Chapter 3 Winning Back Her Husband's Heart: A Long and Arduous Journey
Qin Ye's expression froze for a moment, but quickly returned to its cold and aloof state.
"Yun Si, do you think I'm so easily fooled?"
Back then, she was willing to die with him to divorce him, which shows how much she hated him. In just over a month, even if she knew that the incident at the Marquis's mansion was not his doing, it would be impossible for her to have changed so drastically.
"Now that I have agreed to divorce you, you can leave without worry. I do not need any compensation from you."
"Qin Ye..."
"No need to say anything more."
Yun Si smiled bitterly.
She suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, a feeling of wanting to explain but being unable to.
never mind.
She broke Qin Ye's heart, so how could she possibly be coaxed back with just a few words?
We have to take it slowly.
As long as he doesn't kick her out, everything is fine.
Yun Si returned to Qiwu Garden.
Several days passed, and Qin Ye neither drove Yun Si out of the mansion nor went to see her.
Qiwu Garden was originally a residence reserved for princesses. On the day Yun Si returned, Qin Ye carried her back to Qiwu Garden. Now that she is no longer a princess, Qin Ye has not asked her to move to another place.
So Yun Si settled down at Qi Wu Yuan with peace of mind.
After settling in, she carefully organized her memories of her past life, as well as some useful information she had gained during the five years her soul was trapped beside Qin Ye after her death.
Yun Si was a premature baby.
From birth, she was the most esteemed eldest daughter of the Marquis of Yongyi.
My maternal grandfather was the richest man in Jiangnan. My parents were loving, and my father loved only my mother throughout his life. They had three children: two older brothers and the only daughter in the family. She was pampered by the whole family from birth.
Moreover, she displayed extraordinary talent from a young age, learning everything very quickly, even without a teacher.
Unfortunately, she was in poor health and was often sickly, so she didn't have the energy to learn many things she wanted to learn.
Just as bad as her health was her interpersonal relationships.
She didn't know why, but it seemed like all her girlfriends disliked her, and the rich guys avoided her like the plague.
Only Shen Qian was different.
Shen Qian would often come to the mansion to see her. When she was sick and unable to go out, he would bring her many new and interesting things. When she was isolated and called a sickly person, he would stand up for her and tell her not to pay attention to those people, that he would always be with her.
Gradually, Yun Si came to regard Shen Qian as her only friend.
“Master.”
Lu Yu walked in from outside, interrupting Yun Si's recollection: "Young Master Shen has arrived."
Shen Qian is here?
After so many days, he finally found us!
Yun Si's crimson lips slowly curved into a bloodthirsty smile.
...
In front of the Xiao Prince's Mansion.
Shen Qian wore a moon-white brocade robe, with silver thread embroidered flowing cloud patterns that appeared and disappeared with his movements.
With his black hair tied up by a jade crown, his tall and elegant figure exuded the refined and noble air of a young master from a prominent family.
He stood before the gate of the mansion, and no one knew that beneath his gentle and courteous exterior lay a cold and hypocritical heart.
That night, the villa caught fire, burning everything to ashes.
The Shen family not only suffered heavy financial losses, but also had many important secret letters burned. Shen Qian was furious. After cleaning up the mess, he discovered that Yun Si had disappeared.
They were nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.
He sent people to search for a long time, but to his surprise, Yun Si returned to the Xiao Prince's Mansion on her own.
He needs to figure out what's going on.
Could it be that Yun Si has discovered something?
Otherwise, why would she suddenly run back to Prince Xiao's residence?
The fire that night was truly bizarre.
Shen Qian waited in front of the mansion for about half an hour, but instead of Yun Si coming out, he saw Prince Xiao's carriage return from outside and slowly stop in front of the gate.
Qin Ye got off the carriage.
Before he could even speak, Shen Qian saw Yun Si emerge from the mansion.
He gave a cold, curt smile.
It was both mocking and sarcastic.
Shen Qian came over first and bowed to him: "Your Highness, since you and A Si have already divorced, please be merciful and let her go, and let yourself go as well."
"Your Highness."
Qin Ye's aura suddenly turned cold. Yun Si quickly walked over and hooked his finger with hers: "I want to talk to him alone."
She looked up at him, her eyes brimming with tears, as if seeking his opinion: "Is it alright?"
Qin Ye's body stiffened slightly.
The moment my finger was gently hooked, it felt like a feather brushing against my heart.
Yun Si had never approached Qin Ye so proactively before, let alone spoken to him so gently.
Qin Ye looked down at Yun Si.
A gentle breeze ruffled her hair, a faint fragrance lingered around her nose, and emotions that he himself could hardly describe surged in his chest.
"what ever."
After a long while, Yun Si finally heard Qin Ye's voice, which was indifferent as if it had nothing to do with her.
His dark, wide sleeves brushed against the back of Yun Si's hand. He subtly tightened his palm, but deliberately slowed his pace as he turned around.
He caught a glimpse of the subtle change in Shen Qian's expression out of the corner of his eye, and an uncontrollable sense of pleasure welled up inside him, but it was quickly replaced by self-mockery.
Yun Si only looked away after Qin Ye had completely gone far away.
I couldn't help but sigh softly.
The road to winning back her husband's heart is still long and arduous.
“A-Si”.
Shen Qian looked at Yun Si with a gloomy gaze, but when she turned to look at him, his eyes softened and became worried.
"Why did you leave without saying goodbye? The villa suddenly caught fire, do you know how worried I was about you?"
"Worried about me?"
Upon seeing Shen Qian again after a lifetime, intense hatred instantly overwhelmed her.
Yun Si's fingers clenched slightly.
She forced herself to calm down and looked at him with a charming smile: "I'm perfectly fine, aren't I?"
"I'm glad you're alright."
Shen Qian stepped forward and tried to take Yun Si's hand, but Yun Si skillfully dodged him.
His hand froze in mid-air, his mind filled with doubt: "A-Si, you finally got rid of Prince Xiao, why did you come back? Is it... that I did something wrong and made you unhappy?"
"Don't talk nonsense."
Yun Si smiled faintly, "How could you have done something wrong?" Suddenly, her voice turned icy cold: "The ones who are wrong are the ones who framed my entire family!"
"Then why did you return to Prince Xiao's residence?"
Yun Si's attitude towards Prince Xiao was completely different from before.
This left Shen Qian somewhat puzzled as to what had gone wrong that would cause her to suddenly act in such an unusual way.
"Did Prince Xiao do something to threaten you?"
"Now, what do I have left to be threatened with?"
Yun Si gently adjusted his sleeve as a gesture of reassurance: "I returned to the Xiao Prince's residence to find evidence that the Xiao Prince framed the Marquis's residence. Once I find it, I will find a way to leave the residence."
Why the sudden need to find evidence?
Shen Qian sensed something was wrong and looked at her intently: "You don't believe me?"
"Of course I believe you."
Yun Si remained calm and said, "But what good is it if I believe you? Without evidence, my parents will never come back. How am I supposed to take revenge?"
"You...want revenge?"
"certainly!"
The two resolute words caused Shen Qian's expression to pause slightly.
"But……"
"Alright, this is the Xiao Prince's residence. It would be bad if someone saw us talking alone, and it wouldn't be good for me to find evidence. Don't worry, once I find the evidence, I will make him taste... the pain and despair."
Although the "he" Yun Si was referring to was King Xiao, Shen Qian felt a strange sense of unease upon hearing it.
After Yun Si finished speaking, she didn't give him a chance to ask any more questions and turned to walk into the mansion.
Shen Qian grabbed her arm, and when she turned around, his scrutinizing and suspicious gaze lingered on her face for a moment before he spoke softly.
"Everything in the villa was burned down. I found this in the lakeside pavilion outside the study. Don't you want it?"
Yun Si looked down and saw that it was a mutton-fat jade pendant.
The token of love that Shen Qian gave her.
When she divorced Qin Ye, she only took this jade pendant with her.
When she was fifteen, her mother took her to visit her maternal grandparents in Jiangnan. In an accident, she was trapped in a cave by a rainstorm.
She was caught in the rain and had a brush with death.
She had a high fever for several days, her body fluctuating between hot and cold. In her hazy state, she knew that a young man was taking care of her, feeding her water, holding her to warm her up when she was cold, and wiping her down to cool her down when she was hot. Under his tireless care, he snatched her back from the clutches of death.
When she regained consciousness, she realized that the young man who had taken care of her was actually Shen Qian.
After this incident, the Marquis's family and the Shen family made a marriage agreement. Shen Qian gave her his personal jade pendant and said that in two years, when Yun Si's health had improved, he would marry her.
But no one expected that Qin Ye would interfere.
Yun Si looked at the jade pendant that Shen Qian handed her. It used to be the thing she cared about most, but now, seeing it again only made her feel physically uncomfortable.
I feel nauseous.
"How could that be? I probably lost it by accident. Luckily, you found it."
She took the jade pendant and said to Shen Qian, "I will keep it forever."
Keep it to constantly remind yourself how foolish she was in her past life.
Shen Qian stared intently at Yun Si's face, but didn't notice any unusual changes in her expression. He smiled slowly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes: "Okay, be careful when you're looking for evidence. If you find anything, remember to tell me immediately."
Yun Si nodded, then left without looking back.
Shen Qian stared at her retreating figure, his eyes gradually turning cold.
He turned to his attendant and ordered, "Investigate when she left the villa on the night the fire broke out, and whether she saw anyone before she left."
Inside the Prince's Mansion.
Yun Si walked to a pavilion to rest and casually placed the jade pendant on the stone table.
Recalling her past life, Qin Ye spent five years completely uprooting the Shen family. In this life, how easy would it be for her to deal with Shen Qian on her own?
The Shen family is a century-old aristocratic clan, with most of its members serving as officials in the imperial court. Shen Qian herself became a fourth-rank Vice Minister of War at a young age. Not to mention her, even Qin Ye, who is now a prince, could not compete with her.
Most importantly, her body is in such a dilapidated state...
Yun Si suddenly remembered something, and her eyes lit up slightly.
The year she returned to the capital after visiting her maternal grandparents, a wise man passed by the Marquis's residence and said that he had a connection with her and wanted to take her as his apprentice to teach her medicine and other skills. She was very interested at the time and studied with him for a few days.
Her master praised her for her intelligence and talent, saying she could learn anything very quickly, but unfortunately her health was too poor. He told her to learn medicine first, so that she could take care of her health on her own after she learned it.
But Shen Qian told her that the so-called expert was just a charlatan who only wanted to freeload at the Marquis's mansion, and that she shouldn't believe him.
At that time, Shen Qian was already her fiancé, and she trusted and relied on him more than ever before. Although she subconsciously felt that her master didn't seem like a fraud, she still agreed to drive him away so as not to upset Shen Qian.
She really had a problem with her mind at that time; she would rather believe others than believe herself.
She never saw her master again.
A strange thing happened a few days after her death.
Her soul followed Qin Ye out the door. As they passed the gate of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion, she saw a familiar figure enter the mansion.
Qin Ye may not have seen it, but she saw it very clearly: that person was the master she had driven away back then.
Whether it was a misperception or not, Master paused at the door and turned to look at their carriage.
She was sitting on the roof of the carriage when she glanced at him. It felt as if her master could see her. Then, her master entered the gate of the Marquis's mansion.
She hurriedly chased after him and saw that her master went straight into the boudoir where she used to live.
However, her soul could not stray too far from Qin Ye, so she did not see what her master did when he entered her room.
Could it be that he left something for her?
Judging from the timeline, it must have happened in the last few days. She was in a daze at the time and couldn't remember the exact day.
In her past life, she had already died when her master came. She didn't know if they would have the chance to meet again in this life.
It seems she needs to find some time to go home and see if her master really left her anything.
When Yun Si left the pavilion, she was still lost in her own thoughts, and the jade pendant was left alone on the stone table in the pavilion.
It wasn't until she was almost back at Qiwu Garden that she realized she had left the jade pendant in the pavilion, so she went back to retrieve it.
However, when she returned to the pavilion, she was stunned by what she saw.
There was no jade pendant left on the stone table, only a pile of green powder!
As a gentle breeze swept by, the powder was scattered and vanished into the world in an instant.
this……
Who did it?
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