"So what if I'm rude to her? Can she kill me? I'm telling you, she's only relying on her general father. If her general father is gone, do you think the Night King will still want her? Will the people in the capital even look at her again?" Qian Le'er sneered.
Qiu Lu raised his hand, intending to slap her.
Qian Le'er, having already been slapped twice, lifted her head and turned her face towards Qiu Lu.
"Hit me! Go on and hit me! No matter how much you hit me, even if you beat me half to death, I won't say a word! Even if I can only be the secondary wife of the Young Master for the rest of my life, I'll be willing!"
The Qian Le'er before him was clearly acting like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.
Having reached this point, what was there left to fear!
Qiu Lu stared in shock at Qian Le'er's blatant disregard for right and wrong, her shamelessness, her complete lack of pride. He trembled with anger, wanting to scold her awake, but no matter how much he had said earlier, she hadn't listened at all!
Looking at the face pressed against his, Qiu Lu's raised hand hesitated before falling.
After all, she was his only family left in this world!
Qian Le'er felt a sense of triumph. She knew her cousin wouldn't hit her!
She pulled her face back and looked at him with a half-smile. "Cousin, you need to think carefully. If you stay by my side, you can enjoy wealth and prestige, and the people of the capital will look up to you. Currently, you are merely a guard by the Night King's side. What status can you possibly have?"
"Moreover, the Night King is still crippled. Who knows what his future will hold? Haven't you considered your own future?"
Listening to Qian Le'er's complete lack of remorse and her increasingly outrageous words, Qiu Lu's face turned ashen. His raised hand finally fell, a sharp slap. Then, he berated her furiously, "How dare you gossip about His Highness? You have no idea! If you don't reveal who instigated you today, don't you dare regret it later!"
With that, Qiu Lu ordered the carriage to stop and jumped out.
Qian Le'er clutched her swollen and aching cheek, a torrent of rage surging within her.
Her cousin had hit her three times for other people!
Short-sighted!
Although the Night King was handsome, even Young Master Yi would pale in comparison. But what good was good looks? His legs were crippled! Who knew who would rule the world in the future! Her chosen path was definitely not wrong.
No one could block her way!
Xiao Ju entered the carriage from outside.
Anxiously, she asked Qian Le'er, "Madam, that person just now..."
She had heard everything from outside the carriage.
She was too shocked to describe it.
Madam's ambition was too great, not even sparing the Night King or Miss Yun Er. And the Young Master knew nothing.
"Xiao Ju, you are now by my side. You should know what to say and what not to say. Although the Young Master bought you for me, I was the one who chose you. If I hadn't chosen you, who knows where a slave trader might have sold you. Therefore, I am your benefactor. You must know how to be loyal to your benefactor and mistress! What you saw, heard, and knew today, you must pretend you heard nothing, understand?" Qian Le'er intimidated her with extreme strictness and coldness.
Xiao Ju was startled and quickly nodded, "Yes, I understand everything, servant! I will surely follow Madam's teachings and remember Madam's kindness."
Qian Le'er was very pleased with Xiao Ju's understanding. "Xiao Ju, I will definitely not treat you poorly."
"Being loyal to Madam is what I, your servant, should do," Xiao Ju immediately replied.
Qian Le'er looked at Xiao Ju's cautious demeanor and suddenly remembered herself a few months ago, toiling hard in the village, not even daring to lift her head when seeing some noble people. Now, she had not only come to the capital but had become a noble among nobles, those whom she once dared not even look at. If they saw her in the capital now, they would cautiously try to appease her.
At this moment, Qian Le'er had no thought of what she would encounter in the future.
Nor did she think that Qiu Lu, after getting out of the carriage, hadn't left but stood behind, watching her carriage.
Qiu Lu was utterly disappointed.
He had been waiting for the carriage to stop, hoping to see Qian Le'er change her ways. But the carriage continued at its fast pace, disappearing from sight in an instant.
He clenched his fist tightly.
He immediately rushed back to the General's mansion.
He knelt before Yun Shu.
"Miss Yun Er, I apologize on Le'er's behalf. I beg Miss Yun Er to... to be lenient in the future." Qiu Lu's face was pale, and his words were extremely difficult to utter.
Yun Shu looked at Qiu Lu kneeling before her and gave a look to Jing Heng beside her. Jing Heng immediately stepped forward to Qiu Lu.
"Don't kneel. My master doesn't fall for such tactics," Jing Heng said with a somewhat cold and stern voice.
But Qiu Lu stood up.
Yun Shu knew why Qiu Lu was kneeling and why he was asking for leniency. They were thinking along the same lines, but she nodded. "This matter is complicated. Qian Le'er's current situation is also due to a series of misfortunate events, and I am partly involved. Qiu Lu, rest assured."
Hearing this, Qiu Lu's eyes reddened. "Thank you, Miss Yun Er!"
Just having Miss Yun Er's word was enough.
"Just now in the carriage, this subordinate questioned her about the person behind her. Although she denied having anyone behind her, this subordinate can confirm that she was instigated by someone, and this person is the one who slaughtered the village," Qiu Lu said gravely.
Yun Shu's expression turned cold and solemn. "This person is in the capital."
"Yes! This subordinate will immediately report to His Highness and will quickly find out who this person is. Now, we can also follow Le'er to uncover clues," Qiu Lu said, also becoming serious.
"Good, go."
"Yes!"
After watching Qiu Lu leave, Jing Heng, with his naturally cold expression, said, "Master, why don't I take action and capture Qian Le'er? We can torture her severely, and she'll surely spill everything."
"The person behind her won't give you that chance. Perhaps by the time you make a move, Qian Le'er will have already been silenced," Yun Shu said, standing up and looking at Jing Heng.
Jing Heng was rendered speechless.
At this moment, the door behind them opened.
A small figure, rubbing his eyes drowsily, walked out. "Mama..."
Yun Shu immediately walked over. "Xiao Li, Mama is here."
Zhan Xiao Li's small face was somewhat pale, with tear stains on it.
During the day, Zhan Xiao Li was like a miniature Zhan Tian Ye, his small face cold and rarely showing any other expression, let alone crying.
Now, his small appearance looked very helpless.
Upon hearing his mother, Zhan Xiao Li wrapped his small arms around Yun Shu and burst into tears. "Mama, I had a nightmare! A very terrifying nightmare! I was so scared!"
He had never had such a terrible nightmare before.
Even if he had nightmares in the past, it was usually because his father made him practice calligraphy all day, read all day, or hold a horse stance all day. Never had it been as terrifying as this nightmare!
The dream felt as real as reality.