Chapter 315: Chapter 315: News
Qihao Hall.
At the courtyard entrance.
Mrs. Zhao supported Princess Nanzhang as she came out.
Princess Nanzhang’s face was livid.
Clearly still angry about having to compensate Su Jin with three thousand taels.
She didn’t want to pay a single penny of it.
But they all knew Su Jin’s stubborn nature.
If they didn’t give her the money, she would truly go to the palace to complain to the Emperor.
To ignore the Emperor’s words and to punish Su Jin—given the Emperor’s favoritism and affection for Su Jin—she would definitely face punishment.
She stomped heavily.
Every step seemed as if she were trying to crush Su Jin and Xie Jingchen into mincemeat.
In the distance, a young maid in a light green dress ran forward, saying, "Commandery Princess, the Eldest Young Master knocked the Eldest Young Madam out."
Princess Nanzhang was stunned.
Mrs. Zhao asked, "How is that possible?"
"It’s true, the maids and old women in the garden saw it with their own eyes," the young maid replied.
"The Eldest Young Madam’s maid cried terribly and even blamed the Eldest Young Master."
"The Eldest Young Master has already carried the Eldest Young Madam back to Agarwood Pavilion and summoned a doctor for her," the young maid said.
The Eldest Young Madam dressed as a man and went shopping.
She flirted with the Right Minister’s daughter and visited a brothel.
The Eldest Young Master was blamed, and he got beaten up by the Eldest Young Madam’s brother on top of it. Who could stay calm?
Especially when the Eldest Young Master was furious, and the Eldest Young Madam didn’t apologize, instead admiring flowers with the maid.
She totally asked for it.
Even though the Eldest Young Master was poisoned, he knew martial arts. If he struck solidly once, even if the Eldest Young Madam were made of iron, she would have been flattened.
Princess Nanzhang laughed lightly, her anger eased a little.
"Send this news to the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion," Princess Nanzhang ordered.
The young maid shivered.
The Eldest Young Master was to take another wife concubine, and he was already beaten so badly.
Knowing the Eldest Young Master knocked out the Eldest Young Madam, wouldn’t they storm over?
"Why are you still standing here?"
"Go quickly!" Mrs. Zhao urged.
The young maid dashed toward the front courtyard.
Agarwood Pavilion, inner room.
Su Jin lay on the bed, Xie Jingchen sat at the bedside; he had already tried pressing Su Jin’s philtrum several times without any response.
Xingxing stood beside, her eyes swollen from crying.
She stared at Xie Jingchen several times, as if if Su Jin didn’t wake up, she’d fight to the death with Xie Jingchen.
"Where’s the doctor, why hasn’t he arrived yet?!" Xie Jingchen urged.
The doctor hadn’t come in.
A Hidden Guard came in.
Upon hearing the rumor of the engagement on the street, the Hidden Guard guessed that the Jade Pendant was with the Right Minister’s daughter, so he returned to the Agarwood Pavilion.
But he had not seen Xie Jingchen.
Seeing him now, he was scolded.
Xie Jingchen glared at him, "The loss of such a big thing like the Jade Pendant, and you dared to hide it for her."
"Who were you really listening to?!"
If he had known the Jade Pendant was lost.
He definitely would have had Manager Li take people out to search for it.
If the Right Minister’s Wife had brought the Jade Pendant to the door, how could Princess Nanzhang have had the opportunity to take charge and marry him another wife?
He wouldn’t have been beaten up by Su Chong, and the Right Minister’s daughter wouldn’t have nearly killed herself.
The Hidden Guard admitted his mistake.
Xie Jingchen took a deep breath and waved his hand to dismiss him.
After waiting for another half an hour, Manager Li finally led the doctor in.
The doctor sat down to feel Su Jin’s pulse.
He frowned slightly.
The Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion fainted due to blocked meridians.
Typically, there are two possible causes: being pressed into unconsciousness or pricked with a silver needle.
The doctor didn’t dare make a judgment, so he asked, "How did the Eldest Young Madam faint?"
"She was knocked out by the Eldest Young Master," Xingxing cried.
Knocked out...?
That’s impossible.
"How was she knocked out?" the doctor asked again.
"Knocked out with a slap on the butt," Xingxing said.
"...."
Xingxing described in detail how Xie Jingchen knocked Su Jin out.
The doctor’s mouth twitched; it’s impossible to faint that way.
However, the doctor quickly determined the real cause of Su Jin’s fainting.
Because Su Jin had a silver needle tied to her wrist.
The Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion pricked herself into unconsciousness.
Why would she put herself to sleep for no reason?
The doctor couldn’t understand.
Su Jin was known for her ferociousness.
The doctor dared not expose Su Jin; he still wanted to leave Duke Zhen’s Mansion alive.
"Has anything unpleasant happened to the Eldest Young Madam over the past two days?" the doctor cautiously asked.
Xingxing quickly recounted the events of yesterday and today to the doctor.
Of course, she only mentioned the parts she could say.
The doctor sympathetically speculated on Su Jin’s intention to faint.
Then he looked at Xie Jingchen and said, "The Eldest Young Madam was probably feeling terribly guilty and agitated, leading to shock-induced fainting."
Shock?
Xie Jingchen looked at Su Jin with skepticism.
A woman who dared to steal a man in public.
Could she be shocked?
"Then why hasn’t my lady woken up yet?" Xingxing sobbed.
"The Eldest Young Madam will wake up by herself after sleeping for another half an hour. If you want her to wake up now, you can prick her fingertips with a silver needle," the doctor said.
"Then quickly wake my lady up," Xingxing said.
"...."
"Let her wake up on her own," Xie Jingchen said.
The doctor agreed with Xie Jingchen.
There is a connection between the fingertips and the heart.
Waking her with pain, who knows if she would go berserk?
She fainted on her own, so she should wake up on her own.
Putting away the pulse pillow, the doctor took his leave.
Xingxing escorted the doctor out, asking, "As long as you prick my lady’s fingers with a silver needle, she’ll wake up?"
"Which of the ten fingers should I prick?"
"Or should I prick them all?" Xingxing asked in detail.
The lady had lots of silver needles; if the doctor wouldn’t prick, she’d do it herself.
The doctor’s heart was trembling.
He looked at the maid and said, "Young girl, don’t mess around, be careful not to ruin your lady’s matters."
"What matters?" Xingxing asked, looking confused.
"Your lady fainted herself," the doctor said softly.
Xingxing, "...."
Even after the doctor walked away, Xingxing hadn’t fully realized it.
The lady pricked herself unconscious?
Why didn’t she give her a heads-up?
Her eyes became sore from staring at the master.
Entering the room again, she saw Xie Jingchen sitting by the bed, holding Su Jin’s hand.
Xingxing felt so guilty she was shaking like a sieve.
She took out a silver needle and handed it to Xie Jingchen, saying, "Master, don’t you want to prick my lady (to vent your anger)?"
Xie Jingchen ignored her.
Xingxing thought the master was a good person.
Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.
A servant rode a horse and stopped in front of the Marquis Mansion.
He was wearing the uniform of a servant from Duke Zhen’s Country Mansion, recognized by the people at Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.
However, there was no guard at the gate of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.
He dismounted and walked directly in, first seeing a dog barking at him, then spotting Young Master Su.
"Who are you looking for?" Young Master Su asked.
"I am a servant from Duke Zhen’s Country Mansion, here to deliver a message," the servant replied.
"The Eldest Young Master knocked the Eldest Young Madam out."
"...."
"Did my brother-in-law knock my sister out?!" Young Master Su’s voice raised by two octaves.
"Yes," the servant nodded.
"How did he hit her?" Young Master Su asked.
"Knocked her out by slapping her butt," the servant replied.
Young Master Su, "...."
"Are you sure he slapped the butt and not the forehead?" Young Master Su asked.
"...."
"It was the butt," the servant dared not lie.
Young Master Su’s face turned foul.
"Someone!" he shouted.
A servant ran over, "Young Master, what is your command?"
"Kick his butt," Young Master Su pointed at the servant.
The message-delivering servant, "...."
The summoned servant, "...."
The servant received over a dozen fierce kicks to his butt, and in agony, his forehead broke out in cold sweat; he knelt to beg for mercy.
Young Master Su glared at him.
"Being knocked out by a slapped butt, do you take me for a fool!"
"My dad kicked my butt swollen, and I didn’t even faint!"
"My eldest brother falsely accused my brother-in-law twice, and you still dare to come bearing false news!"
"Aren’t you leaving fast, or do you want me to call people to beat you so badly that you’ll be searching for your teeth all over the ground?!"
The servant fled with tears streaming down his face.
He almost lost his butt while delivering a message.