Cold Ruoli then had the guards place the dying Shen Dazhu by a large tree on the roadside to lean against.
As for Lin Hongtao's lackeys, they had already seized the opportunity to carry away the seriously injured Lin Hongtao.
"My son, my son! Wake up quickly and look at your mother, sob sob..."
Seeing that Shen Dazhu had not yet woken up, Madam Li began to cry again.
Her appearance was particularly pitiful.
Alas, the universal mother's heart!
Cold Ruoli couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
Then, she took out a Jade Dew Pill from her sleeve and handed it to Madam Li.
"Madam Li, give this pill to your son. It can save your son's life."
When Madam Li looked at Cold Ruoli's clear and bright eyes, she couldn't help but believe her.
"Thank you, Princess Consort! I will never forget your great kindness. If I cannot repay your grace in this life, I will let my son Shen Dazhu continue to repay it."
Madam Li immediately took the pill from Cold Ruoli. Without regard for whether it would help her son's injuries, she poured out a torrent of grateful words to Cold Ruoli.
This was because Madam Li had heard about Cold Ruoli's medical skills before. It was said that her medical skills were extraordinarily high, so she naturally believed that a pill from a divine doctor would not be ordinary.
"Madam Li, we can talk about repaying kindness later. The most important thing for you now is to have your son take this life-saving pill. Then, you must quickly leave General Leng's manor. I will have Steward Qi give you double your monthly salary."
As Cold Ruoli spoke these words, her gaze was exceptionally cold and indifferent, even making people feel that she was somewhat unapproachable.
However, Cold Ruoli had her own sense of proportion. Although she felt a little sympathetic towards Madam Li, it did not mean that Cold Ruoli would not pursue the matter of Madam Li drugging her father.
It was already good that she did not severely punish Madam Li; it was impossible for her not to hold a grudge, even though Cold Ruoli knew Madam Li had been forced.
"Yes, Princess Consort, this old servant understands!"
After feeding the pill to her son, Madam Li replied respectfully.
Although the Princess Consort did not want her to continue staying in General Leng's manor, she knew that the Princess Consort was letting her off the hook. If she had committed such a transgression in another wealthy family, she would likely have lost her life by now.
The Princess Consort driving her out of General Leng's manor made her feel very fortunate.
Later, Cold Ruoli glanced at Madam Li's son, who had regained his vitality and was no longer in mortal danger. She and Jun Mohan, along with Ye Ying and two guards, turned and left.
The two quickly returned to General Leng's manor.
At this time, Leng Jinyu had already regained consciousness. However, what surprised the King and Princess Consort Leng the most was that Ming Jiuxiao had also come to General Leng's manor.
This time, when he saw Cold Ruoli, he was not as rowdy as before. Instead, he spoke to Leng Jinyu with a serious expression.
However, when Leng Jinyu saw the King and Princess Consort Leng enter, his attention immediately shifted.
"Lier, are you alright? It's all my fault for being careless," Leng Jinyu asked with concern.
"Father, we're fine. We just taught Lin Hongtao a lesson, giving him a taste of his own medicine. We poured the remaining medicinal powder in that small bottle onto Lin Hongtao's wounds."
Cold Ruoli said with a cunning smile.
Seeing the smile on her face, Leng Jinyu and Leng Ruorui (Xie Yichuan) shook their heads helplessly.
"Ming Jiuxiao, when did you return to the capital? How did you know we were at General Leng's manor?"
Cold Ruoli asked him casually.
"Lier, I returned to the capital two or three days ago, but neither of you were at the Leng King's manor. The steward of the Leng King's manor and your guards didn't know where you two were. I was so bored staying at the Leng King's manor. Today, I heard from the steward of the Leng King's manor that you two returned to the manor last night, so I wanted to find you to play today, but you weren't there... Just now, I heard from the steward of the Leng King's manor that your brother came to the Leng King's manor looking for you. I heard that Uncle Leng had an accident, so I rushed over," Ming Jiuxiao explained calmly.
"You're very thoughtful."
Cold Ruoli said gratefully.
"The person who instructed others to drug Uncle Leng was Lin Hongtao, the son of Duke Lin?" Ming Jiuxiao confirmed again.
"Yes, it was him! However, I taught him a lesson just now. I estimate that his current condition will be quite miserable."
After saying that, Cold Ruoli's lips curved into a wicked smile.
At this moment, Lin Hongtao was indeed as Cold Ruoli had said. He was itchy and in pain, and his blood-soaked clothes were being supported by his lackeys as they carried him back to Duke Lin's manor.
When he returned to Duke Lin's manor, his clothes were already soaked through, and his wounds were still bleeding.
"Tao'er, what happened to you? How did you sustain such severe injuries? Who beat you like this?"
Madam Lin looked at her son's injured state, feeling both heartache and confusion, and asked three consecutive questions.
"Mother, quickly, quickly have the physician in the manor examine me. The wounds on my body are really painful. Sob sob..."
Lin Hongtao said urgently, his face contorted with pain.
"Alright, alright, mother will immediately have someone find a physician to treat you."
Madam Lin hurriedly instructed the servants to fetch a physician.
After a long time, the physician was finally brought back. He looked at Lin Hongtao, who was like a blood-soaked man, and was stunned. Under Madam Lin's urging, he began to stop the bleeding. However, after all his efforts, he couldn't stop the bleeding from Lin Hongtao's wounds.
The physician's brow furrowed as if he could trap a fly.
"Madam Lin, the young master's wounds cannot be stopped from bleeding."
The physician said with a distressed expression, but in his heart, he was actually quite happy.
Lin Hongtao, this villainous young master, had a terrible reputation in the capital. He often bullied men and women, acted lawlessly, and preyed on ordinary people on the streets, relying on his status and power.
Now that this physician saw him in such a miserable state, he was not in a hurry to stop his bleeding.
"Cannot stop the bleeding? What can be done? If Tao'er's blood continues to flow like this, he will lose his life."
When Madam Lin heard the physician's words and saw Lin Hongtao groaning in pain, his face gradually turning pale, she began to pace anxiously.
"Madam Lin, have you smeared any blood-activating medicine on the young master's wounds? His injuries are not very severe, are they? Why is there such a massive hemorrhage?"
The physician asked in confusion. But his words immediately reminded Madam Lin.
Then, she looked at Lin Hongtao's lackeys and asked with a furious expression, "Where did you go just now? What did you do?"
"Ma... Madam, we went with the young master just now..." At this moment, the small leader among the lackeys stammered out what had happened in the alley on Qianmen Street to Madam Lin. However, they concealed the fact that Lin Hongtao had instructed Madam Li to drug Leng Jinyu.
"This... this... King Leng and Princess Consort Leng are too bullying! Do they really think our Duke Lin's manor dares not seek retribution from them? Not only did they injure my Tao'er, but they also sprinkled blood-activating powder on Tao'er's wounds. Are they trying to make my son bleed to death?"
Upon hearing these lackeys' words, Madam Lin was immediately enraged.