Yun Jinnian was slowly walking with the support of two old maidservants, feeling pain all over her body, so cold, so very cold.
For a moment, Yun Jinnian felt as if she had entered the nightmare.
She watched helplessly as Momo devoured her flesh, unable to cry out or stop her, only able to watch in despair.
As she was passing out, Yun Jinnian called out softly.
When Yun Jinnian fainted, it scared the two maidservants so much that they no longer dared to support her but instead carried her on their backs, quickly heading to Niannian Garden.
One went to report to Mrs. He to summon a doctor.
If she truly were to die, the reputation of Lady being unkind would surely spread, and the Yun Family would indeed be ruined.
Yun Jinnian was carried back to Niannian Garden.
Mrs. Yuan looked on with tears blurring her vision, while Danxia and Ru Yang quickly helped change her clothes, only then noticing the bruises on Yun Jinnian’s neck, the bruises on her chest over her heart, and the redness on her arms.
The two exchanged looks, not daring to make a sound.
But Mrs. Yuan could see everything clearly and cried even more pitifully, heartbroken.
When Yun Chen arrived with the doctor, Yun Jinnian had already been changed into clean clothes, and her forehead had been wiped clean, revealing a fierce wound.
The doctor came in to examine Yun Jinnian, and Mrs. Yuan ran out of the bedroom, fell to her knees before Yun Chen, and pleaded, "Lord, please save my young lady, I beg of you, let them spare my young lady, your servant kneels before you, your servant kneels before you!"
Yun Chen took several steps back.
"Get up!" he scolded.
Mrs. Yuan’s face was streaked with tears and snot.
Ru Yue immediately went to help Mrs. Yuan to her feet and handed her a handkerchief, just as the doctor stepped out.
"How is she?" Yun Chen eagerly asked.
"Suffering from long-term malnutrition, her body is extremely weak. It seems she was also chilled a few days ago, further injuring her health, and today’s events have only made things worse. The patient has bruising on her neck and the wound on her forehead needs to be carefully treated, otherwise, it will leave a scar!" said the doctor, pausing briefly before adding, "My lord, it would be best to have a female doctor take a detailed look at the young lady’s condition. I am not skilled enough to treat her body issues!"
Yun Chen immediately understood that Yun Jinnian had other injuries that a man should not see.
Someone escorted the doctor out, giving him a generous red envelope. The doctor would not say more, though he could not help but sigh.
A rich family, and yet not short of sordidness.
Yun Chen ordered Mrs. Yuan to take good care of Yun Jinnian and afterward had someone send over many medicinal herbs, as well as inviting a female doctor.
This time, the one who received the female doctor was not the lady of the house, Mrs. He, but Yun Chen’s concubine, Cui’s mother, Yun Zihan’s biological mother.
Yun Chen, having arrived at Nuanxin Garden, looked at Yu Musi and Yun Mulan who were kneeling on the ground, "Return to your own courtyards, and do not step out of your rooms until the New Year. You will copy the women’s propriety, virtue, and rituals a thousand times!"
The sisters called out quietly.
"Whoever dares to speak another word will be sent to the family temple!" After saying this, Yun Chen turned to Mrs. He, "Do you have any objections?"
Mrs. He hurriedly shook her head.
At this point, how could she dare to have any objections.
"From now on, Cui’s mother will assist in managing the house’s provisions so that you have more time to educate the children!" After saying this, Yun Chen no longer cared for Mrs. He’s expression and left with a sweep of his sleeve.
Mrs. He immediately collapsed into a chair.
Covering her eyes with her hand, she wiped away her tears with her fingers, feeling angry, resentful, and aggrieved.
How could it be all her fault, yet she was the one to bear it all.
Looking at her two daughters on the ground, she said, "You two also go back, and from now on, stay away from your cousin!"