Chapter 158 Divorced Her
When Sang Tian shouted that, Yu Nian pulled Chun Tao behind her.
Logically speaking, the Honeysuckle Pavilion is heavily guarded and ordinary people shouldn't be able to get in. Moreover, with Sang Tian there, Yu Nian wasn't too worried.
The study door was not bolted and was slightly pushed open.
Sang Tian, holding his goose-feather saber, steadily approached the doorway.
Suddenly, the door was pushed open a crack, and a blood-soaked hand lay on the door panel, staining the snow-white window paper red, with drops of blood sliding down the door panel.
"!"
Chun Tao was most afraid of this kind of scene, so she tightened her grip on Yu Nian's hand and whispered something in Yu Nian's ear.
"Miss, could this be a ghost...?"
Yu Nian patted her slightly cold hand, indicating that she shouldn't be afraid.
As he spoke, Sang Tian had already rushed to the door, and just as he was about to make a move, the door was pushed open.
A man wearing a black hood, reeking of blood, pushed open the door and entered.
Upon seeing the man's face clearly, Sang Tian paused, then immediately sheathed his sword.
Yu Nian tilted her head and saw that the pale face under the hood was actually Chunyu Han's "exclusive favor" that she had just been complaining about in her mind.
"Haiyan, what are you doing here? Weren't you accompanying the adults to the autumn hunting grounds?"
Sang Tian quickly supported Hai Yan, who was breathing heavily. Hai Yan's skills were superior to hers, and the fact that he could be so badly injured meant that he had encountered a formidable opponent.
"The lord has been assassinated! Quickly inform Canghai to go and support the lord..."
Haiyan had suffered severe knife wounds to his arms and back, and after a bumpy ride on horseback, he was already at his last gasp.
Chunyu Han has been assassinated!
Yu Nian felt as if her heart was being strangled. Hai Yan was hurt so badly, what about Chunyu Han...?
Feeling uneasy, Yu Nian steadied herself, knowing she couldn't afford to lose her composure now.
"Let him lie down on the small couch first. Chuntao, have a guard go to the Eastern Depot to send a message to Canghai, saying that I have something urgent to discuss with him."
As Yu Nian spoke, she moved the low table off the couch so that Hai Yan could lie down quickly so that Sang Tian could stop the bleeding and bandage him.
Sang Tian went to get the medicine box, and Yu Nian poured Hai Yan a glass of water, telling him to take the medicine to strengthen his body and nourish his vital energy first.
After Haiyan caught his breath, he asked.
"How is Chunyu Han? Where is he?"
"When my master and I were out, we were ambushed by assassins... and my master was also injured..."
Hai Yan's breathing was weak, and his speech was intermittent, but Yu Nian's intuition told her that Hai Yan was not telling her the truth.
When Chunyu Han went to the autumn hunting grounds, he brought the Imperial Guards with him. There were also troops stationed in the hunting grounds, and many officials must have arrived in advance to set up defenses.
Haiyan escaped his predicament, but instead of seeking medical treatment in the hunting grounds, he spent time rushing back to Kyoto. This matter is definitely not as simple as the assassination attempt he described.
Before Yu Nian could ask any further questions, Hai Yan reached out and pulled out a small key, handing it to Yu Nian.
"My master asked me to give this to you, in the study... in the drawer..."
After completing the task assigned to him by Chunyu Han, Hai Yan closed his eyes and fainted.
The blood-stained key felt cold in Yu Nian's palm.
Did Haiyan come back just to give her this?
"drawer……"
Yu Nian took the key and walked to the locked drawer on the bookshelf.
The things Chunyu Han didn't forget to tell him even when he was in danger must be extremely important; they might contain something that could save his life.
Yu Nian inserted the key and unlocked the lock smoothly.
What he saw inside made Yu Nian's eyes suddenly darken.
That was a letter of divorce.
Chunyu Han's letter of divorce to her.
The two large characters stand out prominently on the pristine white cover.
Alongside the letter of divorce was a note with Chunyu Han's vigorous and powerful handwriting, containing only a short line of text.
If anything happens to me, you should immediately take the letter of divorce back to the Prime Minister's residence, and your life will be safe.
The letter of divorce was dated the day of the bride's return to her parents' home, which was Chunyu Han's way of leaving Yu Nian a way out.
He knew that if his plan were exposed, it would inevitably lead to the execution of his entire family, leaving them utterly ruined. The drawer did indeed contain something that could save a life, but it was meant to save Yu Nian's life.
It felt like something was gnawing at her lungs, and the excruciating pain made it hard for Yu Nian to breathe.
Her hand holding the letter trembled uncontrollably.
It turned out that Chunyu Han didn't really intend to imprison her. He locked her in the study simply because he was afraid that if something happened, Yu Nian wouldn't be able to leave immediately with the letter of divorce.
He kept his promise to Yu Nian and protected her.
Yu Nian crumpled the note into a ball and threw it into the candlestick, burning it to ashes.
They call her a fraud, but aren't they the same? Didn't they always say they'd share both glory and ruin...?
Yu Nian ran out of the Honeysuckle Pavilion and went back to Yu Garden to stuff medicine and emergency supplies into her small space. While doing all this, she called out the system in her mind.
"Sixth Brother, come out."
Speak quickly.
The sixth brother sounded even more anxious than Yu Nian.
"What tools can help me find Chunyu Han as quickly as possible?"
Time was of the essence, so Yu Nian spoke directly, without bothering with Lao Liu.
Sigh, get off work always comes right after I'm off work. Let me look for something...
Old Liu put on his reading glasses and flipped through the catalog.
[Got it! A one-time teleportation scroll, 20,000 merit points, can only teleport one person. But this can only be used once. Think carefully before using this getaway tool.]
"exchange."
This time, Yu Nian, who is usually stingy, was unusually generous.
But let me warn you, the Chunyu Han incident is outside the main storyline. If you don't go, one of you might die; if you go, you might get caught up in it too. If Chunyu Han really dies, you can survive by doing good deeds, but...
"Aren't you in a hurry to leave work?"
Yu Nian interrupted Lao Liu's nagging, having already exchanged the scrolls and packed her things.
Oh dear! Why don't you appreciate the good intentions of the system?
"No, he'll be fine."
Yu Nian said this to the system, but also to herself.
In the original owner's memory, Chunyu Han raised an army a year later, and he should not have been in any danger before that.
Moreover, Yu Nian has the system with him on this trip. As long as he finds Chunyu Han and brings him back, things will take a turn for the better.
If she were to die even in this way, then Yu Nian would accept it.
Whether it will work or not, we'll only know after we try.
Yu Nian, all ready to go, decided to see if she could bring the truffles along, since the scroll was a one-way ticket.
Yu Nian went out and ran into Chun Tao, who had just delivered a message to Cang Hai.
When Chun Tao saw that Yu Nian had changed into casual clothes and boots and looked like she was about to go out, she quickly blocked Yu Nian's way.
"Miss, where are you going? The situation is so chaotic right now, it's not safe outside. You should stay in the manor."
Yu Nian lowered her eyes. She could indeed follow the path Chunyu Han had laid out for her, but to let Chunyu Han fend for himself was something she couldn't do; her heart wasn't made of stone.
Yu Nian patted Chun Tao's shoulder reassuringly, took out her savings from the past few days, and handed it to Chun Tao.
"You stay home and wait for me to come back. If I don't come back, this will be my dowry for you."
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