After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

Shen Yan's voice trembled:

"Ning'er, do you know something?"

He clenched his fists tightly.

Why did my eldest sister go to Yunlai Mountain? Was it to ask my second aunt for medicine?

"Wan'er is her biological sister!"

Shen Ning remained expressionless, her fingertips gently placing a black piece onto the chessboard.

"Brother, did she manage to get the medicine?"

Shen Yan nodded: "I've got it."

Shen Ning's lips curled slightly: "Then why don't you wait a little longer, brother?"

"Wait?" Shen Yan frowned.

Shen Ning's gaze remained fixed on the chessboard, her tone nonchalant:

"Wait for my eldest sister to come back."

"Judging by the time, she should be arriving soon."

However, it is also very possible that they will die along the way.

Shen Yan's eyes were red, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

"Why? We are her blood relatives!"

"Wan'er is her younger sister, born of the same mother."

"But for her second aunt, she knelt in the rain all night yesterday."

"Why?!"

Seeing her brother's pained expression, Shen Ning sighed inwardly.

Why?

Because Shen Rou is not their biological sister at all.

She's just a usurper.

But now is not the time to lay all the cards on the table.

"Brother, don't get agitated. Be careful not to let others notice something amiss."

"Did anyone see you return to the manor just now?"

Shen Yan shook his head: "No, I came in quietly through the side door."

"What about the carriage?" Shen Ning asked.

Shen Yan said, "The carriage should stop at the side gate of the Shen residence."

"Fine," Shen Ning said calmly.

"Let's wait. Let's wait for our eldest sister to come back and see what she has to say."

Shen Yan nodded slowly, but his thoughts were in turmoil and he couldn't calm down for a while.

-

Meanwhile, the courtyard was already in complete chaos.

An old woman rushed into the room in a panic.

"Second Madam, something's happened!"

Madam Yu was lying on the couch, her face pale from the pain in her back.

Upon hearing the report from the nanny, she forced herself to get up.

"What's the panic? What happened?"

The old woman scrambled to the bedside, lowered her voice, and said in a trembling voice:

"Just now... this old servant came from the side gate and saw a carriage that had just returned; it belonged to the eldest young master."

"But the horse pulling the carriage is clearly the same one the young lady rode yesterday when she went out!"

"What?" Madam Yu's face turned deathly pale instantly.

"Are you... are you sure you saw it clearly?"

"Absolutely true! This old servant would never mistake it; it is the very horse that the young lady rode away yesterday!" The old woman's face was deathly pale.

"The one the young lady rode to Yunlai Mountain, could it be the young master's horse?"

"Oh no, oh no, Rou'er, she..." The old woman dared not continue.

Yu felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and she froze on the edge of the bed.

Her lips trembled, and tears welled up instantly.

"Quickly, send someone to Yunlai Mountain!"

"No matter what, you must find Rou'er for me!"

"Yes, Madam." The old woman quickly got up and scrambled to her feet, running outside.

When Yu Pingsheng learned of this, he was stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

An overwhelming fear gripped his heart.

The horse that Shen Yan used to travel to Suiyang was tampered with at his own behest.

Now that their horses have been switched, wouldn't Shen Rou be...?

His legs went weak, and he slumped into the chair.

"It's over, it's over."

"Quickly, go find the young lady immediately!"

Inside the Hua Courtyard, Shen Yue frowned upon seeing her mother's distraught appearance.

"Mother, why do you seem particularly worried about my eldest sister?"

"After all, she is the eldest daughter of the main branch of the family. Even if she really switched horses with her eldest brother, it would be the main branch of the family that would be heartbroken if something happened."

"Shen Rou has always considered herself the eldest daughter in the household; has she ever given me, her younger sister, a second glance?"

"Wouldn't it be better if it were gone?"

"What...what did you say?" Madam Yu turned her head and stared at Shen Yue in disbelief.

She was so angry that she was trembling all over.

Shen Yue pouted: "I said, my older sister has always looked down on me."

"If they really can't come back now, then they deserve it."

*Smack!*

Before Shen Yue could finish speaking, Madam Yu slapped her hard across the face.

"Shut up!"

Shen Yue covered her face, her eyes wide with grievance and shock.

"Mother, you hit me because of Shen Rou?"

"I am your biological daughter!"

Madam Yu's chest heaved violently as she coldly said, "She's still your nominal elder sister!"

"Get out of here!"

Shen Yue's eyes instantly reddened.

She bit her thin lips, covered her burning cheeks, and rushed out of the room with a wronged expression.

"I don't have you as my mother!"

"Madam..." The old woman stepped forward and helped Madam Yu up.

"You're really hurting Miss Si's feelings by doing this."

Yu slumped on the edge of the bed, a hint of regret in her eyes.

But more than anything, he was worried about Shen Rou.

"Rou'er has likely already met with misfortune, and Yue'er's words still pierce my heart."

"What should I do if anything happens to Rou'er...?"

She sobbed softly, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Shen Rou was her first child with Yu Pingsheng.

She poured a lot of effort into Shen Rou.

In her heart, her place was no different from that of Yu Jingshu.

The old woman comforted her softly, "Madam, we've already sent people to look for her. Miss is very lucky; she'll surely turn misfortune into good fortune."

"I hope so..."

It was getting dark.

On the second wife's side, Yu Pingsheng and Madam Yu were like ants on a hot pan.

I've been waiting for news from Yunlai Mountain.

Shen Yan and Shen Ning, however, appeared unusually calm.

Shen Yan was unaware that the horse had been tampered with.

Shen Ning, however, didn't care at all whether the imposter lived or died.

Until 9 PM, a series of urgent shouts broke the silence.

"Madam! Madam!" A maidservant stumbled into the Hua Courtyard.

"Young Miss is back! Young Miss is back safe and sound!"

Yu's anxious heart finally settled down.

"How is she? Is she injured?"

The old woman, panting, said, "I heard she fell and hurt her arm, and was frightened."

"I was saved by His Highness Prince Chen, which averted disaster!"

"How badly is she injured? Quick, help me to see her!"

Madam Yu was in a hurry to get up, but was held firmly by her maid.

"Madam, your own injuries haven't fully healed yet!" the maid advised.

Madam Yu: "It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."

"Thanks to His Highness Prince Chen, and the Bodhisattva's blessing..."

-

The news of Shen Rou's return to the mansion quickly reached the ears of Shen Yan and Shen Ning.

The brother and sister hurried to the Shen family's gate.

As soon as they stepped out of the gate, they saw Shen Rou being helped down from a carriage by her maids.

Her clothes were tattered, and a large gash was cut open at the sleeve by a tree branch, through which bloodstains could be vaguely seen seeping from the gauze wrapped inside.

Her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and her body was trembling slightly. She looked disheveled and pitiful.

"Ning'er, Yan'er!" Upon seeing Shen Ning and Yan'er, Shen Rou's tears immediately rolled down her cheeks.

She broke free from the maidservant, staggered towards the two of them, her voice choked with sobs:

"It's all because my older sister is useless."

"My elder sister went to Yunlai Mountain and knelt at Hanguang Temple for a whole night, but Master Miaoren refused to give her any medicine."

Shen Rou cried with tears streaming down her face, filled with self-reproach.

"It's all my fault; I almost fell off a cliff."

"I almost didn't get to see you all again."

Shen Yan froze on the spot.

Looking at Shen Rou, who was crying her heart out with such genuine emotion, I felt a chill run down my spine.

He clearly saw with his own eyes that Shen Rou obtained the nine-section Ganoderma lucidum.

His voice was hoarse as he slowly asked:

"Sister, you really didn't manage to get the nine-section lingzhi mushroom?"

Shen Rou bit her pale lips, sobbing as she shook her head violently.

"no."