The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

Yun Shirou paused, and almost blurted out the truth. Recalling Yun Mujiu's words of warning before leaving, she had an idea in her mind.

The prince was forced to compensate Yun Mujiu with one million taels of silver. If she told the truth, she would be the first to suffer. The queen and the prince's grandfather's family would definitely make trouble for her, not to mention that the prince, who was so proud, would definitely not want others to know the truth.

"Father, the Crown Prince discussed it with Yun Mujiu, and in the end the Crown Prince only paid a small sum of money to Yun Mujiu."

Yun Xiang was suspicious and asked, "How much is it approximately?"

"Well... my daughter was standing far away at the time, so she couldn't hear it clearly. It was probably only a few hundred thousand taels of silver..."

"Really?" Yun Xiang frowned, a little surprised. In the past, Yun Mujiu always asked for a high price from the Yun Mansion, so why did he ask the prince for so little this time?

Saying that the amount of silver is "little" is only compared to the amount Yun Mujiu asked for before. More than 100,000 taels of silver is a considerable sum of money for most people.

Yun Shirou saw Yun Xiang's surprise and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince saved me out of kindness. Besides, there were so many people present at that time. Yun Mujiu would not ask for so much. And the Crown Prince has his grandfather's family and the Queen behind him..."

"Yeah." Yun Xiang frowned, no longer so surprised. Even if Yun Mujiu was so arrogant, he would not dare to openly oppose the Queen's faction.

Prime Minister Yun ordered: "Don't mention this matter to others, especially the amount of silver the prince paid as compensation."

Yun Shirou complained in her heart: I don’t have the courage.

However, she still put on a well-behaved look and said, "Yes, my daughter knows."

Yun Xiang said, "You can thank the prince in person someday." The prince had helped rescue Yun Shirou, so he must have a place for her in his heart. The Yun family must seize this good opportunity to get close to the prince.

Yun Shirou had long wanted to continue contacting the prince, so she suggested, "Father, how about I leave now?"

Strike while the iron is hot. Now that the prince has regained his favor with her, she must work harder.

Yun Xiang waved his hand and said tiredly: "You can do whatever you want. I'm tired and need to rest." He had just taken some medicine and the wounds on his body were still aching. He really didn't want to waste his energy talking.

Yun Shirou hurriedly leaned towards Yun Xiang and then stepped back.

That night, the Yun family's carriage stopped at the gate of the Prince's residence. Yun Shirou sent a maid to inform the gatekeeper of the Prince's residence, and then waited for a reply with great joy.

Unexpectedly, the maid returned soon, saying in a sullen tone, "Miss, the concierge said that the prince was not feeling well today and has gone to bed. Please return home quickly, Miss."

Yun Shirou was immediately deflated, but when she thought about it carefully, the prince must have been exhausted from saving her today, and he must have been even more depressed after being humiliated by Yun Mujiu.

Thinking of this, she felt better again: "It's okay, let's go back home."

There were fewer pedestrians on the streets at night, and occasionally a few horse-drawn carriages passed by quickly.

When the Yunfu carriage passed an empty road, the horse suddenly neighed. Then the driver shouted in panic: "You beast, calm down!"

"Bang!" The horse dragged the carriage at a high speed and crashed straight into a stone pillar on the right side of the street.

The driver outside the carriage, along with Yun Shirou and the two maids inside the carriage, were thrown out fiercely...

Yun Shirou screamed miserably: "Damn it! How do you drive the horse!" She wanted to curse again, but when she saw a circle of men in black surrounding her, she immediately covered her mouth and kept silent.

At this moment, she just wanted to escape!

The next morning, Yun Mujiu had breakfast and went into the pharmacy early.

After coming out, I rushed to Huayang Courtyard. On the way, I met Qiutang and Dongyu who were rushing back.

They each held a flower pot in their hands. The flowers in the pots just blocked their view of the front. They glanced at each other and chatted happily.

Qiu Tang asked, "Really? Is her face injured?"

Dong Yu said, "I heard the injuries were serious. The night watchman and some civilians happened to see the bloody scene last night, and the news spread throughout the capital early this morning."

Chunlan stood beside Yun Mujiu and shouted at the two girls, "Don't you look where you're going? The princess is almost in front of you!"

Qiu Tang and Dong Yu were startled and quickly stopped talking, carefully putting down the flower pot. "Princess! It was our fault for not being able to see you in time."

Yun Mujiu waved his hand: "It's okay."

Qiu Tang and Dong Yu felt relieved and bowed to Yun Mujiu earnestly: "Good morning, Princess."

"Good morning." Yun Mujiu looked at the flowerpot and said in surprise: "The color of this flower is really beautiful, a mixture of blue, pink and green."

If I am not mistaken, these two pots of flowers are probably variations of roses, and the colors are very special. I think they must be hard to find.

Qiu Tang smiled and said, "Princess, these are flowers that the prince specially had someone find for you to enjoy."

Dong Yu blinked and smiled, "As soon as the flowers arrived, Housekeeper Zeng hurried to inform the servants, and Qiu Tang and I went to get them back early in the morning."

Yun Mujiu felt Ye Xiaohan's concern, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. "Okay, put it back first."

Suddenly, she became curious and asked, "But what were you talking about just now? Can you tell me?"

Qiu Tang and Dong Yu looked at each other, and Qiu Tang took the initiative to say, "When we went to the front yard, we happened to hear other people discussing the hot news in the capital yesterday, one of which was about Second Miss Guan Yun."

Yun Mujiu was curious. After she came back yesterday afternoon, everyone in Ye Mansion should have known what happened in Caocao Hall. Now someone in Ye Mansion was talking about Yun Shirou again. It seemed to be the latest thing that happened.

As she expected, Yun Shirou must have been blamed by Yun Xiang after returning home yesterday, and then Yun Xiang would ask Yun Shirou how much money the prince paid, and the timid Yun Shirou would definitely not dare to tell the truth. In addition to this, what else happened to Yun Shirou?

Recalling the conversation between Qiu Tang and Dong Yu just now, she asked, "Did Yun Shirou get into trouble outside the Yun Mansion last night? Was her face also injured?"

Qiu Tang nodded, "Second Miss Yun went to see the prince, but was refused a meeting and returned home. On the way, the carriage lost control and encountered a group of men in black. Second Miss Yun panicked and yelled and cursed."

Dong Yu added: "Later, the night watchmen and other civilians saw Miss Yun lying unconscious on the ground. Her servants and maids were also unconscious, with wounds on their bodies."

Yun Mujiu's mind moved slightly, "Do you know what the condition of Yun Shirou's face is?"

Qiu Tang recalled, "I heard that two pieces of flesh were missing where the forehead and scalp met, forming two small holes, and a lot of blood came out at the time."

Dong Yu said, "Many people from our house went out to do some work this morning. I also heard that Miss Yun was in a hurry to find a good doctor. She still had several sword wounds on her face."

Yun Mujiu was shocked. "I just repaired it yesterday during the day, and someone repaired it again at night."

Qiu Tang and Dong Yu looked at each other again, a faint smile flashed in their eyes.

Yun Mujiu was thinking and didn't notice the two girls' actions. "Okay, I got it. I still have to go find the prince. You guys move the flowers back to Qichiyuan first."

"Yes."

Yun Mujiu walked away, but did not forget to say: "By the way, put the flowers at the door of my bedroom." The bedroom has good lighting, and the location of the door is quite suitable for growing flowers.

When she arrived at the study, Ye Xiaohan was standing in the middle of the room.

Ye Xiaohan had heard Yun Mujiu's footsteps early on and was standing facing the door, waiting for Yun Mujiu's arrival.

Yun Mujiu stood at the high threshold, looking at Ye Xiaohan's tall figure, but still felt that there was a height difference between them.

With a faint smile on her face, she stretched out her arms towards Ye Xiaohan and rushed straight towards him.

"My lord..."