The soldiers confird that Lady Wu and the young maid had completely stopped breathing, sheathed their swords, and helped the two injured soldiers leave.
Once they had left the courtyard, Uncle started to wail loudly.
Mrs. Chen ran out from inside the house and first saw Gu Yuheng on the steps.
She went over, trembling, and reached out to check for breath. Feeling it, she was about to ask Uncle to help carry Gu Yuheng back inside when she turned her head and saw the horrifying scene in the house.
"Ah—" Mrs. Chen let out a heart-wrenching scream, her vision went black, and she fell backward.
At that mont, three maids ca out of the room, with Cai Ping being the fastest to catch Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen had originally instructed the third maid to stay inside the room, but hearing her mother’s scream, the third maid ran out of the room anyway.
The third maid, worriedly looking at her mother, was about to speak, but then saw Lin Qiao staring into the room, trembling all over, and suddenly bursting into tears.
The third maid followed her gaze and witnessed a scene she would never forget for the rest of her life.
Blood was everywhere in the room, with Lady Wu and the young maid lying in a pool of blood.
The third maid was stunned, forgetting to cry or even scream.
Hui Xiang and Cai Ping supported Mrs. Chen, at a loss for what to do.
Lin Qiao had already collapsed on the ground, weeping.
The wet nurse ca out from the side room and stood at the door for a mont, covering her mouth and crying softly.
From inside ca Ruru’s cries, and Mrs. Chen, feeling dizzy, forced her eyes open and raised her hand, "Quick, go and bring Ruru out."
The wet nurse, still crying, hesitated for a mont at the door, then hurriedly went around to the bed and brought Ruru out.
Mrs. Chen struggled to stay upright. In this household, with Lady Wu gone and Gu Yuheng looking in bad shape, she was the only one who could take charge now.
She held her forehead and instructed Cai Ping, "Have Uncle carry Brother Gu back inside."
Uncle lifted Gu Yuheng from the ground and headed to the front yard. Only then did Liu Lang and Gu Chuan open the door.
Seeing his father unconscious, Gu Chuan was petrified, "Dad! What’s wrong with my dad?"
Mrs. Chen, supported by Hui Xiang, ca in and watched as Uncle placed Gu Yuheng on the bed. She weakly instructed Gu Chuan, "Didn’t your sister leave so White dicine at ho? Hurry, find it and apply it to Brother Gu."
Only then did Gu Chuan snap to his senses and opened the drawer to search for the dicine.
At this ti, Granny Tian also ca over from the kitchen, standing hesitantly at the door.
Mrs. Chen gestured for her to co over, "Have Uncle drive you out to find a doctor to co over."
She paused and then ordered Cai Ping, "You go out too; go to the coffin shop and ask them to bring two coffins to take care of the bodies."
Granny Tian and Cai Ping agreed, and the two went out, gesturing with Uncle for a while, and then Uncle drove the cart out.
Gu Chuan found the White dicine and disinfectant, and Hui Xiang helped clean the wound on the back of Gu Yuheng’s head, carefully applied the dicine, and then ran back to the rear yard to get bandages.
Returning with bandages, Hui Xiang bandaged Gu Yuheng while speaking to Mrs. Chen, "Aunt Chen, you’d better go and have a look; the third maid might be scared, still standing there dazed. I just called her to co back inside, but she didn’t respond."
Mrs. Chen was startled; amidst the chaos earlier, she hadn’t paid attention to the third maid.
She forced herself to head towards the rear yard, and Liu Lang quickly went to support her. Mrs. Chen pushed him away, "Don’t follow , you’re not allowed in the rear yard!"
Her legs were weak as she entered the rear yard, and there she saw the third maid, eyes vacant, standing on the steps.
Mrs. Chen went over and hugged her tightly, "Third maid, what’s wrong? Don’t scare your mother!"
Held in Mrs. Chen’s embrace, the third maid suddenly started trembling all over and then burst out crying.
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