Xue Huai'an... is dead.

She suddenly gasped for breath, and even the strong smell of blood in the prison did not stop her from doing so.

Yu Shuo pulled her into his arms and patted her gently, saying, "I'm here. I'm here."

Qin Su held back her tears and threw herself into Yu Shuo's arms.

They couldn't stay there any longer. Yu Shuo carried Qin Su to the carriage, and when there was no one else around, Qin Su hugged Yu Shuo's waist and suppressed her sobs.

I got my revenge.

She finally killed Xue Huai'an.

This realization finally caused her long-suppressed emotions to overflow.

Yu Shuo simply held her, but quickly noticed that her arm was bleeding, and immediately realized that her wound had reopened. The smell of blood on her body wasn't just Xue Huai'an's, but also her own.

Yu Shuo immediately told Chongyang to drive the carriage back. He helped Qin Su sit up straight and coaxed her, "First, bandage the wound; it has reopened."

Qin Su responded, but her pupils were somewhat unfocused, and she stared blankly at a certain spot. Yu Shuo knew that she wasn't looking at anything, but was simply caught up in a great deal of emotion and couldn't extricate herself.

What kind of pain could make a strong person so distraught?

Yu Shuo didn't say anything, but gently took off her clothes. There was gauze wrapped inside, so even though the wound had reopened, it wouldn't affect putting on or taking off the clothes.

He focused intently on applying the medicine to her face, his eyes calm and composed, devoid of any romantic thoughts. After removing the blood-soaked gauze, he finally spoke, still lost in thought: "If I kill Xue Huai'an now, won't it be very troublesome for you?"

Yu Shuo shook his head.

He turned around and took out a set of Qin Su's usual clothes from the cabinet. He gently told her to raise her hand and put on the clothes before handing her a small hand warmer.

Yu Shuo folded the blood-stained cloak and placed it aside. He seemed to have done everything exceptionally well, so well that it made people doubt that he was not a member of the royal family.

"Xue Huai'an committed a capital offense, so his suicide out of fear of punishment is perfectly reasonable." The coroner could have determined it, but he wouldn't give the coroner the opportunity to examine the body. Besides, once someone is dead, no one cares how they died.

Qin Su relaxed, and she couldn't help but take off her shoes and socks, curl up on top of them, and cover her feet with the cloak to keep warm.

She was somewhat tired, not physically, but mentally.

Xue Huai'an was a very troublesome person for her; he was too clever. If she hadn't been reborn first and gained the upper hand, catching him off guard, she wouldn't have been so successful.

"It's all over." Yu Shuo comforted her, a faint smile on his handsome face. "Take a good rest at noon." He held Qin Su in his arms. The thick cloak made Qin Su look very big, and it was a little uncomfortable to hold her, but it was okay.

Qin Su fell asleep at some point, and didn't even wake up when she was carried off the carriage at the Prince's mansion.

When she opened her eyes again, night had already enveloped the earth. She got up, walked to the window, and opened it. Her courtyard was lively; Luo Zhi, Tuoba Yan, and Xiao Zhi were all there, all teenagers at the age when they could play together most easily.

At this time, Qin Su was still reminiscing about the days when they used to catch fish and birds in Baihu Village.

"girl?"

Lian Tao was the first to notice that Qin Su had woken up. She quickly put down the shovel she was holding. As for why she had a shovel in her hand, it was because she had just been shoveling snow.

It was snowing yesterday, a heavy snowfall, something that Shacheng couldn't even compare to.

In just two days, a thick layer of dust had already accumulated in Kyoto, and it made a squelching sound when people stepped on it.

"You guys do your thing," Qin Su said with a smile.

The smile was relaxed, seemingly conveying contentment, and the whole person exuded a lazy charm.

Lian Tao stared in disbelief.

She felt that the girl seemed to be changing.

The girl in the past always seemed to be on edge, even after marrying Prince Chen, she still acted decisively. It always made people feel sorry for her, but at the same time, they couldn't help but perk up.

Now she is like a red camellia unfurling its petals in the sunlight, beautiful and refreshing.

Lian Tao regained her senses, shoveled the shovel into Chongyang's hand, and hurriedly went to the window. Her eyes were bright and sparkling, as if the brightest star in the night sky had been crushed and scattered inside.

"Are you hungry, young lady? I'll go to the kitchen and get you something to eat. Xiaozhi made a local specialty today. It tasted a little strange at first, but it gets better and better the more you eat it."

"Okay." Qin Su agreed with a smile.

Lian Tao scratched the back of her head and leaned closer. "Did something good happen to you, miss? You seem so relaxed and carefree."

"Hmm," she simply replied, without offering any further explanation.

"Go get some food, I'm hungry."

Lian Tao nodded immediately and ran away quickly.

She didn't address Qin Su as "Princess" while she was in a daze, perhaps because she felt "Miss" was more affectionate, after all, she had been calling her that for many, many years.

Qin Su leaned against the window when Qin Zhi abandoned his friends in the yard and ran over. There was still white snow on the brim of his hat, and his delicate nose was red from the cold.

Looking closely, Qin Zhi has risen rapidly in just one year.

In Qin Su's eyes, he was gradually taking on the appearance he remembered.

However, the assailant who broke his leg is dead, and he will only have a brighter future ahead of him.

Qin Su couldn't help but reach out and brush the snow off his hat brim and shoulders. Before he could speak, she asked, "Do you get along with them?"

Since her rebirth, she has not cared much about Qin Zhi. She only asked her parents to adopt him, but she knew nothing about who was around him.

He was rarely seen with any peers, though it was possible that he had friends of the same age at school.

"Yes. They're all doing well."

Qin Zhi answered like that, but Qin Su saw the hesitation in his eyes.

“Tell the truth.” She doesn’t like her family lying to her, except in special circumstances, of course.

Qin Zhi thought for a moment and said honestly, "It just feels a bit strange that one of them is a royal prince and the other...

What kind of girl keeps a bunch of poisonous insects and creatures? He was a little scared just looking at it, but he wouldn't say he hated Luo Zhi, he was just a little afraid.

"Do you feel inferior because you play with the Little Prince?"

She asked very directly, and since there was no one else around, she wasn't worried about the child's self-esteem.

Qin Zhi hesitated for a moment, "I'm also worried about bumping into him."

They are the royal family, who are of high status and wealth, and are different from them.

Although Qin Zhi was also born in Baihu Village, he had lived in the capital since he could remember, so he still had a strong sense of hierarchy.

Unlike Lian Tao, who doesn't worry about these things at all, Lian Tao seems somewhat out of place in Kyoto.

She avoids those banquets whenever possible, completely circumventing them.

Nowadays in Kyoto, some people might say that she is too aloof and doesn't associate with those noblewomen.