C67 Survival of the Fittest

While Yun Shu was taking a walk in the courtyard after dinner, she suddenly noticed that the figure that passed by behind Qin Prefecture was a little familiar. She hurriedly walked out of the Moon Cave Gate to take a closer look at that person's figure, but she didn't expect that the more she looked, the more familiar it felt.

"It can't be …" She had just finished murmuring when Madam Lu's voice came from behind her, "Miss, you're frowning deeply. Is there something troubling you?"

Yun Shu gave a polite smile, "No, I haven't. How is Madam Lu's health these days?" Ever since that day in the Qin Province, when she was called to the study to find Xiao Heng, she had been in a hurry for a long time. Often, she would leave early and return late, and even coincidentally rarely saw one, not to mention Madam Lu, who needed to rest a lot.

"My body and the flesh in my belly are safe and sound. If only the general could come back faster, that would be even better." Madam Lu looked towards the southeast direction where Hu Nu was. A gentle smile formed at the corner of her lips.

Yun Shu felt a little uncomfortable at the bottom of her heart. These two wives probably didn't know that Xiao Heng was planning to sacrifice Orchid.

"Madam Lu, actually …"

"Miss Yun, the prince is looking for you." Qin Prefecture shouted from afar, interrupting Yun Shu's words.

Yun Shu slightly creased her brow, but could only follow along.

Just as she entered the study, she saw that familiar figure. When that person heard the footsteps and turned around, she couldn't help but be stunned. "Brother Yang, why have you come to the beam?" Her first thought was that Yang Siyuan had been caught sneaking into Eno's room, but seeing the calmness on the faces of the two people in the study, she felt that things might not have gone as she had thought.

Yang Siyuan looked at her with a solemn expression and sighed, "Naturally, I'm here to find you."

"It seems like the housekeeper in this prince's mansion is someone you need to find. However, This King truly understands this duke's intentions. This King really can't bear to let her go like this."

"Your highness, Duke Heng, why don't you just tell me what it is you're going to do before letting them go?"

"Your esteemed self appeared outside the prince's mansion as a relay soldier that day. I presume that it would also be very easy for you to tamper with the letter, right? Your Eminence, why don't you first help this king urgently exchange this letter with the eight hundred li that was sent to the Imperial Palace by Hu Nu in three days? " With that, he passed the letter that was originally spread on the table to Yang Siyuan.

Yang Siyuan glanced at the contents of the letter. Without a doubt, this was a confession letter, or the kind that betrayed his own accomplices. As for the fact that the man surnamed Jiang mentioned in the letter was a true 'accomplice', it was unknown to an outsider like him. He slightly creased his brows, folding the letter and placing it down: "So that Prince Heng is willing to let my family's young lady go? I'm afraid it's not that simple. "

Xiao Heng nodded his head, "Your young lady is indeed not only worth this little bit of money. In addition, there are two things that need to be done by you. The first is to go to the small fishing village in the southwest of Yi Nuo and find a dilapidated Guanyin Temple, and the people waiting there will tell you what exactly to do. The other thing is to help this king take Orchid's life, but that will be for the future."

However, in the end, she still did not say anything. During this period of time, she had roughly grasped the temperament of Xiao Hengtian. This person was too used to acting alone, and would rarely listen to the opinions of others.

Yang Siyuan, who had never had anything to do with Oji, agreed readily. "Sure, but Your Highness, you have to make sure that my lady is unharmed."

"Naturally, does your esteemed self not realize that Miss Yun's current complexion is even better than when you were in Yan Kingdom? "If it is possible, I would suggest that Lady Yun stay in Enoch after the matter is settled. One look at this place makes it suitable for Lady Yun to stay for a long time."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your good intentions, but Yun Shu has never picked a bed in her life, so she thinks that it's suitable for her to stay wherever she wants." She didn't want to help him throw himself into the fire that came out of the backyard every now and then. Plus, she had promised Mrs. Lu to help him with the whole thing, but she still wasn't able to do anything about it. She didn't know how to deal with Mrs. Lu from now on, but it would be great if Yang Siyuan could take her away successfully.

After escorting Yang Siyuan to the back door of Prince Heng's mansion, she glanced at Xiao Heng and Qin Prefecture, who were about ten steps behind them. She secretly tugged at Yang Siyuan's sleeves. "Brother Yang, I want to ask of you something."

"Please speak, Miss Yun."

"Can we not kill Orchid …" Mrs. Lu's child is about to be born, and it will be very tragic for a child to lose one of its parents. " She remembered how envious she had been when she saw Ergou and his parents in love, but she had never mentioned this to her father, who had already ascended to the immortal world.

"It would be hard for Lady Yun to get rid of him if we don't kill Och. At the very least, his spies are spread all over the place." As he spoke, he glanced over at Xiao Heng, who had stopped and was talking to the Qin Province.

Yun Shu said, "I have my own ways. Brother Yang can just help Ao Qi leave. After that, you can find two horses and wait for me at the Blessed Buddha Inn outside of Yi Nannan's door for two days." She sounded a little guilty when she said these words, but in order to make Yang Siyuan believe her, she tried her best to say them out loud with a relaxed tone.

Even though Yang Siyuan was skeptical of her words, he still nodded his head, "Since it's the Lady's decision, then let's do it this way. However, if the Lady hasn't arrived at the inn on the third night, then I will definitely barge into the Heng Clan. Even if I have to die, I will bring the Lady out."

Yun Shu laughed dryly twice, and suddenly felt that her request just now was a bit excessive: "Brother Yang, actually, staying in Duke Heng Palace was pretty good as well. You must not say anything more, even if it means death, you have to bring me out.

He frowned, "Absolutely not! In any case, the girl must come to the inn on time. "

Yun Zhui nodded. "Alright."

After the agreement was made, Yang Siyuan left Duke Heng's Palace. Yun Shu was slightly puzzled by his words of bringing her out even if it meant her death, but because the expression on his face didn't seem like a joke, but instead like one where he had no choice but to make a decision when facing danger. This doubt slowly spread out after seeing Yang Siyuan's back figure disappear from her line of sight, and only after Xiao Heng had walked up to her side and coughed a few times, did she regain her senses.

At some point, the back door had been closed, and the Qin Province was nowhere to be seen. Although the white backyard had already been cleaned, the snow powder on the trees would suddenly be shaken by the wind and form dozens of irregular piles on the flagstones on the ground.

She folded the plum blossoms that bloomed best in her front flowerbed and shook off all the snow. "His Highness Duke of Heng likes to see plum blossoms in his study, so he didn't hesitate to have them directly be broken off from the tree. Doesn't Your Highness feel that doing so is a bit cruel?"

Xiao Heng took out the Plum Blossom that she was holding. "In the end, the flower has to wilt. Before it wilts, the meaning behind its blooming is that it can be fully seen at any time."

Yun Shu shook her head and retorted, "Flowers only hope that they can use their most beautiful posture to welcome a brand-new day. I never thought that their beauty would be coveted by others, bringing about such a disaster to themselves. I have also seen how the Prince treated Mayor Jia back then, but now that he went back on his word and tried to kill Ao Qi, I am not surprised at all. I just think that one should not be so indifferent to other people's lives, controlling the life and death of others as he pleases, and that there will be humanity present even on the battlefield. "

Xiao Heng laughed lightly and broke off a few more plum blossoms, handing them back to her along with the others that he had taken away from Yun Shu: "So those weak and human beings died on the battlefield — but you are still alive. Lady Yun, actually, there is no difference between you and me. In this world, the survival of the fittest is the only thing that matters. Miss Yun, don't forget to help Ben Wang put these flowers in the study. "

Yun Shu was rendered speechless by his words. Looking at the plum blossoms in her hands, her mind quickly flashed across the faces of the people she had shot in the battlefield. Her bloodshot and resentful eyes were exceptionally clear at this moment, as if they were standing right in front of her and staring at her.

Each time she had used "that arrow had to be shot out" to clear herself of the equally bloody fact, but it was only now that she realized that she had never forgotten the faces of terror and despair.

After swapping out the withered flowers for the flowers that had fallen today, she left the study. On the bridge, she didn't even bother to take a detour to where Qin Ke was. She only wanted to return to her room as soon as possible.

However, Qin Ke didn't let her off so easily. Just as she reached her side, she suddenly fell down, and immediately followed with a "peng" sound, she came into close contact with the surface of the ice.

"Hiss …" It was so painful! "Qiu Hui, go and call for the court to bring justice to this lady. This venomous woman actually wants to murder me!" After that servant girl called Qiu Hui ran over to Xiao Heng, Qin Keke laid on the ice and carefully rubbed her legs. She pursed her lips as her beautiful eyes stared straight at Yun Shu, as if she wanted to cut her into a thousand pieces.

Yun Shu and Qin Ke immediately became the focus of discussion for the maidservants and gardeners in the manor. Yun Zhui glanced at the growing number of people and frowned slightly. She had no intention of participating in this farce and was gradually starting to show signs of retreating. However, just as she turned around and was about to squeeze out of the crowd, someone screamed out. Qin Ke immediately screamed out.

"Save them!" Hurry and save them! " There were a few people shouting nearby, but even more of them were thrown into a state of confusion and panic. When Yun Shu turned her head to look, Qin Ke was in the ice-cold water splashing about, the ice around her had already been shattered into small pieces.