"Xiao Huan, why is it so noisy outside?" Jiang Yu Li looked out the window. She was under house arrest by her brother, who didn't want her to go to the Yan mansion.
Xiao Huan said, "Miss, your maid will go and see outside."
Jiang Yu Li nodded, wondering if Young Master Yan would be angry because she missed their appointment.
Lost in thought, Xiao Huan returned. She hurried to Jiang Yu Li and said, "Miss, it's Young Master Yan who has come to the mansion."
Jiang Yu Li trembled and quickly asked, "How did Young Master Yan come to the mansion?"
Could it be that Young Master Yan came to ask her brother for her because she missed their appointment?
"Miss, what's wrong?" Xiao Huan sensed that Jiang Yu Li was acting strangely and couldn't help but ask.
"He... did he come for me?" Jiang Yu Li looked at Xiao Huan and asked anxiously.
Xiao Huan was stunned. Whether Young Master Yan came for Miss or not, others might not know, but Xiao Huan was certain that he definitely didn't come for Miss.
However, seeing Miss's eager anticipation, Xiao Huan subconsciously said, "He should have come for you, Miss. Isn't today the day Young Master Yan invited you to meet?"
Hearing Xiao Huan say this, Jiang Yu Li's expression darkened, and she looked a bit sad. "But my brother refused to let me go out."
Xiao Huan said, "Miss, if the Prince doesn't let you go out, can't you go out yourself?"
Jiang Yu Li was taken aback. "Xiao Huan, my brother will be angry if I do that."
Xiao Huan said, "But if you don't, Miss won't be able to see Young Master Yan."
Jiang Yu Li fell silent. On one hand, there was her doting brother, and on the other, the man she liked. She felt it was a difficult choice. Why would her brother be angry? Why wouldn't he let her see Young Master Yan?
Thinking of this, she looked at Xiao Huan and asked with a cold face, "Xiao Huan, tell me, did something irreconcilable happen between my brother and Young Master Yan?"
Xiao Huan thought for a moment and said, "It seems to be because of that Miss A Ning. However, I heard that Miss A Ning already has someone she likes. It should be that the Prince wants Young Master Yan to be with him, and Young Master Yan refused."
Jiang Yu Li heard this and said, "My brother is also eager to recruit talent. Young Master Yan is indeed a talent."
She was never stingy with praise for the person she liked.
Xiao Huan saw this and asked, "Then what will Miss do?"
Jiang Yu Li thought for a long time and finally made up her mind. "I will go out to see Young Master Yan."
"But if the Prince finds out, he will definitely not let Miss have her way," Xiao Huan said.
"Xiao Huan, go and inquire for me, preferably to invite Young Master Yan over," Jiang Yu Li said with a flushed face.
Xiao Huan looked troubled. "Your maid will try her best."
The King of Northern Border had confined Yan Jin Chao in his room. When he returned and found that the person was gone, he immediately ordered people to search for him. The news he received was that Yan Jin Chao had gone to Jiang Yu Li's room.
The King of Northern Border rushed to Jiang Yu Li's room and kicked open the door. He saw Jiang Yu Li standing there with a flushed face, and opposite her was Yan Jin Chao, who appeared calm and composed.
"Young Master Yan, you have quite the leisure. You say you don't like Yu Li, yet you secretly meet with Yu Li. Yan Jin Chao, do you think this King's place is a place you can come and go as you please based on whether you like it or not?"
Yan Jin Chao said lightly, "Miss Jiang invited me, and I couldn't refuse."
Jiang Yu Li's face turned red. "Brother, it was I who invited Young Master Yan."
"Yu Li..." the King of Northern Border said coldly.
Jiang Yu Li bit her lower lip and lowered her gaze.
"Young Master Yan, this is not a place you should be. Please go to the study..." the King of Northern Border said coldly.
Yan Jin Chao bowed slightly to Jiang Yu Li. "I bid you farewell!"
Jiang Yu Li craned her neck, watching Yan Jin Chao leave.
"Yu Li..." the King of Northern Border said coldly.
Jiang Yu Li bit her lower lip and said, "Brother, I know I was wrong. But, you know, Young Master Yan has never asked me out before, and I didn't want to miss this chance."
"Yu Li, do you know, this might be Yan Jin Chao's stratagem to lure the tiger out of its den?"
Jiang Yu Li was startled. "Lure the tiger out of its den? But Yan Jin Chao has been in this room accompanying me, he never left."
The King of Northern Border's gaze became much dimmer. Was he overthinking?
After leaving Jiang Yu Li's room, the King of Northern Border inquired with the hidden guards around him. The news he received was that Yan Jin Chao had never left Jiang Yu Li's room.
The King of Northern Border's heart gradually settled. Without Yan Jin Chao's help, he didn't believe that Mr. Feng couldn't personally kill the Empress this time.
Mr. Feng could hardly believe that he would fall into the hands of this woman again.
"Kill me or flay me, as you wish," Mr. Feng said.
"Besides the King of Northern Border, who else did you find?" Xue Zi Ning asked coldly.
Mr. Feng laughed heartily. "Do you think this old man will tell you? Dream on."
"Your surname is Feng, could you be from the Yin Shou clan?" Xue Zi Ning suddenly asked.
Mr. Feng was startled, and a fleeting, almost imperceptible glint flashed in his eyes, which she quickly caught.
"The Yin Shou have trained Feng Guards for the rulers for generations and have never meddled in court disputes. Mr. Feng, why are you interfering in the struggle for royal bloodlines? Or is your Yin Shou clan no longer content with merely supplying guards to the royal family?"
Mr. Feng's gaze froze, and he turned his face away. "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
"It's fine if you don't understand. I'll be going to the Yin Shou clan after this matter is settled anyway. I want to ask what their intentions are."
Mr. Feng laughed heartily. "Xue Zi Ning, if you go, it will be your true nightmare. Listen to this old man's advice, don't go to the Yin Shou clan."
Xue Zi Ning was stunned and looked at Mr. Feng. Suddenly, Mr. Feng collapsed to the ground.
Yan Jin Chao, who was standing beside her, stepped forward, felt Mr. Feng's breath, and then shook his head. "He's dead."
Xue Zi Ning frowned. "Did he take poison?"
Yan Jin Chao said, "He didn't take poison; he severed his own meridians."
Xue Zi Ning paused. "Why?"
"I don't know," Yan Jin Chao replied.
The Yin Shou clan, a mysterious tribe.
"Let's go!" No matter what, Mr. Feng was dead, and her objective was considered achieved.
In the evening, the King of Northern Border was shocked to learn that Mr. Feng had died. Did Xue Zi Ning truly have an expert by her side?
All he knew was that she had Feng Guards by her side, and with Mr. Feng present, the Feng Guards would not dare to act. This was why he had felt at ease letting Mr. Feng go alone.
Without the help of the Feng Guards, Xue Zi Ning was no match for him. However, he still underestimated Xue Zi Ning's capabilities.
"Bring Yan Jin Chao here," the King of Northern Border said coldly.
"Your Highness, you were looking for me," Yan Jin Chao asked blandly.
"Yan Jin Chao, Mr. Feng is dead," the King of Northern Border said.
Yan Jin Chao was slightly stunned. "Mr. Feng is dead? How did he die?"
"You don't know?" the King of Northern Border asked.
"Your Highness, I have been staying in the Northern Border King's mansion the entire time. How would I know about what happened outside?"
The King of Northern Border chuckled. "Young Master Yan is right, it was this King who misspoke."