Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 40

Chapter 040 Hidden Mysteries
His four eyes met, and an invisible contest flowed between the two of them. None of them continued to speak.

The hands between Yun Xiao’s neck became tighter and tighter, and her breathing became weaker and weaker. Her complexion became redder and redder due to lack of breathing, and her lips slowly attacked an abnormal purple color.

The hands in the wide sleeves on both sides were tightly clenched together. He used his best efforts to calm himself down. At this moment, whoever spoke first would lose completely.

The corners of her mouth curled into a smile, her expression calm, and the ridicule in her eyes grew stronger and stronger, but she had no intention of begging for mercy.

Zhou Jingchen looked at the corner of her slightly smiling lips, matching her rising red cheeks with her lips that were livid. There was a strange hint of color, but her pair of obsidian-like eyes made his expression shiver.

He could tell at a glance that this attendant was dressed as a woman. This was the first woman who was able to stay calm in front of him. With a thought, he coldly snorted, “Let her go.”

Upon hearing his instructions, the guard pushed Yun Xiao and dropped his hand.

Yun Xiao only smiled faintly. The corner of her mouth hooked slightly and she took a few breaths slowly. Her expression was graceful and did not look like a woman who had just walked out of the Gate of Hell.

Zhou Jingchen did not expect that this woman would still remain calm in this situation, attracting a portion of his attention.

Looking at the teacup opposite, Yun Xiao understood what this man meant. She walked over generously. Just looking at Zhou Jingchen’s current appearance, Yun Xiao knew that she had a chance of winning.

She saluted and sat opposite Zhou Jingchen. She held the cup in her hand, but it was not good. “Since His Highness the Crown Prince has come, he should have brought some silver, right?”

Zhou Jingchen wore a black robe today. The opposite ends of the robe were embroidered with dark patterns with golden silk thread. He took a sip of tea. The guard who had been pinching Yun Xiao earlier went forward and handed over 100,000 silver notes.

“This is a hundred thousand silver taels, but it depends on whether the information you give is worth it or not.”

Yun Xiao did not look at the banknote. Her eyes turned and her throat ached. Instead, she smiled faintly, “On October 15, someone will assassinate the Crown Prince. Is this news worth 100,000 silver notes?”

Halfway through her words, a long sword appeared on her neck. However, Yun Xiao calmly finished her words. Instead, she smiled lightly and took a sip of tea. Her expression was natural, “If I’m not wrong, this should be the best Cloud Mist Tea, right?”

It was really interesting to be able to talk about tea with him so naturally even though he was wearing it around his neck!

He looked at Yun Xiao’s face for a while with a gloomy expression, as if he wanted to see a flaw. Mother’s charity always liked to go to Xiangguo Temple on the 15th of every month to offer incense. Even if he couldn’t go, she would send her trusted aides. But last night, Mother’s body became weaker and weaker, so he told Mother about replacing Mother’s to go to Xiangguo Temple to offer incense.

Just as he was about to agree, someone told him that someone was going to assassinate him. Was this really a coincidence? No, he didn’t believe in coincidences!

Instead of looking at the sword around her neck, he stared into her eyes. After a long time, he raised his voice and said, “Are you interested?”

“I’m not interested. I’m rather interested in the Crown Prince’s life. I wonder if the hundred thousand silver taels belong to me?” She leisurely admired the hostility on the Crown Prince’s face, but had no intention of stopping it.

If he bought the Crown Prince’s life for 100,000 taels of silver, he would still lose!

In his previous life, on the 15th of October, the Crown Prince was ambushed and killed on the way to offer incense on behalf of his mother, causing a huge stir in the capital. Therefore, not only did he know about this matter, but county princess Huining also knew about it!

Zhou Jingyan’s hostile eyes fell on Yun Xiao. He handed the silver note in front of him to Yun Xiao and said, “Aren’t you afraid that you will have a life to take the money and spend it?”

Yun Xiao did not refuse and put the banknote into her arms. “Of course I’m afraid, but I don’t think the Crown Prince wants my life. Besides, the Crown Prince still wants me to continue to provide information, right?”

Zhou Jingyan’s eyebrows sank, his handsome face covered in frost, and the sword on Yun Xiao’s neck slightly sank, “Who exactly are you?” To actually know that someone would assassinate her, she must have participated in it, right?

Yun Xiao raised her hand and touched the blood stains left on her neck. The corner of her mouth hooked slightly, and the corner of her mouth hooked into a faint mockery. “As long as you know that I don’t have any malicious intentions, it’s good. However, whether His Highness the Crown Prince can escape that calamity depends on His Highness the Crown Prince.”

After she finished speaking, she used her small hand to grab the sword and pulled it away. “Your Highness the Crown Prince’s sword should stay away from me.”

Zhou Jingyan nodded and the guard’s sword was removed from her neck. “Do you know who assassinated me?”

When Yun Xiao heard this, she suddenly laughed. She was already beautiful. Even if she wore grey cloth clothes, she could not conceal the faint light emitted from her eyes like an ancient well’s orchid. “I don’t know, Your Highness the Crown Prince doesn’t need to ask me where I found out about this.”

After she finished speaking, she calmly stood up and walked out of the door. Zhou Jingchen had no intention of stopping her.

Only when Yun Xiao walked out of the room did she suddenly breathe a sigh of relief. The Crown Prince was a grand and handsome person, but he was not a good match.

In her previous life, when she married Zhou Jingyan, Zhou Jingchen had already died. Although she had never interacted with Zhou Jingchen, she had a deep understanding of the cunning and sinister ways of the royal family.

As for who was going to assassinate the Crown Prince? She could already guess the candidate. She was willing to save the Crown Prince because she wanted to stir up this jar of water so that it would be harder for Zhou Jingyan to walk on the Emperor Road.

In fact, she wanted to personally push that person down from that position!

Zhou Jingchen’s guards secretly chased after him, but just as he walked out of the room, the woman in the servant’s clothes disappeared!

In the private room next door, County Lord Hui Ning personally poured a cup of tea for Zhou Jingyan. “How about the Third Prince try the tea I personally made? This is the water that I sent someone to pick up from the spring outside the city. It’s sweet and fragrant. It has a different taste.”

She held the tea to Zhou Jingyan’s face, and her gaze fell on him. The light green robe was embroidered with different dark patterns with silver threads. The dazzling silver light emitted a faint brilliance, making him look even more handsome and magnanimous.

Who would have thought that in his previous life, the Third Prince, who didn’t show any signs of showing off and was looked down upon by others, would ascend to that position!

It wasn’t just him, but the woman she looked down on had actually ascended to the back seat! She was jealous, crazy jealous! That position could only be his!

Therefore, before that woman married Zhou Jingyan, she had to first attract the attention of this man. She had memories of her previous life and knew what would happen in the future. She could help this man with his plans!

She would never let that lowly woman sit in the back seat and look down on her!

Zhou Jingyan put all the changes in county princess Hui Ning’s eyes. Seeing that county princess Hui Ning was docile and gentle, his eyes were filled with hatred. He didn’t show any doubts, and the smile on his face deepened. “It’s really good tea. I wonder why county princess invited me here today?”

Before this, although he and county princess Hui Ning were cousins, Hui Ning had never looked at him seriously. This was the first time he had asked him out like this, so he couldn’t help but be wary.

County princess Huining concealed her thoughts and smiled softly, “I heard that His Highness the Crown Prince will go to the Xiangguo Temple to offer incense in the 15th generation of the Empress on October. Does His Highness the Third Prince know?”

Zhou Jingyan’s heart skipped a beat, and his expression became even more gentle. “Where did the county princess find out?” The matter of the Crown Prince offering incense on behalf of his mother hadn’t spread out yet, but County Lord Huining was actually able to know about it, so he couldn’t help but be wary.

County Lord Hui Ning smiled when she saw Zhou Jingyan’s words. She reached out and drove all the maids out to look at Zhou Jingyan. Seeing this, Zhou Jingyan kicked his servant out.

County princess Huining said, “It’s inconvenient to tell you where to find out. However, I can tell His Highness the Third Prince something.”

She leaned closer to Zhou Jingyan and whispered a few words.

Zhou Jingyan’s gentle and handsome face finally became a little more surprised. This surprise was not because of what Hui Ning said, but because County Lord Hui Ning actually knew of his plan! This was truly inconceivable!

The trusted aides he sent to the Crown Prince yesterday reported back to him. The Crown Prince would offer incense on the 15th of October, and the intention of assassinating him had sprouted. However, before he could execute it, County Lord Huining actually knew that someone would assassinate the Crown Prince!

It was truly inconceivable!

His eyebrows scanned County Lord Hui Ning for a while, and at this moment, killing intent surged in his heart!

Could it be that someone had betrayed him? No, I haven’t even discussed this idea with my aides, how could anyone else know about it? Or was she sent by the Crown Prince to test him?

At this moment, his thoughts had already changed a hundred thousand times, and the killing intent in his chest was even more intense. He stared blankly at the mysterious county princess Huining, who was smiling at him with a mysterious expression. In his hand, he tightly gripped a dagger. He was constantly plotting how he should escape after killing Huining.

County princess Hui Ning felt the atmosphere in the air immediately freeze. The smile on her face slowly faded away. She suddenly seemed to understand something. Her body stiffened slightly, and her eyes carried a trace of timidity.

She only remembered the advantages of her rebirth. She only remembered that she wanted to work with Zhou Jingyan to help him ascend to the throne, but she forgot that this man in front of her, since he was able to stand out from the crowd of princes, naturally, he had his own considerations and schemes. He was definitely not someone who would trust others so easily!

Zhou Jingyan also had this ambition. Otherwise, he would not have become the God Throne. However, he had concealed it too well, and it was definitely not as useless as his usual behavior.

If it wasn’t for Zhou Jingyan, she didn’t know if Zhou Jingyan would betray her and tell the Crown Prince or the Emperor about the assassination. If it was Zhou Jingyan, her actions would be tantamount to plucking the beard of a tiger.

She had to think about how she could make Zhou Jingyan believe in her!

Looking at the sparks of killing intent in his eyes, county princess Huining’s expression turned cold. She felt that her entire body was cold, and her mind quickly spun.

Her eyes suddenly lit up and she finally had an idea!