Chapter 58 You just saw that I didn't suffer any loss.
"Let A-Wu join the search as well. Her sensitivity to auras far exceeds that of ordinary people, and she might be able to discover clues that the Shadow Guards have overlooked."
Dark Night hesitated for a moment: "But Your Highness, Ah Wu... is, after all, an untrained girl. It would be too dangerous for her to be in the mountains surrounded by assassins."
"She'll be fine."
Ah Wu is more capable than all of their Shadow Guards.
However, Yun Si did not say this aloud, so as not to hurt An Ye.
"It's settled then, let's set off immediately."
"yes."
An Ye accepted the order and left.
Yun Si stood by the window.
Her mind went through rational analysis over and over again, and the conclusions she reached all told her not to worry.
However, the bad news that followed today still weighed on her like a boulder, preventing her from truly calming down.
The sky gradually darkened.
As the city lights began to twinkle, the capital was shrouded in a hazy night, but Yun Si knew that she was destined to be sleepless tonight.
She waited all night for the maple leaves.
For two whole days and two nights, the maple leaves never returned.
Yun Si's heart sank little by little.
She replied to Qin Ye's letter; if Qin Ye had any other option, he would have replied to her.
Either he has completely lost his ability to move, or something has happened to Maple Leaf.
However, the latter possibility is indeed very small.
Maple Leaf Pigeons are small in size and completely different from ordinary messenger pigeons. They are not only intelligent but also very alert and agile.
Even ordinary eagles and falcons could hardly harm it, so it was impossible for it to be captured by hunters or assassins.
Yun Si didn't sleep a wink all night, only managing to doze off at dawn.
I was startled awake again after only a short time.
Last night, A-Wu left the capital with An Ye. Before leaving, she specifically came to tell her not to go out recently, worried that Shen Qian would cause her trouble.
But Yun Si knew that Shen Qian was too busy to bother her right now. He needed to find a way to regain control of the weapon forging process as soon as possible, destroy the secret passage of the Armory, and erase all traces to ensure that no evidence was left behind.
If the assassination succeeds, all will be well; but if it fails, the Shen family will face utter annihilation.
pity.
It's too late to destroy the evidence now.
However, Shen Qian didn't come, but his sister Shen Yu did.
When Shen Yu's sedan chair stopped at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion, Yun Si had just woken up from a short, light sleep, her brows still showing signs of fatigue from the night before.
Lan Xin came in and reported to Yun Si that Shen Yu insisted on seeing her, but the gatekeeper stopped her from entering. Shen Yu then started talking nonsense at the door, trying to attract the attention of the people.
"Let her in."
Yun Si rubbed her temples, her voice calm and devoid of emotion.
Shen Yu was let in, and a smug look flashed across her face as if she were a victor.
How dare she put on airs like a princess in front of her? Does she really think she's still the legitimate daughter of a marquis's family?
Once King Xiao is dead, she will definitely trample this vile woman under her feet.
Yun Si was waiting for her in the front hall.
As soon as Shen Yu entered, she adopted a accusatory tone, coldly questioning, "A Si, I've come today to ask you if you've seen my cousin He Junyang?"
"He Junyang?"
Yun Si's eyes flickered slightly as she glanced at her indifferently: "That's a strange question. Am I familiar with him? How could I possibly know where he is?"
"Don't play dumb!"
Shen Yu said with a grim face, "My cousin has disappeared. Just a few days ago, he told me that he would definitely settle accounts with you and avenge Jingjing! Now that he's gone, do you dare say that you have nothing to do with it?"
Yun Si tapped the table lightly with her fingertips, a cool smile on her face.
She thought she hadn't disposed of the body properly enough, and that someone had noticed something. It turned out that He Junyang had mentioned to Shen Yu that he wanted to settle accounts with her.
No wonder they came after her.
"Looking for revenge?"
Yun Si and Shen Qian have already broken off relations, so there's no need for Yun Si to pretend to be friendly with Shen Yu anymore.
Just then, the events of the past two days had weighed heavily on her mind, and since Shen Yu had come along at this time, she wouldn't hold back.
"What grudge do I have against him? He Jingjing tried to harm me but lost her own life. Your Shen family's maids witnessed it with their own eyes. If there is any grudge, it is I who have a grudge against the He family. I haven't even settled accounts with them yet, and He Junyang dares to say that he will settle accounts with me?"
Yun Si's lips curled slightly, but the smile only appeared on the surface: "What, have your Shen family and He family come to disregard the Xiao Prince's Mansion so much?"
Shen Yu was speechless for a moment after hearing her words.
She had a vague feeling that Yun Si seemed different today than before.
They've become a bit more aggressive and ruthless.
It's despicable that they dared to use the Xiao Prince's Mansion to intimidate her!
Shen Yu angrily said, "Yun Si! Don't think you can act lawlessly just because you have the power of Prince Xiao! If anything happens to He Junyang, my Shen family will never let you off the hook!"
Yun Si slowly stood up, her eyes cold: "Chen Yu, are you here today representing the Shen family, or representing yourself?"
What's the difference?
"If you are representing the Shen family, then please provide evidence to prove that He Junyang's disappearance is related to me. If you are representing yourself..."
She paused slightly, then her tone suddenly sharpened: "Then what you're doing now is insubordination."
Forced to take a half step back, Shen Yu became enraged and raised her hand to slap Shen Yu's face.
"Smack!"
Yun Si grabbed her wrist, and the blade inside the silver wrist guard popped out instantly, the sharp edge lightly slicing across Shen Yu's wrist.
"ah!"
Shen Yu cried out in pain, and blood trickled out.
She stared in horror at her bleeding wrist, and when she looked up again, Yun Si's eyes were chillingly cold.
"Yun Si! How dare you..."
"Smack!"
Yun Si slapped Shen Yu hard across the face, sending her staggering several steps.
"Slap! Slap!"
Two more slaps followed, and Shen Yu's face instantly swelled up, with blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
With that movement, the blade on her wrist guard lightly grazed Shen Yu's face, leaving several bloody marks.
"Shen Yu, do you think I'm still the Yun Si you used to bully?"
Yun Si's voice was very soft, but every word was sharp as a knife: "He Jingjing's death was her own fault, but today you forced your way into the Prince's mansion, and when your slander failed, you became angry and attacked me. This is insubordination, and your crime is even more serious."
Shen Yu covered her face, both shocked and furious. She quickly lost her temper and lunged at Shen Yu like a madwoman, trying to strangle her.
"stop!"
Just as her fingernails were about to scratch Yun Si's neck, Granny Qian rushed in with several servants.
Everyone was stunned by what they saw inside the house.
Shen Yu's face was covered in blood, and her wrists were bleeding profusely. She was thrashing at her own princess as if she were insane.
Granny Qian reacted the fastest, sternly shouting to stop her while directing the servants to step forward and pull Shen Yu away.
"Quick! Seal this madwoman and report to the authorities! Say that Miss Shen deliberately plotted to harm the Princess, and have the people from the Capital Prefecture come and take her away for a severe sentence!"
Shen Yu was held down tightly, still screaming and cursing, blood mixed with tears streaming down her face, making her look both wretched and terrifying.
Hearing that the authorities would be notified, Shen Yu panicked and screamed, "How dare you! I am the legitimate daughter of the Shen family! Who dares to touch me?!"
Granny Qian was so angry at these arrogant words that she laughed.
"So what if she's the eldest daughter of the Shen family? Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners. Besides, how could your Shen family possibly be more powerful than the prince? This old servant has truly learned something new today!"
She turned to the servants and said, "Call Mu Lan here and send Miss Shen directly to the Jingzhao Prefecture. Tell her that she intended to murder Princess Xiao, and that there is both witness and physical evidence. Please, Prefect, handle this matter impartially."
"yes!"
As Shen Yu was dragged out, she was still cursing hysterically.
Yun Si stood still, slowly retracting her wrist guard. The thin blade quietly retracted, leaving only a few drops of blood on her sleeve.
She watched as Shen Yu was roughly dragged away, her eyes as cold as ice, devoid of any of her former gentleness.
After pretending for so long, it's time to end this.
"princess."
Granny Qian stepped forward to check Yun Si's hands and neck. After confirming that she was not injured, she said with heartache, "You are a princess, after all. The Shen family is really going too far. When His Highness returns, this old servant will definitely report the truth and ask him to seek justice for you."
Yun Si kept Qin Ye's assassination attempt a secret from An Ye, preventing Qian Mama and the others from finding out, in order to avoid causing unnecessary panic.
"Granny."
Yun Si's heart warmed, and a smile appeared on her face: "You just saw it, I didn't suffer any loss at all."
“That won’t do either. They’ve gone too far in bullying people. When Mu Lan comes back, we’ll have him come up with a way to put some pressure on the Prefect of Jingzhao. That crazy woman can’t be let off easily.”
"Mu Lan?"
Yun Si thought for a moment before she remembered this person.
He is Mu Ze's younger brother.
In his previous life, Mu Lan had been working for Qin Ye in Jinzhou until Qin Ye became the crown prince, at which point he was transferred back to the capital.
In this life, he actually arrived so early again.
It was all caused by a chain reaction.
"Mu Lan returned last night. He said Mu Ze sent him a message asking him to come back and take charge of the security of the Prince's Mansion. I don't know when Mu Ze and His Highness will be able to return."
After explaining, Granny Qian couldn't help but grumble a few more words before leaving.
After Shen Yu's outburst, Yun Si actually felt a weight lifted from her heart and felt much lighter.
She keeps herself busy, finding things to do to make time pass faster.
I could spend the whole day in the pharmacy.
They were either researching various prescriptions and herbs, or studying the novel weapons on parchment.
She discovered a type of crossbow called the composite bow.
This crossbow is ingeniously constructed.
The bowstring is connected to two sets of symmetrical cam pulleys. The bow body is made of some unknown material and has a faint, cold sheen. The handle is also inlaid with anti-slip textures.
Yun Si ran her fingers across the parchment, her eyes gleaming slightly at the words "efficiency ratio" and "wheelbase" marked on it.
This was completely different from the traditional bows she had ever seen. The mechanical structure allowed the force required to draw the bow to increase and then decrease, making it easy for even a woman to draw the bow fully. The initial velocity of the arrow shot was several times faster than that of an ordinary longbow.
nice one.
"If only we could make such a bow..."
She murmured to herself, her fingertip lightly tapping the pulley on the drawing.
If this composite bow is truly as powerful as the diagram describes, equipping Qin Ye's men with one would undoubtedly increase their strength dramatically.
"Master!"
Lansing's voice came from the doorway: "A carrier pigeon flew into the yard."
"Is it a maple leaf?"
Yun Si immediately turned around and walked out of the pharmacy. When she saw that the carrier pigeon was not Maple Leaf, a look of disappointment appeared on her face.
However, even if it wasn't Qin Ye's letter, it must be related to Qin Ye.
She quickly went over and removed the bamboo tube tied to the pigeon's leg.
Upon unfolding it, it was indeed a message from the darkness.
Upon seeing the first sentence, Yun Si's heart leaped into her throat.
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