The hunting grounds were outside the city.
It was the Marquis of Zhongyong’s own mountain.
A stretch of several mountains belonged to the Marquis of Zhongyong.
They said it had been passed down for generations.
Yesterday, she had spent a long time sifting through the original owner’s memories and finally learned some things about Yi Zixing.
Yi Zixing was the Marquis of Zhongyong’s only son. The original owner, apparently encouraged by Li Yue’e and the others, had once pursued Yi Zixing.
As a result, Yi Zixing had been very shy that year and had been scared away by the original owner.
Then, other dissolute young men had begun to mock the original owner relentlessly.
It had caused the original owner to lose face completely.
Even when the late Emperor held the hunting event, the original owner could not escape ridicule.
However, after meeting Zhan Tianye, the original owner’s eyes and heart were entirely filled with Zhan Tianye, and other men quickly disappeared from her sight.
The pursuit of handsome men in the past had been a malicious arrangement by Li Yue’e and her companions.
Then, the subsequent entanglement with Zhan Tianye was definitely something Yun Shu had yearned for.
In the original owner’s dreams, nine out of ten were of kissing Zhan Tianye, and the remaining one was of marrying Zhan Tianye and consummating their union.
Yun Shu could not bear to look at the scenes in those dreams.
While sorting through memories of Yi Zixing, she gazed out the window at the scenery.
Suddenly.
She saw the familiar mountain.
A tall peak, and on the other side, a treacherous cliff.
Within that mountain, wild dogs and wolves were abundant.
The child, who had been born without breath, had been cruelly thrown to the wild dogs and wolves by Yun Yueyin.
Without a whole corpse.
Yun Shu’s breathing suddenly hitched.
She must avenge the original owner and that child!
Soon.
They arrived.
Many people were already present.
The moment Yun Shu’s carriage stopped.
Numerous gazes swept over her.
“Look! Yun Shu is here!”
“She actually dares to come! I remember she’s afraid of horses.”
“I also remember an incident where a little rabbit ran out from the forest and coincidentally bumped into her. She was so frightened that she burst into tears on the spot.”
“Yes, yes! I remember that too!”
“…”
“That was several years ago. The current Second Miss Yun is different from before. You should have seen her at the palace a few days ago. It’s a pity I was ill that day and couldn’t enter the palace to hear that beautiful and melodious zither music.”
Suddenly, a woman walked out from behind the group, her voice gentle as she reminded the spitting, enthusiastic individuals.
Their gazes should not still be fixed on events from years ago.
The group turned.
Upon seeing Gu Zhiruo, they began to sneer.
However, they stopped speaking ill of Yun Shu.
Although Yun Shu was mocked by many in the capital.
Eight out of ten people would mock her.
But there was one person, Gu Zhiruo, who had never spoken ill of Yun Shu, and even stood up to speak a few fair words, even defending her a little when Yun Shu was being bullied.
Unfortunately, Gu Zhiruo was isolated and weak. Sometimes, when she stepped forward, she would be slandered by Li Yue’e and the others, and falsely accused by Yun Yueyin.
Gradually, Gu Zhiruo, unable to bear their behavior, rarely went out.
This was the first time Gu Zhiruo had participated in a hunt in five years.
She looked towards the carriage.
And saw Yun Shu alighting from it.
The moment Yun Shu stepped out of the carriage.
Gu Zhiruo’s heart rejoiced, and her lips curved into a smile.
As the rumors said, Yun Shu was no longer foolish.
And she was incredibly stunning!
Her sweeping gaze seemed to possess a soul-captivating radiance.
It made one momentarily afraid to meet her eyes.
From that gaze, Gu Zhiruo seemed to detect a hint of sharpness, sharper than the tip of a blade.
A transformation!
This was a transformation from the core.
She had known in the past that Yun Shu was so beautiful that all other women felt inadequate and dared not compare their looks to hers.
Therefore, Yun Yueyin and the others had tried every means to ruin Yun Shu.
So that when people mentioned Yun Shu, they would frown and instinctively feel disgusted, thereby overlooking the fact that Yun Shu’s beauty was enough to topple nations.
Gu Zhiruo smiled.
Yun Shu had always had good hearing. She had heard the discussions of those people while still in the carriage.
What an unpleasant bunch!
However.
She saw Gu Zhiruo.
And from her memories, she recalled Gu Zhiruo.
The only person who had spoken up for the original owner.
But under the instigation of Yun Yueyin and the others, the original owner had completely refused to believe that Gu Zhiruo meant her well.
Unexpectedly, after five years, Gu Zhiruo could still speak words of justice.
She nodded and smiled at Gu Zhiruo, "Long time no see."
She completely ignored the others and walked up to Gu Zhiruo.
Gu Zhiruo was slightly surprised, but then felt it was not unexpected, as Yun Shu was indeed different from several years ago.
She regained her composure and smiled, "Yes, long time no see."
“Second Miss Yun, did you bring a bow and arrows today? I remember you always used to go here and there, always forgetting your bow and arrows, and ultimately didn’t hunt with us.”
Suddenly, a woman’s sarcastic voice rang out.
Yun Shu turned her head to look.
She saw a woman dressed in a conspicuous goose-yellow dress jump down from a carriage.
She looked at Yun Shu with a mocking smile.
Yun Shu’s eyes flickered, and a brilliant smile suddenly flashed in them.
Yan Qi.
She was on good terms with Yun Yueyin.
And was Yun Yueyin’s best friend in the capital.
Many times, when Yun Yueyin did not appear, Yan Qi would step forward to offer suggestions to Li Yue’e and the others on how to bully Yun Shu and make her look foolish.
She could be considered Yun Yueyin’s most trusted person.
More detestable than Yun Ying.
“Miss, the bow and arrows are here.”
Yu Le carried the bow and arrows down from the carriage and hurried to Yun Shu’s side. She did not want these people to laugh at her lady.
Yun Shu took the bow and arrows from Yu Le’s hand and casually slung them over her back.
Then, with a curl of her red lips, she looked at Yan Qi, “Long time no see, Miss Yan. You have certainly grown more beautiful.”
Hearing this, Yan Qi slightly arrogantly raised her chin. Just as she was about to speak.
She heard Yun Shu’s next sentence.
“If your face didn’t have acne, you’d be even more beautiful.” Yun Shu said with a smile.
Yan Qi’s eyes widened, “You! I don’t have acne on my face, don’t talk nonsense!”
Yun Shu shrugged, “Wash your face, and then we’ll see who’s lying.”
“You are the same as before, deserving of a lesson!” Yan Qi was furious. Seeing others staring curiously at her face, she gritted her teeth, glared at Yun Shu, and walked over, intending to slap Yun Shu as she had in the past.
“Impossible!” Gu Zhiruo exclaimed.
From not far away, Yi Zixing’s voice called out to stop her, “Miss Yan, do not resort to violence!”
Just as everyone thought Yan Qi’s hand was about to land on Yun Shu’s face.
Yun Shu’s hand caught Yan Qi’s.
Yan Qi unexpectedly met Yun Shu’s pair of eyes, as cold and deep as an abyss, sending a chill down one’s spine, “You…”
“Miss Yan likes to slap people’s faces, so why not taste what it’s like to be slapped yourself.”
As Yun Shu’s words fell.
Yun Shu’s hand flicked out.
*Slap!*
A sharp sound.
Yan Qi was sent spinning two rounds in place, then crashed into a nearby tree.
Blood trickled down the corner of Yan Qi’s mouth.