Chapter 260

Chapter 260

Arriving at the foot of the rockery, Xie Run saw a crowd gathered.

Dan Tao's voice carried more authority, "What's going on? Why are you all gathered here?!"

The crowd parted, and a maid from Consort Sun's side rushed forward, kneeling at Xie Run's feet, "Please, Consort Xie, quickly call for the imperial physician and the mansion doctor. Our consort has injured her face, and the bleeding won't stop. She's afraid it will leave scars..."

Xie Run looked up and saw Consort Sun sitting on the ground, clutching her cheek, blood streaming through her fingers from the right side of her face.

Her heart skipped a beat.

Looking further, she saw Jiang Baobao curled up on the ground, pale-faced, clutching her belly, with blood already visible below.

Nearby, the eldest young master lay unconscious on the ground, with the nursemaid shaking him but unable to rouse him—he seemed to have fainted.

In that instant, Xie Run truly wanted to summon the Princess Consort.

At worst, she could just carry the child for the Princess Consort first.

Taking a deep breath, Xie Run said calmly, "Do not move the eldest young master!"

"Zi Hu, go up and check on the eldest young master—see what's wrong and if he's injured anywhere."

She added, "Xiaoshu, go fetch some strong women and have them bring two stretchers to carry people!"

Xie Run scanned the surroundings, "The closest place is Concubine Lu's Qingfeng Courtyard. Take Consort Sun and Consort Jiang there to lie down first."

Xie Run had initially thought Jiang Baobao was faking a miscarriage.

But as she approached, Jiang Baobao grabbed her clothes and cried out weakly, "It hurts!"

"My stomach hurts... Save me! Save me!"

Xie Run crouched down and saw that Jiang Baobao's face was deathly pale, without a trace of color—this didn't look like a fake miscarriage at all.

Her heart suddenly raced, "You're not faking the pregnancy?"

Jiang Baobao stared at her blankly, her gaze somewhat unfocused, as if she understood, or perhaps didn't.

After a long moment, she looked down at her blood-stained skirt and suddenly screamed like a madwoman, "My child, my child!"

"There's a child in my belly, save me, save my child!"

Xie Run felt a scratch of blood on her hand from Jiang Baobao's grip.

"Don't worry, the mansion doctor is already on the way!"

"I'll make sure everything is done to help you."

Xie Run looked at Jiang Baobao with a complicated expression.

Jiang Baobao seemed to be in a state of immense shock.

After Zi Hu administered acupuncture to the eldest young master, she approached Xie Run with a grave expression, "Master, the eldest young master doesn't look good."

Xie Run's heart skipped a beat, "What do you mean by not good?"

Zi Hu said, "I administered acupuncture, but he hasn't woken up."

"There are no wounds on his body. The nursemaid said the young master was standing in a spot right beneath the rockery, and when Consort Jiang fell, she struck his head."

Injured his head?!

Xie Run felt darkness closing in before her eyes.

Even in modern times, a head injury was a serious matter, let alone in ancient times?

If the eldest young master truly injured his head, even if Xie Jiang came, she couldn't save him!

Xie Run said, "Go check on Consort Jiang first. I sense something off—she seems to actually be pregnant."

What Xie Run found even stranger was that Jiang Baobao seemed to have only just realized she was pregnant.

Xie Run didn't bother with Jiang Baobao.

Of the three injured people, the eldest young master was her first priority—everyone else came second.

Xie Run instructed Dan Tao, "Remember, don't let anyone move the eldest young master even an inch."

She also warned the nursemaid, "With a head injury, the worst thing is to move the person carelessly. A minor injury can become severe, or even fatal, if they're shifted!"

The nursemaid and the attending maidservants dared not move him after hearing this.

Xie Run had Consort Sun's maid help her to Qingfeng Courtyard to rest.

When the mansion doctor arrived, he first examined the eldest young master, and his assessment was much the same as Zi Hu's.

A head injury—the exact condition was unclear.

Later, when the stretchers arrived, Consort Jiang and the eldest young master were carried away.

Xie Run walked behind and asked Consort Sun's maid, "What exactly happened just now?!"

The maid, Zhuohua, had tears welling in her eyes.

"Madam heard that Consort Jiang had a stomachache, so she brought us to Feihe Pavilion."

"As we reached the foot of the rockery, we happened to run into the eldest young master."

"The young master greeted madam, and they were talking... when Consort Jiang suddenly fell from above."

"Madam was speaking normally when she was struck and her face hit the rockery."

"The eldest young master also hit his head on the rocks."

Xie Run's mind stirred at these words.

She suddenly asked, "Did the eldest young master approach your madam to greet her on his own?"

Zhuohua nodded, "Our madam didn't recognize the eldest young master. When he came forward to greet her, she even praised him for being refined and polite..."

Hearing this, Xie Run already had an inkling.

A refined and polite eldest young master?

Prince Jing's household was a training ground—even the children could develop a hundred schemes and tricks.

Concubine Lu had received word earlier and prepared three clean rooms.

She stood at the main entrance with her people, watching as the wounded, covered in blood, were carried one by one into her courtyard.

Concubine Lu: "On such a happy occasion, I wonder who did such a terrible thing."

Kingfisher: "The eldest young master was also carried in, but there's no blood on him... What's going on?"

The nanny and maids nearby were silently wiping their tears.

You'd think the eldest young master had stopped breathing.

Concubine Lu shook her head and shot Kingfisher a glare. "Don't ask about things you shouldn't."

Turning around, she spotted Xie Run.

Concubine Lu hurried over to greet her. "Sister Xie, what on earth happened here?"

"How did all of them get hurt?"

Xie Run said briefly, "Consort Jiang fell off the rockery and landed on the eldest young master and Consort Sun."

The words were simple, but it took Concubine Lu a long moment of silence to piece together what they meant.

She stammered, "Why on earth would Consort Jiang fall off the rockery?"

Xie Run gave her a knowing look. "Good question."

"I'd also like to know if it hurt when Consort Jiang jumped off that rockery."

Jiang Baobao had caused this whole mess, and once Prince Jing returned, he would surely hold someone accountable.

Xie Run managed the household, so she couldn't avoid being implicated.

Since she couldn't come out of this unscathed, Xie Run wasn't about to go easy on Jiang Baobao.

Concubine Lu's heart skipped a beat at that.

"She jumped off the rockery?!"

That was someone a hundred times more ruthless than she was!

Xie Run pushed aside the curtain and entered Jiang Baobao's courtyard.

The household doctor had just finished checking Jiang Baobao's pulse. Catching sight of Xie Run, he bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to Lady Xie, the baby in Consort Jiang's womb can't be saved."

"Also, her abdomen was severely injured. If the remains aren't removed quickly, it could affect her ability to have children in the future."

Xie Run said calmly, "Thank you for your trouble."

"Since the baby can't be saved, focus on Consort Jiang's health."

"Yes, ma'am!"

After seeing Jiang Baobao, Xie Run was about to check on the eldest young master when she suddenly heard Jiang Baobao shout fiercely, "It was Wan Linlang!"

"Wan Linlang, that bitch! I'll kill her!"

"I'll cut that bitch into a thousand pieces!"

Xie Run stopped in her tracks, turned to glance at the pale-faced Jiang Baobao, and didn't say a word.

Once outside, she told the maids to keep a close eye on Jiang Baobao.

Nanny An suddenly came running out from inside. "Lady Xie, when I was helping Consort Jiang change just now, I found this."

In Nanny An's hand was a small packet of blood.

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PS: You all haven't forgotten Wan Linlang's revenge, have you?