Chapter 567: 573

Su Wenyue felt much more at ease, but there were still things that needed to be done. With no news from Han Yu these past few days, regardless of the reason, it was necessary to send a secret guard to inquire and investigate. Should anything truly have happened to Han Yu, she would be able to make timely arrangements and provide him with assistance. From the moment Han Yu had decided to let her stay and follow him, she made up her mind not to be as idle as before and to stand by Han Yu through thick and thin.

Just as Su Wenyue returned to her room and summoned a secret guard to inquire about Han Yu’s situation, the guard had already handed her a note with news.

“Madam, a message has just come from the other side. Master is injured,” the secret guard said as he respectfully handed the note to Su Wenyue.

However, Su Wenyue didn’t look at the content of the note immediately but instead fixed her gaze on the secret guard, “My husband is injured, what’s the cause, why did he get hurt?!”

Su Wenyue bombarded him with questions. She had actually anticipated Han Yu’s injury, but upon hearing the news, she still couldn’t remain calm and urgently asked.

“To reply to Madam, Master was ambushed by the Imperial Court on his way back protecting My Lord. He was injured in the process of protecting My Lord, but Madam, you can rest assured, this is something that was expected, and Master’s injuries are not very serious. The injuries are being described as more severe for certain reasons, so even if Madam hears rumours from the outside later, there is no need to worry,” the secret guard, who had been instructed by Han Yu, responded to Su Wenyue’s concern.

Actually, this all happened just two hours ago. The reason the news arrived so swiftly was because Han Yu had already made arrangements, and as soon as something happened to him, someone immediately sent a message. Han Yu knew his daughter-in-law’s temperament all too well. Even though he had already discussed with her the potential dangers and prepared her mentally, she would still worry when she cared deeply about someone. When it comes to people he truly cared about, one can hardly be at ease without hearing the definite news, even when they know something could happen.

Having heard what the secret guard had to say, Su Wenyue still didn’t feel entirely settled, but worrying aimlessly at this moment would be of no help. Since Han Yu could arrange for someone to send her a message, it at least meant that he was conscious. Even if he was truly injured, at the very least it wouldn’t be life-threatening, at least not the worst-case scenario.

As for the rest, she didn’t ask any further. Firstly, it was ineffective; even if she got the news, it might not all be true. Although the secret guards followed her orders, their real master was still Han Yu. If Han Yu didn’t want her to worry, he must have given prior instructions.

“I understand. Send a message back, tell Husband not to worry, to be at ease with his affairs. There’s no need to worry about me here. I will take good care of myself and our child and won’t give those with ulterior motives any opportunity to take advantage,” Su Wenyue said calmly. She wasn’t by Han Yu’s side and couldn’t care for him, nor could she know the extent of his injuries. She could only do what she was capable of, allowing Han Yu to have no concerns about her.

“Yes, Madam.” The secret guard obeyed Su Wenyue’s instructions and immediately sent the message to Han Yu, feeling a sense of relief and also admiring her. He had been afraid that the Madam would persist in asking about the Master’s condition and that he would have to carefully respond, not to give anything away. He had been even more afraid that the Madam, due to her worry, would become emotionally unstable, and he genuinely didn’t know how he would comfort her. Yet the Madam proved to be stronger and wiser than he had imagined, being able to stand firm when it mattered most.

As Han Yu had worried, the news that he had received a severe injury in the assassination attempt and that his life was at risk spread in the afternoon. The rumors were rampant, and the news had even reached Feng Family Manor. Although the incident had occurred less than half a day ago, Su Wenyue had received the news from Han Yu’s special channels, hence she knew so quickly. The news couldn’t be explained unless someone with a motive was deliberately spreading it.

This area was within Feng Family Manor’s sphere of influence. The first to receive the news was Feng Jianling. Master Feng and Master Su, the father and son, became aware of it immediately afterward, followed by the Zhenbei Marquis and his son.

Upon learning the news, Feng Jianling’s first reaction was to seal it off. Despite his efforts, the purposeful spread of the news by interested parties carried it away like the wind, and he couldn’t contain it.

Feng Jianling immediately sensed something was wrong. Surely, some people had a motive in using this incident to achieve their objectives. And the person most worried about the news would be Han Yu’s wife. While he couldn’t contain the news spreading outside, he placed a gag order on the people of Feng Family Manor, forbidding them from discussing the incident.

Of course, that was still insufficient. Since there were people with such intentions, if they were targeting Su Wenyue and her child, his gag order within Feng Family Manor might not be effective. They would certainly find all possible ways to spread the news to Su Wenyue. Therefore, Feng Jianling immediately called everyone to the Conference Hall to discuss the matter together.

“Regardless of those people’s objectives, our urgent priority right now is to verify the veracity of this message and whether Han Yu has truly met with an accident,” Master Su said gravely, not particularly optimistic in his heart. It had been several days since his son-in-law had left, and he had told him the details before his departure. He had a sense of the situation. In his view, the news was probably true, although it might be exaggerated. His son-in-law getting into danger and being injured were definite.

“It is true. I just received the message,” Su Hengyi said as he entered with a rather quick pace, responding to Master Su.

“Is your Brother-in-law truly injured that severely?” Master Su frowned deeply, worried about the effect on his daughter if her husband’s condition was indeed so serious.

“Perhaps even more so, the Assassin was an expert sent by Zhao Fan for the purpose of assassination, skilled and dangerous. The main target was to take Liu Xiu’s life. If that sword had truly hit its mark, Liu Xiu would probably be dead by now. It was Han Yu who blocked the attack in front of Liu Xiu, taking the blow on his behalf. After that, he fought with the enemy for so long…” Having heard the account of the incident, everyone could imagine the ensuing scenario without Su Hengyi continuing.

“I’ve already intercepted the message and placed a gag order on the people of Feng Family Manor. However, with the outside world spreading it so fiercely, it’s only a matter of time before Miss Yue finds out. Who knows what chaos might occur then!”

“This girl, for Han Yu’s sake, was even willing to jump off such a high cliff. If she finds out something has happened to Han Yu, who knows what she might do. But hiding this from her isn’t a solution either. Sigh!” Master Su heaved a sigh, his brow furrowed with concern. His daughter had just returned a few days ago to live a peaceful life, and now such an incident had occurred.

Everyone present felt a certain sorrow upon hearing Master Su’s words. They dared not think of the consequences once Su Wenyue learned of the matter. No one had any suggestions, nor did anyone consider taking the initiative to tell Su Wenyue about the incident. Just at this moment, from outside…