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"All these years, thank you for your concern, Cai Shu. I wonder if you like being called Cai Shu."
"I like it. I like it. As a loyal servant, I certainly like it." Cai Shu nodded in satisfaction. "Also, Second Sister..."
Cai Shu was halfway through speaking when he leaned in and whispered, "You should be more careful at night. There are people on the roof..."
Xia Yuhan, upon hearing this, forced a light smile and said, "It's fine, Cai Shu. We can deal with this matter tomorrow. It's getting late; you should go back first."
"This..." Cai Shu was quite worried about the fact that someone was watching Xia Yuhan.
"Please go back. Really, it's nothing. What is meant to come will come eventually. There's no way to hide from it."
"In that case, I shall take my leave." Since the master was fine, it must be fine. If he interfered further, it would be his fault.
"Safe travels, Cai Shu."
After sending Cai Shu away, Xia Yuhan let out a heavy sigh in the night. Then she pretended to be nonchalant as she entered the house, but in reality, she was worried about who might come tonight.
However, after she entered the house, she was startled. Because just after she closed the door, the candles in the room were lit by someone.
"Prince, is that you? Is there something you need at this late hour?"
Seeing that the visitor was Cang Yile, Xia Yuhan's mood remained heavy. Why were the people around her so extraordinary and so deeply hidden?
"This King... it's nothing. I just saw that you looked too tired and wanted... wanted to spend more time with you and protect you."
"The Prince really knows how to make excuses. If it weren't for Yu Han sealing the windows, we would be able to hear each other's voices from outside the door."
Cang Yile's dark eyes suddenly brightened: "This King has already noticed. Yu Han, you are becoming more and more unpredictable to This King."
He held Xia Yuhan's hand and began to massage it.
Xia Yuhan instinctively pulled away: "Your Highness, men and women should keep their distance. If it weren't for Yu Han putting a wooden board on the roof, leaving only a small gap in a fixed spot, I fear that if someone were on the roof, they would have seen everything inside long ago."
Cang Yile's smile suddenly widened, his expression turning devilishly charming: "Oh, This King has also noticed. But Yu Han specifically prepared this bed for This King."
"What? What are you talking about?" Xia Yuhan burst out laughing. "If Your Highness doesn't mind, then go ahead and sleep. But if someone finds out, I won't take responsibility."
"Yu Han is serious about this."
"Not a chance. If Your Highness has nothing else to do, you should leave quickly."
Cang Yile ignored Xia Yuhan and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace: "Yu Han, are you really going to the Flower Viewing Banquet? It's a pity that This King wasn't invited."
Seeing that she couldn't escape his grasp, Xia Yuhan coldly replied: "Your Highness can go uninvited."
"This King won't go. By the way, Yu Han, have you noticed that there is an elderly man with profound internal strength at Xia Manor?"
"Your Highness is referring to Cai Shu, the one who was previously the Accountant."
"Exactly. No matter what, having such a master by your side makes This King uneasy. You must be cautious of him. He has been hiding for so many years; he is definitely not as simple as he appears. Do you understand?"
"Got it." At this moment, Xia Yuhan began to crave Cang Yile's warm embrace. She wanted to ask where he had been these past few days. Was he off seeking pleasure again? However, she held back and ultimately kept her mouth shut.
"Yu Han. You should wash up and go to sleep. This King will also sleep."
Xia Yuhan was startled and quickly jumped out of Cang Yile's arms, saying, "No. You should sleep here. Do you believe I will shoot you with a poisoned needle?"
Cang Yile scoffed, "Hmph. There is already a beautiful lady waiting for This King in a warm bed. Why would This King stay here?"
"You... have a point. Your legs are your own. You can go wherever you want. Safe travels."
Xia Yuhan's tone immediately turned cold. She didn't even care whether she had washed up or not and lay down on the bed to sleep.
Even she couldn't understand why she was angry with Cang Yile. She was increasingly unaware that she no longer resisted his closeness as much as before.
Cang Yile had no choice but to tuck her in before leaving.
Fool. This King sleeps on the wooden board.
He extinguished the light in the room, swiftly climbed onto the roof, found a corner, and hid himself to sleep...
The next morning, when Cang Yile stealthily returned to Yile Wangfu, he unexpectedly ran into his master.
"Hehe. Stinky Disciple. Out all night again. Have you really gotten a Wife and forgotten your master?"
"Master, how can this be compared? Besides, Master is not Master's Wife. How can This King be gentle with Master?"
The old man was anxious: "What's going on? Don't be gentle with your master. Otherwise, I'll break your legs. If your Master's Wife finds out, she'll definitely cripple my old legs."
"Master, in my opinion, before you break my legs, we should figure out how to deal with your Master's Wife first."
"That's true. With her fiery temper, she'll definitely tear apart this old body of mine before she calms down."
"Master, you know her well. So, will you give way?"
"Yes, yes, I will... I can avoid you, can't I?"
With that, the old man quickly disappeared from sight.
Cang Yile hurried back to his room. After a quick wash-up, he continued to pretend to sleep.
...
That night was quite tormenting for Madam and Xia Wan'er.
Xia Wan'er had been crying in Madam's room for almost the entire night.
"Mother, why is it that Xia Yuhan, that scoundrel, can be so rampant? Not only did she take away the authority of the steward of Xia Manor, but she also rolled away all the Silver Taels you worked so hard to save. Mother, is there no justice?"
"Mother, please say something! That scoundrel has even dismissed the servants around you. Are we just going to let her do as she pleases?"
"Mother..."
No matter what Xia Wan'er did, Madam remained indifferent: "Xia Wan'er, your mother has made an irreparable mistake. This time, it was not entirely at the hands of that scoundrel. It was because the Right Chancellor appeared in time that saved her. Otherwise, it would have been that scoundrel who is dead now."
Xia Wan'er cried and asked several questions. After persistently pressing for answers, she finally got Madam, who had been silent, to speak.
"Scoundrel. Scoundrel. Scoundrel."
Lying on the bed, Madam kept tugging at the pillow beside her, wishing she could tear Xia Yuhan into a thousand pieces.
"Mother, what is wrong with you? Even if you did something wrong, Daddy wouldn't be so heartless as to leave us with no way out."
Madam's heart was filled with resentment; she had no mind to answer Xia Wan'er’s questions.
That absolute scoundrel, Xia Yuhan. Was she trying to make her watch them enjoy their lives? To see the people around her being driven away one by one? To watch her daughter be overlooked by General Xia and bullied little by little?
She had been frustrated, wondering why she hadn’t taken the opportunity to drive Xia Yuhan out of Xia Manor. It turned out she wanted to carry out a deeper revenge.
Thinking back, Xia Yuhan was taking everything she once possessed right in front of her, using the same methods she had once employed against her. Now she was repaying her double for it. This was truly a heart-wrenching revenge.
Xia Yuhan. She really underestimated her.
How infuriating.
The more Madam thought about it, the more she hated it; she wished she could crush Xia Yuhan.
Xia Wan'er looked at Madam's contorted face and instinctively shrank back into the bed: "Mother, what is wrong? Are you okay? Please don't scare Xia Wan'er. Xia Wan'er will be good. If you tell Xia Wan'er not to go out these days, then I won't go out. Mother, please wake up. Wake up..."
After much difficulty, they had tossed and turned all night. Finally, exhausted from their struggles, they fell asleep.
...
Deep within the palace's inner court, Canglong Hui looked nervously at the inscrutable back of the Queen: "Mother Empress, do we really have to get rid of Xia Yuhan? You must know she might be able to cure Father Emperor's leg ailment. Moreover, she really has a box with her that can produce all sorts of strange things. It was those strange things that saved the nearly dying Cang Yile. This is something I witnessed with my own eyes."
"Hui'er, Xia Yuhan must be executed. And it must be done without anyone knowing. Hui'er, what you have are merely tricks. Xia Yuhan thinks she can rely on these tricks to escape being killed by Mother Empress; it's simply wishful thinking."
"But Mother Empress, do you know? Jiang Tingyu has been helping Xia Yuhan because of that box in her possession and her strategies. To be honest, when Jiang Tingyu went missing last time, Xia Yuhan had no idea what happened to her. Not daring to underestimate Jiang Tingyu, I sent warriors hidden in the outskirts of the capital. These warriors were all agile, but in the end, only a few dozen survived. According to them, they used some kind of device that instantly killed dozens of people. Mother Empress, if others find out about this device and we kill Xia Yuhan without knowing it, wouldn't that be a huge loss for us?"
The Queen clearly looked skeptical: "How could such a thing happen? What kind of weapon has such devastating power? Also, Hui'er, you are being too naive. Do you think Jiang Tingyu is someone you can just kill? What kind of person is Jiang Tingyu? How can you be so reckless? Enough! No more discussion. Xia Yuhan must die; otherwise, we will never be able to vent our anger."
"Mother Empress..." Canglong Hui originally wanted to insist further, but seeing the Queen's resolute and unyielding attitude, he had no choice but to relent. "Yes, Mother Empress. I understand."
The Queen glared at him angrily: "Fortunately, Jiang Tingyu had others pursuing her at that time; otherwise, if this matter were to be investigated, even I would be in trouble. Don't let such foolishness happen again."
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