Chapter 4: Kill her directly
Perhaps due to overworking her brain, or perhaps because the carriage was too comfortable, Yu Nian actually fell asleep in the carriage.
When she opened her eyes again, she was wearing a silk satin nightgown, and Chun Tao was setting out pastries on the table.
"Miss, you're finally awake. Are you hungry? I've prepared your favorite osmanthus cake for you."
The aroma of the pastries on the table wafted into Yu Nian's nostrils, but she had no appetite for them at the moment.
Because she discovered that the countdown to her life points in her mind only had six hours left!
She actually wasted four hours like that!
This damn system didn't even give her a heads-up...
Yu Nian cursed inwardly, "It's already dark, how am I supposed to go find Chunyu Han to extend my life?"
[Ding~ Countdown accelerates x2]
"Huh?" Yu Nian exclaimed in astonishment as she looked at the rapidly flashing numbers in her mind.
"System, give me the answer! Why did the countdown suddenly go at double speed? Is there something wrong with it?"
The system's leisurely voice answered Yu Nian.
[If there was no problem, why did you have the right to insult me?]
"You... you eavesdropped on my thoughts and you're still so self-righteous!"
Yu Nian held her breath, but didn't curse it anymore. Her life was now in its hands, and she couldn't afford to offend it.
"Miss, were you upset by the Crown Prince today? You seem to be spacing out a lot."
Chun Tao looked at Yu Nian with concern. Her young lady had never suffered such a great injustice in her life. Look at her face, which was still a little swollen from being slapped by the Crown Prince.
"Ah, it's nothing. I'm a little tired and want to rest. You can go now."
In fact, Yu Nian didn't have time to daydream; she had to hurry and find Chunyu Han.
"Alright, Miss, please eat some pastries so you don't get sick from hunger. I'll stay outside and watch over you."
After Chuntao finished speaking, she turned around and went to keep watch outside the door.
Yu Nian didn't dare to delay and quickly opened the system panel.
The empty interface contained only one button: Chunyu Han. After clicking it, Yu Nian saw the word "Location" written on the only function key.
The ability to view the location of the bound object in real time is incredibly useful for Yu Nian, who is currently in a hurry to find Chunyu Han.
Turning on location services, Yu Nian looked at the small red dot on the map that wasn't far from her, and raised her eyebrows slightly.
What?! Chunyu Han lives here?!
Yu Nian snapped out of her daze, quickly got out of bed, glanced at the pastries on the table before leaving, and came up with a plan.
The Regent's Residence, Honeysuckle Pavilion.
Chunyu Han's personal bodyguard, Canghai, knelt before the table: "My lord, there is a suspicious person on the north wall who is trying to climb over the wall into the Regent's Mansion."
Chunyu Han, standing behind the desk, remained motionless upon hearing the sound. The candlelight on the desk flickered a few times, obscuring the expression in his eyes.
His well-defined fingers turned the pages of the book in his hand, his voice clear and cold.
“Kill him.”
In the past, Canghai would not have hesitated, but this person is a bit special today.
"My lord, that person is... the Prime Minister's daughter. It's probably not appropriate to make a move there..."
The words "Prime Minister's daughter" finally made Chunyu Han's eyes move.
What is Yu Nianlai doing at this hour? Why not use the main gate and instead climb over the wall?
"Withdraw the guards and let her in."
Chunyu Han lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment before speaking in a deep voice. He wanted to see what kind of show the Prime Minister's daughter was putting on today.
On the north wall of the Regent's Mansion, Yu Nian struggled with all her might to climb up, the cool evening breeze ruffling her clothes.
Yu Nian sat on the wall and looked around. Why was there not a single guard patrolling the Regent's Mansion? Were they all asleep?
After jumping down from the wall, Yu Nian was about to start looking for Chunyu Han's residence by following the marks on the map, but to her surprise, she found that the location function could not be activated no matter how she tried.
It was already this late, and the elderly system had already closed for the day, so Yu Nian had no choice but to bite the bullet and rely on her previous memories to find it.
But it was late at night, and the Regent's Mansion was pitch black everywhere. Yu Nian circled the back garden twice but still couldn't find Chunyu Han's place.
"Is Chunyu Han's place set up with a Bagua formation?"
After wandering around for an hour, Yu Nian was thirsty, hungry, and tired, so she casually sat down on a large rock next to the artificial hill.
Looking at the dwindling countdown in her mind, Yu Nian grew increasingly angry.
Of all the other transmigrated characters, who has ended up as miserable as her? She's already dying on the very first day. She's dedicated half her life to the lab and hasn't done anything wrong, so why is she being treated like this?
Yu Nian felt increasingly aggrieved, and her eyes welled up with tears of resentment. Since she was going to die anyway, she might as well die with a full stomach.
Yu Nian pulled out a slightly crushed osmanthus cake from her bosom and started munching on it. She hadn't eaten much all day and was starving.
So when Chunyu Han met Yu Nian, he saw a woman who looked like a starving ghost reincarnated, crying and eating in his garden. The scene was not beautiful at all, and was even a little horrifying.
Chunyu Han waited for Yu Nian in the study for more than an hour, while this woman was busy doing this.
"Yu Nian".
Chunyu Han stood in the night, his voice indifferent.
When her name was called, Yu Nian turned her head and met those clear, deep eyes.
"Loser?"
With half a piece of osmanthus cake stuffed in her mouth, Yu Nian spoke too forcefully, causing some crumbs of the cake to spray out uncontrollably.
Chunyu Han frowned slightly, took half a step back, and looked at Yu Nian with great disdain.
"What did you say?"
Yu Nian licked her lips and quickly swallowed the osmanthus cake in her mouth. She now felt closer to Chunyu Han than to her own father. Faced with life and death, her fear of Chunyu Han, the villain, was negligible.
“I say, Your Excellency, what a coincidence! You’re here for a stroll too? We’re quite destined to meet.”
Yu Nian's gaze at Chunyu Han was too intense, making Chunyu Han very uncomfortable. Everyone feared and dreaded him, and no woman had ever stared at him so openly.
With only five minutes left in the countdown, Yu Nianxin made a firm decision.
Getting close to Chunyu Han would have a 90% chance of being killed instantly, but staying away would guarantee a 100% chance of instant death.
Looking at Chunyu Han's stunningly handsome face, Yu Nian's courage visibly grew.
To die beneath a peony blossom is to die a romantic death!
In order to survive, Yu Nian had to give it a shot, even if there was no chance of winning.
"I brought you some osmanthus cake especially, would you like to try it?"
There wasn't much osmanthus cake wrapped in the handkerchief; Yu Nian had already eaten it all in a fit of pique. She held up the remaining half of the osmanthus cake and waved it at Chunyu Han.
Chunyu coldly scrutinized Yu Nian, having heard that the Prime Minister's fourth son was also skilled in using poison, possessing a colorless and odorless powder that could kill silently.
"It smells so good. I just ate so much. It's so delicious I could cry."
Yu Nian's eyes were still a little red. Chunyu Han had just seen her cry. Could it be...?
The Prime Minister wants Yu Nian to die with him?
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