Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 550

Chapter 550 Nets Above and Snares Below
Yun Xiao and Rong Jin took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the capital, and then entered Rong Jin’s residence in the capital. After the two of them rested in the residence, the person who asked for information had already returned.

“Reporting to master, Last night, the Third Prince, Zhou Jingyan, had successfully forced the palace. The Empress committed suicide in her bedroom, Jing Xu wanted to escape from the Nine Halls next week, But he was caught by the Third Prince’s men, So far, we’ve got news, He was imprisoned in the dungeon of the Imperial Palace. In addition, the matter of the Yun Clan’s mansion being burned down had already spread throughout the world this morning. The Yun Clan’s Grand Aunt had submitted a scroll saying that it was evidence of the Yun Clan’s treason. Now, the Third Prince, Zhou Jingyan, had issued an arrest warrant to search for the whereabouts of the Yun Clan. If they encountered it, they would be killed! The black-clothed man’s voice was so cold that there was no temperature at all, causing the surrounding atmosphere to feel even more strange.

Rong Jin waved the black-clothed man down. “Continue to keep an eye on Zhou Jingyan’s whereabouts. Also, find out where Zhou Jingxu is currently locked up and arrange for someone to protect him.”

“Yes,” Rong Jin turned to look at Yun Xiao, who was standing beside him after the black-clothed man went down. A faint peculiarity appeared in his dark eyes. “The method you thought of to get rid of Yun Xi’s guilt will probably make Yun Xi’s reputation stink.”

A faint peculiarity appeared in Yun Xiao’s calm gaze. She whispered, “Other than this method, I didn’t think of a method that would allow Eldest Sister to successfully get off the hook. In the future, I won’t be implicated by us anymore.”

When Rong Jin’s identity was revealed to the world, At that time, all the people related to Yun Clan would be implicated. Now, all the people from Yun Clan had left the capital and would arrive in Country of Xiyue in a few days. Only Yun Xi, who had already been married, would remain in the capital. At that time, Zhou Jingyan would definitely vent all of his anger on Yun Xi. It was also very likely that her husband’s family would suffer because of Yun Xi.

However, now that Yun Xi had personally exposed the Yun Clan’s relationship with Xi Yue, it was enough to preserve Yun Xi and her husband’s clan. If Xi Yue and Dong Jin really made a move in the future, under the pressure of the people, Zhou Jingyan would not be able to do anything to Yun Xi anymore.

After all, when Yun Xi exposed the relationship between the Yun Clan and the West Vietnam, it had already shown that Yun Xi and the Yun Clan were on opposite sides, and Yun Xi could no longer threaten them with Yun Xi.

“That’s right. At present, there is no better way than this.” Rong Jin hugged Yun Xiao’s waist and pressed her tightly into his embrace. A faint darkness appeared in his eyes. “I only hope that this matter will not involve Yun Xi anymore.”

Yun Xiao nodded heavily. In her previous life, her eldest sister treated her well. Even in her most dangerous times, she did not forget to visit her. Only this kindness, Yun Xiao did not want to implicate her.

Yun Xiao looked outside leisurely. As long as the people from the Yun Family did not arrive in West Vietnam, Yun Xiao’s heart would not be at peace for a day. “I wonder how Mother and Father are doing now? In the future, with the pursuers from the Eastern Jin Dynasty chasing after them, Mother and Father will not be able to travel fast. I only hope that they can safely arrive in West Vietnam.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already arranged for people to protect them. Also, I’m afraid that they’ll be discovered. I’ve already instructed everyone to leave separately. Even if someone checks, it’ll be very difficult to find out.” Zhou Jingyan only thought that the people from Yun Clan would leave the capital together. They would definitely leave together. Even if they separated, there would still be two or three of them. After all, there were adults and children who could not act alone. However, he did the opposite. This way, many people would be less wary.

Yun Xiao also nodded heavily, “Although that’s what I said, I can’t let down my guard.”

“Alright, let’s ask someone to find out where Zhou Jingxu is during the day. Let’s have a good rest today and save Zhou Jingxu tonight.” If Rong Jin didn’t care about the life and death of people who had nothing to do with him, he wouldn’t even care about Zhou Jingxu’s affairs, let alone that Zhou Jingxu was the son of an enemy. However, because of Yun Xiao’s dream, Rong Jin did not like other men to fill her heart, so he would rather save Zhou Jingxu’s life and let Yun Xiao feel at ease.

How could Yun Xiao not understand Rong Jin’s thoughts? While feeling grateful in her heart, her feelings towards Rong Jin also deepened.

After changing the medicine for Rong Jin, Yun Xiao saw that the wound had already started to scab and felt a little relieved.

The two slept for an entire day. When they woke up, it was already dark. After dinner, the sky had completely darkened. The black-clothed man also came to report Zhou Jingxu’s whereabouts and was imprisoned in the dark prison beneath the palace where Zhou Jingyan was currently staying.

“Master, we have already found out the way to the palace. We can go save them. You and Madam can wait for the news again.”

However, Yun Xiao shook her head. There was always a bit of doubt in her heart.

According to her understanding of Zhou Jingyan in her previous life, how could the people he had personally hidden be so easily found by them? Although Yun Xiao had to admit that the strength of the Ten Directions Palace couldn’t be underestimated, Zhou Jingyan’s heart was deep. If he really wanted to hide Zhou Jingxu, he definitely wouldn’t let anyone find him so easily.

Could it be that this was just a trap?

After Rong Jin waved the black-clothed man down, Yun Xiao told Rong Jin the doubts in her heart. Rong Jin also frowned, feeling that this matter was really strange.

In the end, the two of them unanimously decided not to let anyone go to the palace to take risks. They waited quietly for one night before dawn before deciding.

…

In the palace, at midnight, Zhou Jingyan sat on the dragon chair, exhausted. After everything was settled, it was already an hour.

Outside, a father-in-law knocked on the door and brought a bowl of supper to Zhou Jingyan. “Third Highness, everything in the palace is calm now. No one has come.”

Zhou Jingyan brought the supper and ate it bit by bit. His brows furrowed. Today, someone had obviously come to probe Zhou Jingxu, but why hadn’t there been any news until now?

“Don’t relax your vigilance. Also, have you found the whereabouts of the Yun Family after they escaped?” Speaking of this matter, Zhou Jingyan’s face was filled with gloom. He did not expect that Yun Xiao would actually move everyone from the Yun Clan yesterday.

He clearly had people staring at Yun Xiao’s every move, but he still let the Yun Family run away just like that!

Seeing Zhou Jingyan’s gloomy expression, Eunuch Qian couldn’t help but pinch a cold sweat on his face, “Report to Your Highness the third prince. We haven’t found the whereabouts of the Yun Family yet. However, the people below have been keeping an eye on them. It shouldn’t be long before we find them.”

Eunuch Wei would rather die than surrender last night, so he had already been killed. He was on duty now, but seeing Zhou Jingyan’s appearance, he was worried about his future.

“Bastard, you can’t even handle such a small matter!” On the first day, Yun Xiao and the others were allowed to flee like this. In the future, if they wanted to find the whereabouts of Yun Xiao and the others, it would be difficult for them to ascend to the heavens.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jingyan wished he could kill all the people in front of him and vent his anger! Taking a deep breath, Zhou Jingyan said coldly, “Who caused trouble in the capital last night, causing the entire capital to be in chaos? Who set Yun Clan on fire? Did you find out?”

Eunuch Qian’s heart grew more and more terrified. Waves of cold sweat gushed out from his forehead. However, Eunuch Qian did not dare to wipe the sweat off his forehead. He said with an embarrassed expression, “I … can’t find out. Yes, it’s Consort Xian.”

“Side Concubine? Hui Ning?” When Zhou Jingyan mentioned this, a strong killing intent surged in his eyes. That woman looked like she had failed! “Bring Concubine Side over here!”

“Third Highness, Concubine Side passed away fifteen minutes ago.” Furthermore, the appearance of her death was extremely embarrassing. Everyone who saw her was shocked. Of course, Eunuch Qian did not dare to say anything else.

“Dead?” Zhou Jingyan muttered. Thinking of the poison Huining had suffered, he snorted coldly and said, “If you die, you’ll be buried.” Now, it was good that Hui Ning was dead. Otherwise, he would be upset when he saw that woman. “Oh right, before she died, Concubine Xiang had found Yun Xiao to talk to. Did you find the person who went to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two of them?”

“I found it, but that palace maid was drowned in the pond.” Eunuch Qian’s voice couldn’t help but tremble as he said this.

“Drowned?” Zhou Jingyan’s expression became even more embarrassed. “They’re all trash! They can’t even stare at a single person! Capture everyone beside Concubine Xian! Ask Concubine Xian what she said to Yun Xiao before she died.”

“Yes,” Eunuch Qian quickly walked out and let out a sigh of relief as he walked out of the dormitory.

However, at this moment, Suddenly, a strange sound came from outside the dormitory. Eunuch Qian’s expression changed slightly. He saw that the mechanism set up outside had loosened. He immediately walked out. When he reached the courtyard outside, he saw only two black figures fighting in the air. Within the mechanism set up, a figure was pierced through by thousands of arrows and fell into the bloody waves.

Eunuch Qian’s expression changed and he immediately shouted, “Someone, someone! Catch the assassin!”

Before Eunuch Qian’s voice fell, all the hidden guards ambushed in the surroundings moved out to catch the two assassins who were fighting in the air. The imperial guards outside the dormitory also quickly ran towards the direction of the dormitory, their swords flashing with dense cold light. Layers of archers were waiting for them.

With such layers of defense, even a fly wouldn’t be able to fly out!

Sure enough, not long after, the two black shadows were caught. However, what surprised everyone was that the two black-clothed men were actually their people. Everyone stared at this scene with their mouths wide open, not knowing what exactly had happened.

Zhou Jingyan quickly walked out of the dormitory and saw two powerful hidden guards kneeling in front of him. “What the hell is going on?”

“This subordinate doesn’t know either. I only remember a black shadow attacking me. I flew out to find someone. I only felt a pain in the back of my neck and lost my mind. I only wanted to kill,” the black-clothed man said with a shameful expression.

“Kill!” Zhou Jingyan snorted coldly, then turned around and walked into the bedroom, his back carrying a dense hostile aura.

He didn’t expect that he would set up a heavenly net and wait for Yun Xiao to trap himself, but in the end, he caught his own hidden guard!