allonlinenovel Chapter 7 Dangerous Jump into the River
Chapter 7 Dangerous Jump into the River
“This…” Dong Qiao stared at her blankly, her eyes filled with inquiry, doubt, and unease, unsure of what she meant by those words.
"My dowry is so large that even you help me give it away. Wouldn't it save you a lot of trouble if I gave it all to others? You wouldn't have to go to such lengths to persuade me to curry favor with others anymore. Isn't that a good idea?"
Dongqiao's face turned pale instantly. She quickly knelt down before her and said in a panic, "Miss, please calm down! I didn't help you give away your dowry. I just didn't want you to be bullied because of material possessions. My heart is only for you, Miss. Please understand!"
Ye Shishu pouted, "Then I'll give away all my dowry, which is worth hundreds of thousands, so no one will bully me because of it anymore!"
Dongqiao began to kowtow, "Miss, this servant really didn't mean that. Miss's dowry is yours to give to whomever you want, or to keep as you wish. This servant has no right to interfere!"
Ye Shishu bent down to help her up. "Dongqiao, what are you doing? I just felt that the dowry was too ostentatious and would easily attract covetousness, so I wanted to give away the money to avoid trouble. I didn't mean to blame you."
Dongqiao glanced at her cautiously, but after looking left and right, she couldn't see any sign of anger on her face, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, before she could catch her breath, Ye Shishu instructed, "Go to the Yufeng Marquis's residence for me and tell my cousin that I will be keeping the appointment tomorrow, but given my current situation, I cannot give her that set of gold hairpins. Tell her to wait a few more days and not to be angry with me because of this."
Dongqiao glanced at her cautiously again, making sure that she really had no temper at all and was still as gentle and considerate as ever, before nodding and replying, "Yes, Miss, this servant will explain to Miss Xiang as best she can."
Although they, mistress and servant, came to Prince Cheng's mansion to work as servants, Prince Cheng did not impose any prohibitions on them, and Dongqiao left Prince Cheng's mansion with ease.
After she left, Ye Shishu went to ask someone about Prince Cheng's movements, but the people in the manor told her to find something to do in the manor herself, and said nothing else.
Nighttime is a time of peace and quiet for Shu.
The next day.
A carriage arrived at Prince Cheng's residence precisely at 3:45 AM.
After greeting the gatekeeper and guards, Ye Shishu boarded the carriage.
Unbeknownst to her, just as her carriage left the Prince Cheng's residence, an even more magnificent carriage arrived.
The coachman dismounted, identified himself to the gatekeeper of the Prince's Mansion, and said that he had come to pick up Ye Shishu.
Upon hearing this, the guard asked in confusion, "Miss Ye has already been taken away by someone. Wasn't it someone sent by your Marquis Yufeng's mansion?"
The coachman was surprised. "Has the Third Miss been taken away?" Then, looking disappointed, he added, "Since the Third Miss has gone out, we'll wait until she returns to the Prince's Mansion. Please tell her that our young lady will make an appointment with her another day."
After saying this, he bowed and said goodbye.
After the carriages left, the guards felt something was amiss, so they went to Wenyan and told him about the strange occurrence of two carriages picking up people one after the other.
Upon hearing this, Wen Yan immediately ran to the study—
Meanwhile, Ye Shishu, in another carriage, discovered as soon as she left the Prince Cheng's residence that the carriage was heading in the opposite direction from the direction of Ziqiong Manor.
But she said nothing.
As the carriage gradually moved into a secluded place, she suddenly pulled back the curtain and held a dagger to the driver's neck!
The icy touch terrified the driver, who immediately tightened his grip on the reins—
"Shut up!"
"Swallow it!" Before he could react, Ye Shishu quickly shoved a pill into his mouth!
Everything happened so suddenly that the coachman seemed to have never dreamed she would do such a thing. After being forced to swallow the incredibly foul-smelling pills, he was both shocked and frightened, and asked tremblingly, "Third Miss... what... what do you want to do?"
Ye Shishu sneered, "I should be asking you that! Where do you want to take me? What will I do? Who is working for me?"
Remembering the pill he had just swallowed, the coachman knelt on the seat in fear and begged for mercy, "Third Miss, I was only paid to take you to the moat. As for who the other party was, I have no idea... Please, Third Miss, give me the antidote!"
"I'll give you the antidote, but do as I say!" Ye Shishu jumped off the carriage, pointed ahead, and coldly ordered, "Continue on your way, I'll follow behind! When we get there, I'll give you the antidote!"
The driver thought he had been poisoned, so how could he dare to disobey?
So he sat up straight, grabbed the reins, and drove the carriage away!
Ye Shishu did follow behind, but not in a swaggering manner. Instead, she used her light-footed skills to take cover behind the houses and trees along the road, keeping an eye on the carriage's movements while also checking the surroundings.
As soon as the carriage arrived at the moat, a group of men in black emerged from the vegetation along the riverbank.
Seven or eight men, wielding sharp swords, charged straight at the carriage. Before the driver could even speak, they began stabbing the carriage from below.
This scene enraged Ye Shishu, who was hiding in a tree not far away.
Judging by the ruthlessness of these people, if she had been in the carriage, she would have been crippled if not killed!
The men in black, not hearing any screams from inside the carriage, sensed something was wrong. One of them quickly lifted the curtain, saw that the carriage was empty, and his face changed drastically. He grabbed the driver and angrily demanded, "Where is she? Didn't you go to pick her up? Why isn't she here?"
The coachman was trembling so much he was almost crying. He looked around, but couldn't find Ye Shishu anywhere. He could only shout to the sky, "Third Miss, come out quickly! You promised to give me the antidote!"
The man in black immediately understood.
With a sharp slash of his sword, he pulled the driver's neck, killing him instantly.
"Search everywhere! She must be nearby!"
However, Ye Shishu had already silently flown away while they were angrily questioning the coachman.
Just as she was hesitating between going to Prince Cheng's residence or returning to the General's mansion, a murderous aura suddenly rushed towards her from the front—
Seeing the masked men dressed in gray outfits, she had to land to steady herself and took out the whip hidden in her bosom, glaring at them defensively.
"Who are you? Why are you blocking my way?"
These masked men were clearly different from the men who had previously stabbed the carriage with swords.
These men exuded a cold, calculating aura; their exposed eyes were all sinister and ruthless, and even their sword-wielding gestures were remarkably uniform. It was clear they were highly trained and not ordinary thugs or assassins!
The masked leader didn't speak to her, but simply raised his hand and ordered in a cold, hard voice, "Live!"
At night, Shuxin was greatly alarmed.
She has always been a good girl, when has she ever offended anyone?
She only offended the Wei family yesterday. She believed that the men in black were assassins hired by the Wei family, but such cold and ruthless assassins could not possibly be trained by the Wei family...
Who else wants her dead?
She was confident in her skills, but the current situation clearly put her outnumbered. Moreover, her opponent's origins were unknown; if she fell into their hands, her fate might be even worse than in her previous life—she wouldn't even know how she died!
Without hesitation, she leaped into the air and flew towards the moat—
The seven or eight men in black who had stabbed the carriage earlier were searching for her nearby, but after searching for a while they found nothing and looked as dejected as defeated roosters.
After all, having received a high reward, they had to fulfill the other party's instructions in order to receive the generous remaining payment.
Suddenly seeing Ye Shishu flying towards them, the men in black felt as if they had seen a huge amount of silver falling towards them, and their spirits were instantly lifted.
However, Ye Shishu used her lightness skill to fly over their heads and land behind them, shouting angrily, "Kill them quickly!"
Her command was quite interesting; the men in black, seeing the men in gray exuding murderous intent, assumed they were her reinforcements.
The gray-clad men, seeing the black-clad men blocking Ye Shishu's way, assumed they were Ye Shishu's subordinates.
The moment the two groups locked eyes, it was like a spark meeting lightning; their murderous intent erupted to its peak, and they roared as they clashed head-on!
Taking advantage of the situation, Ye Shishu used her lightness skill to fly towards the moat and plunged headfirst into the bottomless water.