Chapter 44
"His Royal Highness Prince Lin has arrived!"
Song Fuyu came with gifts, and Song Qingwan went to greet him in person.
"Big brother, what gift did you bring me this year? If I'm not satisfied, I'll pester you and make a fuss."
Song Fuyu pushed her away in disgust, "You little monkey, stop torturing me. Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
The attendants behind him clapped their hands, and a group of people came in pushing a huge crabapple tree.
Song Qingwan admired the freshly blossomed flowers on the crabapple tree. She teased Song Fuyu, "The flowers up there are blooming beautifully, but my royal brother, the crabapple tree alone won't satisfy me."
"Anyang, there are more than just flowers here. Can you take a closer look?"
Song Fuyu's mysteriousness aroused everyone's curiosity.
Song Qingwan followed his instructions and walked closer, only to realize that this crabapple tree was very mysterious.
Different gold ornaments or toys are hung on every branch under the flowers and green leaves. They are all very rare items on the market. Now they are all gathered together. One can imagine how much thought and time Song Fuyu has put into preparing them privately.
Song Qingwan took the nine-linked jade ring from the branch closest to her, and said, "Thank you, my royal brother!"
“There are so many fun things, Anyang loves it!”
Song Fuyu teased, "As long as you like it, I've given you the gift to satisfy you. Please stop pestering me, brother."
Song Qingwan made a coquettish face at Song Fuyu and turned around to give orders to the palace servants.
"The flower my royal brother sent me is in full bloom. Place it in the center so that all guests can admire it."
"After today, I will plant this book in the yard so that everyone who comes to my house can see it."
Song Fuyu smiled and let her go, teasing her, "Sister, are you trying to remind me that future gifts from the emperor must be better than this?"
"Then don't forget it, my royal brother." Song Qingwan replied with a smile.
You Yang and Song Yan Ting stood together. She seemed to be admiring the crabapple blossoms on the tree, but in fact her eyes were reluctant to take their eyes off the golden gift.
"Huh? What's that?"
She accidentally caught a glimpse of a golden silkworm chrysalis hanging nearby.
Song Yan heard the noise and glanced at her sideways, "What did you see? Do you like it?"
Youyang pointed in that direction and looked again, but there was nothing there.
She rubbed her eyes and looked again, and it was really gone.
"No."
“…Maybe I’m mistaken.”
…
Song Yunlan went to find Song Fuyu, and You Miaoyan didn't dare to disturb him so she had to go find Song Anyao.
"Cousin..." Song Yunlan left her alone and You Miaoyan felt aggrieved and was about to cry in front of Song Anyao.
"That little bitch bullied you again?" Song Anyao was furious.
You Miaoyan sobbed and said, "No... No..."
"It's His Highness... His Highness doesn't like me, and he also likes my sister. Cousin, what should I do if the marriage between His Highness and I doesn't work out?"
“I don’t want to go to the ancestral temple…”
"Fifth brother was also seduced by that vixen?" Song Anyao was furious. "Even though the imperial decree granted marriage, you still don't obey it and flirt with other men. Do you really think my royal laws are just for show?"
Song Anyao came up with an idea and she leaned close to You Miaoyan's ear.
You Miaoyan was shocked when she heard this, "This... this is not good, she is my sister..."
"When she was hooking up with your fiancé, did she ever think that you were her sister?" Song Anyao embraced You Miaoyan, "Don't worry, as long as her face is ruined, who will still like her?"
There were countless guests on Song Qingwan's birthday. The emperor, the empress dowager, the queen and several high-ranking concubines in the palace sent people to deliver birthday gifts. It was a grand occasion. The whole mansion was brightly lit with candles and it was not until late at night that it returned to silence.
As expected, You Yang was arranged by Song Qingwan to stay overnight in the princess's mansion, and You Miaoyan also took advantage of the opportunity to stay overnight there as well.
Song Fuyu was drinking tea in a brightly lit room, followed by a man with strange ornaments hanging around his waist.
"Are you sure that thing will take the initiative to find Song Yunlan?"
The strange man said confidently, "This Gu worm of our clan loves people with strong martial arts and strong internal energy. It will definitely look for the person who is most compatible with itself. Your Highness, don't worry. Only the Fifth Prince here meets its choice."
"We hide it under the treetops and stamens. Late at night, it will wake up and wait for an opportunity to move. Once it possesses us, everything will be decided by Your Highness."
"I would like to congratulate Your Highness in advance on the realization of your wish."
"Okay." Song Fuyu was delighted. "Then I will definitely give you the first credit."
As long as he controls Song Yunlan, his biggest competitor, Song Fuyu will have no worries about not being able to take that position.
At night, Song Yanting was sent to Youyang's room. Qingyun and Zifeng had already cleaned it in advance.
The moon is full today and the sky is cloudless.
Youyang opened the window and a breeze blew on her face. She sat leaning against it, supporting her head and admiring the bright full moon, feeling relaxed and happy.
The slight sleepiness I had felt had now dissipated.
“Buzz buzz buzz…”
Suddenly, a strange sound came to her ears.
"Mosquitoes?" She had been using her internal energy for many years and no mosquitoes had ever gotten close to her.
Youyang looked around for its trace, and even called Qingyun and Zifeng to help catch it. She wanted to see what kind of mosquito was so brave.
The three of them searched around but not only did they find nothing, but when she asked if they heard any sound, both of them said they had never heard anything. This made Youyang wonder if she had tinnitus.
"Maybe I heard wrongly. I'm a little tired. Let's go to bed."
After turning off the lights, Youyang fell asleep unexpectedly easily tonight and fell asleep in a short while.
When no one knew, a golden cicada, no bigger than an index finger, fell from the bed curtains to Youyang's ear, slowly crawling along her black hair and finally into her ear.
Suddenly, there was a burst of light bell sounds outside the house, accompanied by silence all around, which gave people a cold and weird feeling, making people feel creepy.
After a moment, You Yang opened his blood-red eyes, like a puppet, and got out of bed.
She was wearing a white nightgown, with her head tilted. When she heard footsteps outside, a strange smile appeared on her cold face, like an evil ghost taking lives in the middle of the night.
You Yang opened the window and jumped out, flying in front of the three men in black, holding a gold hairpin she picked up from the dressing table, looking at them without saying a word.
In her eyes, these people were already dead.
“Who is it?”
The three men in black sensed the strong murderous intent and stood guard with knives.
"Boss, she seems to be the one the master wants us to deal with." A man in black stared at You Yang with lustful eyes for a long time. He came up behind the leader and said, "There shouldn't be any more beautiful women living in this courtyard than her."
The team leader felt something was wrong. "Didn't she say she was just a young lady? Isn't this murderous look wrong?"
"Could it be Wu Bi?"
The former was worried, but in order to earn the lucrative commission, he encouraged the team leader, "Maybe she's just a showgirl. I see her slender limbs, and I can tell at first glance that she's not a martial artist. How could she be a martial arts maid?"
The team leader thought about it carefully and thought what he said was right, so he gave instructions to the other two.
"Brothers, destroy her face and our mission tonight will be complete."
"Boss, this is such a beauty. How about we play with her first and then destroy her face? Otherwise, it would be a pity to ruin this beautiful lady." Someone had evil intentions when he saw her stunning beauty.
"Yes, Boss, such a beauty is hard to come by. I heard that she is the future princess of the playboy Xuan Wang. He likes people with outstanding figures and looks!"
The team leader scolded: "That's the princess of the royal family, how dare you play with her? Aren't you afraid of death?"
"Once her face is ruined and her virginity is lost, how could the Xuan King still be interested in her? Don't worry, Boss, the Xuan King has many beauties around him, and he won't mind if this one is missing."
Several brothers kept encouraging him, and the team leader also wavered, his eyes wandering wantonly on Youyang.
In an instant, his vision went dark and he almost fainted from the sharp pain in his eye sockets.
"Ahhhhhh——" he screamed in pain
He wiped the left side of his face and couldn't stop the heat from flowing down. He looked carefully in the moonlight.
It's blood!
The golden hairpin that the woman had just held in her hand was like a hidden weapon, poking out his left eyeball in an instant.
"Kill her! Kill her for me!"
He didn't know whether it was anger or pain that made him tremble all over, and he shouted at his men to capture Youyang.
As a result, You Yang just leaped up, flashed in front of him, and directly pulled out the golden hairpin that was stuck in his left eye socket.
After just a few breaths of killing, his two brothers had already lost their breath and fell around him.
She attacked so quickly that he didn't even see her movements, and his two brothers died without even being able to scream.
"This is impossible!" Didn't the person who hired them say that she was just a weak young lady? He had never seen such advanced martial arts in his life. This was absolutely impossible!
The golden hairpin pointed directly at his forehead, and the fear had overwhelmed the pain in his left eye.
"Sir, I was wrong, I was wrong. Please spare my life..." he cried.
He heard her speak in a trance, her voice as flat as dead water, her blood-red pupils staring at him without any emotion, "You, want to live?"
The latter covered his left eye and knelt down weakly, kowtowed repeatedly, "Think...Think about living."
"The body, take it away."
"Okay, okay." He trembled and carried the two big men out of the princess's mansion through the back door under Youyang's gaze.
He walked out of the city and fled into the wilderness, thinking that he would be safe there.
He left two dead bodies in the deserted forest, panting and secretly happy that he had survived the disaster.
But before he could even laugh, the golden hairpin had already pierced his heart, killing him instantly.
In the last few seconds before he lost consciousness, he saw Youyang slowly walking towards him.
"No one will be left alive in my hands."
You Yang cut open the flesh on their stomachs, and the splattering blood splashed onto her pajamas and sprayed on her beautiful and enchanting face, and her pajamas were also stained with blood.
The bloody smell spread everywhere, attracting wild animals in the mountains to gather here, and then she left.
When she returned to the princess's bedroom, more than half an hour had passed. She stood there, frowning and listening carefully, but she could no longer hear the ringing sound.
She couldn't stand the stench of blood, so she took out a similar piece of clothing from the closet and put it on. She set the bloody clothes on fire with the candlelight, and it burned to ashes, which were then blown away by the wind.
After doing all this, the sky was already turning light. She returned to the couch with her last bit of consciousness and closed her eyes.
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