Qin Yiqing hugged her arms and said with a half-smile, "Seen me before? Anyone who remembers me is an imposter whose lies I've exposed. Scram if you don't want to die!"
No one was going to ruin Yun Shu and Prince Ye's engagement today.
She and Ji Rong could no longer be together, and she couldn't stand by and watch Yun Shu fail to be with Prince Ye.
"Everything I've said is true! If the General doesn't believe me, he can find someone else to verify!" The master was so angry he could have spat blood. When he lied, everyone believed him.
Why, when he told the truth, did no one believe him?
The light in Yun Shu's beautiful eyes flickered and subsided.
"Changfeng, it's better to believe it's there than not! Why don't we find another master to have a look before Prince Ye arrives?" Old Madam Yun, supported by Nanny Liu, hurried over, afraid of missing something if she was a step late.
Yun Changfeng turned to look at the rapidly approaching Old Madam Yun, his expression instantly turning cold.
Seeing Yun Changfeng's displeased face, Old Madam Yun quickly explained, "Alas! I didn't want to say anything, as today is Shu'er and Prince Ye's engagement day, a joyous occasion, and Shu'er's lifelong happiness is being decided. There can be no mistakes. Six years ago, a master visited our mansion and said that a great event would occur in our household a few years later. This great event was that Shu'er's marriage must not be to someone of high status and power, otherwise, it would surely endanger the fate of everyone in our General's mansion! It could even lead to death."
After Old Madam Yun finished speaking, her face was filled with fear, as if she had touched death.
"If that's the case, don't you still believe my words?" the master asked indignantly again.
"Changfeng, let's find someone else to take a look. If you don't trust the person I found, you can find someone yourself. I am your mother and Shu'er's grandmother; I wouldn't lie about this matter." Old Madam Yun continued to appeal to his emotions.
Qin Yiqing was a little surprised and turned to mouth silently to Yun Shu, asking what was going on.
Yun Shu smiled and shook her head, indicating it was alright.
What she saw now was merely a play.
Yun Changfeng's gaze towards Old Madam Yun grew increasingly icy.
Old Madam Yun was startled and her heart pounded.
These words had been on her mind since last night and were surely correct.
"Even Old Madam Yun says so, yet General Yun still doesn't believe?" Zhan Ming asked Yun Changfeng, but his eyes were fixed on Qin Yiqing like cement.
Qin Yiqing was so disgusted by his stare that she almost vomited. She whispered to Yun Shu in exasperation, "I want to gouge his eyes out. What is he looking at? Maybe one day I'll stroll past his house!"
She had grown up with Ji Rong, and although she couldn't divine the future, she knew how to harm others.
She knew not to harm others easily, as it could affect her own fate, but he was too repulsive!
Yun Shu smiled radiantly and also whispered, so only the two of them could hear, "That day will come, I promise you."
The two exchanged a smile.
"I am clear about the Regent's intentions. I will send a gift to the Regent's mansion another day, and I will personally see the Regent out," Yun Changfeng said with a dark face, once again urging him to leave.
This time, Zhan Ming's face lost some of its composure.
His eyes, sinister like a venomous snake, said coldly, "Very well! General, you must remember that I have given you an opportunity today, an opportunity to escape calamity. If you regret it when it's too late, you must remember my words today!"
With that, he flicked his sleeve and left.
He didn't need Yun Changfeng to escort him; he left on his own.
As for the master, he seemed to be preoccupied with something, lost in thought.
Seeing this, and remembering the Regent's previous threat, Old Madam Yun braced herself and said, "Changfeng, Mother is willing to swear that a master did indeed come to our mansion before! You mustn't trifle with Shu'er's life! Moreover… moreover, Prince Ye and Shu'er's engagement will not bring trouble to Prince Ye, but it will bring trouble to Shu'er and our General's mansion!"
She spoke with tears streaming down her face.
"Old Madam speaks the truth," the master still couldn't recall where he had seen Qin Yiqing before, so he stopped trying to.
He knew that no matter how much he said, it would likely be useless.
His task was complete.
He then left.
Everything else was left to Old Madam Yun.
Old Madam Yun's face suddenly turned pale.
How did it feel like she wouldn't succeed in this matter?
"Old Madam Yun, why do I feel like you don't want Yun Shu to be engaged to Prince Ye? Are you even Yun Shu's real grandmother?"
Qin Yiqing looked at Old Madam Yun, who clearly had a guilty conscience, and questioned her.
Her words reminded Yun Changfeng.
Yun Changfeng looked at Old Madam Yun suspiciously and asked sharply, "Old Madam Yun, who instructed you to lie?"
Seeing Yun Changfeng questioning Old Madam Yun, Yun Shu's lips curled up. The play could now end.
Old Madam Yun's face turned deathly pale. She dared not look at Yun Changfeng and could only lower her head and reply somewhat flusteredly, "What mother said is true! Alas, mother knows you won't easily believe it, and I didn't believe it at first. But now that another person is saying the same thing, how can I not believe it?"
"Yun Shu and Prince Ye really cannot be engaged! Changfeng, you absolutely cannot gamble with the General's mansion!"
She appropriately wiped away a couple more tears.
"Yun Shu cannot be engaged to this King?"
A sharp, bone-chilling voice came from not far away.
Yun Shu followed the sound and looked up, seeing Zhan Tianye being pushed forward by Qiu Lu.
When she saw Zhan Tianye dressed in a celestial blue brocade robe, she couldn't help but be stunned by his beauty.
At this moment, under the blue sky and white clouds, the morning light sprinkled upon his chiseled features and eyes as bright as stars, making his unbelievably magnificent appearance even more striking.
His deep, inscrutable black eyes were tinged with a hint of coldness due to Old Madam Yun's words.
Old Madam Yun turned her head and saw Zhan Tianye, her face turning ashen.
How could he have arrived so coincidentally?
And heard her words?
She gritted her teeth, deciding to burn her bridges: "It is not from my mouth, but two masters, one after another, have said that Prince Ye and Yun Shu cannot be engaged, otherwise, the General's mansion's fortune will be exhausted, and it may lead to ruin. This matter requires careful consideration. Let's wait until we find a master whom we can trust to come and examine it. Once there is a result, it will not be too late to get engaged!"
"Guards, escort Old Madam Yun to her chambers," Yun Changfeng said with a grave expression.
If he still couldn't see through this, he would truly be an unqualified father!
Clearly, Old Madam Yun, who had elicited his sympathy, had not reformed.
Old Madam Yun was extremely anxious and quickly said to Yun Shu, "Shu'er, what grandmother is saying now is for your own good. You must not do anything foolish!"
Two servants stepped forward, one on each side, grasping Old Madam Yun's arms and attempting to lead her away.
At this moment.
The master who had just left suddenly ran back.
Pointing at Qin Yiqing, he said, "I remember now, did you go to Fengcheng with Young Master Ji?"