Since the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, Yun Shu has locked herself in her room and refused to go out no matter who tried to persuade her.
Yun Xuan came three times but still couldn't get Yun Shu to open the door.
Fortunately, Yun Xuan's personal maid Yihe was able to deliver a meal every day. After ensuring that Yun Shu would be safe, Yun Xuan instructed the servants to keep an eye on the princess and not let her make any mistakes.
After a few days of depression, Yun Shu suddenly remembered something and finally opened the door of the room and walked out.
Yihe looked at her haggard face with surprise and worry: "Princess..."
Yun Shu's eyes were dull, as if she hadn't spoken for a long time. Her voice was hoarse: "I'm going to walk alone, don't follow me."
Yihe was naturally worried and followed Yunshu carefully.
Yun Shu walked absentmindedly and came to Yun Xuan's courtyard, Qingfengyuan.
At the end of August, the sweet-scented osmanthus was fragrant, and there was already a chill in the wind.
Ever since Yun Shu came of age, she rarely came to Qingfengyuan to see Yun Xuan.
The servants in Qingfengyuan are different from those in other parts of the palace. You can see people standing guard almost everywhere.
The guard at the gate saw Yun Shu approaching and quickly saluted before stopping her. "Princess, the prince has ordered that no one is allowed to enter Qingfeng Courtyard at will."
Yun Shu was already heartbroken, and when he stopped her, she exploded, shouting, "You little bastard, you dare to stop me? If you dare to stop me again, I'll tell my brother and punish you by making you carry manure!"
The guard's face changed and he quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake, not daring to stop him.
Everyone in the Prince Yun’s Mansion knew that the prince loved his biological sister the most. If the princess held a grudge against her and filed a complaint against her to the prince, the punishment of carrying manure would be light, and the serious punishment would be skinning, even if she didn’t die.
Seeing that the guards were tactful and gave way, Yun Shu snorted coldly and walked quickly into Qingfeng Courtyard.
Yihe hurriedly followed and wanted to go in, but was stopped by the servants.
"Move aside, I am the princess's personal maid, and the prince asked me to follow the princess closely."
The guards were afraid of the prince and the princess, but not of a princess's maid. They said coldly, "There are guards everywhere in Qingfeng Courtyard, so the princess will naturally be safe. You wait here for the princess to come out."
Yihe had no choice but to stand at the door anxiously waiting for Yunshu to come out.
Yun Shu thought that her brother should be reading or writing in the study at this time, so she walked straight towards the study.
She was so distracted that she didn't notice that there was no servant or guard near the study.
The girl has a slender figure and walks silently.
As she approached the study, she heard a man's voice.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Shi is always ruining our plans by not accepting our toast. We must not keep him here any longer."
Yun Shu's heart skipped a beat, she stopped and cautiously put her ear to the red wall.
Yun Xuan remained silent. Another young man spoke up, "Seeing Jiang Shi's health improving, the Marquis of Wu'an's former subordinates will surely be eager to make a move. This is a considerable force. If they were to be taken over by others, it would not be a good thing for us.
Your Majesty, I dare to suggest that since we cannot subdue him, we might as well just kill him directly and then frame someone else to reap the benefits..."
"Who's outside?" Yun Xuan suddenly asked in a cold voice.
Yun Shu accidentally made a noise and soon saw the study door suddenly opened from the inside. A young man with black hair and black clothes looked at her with cold eyes.
Yun Shu had never seen Yun Xuan like this before. He looked so cold and unfamiliar that it frightened her.
The moment his cold gaze fell on her, she felt as if she was being stared at by a sinister and bloodthirsty wolf. Her heart trembled, and she was so frightened that she lost her voice and could not move.
Seeing her, Yun Xuan's cold expression disappeared, but his brows were furrowed. He strode towards her and asked in a low voice, "Shu'er, why are you here alone?"
He glanced coldly behind her.
Yun Shu's bones were still cold. She looked at Yun Xuan in disbelief and asked, "Brother, who were you talking to just now? What are you going to do to Jiang Shi?"
Yun Xuan didn't answer but asked, "Did you hear everything?"
Yun Shu subconsciously shook her head, a little flustered: "No, I didn't hear everything. I only heard someone tell you to kill Jiang Shi. Brother, why did they tell you to kill Jiang Shi?"
Yun Xuan looked at his biological sister calmly.
At this moment, he looked no different from usual, but his deep eyes and silent appearance made people inexplicably afraid.
Yun Shu was a little confused, and felt as if she had never really understood him.
Yun Xuan said slowly: "Shu'er, you have been too tired recently, so you are hallucinating."
"Hallucination?" Yun Shu was confused. Was it really an auditory hallucination?
"Yes, you are hallucinating. Go back and have a good sleep. Don't hurt your body for a man."
The young man's voice was deep and sincere, and after the girl was knocked unconscious by someone who appeared behind her, he reached out to catch her.
"The guards guarding the gate of Qingfeng Courtyard today should go and receive their punishment." Yun Xuan had a cold face and shuddered.
"yes."
Two people came out of the study. One of them was young and handsome. He was the newly-minted Jinshi Rong Ze.
The other one had a beard and looked to be in his thirties. He was Tan Xiao, a retainer that Yun Xuan kept in the palace.
They looked at Yun Shu who was held in Yun Xuan's arms, frowned slightly, and hesitated to speak, "Your Highness..."
Although Yun Shu is Yun Xuan's biological sister, they all know that Yun Xuan is naive and simple, and have no idea what Yun Xuan is planning, and Yun Xuan doesn't seem to want her to know.
Moreover, Yunshu has liked Jiang Shi since she was a child, and no one can guarantee that she will not be "ungrateful" and "treacherous".
Yun Xuan said calmly, "I'll take care of it, don't worry."
Rong Ze and Tan Xiao looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes.
If it was anyone else, it would be fine to just kill him and be done with it, but this person happened to be Princess Yun.
…
After Yun Shu woke up, she did not forget the memory before she was knocked unconscious.
The pain in her neck made her remember clearly and deeply that the words she heard outside the study door were not hallucinations.
My brother's men actually wanted to kill Jiang Shi!
She was shocked and confused. Just as she stood up, she suddenly heard Yun Xuan's voice.
"woke up?"
Yun Xuan sat beside the table and looked at Yun Shu calmly.
Yun Shu immediately got out of bed and walked up to him, demanding, "You had someone knock me out. I wasn't hallucinating at all. Why did you do this? What on earth are you doing?"
Yun Xuan said calmly, "Sit down first. I'll tell you whatever you want to know."
"Really?" Yun Shu looked at him suspiciously, but still sat down.
She wanted to hear how he would explain it.
However, she felt a little uneasy in her heart. A voice in her mind advised her not to listen to it and just treat it as an auditory hallucination. She might not be able to accept it.
But when she heard Yun Xuan's men trying to kill Jiang, she couldn't treat it as hallucination.
One is her biological brother, and the other is her sweetheart whom she has loved for ten years. She doesn't want to see them become enemies.
She wanted to know why.
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