The soldiers confirmed that Lady Wu and the young maid had completely stopped breathing, sheathed their swords, and helped the two injured soldiers leave.
Once they had left the courtyard, Uncle started to wail loudly.
Mrs. Chen ran out from inside the house and first saw Gu Yuheng on the steps.
She went over, trembling, and reached out to check for breath. Feeling it, she was about to ask Uncle to help carry Gu Yuheng back inside when she turned her head and saw the horrifying scene in the house.
"Ah—" Mrs. Chen let out a heart-wrenching scream, her vision went black, and she fell backward.
At that moment, three maids came out of the room, with Cai Ping being the fastest to catch Mrs. Chen.
Mrs. Chen had originally instructed the third maid to stay inside the room, but hearing her mother's scream, the third maid ran out of the room anyway.
