The Lucky Farmgirl
Chapter 1213 - 1191: Concern

Chapter 1213: Chapter 1191: Concern

Old Madam Liu, Mr. Zhuang, and Zhou Wulang brought gold and silver, rushing to the backyard. Seeing that the children were all safe, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Madam Liu’s eyes were somewhat red, she reached out and embraced Bai Shan, saying, "It’s good that nothing happened, it’s good that nothing happened."

Zhou Wulang also checked Manbao, finding that aside from her wet clothes and slightly pale face, she had no other issues, and he too breathed a huge sigh of relief.

However, Bai Shan saw that the family guards who escorted them in were carrying knives and their clothes were stained with blood, even Zhou Wulang had blood on him, so he asked, "Grandmother, what happened?"

Old Madam Liu said with a smile, "It’s nothing."

But Mr. Zhuang calmly said, "Some villains armed with knives tried to break into the house. Fortunately, Lord Tao from the Ministry of Justice arrived in time with his men, we’re safe, but several of our family guards were injured."

Manbao then asked, "Wulang, is Sixth Brother and the others unharmed?"

Zhou Wulang said, "They’re fine, we were all hiding in the back, with the officers and the family guards present, none of us were injured."

It was quite a scare though, as this was the first time they had ever seen someone kill another person while growing up. Recently, there was a public execution of criminals in the capital, and many people went to watch, but they didn’t dare to go themselves.

Bai Shan pursed his lips, clenching his fists and said, "Why is this happening, has the Prince of Yizhou gone mad?"

A colonel from the capital prefecture present then remembered something he seemed to have forgotten to mention, "The Prince of Yizhou has escaped."

All the youngsters opened their eyes wide in shock.

Then, the hearts of Manbao and Bai Shan settled down at once. After exchanging a glance, they both remained silent and made the same wish in their hearts, "May the Heaven Master bless us, and may the Prince of Yizhou resist to the very end, never surrendering."

Old Madam Liu and others such as Yin Huo and Feng Zongping expressed their gratitude, then went out to thank the pedestrians and righteous strangers who came to their rescue.

Just as Bai Shan had said, those who lent a hand were given ten gold pieces each, those injured were given another ten gold pieces, and the medical expenses for this incident were also covered by them.

Those who had been of great help were given an additional ten gold pieces. Since the assassination attempt had occurred in broad daylight, it was clear to all who had exerted more effort and who had exerted less, so it was not difficult to differentiate.

If the gold brought was not enough, it was exchanged for silver, and if that still wasn’t enough, Old Madam Liu took the Bai Family’s name card to the moneylender to borrow temporarily.

By now, the Bai Family was quite well-known in the capital, and since it was for this cause, the moneylenders were very willing to lend, with no one thinking that the Bai Family would be unable to repay the money.

Old Madam Liu took her steward, Liu Gui, to see off each person who had received the reward, and then invited a physician to dress the wounds of those who were injured. She also arranged for those who were inconvenienced to be sent home.

Actually, there was no need for her to send them off as the families of those who had earned so much money had already arrived along with their relatives.

Ten gold pieces equal to a hundred silver taels, an amount a common family wouldn’t earn in several years.

Who would dare to return home alone with that much money in their pocket?

Of course, those who had relatives had someone come to take them home, and those who lived far away would directly pocket the money and call a few acquaintances or fellow villagers, planning to travel back together after having received the money.

But before everyone had left, several carriages came galloping in, barely stopping in front of the pharmacy. Before they could come to a complete stop, several young ladies in luxurious clothing jumped down from the carriages. The leader, without even glancing at Old Madam Liu, ran straight into the pharmacy, pale-faced, and grabbed a busy little apprentice to ask, "Where is Young Master Yin of the Yin Family?"

The apprentice recognized the young lady and immediately pointed to the backyard.

The young lady ran to the backyard and spotted Yin Huo at first glance. Then she threw herself at him, hugging him tightly, and exclaimed, "Little brother, where have you been hurt?"

Yin Huo was embarrassingly touched all over by his elder sister under the gaze of his friends. He held her hand and said, "Eldest Sister, I’m not injured."

Before he could finish speaking, Second Sister Yin and Third Sister Yin also rushed in, looking as if the sky was about to collapse, and began to examine him eagerly.

Second Sister Yin, wiping her tears, said: "It scared us to death, when we heard at home that you were attacked by assassins, we immediately ran to Xiangguo Temple without stopping, but when we got there, they said you came to Jishi Hall..."

But Eldest Sister Yin had already gone to trouble the capital prefecture, "How can there be scoundrels committing violence in the streets at the feet of the emperor? How is the capital prefecture maintaining order?"

Second Sister Yin nodded repeatedly and turned to ask Changshou, "Why would you take the young master to such a crowded and dangerous place as Xiangguo Temple?"

Yin Huo hurriedly said: "Second Sister, Xiangguo Temple is a Buddhist temple, how can it be dangerous? Today I went there to worship Buddha for blessings, Changshou is not the one making decisions for me."

He also said to Eldest Sister Yin: "Eldest Sister, this is not the capital prefecture’s fault. It was an accident, unintended by anyone."

Besides, the governor of the capital prefecture is their father, aren’t they? By blaming the capital prefecture, if the imperial censors take it seriously, wouldn’t they end up impeaching their own father?

Eldest Sister Yin then asked, "What about the assassin? Have you interrogated them, to find out who was so bold as to dare an assassination in the street?"

The Colonel of the capital prefecture finally got a chance to speak, saying: "The assassins are all dead."

Eldest Sister Yin asked sharply, "Dead?"

Bai Shanzheng was about to speak when Yin Huo turned to look at him, pressing his hand and shaking his head slightly.

Second Sister Yin noticed and narrowed her eyes, asking: "What, does Young Master Bai know these assassins?"

Yin Huo said: "The assassins wouldn’t announce their own background, how could he know?"

But Bai Shan said: "Though they didn’t declare their origins, it must have had something to do with me, and I am truly very sorry."

Having said that, he stood up to bow and apologize to everyone.

Yin Huo looked at Bai Shan disapprovingly.

However, Bai Shan felt that it couldn’t be kept secret, and it was better to be frank.

The three sisters of the Yin Family did not really like the three from the Bai Family to begin with, and now they liked them even less.

Eldest Sister Yin was about to speak when Third Sister Yin, who had been silently tearing up, tugged at her sleeve and shook her head slightly.

Thinking of how Yin Huo stood up for his friends, she snorted with a sour expression and turned her head away.

Seeing that his sisters were refraining from speaking harshly, Yin Huo finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Feng Zongping, watching with great interest, was stepped on by Yi Ziyang who could not stand it any longer. This brought him back to his senses, and he promptly stepped forward to smooth things over, "Eldest Sister Yin, rest assured, Yin Huo was just frightened, he didn’t sustain any injuries. Look, I even got cut."

Eldest Sister Yin’s expression finally eased a bit, and she said to Yin Huo: "Little brother, let’s go home quickly. Old Madam is anxious at home, she wanted to come herself, but given her age, we were afraid it would be too much for her to handle and didn’t agree."

Yin Huo then stood up, nodded at Bai Shan and Manbao, and said: "Then I’ll head home first. If you need anything, just send someone to call for me."

Eldest Sister Yin prayed in her heart: I hope there’s no need to seek help anymore.

Bai Shan smiled and nodded, intending to see them out, but Manbao held him back, saying: "You rest, I’ll escort them."

Those with internal injuries need to move less.

Bai Shan did not insist, and as Manbao saw them out, Old Madam Liu naturally also expressed her thanks again, watching them leave with relief.

As those receiving rewards had also mostly departed, Old Madam Liu also relaxed, took Manbao’s hand, and headed back to the rear courtyard.