klisemfg Chapter 1083 In a Desperate Situation, He Rushed into the Courtyard
Chapter 1083 In a Desperate Situation, He Rushed into the Courtyard
The warehouse door opened, and Shui Simiao looked at the warehouse, which consisted only of a roof, walls, and floor. She swayed a couple of times, her eyes rolled back, and her body went limp... and she fainted!
The maids and servants around her hurriedly helped Shui Simiao up as she fell, thinking of quickly taking her back to bed, but then they thought, the princess's bedroom was just walls and empty space, where was there a bed?
Left with no other choice, they had to take Shui Simiao to the maid's room for temporary accommodation.
After a flurry of activity, Chen, the head maid in Shui Simiao's courtyard, finally calmed down a bit, instructed the maids and servants to take good care of the princess, and then hurried to the front to deliver the message.
As soon as Granny Chen ran out of the courtyard gate, she saw a number of concubines and mistresses arriving one after another, all dressed in their finest attire, saying they had come to pay their respects to the Princess.
The screams that came from this courtyard were also faintly heard by the servants in other courtyards.
These concubines and mistresses claimed to have come to pay their respects, but most of them were actually there to watch the spectacle.
At this moment, Chen Mama, the head maid in charge of the courtyard, ran out in a panic and went up to ask her questions.
Granny Chen had no interest in explaining things to them in detail.
Besides, what's the point of discussing what happens in the princess's courtyard with these concubines and mistresses?
The most important thing right now is to inform the Prince, or at least the steward.
At this moment, it wasn't just Shui Simiao's courtyard that was in a panic; the guards, secret guards, and hidden guards in the courtyard were all waking up one after another.
None of them had figured out whether they had just woken up or had just woken from a coma.
Especially the hidden guards concealed throughout the mansion; they should have been wide awake until dawn, but they woke up either behind the artificial hill or under the eaves...
Even more surprisingly, when the guards on night watch woke up, they found themselves lying on the very road they had walked on!
Not only that, but their lanterns for patrolling at night were also burned away, leaving only the stick they were clutching in their hands!
The steward, Yin Fu, was also woken up by the servant who had woken up first...
"Head Steward...please get up quickly, something seems to have happened in the inner courtyard!"
"I just... I vaguely thought I heard a few screams, but I don't know... I don't know..."
Butler Yin Fu shook his throbbing head and looked at the servant in front of him. "What did you just say?"
You mean someone screamed in the inner courtyard?
"The smaller one sounds like... but then there's no sound after that!"
The servant didn't dare to be too certain, just in case he had misheard!
Yin Fu dared not delay and quickly put on his clothes and got up.
He always needs to be sure before he does it.
Moreover, with the prince currently unconscious, the manor cannot afford the slightest mishap; otherwise, he, as the steward, would be in deep trouble!
The steward, Yin Fu, dared not delay any longer. He lifted the front of his robe and ran towards the back of the house.
Yesterday, a new princess was born in this mansion. As the steward, he naturally had to pay attention to the princess's courtyard first, which was formerly the courtyard of Consort Shui.
When Yin Fu ran to the gate of Shui Simiao's courtyard, he saw a group of concubines and their personal maids standing outside the gate. These women were blocking the gate and chattering noisily.
Yin Fu's heart jumped. He thought, "What I fear most might happen. Even if it's just a concubine or mistress who has a minor accident, it wouldn't matter. But what if something really happened in the princess's courtyard?"
"Why are all the concubines gathered here?"
Yin Fu stepped forward, gave a perfunctory bow, and asked.
Seeing the steward Yin Fu running over, and then asking this question, one could guess that he hadn't yet seen Chen Mama, who was by Shui Simiao's side.
So the women started asking Yin Fu all at once, "Head Steward, didn't you see Granny Chen next to the Princess just now?"
She went looking for you in the front yard!
Yin Fu was taken aback. "No!"
This old servant rushed here, but didn't see Granny Chen!
Yin Fu shook his head.
"This old servant did not see Granny Chen; she must have gone the wrong way. That's not important."
The important thing is... which concubine can tell this old servant what exactly happened here?
"We don't know either!"
If we knew, would we still be standing here like idiots?
One of the quick-tongued concubines replied.
These concubines and mistresses truly had no idea.
A woman who looked delicate and gentle said from the side, "Not long ago, we vaguely heard several screams coming from this courtyard. We don't know if something happened to the princess, so we came here."
But... without the princess's permission, we can't just barge in.
"No, my sisters and I are all here waiting for news!"
Upon hearing this, Yin Fu thought to himself, "No one knows what happened inside, and there's no one inside to inform us. It's not good for everyone to gather here and wait for news!"
We need to know exactly what happened inside before we can figure out what to do next!
After all, Yin Fu was the head steward of the mansion, and he had more dignity and some privileges than other servants. Also, Yin Fu was getting on in years, so he was less hesitant to move around the inner quarters.
Moreover, in urgent situations, one should act expediently.
So Yin Fu stepped directly into the courtyard and strode quickly toward the main house.
Seeing that the steward had gone inside, the concubines and mistresses, who were always eager to watch the drama unfold, looked at each other, exchanged glances, and then all followed in the footsteps of the steward, Yin Fu, and together they rushed into Shui Simiao's courtyard.