Madam Xiao, upon hearing that Prime Minister Wen had brought people to storm her mansion, directly shut her doors, leaving Prime Minister Wen to deal with Xiao Man. Steward Lu glanced towards the direction of the upper court and sighed, the old madam was becoming more and more muddled.
"Prime Minister Wen, you cannot enter." Steward Lu, leading his men, blocked Prime Minister Wen outside Water Moon Pavilion.
"Make way, this prime minister is here to fetch his son. Who dares to stop me!" Prime Minister Wen was furious. He knew Wen Mohan had a woman he liked, but he never expected it to be Xiao Zhen's daughter. The thought almost made Prime Minister Wen spit out blood. Useless! Of all the daughters to like, why did he choose Xiao Man, the most dissolute, incompetent, and troublesome one of Xiao Zhen's many daughters!
"Prime Minister Wen, Young Master Wen is injured and is currently receiving treatment. Prime Minister should remain calm. If Prime Minister were to barge in, it might hinder Young Master Wen's treatment..." Steward Lu, a master of subtlety, left his words half-said, immediately calming Prime Minister Wen. Su Dan Novel Network.
"Who knows if your General's Mansion's physician will play any tricks?"
"Prime Minister, rest assured, Young Master Wen was injured saving our young lady, so the General's Mansion will spare no effort in treating him and will ensure he is fine. However, Prime Minister bringing people to storm the General's Mansion seems rather inappropriate."
Prime Minister Wen gritted his teeth fiercely. Wen Mohan was the hope of his Wen family. If anything happened to Xiao Man, he would fight Xiao Zhen to the death!
"If anything happens to my son, this prime minister will make your General's Mansion pay!"
Xiao Man ignored the commotion outside and attended to Wen Mohan's wounds. This person was truly foolish, with no strength to even tie up a chicken, yet he insisted on puffing himself up to be a hero. Now, he had a hole poked through him.
After stopping the bleeding and bandaging Wen Mohan, Xiao Man washed the blood from her hands and gave him a pill. Only then did she feel the pain from her own wounds.
"Young lady, your injuries..."
"It's nothing, just superficial wounds. Apply medicine for me." Xiao Man immediately went to the outer room and had Qiutong apply medicine for her, while Yin Zhu stayed in the room to look after Wen Mohan.
As Qiutong applied the medicine, she cried, "What is all this? Just going out and getting covered in wounds. Why do those people always target you, young lady?"
"It can't be helped. Who told you your young lady is naturally beautiful and can't be cast aside? They're all jealous of my looks."
Qiutong, who was initially sad, let out a chuckle at Xiao Man's words. "At a time like this, young lady still has the mood to joke. Look at your injuries."
"Just superficial wounds, they'll heal in a few days."
Qiutong's movements became gentler, afraid of hurting Xiao Man. The noise outside had not stopped. "Young Master Wen is injured, Prime Minister Wen likely won't let this go easily."
"I don't know what he was thinking. At that moment, anyone with a brain would have stayed far away. He was the only one who was foolish, not only not dodging but desperately running towards me. It's a miracle he's still alive."
Qiutong didn't know the full details of what happened, but she knew the situation was dire. Wen Mohan had brought dark guards to assist, which was considered help. Moreover, if it weren't for Wen Mohan, Xiao Man would likely have been more severely injured.
"Regardless, we must thank Young Master Wen," Qiutong said softly. "If he hadn't blocked the assassins for you, it would be you lying in bed right now."
Xiao Man sighed. "I didn't want to have too much involvement with him, to avoid falling out with Wen Moyu and putting him in a difficult position. But he just doesn't understand my intentions."
"Young lady, could it be that Young Master Wen likes you?"
Xiao Man poked Qiutong's forehead. "Do you really think your young lady is a celestial fairy who everyone likes? If everyone liked me, I wouldn't be assassinated every time I went out."
"Then why did Young Master Wen risk his life to save you?"
Xiao Man sighed. "He said I once saved his life, and a life-saving grace must be repaid. Fine. Now that he has also saved my life, we are even. For his sake, I will let Wen Moyu off one more time. If Wen Moyu still doesn't know what's good for him, he can't blame me."
Qiutong nodded, seemingly understanding yet not quite. She picked up a fresh set of clothes for Xiao Man to change into. At this moment, a voice came from the inner room. Xiao Man's expression shifted slightly. "He's awake?"
"Young lady, he's not awake, he's delirious."
"Man'er, Man'er..." Wen Mohan looked pained, grasping wildly with his hands. Xiao Man sat by the bedside and reached out to check Wen Mohan's forehead temperature, but he grabbed her hand. "Man'er, hurry and leave, hurry and leave..."
"What a fool!" Xiao Man used her other hand to check Wen Mohan's temperature. "He has a slight fever. Go and brew a dose of fever-reducing medicine. His body is too weak. After getting injured, he developed a fever. It would be bad if the fever caused his wound to become infected."
"Yes, young lady."
"Also, let Prime Minister Wen come in." Xiao Man tried to pull her hand away, but she couldn't. She tried harder, but still couldn't free her hand. "Mohan, let go quickly."
However, the sleeping man gripped tighter, as if holding onto a precious treasure, refusing to let go. Xiao Man felt a headache coming on. If Prime Minister Wen came in and saw this, he would think she had done something to Wen Mohan!
Just as she was contemplating how to make Wen Mohan let go, Prime Minister Wen strode in, stirring up a gust of wind. His gaze fell on Wen Mohan, who was lying unconscious on the bed, and his sharp eyes shot towards Xiao Man.
"Xiao Man!" Prime Minister Wen almost spat out these words from between his teeth.
Xiao Man touched her nose somewhat guiltily. This was her fault. If she hadn't been careless, Wen Mohan wouldn't have been injured saving her. "Prime Minister, this is my fault. Rest assured, my General's Mansion will spare no effort in treating Young Master Wen."
"Your fault... If anything happens to my son, I will make you know what regret is!" Prime Minister Wen uttered a threat. His well-matched son and daughter had both fallen victim to Xiao Man. Prime Minister Wen's eyes were filled with hatred. If not for Xiao Man, his daughter would not have been defiled by the Tenth Prince and forced to marry the most useless Tenth Prince. Now, his heir, whom he had painstakingly groomed, was so severely injured because of Xiao Man!
This woman was truly a jinx to their Wen family!
"Prime Minister Wen speaks with great arrogance!" Xiao Zhen entered the room, his expression cold and proud. "Your son's injury was an accident, and the General's Mansion is doing its utmost to treat him. Prime Minister Wen dares not seek trouble from the person behind it, yet comes to harass my Xiao Zhen's daughter. What logic is this?"
"Your daughter is a disaster star!" The Prime Minister's anger flared up when this matter was brought up. "If it weren't for her, how would my daughter... have married Prince Han? And now, because of her, my son is so badly injured. If anything happens to my son, see if I let you go!"