She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 64 Yan Lingzhen Takes her Leave, Chai You Gets Beaten

Chapter 64: Chapter 64 Yan Lingzhen Takes her Leave, Chai You Gets Beaten

After Mrs. Sun left, Yan Wanqing called someone over and learned how the Sun Family had managed to save the person.

Aunt Liu made a scene at home, crying and causing chaos, even threatening to hang herself, which brought the whole matter in front of old Master Sun. He directly wrote a letter to the palace, requesting his granddaughter Sun Lianyi to plead with His Majesty.

Sun Lianyi, having no other choice and with a heavily pregnant belly, faced His Majesty and, relying on his current favor, dared to speak up. Once His Majesty eased up, Sun Wenxing was released.

To tidy up this affair and silence the public, the officials at the Dali Temple pinned the murder of Chai Shu entirely on Yan Minsheng.

This was why Mrs. Liu had been wailing just now; an exile of a thousand miles had turned into two thousand.

If Yan Minsheng were exiled two thousand miles away in this life, he could forget about ever returning to the Capital City; he might die on the road before reaching the place of exile.

"What do we do now? If Madam speaks to the General Residence, then Yan Minsheng will definitely be released," Piji said.

Yan Wanqing, flipping through a military text, said indifferently, "No rush."

Piji, puzzled, said, "Isn’t the master going to handle it? How will we explain to Mr. Chai?"

"If he truly made up his mind, it wouldn’t have been my turn to step in. Right now, it’s nothing more than misplaced kindness," she remarked while marking the military text with a brush. "In a battle between two sides, the most taboo is unnecessary mercy. This matter will teach him a valuable lesson."

Piji lowered his head after hearing this.

He and Hong Wu had followed Yan Wanqing for at least ten years, accompanying her from the battlefield and growing up together since childhood.

In all these ten years, they never fully understood what Yan Wanqing was truly thinking.

She could show kindness to the starving refugees by the roadside, yet could also, without hesitation, abandon the last straw that would break the camel’s back.

To say she was compassionate and kind was true, to say she was ruthless and fierce was also apt.

She was like an impenetrable fog, filled with mystery and fear of the unknown.

"Master, should we send out more people tonight?" Piji proposed after hearing some news from Hong Wu, but Yan Wanqing rolled her eyes at him, leaving a chill down his spine.

Yan Wanqing greatly despised her two personal Hidden Guards’ lack of ability to read the room.

"Would sending more people make a difference? Even if you all added up, you wouldn’t be his match," she knew very well Xiao Pingfeng’s capacity for combat.

Every night, the arms that held her were filled with strength, which she felt deeply. Moreover, having been trained by the same master and given his identity as the Crown Prince, Song Huaxu would definitely not hold back in his teachings. Having learned most of his skills, it would be rare to find anyone his equal in this world.

No wonder he appeared so frequently while Hong Wu and Piji were as clueless as geese, unable to hear any disturbance.

Yan Wanqing couldn’t help but sigh.

With such skill, rather than following the right path, he insisted on sneaking into her bedchamber every night.

"You may leave," Yan Wanqing, feeling utterly exhausted, said just as Yan Lingzhen walked in with her medicine chest. The sisters both had the same pale complexions, glancing at each other from afar at the doorway, sharing a bond of mutual understanding in their suffering.

Yan Lingzhen was here to say goodbye. After sewing today, she’d requested to leave to search for a particular medicine.

"Must you go yourself? Your health..." Yan Wanqing was worried.

Yan Lingzhen, looking serious with a pale face, nodded firmly, "It’s an old friend with a quirky temperament, who would only allow me to gather the medicine if I go personally. Ordinary people might die before even entering the mountain."

"How confident are you?" Yan Wanqing didn’t dissuade her from going due to the danger but asked about her confidence level instead.

That was also the reason Yan Lingzhen liked her so much.

Yan Lingzhen held out one hand.

Yan Wanqing lowered her eyes, "Fifty percent?"

Five fingers dwindled to two, and she sighed, "Twenty percent, and you dare to risk your life?"

Yan Lingzhen nodded, "As the saying goes, ’How can you capture tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair?’ Moreover, we are at the end of our tether now. A twenty percent chance is already enough. When I return, I will definitely be able to cure sister’s poison."

"No matter what, come back safely," Yan Wanqing instructed as she held her hand.

Like a mother, Yan Wanqing couldn’t be too cold-hearted toward this young girl whose eyes were filled with nothing but adoration for her, especially since they were sisters connected by blood, even if their bones were shattered to pieces.

When Yan Lingzhen left, Yan Wanqing had almost packed the entirety of Stormy Building for her, for fear that she might encounter some trouble on the way.

As the days passed, Yan Minsheng was also released back home. Dali Temple stated they would re-arrest him after a few days, but anyone with clear eyesight knew that these were just pretexts and excuses.

The day Chai Right was beaten was a very cold afternoon; it had just rained, and the ground was icy. He was violently thrashed by someone with a sack over his head, and then left on the iced-over lake in the back street.

It was fortunate that the ice wasn’t too solid; otherwise, he might have fallen in and never been able to get back up.

Xiao Hongshen was furious over Chai Right being beaten, sending men to patrol the streets, searching everywhere for the perpetrator.

Upon hearing this news, Yan Wanqing remained indifferent.

At that moment, she was brewing tea by the stove, with Huai Yu peeling sugar tangerines for her by her side.

The sweetness of the fruit bursting in her mouth made Yan Wanqing squint in delight, eliciting Chai Yu to marvel, "Your second uncle is right, you’re truly cold-blooded."

After hearing this, Yan Wanqing simply scoffed, "As if you’re any different."

Huai Yu pouted, "The same, the same, we’re both of the same kind. Without a ruthless heart, our positions are unstable, so it’s better to be a bit more ruthless."

"Those who achieve great things must make sacrifices. I’m merely helping him to choose his path, and gave him a little nudge," Yan Wanqing watched as Huai Yu tossed orange peels into the charcoal fire, sparks flared momentarily before dying down.

"Aren’t you afraid it will backfire? It’s said that the Seventh Prince has been very attentive to Mr. Chai," Huai Yu added.

Yan Wanqing’s gaze was resolute, "It might have before, but Chai Right definitely won’t now."

The role that the Seventh Prince played in this matter was something that someone as cunning as Chai Right would certainly be aware of.

After all, Chai Shu’s last client was none other than Xiao Hongshen.

Yan Wanqing wasn’t a good person, so what about Xiao Hongshen, the man who slept with her sister? What kind of decent man could he be?

After all, a man’s dignity is limited; with just a little manipulation, every point is his Achilles’ heel.

"Now we just wait for the drama to unfold. The rise and fall of a frail scholar in the officialdom is really too intriguing," Yan Wanqing couldn’t help but slightly arch her brows in anticipation.

Huai Yu was somewhat worried, "Chai Right is rising too quickly, which may not necessarily be good for Township Manor."

"It’s not a good thing, but it’s definitely not a bad one either," Yan Wanqing’s eyes shone as she stared at Huai Yu, "The more capable ministers there are in the court, the more crucial the existence of Township Manor becomes."

Only when the Emperor becomes wary of these newly advanced ministers can the old ministers like Township Manor and General Residence continue to be trusted and thus safely survive.

This was Yan Wanqing’s grand strategy.

Spring is about to begin,

And the news of their father and brothers’ defeat is about to arrive.

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