Chapter 50: The Human Heart (Part 1)

  The lady beside him called out in a soft voice, "Rui'er."

  Rong Huacai suddenly woke up with a start and hastily shifted her gaze, this was the first time she had made eye contact with a strange man besides Zhao Xuanhuan.

  The man stepped forward and helped the lady up with his hand.

  Rong Hua turned around to help Liao Shi, Liao Shi's face looked extremely unpleasant, but she still struggled to hold onto Rong Hua and said to the man: "Wu Mu Hou."

  Although I had a vague guess, I was still surprised and didn't expect to meet Wu Mu Hou in such a situation.

  Ronghua lifted her head, and Mrs. Anguo smiled at Ronghua. If it weren't for Miss Tao's help, tonight might not have gone so smoothly. A seemingly weak girl had such a fearless demeanor in the face of danger, truly rare.

  The wife of An Guo Gong turned her head and asked about Liao Shi's situation with concern, "What happened in the end?"

  Liao felt as if there was a thread pulling something out of her lower abdomen, and her waist hurt so much that she couldn't straighten up, but with Master Hou and the two young ladies present, she couldn't say anything, so she just shook her head.

  Ronghua glanced at Liao's face, then raised her head to ask Madame Anguo, "Now the house is not peaceful, my room is closest to here, it's better for you and San Auntie to go to my room first, I'll let someone find Mother to come over and take charge of the situation..."

  Madam An nodded and Ronghua hastily asked Mugui to support Miss Shi into the house first.

  Madam An Guo Gong turned her head to Wu Mu Hou and said: "No matter what, you must invite a doctor over for me."

  "Wu Mu Hou replied, 'Don't worry, Mother, I'll go and make arrangements.' His low and steady voice was full of confidence, giving the women present a sense of inexplicable comfort."

  Rong Hua let out a gentle sigh of relief, no matter what, she was finally safe now.

  The Marquis of Wu Mu glanced at the woman beside him, the bold and daring woman who had wiped away the blood on her face with her hand earlier, now suddenly revealed a gentle and delicate side as she slumped her shoulders.

  The Marquis of Wu Mu shifted his gaze and sent the attendants by his side to find Lang Zhong. The attendants naturally did not dare to slack off and hurriedly ran away.

  Everyone hastily sent Liao's wife into Ronghua's room.

  The Marquis of Wu Mu only sent Madame Anguo to the front yard, and Rong Hua supported Madame Anguo into the inner room and sat down.

  The Marquis of Wu Mu feared that the thieves in the mansion had not been completely eliminated, so he ordered the attendants and the Tao family members to search the mansion again without announcing it.

  In the room, Madame Anguo felt her hands and feet were icy cold. Ronghua brought a brazier over, and Madame Anguo hugged it in her arms. The warmth from the brazier slowly calmed her down from her panic. Everyone thought she was calm and composed, but they didn't know that she was also barely holding on.

  Madam An Guo Gong raised her head, and Rong Hua was arranging the maids and old women in the house. The young maids had all been transferred to the outer room, leaving only the older old women to help.

  Madam Anguo looked deeply at Ronghua. After the panic, she could still arrange everything in order, it's really hard for her to do so. She is just a young lady in her teens, and it's not easy to achieve this.

  Those women who had experienced things serving Liao's wife were also shocked and speechless when they saw Liao's condition, no one dared to say more, trying their best to serve her, with hot water and adding a heater under Liao's feet, but Liao still felt unbearable pain, originally his legs were already icy cold, after a spasm of severe pain, some warmth flowed down.

  Just now, she was too shocked to think much, but now that she has calmed down, Liao can't help but feel sad. Previously, she still had a glimmer of hope, thinking that with some rest, her body would recover and the child in her belly might be saved. But now, her heart has cooled down.

  The wife of An Guo Gong looked even more unpleasant on the side, if it wasn't for Liao Shi helping her block a kick, there wouldn't be today's matter. Liao Shi saved her, but herself...

  Although Liao was her sister, she could owe Liao and pay her back slowly, but what Liao had in her belly was the blood of the Tao family. How could she make up for the debt she owed to the Tao family?

  Mrs. Lai received a message from Jinxiu and hurriedly brought Chen Mama, Jinxiu, and several family members to Ronghua's courtyard.

  Just as he walked out of Ronghua's courtyard, he saw Wu Mu Hou speaking in a low voice with his entourage.

  The lady couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly went up to pay her respects to Wu Mu Hou, "I thought those bandits had fled in a hurry for some reason, it turns out that the lord has arrived."

  Compared to Zhao Xuan's usual gentle demeanor, Wu Mu Hou appeared a few points more majestic and calm. "My mother was able to escape thanks to the people in the mansion who came to her aid. I'd like to thank the madam first, and I will formally come to pay my respects another day."

  Listening to Wu Mu Hou's words and thinking about Rong Hua letting Jin Xiu pass on the message - Liao Shi was injured in order to save Madame An Guo Gong. Is this really true?

  The lady's hand grasped mine, and I couldn't describe the feeling in my heart.

  At this moment, another attendant came forward and whispered a few words in Wu Mu Hou's ear.

  Wu Mu Hou slightly furrowed his brow and raised his head to ask the elder lady, "Is there a Sixth Miss in the Tao Manor?"

  What's wrong? Looking at Wu Mu Hou's expression... The madam immediately became solemn and had a bad premonition, "Yes."

  The Marquis of Wu Mu continued: "The sixth young lady from the mansion was almost kidnapped by bandits and has been rescued."

  The old lady was shocked and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. If Yanhua had really been kidnapped, the reputation of the Tao family would have been damaged, and Yuhua's marriage would not have gone smoothly in the future. Fortunately, she was rescued by the people from the Hou Mansion, so it can be said that the Tao family and the Wu Mu Hou Mansion are also destined to be together.

  If Liao's child fell again, she would have a firmer grasp.

  "Good...good...thank you, Lord Hou."

  The Marquis Wu Mu said: "All the thieves in the mansion have been cleared out of the mansion, and two live mouths were caught. They will be sent to the government office soon."

  The lady hastily said: "Thank you, Lord Hou."

  The Marquis of Wu Mu didn't say much anymore, and the old lady suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit oppressive. Fortunately, Madame Anguo was supported by someone to come out, and the old lady hurried forward to talk to Madame Anguo, "Fortunately, she's back, I'm afraid something will go wrong in here, what can be done about it?"

  The lady of Duke An was more enthusiastic than usual, "Thanks to Lady Tao... but it's all because of Yanniang..." She sighed, "It's all because they saved me that things turned out this way."

  The elder lady comforted her, "Madam, don't say that, Third Brother and Sister have a good physical foundation, perhaps they can turn bad luck into good fortune."

  The wife of Duke An Guo still had a worried heart, "I just hope so." But there was no hint of hope on her face.

  The lady only then discovered that, from the face of Mrs. An Guo Gong, she saw an evil omen, and in her heart, she was actually delighted. She was worried about the high-profile marriage with Wu Mu Hou, still lacking a powerful reason, but San Fang inadvertently...

  The old lady was still thinking, and Mrs. An Guo Gong asked Wu Mu Hou, "What about the rebels outside?"

  Duke Wu Mu said: "The court will be able to quell the rebellion before dawn." He paused and then said: "This is the inner house of the Tao family, I shouldn't stay here for long."

  "Go back first, I'll wait here and see how your aunt is doing before I can rest assured."

  The Marquis of Wu Mu then took his men and left.

  Madam Wang and Madame An entered the house, Madam Wang looked at Liao's situation, her eyes turned red, she came out and cried in front of Madame An, "Poor child, I feel distressed just by looking at her."

  The wife of Duke An also shed tears.

  The lady comforted Mrs. Anguo, "Don't worry too much, madam, Third Brother and Sister are still young, they will have plenty of opportunities in the future. It's just that Old Madam asked about them a few days ago, but didn't expect...". Before Mrs. Anguo could speak, the lady continued: "Don't worry, madam, I'll think of a way to talk to Old Madam, she'll only feel heartache for Third Brother and Sister when she hears my words."

  Lady An Guo held a handkerchief and wiped away her tears, saying gratefully: "Madam is so... I don't know how to thank you."

  Mrs. Tai and Mrs. An were talking, when Lang Zhong entered the mansion, Rong Hua hid in the west house, Mu Qi and Jin Xiu followed Rong Hua to attend to her.

  There was no one else in the house, so Jinxiu quietly told Ronghua what Wu Mouhou had just said.

  Rong Hua was shocked upon hearing this.

  Yan Hua was almost kidnapped by the thief... Rong Hua thought of the various actions of Fourth Aunt tonight... Was it that Yan Hua was kidnapped first, and then Fourth Aunt would lead her to this side?

  The small courtyard where Fourth Aunt was recuperating from her illness caught fire. The Millennium Residence where the old lady lived... could it all be because of Fourth Aunt?

  Where has Fourth Aunt gone now?

  Jinxiu said: "The eldest lady has sent someone to find Fourth Aunt, but it's still unknown whether she's been found or not."

  The big wife also suspected the fourth aunt, and if the fourth aunt was caught, it's unknown what would happen to her in the future.

  Even if this matter has nothing to do with Fourth Aunt, Madam may still think of a way to use this matter to deal with Fourth Aunt...

  "Where is the second young lady?"

  Jinxiu said: "The second young lady has been with Mrs. Cai all along."

  It's already obvious that if Yao Hua wants to marry into the Wu Mu Hou Mansion, she will definitely find a way to get along with the third house and won't keep avoiding them after something happens in the third house.

  Jinxiu thought for a moment and then said, "However, there is something that's quite strange. When I entered the flower house, I coincidentally ran into Chuxiao who was also coming over. Chuxiao was panting as if she had run a long distance. I asked her, but she insisted she was just returning from using the restroom. If she was really using the restroom, why would she need to run so far when there's one right next to the flower house? Moreover, when I told Madame about Fourth Madam's words, Second Miss was also by our side, and her expression didn't seem surprised at all. I don't know if it's just my imagination."

  Rong Hua was shocked again in her heart.

  Several people were talking when Chen's mother lifted the curtain and came in. Ronghua hastily stood up, went forward and paid his respects, "Chen's mother."

  Madam Chen beamed with a smile, "Look at me being muddled. What would the young ladies do with this state outside? The mistress said to let Eighth Miss, Ninth Miss, Tenth Miss and Eleventh Miss go rest in her room first."

  Is Third Aunt's child gone? That's why they were sent away.

  Rong Hua had just let Mugen take the things and prepare to leave, when he heard a woman outside say in a low voice: "What a pity, looks like a boy."