Chapter 349: Who else can escape unscathed?

However, Yu Shiyan ignored her and only looked away when Yuan Siyin's figure had completely disappeared from his sight.

Did she say anything before she left?

Bai Tu lowered his head: "Never."

Yu Shiyan took the porcelain cup, took a sip, and put it back on the wooden tray: "I'm going out for a bit. If Zhong Heng asks when he comes back, just say I'll be back in half an hour."

"yes."

Yuan Siyin had been drowsy ever since she got into the carriage. Ziyuan held her hand tightly, unsure whether she should let her fall asleep. Fortunately, Yuan Siyin's consciousness became clearer because of her half-loose, half-tight grip, and she managed to stay awake until they reached the Yuan residence.

The rain had stopped, but it was getting late, and even though the thick clouds had been blown away a bit, there was still no light.

Hongxiu hurriedly came forward, and seeing that Yuan Siyin had changed her clothes, she vaguely sensed something and immediately kept quiet about what she wanted to ask.

"Has anything been sent from the palace?"

She was so weak that she could only lean against Ziyuan and ask, panting slightly.

Hongxiu walked to the other side and helped her up. After thinking carefully for a while, she shook her head with certainty: "No, only Eunuch Li sent someone to deliver some rewards. He said that he lost two items last time, and this time he sent them together."

Why send imperial gifts at this time? Aren't you worried about something going wrong on the way?

Yuan Siyin was puzzled and quickly asked again, "Has that person left?"

"No, we said the rain was too heavy and we wanted to rest at the Yuan residence for the time being. We're still in the side room right now."

"Help me across."

Yuan Siyin coughed twice on the way, but fortunately it was very slight and not as serious as before.

She left them both outside the door and went in herself. Just then, the man slowly turned around, flicked his whisk, and said "Good morning" to her.

Yuan Siyin wasn't surprised to see a familiar face. "Did your aunt send you?"

Xiao Quanzi nodded and took out a letter from his bosom: "The Empress Dowager doesn't trust anyone else, so she found an excuse for me to leave the palace. She also said that this letter must be delivered to you personally, and I will take the message back after you give me a definite answer."

Yuan Siyin took the thin envelope; it was so light, yet it felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds as she turned it.

It seems the reason for Yu Shiyan's unusual behavior has already been explained here; hopefully, it won't be as she guessed.

She took a deep breath and waited until she calmed down before opening the envelope and reading it line by line.

It was only two pages, but she looked at it for a long time. When she looked up again, it felt like she was on a cloud, with a kind of unreal, hazy feeling.

It turns out that my aunt was indeed behind what happened back then.

Yuan Siyin walked to the candle, lit the paper with the flame, picked it up and threw it into the glass bowl, then covered the box and waited for it to burn completely before turning to Xiao Quanzi: "Go back and tell your aunt that I know what I'm doing."

Xiao Quanzi did not hesitate and immediately left.

No wonder Yu Shiyan suspected that he had been lying to him all along.

Yuan Siyin propped herself up and sat down, tilting her head back to quietly empty her mind. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, casting a faint shadow on the bridge of her nose.

Her aunt told her not to get involved, saying that the cause she had sown years ago had now borne fruit, and the person who planted the seed should bear the consequences.

Ultimately, my aunt was afraid of being implicated, but at this point, who could escape unscathed?

Lost in thought for some time, she sighed to herself, got up and was about to go back inside when she noticed that Ziyuan and Hongxiu were waiting for her outside, their faces full of worry.