vstars Chapter 296 The Lin Family's Move Was Harmful to Others and Not to Themselves
Chapter 296 The Lin Family's Move Was Harmful to Others and Not to Themselves
"Ah—Second Young Madam, what's wrong?"
"Miss, please sit down and rest—"
"Blood! The second young mistress is bleeding! Someone, come quick!"
"Miss, my dear miss, what's wrong with you?"
The shouts startled the people who had just entered the house.
Ren Zuan suddenly took a quick step forward and almost tripped over himself.
Wen Qilin, who was standing nearby, quickly helped the old man up, preventing him from falling.
After the group turned through the archway, they saw a figure dressed in light purple sitting on the steps at the end of the covered bridge. She was clutching her stomach in pain and leaning against her maid, with bloodstains running down the hem of her clothes.
The nanny and maidservants beside her were frantically calling for help and a doctor, and the scene quickly descended into chaos.
Besides her second cousin-in-law Lin Ziqin being pregnant, who else in this family could it be but her?
Wenwen saw her pained expression from a distance, as well as the pool of bright red blood beneath her.
She couldn't worry about anything else; since her father and older brother couldn't get close, it had to be her.
Wenwen rushed over, approached Lin Ziqin, knelt down, and took her hand. Just as she was about to take her pulse, a nearby nanny reacted and slapped Wenwen's hand away. "Who are you? Whose brat are you? Can't you see my young lady is pregnant? Get out of the way..."
Wenwen glared at the old woman, grabbed her and threw her aside, and said to Lin Ziqin, "Don't worry, I know a little medicine, let me take a look."
She moved quickly, taking Lin Ziqin's pulse with one hand while her other palm quietly covered Lin Ziqin's stomach with spiritual energy.
While circulating her spiritual energy, Wenwen retorted to the old woman, "You know your young lady is pregnant, so instead of going to find someone, you're wailing and howling in her ear. What are you up to?"
She had just seen it. When the old woman saw her second cousin's blood flowing from below, although she was somewhat panicked and reluctant, there was a sense of relief in her eyes, which was quite intriguing. She kept calling out "Miss, Miss," but did not offer any assistance.
Lin Ziqin leaned against her maid, the intense pain leaving her no time to care about anything else. In her dazed state, she only felt that the pain in her stomach had eased somewhat. She managed to open her eyes and saw a child taking her pulse. The child claimed to be from the Hao family of Medicine King Valley. Her grandmother had taken a liking to this child yesterday. Although she had never met her before, she could sense that the child meant her no harm.
When Wenwen saw that she had opened her eyes, she hurriedly asked, "How are you?"
Lin Ziqin smiled weakly and whispered, "It's alright, thank you, young man."
Footsteps came from the backyard, and as the footsteps drew closer, so did questions.
Zhang, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Ren family, helped the old lady of the Ren family to hurry over.
The second daughter-in-law of the Ren family, Xu, led several maids to carry the sedan chair towards this side.
Madam Ren: "Girl, how are you feeling?"
Zhang: "Ziqin, what's wrong with you?"
Madam Xu: "Ziqin, don't be afraid, your second aunt has sent someone to fetch a doctor."
Lin Ziqin looked up at her family and said weakly, "I'm much better now. I'm so grateful to this young man."
Several maids then carried Lin Ziqin into the sedan chair, and Madam Xu and her maid followed the sedan chair back to the backyard.
With most of the people gone, Zhang had no choice but to have her maids wash away the bloodstains on the ground.
Madam Ren pulled Wenwen, who was standing to the side, and walked to this side of the covered bridge.
When the incident occurred, Ren Zuan, Wen Qilin, and Wen Chengjian needed to avoid suspicion and could only stand by and watch anxiously from afar.
Madam Ren: "Master, you've just returned? Have you had dinner?"
Ren Zuan: "I've eaten. If you're not busy, Madam, let's go to the study for a while."
The journey was very quiet. The group passed through the archway and entered the study in the outer courtyard.
After serving tea and snacks, the butler withdrew.
Wen Qilin and his companions realized that there was no one outside the study, so they used the same trick again, casting an isolation spell, and finally restored their original appearances.
Madam Ren watched the three people's actions intently. Although it was her first time witnessing a spell being cast, she wasn't particularly surprised. However, when she saw the people regain their appearance, tears streamed down her face.
Wenwen approached Madam Ren and called softly, "Grandmother, it's me, Wen'er. My father, elder brother, and I have come back to see you."
Grandma Ren hugged Wenwen tightly, choking back tears, "My darling, it really is you! My dear, Grandma has finally seen you, sob sob sob..."
The old man's longing turned into tears, which flowed endlessly.
It took a full cup of tea to finish before it finally stopped.
Just then, his eldest uncle, Ren Zihao, and second uncle, Ren Zixin, also arrived home.
The two went to the study together.
Ren Zihao, looking furious, sat down after entering the room and took a few deep breaths before speaking, "Just now, the doctor said that Jintong's wife has an upset stomach?"
Madam Ren sighed, "She went back to her parents' home today."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Ren Zuan looked at Wenwen, "Wen'er, did you find out what happened? Did you notice that your second cousin's wife ate something she shouldn't have?"
Upon hearing this, several people looked at her in disbelief.
Madam Ren: "Wen'er knows? You can treat illnesses?"
Ren Zihao and Ren Zixin: "Dad, why are you asking Wen'er about this?"
Wenwen scratched her head and said shyly, "Hehe, Grandmother, Uncle, Uncle, I know a little bit of medicine. Uncle Ye taught us. My older brother also knows it, but he couldn't come over just now."
Ren Zihao: "Then do you know what your second cousin's wife ate?"
Wenwen sat down next to Madam Ren, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, "It might be some food that is not good for the growth of the fetus."
Such refined language and such an uncertain tone—no one in the room is a fool.
Ren Zihao's temper flared up instantly. "What the hell is this Lin family trying to do?"
It's obvious what the Lin family wants: to cause Lin Ziqin to miscarry and then divorce Ren Jintong. Now that the Ren family is down on its luck, the Lin family feels there's nothing to gain from them, so they look down on them. If Ren Jintong hadn't insisted on marrying her, this marriage might not have happened.
Madam Ren: "My poor great-grandson..."
Wenwen comforted her, "Grandma, don't worry, Second Cousin will be fine. I'll go check on her again tonight."
Before they could reach a conclusion, Wenwen heard someone approaching with hurried footsteps.
"Someone's here, it looks like my aunt."
Wen Qilin and the others quickly reverted to their Hao family member appearances. This face-changing magic left the Ren family members dazzled.
Looking at his busy son-in-law and two grandsons, Ren Zuan finally made up his mind.
Tatata!
Footsteps approach.
Upon opening the door, Zhang Shi whispered from outside, "Father, Mother, that girl Ziqin is going to kill her maid, Granny Ruan. She claims that Granny Ruan specifically ordered the kitchen to prepare the dish."