Chapter 135 These assassins are coming for me

Jiang Rushui saw that his daughter was still thinking about the emperor at this time, and his brows immediately twisted into knots, "Oh! My precious daughter, you almost lost your life, what do you still want to do with the emperor?"

Ye Shixue pouted, as if it was a matter of course, "Mom, if it wasn't for entering the palace, why would I come to Longshou Mountain? If it wasn't for coming to Longshou Mountain, how could I be shot by an arrow? If I can't be the emperor's favorite concubine, how can I justify the half of my life I lost?"

Jiang Rushui had an idea when he heard that. "Those arrows must have been aimed at the emperor. You just bravely suffered injury while saving the emperor. The emperor should be responsible for you for the rest of your life!"

Ye Shixue felt the dull pain in her buttocks and couldn't help but fantasize in her heart, "Mother, I am the emperor's savior. Will the emperor directly make me a concubine?"

Jiang Rushui rolled her eyes and said, "I'll ask your cousin to test the emperor's opinion later. As long as the emperor nods, your entry into the palace will be a done deal!"

Ye Shixue couldn't wait any longer and urged her immediately, "Mom, go now! If I don't get the emperor's reply today, I will definitely not be able to sleep well!"

"My dear daughter, take good care of yourself. I will go ask your cousin now!"

"Go quickly and come back soon!"

Ye Shixue lay at the head of the bed and watched her walk out.

However, just as Jiang Rushui reached the door of the tent, Xue Youli's voice came from outside the tent, "Aunt, my mother and I came to see my cousin."

Although Jiang Rushui and her daughter are selfish and greedy, Jiang Ruyun feels guilty about Ye Shixue becoming a sitting duck instead of her daughter, so she takes her daughter to visit Ye Shixue.

Seeing Xue Youli coming to her door, Jiang Rushui quickly opened the tent curtain to welcome them, "Your cousin was just talking about you, I didn't expect you to be here! Come in!"

Xue Youli and Jiang Ruyun walked into the tent one after another, and Banxia followed closely behind them.

When Jiang Ruyun came in, he immediately saw Ye Shixue lying on the couch. "Shixue, how is your injury? What did the imperial physician say?"

Jiang Rushui rushed back, "Sister, you don't know how dangerous it was just now! Shixue almost lost her life in order to deflect the assassin's arrow for the emperor! Today, Shixue has done a great job in saving the emperor. Can the emperor make Shixue his concubine?"

When they went to the palace to find Xue Youli just now, the mother and daughter were still pretending, but now they can't be reserved at all, and directly expose her ambition to send her daughter to the palace.

Jiang Ruyun frowned when she heard her ask so bluntly and looked at her daughter.

Xue Youli smiled slightly, "Aunt, what does my cousin's injury have to do with the rescue driver?"

Jiang Rushui was stunned. "Li'er, what do you mean? Could it be that the emperor doesn't want to admit his guilt?"

Xue Youli replied, "Aunt, you were there just now, and you should know very well that those assassins were not coming for the emperor, so how can I say that my cousin was credited with saving the emperor?"

Jiang Rushui didn't believe her and immediately raised his voice, "Those assassins were not going after the emperor, how could they be going after you?"

Xue Youli gave her a thumbs up and said, "Aunt is amazing. She guessed right away that the killer was targeting me."

"What?" Ye Shixue, who was lying on the bed, was immediately upset when she heard this. "You are talking nonsense! Who do you think you are? Why would the assassin go to such lengths to assassinate you?"

Xue Youli met her wide eyes and suddenly lowered her voice with a serious expression, "Cousin, you should have heard that it has only been half a year since I entered the palace, and several of the concubines who entered the palace with me have already died!"

After hearing this, Ye Shixue choked up, not knowing what Xue Youli's intention was in suddenly bringing up this matter.

Not only had she heard about the concubines in the harem being executed, she had also discussed the matter secretly with her mother at home.

They all thought at the time that with Xue Youli's stupidity, she would not survive more than three months in the harem.

Who knew that Xue Youli not only won the emperor's favor, but was also the fastest promoted among all the newcomers.

As everyone knows, Murong Che ascended the throne in a hurry and did not have time to appoint a queen.

Now the position of queen is vacant, and Xue Youli is so favored, who knows, Murong Che might make her queen one day if he feels like it.

Although Ye Shixue looks very ordinary, she is very confident. She thinks Xue Youli is inferior to her in every aspect.

Even someone like Xue Youli can be favored after entering the palace, so what can't she do?

She is knowledgeable and talented, and she is more suitable to be the queen than Xue Youli.

So, this time she discussed it with her mother and decided to enter the palace.

As soon as Xue Youli finished her last sentence, Jiang Rushui pricked up his ears and waited for her next words.

After waiting for a long time, she saw that Xue Youli had no intention of continuing to talk, so she couldn't help but ask, "Li'er, how did those concubines die?"

Ye Shixue also pricked up her ears, wanting to hear what shocking secrets were going on in the harem. "Tell me quickly, how did they die?"

Xue Youli looked at their faces, looking like they were waiting to see what was happening. She pulled over a stool and sat down beside the bed. "Aunt and cousin, you don't know that the harem is actually a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. The concubines who died all wanted to be the mistress of the six palaces, but in the end some were strangled to death, some were drowned, and some were pushed into a dry well and starved to death. They died at such a young age, it's really pitiful."

Ye Shixue listened attentively, "Who is so bold as to commit a crime in the harem? Doesn't the emperor care?"

Xue Youli made up a lie, "Oh! The emperor is so busy, how can he manage it?"

At this point, she deliberately lowered her voice, "Actually, I also encountered an assassination attempt in the palace. If it weren't for my good luck, I would have been killed long ago!"

Ye Shixue and Jiang Rushui were stunned. "Impossible? You are the emperor's favorite concubine. Which assassin dares to kill you in the palace? Are they desperate?"

Xue Youli sighed, "That group of assassins even dared to target the emperor, let alone me, a mere concubine?"

Ye Shixue actually believed most of what she said, but she still insisted, "If the harem is really as dangerous as you said, why do people want to enter the palace and become a concubine?"

Seeing that she was determined not to give up, Xue Youli simply gave her a strong warning, "Cousin, do you know why the assassin only shot at you?"

Ye Shixue's heart skipped a beat when she asked, "Why?"

Xue Youli pointed at the hairpin on her head that she hadn't taken off yet, "Because you wore my clothes and my jewelry, the assassin mistakenly thought you were the emperor's favorite concubine, so he used you as a living target."

Ye Shixue was stunned for a long moment, still unable to accept this fact, "So, I didn't do anything meritorious for saving the driver, but I suffered so much just because of this outfit?"

"Yes." Xue Youli nodded, then patted his chest, with a look of lingering fear on his face. "In the harem, the higher you climb, the more enemies you will have. There are countless people who want me dead. Today, thanks to my cousin who spilled the tea and took the initiative to ask to change into my clothes, I was able to escape."

Ye Shixue felt extremely regretful. If she had known this would happen, she would not have played such tricks.

Before she could speak, Xue Youli said, "Cousin, to express my gratitude, I decided to give you all the clothes and jewelry you were wearing as compensation for your injuries!"

"No!" Since Ye Shixue knew that the assassin was coming for Xue Youli, how could she dare to wear her things?

As she spoke, she reached out and took off the jewelry on her head one by one, "Cousin, I am your cousin, saving you is my duty, and I don't need compensation! Besides, I have so many jewelry at home that I can't wear them all, take all of them back!"

Seeing her daughter was about to return all the jewelry to Xue Youli, Jiang Rushui immediately winked at her, "Shixue, your cousin is also worried about your injury, so just accept it."

All of Xue Youli's jewelry was top quality. If she took any one of them to a pawnshop, it would probably be enough to cover her family's food and clothing expenses for a month.

Ye Shixue was injured for Xue Youli for no reason, and these jewellery are what she deserves!

Ye Shixue had just narrowly escaped death from an assassin's arrow, and now that she had managed to get her life back, she had to live well.

These jewellery that almost cost her life must be unlucky for her!

So, she won't keep any!

The harem is also an unlucky place. After listening to Xue Youli's words, she has completely given up the idea of ​​entering the palace to compete for favor.

Thinking of this, Ye Shixue grabbed Jiang Rushui's hand and spoke with great emotion, "Mom, you are confused! Blood is thicker than water. My cousin and I have been relatives for more than ten years. What does it matter if I take an arrow for her? This is what I should do! Cousin, if you still recognize me as your cousin, take all the jewelry away without losing anything!"

When she was shot by the arrow, she saw her grandparents waving at her!

She figured it out: no matter how much gold and silver jewelry she had, it would be useless if she didn't have a life to spend it!

She is afraid of death, and she will stay away from Xue Youli from now on!