My Lady Always Lacks Ambition

When the Qin Family found a place to stay, everyone was injured and battered, but the most critical was the elderly Qin Yuanshan, whose health had not yet recovered. Anger and anxiety afflicted his heart, and as Wu City’s night brought extreme cold, his illness intensified suddenly with a fever.

"Those thieves, if I see them again, I will surely kill them!" Qin Boguang exclaimed angrily, his eye swollen and red.

Qin Boqing said, "Second brother, stop cursing for now. We need to find a doctor to see father."

Qin Boguang paused, his gaze turning towards their father lying on the hay with his eyes tightly shut. A shudder went through him, and he swallowed before saying, "All our silver has been stolen."

Not only was it stolen, but the cotton robes given by nobles to protect against the cold were also snatched. Now, everyone was shivering from the cold, the two children clinging to the old man, their faces turning a shade of blue, not to mention the old man who had fainted.

Their temporary refuge was a dilapidated temple in the refugee camp, a place where destitute refugees and beggars resided. It was filthy, chaotic, and reeked.

But it had already grown dark, and it was the only place where they could keep warm. They managed to secure a spot there only by keeping a smiling face and being cautious.

Qin Bohong glanced at the people huddled not far from him and whispered, "Yan’er still has some broken silver hidden."

This was an afterthought when they initially received the silver, reminded by the constable to be cautious of robbers, so they didn’t put all their eggs in one basket and hid some with the young Qin Mingyan.

Indeed, the robbers targeted only the adults, leaving the children untouched.

Qin Boqing was delighted and said, "I will go find a doctor. Big brother, second brother, please take good care of father and the two nephews."