Chapter Twenty-Two
我吧！”雲淺月瞪了他一眼這個人嘴裡從來吐不出好話。“Qianmo, you really can't sit still for a moment. It's difficult to follow Young Master Jing," Jade Ning looked back at Yun Qianmo and smiled as she covered her mouth. "If Lit...Vol.1 Smiling at the Flourishing World Chapter 22
The wet nurse's body trembled, her mouth opened and closed, and her eyes widened in even greater shock as she stared at Li Yun, unable to believe what was happening.
Li Yun shrugged off the wet nurse, took a step towards entering the room, and while walking instructed Chailian, who was still stunned: "From now on, you will be the one managing everything in this house. If anyone disobeys your orders, just kill them; don’t let me see anything that displeases me."
"...Yes, Miss!" Only then did Chailian truly understand how different her mistress had become. The previous Miss, although fierce and ill-tempered to look at, was actually the softest-hearted person, always trying her best to fulfill the wet nurse's requests whenever they were made. How could she have imagined that today would see the Miss sending away the wet nurse without even a word Previously, how could the Miss bear to part with someone like this But now there seemed not even a shred of reluctance.
"Y-you're not the Miss!" The wet nurse suddenly pointed at Li Yun, her eyes gleaming with suspicion.
Li Yun's eyes narrowed slightly as she turned around and looked coldly at her: "You say I'm not the Miss Then who is Do you want me to disrobe so that you can verify my identity Don't think that because I've been patient with you, tolerating your status as a wet nurse gives you the right to overstep."
The wet nurse stared at Li Yun’s eyes, saying, "You are not a young miss! A young miss would never speak to me like this."
"Huh…" Li Yun suddenly smiled and turned her head to look at Cai Lian. She said casually, "Tell her who I am."
"Wet nurse! How could you say such things! This is clearly the young miss. I haven’t left Miss all day today! If you don’t want to leave, beg the young miss instead. How can you say that she isn’t a young miss" Cai Lian’s heart wasn’t evil from the beginning, and it was even more softened by Li Yun’s affectionate care today. Now, she glared angrily at the wet nurse.
"She clearly isn’t a young miss. You little brat! Where did you bring back a woman who looks exactly like Miss to impersonate her Tell me the truth!" This time, the wet nurse didn’t have any respectful or pleading expression on her face; she pointed at Cai Lian and shouted.
"You’re lying! How could I find someone to pretend to be the young miss" Cai Lian glared at the wet nurse. However, due to the long-term intimidation from the wet nurse, her speech was ultimately not as forceful as hers. Moreover, she felt that Miss was strange today, as if she had become a completely different person. As such, her refutations lacked confidence.
Li Yun thought this little girl still needed disciplining. She couldn’t even handle such a situation; how could she ever be trusted in the future Since she was now Yun Qianmo, she wouldn’t tolerate any disruption. Today, after so much effort to get past Cloud Old Prince’s inspection, it couldn’t fall apart because of this one wet nurse. With cold eyes, she shouted angrily, "Do you know what you’ve been up to these years Do I have to point out every single thing for you Haven’t I been in the palace all day today Could anyone switch me with someone else under Empress Dowager and Crown Prince’s noses After returning home, I went straight to Grandpa. Is his old eyesight worse than yours"
The wet nurse seemed to have never seen Li Yun display such a fierce aura before; she trembled and took two steps back.
"Servants, throw her out for me! I don’t have a heartless wet nurse like this!" Li Yun ordered in a light but sharp voice.
The dozen or so people in the courtyard seemed to be stunned into silence; no one stepped forward to carry out her orders.
"Are you all deaf I said throw her out! Didn’t you hear me" Li Yun’s voice sharpened further as she commanded again.
"Yes, Miss!" The few people whom Li Yun had earlier instructed to stay by her side finally stepped forward to pull the wet nurse away. Even those who had previously treated her coldly but were left behind in the courtyard immediately moved forward. They had all suffered some form of bullying from the wet nurse before and dared not resist; they now saw Miss Li’s genuine intention of getting rid of the wet nurse and could no longer hold back.
"Please spare this old servant, Miss! This old servant is at fault, I promise I won’t do it again…" The wet nurse realized that Li Yun was serious this time around; she genuinely feared for her life now and hurriedly fell to the ground in entreaty.
Lǐ Yún coldly looked at her, thinking to herself that since she wasn't inherently good anyway, if you were meant to die early, then so be it.
No matter how much she used to崇尚平等 (uphold equality) before, but after experiencing so many events from the moment she arrived in this world, especially nearly being forcibly thrown into prison by power-holders in the imperial palace, she had thoroughly realized that there was no equality in this world, only who was more powerful. Being soft-hearted was the worst thing possible, especially when she had just arrived and hadn't yet firmly established herself.
She should thank those women for coming today to cause a ruckus, allowing her an opportunity to clear out the corrupt elements in this courtyard. Otherwise, she might have suffered some loss right from the start! Especially with regard to the wet nurse who was so familiar with this body and had such crooked intentions; she simply couldn't allow her to stay by her side any longer.
"Miss, I am unworthy of your mercy, please spare me for serving you for over a decade!" The wet nurse disregarded those trying to stop her from kneeling beside her and started pounding her head on the ground as hard as she could.
"If you want me to spare you, tell me what you've been doing behind my back all these years" Lǐ Yún suddenly changed her mind. Since she didn't have the memories of this body's owner, this might be an opportunity for her to understand the inner workings of the Cloud Prince Manor.
"Miss" The wet nurse looked at Lǐ Yún in surprise and joy, "If I tell you everything, will you spare me and not make me leave"
"Hmm!" Li Yun responded without revealing any emotion.
"Okay, I will say it. I... Ah..." The wet nurse seemed to have made up her mind and was about to speak when she suddenly screamed in agony and fell to the ground. A dagger had been stabbed into her back, right at the center of her back, delivering a fatal blow. Her fat face twisted in pain, her eyes wide open, refusing to close even in death.
Li Yun felt a chill run through her heart as she stared intently towards where the dagger had come from. She didn't expect someone to murder right before her eyes so swiftly just to silence the wet nurse. The killer's dagger was too fast; by the time Li Yun reacted, it was already too late. Even if she hadn't been delayed, she wouldn't have dared to intervene now when they were in an unfamiliar place.
"Miss, there’s a thief!" Cai Lian immediately stepped forward and shielded Li Yun with her body.
"There is indeed a thief! And quite a large one too!" Li Yun looked at the banyan tree outside the courtyard. Even though it was dark and she couldn't see clearly, she could still faintly notice that its branches had slightly swayed twice before returning to stillness. By now, even if she went there herself, the thief would already be gone. She pursed her lips, turned away from the sight, loosened her tightly clenched fists, and pushed Cai Lian aside. "Drag her down and keep watch over her; I'll hand her over to Grandfather for handling tomorrow."
"Miss, aren't we going to report this to the authorities and catch the thief" Cai Lian looked at Li Yun in confusion. She couldn’t even imagine that the living wet nurse had been killed right before their eyes just now. Even without being particularly intelligent, she understood that someone must have feared the wet nurse might reveal some secrets, leading them to silence her by killing her. It was unimaginable how frightening it would be if the dagger had aimed at Miss instead of the wet nurse—Miss could have been the one dead!
"No, this is a matter of the Yunwang Mansion; the wet nurse was also a household slave of the Yunwang family. It's better to leave this matter to Grandfather to handle." Li Yun shook her head.
The martial arts skills of that person from earlier were top-notch; even if she couldn't be sure whether he was someone sent by Concubine Feng, the people behind him definitely had significant power. She hadn't yet established herself firmly in the Yunwang Mansion and naturally didn’t want to make a big deal out of this affair. After all, it was her wet nurse who died. It wasn't easy for her to extricate herself from the incident at Wàngchūn Tower today; involving herself again because of this wouldn’t be good either. Anyway, that wet nurse probably hadn’t done anything worthwhile anyway and knew everything about her body. If she’s dead, let her be.
"Miss is right!" Cailian immediately nodded in agreement.
"It's too late tonight; there's no need to bother Grandfather now. We'll talk to him tomorrow morning." Li Yun waved and walked into the room. She was so exhausted that even sleeping seemed hard. Why has it been like this since she arrived
"You all heard what Miss said, take the wet nurse… and move her somewhere else for now. Wait for Old王爺to deal with catching the thief tomorrow. You may leave now! Miss is tired from a day's work and needs to sleep." Cailian knew that Li Yun was too exhausted; she had no choice but to order the others to carry away the wet nurse.
Those people originally hated the wet nurse, but seeing her suddenly killed like this made them feel both sad and angry for a moment. That thief was also incredibly bold. A few of them followed Cailian's instructions and carried the body to the firewood shed. Uncle, to just decide to kill them as if they’re pork at the market Weigh and cut according to measure, add or subtract according to need He is your son," Cloud Shallow Moon, although she had long kn...