“Yes, Young Master, the Madam loves you dearly! It is this servant’s fault!” Xiao Ju also chased after them, kneeling before them again.
Looking at the master and servant putting on a united front.
Thinking they had seamlessly mended their lies.
In reality, there were gaping holes.
How many people who grew up in the capital were truly ignorant of the goings-on in the inner courts? Though the Zhongyong Marquis's manor might not have them, other households certainly did, and they were common knowledge.
He never imagined he would be plotted against one day.
And such a clumsy plot at that!
His father had already thrown the evidence in his face, yet he refused to believe it, instead choosing to believe her as if bewitched.
He let out a cold sneer and shoved Qian Le'er away. “This Young Master is not joking. Move aside.”
Qian Le'er was no match for Yi Zi Xing’s strength.
She was pushed aside with ease.
Unable to steady herself, she sat down on the ground.
She paid no mind to how disheveled she was at that moment.
Crying out, “Young Master, how can you be so heartless? My heart belongs solely to you! I had already planned to bear you children.”
“Young Master, don’t leave me, you can’t leave me because of these rumors!”
“Young Master, don’t wrong the Madam!”
No matter how much the mistress and servant couple cried out.
The departing figure did not stop.
Still utterly resolute.
Qian Le'er sobbed uncontrollably, the clothes she sat in soaked by the rain, but she paid it no mind. She regretted it immensely! Why had she provoked Yun Shu?
“What should I do? What am I to do? Without the Young Master, how can I establish myself in the capital?” Qian Le'er asked in a panic.
It was as if she were asking herself, and also asking Xiao Ju beside her.
Xiao Ju quickly helped Qian Le'er up. “Miss, let’s beg the Young Master. It’s not too late to beg now. Why not confess our mistake to the Young Master? Perhaps things can still be turned around.”
Qian Le'er found sense in her words and quickly chased after him again.
However.
The moment she caught up.
Outside the gate, Yi Zi Xing had already boarded the carriage.
The carriage sped away like dust.
Ruthless and indifferent.
Qian Le'er was utterly dumbfounded.
She could only stand stupidly outside the gate, from dusk until night.
If not for Xiao Ju reminding her, Qian Le'er would not have snapped back to reality.
Dazed, she returned to the room.
As soon as she sat down, Xiao Ju, with her red cheeks, poured hot water for Qian Le'er. Just as she was about to hand it to her.
Suddenly.
A palm strike landed on Xiao Ju’s neck.
Xiao Ju fainted instantly.
The sound of her heavy fall to the ground jolted Qian Le'er back. “Xiao…”
She suddenly saw the person standing before her.
A masked woman appeared before her.
Qian Le'er trembled in fear, her knees weak. She slid off the chair and knelt directly.
Her voice quivered, “Mas… Master.”
The woman sat down.
A pair of chilling eyes looked at Qian Le'er through the mask.
Qian Le'er dared not look up at all.
The woman’s cruelty was etched in her memory.
“You can’t even handle a mere man? Did you act on your own and do something?” the woman’s voice rang out, instantly guessing the reason.
Qian Le'er’s body trembled violently, cold sweat drenching her forehead, but she dared not wipe it. “I… I… I… Someone from Yun Shu’s side came to threaten me, and I couldn’t stand it, so I wanted the Young Master to help me vent my anger. But… but I never expected he would believe Yun Shu and not me. Master, I was wrong!”
Upon hearing this, the woman’s expression suddenly changed, and a killing intent flickered in her eyes as she looked at Qian Le'er. “You actually sent him to confront Yun Shu?!”
“I… I thought he no longer cared for Yun Shu in his heart. He was so gentle with me… I never imagined he could be so heartless when he decided to be…” Qian Le'er grasped at a straw, placing all her hope on the woman. “Please, Master, help me!”
The woman looked at Qian Le'er with a hint of disgust.
Not enough scheme, but quite a lot of nerve.
Truly asking for death.
Seeing the woman’s silence, Qian Le'er’s face turned deathly pale.
“Why did Yun Shu’s people threaten you? What did they threaten you with? Did you say anything?” the woman’s gaze sharpened, as if she could see through Qian Le'er’s thoughts.
Under such a gaze, Qian Le'er could not bear it.
The deeply ingrained fear surfaced.
“I… I… they guessed someone instigated me, so I could only… could only say that someone instigated me. The instigator was a woman. I didn’t say anything else! Master, believe me!” Qian Le'er said in terror.
As expected, the woman's killing intent flared, and she kicked Qian Le'er away.
Qian Le'er had no martial arts and was frail. This kick caused internal injuries, and she spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Master… I can make up for my mistake…” Qian Le'er clutched the woman’s skirt, begging.
She still did not know who this master was.
Even though they were both women, the master was ruthlessly cruel, and her followers were equally so. She had been disciplined for a full five days, and her fear of the woman was deeply ingrained.
The woman narrowed her eyes. “Make up for your mistake?”
“Please, Master, help me this once, and make the Young Master like me again. As long as the Young Master likes me again, I will definitely follow your instructions and firmly grasp the Young Master’s heart. From now on, no matter what orders you give, I will do my best!” Qian Le'er pressed her forehead to the ground, pleading desperately.
She had truly learned her lesson this time!
The woman sneered. “Do you have that capability? Even I didn’t expect Young Master Yi to still harbor feelings for Yun Shu.”
“Please, Master, trust me one more time! I could feel that the Young Master had me in his heart during this period; it was just this one misstep! As long as you let the Young Master believe me again, I will never make a mistake!” Qian Le'er continued her humble plea.
The woman pondered.
Suddenly.
The woman’s expression changed.
She immediately broke through the window and fled.
Another figure, as swift as lightning, pursued the woman.
Qian Le'er, kneeling on the ground, looked up when she heard the sound, but saw nothing.
Where did Master go?
Why did she leave so suddenly?
Perhaps she had decided to give her another chance?
At the same time.
Under the dark, cloud-covered night sky.
Two figures moved rapidly through the streets.
The masked woman bit her lip, thinking, “Yun Shu’s martial arts are actually so good!”
“How infuriating!”
Yun Shu, seeing the woman’s excellent Qinggong ahead, thought, such a master, her martial arts are no less than mine.
The capital is truly full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers!
Although the woman wore a mask and black clothes that blended with the night…
Yun Shu discerned a hint of familiarity from her figure.
A disguise was more than just creating a fake face.
A name sprang to mind.
Reaching her lips.
Then, Yun Shu’s voice was chilling as she spoke, “Jiang Luoxi, no need to hide. I know it’s you.”
The woman’s body stiffened slightly.
But she quickly regained her composure.
“You’ve mistaken me for someone else,” the woman’s voice was low.