Chapter 410 - Chapter 410: A Meeting at the Back of the Mountain
Chapter 410: A Meeting at the Back of the Mountain
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“You… You dare to hit us?!”
The few old nannies were shocked and angry. They did not expect that Yu Yunxi actually dared to beat them, considering they were the Empress Dowager’s servants.
“Who do you think you are?”
Yu Yunxi stared at them coldly, causing their faces to pale. After all, not anyone could withstand the aura of someone who had been on the battlefield.
“E-eldest Princess, you already promised the Empress Dowager to pray for the Emperor Emeritus,” the old nanny stammered, hoping to intimidate Yu Yunxi with these words.
“Since you care so much about praying, you can copy the scriptures.”
As soon as Yu Yunxi’s voice fell, Meng Xia directly kicked the back of the nannies’ knees, and they quickly fell to the ground.
“Eldest… Eldest Princess…”
The nannies still wanted to retort, but when they met Yu Yunxi’s cold gaze, they could only pick up the brushes and copy the scriptures in trepidation.
“Eldest Princess, if you’re tired, you can go and rest. I’ll keep an eye on these unruly slaves,” Meng Xia said.
Yu Yunxi shook her head as she turned to look at the door coldly. She asked icily in a low voice, “The night is so long. Do you think the Empress Dowager will only torture me by kneeling and copying scriptures?”
Meng Xia’s eyelids twitched. She looked at the trembling nannies before she asked in a low voice, “Eldest Princess, could it be that Empress Dowager still has other tricks hidden up her sleeve? What else does she want to do?”
“We’ll know in a while,” Yu Yunxi said with a smile as she hid the coldness in her gaze.
When the latter half of the night arrived, the old nannies could no longer endure it. They looked at Yu Yunxi tearfully, hoping to arouse her sympathy.
“Eldest, Eldest Princess, my hands hurt. Can I rest for a while?”
These nannies had been with the Empress Dowager for many years and had gotten used to wielding great power. They were used to slapping people with their hands and had never been punished to write for so long.
“Oh? You can’t endure it anymore? Your hands are really useless. It seems like I should just chop them off,” Yu Yunxi said nonchalantly as she smoothed her hair back.
“We… We’ll continue writing…”
The old nannies’ faces turned ashen. They did not dare to say anything else and could only lower their heads to copy the scriptures. Inwardly, they felt extremely resentful that they were being treated like this by Yu Yunxi. When tomorrow came, they would definitely complain to the Empress Dowager so Yu Yunxi would be punished.
The room fell silent again. Not long after, Yu Yunxi and Meng Xia heard the sounds of footsteps.
“Benefactor, the night is cold. The abbot asked me to bring some blankets for you.”
The voice clearly belonged to a young man.
Meng Xia hesitated for a moment before she walked over to open the door.
A young monk walked in with his head lowered; his expression could not be seen. The old nannies were copying scriptures behind the screen so it seemed like he did not see them. He put the blanket down and said softly, “Benefactor, I’ll take my leave first.”
With that, he left and closed the door behind him.
Meng Xia was confused. She picked the blanket up and checked it, but she did not find anything unusual. She said, “There’s no problem with the blanket, Eldest Princess. I think the young monk was really sent here to deliver the blanket.’
Yu Yunxi frowned slightly. Just as she was about to ask Meng Xia to bring the blanket for her to check, a dart shot in from outside.
“Be careful!” Yu Yunxi cried out as she grabbed Meng Xia’s hand and retreated.
In the next moment, the dart pierced the wall behind where Yu Yunxi was just standing. The dart nailed a piece of paper to the wall. The note read: If you want to know more about the Xiao family, come to the bamboo forest at the back of the mountain. Come alone.
“Eldest Princess, is this a trap?” Meng Xia asked solemnly before she said, “I’ll bring people to the back of the mountain now to capture the culprit.”
“No, don’t alert the enemy. I’ll go. Stay here and keep an eye on these old nannies,” Yu Yunxi said, shaking her head. She thought to herself curiously, ‘Who sent this note? What’s the other party’s motive?’
“Eldest Princess, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. I’m afraid it’s a trap,” Meng Xia said anxiously.
Yu Yunxi raised an eyebrow and looked at Meng Xia strangely as she asked,
“Who said that I’m going alone?”
“Eldest Princess, didn’t you ask me to stay here?”
“Just because I’m not bringing you doesn’t mean I’m going alone,” Yu Yunxi said, patting Meng Xia’s shoulder before she walked to the door.
Meng Xia was even more puzzled. She asked, “Then, Eldest Princess, who are you bringing with you?”
With her back facing Meng Xia, Yu Yunxi said, sounding very relaxed, “Feng Yili. One Feng Yili is worth more than a hundred secret guards.”
Meng Xia: .
‘Fine. We’re all indeed inferior to him…
At the back of the mountain.
Yu Yunxi and Feng Yili walked into the bamboo forest.
“Why weren’t you sleeping earlier?” Yu Yunxi asked in a low voice as she observed her surroundings. She did not expect to find him awake when she went to his courtyard earlier.
Feng Yili replied, sounding slightly cold, “How can I sleep when someone punished my Princess Consort to copy scriptures?”
Feng Yili’s gaze surged with killing intent toward the Empress Dowager.
“You know that the Empress Dowager forced me to copy scriptures? Anyway, don’t worry about me. I won’t let myself suffer. I’ve already forced a few unruly slaves to copy the scriptures for me,” Yu Yunxi said as she held Feng Yili’s hand. His hand was big and warm, making her feel at ease.
“The bamboo at the back of the mountain is growing really well,” Yu Yunxi said gloomily as she pushed away the bamboo leaves.
“With so many corpses nourishing it, it naturally grows well,” Feng Yili said lightly.
A gust of wind blew over, causing goosebumps to rise on Yu Yunxi’s arms under her sleeves. She turned to look at Feng Yili and asked in confusion, “Corpses? Where did the corpses come from?”
“This place used to be a mass grave. Later on, the Temple of Eternal Peace was built over it,” Feng Yili slowly said.
‘I see…’
Yu Yunxi turned around and looked at the tall peak of the Temple of Eternal Peace. She murmured, “Can they appease the souls by building the temple here?”
After a moment, another gust of wind blew over, and Yu Yunxi sighed softly as she said, “Winter is really coming…
In the next moment, a warm cloak landed on her shoulders.
“Let’s go,” Feng Yili said as he held her hand and strode forward.
The surroundings were quiet and cold as the two people continued to walk.
After a moment, Yu Yunxi said, “Since you have the guts to invite me here, why are you still hiding?”
Yu Yunxi’s cold reverberated in the forest.
Following that, a loud whoosh rang in the air before an ethereal voice said, “I told you to come alone.”
Yu Yunxi said nonchalantly, “It’s just an additional person. It won’t affect what you tell me about the Xiao family..”