Chapter 5 She will destroy it all

"Don't you know how disgusting you are? I'd rather fall to my death than let you touch me. Stay away from me and don't show your face in front of me again. Just looking at you makes me nauseous!"

Once, she almost fell, and Qin Ye simply helped her up, and she... uttered such nasty words.

Dead mouth.

What a terrible thing to do.

Yun Si forced a smile, selectively forgetting: "Um... the food's getting cold, let's eat first."

Seeing that she was obviously a little guilty, Qin Ye sneered. Although he didn't say anything more, the suspicion in his eyes did not diminish at all.

It's not his fault.

Her changes were truly remarkable; to Qin Ye, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a completely different person.

Perhaps Qin Ye would like her as she is now, but he dares not believe it easily, fearing that her sudden change is just an illusion or that she has some ulterior motive. After all, she has disliked him since the first day they met.

Yun Si and Qin Ye met in Jinzhou, Jiangnan.

Qin Ye is a member of the royal bloodline who was left behind among the common people when the current emperor went on an incognito visit. He has always lived with his mother in the most chaotic part of Jinzhou.

Having grown up in a mixed and chaotic environment, Qin Ye inevitably acquired a bit of a bandit-like and wild nature.

When Yun Si was fifteen years old, three years ago, she went back to her maternal grandparents’ home in Jinzhou with her mother to visit relatives. She met Qin Ye for the first time in the peach blossom forest in the west of the city.

He was being attacked by several thugs, but he fought them off one against three, making them cry for their parents.

The boy had blood at the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were dark and bright. He casually broke off a peach blossom and tucked it behind his ear. He grinned at Yun Si, who was peeking from behind the tree, and asked, "Have you seen enough?"

His reckless demeanor displeased Yun Si, who had been pampered since childhood, and she immediately frowned and left.

Later, floods occurred in the south, and many disaster victims poured into Jinzhou. My maternal grandfather's family opened their granaries and distributed food, setting up sheds outside the city to provide porridge for a whole month.

Yun Si and her mother also helped out. During that time, she would often see Qin Ye, but she would always deliberately avoid him and not want to have anything to do with him.

Until Yun Si experienced being trapped in a cave by a rainstorm, Qin Ye inexplicably went to her maternal grandparents' house and waited for her twice.

Once he held up a wild ginseng covered in dew, saying it was to nourish her body; another time he held up a carved peach wood hairpin, saying it was a coming-of-age gift for her.

In front of him, Yun Si smashed the peach wood hairpin in two.

She still clearly remembers how harsh her words were.

"Do we know each other that well? What gives you the right to bring me this?"

"You're just a commoner. Please recognize your own worth. Do you think you're worthy to try and climb the social ladder by marrying into a noble family?"

"Even my maids wouldn't want this broken hairpin, and you're giving it as a gift? What a joke!"

"Don't even think about a toad trying to eat swan meat. Even if I, Yun Si, am crippled or useless, it's not your place to fawn over me!"

"Get out! If you dare show your face in front of me again, I'll have your legs broken!"

Despite the nasty insults she hurled, Qin Ye simply picked up the broken hairpin from the ground, silently turned, and left.

She never saw him again before returning to Beijing.

She thought she would never have any contact with Qin Ye again, but who would have thought that two years later, this "commoner" would transform into the noble fourth prince of the royal family.

He used that same method to keep her by his side.

In his past life, he provoked her and gave her a lifetime of deep affection.

In this life, if she could… she wanted to repay this debt of gratitude.

"I know you don't believe me now. If I were you, I wouldn't believe you either. But that's okay. One day, you will believe me."

Yun Si reached out and tugged at his sleeve, her eyes showing a rather weak, helpless, and pitiful look: "Now, shall we eat first?"

Qin Ye met her gaze, then turned his head away expressionlessly.

A moment later, however, he got up and walked to the dining table.

Seeing Qin Ye sit down at the table, Yun Si smiled faintly.

She had been back at her residence for seven or eight days, and only tonight did their relationship finally make some progress.

It's really not easy.

"Your Highness, please try this tofu soup and see if it suits your taste."

Yun Si served him food and also ladled him a bowl of tofu soup.

Qin Ye ignored her and silently finished the tofu soup she had served him.

The atmosphere grew slightly somber.

"Your Highness."

Yun Si casually started a conversation: "Do you know who broke my jade pendant?"

Qin Ye paused in his chopsticks, then, after a moment's hesitation, said coldly, "I don't know."

"oh."

Yun Si glanced at his face probingly, but didn't notice anything unusual.

Their eyes met, and Qin Ye calmly asked, "Do you need me to have someone investigate for you?"

"Need not."

Yun Si shook her head, not particularly concerned: "It's nothing important."

Upon hearing this, Qin Ye's eyes darkened, his face expressionless, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

After dinner.

Yun Si was in a good mood.

Tonight is a good start.

All was quiet, and the night was deep.

Everyone in Qiwu Garden had already fallen asleep.

Yun Si changed into a night outfit, wearing a black hooded cloak over it. She avoided the patrolling guards in the mansion and secretly left through the side gate of the backyard.

After leaving the Prince's mansion, she followed the route she remembered and headed straight for the Marquis of Yongyi's residence.

She was cautious the whole way; the streets were pitch black at night, and she couldn't see a single person.

The Xiao Prince's Mansion was not too far from the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion, only two streets apart. Yun Si adjusted her breathing, trying her best to conserve her strength.

Half an hour later, she arrived at the Marquis of Yongyi's residence without incident.

The gate was sealed off, and Yun Si only glanced at it from the front.

She had no time to be sad and turned to walk towards the side door.

Are you sure the information is accurate?

She had only taken two steps when she suddenly heard a sound. Yun Si reacted quickly and hid behind the stone lion in front of the door, holding her breath.

She knew who it was as soon as she heard the voice.

Shen Qian!

Why is he here in the middle of the night?

"Absolutely true."

Another voice rang out; it was Shen Qian's personal guard: "That old scoundrel has been wary of you, sir. This thing must not fall into the hands of others, otherwise, your previous plans will surely fail."

"Such important evidence might not be hidden in the Marquis's residence. Let's go in and take a look."

What are they looking for?

Yun Si and the other two went inside, and immediately came out from behind the stone lion. They followed them in through the side door, then took a shortcut and hid in the study of Marquis Yun Yi before them.

Fortunately, Shen Qian is skilled in disguise and scheming, but not in martial arts.

Yun Si only needs to be wary of that guard and not be discovered by him to avoid being exposed.

At this moment, she hid in a hidden compartment behind the bookshelf, patiently waiting for the two to come in.

If they really need something, they will definitely come to their father's study.

really.

Before long, footsteps could be heard outside the study door.

The two must have gone straight to the study.

Yun Si held her breath again, and only when the two started searching and making noise did she peek out through the gap in the bookshelf.

Her gaze fell on the boots on the ground, and she pinpointed Shen Qian's location.

Southwest, slightly south...

A little further south, yes, continue.

In the darkness, Yun Si raised her hand and slowly placed it on the mechanism of the hidden compartment.

With a loud bang!

The floor beneath Shen Qian's feet suddenly cracked open, and he unexpectedly fell into the dark room below.

The guard was terrified and was about to rush forward to save him when he heard a faint noise coming from behind the bookshelf.

"who?!"

In the blink of an eye, the cracked floorboards were restored to their original state.

The guard drew his sword and approached the bookshelf: "Who's hiding in there? Come out!"

The cold glint was almost upon them; it seemed there was no way to avoid it.

"It's me."

Yun Si's weak voice came from behind the bookshelf, and she slowly walked out like a startled deer.

The guards had been by Shen Qian's side for many years and were very familiar with Yun Si. They knew who it was as soon as they heard her voice and before they could even see her clearly.

"Miss Yun, why are you here?"

The guards' eyes flashed with murderous intent, and they did not immediately lower their guard after confirming Yun Si's identity.

"I……"

In the darkness, Yun Si lowered her head and said sadly, "I missed home so much, I missed my parents, so I came back secretly. But I didn't expect anyone else to come here. Oh right, was the person who just fell into the dark room Ah Qian?"

Upon hearing these words, the guard's doubts were immediately reduced by half, and upon hearing the last sentence, he immediately sheathed his sword.

Even if a sickly young lady with no strength could have any other ideas, she couldn't pull any tricks in front of him.

Moreover, he knew this young lady well; she only cared about her master and was quite foolish, so there was no need to take her seriously.

"That's right, it's the master. Miss Yun, please take a look and see how we can rescue him."

"Okay, I know where the mechanism is."

Yun Si nodded, and then went to find the mechanism in the dark.

The guards kept a close eye on her movements.

There was a "click" sound.

Yun Si suddenly exclaimed, "Watch out!"

As the sound rang out, a hidden blade suddenly shot out from the mural on the wall opposite them.

Seeing this, the guard turned around, drew his sword, and easily blocked the hidden arrow. He couldn't help but sneer inwardly, thinking that she didn't need to warn him about such a sneak attack.

However, the moment he turned around, he left his back completely exposed to Yun Si.

Yun Si's eyes narrowed, and she took a silver hairpin from her hair, nimbly twirled it in her hand, and then used all her strength to plunge it into the guard's neck.

The guard felt a sharp pain, his pupils dilated suddenly, and he made a "hoarse" sound in his throat. The long sword in his hand clattered to the ground.

He turned around and vaguely saw that Yun Si's pale face and her delicate eyes were now as cold as ice.

"you……"

The guard staggered backward, trying to say something, but blood gushed from his throat, his eyes filled with shock and terror.

He could never believe, even in his dying breath, that the young lady of the Marquis's mansion, who would even pant if she walked too fast, could be so ruthless.

Yun Si watched him fall quietly and said softly, "You should be glad that you were just a guard, so you could die so easily."

Shen Qian, however, was not so lucky.

He will destroy his family, his glory, everything he cares about!

Once the guard was completely dead, Yun Si dragged his body to the entrance of the secret room and then turned the mechanism again.

As the body fell, she heard Shen Qian shouting urgently from below.

"Who's up there? Let me out! Otherwise..."

The floorboards closed quickly, isolating all sound.

A sinister smile appeared on Yun Si's lips.

She was now incredibly grateful that she hadn't told Shen Qian about the secret room with hidden mechanisms in her father's study.

Yun Si rested on the cold, hard chair for a while before she felt better.

She searched the entire study but found nothing of interest.

What exactly is Shen Qian looking for?

In her past life, she followed Qin Ye, and Qin Ye had visited the Marquis's mansion several times, indeed searching for something, but he had never found it.

She thought carefully about where her father would put the most important things.

The Marquis's residence was neither too big nor too small, and it was quite difficult to find at first glance.

Time was of the essence, and she couldn't stay here for too long.

We must return to Prince Xiao's residence before dawn.

Yun Si left the study and walked towards her former boudoir.

I had only taken a few steps when I suddenly felt a dark shadow flash past behind me.

She was startled.

Could it be that someone else followed them into the Marquis's residence?