As for that person, fate was not necessarily very good to her. Her mother died of dystocia due to her, her father committed suicide for love, and she had an elder brother who was bedridden. She grew up with the reputation of being a "jinx to her father and mother".

But she seemed to be indifferent to this setback. She was happy every day and smiled brighter than anyone else. After fighting with those who were sarcastic and coaxing those who were angry at home, she would dive into those boring and obscure ancient medical books, trying to find a tiny possibility like looking for a needle in a haystack.

She always has endless vitality. It seems that no matter how big the problem is, it is nothing to her. As long as she is still alive, no matter how big the trouble is, she can just deal with it.

As long as you are alive.

However, such a person did not have the slightest will to survive at this moment.

What happened in that courtyard that day? What secret did Jianshu keep silent with his teeth clenched? Xu Chengjin also wanted to know... He always felt that the figure he saw from afar at that time should be Jinsu, the little maidservant beside Yuan Ge.

Song Wenyuan ate a few mouthfuls of rice, but he had no appetite and couldn't eat any more, so he put it aside.

There were three people in the yard at that time. When they arrived, Liu Mazi was already dead. A short arrow entered from the back and exited from the chest, killing him on the spot. The man who escaped was very familiar with the area. Yao Yunfeng and his men searched for three days but did not catch anyone. They only found a mass grave that had been dug not long ago not far behind the house. There were many bodies of girls scattered in it. Some were girls on the missing list, some were outsiders and no one claimed them, and some could no longer be seen as they looked when they were alive, so they could only be identified based on some accessories and clothes on their bodies.

As for those whose identities could not be confirmed, they had to be sent to the charity cemetery.

The news shocked the government and the public. The sky over Shengjing City seemed to be covered with dark clouds. Outside the city, people burned paper to commemorate the dead and cried for their souls every day. Some people who had no news yet knew that they were in danger and became depressed day by day. Unmarried girls of marriageable age in the city did not dare to go out. Even married women tried to stay at home. The streets and alleys in the city became increasingly deserted.

Song Wenyuan had no intention of attending court, and had been sick for days and days. The emperor's continuous pressure did not allow him to leave the house. Wang came several times. The first time she came in, no one stopped her. She pointed at Yuan Ge's nose and asked Song Wenyuan if he wanted to destroy the entire Kejing Marquis's Mansion for such a woman. Song Wenyuan didn't even raise his eyes and asked someone to ask Wang to leave. The second time, she couldn't come in. Lin Mu guarded the moon-shaped door all day long. No matter whether it was Wang or the cousin, they had no chance to take a step forward.

The reason was simple, "The doctor said to rest."

Doctor Xu said that he had never said this. He even felt that if someone could wake Yuan Ge up by beating drums and gongs, it would be a good deed.

On the fourth night, Miss Yuan, whose consciousness had been wandering in Zhixuan Mountain for four whole days and whose body had been lying motionless in Luofeng Pavilion for four days, suddenly trembled a finger, then frowned slightly, as if she was trapped in a nightmare and couldn't extricate herself. She mumbled something between her lips and teeth. Song Wenyuan stared at her in a daze, and after a long while, he suddenly reacted and hurried over, "Qianqian?"

She didn't wake up, her consciousness was still in the dream of Zhixuan Mountain. She saw the peach blossoms in the courtyard were in full bloom, and Yuan Qi was standing under the peach tree. He looked so healthy, and his similar eyebrows and eyes were calm and gentle, which she didn't have. He seemed a little helpless, but he was as tolerant of her as always, and shook his head gently at her, "Ge'er, you shouldn't be here." This was the first sentence Yuan Ge really heard here.

Yuan Ge was stunned, "Brother..."

She reached out her fingertips with trembling hands, but couldn't touch him. She said sorry with quivering lips. Her eyes were sore and bitter, but not a single tear came out... He was her brother, the most gentle, tolerant, generous, smart brother, the one who could receive all the praise in the world.

"Go back." Yuan Qi looked at her quietly and smiled, just like every time he saw her being naughty over the years, waving his hands with the back of his hands facing outwards, "It's not good for you to stay here for too long... I see that you are doing well now, so I feel relieved. Go back, that person has been waiting for you for a long time."

Yuan Ge drooped his lips and shook his head, like a kitten about to be abandoned by its owner, muttering, "Brother... I won't leave..."

In Luofeng Pavilion, Song Wenyuan looked at Yuan Ge, who was crying and calling "brother" with his eyes closed. Although he didn't quite understand when the two siblings became so close, he hurriedly asked someone to invite Wen Peiji over overnight. The Wen family didn't know that Yuan Ge was injured and unconscious. This matter was kept secret. The court only knew that the commander was accidentally shot by an arrow while chasing a murderer and has not woken up since then. Only the emperor knew who was really injured.

In the past two days, many officials and colleagues came to visit him. No matter what their intentions were or how valuable the gifts they carried were, they were all stopped outside the door by the cold-faced doctor Mr. Xu - even the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau were stopped.

In response to this, the imperial doctors who were known for their bad tempers in the past all smiled and bowed repeatedly, saying politely, "Mr. Xu, you're too polite," before taking their leave.

As for Wen Changling, he came once without any concern, and there was no worry on his face. After hearing that no guests were allowed, he casually asked, "How about Qianqian?" After getting the answer that the young lady had just gone to bed, he left after saying a few polite words, and then asked the servants to bring some nourishing food. He himself had never come, and neither had the Wen family.

Wen Peiji also thought that Song Wenyuan was injured. When he arrived at the Wen family and saw Yan Huo leading him straight to Luofengxuan, he realized something was wrong. After a moment of stunnedness, he became confused and lifted the curtain and strode inside. Seeing Song Wenyuan guarding the bed, he punched Song Wenyuan in the face without thinking.

Song Wenyuan did not dodge and was hit hard. A trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, but he did not wipe it. He swallowed the blood in his mouth and said, "She was half asleep and half awake before, and she could not be awakened. She only called 'brother' in her dream. I thought that maybe you could wake her up by talking to her... Chengjin said that her life is not in danger for the time being, but she doesn't want to wake up for some reason. But if it continues like this, who knows..."

Song Wenyuan gave up his seat beside the bed and stood there with his head down, as if most of his soul had run away and was about to follow him, looking like he was ready to be beaten and scolded.

Wen Peiji was not an impulsive person. He always felt that fighting was particularly humiliating. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he still felt it was necessary to maintain a gentlemanly appearance, but it was inevitable that he added a bit of sarcasm. "Don't want to wake up? Don't want to wake up or don't want to wake up and see Lord Song?"

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