Seeing his wife vomiting blood, the Duke of Ying was frantic. He shouted, "Doctor Li, save my wife quickly!"
He glanced at Li Gu, who was hogtied and gagged in the corner, and his words died in his throat.
Jiang Wuyan tilted her head, handed her whip to someone nearby, and took a step toward the Duchess of Ying. Seeing her move, Xiao Jinxu assumed they were in sync and signaled his subordinate. Taking advantage of the Duke's stunned silence, the subordinate acted with lightning speed, "snatching" Madam Zhuo from the Duke's grasp and quickly passing her to Jiang Wuyan.
Chapter 39