She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 147 Absurd Dreams, Corpses

Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Absurd Dreams, Corpses

After sending the Empress back to her palace chambers, Yan Wanqing set off to return to her residence.

On the road, she looked back at the people following her and, not seeing Li Chengxiang, she asked Cong Ge.

Cong Ge said that since the feast had ended, she had not seen Miss Li again.

Yan Wanqing thought for a moment. Today, the Li Family had become the biggest winner, and as their legitimate eldest daughter, she naturally had to return.

However, after the recent events, Li Chengyuan’s days in the Li Family would probably become even more difficult.

Yan Wanqing remembered the scene where the girl stubbornly looked at her and said she wanted to follow her and be a maid.

Yan Wanqing couldn’t help but sigh.

Cong Ge looked at Yan Wanqing, wanting to say something but hesitated.

"Go ahead, tell me what you found at the banquet today." Having grown up together, Yan Wanqing naturally knew Cong Ge was holding something back. She had looked hesitant even during the banquet.

It was not easy for her to hold it in until now.

Cong Ge quickly told Yan Wanqing the news of how she had seen Li Chengyuan beat up the Chief of Staff’s family and the other three girls and lock them in a room.

"Master, that third Miss Li, no, Princess Yaochi’s behavior is really unacceptable."

Like a bandit!

Yan Wanqing nodded. "You should pretend you don’t know about this matter."

Cong Ge obediently nodded.

She just wanted to share the secret she discovered with her own mistress. She didn’t care to share it with anyone else.

After returning to her place, Yan Wanqing opened the door and smelled an unusual faint fragrance. She didn’t care too much, thinking that Cong Ge had changed to a new incense.

It wasn’t until she undressed and stepped into the bath that she realized something was wrong.

Today, of all days, Yan Xiaoliu said she had found a remote mountain stream and took her youngest sister out to gather medicinal herbs.

Yan Wanqing was at a loss.

She felt like fish being fried on a hot plate, gasping for breath heavily.

The chill in her eyes couldn’t be contained and spilled out.

There was indeed something wrong with that wine.

This woman, Li Chengyuan, truly had some nerve!

Hearing footsteps from outside.

Yan Wanqing snorted coldly, "Kill!"

She reached out to grab her clothes, putting them on hastily, then opened the door. At this time, Hong Wu was cleaning up the bodies on the floor.

Yan Wanqing looked coldly at the mediocre and sordid man on the ground, her eyes filled with shadows.

"You know what to do."

Hong Wu nodded.

Wherever they came from, that’s where they should be sent back to.

Yan Wanqing walked out of the courtyard, and after a few leaps, the cold night air brought her some relief.

But it was not enough.

The effects of the drug were strong; she needed something even colder to calm herself down.

According to her memory, she forcibly elevated her Inner Strength and arrived at an ice spring.

This was the secret charm of the Summer Resort.

It possessed a natural ice spring, and no one knew how this spring came into being.

All they knew was that it was always winter-like here all year round, but the spring water never froze and still flowed.

As soon as Yan Wanqing stepped in, she felt a jolt in her spirit and became slightly more alert.

After sensing that there was no one around, she jumped into the ice spring without any hesitation.

The ice-cold spring water instantly surrounded her, making her teeth chatter.

But it was still not enough.

Yan Wanqing felt like she was about to burst.

With determination, she pulled a hairpin from her hair and aimed the sharp end at her own wrist, about to strike down with the last bit of consciousness she had!

At that moment, a large hand reached out from behind her and grabbed her wrist.

It was clearly a warm palm, yet Yan Wanqing felt it immediately smoothed out the restlessness in her heart. She looked up in a daze, only to see a pair of eyes as dazzling as the stars looking back at her.

So familiar...

She couldn’t help but reach out to touch his eyes.

The person didn’t say a word, picked her up around the waist, and placed her on a nearby jade stone.

Yan Wanqing only remembered feeling adrift in her dreams, doing so many things that embarrassed her too much to speak of, yet that ultimate sensation made her so infatuated...

She spent the night in a daze.

Yan Wanqing woke up on the jade bed, her clothes already dry.

She didn’t feel any discomfort.

Going to the edge of the ice spring, she looked at herself.

Her eyes between her brows glistened like spring water, very charming.

She couldn’t help but cover her lips with her hand.

Was it all just a strange dream she had?

Yan Wanqing found it hard to believe.

How did she manage to climb from the ice spring onto the jade bed by herself?

She looked at her reflection in the water, her hairpin was nowhere to be seen.

It was probably lost in the spring.

Yan Wanqing shook her head, casting out all the heart-fluttering images from her mind.

The less she wanted to, the more those scenes from last night emerged before her eyes.

It was just too real.

Especially those eyes, they looked so much like his...

She couldn’t help but feel a tingling sourness at the tip of her heart, so acidic that her own eyes began to moisten.

She must be out of her mind.

He was far away on the battlefields of the north, how could he appear here?

For a general to return without an imperial decree was a capital offense.

Such a sensible person like him would certainly not act so recklessly as to abandon his troops and return to the capital.

As Yan Wanqing thought in this way, she slowly stood up and walked outside.

She really was indulging in delusional fantasies.

But as she walked on, she still felt something unusual about her body.

At the same time, she could feel a pair of eyes constantly watching her from behind.

Yan Wanqing suddenly turned around.

The sensation of being watched instantly faded away.

Her brows slightly furrowed.

Was it truly just an absurd dream of hers?

...

Li Chengyuan was startled awake.

When she awoke, there was a man’s body on her bed.

It was, without a doubt, the servant she had sent to take advantage of Yan Wanqing.

And now this man was dead!

Li Chengyuan suppressed the violent beating of her heart.

She reached out to check how the man died.

A cut to the throat, the wound smooth, clear evidence that the assailant was an expert.

It was not surprising after all, for the Commandery Princess of Anping to have several guards, that was quite normal.

Last night she’d had a bit too much to drink, so she slept rather deeply, totally unaware of how the corpse had ended up on her bed.

If the person had wanted to take her life, wouldn’t she be dead by now?

Li Chengyuan couldn’t help feeling scared.

Regretting her own recklessness and carelessness.

It seemed that after this incident, she needed to cultivate some of her own people to keep close by.

Li Chengyuan got up from the bed.

Looking back at the corpse on the bed, she scoffed coldly.

This Commandery Princess of Anping really did exact her revenge for every little offense.

She had actually had the body thrown onto her own bed.

What comes around, goes around.

"Come in," Li Chengyuan commanded with imperial authority.

The maid walked in.

Approaching Li Chengyuan, she asked, "Miss, what are your orders?"

Li Chengyuan glanced at her, her eyes cold, raised her hand, and with an unfeeling slash, she struck the back of the maid’s head.

Then she threw the maid onto her own bed, stripped them both of their clothes, and after dressing herself properly and applying makeup to look fatigued, as if she had just returned from outside, she let out a piercing scream.

She screamed very loudly, for fear of being unheard.

An incident in the residence of the newly appointed Princess Yaochi, the Emperor’s favored daughter, naturally drew attention, and soon a throng of people rushed over.

Li Chengyuan covered her mouth, sitting pale-faced by the door, pointing inside, appearing utterly pitiable.

Chief Li heard the commotion and hurried over.

He stepped forward to support his daughter and looked inside, raging, "This is outrageous! What is the meaning of this? What have these servants done?!"

Li Chengyuan covered her lips, her eyes brimming with tears, as if deeply humiliated.

"After returning from the banquet last night, I was overwhelmed by the alcohol and went straight to the next room to rest. When I woke up this morning, as soon as I walked in, I found—I found—" She broke into sobs.

Chief Li quickly held her in his arms, comforting her gently.

"Don’t be upset, your father will definitely seek justice for you."

Chief Li ordered the two bodies on the bed to be removed. The guards went to lift the man first, only to realize he was dead.

At that moment, the maid slowly came to.

She rubbed the back of her head and opened her eyes, only to see a group of guards staring at her, and realizing she was completely naked, she screamed in terror, frantically pulling the bedding over herself, then she saw the bloodstains on the covers!

In the hands of the guard was clearly another corpse!

The poor maid had just woken up only to faint again right away.

Seeing this scene, Chief Li felt disgraced and waved his hand, "Take these two away!"

If this incident were to reach the Emperor’s ears, who knows what he would think of his daughter.

Chief Li was deeply worried.

Then he heard Li Chengyuan say in utter despair, "I knew I was the center of attention yesterday, enough to make people hold a grudge, but this person is just too ruthless. To do such a thing on my bed, thank goodness I didn’t return to the room last night, it’s a stroke of luck I am alive..."

Upon hearing this, Chief Li experienced an epiphany.

Indeed, someone must be out to harm Li Chengyuan, to bring down the Li Family!

"Severe punishment! I will catch the culprit and show no mercy!"

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