Chapter 5: The Old Friend and the New Marriage (2) Don’t Believe Her
Xie Yun looked at the person in surprise, "Flying Mirror!"
Fei Jing quickly dealt with these palace maids, pulled off some cloth nearby, and tied them all to the table legs.
Han Zhen rushed in right after, and the people outside had already been dealt with by Fei Jing. She had heard the unusual noises in the house a long time ago, but could only jump anxiously outside.
"Miss, are you okay?" Han Zhen had never experienced anything like this before. It was her first time serving someone. At this moment, she was so scared that her face was covered with tears.
Xie Yun's body was in so much pain that not a single piece of healthy flesh remained. She was wearing clothes so the wounds could not be seen, but one could tell without thinking that it must be covered with needle marks.
She was sweating profusely and her face turned pale. Seeing this scene, Han Zhen's hands were trembling and he didn't know what to do.
Xie Yun instead held her hand and patted it gently to reassure her: "Don't be afraid, first... help me take out the needle."
Han Zhen broke down in tears, wiping away tears and nodding frantically. Afraid of hurting Xie Yun, she moved with extreme caution. Her hand couldn't shake as she pulled the needle out; even the slightest tremor would cause the needle tip to stir in her flesh, causing even more pain.
Fortunately, Han Zhen was thoughtful and steady, and he helped her take out all the needles in a short while.
Fei Jing didn't dare to look at Xie Yun at all. After dealing with those people, he jumped out of the window as if escaping and waited outside the house.
Xie Yun was anxious to ask Fei Jing where he had been for the past six months. She hurriedly asked Han Zhen to change her clothes and went out.
"Fei Jing, you're still alive! That's great!" Xie Yun walked over excitedly. "Yan Huinan told me he killed you. How did you escape?"
Fei Jing's expression changed slightly, and he hesitated to sign to her: "...Actually, I was outside the carriage that day. I heard everything you and Yan Huinan said, but I couldn't speak."
It’s really difficult for a mute.
"What happens next?" Xie Yun asked worriedly. Although we didn't do anything to Yan Huinan, he definitely wouldn't let Fei Jing go so easily.
As expected, Fei Jing said: "I was also injured at that time, and was taken to the water prison and imprisoned for several months. Yan Huinan asked me many things about Lord Xie and Daliang."
"So what did you say?"
Feijing: I’ve told you everything I know.
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Xie Yun was speechless for a moment, unsure whether to praise him for his intelligence and resilience or scold him for being unprincipled. But then Xie Yun thought, if it were her, she would probably tell him everything without hesitation.
One had to admit, people's hearts were biased. In her mind, the Great Zhou had always been her only home. Her brother, Xie Run, shared the same sentiment. So, if she had any attachment or soft spot in Daliang, it was Xie Run.
But Xie Yun has too many memories of the Great Zhou.
Fei Jing continued, "But I didn't tell you what he asked about you, young lady. After Yan Huinan came, he didn't come again. I didn't escape until a few days ago after my injuries healed. I've been secretly protecting young lady these past few days."
Xie Yun nodded in affirmation of his actions: "You did the right thing."
Only then did she feel at ease to deal with the matter of the palace maids in the Shangfu Bureau. Lu Qiu must have received orders from someone. Since she had escaped, Xie Yun couldn't punish her now, and she would definitely not be able to escape in the future.
Because Xie Yun is a more vindictive person than Yan Huinan.
She didn't take the initiative to offend others because she was well-educated and generous, but if someone offended her, she would definitely retaliate double, no matter what method she used. At that time, don't expect her to have any manners or etiquette.
She endured the pain and put on a smiling face when she turned around and went into the house. She sat down amiably and said to these people with a fake smile: "Tell me, who instructed you to do this?"
The remaining few people, who didn't know whose orders they had received, were completely fearless: "No one gave them instructions."
"Then why do you do this?" Han Zhen asked angrily.
"As the daughter of a traitor, you should have been hacked into pieces. We only pricked you with a needle, which is considered light. How dare you question us so arrogantly? The Xie family is the sinner of the entire Great Zhou! You deserve to die! We don't need anyone to instruct us. As long as we know you are Xie Yun, we will hate you to the core."
As soon as the words fell, Han Zhen was so angry that his whole body trembled. He rushed forward and slapped the man hard: "You hurt the future general's wife. If General Yan knew about this, he would definitely not let you off easily. How dare you still be so stubborn!"
Xie Yun was grateful to Han Zhen for venting her anger. She was originally still angry at this person's stupidity and ignorance, but after Han Zhen's slap, she was no longer angry at all.
Xie Yun didn't understand Xie Yun at all, yet she was so subjective and judgmental. She didn't need to be angry at her at all. It wasn't worth it.
She patted Han Zhen and asked her to stand aside.
Xie Yun had beaten people up a lot when he was little, so revenge felt better when he did it himself.
Xie Yun picked out a few long and sharp needles from among the many needles, scattered them in her hands, and slowly walked over to the person who had just spoken and squatted down: "Fei Jing, hold her down and don't let her move."
Fei Jing was incredibly strong, easily able to topple a giant horse with his bare hands, let alone this apparently powerless woman. After pinning her down, the woman couldn't move an inch no matter how hard she struggled.
"Xie Yun, what are you going to do? I'm the head of the Imperial Clothing Bureau, an eighth-rank official. How dare you hit a court official?!"
Xie Yun nodded thoughtfully, "Oh~ Eighth Rank Official. But since you know my name is Xie Yun, do you know that the person you should never mess with in the capital is Xie Yun?"
Although it was in the past, it was still a good idea to use it to scare them now. When you go out, your identity is given by yourself. Xie Yun has never been shy about taking advantage of others' power.
"What?" The chamberlain was clearly bewildered. Judging from her age, she was only a few years older than Xie Yun, so she must have been an official in the palace not long ago. Naturally, she wouldn't know about the past.
But it doesn't matter.
"I'll tell you a secret. The year I was at my most arrogant, the current emperor also beat me." Xie Yun's smile grew even wider. "You only know that I'm down and out now, but in a few months I'll still be Madam Yan. I don't care about a mere eighth-rank official."
"General Yan is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. How could he allow you to be so presumptuous? Ah! It hurts!"
Before she could finish her words, the needle in Xie Yun's hand had already pierced the exposed skin of her neck mercilessly. "You feel the pain too? I thought you didn't know."
As she spoke, she also imitated their previous method and used the needle tip to poke under her skin. She couldn't help but poke and stir it along the direction of her veins.
"So it feels so good when you stab someone." Xie Yun said.
Even a very thin needle can have the effect of bloodletting as long as it finds the right meridian.
Xie Yun found a thicker vein and thrust another needle into it, stirring it with the tip of the needle. Suddenly, a large patch of blood stained Zhang Yi's neck. The people nearby were horrified.
"Ah! Xie Yun, just wait, the princess won't let you go easily..."
Oh no! The dressmaker immediately shut up. She had just lost her mind due to the pain and actually brought up the princess to intimidate her.
Xie Yun unexpectedly got an important clue, "Princess? Which princess? Tell me about it."
“…”
Xie Yun shrugged indifferently. "Don't tell me? Fine. There are plenty of ways to get you to tell me." She looked up at Fei Jing and held out her hand. "Give me the dagger, the one you usually use to kill people."
As soon as these words were spoken, the female officials and palace maids who had never actually seen a murder scene were frightened out of their wits.
Fei Jing handed the dagger to Xie Yun.
After Xie Yun got it, he gently placed the sharp dagger on Zhang Yi's neck. "There's a tendon here. If I stab it with a little force, your blood will gush out like a waterfall. Have you ever seen a chicken being killed? This is how people kill chickens and bleed them. One strike kills, and they're dead in less than half an incense stick. Do you think you have enough blood to last an incense stick?"
The group of people sitting on the ground were so frightened that they couldn't utter a word.
After saying that, she smiled and handed the knife to another person. "You stabbed me the hardest just now. I should have taken care of you first."
"No... no... it wasn't me." The maid's face twitched with fear, tears streaming down her face. She now realized that Xie Yun was a madman who feared nothing.
Without waiting for her to finish, Xie Yun slashed her shoulder with the knife. She avoided the vital part, so the blood would have clotted soon, but the sharp cut still soaked half of her shoulder with blood.
"Ah!!" The shrill cry echoed throughout the yard.
"Miss Xie... Wuwu, please, please let us go, we won't dare to do it again." They were afraid that they would really die here. "It was the princess, Princess Changheng! She was the one who asked us to make you suffer."
Chang Heng? Humph, she's still as foolish as ever.
Xie Yun nodded. "I wish you had said no earlier. I can just prick it with a needle and it'll be over."
The remaining few people begged for mercy, "Miss Xie, please let us go, we won't dare to do it again."
"No problem." Xie Yun was very straightforward. Since she knew it was Chang Heng, even if it was her, she had countless ways to get it back from her. "Also, whether Yan Huinanren allows me to be so presumptuous or not, it's not your turn to teach me a lesson."
Since the deterrent effect of revenge had already been achieved, Xie Yun easily threw the knife to Fei Jing and prepared to let them leave.
Who knew that just as he turned around, he saw Yan Huinan standing at the door with a sullen face. He only heard him say, "Really?"
"Xie Yun, you are very confident."
When the palace maids saw Yan Huinan coming back, they immediately cried and begged for mercy, but in fact they were complaining, "General, please save us!"
The dressmaker worked even harder, kneeling before Yan Huinan and begging for mercy. "General, we were ordered by the Queen to come here to take measurements for Miss Xie's wedding gown. But Xia Qing was clumsy and accidentally pricked her with the needle, offending her. She... is going to kill us. Please, General, save us!"
She was certain that Yan Huinan hated her, so she bit back at him.
Xie Yun scoffed at this, saying they had really played a trick on her by confusing right and wrong. Yan Huinan clearly wasn't going to help Xie Yun.
Seeing this, Han Zhen quickly knelt down to explain for her, "That's not the case, General. They were the ones who deliberately pricked the young lady with the needle first. Now they are the ones who are complaining first."
When Xie Yun saw Yan Huinan's stern expression, she knew that he didn't believe her at all.
That's right, he knows very well how bad he was in the past.
"If I say that what Han Zhen said is right, will you believe it?" she asked without hope.
Yan Huinan glanced at the blood-stained dagger in Fei Jing's hand and said with a thin mouth, "I don't believe it."
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