Chapter Twenty-Five

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After Phoenix Concubine said that, those hidden guards immediately received orders and rushed forward to capture Yun Qianyue.

"Miss..." Cai Lian was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she suddenly went limp.

"What are you afraid of! Straighten yourself up!" Yun Qianyue glared back at Cai Lian. She thought to herself that it would be better if the old王爺's hidden guards really existed today. If not, she would take action herself. At least, she hadn't yet figured out the basic condition of this body, and she didn’t want to reveal her abilities in front of so many people. Thinking about it, when she saw the hidden guard rushing forward, she called out softly, "Are my hidden guards here"

Phoenix Concubine was taken aback; did this dead girl have hidden guards too How come she hadn't heard about it Moreover, she had never seen her use them even when she was bullied.

"Yes!" Yun Qianyue's words fell, and a person lightly descended in the courtyard. He wore black robes covering his face, and he was dressed entirely without revealing any facial features. However, judging from his figure and voice, it was clear that he was a young man.

So she really had hidden guards But there's only one of them Yet thinking about how this person appeared silently just now, even though she was so close to him, her excellent hearing and eyesight hadn't detected which direction he came from. This indicated that the person’s martial arts were higher than those of Phoenix Concubine’s hidden guards who had appeared in front of her. It's better to have fewer but better quality people, instead of many mediocre ones. Yun Qianyue nodded and said, "Tell them what your duty is"

"Everything at your command!" That Hidden Guard spoke without any emotion.

"Good!" Yun Qianyue was satisfied. This was exactly what she wanted. She lazily didn’t even glance at the stunned Hidden Guards and looked at Feng Side Concubine, saying sentence by sentence, "Throw this woman who’s randomly enforcing family law into the lake to feed the fish."

The Hidden Guard was taken aback. It seemed he hadn’t expected that when he appeared, it wasn’t for him to drive away these Hidden Guards from the Prince’s Manor but instead to throw a woman into the lake He stood still and looked at Yun Qianyue oddly with his exposed eyes. Wasn’t it a waste of his abilities to use them to throw a woman into the lake

"Didn’t you just say that your duty is to follow my orders What’s wrong Is that not what I’m asking for" Yun Qianyue raised her eyebrows.

The Hidden Guard immediately turned around. With just a light flick of his sleeve, it was hard to see how he moved, but Feng Side Concubine flew out of the Qianyue Courtyard. The direction was exactly towards the only emerald lake in Cloud Manor.

"Yun Qianyue, you have great audacity! How dare you… ah…" A terrified voice drifted over with the wind from a distance, followed by a heavy splash sound. Clearly, Feng Side Concubine had fallen into the lake.

“Very good! I’ll remember your service!” Yun Qianyue smiled. She was satisfied and only then did she feel relieved.

The hidden guard remained silent and stood still in his position. His expression was unclear, but a pair of strange eyes could be seen.

"Do you still wish to take action" Yun Qianyue didn't mind the attitude of her hidden guard; capable people usually had peculiar temperaments. For example, Rong Jing whom she met yesterday and his bodyguard. She turned around to look at the dozens of stunned royal guards in front of her, her gaze sharp and intense. "Royal guards are supposed to protect the mansion. Your involvement in a woman's family feud is an insult to the duty of a Royal Guard. I will definitely report this matter to Grandfather once I return. If you cannot fulfill your duties, it would be better for all of you to leave!"

Upon hearing her words, these people were instantly alarmed and looked at Yun Qianyue's hidden guard simultaneously. The man didn’t even blink an eye. Instantly, the dozens of people turned around and knelt in unison, saying in chorus, "Miss Yun Qianyue, forgive us. We also follow the commands of His Excellency the Duke, and all we do is as instructed by Concubine Fei."

Following their gaze, Yun Qianyue looked at her hidden guard too. She clearly felt that these people seemed to be looking up to him. However, she didn't bother to delve deeper into it; she would eventually find out anyway. She withdrew her gaze and indifferently said to them, "Whether I forgive you or not is still decided by Grandfather! This matter isn’t something I can make the final decision on."

Hearing this, those people lowered their heads and knelt down silently without saying anything.

"Do you have a name" Yun Qianyue asked her hidden guard.

"Mo Li!" The man's unusual expression faded away, his eyes deadened.

"Hmm, Mo Li, alright, I'll remember." Yun Qianyue nodded and waved to the stunned Cailian. "Come on, Grandpa must be awake by now; let's go pay our respects!" With that, she stepped out.

I'll head to the Old Prince’s courtyard to pay my respects, and conveniently tell him about yesterday's and today's morning incidents as well. I should thank him for providing me with such a good secret guard too. Otherwise, if I had truly clashed with Concubine Feng this morning, I might have come out worse off.

"Miss... what about them..." Cailian pointed at the kneeling members of the Prince’s Secret Guard on the ground and asked.

"There's no need to worry about them; there’s a chance they won’t even be part of this prince’s secret guard anymore in a while." Yun Qianyue said without turning back.

Cailian nodded. She thought Miss was truly impressive today. However, upon seeing the maids and old women hugging their legs and lying on the ground, as well as everyone from Concubine Feng’s courtyard who had been frightened into a stupor, she couldn't help but feel worried. She leaned close to Yun Qianyue and whispered, "Miss, it seems that Prince doesn’t appear for some reason; he probably isn’t at the residence. If he finds out you threw Concubine Feng into the lake, won’t he be angry with Miss"

"Have you ever seen Prince’s biggest fit of anger" Yun Qianyue tilted her head and asked Cailian.

"I don't know either. I've only been by your side for half a year; in total, I’ve only seen the prince a few times. All I know is that he doesn’t like Miss and his face always looks bad when seeing you. But I saw him facing the eldest miss with a smile on his face all the time and continuously praising her! The rest of the misses are also liked by Prince, except for you..." Cailian stopped short as she suddenly realized how sensitive this topic is to Yun Qianyue. She hurriedly looked at her expression, seeing it was indifferent, but could only feel heartache inside: "Miss, perhaps the prince doesn't know your worth yet; once he knows about it, Prince will like you..."

"Well, I think so too. He just doesn't know how great I am." Yun Qianyue nodded but didn’t agree with this idea in her heart. If someone dislikes her, so be it! She’s not a RMB (Renminbi), she doesn’t need everyone to love her. Even if she were an RMB, that wouldn’t mean everyone would love her either. Thinking about those chatty women from yesterday, she could guess that her Lord Father was probably quite the Lothario, having fathered many daughters and likely having numerous women.

The two of them quickly left Qianyue Pavilion, heading in the direction of the old lord's courtyard.

"If you still want Madam Feng to be alive, then hurry up and save her!" Mo Li looked at those people from Madam Feng’s courtyard, saying coldly.

Seemingly realizing the situation only now, some ran while others crawled. Those who couldn’t run or crawl rolled as hard as they could, and in an instant, a group of them had left Qianyue Pavilion. Madam Feng was their mistress; if she lost her life, it wouldn’t matter whether or not those above would punish Miss Qianyue. However, they knew that when their mistress died and they failed to take care of her properly, they wouldn’t be able to keep their lives either. Madam Feng was the aunt of the Prince’s concubine; the Prince’s concubine had a good relationship with Madam Feng and would definitely not let them off.

"Master Yin, we…" The remaining guards looked at Mo Li. Although they followed Madam Feng's orders, these years, they didn’t really lay hands on Miss Qianyue as ordered by their mistress; the masters of concealment were aware of this fact. However, regarding other things that were detrimental to Miss Qianyue, they had done plenty. After all, the lord’s order was also a command from Madam Feng, and they dared not disobey.

"Since the young lady has reported it to the old lord, you should wait for his decision!" Mo Li didn’t look at those guards; he left with just that sentence.

The concealed guards drooped their heads dejectedly. With Lord’s affection towards Miss Qianyue, they feared their good days were coming to an end.

A short distance away from the Qian Yue Pavilion, Yun Qianyue felt relieved. This time, everyone in the Cloud王府 would know that she was not someone to be bullied easily. Anyone who wanted to make trouble for her in the future would have to think twice.

Just as she was feeling pleased with herself, Cai Lian suddenly grabbed Yun Qianyue's arm and exclaimed fearfully: "Miss, you must quickly order someone to rescue Phoenix Concubine from the lake! She is the daughter of General Feng, and also the aunt of the Crown Prince’s concubine. Furthermore, many officials in court are related by marriage with either the Feng family or the Wen family, both of which are powerful military families that have connections with these two households. If Phoenix Concubine were to die, it would cause a huge scandal."

Yun Qianyue stopped walking and was surprised at how influential this woman's background seemed. However, she also realized that an ordinary person wouldn’t be able to become a concubine in the Cloud王府. After thinking for a moment, she frowned and asked: "Is the lake water deep"

"Miss, you have truly been preoccupied with Crown Prince’s affairs all these years! That lake is the only large body of water in our Cloud王府; it’s not like a small pond – how can the water not be deep" Cai Lian anxiously said.

“That woman is genuinely despicable. I don't want to save her.” Yun Qianyue shook her head, feeling nauseous at the thought of Phoenix Concubine’s face.

"Miss... It's no good! You must quickly go and rescue her! Although Phoenix Concubine is hateful, you burned down Wàngchūn Tower yesterday. If Phoenix Concubine dies today as well, combined with that incident, even if Prince Jǐng managed to save you once before, it’s unlikely he could protect you again!" Cai Lian held onto Yun Qianyue tightly, her face pale and eyes red-rimmed, almost in tears from worry.

Yun Qianyue thought about it and agreed. She waved her hand irritably, "Then call someone to quickly rescue her."he knew about how she didn’t stop traveling. Every time he imagined her racing back for him at top speed, his heart overflowed with happiness and joy.This woman had already become a poison to him, an...