Chapter 218: Not Feeling Guilty

Seeing that she couldn't recall any more details, Yu Shiyan had no choice but to kindly remind her: "When she sent you away and only kept her confidants, did she say anything?"

"It's all about money, and the Eighth Prince's matter..."

Su Qing paused for a moment, then hurriedly said as if she remembered something, "By the way, Consort Wan has been sleeping very restlessly these past few days, often calling in the palace servants on night watch to attend to her in the middle of the night!"

"Did you say anything?"

"It seems to be something about an old woman, acting crazy, wanting to..."

"What do you want?"

She swallowed nervously, sized up the man's tall, slender figure, and then said, "We need to deal with her."

Yu Shiyan's expression tightened, and he crouched down, pressing closer step by step: "Where is that old woman now?"

"exist……"

Su Qing lowered her head in a panic, pretending to be trying to remember, but her hand secretly slipped into her sleeve. Taking advantage of his unpreparedness, she grabbed a pair of silver scissors and lunged forward, stabbing him hard in the heart.

Yu Shiyan grunted and subconsciously pushed her away, staggering back two steps.

Su Qing laughed triumphantly, stood up, and shouted loudly into the distance, "Help! There's an assassin! Help!"

Yu Shiyan covered a sticky wound, his brows furrowed slightly.

idiot.

A group of guards were immediately drawn by the commotion in the Imperial Garden. Yu Shiyan, enduring the pain, turned around and slipped into the artificial hill, leaving Su Qing far behind.

"What's going on? Where's the assassin?"

"He just escaped from inside the artificial hill!"

The head of the guards was somewhat suspicious: "An artificial hill?"

Someone lit a torch and shone it on the grass, then exclaimed in surprise, "There really is blood!"

The situation suddenly became chaotic, alarming most of the harem.

Yuan Siyin had just returned from playing with the nightingale with the Empress Dowager when she heard a commotion outside, and the firelight made it seem as if half the sky had brightened considerably.

"What happened?"

She casually grabbed Xiao Quanzi and asked him a question.

Xiao Quanzi had just returned from outside when he immediately lowered his voice and said, "I heard that an assassin has just infiltrated the palace, but he was stabbed in the heart and escaped. They're currently trying to catch him!"

"assassin?"

Which unlucky guy is so unlucky that he failed as soon as he sneaked in?

"Indeed, I reckon someone will be here soon. I'll go and inform the Empress Dowager first."

"Go."

Yuan Siyin didn't take it seriously, let go of his hand and continued walking towards the side hall.

Zi Yuan was guarding the door. When she saw her return, she immediately helped push the door open and smiled slightly, "I just prepared hot water and sprinkled a lot of flower petals in the bath. It smells nice and is very relaxing."

Yuan Siyin disliked being served while bathing, so Ziyuan was quite conscious of this and would only go in after Yuan Siyin called her.

Yuan Siyin paused as she entered the room, then came back out and instructed, "Keep tomorrow's breakfast simple, don't make it too lavish."

Although what happened this morning will not happen again, she is already traumatized.

Zi Yuan responded steadily.

If it's not so plentiful, then let it be a little plentiful.

Understand.

Yuan Siyin closed the door again, instantly relaxing. Then, humming a light tune, she took off her jacket and casually draped it, belt and all, over the wooden beam.

Her gaze fell on the mutton-fat jade tied to it, and with a slight movement of her fingertips, she retrieved it.

The jade is crystal clear and radiates a soft glow under the candlelight, and it feels extremely delicate to the touch.

Yuan Siyin couldn't resist stroking it a couple more times.

Hmm... barely passable.

The main reason is that Yu Shiyan took so many things from her, so she doesn't feel guilty about taking this one.