Chapter 185 The Female Assassin is Prince Xuan's Fiancée
Liu Ye counted the boxes one by one and felt even more uneasy. Twenty boxes of gold ingots, no, it was nineteen boxes of gold ingots. The Empress couldn't possibly have bestowed several million upon her. She must be using the pretext of bestowing a reward upon her to send money to Prince Xuan. Ha! She knew it. No woman who could become the head of the harem was easy to deal with.
It's alright, though. The box of jewelry she received was worth quite a bit of money. She waved her hand and put the box of jewelry into her spatial storage. She figured she'd just leave the box of gold there; Brother Bai would definitely come over when it got dark.
Sure enough, Tianyi Hei Bai Zilin came over. He looked at the boxes scattered on the ground, touched his nose, and said a little embarrassedly, "Well, you saw what's in the boxes, right?"
Liu Ye rolled her eyes speechlessly, thinking, "How could I not look? So you already knew. The Empress and her daughter are really something else." She continued, "I saw it. One of the boxes of jewels is for me, isn't it?"
Bai Zilin quickly nodded and said, "Yes, that box was a gift from the Empress to you, and the rest are for Prince Xuan..." ╮(￣▽￣)╭
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye realized it was true. She waved her hand dismissively, "I know it's for Prince Xuan. You'd better take your people and move it away quickly. I'm not going to watch it for him. Who's going to be responsible if it gets lost...?" Actually, she disliked being tricked like this; it made her feel stupid!
Bai Zilin breathed a sigh of relief, grabbed her, and kissed her on the cheek: "My silly girl is so smart. Go to the next room and leave for a bit. Come back after we've moved out. There are some people you won't do any good by seeing them."
Liu Ye nodded, understanding what he meant. She went to the next room, locked the door, and went to check if the female assassin had woken up. The female assassin was still fast asleep. Oh dear, was too much sleeping pills used? I hope the female assassin doesn't fall into a deep sleep.
She took out a handkerchief from her purse and wiped the sleeping pills off the female assassin's nose. She should wake her up soon. If not, she'd give her an antidote.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Bai Zilin's voice came from outside the window: "Liu Ye, we're leaving. I have things to do these few days. I'll come to see you again in a couple of days. Take care of yourself."
Liu Ye quickly ran to the door, opened it, and whispered to him, "Wait a minute, I have something for you."
She reached into her handbag, took out two bottles of medicine from her storage space, and handed them to Bai Zilin. Bai Zilin looked at the bottles in his hand with a puzzled expression: "What are these?"
Liu Ye lied earnestly, saying, "The shop I just bought used to be a pharmacy. I didn't take a lot of things from inside. I took these medicines from the pharmacy. This bottle contains blood-tonifying medicine, this bottle contains wound medicine, and this is an antidote. I've tried them all, and they all work very well. You can keep them for self-defense."
Bai Zilin didn't doubt Liu Ye's words. He put the medicine bottle in his pocket and said, "Then I'll be going now."
Liu Ye nodded reluctantly: "Be careful."
Bai Zilin walked to the base of the wall, leaped over it, and flipped back into the Xuan Prince's mansion. Liu Ye closed the door and returned to the room, sitting on the bed and looking at the female assassin: "Hey, when are you going to wake up? I've already wiped off the sleeping pills, shouldn't you be awake by now?"
The female assassin's eyelashes fluttered, and then she slowly opened her eyes, looking at Liu Ye with a wary expression: "You...who are you?"
Liu Ye pointed to herself: "I'm the one who saved you, so just call me your savior."
The female assassin knew from Liu Ye's voice that she wouldn't harm her, so she breathed a sigh of relief and dropped her guard: "Thank you for saving me, my savior. Can you tell me where this is?"
Liu Ye pointed to the wall on the left and joked with a smile, "I'm Prime Minister Su's neighbor. It's not safe for you to leave now. You should stay here with me until you're healed."
A moment of shock flashed in the female assassin's eyes. That night, she was only focused on running. Later, she entered a room and thought she had run far away. Then she fainted. She never expected that she would run back...
"Thank you, you're my savior. I can't keep you here, I should go. As for the clothes I'm wearing..."
Liu Ye touched her nose and said embarrassedly, "I burned your clothes. The officials and imperial guards were searching house to house for the assassin who tried to kill Consort Su. After I hid you, I burned your clothes too. I think your figure is about the same as mine. I'll get you a new set of clothes to wear in a while. Are you in such a hurry to leave because you don't trust your family?"
The female assassin shook her head, tears welling in her eyes, and said with trembling lips, "I have no family left. My family was killed by the Su family. I'm so useless. I... I'd rather die and be done with it!"
Two lines of clear tears streamed down the female assassin's face, and she trembled with grief. Seeing her so heartbroken, Liu Ye didn't know how to comfort her: "Well, you mustn't think like that. As long as you're alive, you still have a chance to avenge your family. I also went to the palace today, and I even saw Consort Su."
"Hehe, I really angered her, and her sister, Miss Su, was also scolded by me. It was indirectly avenging you. Don't be too sad. Once you've recovered, you can try to assassinate Consort Su again. If you fail once, try twice. You'll eventually succeed."
The female assassin chuckled: "Hehehe, do you think I'm a cat with nine lives? I almost died this time trying to assassinate her. Besides, it's uncertain when Consort Su will leave the palace next time. I can't even get into the palace, and even if I did, I might not be able to kill Consort Su. The Imperial Guards are very powerful. With my martial arts skills, I can't beat them at all. I know that."
"This time, I also planned to perish together with Consort Su, but unexpectedly... I didn't even manage to touch a hair on her head."
Suddenly, the female assassin remembered Liu Ye's words: "Your savior can enter the palace, why don't you take me with you? I'll disguise myself as a palace maid and assassinate Consort Su. Maybe it will work."
Liu Ye thought to herself, "Go to hell! Do you think I'm stupid? If you get caught, I'll get my head chopped off too." She chuckled, "Hehe, I'm afraid that won't work. I'm not anyone in the palace, and I don't have any status. I just know Prince Xuan. He took me to the palace to see the Empress, and I won't be going to the palace anymore. Since you don't have anyone left in your family, why don't you stay at my house to recover? I'm the only one left in my family. Like you, all my family members are dead, and the grass on our graves is all overgrown. You can stay and keep me company. Prince Xuan isn't your enemy, is he?"
The female assassin's expression was complicated. Liu Ye thought she also had a grudge against Prince Xuan: "Oh, forget what I just said. If you also have a grudge against Prince Xuan, I can't take you in. Prince Xuan is my sworn brother. I won't harm him for your sake..."
The female assassin bit her lip, her face full of unspoken words, and said, "You've misunderstood. I have no grudge against Prince Xuan. It's just... we've known each other since we were little. Actually, I was his fiancée before, but not anymore..."
Upon hearing this, Liu Ye's eyes lit up with excitement. Wow, this is the gossip about the King Xuan! She moved closer to the female assassin and asked with a gossipy look, "Tell me, what's going on?"
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