Chapter 249

Chapter 249 As soon as Fang Yuan'er extended the invitation, Prince Jing went to Songya Courtyard. This was highly unusual! Xie Run straightened her back, the smile on her face fading slightly as she lowered her gaze in thought. To be honest, Fang Yuan'er no longer had much leverage to make Prince Jing bow to her will. Everything she could "invent" had already been invented. Unless she could produce something of greater weight—like gunpowder or engineering machinery. But she couldn't. Everything Fang Yuan'er had invented so far was modeled after what she had invented in the original script. In the original script, Fang Yuan'er had never invented gunpowder or other large-scale heavy machinery... so naturally, the current Fang Yuan'er wouldn't possess that capability either. Xie Run immediately thought of a second possibility—prophecy! She said to Dantao beside her, "Have people keep an eye out. Report to me immediately if there's any news." Suddenly, a heavy weight landed on her lap. Xie Run looked down and saw Taotao, bundled up like a ball, pouncing onto her legs and calling out sweetly, "Mother!" Xie Run's heart softened. She hugged him and gave him a kiss. "Be good. Go walk two more laps." Though she was anxious about Fang Yuan'er's matter, Xie Run didn't rush back. Instead, she stayed to accompany Taotao. After flying the kite for a while, Taotao grew tired. Xie Run carried him for a stretch of the way. Dantao chuckled from the side. "Mistress, the wind outside is still cold. Perhaps we should put the young master's hat on to ward off the chill." Xie Run stopped in her tracks and said to Dantao, "Come help him with it." "This little chubby one isn't light anymore. Carrying him has worn me out." The maids around her laughed and offered to take Taotao. Dantao stepped forward to put the hood of Taotao's little cloak over his head. Just as she was tying the strings, Chunjuan beside her suddenly cried out in alarm, "Mistress, watch out!" Everyone looked up to see two black roof tiles falling from above. Dantao and Xiaoshu both threw themselves over Xie Run in the first instant. A clattering sound followed, along with someone crying out in pain. Several pieces of broken porcelain scattered on the ground. Xie Run fell to the ground but first checked on Taotao. Only after confirming he was unharmed did she look at the others. She swept her gaze over everyone—no blood in sight. Only Chunjuan and Yueya'er were clutching their bodies and crying out in pain. Seeing that no one had been hit on the head, Xie Run let out a soft sigh of relief. She immediately said, "Hurry inside and check if anyone is there!" "And tell the maids and servants around to keep their eyes sharp!" The quick-witted young maids had already run into the house, searching everywhere. If she had taken just one more step forward while holding Taotao, the tiles might have struck her on the head. How could such a coincidence exist in this world? Xie Run didn't believe it for a moment, and a flicker of anger rose in her heart. "Chunjuan, Yueya'er, where are you hurt?" "Don't move for now. Go find the residence physician to take a look first. We don't want you injuring yourselves further by moving around carelessly." With Xie Run's words, the two indeed dared not move. Chunjuan clutched his back and said, "This servant was just hit on the back, but it shouldn't be anything serious..." That was what he said, but seeing him grimacing in pain, it was clear the injury was not light. Dantao smiled awkwardly. "This servant wasn't hit, but I twisted my ankle in the rush." Xie Run glanced at the broken tiles on the ground, running through several guesses in her mind. The young maids soon came running back, all shaking their heads. "Reporting to Mistress, we searched all of Chunlin Courtyard but found no trace of anyone." After the initial shock, Xiaoshu quickly regained her composure. "Mistress, Chunlin Courtyard was just renovated a few days ago. If someone truly set a trap, they likely tampered with it during the renovation." Xie Run looked at her. "If it wasn't a mistake by the renovators, then someone must have been up there just now."