Ye Qingwan: "..."
Although something felt off, it still seemed to make a lot of sense at first glance.
If we can win, we fight; if we can't, we run. Anyway, the most dangerous place today is definitely the Prince of Pingnan's mansion.
Lin Xiuyan originally intended to rush towards the wedding ceremony, but the assassins outside probably knew their plan, as the road leading there was blocked off like an iron barrel.
Lin Xiuyan stopped insisting and rushed straight to the backyard of the Prince's Mansion.
They can't be allowed to live in constant fear of being hacked and beaten; all the other concubines, young masters, and young ladies in the Prince's mansion should also experience it.
The assassins were clearly taken aback by their actions and were momentarily at a loss.
Because the Princess Consort of Pingnan had not previously given the order to kill all the other young masters and ladies.
Just as they were hesitating, the leader ordered, "Only the sons and daughters born to the Princess Consort are worthy of living in the Prince's mansion!"
So they quickly chased after Lin Xiuyan and Ye Yewan.
The Prince of Pingnan had many concubines, including not only his legitimate sons and daughters, but also many sons and daughters born out of wedlock.
They are all at the Prince's Palace today.
They had originally come today to attend the ceremony, but early this morning the Prince of Pingnan sent someone to tell them to stay in their rooms and not to go anywhere.
When Lin Xiuyan rushed into their room with Ye Qingwan, their expressions changed.
After all, they couldn't have missed the commotion at Ye Junfei's residence just now.
As soon as they entered, they could still hear extremely chaotic footsteps outside, and they knew that something was wrong.
Lin Xiuyan rushed into a young master's room first, shouting as soon as she entered, "Run! The princess is going to kill us today!"
Ye Qingwan added beside her, "Besides the three children she gave birth to herself, she won't keep any of the other young masters and ladies!"
He Shen chimed in, "Yes! Let's go! If we don't leave now, we'll all die here!"
That young master usually depends on Princess Pingnan for his life, and both he and his mother try every means to please her.
In his view, he was the Princess Consort of Pingnan's person, and even if the Princess Consort of Pingnan killed all the other illegitimate sons and daughters, she would not kill him.
He watched as Lin Xiuyan and Ye Qingwan rushed into the inner room, and he drew the sword hanging by the bedside.
His idea was simple: if he could help Princess Pingnan kill Ye Qingwan and Lin Xiuyan today, he would have made a great contribution.
Once Ye Jingxian becomes the Prince of Pingnan, his situation will definitely improve significantly.
The thought of this ignited a murderous glint in his eyes.
When Ye Qingwan saw his gaze, she narrowed her eyes slightly.
She knew the people in the Prince's mansion quite well; many of them were self-righteous fools, and even more were driven by greed.
If that young master really wants to kill them, she'll kill that bastard first.
As it turned out, her worries were somewhat unnecessary.
When the assassins rushed in, they saw the young master holding a sword, and without saying a word, they stabbed him.
The poor young man was so eager to please the Princess Consort of Pingnan that he never expected they would actually kill him too!
The assassin pulled out his knife, splattering blood all over their faces, and cursed, "You overconfident fools!"
Before the young master could utter a single word of loyalty, he collapsed into a pool of blood.
Lin Xiuyan shouted at the top of her lungs, "The Third Young Master has been killed!"
Ye Qingwan hadn't expected that the assassins wouldn't give the Third Young Master a chance to speak before killing him.
A bizarre feeling arose in her heart, and she shouted, "Third brother! You are all utterly lawless!"
He Shen shouted, "Princess Consort, Princess, run!"
The backyard of the Prince's mansion was not small, but the favored ones all lived close together.
The commotion was so loud that all the young men and women in the neighborhood heard it.
For a time, everyone in the backyard was in a state of panic.
Those who reacted quickly immediately ordered their servants to close the door.
However, they were a little slow in closing the door, and Lin Xiuyan dragged Ye Qingwan directly into a courtyard.
When they went in, the murderers were already right behind them.
Lin Xiuyan took out her crossbow and fired a barrage of shots at them, killing several of the assassins in front of her. The rest of them took cover.
That was the fifth young lady's room. She asked Ye Qingwan, "Eldest sister, was third brother really killed?"
Ye Qingwan replied, "Yes, those people are insane and want to kill all of my father's bloodline!"
The fifth young lady gritted her teeth and said, "You all need to leave now!"
After she finished speaking, she ran to close the door herself. After closing the door, she had the maid hold it shut, and then she ran into the kitchen to get a kitchen knife.
However, she clearly didn't know any martial arts and was terrified, her hand holding the kitchen knife was trembling.
Lin Xiuyan and Ye Qingwan exchanged a glance, both somewhat surprised.
They saw this incident as a perfect opportunity to test people's true character.
This test will reveal how many of these people are on the side of Princess Pingnan, how many are neutral, and how many are on their side.
Ye Qingwan asked the Fifth Miss, "Are you very scared?"
The fifth young lady nodded: "You should hurry and leave through the back door, otherwise you won't be able to escape if they break in."
Lin Xiuyan asked, "If we run away, they will kill you too."
The fifth young lady gritted her teeth and said, "My mother was poisoned to death by the princess, and I will avenge her!"
She wouldn't have dared to say such things before, but now there's nothing she wouldn't dare to say.
Since things have come to this point, she might die today.
She was not favored from a young age, and because her birth mother was born into a humble family, she was often bullied.
Only Ye Qingwan would help her when she was bullied, but she never asked for anything in return.
She is a person who always repays kindness, and since Ye Qingwan has come to her, she will naturally do her best to help Ye Qingwan.
When Ye Qingwan saw the determination on her face, she sighed softly and said, taking her hand, "Let's settle this score another day. Let's escape together!"
Miss Wu was stunned for a moment, but Ye Qingwan had already thrown away the kitchen knife in her hand and pulled her towards the back door.
Lin Xiuyan smiled when she saw this scene. Since they were all going to escape anyway, and the situation was already chaotic enough, let it get even more chaotic!
So when Ye Junfei arrived at the backyard, he saw Lin Xiuyan and Ye Qingwan leading several young masters and ladies of the Prince's Mansion running wildly ahead.
No one knows what method Lin Xiuyan used, but even though they weren't far apart, the assassins just couldn't catch up with them.
This scene, though extremely dangerous, bears a striking resemblance to the encounter with the Xuanzi Camp that day, making one want to laugh.
At that moment, Ye Junfei could only think of one word: "walking the dog".
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