Chapter 582: How Many?
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“Who are you?” This statement shocked everyone.
All the female relatives looked at the woman whose face had been washed clean. She was beautiful and dressed extravagantly, but indeed, she was unfamiliar. Looking at the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl beside her, there was also a sense of unfamiliarity. Thinking of those who jumped out and killed indiscriminately outside, everyone felt a chill. They crowded together, asking in panic, “Who are you?”
Dong Hui, who had always stayed close to Mingzhu, immediately rushed over and stood in front of Mingzhu. Waiting for Mingzhu’s order, she would immediately move to silence the woman. But seeing the woman in agony, she said, “I am…”
Before she could finish her sentence, a loud noise came from the next room, shaking the entire house. Mingzhu hadn’t figured out what was going on yet, but she had already fallen to the ground, her ears ringing loudly and feeling nauseous.
A smell of burning came over, and tiles began to fall from the roof. Mingzhu saw Dong Hui helping her up, but she couldn’t hear a word she said, she just instinctively shouted, “Quick, take me to the next room!” Mother, Third Sister-in-law, Fourth Sister-in-law, and Stone were all in the next room. She couldn’t understand where things went wrong. The servants had already been sent to the tea room by her, and there was no reason for Lady Ai’s relatives to do this.
Dong Hui was also quite shaken by the loud noise just now but still gritted her teeth and pulled Mingzhu out. Mingzhu stumbled out, not forgetting to tell everyone, “Quick, follow me out!”
The female relatives had never seen anything like this before and were in a panic, crying and wailing. Just then, the unfamiliar woman who had been questioned before suddenly jumped up with her daughter. With a fierce momentum, she pounced on Dong Hui from behind, swiftly hooking her neck and strangling her, while wrapping her legs around Dong Hui’s waist. Another one raised her hand and swung it towards Mingzhu’s neck.
Mingzhu was still dazed when she felt a breeze behind her head, so she instinctively bent down, narrowly avoiding the blow. But the opponent was more agile than her. Before she could straighten up, the woman grabbed her shoulder and threw her to the ground, causing Mingzhu to feel nauseous and almost vomit everything she had eaten that morning.
Su Jin stumbled over, grabbed the woman’s legs tightly, and cried out loudly, “Wangfei, shoot her, shoot her!” She was the one who served Mingzhu closely and naturally knew what Mingzhu had hidden in her sleeves.
Mingzhu couldn’t hear what Su Jin was saying, but she understood Su Jin’s meaning. If not now, then when? She raised her arm, about to shoot wildly at the woman, when someone rushed in from outside and threw a tile at her hand, making her arm sore and numb, unable to lift it.
Mingzhu was unwilling to give in. She didn’t believe she would end up like this today. She shouted, “Yuwen Chu! Yuwen Chu!” He had warned her to be careful in the morning, so where was he now? Wasn’t it said that the main courtyard was the safest place? Even if she accidentally let something bad in, he should have arranged reliable guards to protect her! Why did he let her be bullied repeatedly like this? She swore she would get back at him!
Whether her shouting was heard by someone or her luck was good, after she shouted hoarsely, someone rushed out and fought with the attacker. At the same time, Su Jin and Dong Hui were also rescued. Su Jin hugged Mingzhu and cried loudly, while Dong Hui remained calm, gesturing for everyone to leave quickly.
Was it over like this? Mingzhu couldn’t believe it. With such a big commotion, they should have thrown everything they had, right? Was it really over like this? She didn’t believe it.
Then, she heard another earth-shattering noise, this time right next to her. She stared blankly at the source of the sound, seeing the girl who had attacked her before covered in blood. That was Mingzhu’s last impression before Su Jin pressed her down. Then, there was a loud noise, and many tiles rained down like a shower.
It hurt so much, and she couldn’t catch her breath.
Mingzhu felt pain all over her body, even blinking her eyes hurt.
Was she dead again? What about Zhuang Zhuang? What if her bed was slept in by other women, Yuwen Chu was touched by other women, and Zhuang Zhuang was beaten by other women? Mingzhu couldn’t bear it. She shouted loudly and sat up suddenly.
Yuwen Chu, who was sitting in front of the bed, was startled by her, and seeing her look resentful and wide-eyed, he reached out to touch her forehead, then hugged her and whispered, “I’m here, I’m here, don’t be afraid.”
Mingzhu turned her eyes dully and stared at Yuwen Chu’s mouth, feeling that she couldn’t hear a single word, her ears kept ringing. She felt annoyed by his loud voice and instinctively covered Yuwen Chu’s mouth with her hand.
Yuwen Chu hesitated for a moment, his face changing slightly, then shouted loudly, “Tang Chunlai! Tang Chunlai! Hurry in!”
Tang Chunlai hurriedly ran in from outside and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Mingzhu, “The Wangfei is awake.”
Yuwen Chu hesitated for a moment, pointed to Mingzhu’s head, and whispered, “Is she hurt here? Or is she too scared?” He felt something was wrong.
Tang Chunlai couldn’t be sure. He walked up to Mingzhu, held a finger in front of her eyes, and whispered, “Wangfei, look here, how many fingers do you see?”
Mingzhu couldn’t hear what he was saying, but she understood his meaning. She couldn’t help but feel embarrassed and angry. She raised her hand and slapped Tang Chunlai’s finger with a “smack”: “I’m not stupid!”
Yuwen Chu and Tang Chunlai both breathed a sigh of relief. Tang Chunlai smiled and said, “Wangfei, where does it hurt?”
Mingzhu still couldn’t hear, so she said blankly, “What did you say? I can’t hear.” Then she suddenly realized that she couldn’t hear! She couldn’t hear! She panicked, clutching Yuwen Chu’s clothes tightly and whispered, “I can’t hear. My ears hurt.”
Yuwen Chu’s face turned white instantly, but soon returned to normal, smiling and said, “It’s just that the sound was too loud at the time. It will be fine in a few days, right, Tang Chunlai?”
Tang Chunlai nodded, “Yes, just a few days.”
Both of them acted as if it were a serious matter, but Mingzhu didn’t know what they were saying, but she could read their faces. It seemed like they didn’t take it seriously. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Where are my mother and the others? Where’s Su Jin?”
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