Chapter 40: Deep Conspiracy

“Hmm, well, I can stay here for tonight if you don’t let go. But…”

Yun Shu leaned closer to Bai Yunxian’s face as she whispered in his ears, purposefully provoking him.

“…are you sure you can hold me back?”

!

The surprise came on his face sooner than Yun Shu thought. Or maybe, it was because he was still young that other people didn’t think it was worth concealing their thoughts.

These two people were like a pair of black and white fiends. One had a friendly smile curved on her face all the time, while the other was all polite but had a cold gaze.

“However, I don’t think the Young Lord would go back on his words.”

“You’re too simpleminded.”

Yun Shu snickered as she let Bai Yunxian off of her lap and set him down on the bed, using the same way to make him fall asleep just like the other night.

However, this time Bai Yunxian didn’t immediately fall asleep, but grabbed Yun Shu’s wrist as he asked her.

“You’ll leave after I fall asleep, how are you going to protect me like this?”

“The things that need my attention are already cleared up, no need to worry. No one can intentionally harm you on my watch.”

Yun Shu’s voice was firm and cold, however, Bai Yunxian found it to be actually… very assuring.

cold and cheerless tone that was like the ice at the edge of a pond in winter. Everyone gave a shiver, slowly returning to their senses after half a beat, before hurriedly getting up.

As if Bai Yunxian has always been fond of this voice. Hearing this voice, for no reason at all, a phrase popped up in his head naturally.

A stunningly beautiful voice!

Although the tone was flat to the point where it seemed grim, however, to Bai Yunxian, he simply didn’t realize it; from the bottom of his heart, he thought it was similar to the sounds of nature.

What he didn’t know was that if the surrounding people were to learn of his thoughts right now, perhaps the bloodbath would have already been three litters full!

“Good night…”

Bai Yunxian’s words seemed to disappear with thin air as he closed his eyes and fell asleep shortly. When his breathing turned even, Yun Shu let go of her hand as she left the room by the window once again.

“Has everything been taken care of?” Yun Shu’s temperament has already changed 180 degrees upon her exit from Bai Yunxian’s room as she asked in a low and deep voice. She had already returned to her own courtyard and turned around to sit down on the master seat in the room.

The guard in question, named Nine, heard her family’s Young Lord’s tone was even and indifferent, but having followed her side for many years, she knew Master’s expressionless face covered by the cold mask seemed to have become a little bit colder.

Nine couldn’t help but to glance at Thirteen who stood on the side, and Thirteen, who caught her meaningful glance, only shrugged his shoulders.

So, Thirteen was able to guess that the Young Lord’s complicated and bad mood was closely related to the Bai family’s Miss to whom His Majesty bestowed a marriage for him.

She started to hesitate whether to tell Yun Shu about the latest news she had just gathered. She knew the Young Lord would certainly be furious because of this news. Because, the most recent news she received seemed not to be too hopeful.

“Yes, Master. As you instructed, there really is a mole within the escort group. Though we were able to detect him shortly and took care of him, if you were late then the Miss would’ve probably fallen victim to their trap.”

Thirteen reported in a weak and small voice, but Yun Shu was still able to hear it.

“So what happened in the end? Did you find the culprit?”

Hearing her family’s Young Lord’s flat tone, Nine and Thirteen’s lower body unconsciously trembled slightly.

The Young Lord has always been a capricious and quick tempered, a shrewd man with impure strategies.

Though, it’s a blessing for the empire that he wasn’t someone to rival the empire. Or everything would’ve turned to dust a long time ago!

Having followed the Young Lord’s side for many years, even though they couldn’t grasp all of Young Lord’s moods, however, it was very clear.

Whenever Master’s tone became lower and more tranquil, this represented that his mood had become even worse. None of them dared to stand out and become his cannon folder.

However, it’s truly their first time seeing that he was so angry on behalf of a girl!

Not even the Mistress of their family was able to receive this privilege ah!

Only, the unfortunate Thirteen that was called out by name had no choice but to take a step forward. And Nine at the side, showed his teeth to her, with his lips pursed in a smile of someone hitting a person when they are down. Immediately, she rapidly reviewed the news she recently received in her mind once through.

Afterwards, she strictly reported the news, “To answer My Lord. It was the Crown Prince.”

“Has he taken the wrong medicine or what? Why did he try to touch my people out of nowhere?”

Her expression turned even colder than the winter, lowering the temperature inside the room a few degrees.

Today, she didn’t do anything to provoke Yun Si and only had a court meeting with the Emperor. So what it is that provoked that mad dog out of nowhere?

“Young Lord——” Thirteen didn’t know if she should mention it or not, only, as a responsible and diligent subordinate, Thirteen felt that she really needed to report the news she had just gotten to the Young Lord.

“What’s the matter?” Yun Shu tossed her a glance.

“My Lord, it seems that your marriage decision puts a lot of pressure on His Highness the Crown Prince. It is a concealed piece of information that I found out a few hours ago. His Highness the Crown Prince had a secret meeting with General Bai this evening. It seems that he was planning to ambush the Young Mistress late at night and tarnish her reputation just before the marriage. Also, it seems that the Crown Prince is intending to take in the Second Miss of General Bai as his Royal Consort!”

“What’s more, he seemed to be planning on making the Young Lord suffer during your incognito visit at the border, and making arrangements diligently. I wonder what the Crown Prince promised the General that he wouldn’t hesitate to throw away his own daughter in the mud and try plotting a rebellion?”

Thirteen’s tone carried a trace of resentment. These people were simply too undiscriminating.

If this rebellion were to succeed, then they would either kill their Young Lord, or turn him into their slave for all his life!

Their Young Lord’s identity was very noble. In their hearts, his existence was like that of a god, but was disdained like this by those mere outsiders like the Crown Prince who didn’t have a least bit of sense of elegance and propriety within him. A blaze was ignited in Thirteen’s eyes.

Once Thirteen mentioned this subject, Yun Shu only frowned slightly. It’s not like she didn’t know the Crown Prince’s assessment of her.

Shady, ruthless, cruel, and terrifying, so what if she got an angelic appearance, there were also rumors of her killing girls in the brothel because she couldn’t stand their sight.

Though, all the killing and dirty things were done by her under the Emperor’s jurisdiction.

Therefore, the Crown Prince and General Bais attitude wasn’t unexpected for her. The entire Capital city, no, even in the entire empire, perhaps nobody dared to marry their maiden daughter to such an infamous man like her.

The only reason General Bai agreed to this marriage was because he also wanted to get rid of the bad taste of his mouth, Bai Yunxian, the only eldest and illegitimate daughter of his family!

“Isn’t that easy to guess? The honor of becoming the imperial father in law of the Emperor, what would be more honorable than this?” Yun Shu sneered at the thought of these ignorant people.

She always had her eyes and ears set on all the royal princes’ movements, since it was a request from the Emperor himself, she was free to spy on and teach a lesson to those bastards at any moment.

“Worry not, just pass down this message to His Majesty the Emperor everything like the way you told me through Five, His Majesty will take care of the rest.”

A rare smile like a blooming peach blossom appeared in Yun Shu’s face, which made people get caught off guard, or to stumble down the road in astonishment.

However, for her subordinates, this flower-like smile actually carried horrifying news of a new, secret conspiracy. A net thrown for the fish to get caught.

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