

Such a major case is a huge boon; Gu Huaizhou's promotion is in the works.

After Zhou figured it out, she slapped her thigh and laughed, "My Huaizhou is going to have good luck! That's great, that's great!"

Suddenly, she no longer felt the pain in her feet.

Struggling to get down, she cried out in pain as the movement aggravated her pain.

Song Wenjun had to reach out and help her up: "Mother, where are you going?"

“I’m going to offer incense to the Bodhisattva. It’s all thanks to the Bodhisattva’s blessing that my son has this opportunity. It’s truly a wonderful thing.”

“Mother is right.” Song Wenjun followed her words, but poured cold water on her: “However, this matter has not yet been settled, so it would be better for Mother not to make a fuss for the time being.”

Bandits appeared out of nowhere, and Gu Huaizhou even performed a meritorious service.

No matter how I think about it, I feel like there's something fishy going on.

Xue Qingwan, in particular, insisted on going with Zhou to offer incense and ended up getting a great deal out of it.

It's hard to say that she wasn't involved.

After Song Wenjun helped Zhou Shi to offer incense to the Bodhisattva, Zhou Shi was still excited.

She rolled her eyes at Song Wenjun with dissatisfaction and said, "My son has made such a great contribution. All the wives of officials in the capital will owe him a debt of gratitude. When the year-end assessment comes, those officials will surely say a few good words for him. His promotion is definitely a sure thing. Let's just wait and see."

Song Wenjun secretly laughed to herself, thinking that Zhou Shi was dreaming too much; she only saw that Gu Huaizhou had made a great contribution.

But they forgot that the security around the capital was also under the jurisdiction of the Capital Guard.

The Emperor will surely find out about this huge commotion, and we've also lost two daughters of officials.

If the person can return unharmed, then so be it.

If someone dies or something else goes wrong, I'm afraid Gu Huaizhou will lose his official position.

Seeing that Song Wenjun remained silent, Zhou's face showed displeasure: "Don't think that just because you've come to serve me, what happened last night can be wiped clean. You'd better keep kneeling, and you're not allowed to come out without my order."

"Yes, Mother." Song Wenjun curtsied and walked out.

A cold smile played on her lips. Let's wait and see if Gu Huaizhou can achieve Zhou's wish of promotion and wealth.