Chapter 17 Then I'll play along with you.
Meeting her unusually serious gaze and the obvious probing tone in her voice, Qin Ye replied with four words: "Absolutely no leniency."
"Whoever it is?"
"Anyone".
"What if it's Lin Shuyan?"
"Anyone!"
Hearing Qin Ye's unwavering answer, Yun Si smiled, her rosy lips curving upwards: "It seems that Your Highness doesn't treat Sister Shuyan any differently. She's treated the same way when she makes a mistake. So, if... it were me, what would you do then?"
Qin Ye frowned.
After a long silence, neither of them spoke again.
Yun Si stared at him and pressed, "Your Highness, does this question require so much consideration?"
"I do not answer hypothetical questions."
Qin Ye glanced at her coldly, then left the pharmacy.
Yun Si stared at his tall and slender back, her smile gradually deepening.
Rest for a night.
The next day.
Yun Si got up and went to the pharmacy to check on the Gu worms in the wine jar.
She only dripped two drops of blood into it last night, and she could immediately see the Gu worm's painful appearance. After one night, it is now completely dead.
This has been verified once again.
Her blood could actually kill the Gu worms.
Yun Si didn't quite understand. Given her frail health, what could have caused her blood to have such miraculous effects?
Could it be that she took too many medications since childhood?
still……
Three years ago, her master stayed at the Marquis's mansion for a few days and fed her a strange thing, saying it could prevent many diseases. But after eating it, she developed a high fever that very night, vomiting and having diarrhea. She had to lie in bed for two days before she barely recovered.
That incident gave Shen Qian the opportunity to insist that her master was a fraud and take the opportunity to drive her master out of the capital.
Looking back now, it was probably the medicine her master gave her that caused her blood to have such miraculous effects.
Yun Si disposed of the wine jars, reorganized the items in the pharmacy, and after breakfast, she took some time to continue practicing throwing silver needles at the cloth target.
Lansing went out early in the morning to inquire about news from the manor.
Granny Qian had already woken up, but she was still a little weak. When she learned that Yun Si had saved her, she couldn't help but cry.
But she never said what exactly happened that night, or whether she saw who the murderer was.
Yun Si was not surprised to hear the news that Lan Xin had gathered.
Lin Shuyan can cast spells on people silently, so why would she easily expose herself?
Since Granny Qian likes her so much, she probably won't suspect her.
We'll have to find another way to expose her true colors.
Rose Garden.
Lin Shuyan returned from the side courtyard and swept the teacup off the table as soon as she entered the room.
She sat down in the chair, her anger gradually subsiding, and she quickly regained her composure.
She was careless.
In her previous life, Yun Si had already died long after she arrived in the capital.
She knew almost nothing about Yun Si.
She didn't even bother to find out about the dead woman.
Besides, she had married someone else back then and never thought she would have a second chance. If she had known earlier, she would have investigated Yun Si thoroughly.
This incident taught Lin Shuyan a lesson.
You can't believe rumors you hear on the side.
She believed it and genuinely thought that Yun Si was just a stupid, useless, and sickly woman.
Who would have thought that a sickly, useless person could cure the Gu poison of southern Xinjiang?
And you solved it so easily!
Although Lin Shuyan regretted her carelessness and underestimation of her opponent, she still believed in her heart that she was the one with the greatest advantage, that she could help Qin Ye, while Yun Si could not.
Yesterday, she revealed that information to Qin Ye. I believe that once he verifies it, he will definitely look at her in a different light.
This is just the beginning. In the future, she will have more valuable information to tell him. With this information, she doesn't believe Qin Ye can still resist marrying her.
However, we can't do anything during this period, and we can't act so casually in the future.
"Lotus heart".
Thinking of this, Lin Shuyan calmed down completely and said to the door, "Come in and tidy up."
"girl."
Lianxin pushed the door open and came in. She was slightly taken aback when she saw the mess on the floor. She then hurried over to clean it up, saying worriedly, "Miss, please stay away from these shards. Be careful not to hurt your foot."
"I'm so sorry, Lianxin, it's all my fault for being careless. You should also be careful not to get hurt."
Lin Shuyan looked apologetic. After speaking, she got up and took a few steps to the side, then said, "You take your time packing. I'm going out for a bit. Granny was seriously injured this time, so I need to go and buy her some tonics to help her recover."
"Girl, you're such a kind person."
She is both gentle and kind.
No wonder everyone in the manor likes her.
The nanny also liked her.
"However, since you're not very familiar with the capital, young lady, shall I accompany you after I've finished packing?"
"It's okay, I won't go too far, I'll be back soon."
After Lin Shuyan finished speaking, she quickly left the room.
Her main purpose in leaving the mansion was certainly not to buy any tonics for Granny Qian, but to meet someone.
The southern outskirts of the city.
After leaving the Xiao Prince's Mansion, Lin Shuyan turned left and right on the street, finally turning into an alley, changed her clothes, bought a large bag of steamed buns, and then took a carriage to the outskirts.
The carriage stopped in front of a low, earthen house.
She stepped down from the carriage, wearing a hat that completely covered her head.
Upon entering the earthen courtyard, she immediately covered her mouth and nose, a look of disgust on her face.
The rooms inside the earthen house were even dirtier and more cluttered.
There was also an indescribable unpleasant odor.
Lin Shuyan endured her nausea and went inside. Suddenly, a dark figure darted out, snatched the steamed buns from her hand, and then quickly hid in a corner, grabbing one and stuffing it into his mouth.
"Don't rush."
Lin Shuyan was quite frightened. She calmed her breathing and slowly walked towards the dark figure, her voice soft: "I bought a lot today, it's all for you, you can eat slowly."
The shadowy figure ignored her completely, ate four or five buns in one go, and finally stopped, clutching the remaining buns tightly to her chest.
Lin Shuyan smiled kindly at her, squatted down, but still tried to keep a distance: "Do you still have that little bug you gave me last time?"
The dark figure, having finished eating, suddenly looked up at her.
When Lin Shuyan saw the dark figure's face, her expression changed drastically, and her eyes were filled with terror.
She retreated hastily, trying to escape the earthen house, but she hadn't gotten what she wanted yet, and was filled with resentment.
After a brief standoff, she could no longer suppress her fear and was about to leave and come back another time when the shadowy figure suddenly took out a small ceramic jar the size of her palm and handed it to her.
"Th...thank you."
Lin Shuyan hurriedly stepped forward to take it, leaving behind the words, "I'll bring you food again next time, don't wander off," before fleeing in a panic.
Back in the carriage, she was still shaken.
But when she saw the pottery jar in her hand, she couldn't help but reveal a sinister and smug smile.
This pottery jar doesn't look big, but it feels heavy in your hand. The patterns on the jar's walls are very delicate, so it doesn't seem like an ordinary object.
The Gu worms inside are definitely not ordinary Gu worms.
Lin Shuyan was a little curious, so she carefully lifted the lid of the pottery jar and saw that inside was a turquoise worm that was emitting a faint glow.
The worm seemed to sense someone watching it, and suddenly raised its head, revealing a mouthful of fine, sharp teeth.
Lin Shuyan turned pale with fright and hurriedly closed the lid.
This time, we must find the right opportunity to make our move.
She didn't believe that Yun Si could possibly neutralize such a powerful Gu worm.
Lin Shuyan excitedly retraced her steps to return to Prince Xiao's residence.
At that moment, she never imagined what kind of Gu she was holding in her hand.
Ultimately, who will be the one to suffer the consequences?
They returned to Prince Xiao's residence without incident.
Lin Shuyan walked towards the Rose Garden, but unexpectedly, she encountered Yun Si on the way.
She composed herself and walked gracefully toward Yun Si. Even though there was no one else around, she still curtsied first and said dignifiedly and gently, "Sister Yun, what a coincidence."
"unfortunately."
Yun Si smiled slightly at her: "I came here specifically to wait for you."
Before Lin Shuyan could react, a silver needle pierced her shoulder acupoint with icy precision.
Lin Shuyan froze, half of her body suddenly went numb, and she glared at Yun Si in shock and anger: "You..."
Yun Si smiled gently and slowly took out a small knife, tracing it along Lin Shuyan's cheek. The cold touch of the blade made Lin Shuyan's pupils shrink continuously.
"Shuyan looks terrible, is she afraid of me?"
"Yun Si, are you crazy?"
A look of horror flashed in Lin Shuyan's eyes, but she couldn't move: "What do you want to do?"
"What do you want to do?"
Yun Si slowly leaned closer, her warm breath brushing against her ear, and whispered, "I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to ask you, you've been reborn, right? You like playing dirty tricks, right? You're pretty good at using the Gu worms from Southern Xinjiang, but unfortunately, they're useless against me."
Lin Shuyan trembled violently, her lips quivering as she was unable to speak.
She was shocked and horrified.
Yun Si actually broke off relations with her directly. Moreover, how could a short-lived ghost like her know that she was reborn?
"You don't need to be so nervous and scared."
Seeing that she was trembling all over, Yun Si curled her lips into a wicked and cold smile, her tone tinged with a hint of mockery.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you before I expose your true colors. However, since you like to play dirty tricks and poison, I'll play along with you."
Footsteps approached from afar. Yun Si quickly put away her knife and pretended to affectionately tidy Lin Shuyan's hair.
A passing maid saw the two chatting happily and couldn't help but whisper among herself.
"Really? Master Yun and Miss Lin are that close?"
"They seemed to be whispering to each other just now..."
After the maid had gone far away, Yun Si flicked her finger and withdrew the silver needle.
Lin Shuyan's legs went weak, and she almost knelt down.
“Yun Si, you…”
"Shhh."
Yun Si put her index finger to her lips: "The game has only just begun."
After saying that, Yun Si gracefully left, leaving Lin Shuyan standing there, her back soaked with cold sweat.
Fortunately, the Gu worm in her arms was not discovered.
Lin Shuyan kept comforting herself.
Don't panic!
Don't panic!
Yun Si only guessed the basics. She knew nothing about what would happen in the next five or ten years, so why should she be afraid of her?
That night, Lin Shuyan was dumbfounded.
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