She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 298 - 297: In my fief, your life is not worth mentioning.

Chapter 298: Chapter 297: In my fief, your life is not worth mentioning.

Lotus leaves stretching to the sky in endless green, lotus blossoms reflecting the sun in a unique shade of red.

A dozen or so carriages traveled in a long procession, driving ahead on the path beside the lotus pond.

A maidservant dressed in an emerald-green Luo skirt plucked a protruding lotus bloom from the pondside and offered it like a treasure to someone inside the carriage.

"Miss, flowers are bestowed upon the fair." Cong Ge handed the lotus through the window.

Yan Wanqing reached out to take it, "Flatterer."

It had been ten days since they left the Capital City, heading towards the Northern Border, taking each day as it came. During this time, Cong Ge spent her days with Xiaoliu, her mood becoming livelier with each passing day.

Not to mention,

having left the Capital City, everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

They all became much more carefree and relaxed.

"Does mother and the elder sisters want some lotus seeds?" Yan Xiaoliu’s carriage stopped at the rear; she had already disembarked and called out to those in front.

Upon hearing the voice, Sun Qinglian also descended from the carriage, raising her head to check the weather.

"This lotus pond offers a unique scene; why not let everyone stop here, appreciate the flowers, have a meal, and then continue our journey?"

With Sun Qinglian’s suggestion, one by one, the rest of the party alighted from their carriages, and Yan Zizhuo even started running around the lotus pond.

Eldest brother Yan Li’an stayed behind in the Capital City, unable to let go of someone in the palace.

Having gone through so much, Yan Wanqing had come to view things more calmly; everyone has their own fate to follow.

She had already learned the truth about the events from the Governor’s Office Pass that day from her elder brother.

Enemies launched a night raid, abducted many townspeople, and forced their father to open the gates.

Before their ammunition and rations were depleted, their father had already sent a messenger to the Capital City for reinforcements. If help had arrived in time, the battle would have been certain to win.

But the messenger was killed at the city gates, and their father and his men held out until the last moment, still receiving no sign from the Capital City. With no other choice, having gained agreement from all involved, they opened the gates and decided to fight to the death!

In that battle, they fought until the sky darkened and the ground turned red with blood. When the enemy threatened them with the life of a child, it united the soldiers and civilians of Governor’s Office Pass in absolute enmity; everyone took up arms to defend their home and fought desperately until the very end!

The young men of the Yan Family were true of heart, honorable in the face of heaven and earth!

In the distance, mother Sun Qinglian was peeling lotus seeds, her smile warm and gentle, making Yan Wanqing’s heart twinge.

But their father was the only one who had wronged their mother.

"Cousin, try these lotus seeds and see." A handsome youth extended a hand with a small bunch of peeled lotus seeds; it was the Sun Family’s eldest son Sun Hongxuan.

When he heard Yan Wanqing was leaving, he didn’t hesitate for a moment and announced that he would escort them to the Southern Border.

"Very refreshing," Yan Wanqing accepted the lotus seeds and tasted one.

Seeing her reaction, Sun Hongxuan nodded happily, "I’m glad cousin likes them."

With that, he returned to the back of the procession.

If the fifth younger sister were here, her heart would definitely be filled with joy.

After all, Sun Hongxuan was the man she had been longing for.

Yan Wanqing sighed. What a pity.

The fifth sister was completely engrossed in quelling bandits; once the local ones were taken care of, she hurried off to other places, seemingly determined to become the king of bandits in this world.

It’s hard to say whether her cousin from the Sun Family would still be there when she returned.

Yan Wanqing shook her head in resignation, leaving them to it.

The young have their own blessings; she no longer sought to struggle.

Once her engagement with Huai Yu was annulled, and she helped sort out the affairs of the Northern Border, she planned to find a plot of land in the Jiangnan Water Town, build a courtyard, and then live there raising children and enjoy her days in peace.

She believed that the fool had already seen the letter. His arrival was just a matter of time.

Yan Wanqing wasn’t worried; after all, they had affirmed their feelings for each other.

She had given him her wholehearted trust.

...

In the distant Northern Border,

Behind a secluded, dim rockery, even though it was the season when peach blossoms and lotus bloomed in abundance, the climate in the Northern Border was still bitterly cold, and the waters of the pond were exceptionally chilly.

Suddenly, a stream of bubbles appeared from the lower depths of the pond, followed by the ascent of a fair, delicate hand onto the bank’s rocks. The figure climbed ashore in distress, cold and shivering from the harsh weather.

The frail body struggled to stand, shivering with chill, raising her head to glimpse the small patch of sky above, revealing a smile of immense relief.

"Just bear with it a little longer, Huai Yu, it’s just one last time."

She coughed weakly, her slender and frail body trembling violently as she actually coughed up a mouthful of blood, splattering it onto the ground.

Huai Yu managed a bitter smile. Ever since returning from the Capital City, her health had been deteriorating day by day. The toxins in her body could no longer be suppressed and she could only rely on soaking in the Cold Pond to put the Poisonous Insects inside her body to sleep. She had been running for thirty-two consecutive days, and with one more day, she could hold on for a little while longer.

Huai Yu did not know what state the Northern Border would enter into if she died or what the second household and the old lady might do.

Huai Yu picked up her clothes from the stone beside her and dressed herself, one article at a time.

As far as the eye could see, her body was covered in frightening and grotesque wounds of all shapes and sizes, like repulsive long worms.

She had now fastened the last button.

At that moment.

"Marquis, Marquis, are you alright?" A green-robed maidservant rushed out in a fluster, her gaze seemingly searching, her steps feigning urgency.

Huai Yu looked at her expressionlessly, sizing up the maidservant until she felt uncomfortable: "Marquis... I only came in because I was worried after not seeing you come out for so long."

Huai Yu had ordered that no one was allowed to enter when she was soaking in the Cold Pond.

Her identity as a woman must not be discovered by anyone, or the Northern Border would surely be thrown into chaos!

Those great clans were just waiting to seize a handle on the Marquis Residence.

She had to stabilize the situation before Yan Wanqing’s arrival.

"Come here," she said, having fastened the last button and summoning the maidservant with a soft call.

The maidservant came closer, only to feel a sudden push on her waist, her body losing control and tumbling straight into the pond. She screamed out, "What are you doing, Marquis?! Although I am lowly born, my life still has value..."

"In my presence," Huai Yu snorted softly with her hand before scuffing it up, her gaze colder than the water of the pond, "your life isn’t worth mentioning."

There were plenty in the Marquis Residence who wanted to pry into her secrets.

Watching the maidservant struggle in the ice-cold water, her face remained impassive.

"If you really die here, the pond you soak in would be disgusted." A man in red leaned at the doorway, jokingly said.

Huai Yu coldly looked at him: "Wu Bie, you intentionally let her in."

The man called Wu Bie was indeed among those who had accompanied Huai Yu to the Capital City.

Wu Bie feigned innocence with a shrug of his shoulders.

"She irritates me, that’s all," he explained.

Upon hearing this, Huai Yu’s eyes darkened, and her tone turned icy: "Don’t let there be a next time." With that, she brushed past Wu Bie’s shoulder and left.

Wu Bie let out a long sigh, pulled the maidservant, who was on her last breath, out of the Cold Pond, and looked into her hopeful eyes. Then, with a smile that could enchant all beings, he stretched out his hand and twisted her neck.

The maidservant couldn’t even utter a sound before she was completely departed from this world.

It’s not their fault for being so ruthless.

Although the Northern Border was small, there were just too many people wanting Huai Yu’s life.

Outsiders wanted a piece of the Northern Border Marquis Residence, while insiders all wanted to kill her and take her place.

Here.

Those without a ruthless heart simply couldn’t survive.

The majority of the wounds on her body came from her own mother, but the rest were marks left by her struggle to live on.

Huai Yu walked out of the Cold Pond.

The maid Cui Zhi, serving the Lady of the Northern Border Marquis Residence, was already waiting outside.

Although she was dressed in palace attire and had a gentle appearance, her pigeon-toed stance and weak presence revealed she was hardly an ordinary maid.

"I’ve seen the Young Marquis," she said.

Huai Yu glanced at her, her eyes cold: "What is it?"

"Milady has received a letter from the Capital City addressed to the Young Marquis," Cui Zhi said with her head lowered.

A wave of joy rose in Huai Yu’s heart.

News from the Capital City had arrived.

But her expression remained cold: "I see, I will go there right away."

Yet, the fact that the letter was in her mother’s possession made her tense her lips with unease.

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