Continuing from last time, I arranged things outside and hurriedly had my brother brought back to the room. I told him to prepare medicine. He had been confined to the room for several days. Fortunately, there were enough food and medicine at home. Shen Qilin had already sent a message back. As long as Cheng Cheng and Xin Ci brought more people, there would be no problem.

Right now, only my brother is important.

I was crying and couldn't do anything. I could only sit by the bed and watch people coming and going. Rong Yu came over and said that his condition was not serious, just skin injuries. But he was probably used to a life of luxury since he was a child, and it was the first time he saw such a thing, so he was scared. He was extremely hostile to outsiders. He held his clothes tightly to prevent her from seeing it. He left the medicine for him and asked someone familiar to give it to him. Then he drove everyone out and left me alone. Uncle Shao and Brother Qingyun followed to fetch water and medicine. I saw that my brother was in a better mood, so I went closer and tried to take his hand away.

He didn't resist. Instead, he held me with his hand, lifted me up and wiped my tears. I asked him if it still hurt, he shook his head and finally looked at my stomach.

I understood, and took his hand and placed it on my belly: "I'm about to give birth, so you have to get better quickly, brother, can I apply medicine for you?"

My brother didn't say a word, but at least his hands, which had been holding on to his collar, loosened. I took some tissue to wipe his face, then sat down on the bed and unbuttoned his shirt. Actually, there was no need to do this. It was summer, and the shirt was only so thin. Ji Bing had been pulling on it for who knows how long, and it had been torn a long time ago. You could see what's inside through the gap.

I hadn't even taken two pills when I felt uncomfortable again. Uncle Shao and his friends happened to come in and quickly pulled me aside: "Hey... Girls should avoid you even if you are a brother. Let me do it."

I knew that Uncle Shao was afraid of scaring me, but in fact, I had already seen the scarier Ji Bin, so what else could I do? I was only afraid of scaring the baby in my belly, so I didn't want to scare him out. So I stood up and went to a corner. At most, I turned my head to take a look when Brother Qingyun comforted him and took off his shirt. I didn't expect that he didn't have many wounds on his body, and the symptoms were much lighter than those on his face.

I felt a little relieved, sniffed and leaned against the wall. Uncle Shao wanted to help, but he gave up when he saw Brother Qingyun blocking the way. He turned back and looked me up and down: "Hey, my little aunt, are you feeling well? Why don't you go back and sleep for a while? You've been busy for so long, maybe you want to eat something?"

"It's okay, Uncle Shao. I'm fine. I can't eat either. I'll just stay here for a while. I'll go back when my brother gets better. You go ahead and do your work..."

Uncle Shao had no choice but to move a stool for me to sit on, and then stood beside me and waited and waited. Fortunately, someone came to tell me after a while that Shen Qilin had gone out with a steward from the eldest house, probably to inform Cheng Cheng. His family was afraid that he might have an accident, so they kept in touch with him all the way. Until just now, they confirmed that he had arrived at the airport and boarded the plane.

Shen Qilin finally left two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

I asked hello to that one.

Lan Lan waved her hands without much excitement: "The young master already knew about this and was very anxious. He informed Uncle at the time that he was coming over. Shen Qilin went back to replace him. There was no unusual movement in Linjiang. Uncle was very generous."

I nodded absentmindedly: "What about the bad ones?"

Lan Lan's expression changed at this moment. It was too ugly to balance the good news: "Ji Bing didn't leave. He is still staying in the bamboo forest. He is just guarding and not letting me go out..."

I felt dizzy after hearing this and covered my temple. Uncle Shao was so angry while holding me up: "No, he is sick? Can't we talk about it properly? Why do you have to do it when Shishi is pregnant? So, Chu Lan, you stay here and watch over Shishi, I'll go out and talk to him!"

Before I could even stop him, Uncle Shao had already taken several steps forward. Fortunately, Lanlan caught him quickly. Also, he bumped into Youyou who had just entered the room. Upon hearing Lanlan's explanation, Youyou quickly pushed her back. His words were particularly sobering and heartbreaking.

Youyou: "Uncle Shao, can you please not be so anxious? Did Jiang Chulan forget to tell you that Uncle Ji has a gun?"

Lan Lan: "What do you mean, You Yijie? You have changed. You used to call me Lan Lan."

Youyou: "Hey, don't interrupt. Just stay aside. Uncle Shao, please continue."

I:"……"

Uncle Shao: "I know he has it."

Youyou: "Then you don't know that he scored ten rings every time?"

Uncle Shao: "Nonsense, I don't know that I practiced with him with a gun?"

Youyou clapped his hands: "Then what are you going out for?"

Uncle Shao frowned, "Could it be possible that he is going to collapse me too?!"

Lanlan: “What else?” Then she exchanged a glance, and together with Youyou, they each held one of Uncle Shao’s arms and came back.

Youyou spoke with great earnestness, and even pushed back Uncle Shao's raised hand: "Uncle Shao, you should know yourself. Of course, I'm not saying that your fighting ability is not in the same world as Uncle Ji's. Just think about it yourself. Do you have such a good relationship with Uncle Ji? You two can almost be said to have no feelings at all! At most, you have a grudge. How can you compare with Madam Zheng? And what about Uncle Ji? He is so murderous that he doesn't even care about Madam Zheng's daughter, our young lady. What's the point of him going there?"

Uncle Shao immediately put on a miserable expression: "I heard the first half of your words were clearly insulting me, don't think you can easily get rid of it. Ji Bing always got ten rings and I also always got ten rings. How come I am not as good as him? He has had plastic surgery and liposuction and now looks like a little skeleton. I am better than him in terms of body shape..."

I finally couldn't help it, so I glanced at my brother who was still applying medicine not far away, and turned back to stop them: "Okay, if you have anything to say, go to my room and talk. I'll go see my brother first."

Several people immediately held their mouths shut and hurriedly helped me up. I still felt that I was in the way, so I stood up with the help of the wall, and tiptoed to the bed. My brother didn't have many wounds, all of which had been treated with medicine. Only his distracted expression was irreversible. It's all better now. At least he recognized people. He held Brother Qingyun's hand tightly and didn't let go. Brother Qingyun felt the same way. He didn't cry when he was arrested, but now he was crying.

"Brother, you stay here with him. I will ask Xuan Ze and the others to guard the house at night. Now that Ji Bing and Pei Zhen are gone, everyone at home is our own family, so there is no threat." I said, gently putting my arm around Brother Qingyun's shoulder.

Brother Qingyun's gaze did not waver at all. He just lowered his head and sneered, "What threats should I be afraid of now..."

I quickly understood the meaning of this sentence. Yes, Brother Qingyun originally stayed here just to bear the suffering for his brother.

Unfortunately, I was too soft-hearted towards him, so the others had to start with my brother.

I sighed and leaned down to kiss his forehead like my brother did to me before. My brother didn't resist, and his eyes followed me for a short while, but I didn't dare to look at him. I stepped back, lit the agarwood and left, closing the door when I left. Xuan Ze, who knew medicine, stood guard at the door. As Tinglin was careful and skilled, I had nothing else to worry about. I followed Lanlan and the others back to my room. Uncle Shao recovered a little and kept nagging me to lie on the bed as usual. He took two pillows for me to lean on and covered me with a quilt.

I was silent for a while, held my forehead and pressed it, then wiped away my tears: "Okay, tell me, by the way, Lanlan, did you alert me that Chengcheng was coming over? Did Xinci and Zhizhi know about it?"

Lan Lan shook her head: "No, the young master and his uncles have always been at odds with each other. If you don't allow me to say it, I won't bother to say it."

I was dizzy, but I still figured out that he was just trying to make me laugh, so I coughed helplessly and said, "What nonsense."

"Are you still joking at this time?" Uncle Shao immediately elbowed him.

Lan Lan pursed her lips and folded her hands: "My mouth slipped..."

Uncle Shao rolled his eyes unhappily and said, "Go on."

Lan Lan took a deep breath and spoke directly with emphasis on the interval: "Son-in-law and Brother Feng don't know why the young master is out, but when he left, the young master entrusted the young mistress to them and asked him to help take care of her. He found an excuse for a business trip, so he didn't bring too many people with him, so as not to be discovered by the people in Linjiang. But Brother Feng actually had some doubts, but because my uncle was investigating Hua Qiong's affairs, he couldn't be distracted and had to let the young master go. So I think that things should be resolved quickly, otherwise the 'army is approaching' and it will ruin things, and we can't explain it even if we are reasonable! Either we will never find our second uncle again and spend the rest of our lives in panic, or our second uncle will be desperate! Who knows what he will do?"

"But we can't even go out now, how can we solve the problem? What if Uncle Ji kills the hostages before we see Second Uncle after we go out?" Youyou gritted his teeth and stomped his feet.

Uncle Shao changed his tone: "Then we can't get out, why don't we ask Fu Mingtang to come?"

I calmed down completely: "He won't come."

Uncle Shao was puzzled: "Why? You dare not take any risks to save your own son?"

I raised my chin and pointed outside the window: "This risk is not a little bit. Haisong Mansion has natural advantages. Once you come in, it's no different from catching a turtle in a jar."

Everyone seemed to have just realized that Haisong Mansion was a Chinese-style five-courtyard structure, and they all sighed heavily.

"Then what should I do..." Lanlan said dejectedly.

Youyou meditated for a while, and seemed to have thought of something. The moment he squatted down and looked at me, I knew that the result was the same as mine. Seeing that I didn't stop him, he continued: "I think, Uncle Ji's ultimate goal is to find Second Uncle, right? So before achieving his goal, he won't kill the hostages, right?"

Lan Lan understood and squatted down to show weakness: "Then we can only try. Uncle Er didn't seem to say that both sons must be returned to him in good condition, right?"

Youyou stuck out his tongue: "If he doesn't believe me, I can only show him..."

Although I have known this would be the result, once the truth is spoken it still shocks me and makes me break out in a cold sweat.

How to display it?

I'll choose one of my two brothers to take out on an adventure...

Uncle Shao took a while to realize the deeper meaning of the children. At that moment, he looked at me with pity in his eyes, so he had to change the subject: "If we had kept Shu Chen and the others with us, Ji Peng wouldn't have come in to rob us, right? And Fu Mingtang couldn't have thrown a bomb in and let us die with his son, right? Yes, why should we return his son to him! Let's just wait! Wait until Shu Yu comes with a large force. I don't believe that a few hundred people can't carry the two children away!"

After I finished speaking, Youyou and Lanlan seemed to think it made sense, and a look of joy appeared on their faces. However, they never thought that I would be the one to pour cold water on them in the end.

"No, you don't understand him. He will find something to hold against you. Don't forget how he left..."

The three of them turned off their engines instantly, and silence spread in the air, obliterating everyone who tried to break free.

Counting on my fingers, I can't imagine how many handles my second uncle has on the dignitaries. Even his own people, he has too many to count. Does he need substantial hostages? His tongue alone is enough to drag many people to their deaths, even me.

I stroked my chest and took a deep breath. "Go tell those of us still in Linjiang to keep a good lookout for the children. Especially make sure that Qiangshan doesn't lose any protection, lest Zhou Yi and Zhou Xing are taken away. Then we will be left with nothing."