Chapter Thirteen: Sudden Change

  Everyone followed the sound and looked over, only to see Daiyu change into a new set of clothes and walk out, staring fiercely at Zi Juan.

  "So soon you've startled Miss Lin?" Yunqi's tone was somewhat unfriendly, could it be that this Zi Juan was sent by Daiyu to spy on them?

  A single sentence from Yunqi reminded the other princes, who all looked at Daiyu with inquiring gazes.

  Daiyu's heart was slightly angry. This future Emperor Yongzheng was indeed cold enough and not on the same wavelength as herself, coming up to look for trouble right away.

  He actually regretted what he said as soon as it came out of his mouth. He had originally wanted to ask Daiyu why she was coming out when her body wasn't feeling well, but somehow felt strange about it and ended up saying something like that instead.

  "The fourth brother misunderstood, Daiyu just returned to her room and didn't see Zi Juan, so she let someone go out to find her. Who would have thought that she actually met the Crown Prince and all the other princes." Although Daiyu did not explicitly ask someone to find Zi Juan, Wang Nai Nang indeed sent someone to look for her, so what Daiyu said was not a lie either.

  "Oh? Young Master, your servant has been following us all the way." Little Fourteen said with a raised foot and an arrogant tone, this time he was able to show off in front of his older brothers, it was very impressive.

  "What's going on? Zijuan, what's the matter?" Daiyu coldly looked at Zijuan, no wonder she couldn't find anyone, and came here to follow them. But what's the use of Zijuan following them.

  "Miss, I was feeling stifled and came to the garden for a walk. When I saw some outsiders coming in, I hid. But they kept strolling around here, and it's not convenient for me to bypass them to return and attend to you." Zijuan's expression didn't show any panic, if it weren't for the fact that Yongzheng and others had seen her angry gaze earlier, perhaps everyone would have been deceived by her.

  "Oh? You can go straight to my room over there, why are you stuck here?" Daiyu's face grew even paler and her tone even colder.

  Zi Juan was looked at by Dai Yu with such eyes, and she couldn't help but shiver. She indeed was following these people, and it was all for Miss's sake. How could Miss look at her like that? Zi Juan suddenly felt a pang in her heart, but her facial expression didn't change.

  "If you were just avoiding us, why did you follow all the way?" Yongzhong also spoke in a gentle and elegant tone, "The young lady came from that direction, but you followed us to this side, clearly two different paths."

  Daiyu didn't react much, she also wanted to hear what Xiangyun had to say, and if possible, take the opportunity to drive her back to the Jia mansion, which wouldn't be bad either. She hadn't dealt with Xiangyun from the start because she was afraid of being gossiped about and damaging the Lin family's reputation.

  "Slave...". Zi Juan didn't know how to explain, looked at Dai Yu with grievance, "Miss, you must believe me."

  Daiyu turned her head and looked at Yongzheng, "Your Highness, this matter will be handled by Daiyu. I will give you a satisfactory answer."

  He nodded slightly, looking forward to seeing how Daiyu would deal with this slave.

  In the shadows unnoticed by everyone, a person looked at Zixia with concern. She was too careless and if she were to be driven away now, all her previous efforts would have been in vain. The dark shadow pondered for a moment, then drew its sword.

  With a murderous aura, Daiyu's sensitive eyes turned towards that direction, and her face changed color.

  "What's wrong? Is the young lady feeling unwell?" Xueyan, who had been keeping an eye on Daiyu with her peripheral vision, was the first to notice something amiss.

  "Thank you, Fourth Brother, for your concern. Daiyu is fine, she just feels that something is going to happen." Daiyu turned her head and met Yunqi's gaze, which was very cold. This person's eyes were very cold, and his whole body emitted a chilly aura. No wonder everyone said that the Fourth could be used as a refrigerator. Thinking of this, Daiyu's mouth curved into a slight smile, leaving Yunqi stunned. However, the smile vanished in an instant, and her face quickly returned to its usual cold expression.

  Yongqi remained still, not reacting at all. However, Yongzheng, who was standing beside him, noticed Daiyu smiling at Yongqi and felt a twinge of discomfort in his heart. Why did this Lin Daiyu only notice the Fourth Brother but not himself? As the son of a low-ranking concubine, Yongzheng had always been plagued by feelings of inferiority. Seeing that even a young girl like Daiyu was ignoring him today made the darkness in his heart grow even larger.

  Daiyu naturally also felt the suddenly cold gaze behind her, and she was uncomfortable in her heart. However, what happened next made her even more uncomfortable - a sword rushed straight at Xiangling, "Tartar, come and take my life!"

  The scene suddenly turned chaotic, and in an instant, the eldest prince, Yin Zhen, drew his sword to block the assassin's attack, and immediately engaged in a fierce battle with the assassin. Daiyu furrowed her brow, indeed there was a killing aura, but for one person to come alone and attempt to assassinate, it was hard to say whether he was reckless or brave.

  Yu Rou and the assassin were fighting, their faces looking somewhat unsightly. The assassin's martial arts skills were very high, and Yu Rou wouldn't be a match for him.

  The assassin knocked away Yongzheng's sword, and Yongzheng instinctively dodged the blade, but was still cut on his right arm. "Be careful, Crown Prince." Yongzheng rolled to one side to avoid the attack. The assassin rushed towards Yongji, and Yongzheng, Yongyi, and others also joined in, but unexpectedly, the assassin's sword suddenly changed direction and headed straight for Daiyu. "You lowly woman, you're clearly a Han person, yet you fawn all over those Tartars!"

  Daiyu's expression didn't change, but she was somewhat conflicted in her heart. With her current martial arts skills, it wouldn't be difficult to dodge the sword or even take down the assassin with one move. However, as the delicate and weak young mistress of the Lin family, she couldn't use her martial arts skills. What a troublesome situation - did she have to get hurt?

  Daiyu had not yet made up her mind, when Zijuan, who was kneeling beside her, suddenly summoned up courage from somewhere and flung herself at Daiyu. The sound of the sword entering flesh was heard, and Daiyu felt a hot sensation before her eyes.

  "Qingwen sister!" Xueyan cried out following Daiyu, the sword was drawn, and Qingwen fell to the ground. Yunqi and Yunxi also rushed over at this time, surrounding the assassin, who seeing that they couldn't succeed, jumped away and disappeared after a few bounds.

  Zi Juan lay on the ground, her chest constantly gushing out fresh blood. "Miss, I haven't done anything to wrong you." Zi Juan weakly cried out.

  Daiyu gazed at her, her face somewhat pale. She had intended to say something, but unexpectedly everything went black before her eyes and she fainted. The scene instantly became even more chaotic. "Miss, miss," Xueyan's voice sounded in Daiyu's ear, but she simply didn't have the strength to open her eyes.

  There was a feeling of being held in someone's arms, and suddenly falling into an icy embrace. Was it Yongzheng? Daiyu thought to herself, and then completely lost consciousness.

  The prince was stabbed, Daiyu fainted, and Zi Juan was seriously injured. This was just a momentary thing. Lin Fu's face looked ugly, but on the one hand, he sent someone to inform Lin Ruhai, and on the other hand, he ordered his servants to invite a doctor to treat Miss and Zi Juan.

  Yingzi put Daiyu on the bed and backed out.

  "Fourth Brother, you're actually willing to hold her?" Old Fourteen said with a strange tone. Who in the imperial palace didn't know that this Fourth Brother had mysophobia, disliked touching others and also disliked being touched by others? Now he's actually willing to hold a little girl he just met less than a day ago?

  Yin Zhen walked past Yin Ting's side without explanation, and Yin Ting stomped his foot in anger.