The situation became even more bizarre.

  That side door is exactly the way leading to the ear room where Chang'en and others rest.

  "Let's go and take a look!"

  Pang De Bao looked at the red-clothed youth surrounded by four monks, pursed his lips, and a resolute look flowed into his eyes. He responded with a single word: "Good".

  Shen Muqing and Pang Debao entered through a side door, one after the other.

  The courtyard behind the side gate was as quiet as the front yard, and no one could be seen.

  The two of them walked up to the corridor in confusion.

  Shen Muqing's pair of "paper shoes" made a crisp crackling sound, which was even louder in the silence.

  The door of the ear house suddenly opened with a "ya" sound, and a monk's shiny bald head came out: "Who is it?" The voice was full of thick vigilance.

  "Shen Mu Qing hurriedly said: 'I am a member of the Shen family... what happened?'"

  That monk listened, his expression even more tense. He opened the door and looked at Pang Debao: "Shen, Shen family... how did you come so quickly? The abbot has gone to the Monastic Recorder's Office... please come in and take a look..."

  Shen Mu Qing pushed open the door and entered the house with a calm and peaceful expression.

  Inside the house, the Eight Immortals' table was littered with cups and dishes, and there were still leftovers. By the window, two people lay side by side on a clay platform, both wearing dark green robes. When someone came in, they didn't move at all.

  An idea flashed through her mind, and Shen Muqing's heart suddenly started racing.

  She took three steps and did two steps to get to the front of the pit.

  It was Wu En and Sun Xiu.

  They closed their eyes tightly, their faces pale, and their expressions ferocious.

  "This is, this is your family's courtyard... Master asked us to watch... wait for the people from Shun Tian Fu Yin to come..." The monk stuttered and explained to Pang De Bao.

  Shen Mu's eyes suddenly became blurry in front of him, and he only felt his whole body go limp, and then he slid down.

  Someone beside her tightly grasped her arm and pulled her up: "Little sister, little sister..."

  The sound is not loud, but it is like thunder rumbling above Shen Muqing's head.

  Can't fall down, can't fall down at this time... there are still many things that haven't been done...

  Shen Mu Qing struggled to lift his head and saw Pang De Bao's face, which was devoid of any blood color, but had a resolute expression between his eyebrows.

  Under this gaze, she was surprisingly calm in no time.

  Taking a deep breath, Shen Mu slowly stood up straight.

  Pang Debao's eyes flashed with appreciation, then he took out a two-tael silver ingot from his bosom and handed it to the monk: "How is our family's daughter?"

  The monk took the silver ingot and put it in his own pocket, smiling: "Shen's daughter is accompanied by a female incense guest, resting in the wing room next to the back hall..."

  Pang De Bao said thank you and pulled Shen Mu Qing out of the ear room.

  "Our young master has already saved your life, now that there's been a murder here, we can't help you anymore..." He looked at her with an imploring expression, "If someone asks later, please, Miss, just say it was an unknown knight... I'm eternally grateful."

  It is often said that a good saying goes like this: the eight-character gate opens south, with reason but no money, don't come in. In such a situation, this way of handling things is indeed the best.

  Shen Mu Qing nodded repeatedly. Thinking of the red-clothed young man's temperament, she hurriedly said: "Manager Pang will think of a way to take your young master away. As for the invitation card, it will still be sent to Xiangfa Silk Fabric Store in Jin Cheng Fang Wu Yi Ku Hutong according to Manager Pang's intention." Her tone was very sincere, and when Pang De Bao heard it, he couldn't help but feel moved, saying: "Little sister, I think you also have something on your mind. You should be careful too!"

  Pang Debao is probably worried that her future situation will be very difficult, so she spoke sincerely. For someone like Pang Debao who is cautious and careful, this is already a concern.

  Shen Mu Qing said with gratitude: "Please be careful, General."

  Pang De Bao took out a silver ingot from his bag and smiled slyly: "This is really the last one... you take it!"

  Shen Mu Qing accepted it.

  Pang Debo sighed and turned around to leave.

  Shen Mu Qing gazed at the receding back of Pang De Bao as he disappeared through the side door, then glanced at the monk who was secretly peeking at them from behind the door panel, before hurrying off to the rear hall's wing room with a rustling sound.

  On the road, no one was around. A young monk of about ten years old stood at the door of the house with his head down and looked up when he heard a noise. When Shen Muqing approached, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and said: "Shen's girl, you're back... our master is scared to death!"

  Shen Mu Qing took a closer look and found that it was actually Hui Yuan, who often accompanied the host to her home to collect alms.

  She coldly smiled: "Scared to death is best! Seeing the people of Town An Wang Fu hiding, now that something has happened, they know how to be afraid!"

  Huiyuan's face turned bright red as he lowered his head and opened the door for her.

  The people in the house seemed to have already heard the noise, and when Shen Mu Qing went in, a woman also hurriedly walked over. The two of them ran into each other, both taken aback.

  The newcomer was the second sister who dressed up gorgeously: "What's wrong, little sister!"

  Shen Mu Qing suddenly asked: "What about Xu San? You're here, where did he run off to?"

  Second sister was about to speak, when Jin Xiu suddenly rushed out from the western wing. She was trembling all over, and like grasping a lifesaving straw, she threw herself into Shen Muqing's arms, burying her face in his chest and bursting into loud sobs.

  Shen Mu Qing easily struggled out of her arms and busily looked her up and down.

  Disheveled hair, pale face, red and swollen eyes, the white lace dress was a bit dirty, but the collar was neat and tidy, showing no signs of anything having happened!

  Shen Muqing let out a sigh of relief and asked, "What's going on here?"

  She only knew to cry and sob, when the second sister next to her said: "We had just walked out of the first side door, when your family's guardian surnamed Chang brought a guardian surnamed Sun to block us on the corridor. The sixteenth master originally wanted to take us through the main hall's passageway, but didn't expect to be blocked by your family's people. That Guardian Chang said that as long as the sixteenth master was willing to let go of Miss Shen, this matter would be settled like this. The sixteenth master seemed to have a bit of intention to settle it, who knew that Xing Er would say, 'Now that the engagement has been made, thinking about it, it's probably not that easy...'". She said as she glanced at Jin Xiu with her eyes, "Also said, 'Such a girl is hard to find even with a lantern, her character, appearance, and background are all impeccable. In the future, once the rice is cooked, I'm afraid Shen will not recognize this son-in-law. As long as the fourth master likes it, the old lady will naturally like it. Don't mention being a marquis, even if the king knew about it, he could only help to cover it up'..."

  Yuan Sheng had a younger brother named Yuan Hua, who was favored by the old queen and succeeded to the title of "Pingyang Hou" as the Marquis of Old Town An. Like his older brother Yuan Sheng, he also had many wives and concubines, but struggled with having legitimate heirs. Yuan Sheng only had one daughter up until now, while Yuan Hua had eleven sons in total, all of whom except for the fourth son died young. It seems that this so-called Fourth Young Master should be Yuan Hua's sole surviving son.

  Shen Muqing pondered while listening to Er Jie's chatter.

  “…Sixteen Master made up his mind… The people on both sides were in a mess… That Sun Master was no match, but Chang Master's skills were good. Sixteen Master's side suffered losses, and Xing Er grabbed a handful of incense ash to blind Chang Master... But Chang Master was stubborn and refused to give up... Later, later...” Second Sister's eyes fell, "Sixteen Master saw that things had gotten out of hand and pulled the girl away... Who knew that the girl, who seemed gentle, was actually fierce. She grabbed Sixteen Master's face with one hand... Sixteen Master felt pain and kicked the girl in the chest with his foot. The girl spat up blood and fainted on the spot...”

  Shen Mu Qing's face turned iron-green: "Go lie down quickly!" As he spoke, he supported Jin Xiu to the western wing's Luohan bed.

  Second sister saw it and immediately went forward to hold the other side of Jinzhu's arm: "...I was so scared that I almost died, I rushed up to take a look and was also kicked several times..."

  Shen Muqing saw a half footprint on her pink skirt.

  "Someone next to him asked Sixteen Master, 'Do you want to take the person away?' I heard it at that time and my heart was anxious, so I shouted loudly 'You've killed someone!' 'You've killed Shen's daughter!'...Sixteen Master heard it and panicked, wanting Xing'er to go and take a look."

  The two men helped Jinxiu onto the bed, and it was only then that Shen Muqing noticed that there were several dark red bloodstains on Jinxiu's collar, his expression very tired.

  Jin Xiu struggled slightly, her mouth opening as if she was about to say something.

  "Quickly lie down... wait for Zhu Ti to come, and then we'll find a doctor to take a look. This isn't the time to be stubborn! Be careful not to make things worse... who knows where you're hurt?"

  Embroidered clouds also estimated that it hurt badly, nodded, and lay down with a pale face.

  Second sister poured a cup of tea and said, "I see that Xing Er is also getting scared. He carelessly patted around and said 'the person is gone'... Sixteen Master hastily led the people away... Later, the master from the temple came out, carried the girl here and let me guard her... The girl just woke up, and little sister arrived..."

  Shen Mu Qing lifted up Jin Xiu's head, and fed her a mouthful of hot tea: "Don't speak, close your eyes and rest for a bit. Whatever it is, we'll wait until Zhu Ti and the others arrive before making any plans."

  Jin Xiu weakly nodded her head and closed her eyes.

  For a moment, the house was quiet.

  Shen Mu Qing listened to Jin Xiu's breathing slowly becoming even and calm, then made a gesture towards Er Jie, and the two of them exited the side room one after the other.

  Xiaoyi Huiyuan was squatting lazily at the door and saw them. She called out to Shen Muqing, "Miss".

  Shen Muqing handed the silver ingot given by Pang Debao to Huiyuan: "Go, wait at the mountain gate. When you see someone from our family, call them to come quickly."

  Huiyuan responded with a sound, took over the silver, and ran away in a flash.

  The second sister looked at Shen Muqing with some curiosity.

  Shen Mu Qing ignored her. Sitting on the threshold of the main hall, she was untying the kerchief from her foot and asked Er Jie: "What's your relationship with Xu San?"

  "Second sister gazed at Shen Muqing's feet, somewhat annoyed and whispered: 'Young lady, I respect you as a dignified person by Miss Shen's side, that's why I'm telling you this... Speaking of which, I also saved your family's young lady's life. Young lady is being too impolite!"

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