Fuan Courtyard.

As soon as she walked into the courtyard, she saw the cold brows that guarded the door with her arms crossed. She was startled; this lowly slave, she was just a servant, but her aura was even more vigorous than a lord's. Where in the world did she find such a person?

"Madam, the First Lady invites you in." At this moment, Dazzling Spring walked out and lifted the curtain as he spoke.

Mistress Xiao looked at her in silence, an unfathomable smile on her face. "Lady Chen Xiang, you've worked hard. You even opened a curtain for me."

"Mistress, please come in."

Lady Xiao snorted lightly and walked over the threshold. When Chen Xiang turned her head, she saw Leng Mei's pair of cold eyes staring at her with no expression. She was startled and quickly nodded and walked in.

The moment Madam Xiao walked in, she saw Lian Ru Yue sitting in front of the eldest wife's bed, feeding her medicine. From the looks of it, her baby had really stabilized.

"Sister, I heard everything, it's a good thing that you're fine, sister heard that you got pregnant, so she hasn't slept for the whole night." Sister, I heard everything, it's a good thing that you're fine, sister heard that you got pregnant, and she wasn't asleep for the whole night.

The first wife nodded and said, "You're pregnant, so you should take good care of your own body. There's no need to specially run over here."

Lian Ruyue handed the bowl to Qing Dai, looked at Madam Xiao's stomach, and asked while holding back the whip marks on her arms under her sleeves, "Madam, did you slip a foot?" I don't know if the fetus is alright, but Doctor Lu hasn't left, so why don't we ask him to come over and let you have a look? "

"No, no, no, there's no need. It's just a slight slip, so it's not a big deal." She immediately changed the topic and said, "Yesterday, I heard that I was at the Clear Spring Academy. I heard that it was because of a thief that caused my elder sister to become angry. If I were to catch her, I would have to give her a severe punishment."

"That's right, we must definitely punish him severely." Lian Ruyue said. Her voice was as cold as ice, causing the Xiao family's hearts to tremble when they heard it.

"Eldest Miss, Madam, Master will invite the two of you to the front hall." At this moment, a voice came from outside.

"Mother, take a rest. I'll be right back." Even Rue Ru Yue settled down the first wife and had Leng Mei and Senior Servant Tai stand guard in the courtyard. Only then did they head out with Lady Xiao.

When they arrived at the front hall, they found out that as soon as the matter with the eldest wife was over, Lian Yanqing had started questioning them about what had happened in the manor last night.

he asked gravely. "What happened last night that frightened the First Lady?" "Tell me everything in detail."

Zhou mama knelt down. "Yes, master, there was a thief in the mansion last night, who went to the lord's study to steal something. The eldest lady was worried that the lord's important official duties had been stolen, so she rushed out, but the servants were in a state of chaos. They rushed in without even looking at the eldest lady, and only then were the doctors frightened."

"Stolen? "My General's Estate has always been heavily guarded. Where did this thief come from?"

Last night, just as the First Madam was about to fall asleep, she heard someone shouting 'catch the thief' outside, saying that the thief snuck into the Old Master's study and stole something. As soon as we stepped out of Fuan Courtyard, we saw that the servants were all running towards the Old Master's study. Zhou mama replied.

"Have you caught any thieves? Where are they now?" Lian Ruyue asked while standing beside her mother.

"Master, Eldest Miss, the thief was captured last night and tied up with a gunny sack, waiting for Master to come back." That Senior Servant Tai said.

"Catch him and bring him in!" Lian Yan Qing ordered coldly.

Several guards came in with two sacks and threw them on the ground. The person inside was still feebly struggling.

The Xiao family's people coldly laughed. It was unknown which unlucky bastard was the one that was caught as the scapegoat, because they didn't encounter any thieves last night.

"Open the sack." Lian Yanqing tightened his face. If the news that the Prime Minister's residence had been robbed were to be spread out, he would really be laughing his teeth out!

"Yes sir!" A few maidservants stepped forward, opened the sack, and forcefully flipped it open, causing the person inside to roll out ..

When they saw the person who came out from the sack, everyone immediately paled and shouted:

"Isn't this Third Young Miss and Senior Servant Zhen? How did he become a thief? "

What? There was no time for the smile on Lady Xiao's face to fade. Upon hearing these words, she pushed through the crowd and ran over to take a look. Who else could it be other than Lian Shiya and Senior Servant Zhen?

That Senior Servant Zhen was drenched from head to toe, her old face turning a dark purple. Like a fish on the verge of death, she occasionally moved.

Even Shiya was drenched from head to toe. Her hair was messily stuck to her bruised and swollen face. In her eyes, there was a swollen old man with blood flowing out from under her cheekbones. After soaking in the water for an entire night, the makeup on her face had turned blurry, making her look like a ferocious female ghost.

"Ya, why is it third sister? Weren't you the ones who caught the thief? Why did you capture your third sister? " Lian Ruyue had a face full of surprise as she asked while blinking her eyes. However, the corners of her eyes held a trace of an imperceptible smile.

"Ya Er!" The Xiao family's old patriarch shouted in shock as he hurriedly squatted on the ground, "You! What happened to you?!" Who did this to you? "Who?"

Lian Shiya tightly gripped Lady Xiao's hand, her lips trembling. She wanted to stand up, but her whole body was in pain; it was unknown if she had already been submerged in water for the whole night or if her foot was injured. Just as she stood up, she slipped again.

"What's going on? Is this how you caught the thief? " Seeing Lian Shiya like this, Lian Yanqing suppressed the anger in his heart and coldly asked.

"I, I .." Lian Shiya wanted to open her mouth to speak, but because she was submerged in the water for an entire night, her lips were black and purple. She trembled uncontrollably, unable to utter a single word.

"Men, quick, bring the cloak!" The Xiao family's old patriarch ordered as he hurriedly took the cloak and tightly hugged her trembling body.

When his mother saw this, she frowned and ordered, "Go make her a cup of hot tea!"

"Yes sir!" Very quickly, the hot tea was served. Lady Xiao quickly took it and fed it into Lian Shiya's stomach. After a long while, Lian Shiya's tongue was somewhat smoother, but just as she opened her mouth, she started crying!

"Woo woo .." Last night, she had been beaten by someone in a jute bag. Her fists rained down on her body, and then she had soaked herself in the icy water for an entire night, almost dying. She was truly shocked and scared, since when had she ever been humiliated like this, "Mother, it hurts, my feet hurt, I can't stand up."

"Doctor Lu, where is Doctor Lu? Quickly come over and let Ya'er see where the injury is. She said her feet are in pain and she can't stand up." Madam Xiao's face was pale. She saw that Lian Shiya's ankle was bleeding. It was swollen as high as a steamed bun. The moment she touched it, she would cry until she burst into tears.

Very quickly, Doctor Lu came over with a medicine kit. He squatted beside Lian Shiya and said, "Third Miss, sorry for the offense." The maid took off Lian Shiya's shoes and lightly placed her hand on her ankle.

Ah!" Lian Shiya immediately screamed out in pain as tears fell from her eyes. "Don't move, don't move. It hurts. It really hurts.

"Doctor Lu, how was it? How can it be so painful? " The Xiao family's heart leaped into their throats.

Doctor Lu put down Lian Shiya's foot with a heavy expression and said —

"The third miss' ankle is broken. After breaking, she didn't receive any prompt treatment. Looking at the location of the broken bone, she has even moved before. I'm afraid that in the future, she'll be able to walk .."

"What will happen?" Lian Shiya tightly grabbed onto Doctor Lu's sleeve as she asked in a tight voice. Those frightened and frightened eyes were wide open, causing her to lose all appearance of being a bewitching beauty.

"Yes... It's inconvenient to walk. " Doctor Lu answered as implicitly as possible.

"Inconvenient to walk? This is... "What do you mean .." The Xiao Clan's complexion was even paler as she asked.

"This ankle bone is broken. It cannot be reattached, nor can it be completely closed. That way, I can't use all my strength when walking, and the result will be a situation of one walking up and one walking down." In the face of this Madam and Third Miss, Doctor Lu was unable to utter the word "lame".

"One is high while the other is low? Doctor Lu means, will my third sister be lame when she walks in the future? " Lian Ruyue asked with a worried expression.

"Yes, it's possible." Doctor Lu looked up at Lian Shiya and said.