The Duke's Pampered Darling is So Scheming Chapter 199: A Pity

The young maidservant had been through a similar situation before and understood at once. She gave a quick reply and hurried off.

Chutang wiped the sweat from Su Pei’er’s forehead. With a light flick of her wrist, a row of silver needles lay on display, glinting coldly.

She held her breath, her concentration absolute, then decisively began inserting the needles.

Ti seed to drag on. The sounds from outside faded away, and the room beca so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The faint sll of blood filled the air.

Chutang’s expression was one of intense focus.

And behind her, Han Yao’s hand slowly clenched, then loosened again.

...

Ti passed.

Thanks to everyone’s efforts, the great fire at the Han Family estate was finally extinguished.

Everything in sight was a charred, black ruin, thick with billowing smoke and dust.

The pungent sll of burning wafted through the air, making it almost difficult to breathe.

The once-illustrious Han Family had been reduced to ruins overnight, completely destroyed.

"My lord." Lian Zhou returned from his task. "It’s almost completely destroyed inside. Even so of the roof beams have collapsed. There’s nothing left."

Shen Yanchuan seed to have expected as much. His expression was calm and detached. "What’s the casualty count?"

"We found five bodies in the front courtyard, back courtyard, and side rooms. All of them were Han Family servants. A few others were lucky enough to escape. We have them under control, awaiting your orders, my lord."

This was to be expected.

With such a massive fire, it would have been strange if no one had died.

The key was... Han Yao and Su Pei’er had actually survived!

Shen Yanchuan asked again, "Have you found the secret passage?"

Lian Zhou’s expression sharpened, and he nodded. "We found it. Would you like to go and see it for yourself now?"

But Shen Yanchuan did not answer imdiately. Instead, he turned his head slightly.

Yun Cheng understood his master’s unspoken question. He imdiately stepped forward and explained in a low voice, "Doctor Ye has been inside for a long ti and still hasn’t co out. Su Pei’er’s condition must not be good."

A pregnant woman carrying an unconscious man out of a secret passage during a fire—one could only imagine how difficult that had been.

"She’s truly devoted to Han Yao. Without her, he would have perished in the flas today."

Su Pei’er may be a courtesan, but she possessed more courage and integrity than many n.

Ever since the Han Family’s downfall, all their forr associates had rushed to sever ties, terrified of being implicated.

Only Su Pei’er remained by his side, her loyalty unwavering.

Shen Yanchuan glanced at the still tightly shut door and said to Yun Cheng, "You stand guard here. If there’s any change—"

Before he could finish, he sensed sothing and looked up.

CREAK—

The door was pushed open from the inside.

The night was dark, with a bright moon hanging high overhead. The long street below was dotted with candlelight.

The woman erged, looking as though she had stepped out of the thick darkness of the room and into the scattered, shimring lights of the street.

Shen Yanchuan’s gaze intensified.

All eyes turned to Chutang, filled with curiosity and speculation.

People said Chutang’s dical skills were exceptional; they wondered what she had managed to do in a situation like this.

Chutang swept her gaze around impassively, seemingly oblivious to the stares, and walked straight to Shen Yanchuan.

"Princely Heir." She curtsied.

Shen Yanchuan’s gaze lingered on her face for a mont before he asked, "How is it?"

Chutang gently shook her head, her expression apologetic.

Seeing her reaction, many people imdiately began to whisper among themselves.

"Looks like it was no good!"

"I told you she couldn’t be saved! Didn’t you see when Su Pei’er was carried in? Her face was completely colorless, as pale as a ghost!"

"For won, childbirth has always been a brush with death. She already had that incident at the lake, and now she’s suffered such a terrible ordeal. How could she possibly have survived?"

"It’s such a pity! Han Tong is about to be executed, Han Yao is unconscious, and now the only heir left in the entire Han Family is gone—two lives lost in one body. It’s truly..."