Chapter 25: Chapter 25: I Mastered This in My Past Life
[Wow, Mom is so kind. But if Dad and my brothers and sisters haven’t eaten, then Mom surely hasn’t either.]
[Why don’t you go eat, Mom? I’ll just have the nurse feed me.]
[I’m really obedient!]
Lady Yun was instantly moved, and couldn’t help but lower her head to kiss her forehead.
"Mom, how about I call the nurse over, and you can have dinner with us?"
Yun Wanyao spoke up guiltily. She was already so grown up, yet she wasn’t as thoughtful as her little sister. She hadn’t even considered that Mom hadn’t eaten. How unfilial.
Lady Yun softly refused, "No need, I can feed Xiao Si myself. Just have someone bring the food to me."
"Alright then."
The father and sons didn’t persist further and quickly left the room, leaving Lady Yun to express milk into a bowl, slowly feeding her while chatting with her.
Even though Xiao Si couldn’t speak, her heart surely responded to her words.
"Xiao Si, when you suddenly fell unconscious, both your dad and I were scared to death. Even though you’re awake now, Mom is still worried that there might still be issues."
Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, Yun Wanqing was drinking her milk and responding in her heart.
[Sorry, Mom, I didn’t mean to scare you. It wasn’t intentional. I just couldn’t find any other way to save Dad. I had no choice but to resort to this plan.]
[Also, holding one’s breath is a very advanced Taoist cultivation technique that strengthens the body, cures diseases, and prolongs life.]
[In my previous life, I mastered it to perfection. Not only is it safe, but it’s also greatly beneficial.]
[Don’t worry about me, Mom. When I grow up, I’ll teach you this secret technique.]
Relieved, Lady Yun secretly let out a breath.
Thinking about Yun Wanqing’s heartfelt words, she couldn’t help but smile. The little girl always thought of her first, truly a thoughtful and caring child.
After the family ate, the siblings stayed by the bed to entertain Yun Wanqing.
Yun Zheng was called away.
In the study, a tall and robust man stood in front of the desk, resembling a small mountain, exuding an aura of ferocity and intimidation.
Upon seeing Yun Zheng, he respectfully cupped his hands in greeting.
"Master!"
Yun Zheng waved his hand and said, "How is it? What’s the situation?"
"Master, just as you predicted, by following your instructions to send a message to Vice General Pei, we managed to encircle and capture a group of death warriors at Red Willow Slope."
"Upon careful observation, it became clear that they were indeed targeting you, Master."
Shen Tu was in complete awe, unable to understand how the Master, ever since returning, stayed indoors for days yet somehow knew about the death warriors hiding at Red Willow Slope.
Fortunately, the Master had foresight and prepared a comprehensive plan. Otherwise, if they had proceeded as scheduled to the military camp today, they would have undoubtedly been ambushed.
The consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Did you find out their origins?"
Yun Zheng frowned. In his early years, he had eradicated the aristocratic families’ influence for the late Emperor, offending a significant part of the Court, many of whom wished for his removal. Assassinations had become commonplace, yet none had been successful.
But in Xiao Si’s heart, this group actually succeeded, indicating their extraordinary background.
"I’m sorry, Master, we haven’t found out yet."
These death warriors, upon facing mission failure and being surrounded, scattered without hesitation, and those captured bit through poison capsules, leaving no one alive.
He and Vice General Pei had examined the bodies, finding that none of the death warriors had tongues or identifying marks on their bodies, making it impossible to trace their origins, causing Shen Tu great frustration.
"Keep investigating. Inform Zhong Li and have him join you until you find out."
Yun Zheng didn’t believe there could truly be anything so flawless under the sky.
"Yes."
Grand Commandant Mansion.
Several days had passed since Su Qianxue awakened.
She finally figured out the situation. Turns out, she wasn’t knocked out by the top-ranked guy and sent to a film set; she was actually transported into a book.
"Damn, transported into a book is one thing, but why do I have to be transformed into a vicious supporting character?"
Sheesh, the original character was just a stepping stone for the main characters’ love affair, a pure tool character.
She was the fiancée of the female lead’s elder brother, yet she fancied the male lead, constantly making trouble and opposing the female lead, even seducing the male lead, ultimately angering him and meeting a tragic end.
But unexpectedly, there was a twist along the way.
The male lead sent someone to teach the original character a lesson. The cowardly original character got scared sick, suffering a high fever that wouldn’t break, leading to Su Qianxue’s transmigration.
"That foolish original character, with so many men in the world to fancy, why the male lead?"
"She’s really going to get me killed. No, no, from now on, I must keep a low profile and never provoke the main characters, avoiding the original’s fate."
Thinking about the original character’s end, Su Qianxue felt an involuntary chill.
Alas, she arrived a bit late. The original character, by this point, already had a ruined reputation for damaging the female lead’s name and seducing the male lead, becoming loathed by the male lead and female lead’s group of friends.
Recovering her image was going to be incredibly difficult.
"Whatever, whatever, it’s been several days since I came over, and I still don’t know what Haojing looks like. I’ll go out first, and worry about the rest later."
[Sigh...]
[No wonder I had nightmares all night and didn’t sleep well. Today is the day the female lead and male lead’s fates intertwine.]
[Sigh, this damned plot is officially starting. Whatever’s meant to happen can’t be stopped!]
Morning, Wan’an Garden.
Yun Wanqing had just woken up, and her heart was filled with endless sighs. Her little face was scrunched up like a bitter melon.
The whole family was eating, and upon hearing the sudden heart voice, their ears slightly twitched, standing upright. Yun Wanyao, with her head down sipping soup, was listening most intently.
Yun Wanqing was troubled to no end. Turning to see how happily her family was eating, she became even more distressed.
[Eat, eat, eat. All you know is eating.]
[We’re at a crisis point, and you all can still eat.]
The whole family: "..."
Everyone silently looked at their chopsticks, then at the half-eaten meal on the table, all feeling deeply awkward.
So, should they continue eating or not?
Yun Wanye’s throat moved, nearly choking, her delicate face turning red. It was hard to decide whether to swallow what was in her mouth or not.
[After the female and male leads have their intimate encounter, the female lead won’t dare to marry my brother and will find a way to break off the engagement.]
[But the engagement was set long ago. The Duke Mansion and Grand Commandant Mansion are no ordinary families. Breaking an engagement isn’t easy unless one side is at fault.]
[But how could the female lead stake her reputation to dissolve the engagement?]
[This isn’t the 21st century. A woman of unwed status with a tarnished reputation is ruined for life, so the guilty party can only be my brother.]
[She’ll devise a plot to ruin my brother’s reputation, and by then, even the Duke Mansion will be disgraced, forcing our parents to agree to the annulment and even apologize to her.]