bookrandom Chapter 227 Dig 3 feet into the ground within a 5-mile radius.
Chapter 227 Dig 3 feet into the ground within a 5-mile radius.
Madam Fan looked embarrassed.
Hearing Ye Shishu's scolding, Fan Yunru stepped forward and knelt before her, admitting her mistake and explaining, "Your Highness, we had absolutely no ulterior motives in inviting our classmates here today. My grandmother accompanied me to the capital for the imperial examinations, and she was too lonely without any family by her side. I felt sorry for her, so I took the liberty of inviting our classmates to our home to add some liveliness and make her happy. Your Highness, please punish me if you must. After all, Hongze's injury was all because of me. If I hadn't invited him to our home, this accident wouldn't have happened today."
Ye Shishu clenched her fists, trying to calm down, but looking at the Fan family grandfather and grandson filled her with rage.
"Little sister, let's wait until Doctor Hua examines Hongze's injuries before we talk. You should go inside and sit down first, don't tire yourself out." Ye Shiting comforted her gently, and gave Li Yao a look, signaling her to take Ye Shishu to the next room.
Upon hearing this, Iris, who was standing next to Madam Fan, quickly led the way for Ye Shishu, saying, "Your Highness, this room is cleaner. Please go and rest here!"
Ye Shishu knew that her older brother was worried that her emotions might harm the baby in her womb, so she listened to his advice and went into the house that Iris pointed to.
Li Yao followed her into the house.
Before long, Ninth Aunt brought her tea. Seeing that she was still upset, she comforted her, "Your Highness, don't worry. When the Crown Prince was practicing medicine with the old master, he was in the military camp. During those years, he personally treated all the wounded soldiers, so he is most skilled in treating sprains and bruises. With him personally treating Young Master Hongze, he will definitely be safe and sound."
Ye Shishu glanced at the door and said coldly, "I don't believe that Cousin Hongze being bitten by a dog was an accident! Ninth Aunt, please keep a close eye on these three people and see if they do anything unusual."
"Yes, I will." Aunt Jiu nodded and then left the room.
Li Yao took out a small square box from her bosom and handed it to Ye Shishu like a treasure, "Your Highness, these are colorful beans I brought from home. You can play with them."
Ye Shishu opened the small box, which contained beans about the size of a thumbnail. The beans were red, yellow, blue, green, cyan, white, and purple—seven beans in seven colors, beautiful and unique.
"Yao'er, what is this made of? It's so beautiful!"
“This is the seed of the Seven-Seed Fruit, which is unique to our tribe, hee hee!” Li Yao grinned.
Ye Shishu knew she was trying to cheer her up, and smiled back sincerely, "Thank you. Seeing such beautiful things really does make me feel better."
"Then this box of colored beans is yours." Li Yao paused for a moment, then suddenly added, "But you can only play with these colored beans for a little while, not for too long."
"Why?"
"Although these colored beans are fruit pits, they are used as bait for hunting in my hometown. Playing with them for too long will attract wolves."
"…!" Ye Shishu's lips twitched violently. Could bait used to lure wolves be played with so casually?
"Your Highness, I suddenly remembered something. Please sit for a while, and I'll come back to keep you company later." Li Yao said as she ran out.
Fearing that someone might disturb her, she thoughtfully closed the door.
Looking at her childlike appearance, Ye Shishu couldn't help but chuckle.
She looked away, then at the colorful beans in the box, and shook the box. It was quite fun, but she wasn't in the mood to play right now.
So she closed the box and put it in her pocket.
……
the other side.
Yu Chi Ling was treating You Hongze's injuries, while Gu Simo and Ye Shijun were assisting him.
The superficial wounds from the bites on You Hongze's body were easy to treat, but the fracture in his right leg was the most serious. All three of them were so focused on their work that they didn't notice the door being opened.
A figure crawled into the room like a dog, quietly went to the bedside, picked up the bloodstained and torn clothes that had been thrown under the bed, and kept sniffing them.
"Yao'er! What are you doing?" Gu Simo, who was the first to notice someone entering the room, was almost startled.
Ye Shijun and Yuchi Ling turned around and looked under the bed, their handsome faces turning dark.
She lay on the ground like some kind of animal, clutching the blood-stained clothes she had cut from You Hongze's body, and smelling them with unusual intensity and seriousness. Who wouldn't find that eerie?
"Um... I just smelled it..." Li Yao explained shyly.
However, her explanation only made people more speechless.
Ye Shiting pushed the door open and, upon seeing this scene, his handsome face darkened completely. His usually gentle voice rose sharply, "Li Yao! What are you doing?"
Can't this woman just be a normal person?
He could tolerate anything else, but now he was actually grabbing another man's clothes and smelling them...
What kind of twisted hobby is this?!
He was furious and stepped forward, trying to lift Li Yao up from the ground, but Li Yao saw him come in and jumped up first, then chuckled at him, "Young Master Hongze's clothes smell of rotting flesh. I guess someone did something to make him get chased and bitten by vicious dogs."
As soon as she said that, Ye Shiting and the others all turned cold.
Ye Shijun couldn't help but walk towards her, grab a piece of cloth, and sniff it hard, just like her. He frowned and said, "I can only smell blood, where is the smell of rotting flesh?"
Li Yao straightened her back, raised her chin, and said defiantly, "I'm not lying! I've dealt with birds and beasts since I was a child, and my nose is sharper than a dog's. I would never be wrong about smelling!"
Gu Simo quickly squatted down and picked up all the remaining fragments of clothing from the ground. Then she had Ye Shijun take off his outer robe and wrap the bloodstained pieces of clothing around it.
Just then, You Hongxin came in from outside, glanced at the people in the room, and suddenly asked, "Oh, where is the Crown Princess?"
Li Yao turned around and replied, "She's in the room on the far right."
You Hongxin shook her head. "No, I just went to check, and the Crown Princess isn't in that room."
Upon hearing this, Yu Chiling immediately ran out of the room.
Ye Shiting and the others quickly followed.
This small courtyard only has three bedrooms, one main room, and one kitchen. There's not even enough space for a game of hide-and-seek, let alone for a grown person to simply disappear—
"Wenyan, Wenmo!" Yuchi Ling, his body shrouded in a chilling aura, glared at Old Madam Fan and her grandson and granddaughter with bloodthirsty murderous intent, and roared, "Go to the military camp and mobilize troops. Dig three feet into the ground within a five-mile radius. If you can't find the Crown Princess, have the three members of the Fan family executed by slow slicing!"