Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 529: Mysterious Young Lady No. 522 (Part 17) - Fourth Update

Chapter 529: Mysterious Young Lady No. 522 (Part 17) - Fourth Update

At that thought, the Thirteenth Prince couldn’t help but laugh.

He laughed at Mi Shenyun’s reckless arrogance.

He had the support of the Prime Minister, and the elder statesmen remained neutral. What could Mi Shenyun, who had married a commoner, possibly use to compete with him?

Ye Shaohua was unaware of what the Thirteenth Prince’s followers were thinking at this moment, but even if she had known, she wouldn’t have cared.

The Tianxia Embroidery Shop in Jiangling had already made a name for itself. Ye Shaohua had decided to start opening branches, for a shop named Tianxia Embroidery Shop should not only be established in Jiangling as a royal merchant—how could that be enough?

Zu Xiao had been sent out by her to liaise with the merchants outside.

Ye Shaohua was in her room embroidering, and it wasn’t anything else but the subject that Li Xiu had mentioned when she visited the embroidery workshop a few days ago. She had inadvertently brought up how the Virtuous Consort had confiscated Mi Shenyun’s handkerchief, which turned out that in her civilian life, the Virtuous Consort was actually a recluse.

She had always followed the principle of preferring to live without meat rather than without bamboo.

After seeing the beautifully embroidered bamboo on Mi Shenyun’s handkerchief and after a few words, she managed to get her hands on it.

If it had been anyone else, they wouldn’t have been able to take something from Mi Shenyun, but this was the Virtuous Consort. She did not speak of the fact that she was his mother, but with the attention of the Emperor, she was very pleased with herself.

Whenever there was nothing to do, she would take the handkerchief in her hand and wipe her sweat.

Who would have known that winter had just passed, and it was still early spring, carrying a chill, where would the Virtuous Consort’s sweat come from?

The Virtuous Consort had never seen such a Mi Shenyun before and even deliberately dressed in the Peony Phoenix Tail gown she had received the last time.

Li Xiu couldn’t stand to watch the competition between mother and son and hid in the Tianxia Embroidery Shop to complain to Zu Xiao and snuck several glances at Ye Shaohua.

Ye Shaohua had no reaction. However, this time, she remembered to embroider another handkerchief. It wasn’t the bamboo from last time, this time, she only embroidered orchids in the corner.

Most of the embroiderers in the workshop now were well trained by her and could handle things themselves. Their needlework was impeccable, far surpassing those from the Jiangling embroidery workshops.

The only embroidery she would personally work on were for a few from the Imperial Palace, and truly, there weren’t many others who could make her pick up the needle.

Yesterday, the Thirteenth Prince wanted Ye Shaohua to embroider a screen, but she turned around and had someone else do it.

Just as she thought about it, a scent of alcohol suddenly appeared in the room.

"Orchids?" She heard a deliberately lowered voice from behind her, accompanied by the breath of alcohol lingering around her neck.

She nodded casually, while her slender and fair fingers continued to move swiftly. She was stitching an unfinished character for "cloud."

"Did you drink?" she asked, after tying the final knot.

"Mhm," came the lazy voice tinged with a hint of intoxication, "Those old men asked me to manage the Yellow River."

At this point, his expression became somewhat more serious, "I’ve left Li Xiu in your care."

Ye Shaohua thought to herself, if only you knew that in my past... past... past lives, I even blew up mountains; you wouldn’t think of leaving Li Xiu with me, "No need."

But Mi Shenyun didn’t pay attention to her.

He picked up the orchid handkerchief Ye Shaohua had just finished, folded it nicely, and put it into his pocket, thinking that no matter what, he couldn’t let the Virtuous Consort see it again.

Li Xiu was his confidant and the leader of his Dark Guard.

He didn’t tell Ye Shaohua that with Li Xiu’s stay, a group of Dark Guards who protected him would also remain behind. This time, he was going alone with palace guards and a contingent of people with ulterior motives to manage the Yellow River.

But Mi Shenyun didn’t take these people seriously anyway.

He watched as Ye Shaohua bent her head, writing something very seriously on a piece of paper. Mi Shenyun did not disturb her; she had no sense of image at home, with her hair loosely pinned up by a hairpin, with several strands falling on her forehead.

When he brushed the hair back from his forehead and tucked it behind his ear, he could naturally see her features growing more refined and colder by the moment.

"Troublesome," Mi Shenyun sighed. No wonder so many people were after her.

Ye Shaohua casually wrote on a piece of paper, then turned around in the room before taking out a brocade pouch and handing it to Mi Shenyun, "Take this. When the ice of the Yellow River thaws in the spring, it will break the embankments. Managing a flood disaster is no small matter. I still have other business in Jiangling; otherwise, I could go with you. If you encounter any trouble during the disaster management, open this pouch. What’s inside can save your lives."

Mi Shenyun took the brocade pouch but said nothing, only pressing her hand gently.

Ye Shaohua did not pull her hand back. Instead, she continued to meticulously instruct on crucial matters concerning the Yellow River flood management.

Had there not been important business here,

she would have truly gone with him.

Under the flickering lights, Mi Shenyun watched as she went on talking non-stop, then lowered his gaze, leaned in, and before Lady Ye entered, he left a secretive and restrained kiss on her forehead, "Wait for me to return."

When Lady Ye came back, Mi Shenyun was no longer in sight, only a faint scent of alcohol lingered in the room.

"Did you drink?"

Ye Shaohua smiled and nodded, "Just a little bit."

A few days later, the Emperor, the Virtuous Consort and the Thirteenth Prince among others returned to the Imperial City.

"Lady Ye," Li Xiu came to the Tianxia Embroidery Shop with a grave expression in the middle of the night, "There’s been a bit of trouble on the Crown Prince’s side. I have sent an emissary to hurry over."

Li Xiu knew that the news of the Crown Prince’s trouble was definitely a trap, but he couldn’t just ignore the Crown Prince.

He also knew that if news of the Crown Prince’s problems came so suddenly, Ye Shaohua would also be in trouble.

Ye Shaohua looked towards the direction of the main gate.

But at that moment, the lights of Tianxia Embroidery Shop shone brightly.

The Thirteenth Prince, who had already left Jiangling, suddenly appeared in the rear courtyard of the Tianxia Embroidery Shop, followed by a group of people in black.

Li Xiu’s expression changed, "The Thirteenth Prince?!"

The Thirteenth Prince, watching Ye Shaohua whose expression remained unchanged even at this point, suddenly laughed, "I should have seen it earlier, you are not ordinary. But this time, Mi Shenyun made a miscalculation."

He looked at Ye Shaohua as if he were eyeing prized prey.

Li Xiu’s eyes were filled with rage, "Was it you who spread the news about the Master?"

"Of course," the Thirteenth Prince nodded, smiling very tenderly, "But even if you know, it’s already too late."

Li Xiu took a deep breath, his hands clenched tightly, preparing to make a move to create an opportunity for Ye Shaohua, "Lady Ye, run quickly!"

Yet Ye Shaohua indeed did not move.

And Li Xiu was easily subdued by the people accompanying the Thirteenth Prince.

The Thirteenth Prince looked at Ye Shaohua with surprise and then chuckled lightly, "That’s right, not running is actually a good choice because, you can’t escape either."

With that, he waved his hand, signaling his men to take Ye Shaohua to his carriage.

"Thirteenth Prince, do you know who killed the bandits around Jiangling a few months ago?" Ye Shaohua still smiled, her arms crossed, also laughing, "Have you had your fill of laughter? Aren’t you going to come out now?"