Time Travel: Pampered by the Aloof Prince
Chapter 279: My Princess Has Over a Thousand Ways to Kill You

Chapter 279: Chapter 279: My Princess Has Over a Thousand Ways to Kill You

Qi Yu continued to speak to Song Yuerou in a low voice as they walked, "Liu Murou is a clever person. She made two preparations for today."

This time, without waiting for Song Yuerou to ask, she went on to explain, "After confirming that I didn’t drink that cup of wine, she pretended to come to me and expose Madam Liu’s scheme. However, if she found that I had drunk that cup of wine, she certainly would have kept silent."

Song Yuerou was startled upon hearing this, not expecting such a simple matter to conceal so many hidden intricacies.

Only now did she understand what Qi Yu meant by not offending either side.

Liu Murou aimed to take this opportunity to suppress the Liu Family mother and daughter, but she also needed to determine first whether the Princess Consort could be of help to her.

Therefore, before the banquet ended, she kept silent just like the Liu Family mother and daughter, sitting in a high seat and watching Qi Yu’s actions.

It was only after she realized that Qi Yu hadn’t drunk that cup of wine that she was convinced this person could help her, and then she brought up the scheme that Qi Yu had already seen through.

If Liu Murou was truly disdainful of the Liu Family mother and daughter’s actions and intended to save her, she would have certainly tried to remind her before the banquet began.

Not wait until everything was set in stone, and then put on such a pretense.

Song Yuerou’s expression turned a few degrees colder, "I never imagined that Liu Murou and the Liu Family mother and daughter were all so dark-hearted!"

She had actually thought that Liu Murou was only slightly more cunning, essentially much better than the Liu Family mother and daughter.

She had viewed her as a pitiful person oppressed by the Liu Family mother and daughter.

In the end, she realized the most naive person might have been herself.

Song Yuerou sighed quietly, feeling somewhat relieved, "Fortunately, I didn’t marry into any of these powerful and influential families; otherwise, I would really have to struggle against people every single day."

Qi Yu gave a self-mocking smile and nodded, "Isn’t that the truth."

Alas, her fate had been sealed right from the start.

She had no choice.

As they talked, they had reached the artificial hill that Liu Murou mentioned.

Remembering that Liu Murou said the Liu Family mother and daughter had arranged for someone inside, Song Yuerou felt worried, "Cousin, are you really going in?"

Qi Yu smiled wryly, "Since I’m here."

If she didn’t go in, how could the drama continue?

She gave Song Yuerou a reassuring look, motioning for her to return to the garden to tell the Liu Family mother and daughter that she had disappeared.

The Liu Family mother and daughter had been adversaries of Liu Murou for many years; they would never fully believe anything she said.

But it was different with Song Yuerou speaking out.

Everyone knew that she had come with Qi Yu, and being a relative by marriage, the Liu Family mother and daughter would not doubt her words.

Seeing that Qi Yu was resolute, Song Yuerou could only leave, looking back every three steps.

If she hadn’t known that Qi Yu always had Hidden Guards accompany her when she left home, she certainly wouldn’t have been willing to leave just like that.

What if the person hiding in the artificial hill was highly skilled in martial arts? What would Qi Yu, a vulnerable woman, do then?

In fact, Qi Yu was not at all worried about who exactly was hiding inside the artificial hill.

With her silver needles in hand, she was not afraid even of ghosts.

The person inside, no matter how proficient in martial arts, could they be any stronger than Heifeng and Liu Wensheng?

Those two unparalleled masters were still defeated by her silver needles.

One prick, and I’ll ensure your limbs go numb, you won’t be able to muster any strength, and you’ll obediently be at my mercy.

The Hidden Guard, who were concealed in the shadows and intended to follow and protect her, were also stopped by Qi Yu with a gesture.

She raised her hand in a motion to halt, and the Hidden Guard had no choice but to return to their positions, continuing to watch from the shadows.

Before she left the house today, Li Mingjue had arranged for several Hidden Guards for her, each skilled in martial arts.

Only then did Qi Yu feel at ease to attend the banquet, and she even dared to deliberately walk into the trap set by the Liu mother and daughter.

As soon as she stepped into the rockery, she noticed a faint breath.

The person’s heartbeat was like thunder, and his breathing was rapid; it was clear he was no expert.

It seems the Liu mother and daughter didn’t think too much about it, believing that dealing with a frail woman like her wouldn’t require much effort.

Qi Yu groped in the darkness for a while, her footsteps a bit disordered, appearing as if she was drunk.

After a while, the man hiding within slowly revealed himself and grabbed her arm, speaking lewdly, "Beautiful girl, what brings you to this place all by yourself?"

Qi Yu nearly vomited from his greasy voice, barely holding it in, while pretending to be weak and panicked, she asked, "Where is this? And who are you?"

The man chuckled twice in the darkness, appearing even more perverse, and his hand began to creep up her waist inappropriately, "Don’t be scared, my beauty, I am not a bad person."

Qi Yu’s expression turned cold in an instant, and the silver needle in her sleeve was fiercely thrust into that salacious hand.

"Ah—" The man cried out, his formerly self-satisfied expression turning to pain, with a numbing feeling spreading through his limbs.

Qi Yu kicked the man away, and he fell backward, hitting the rockery.

He couldn’t help but gasp several times, gritting his teeth, he asked, "Who exactly are you?"

Qi Yu’s lips smiled as she held a silver needle in front of his eyes, the light inside the rockery was dimmer than outside, but the needle was glittering, painfully piercing the man’s vision.

"What... what do you want to do to me?" The man was already in a panic, withdrawing backwards incessantly, but alas, space within the rockery was limited, and after a few steps, there was no path left.

Qi Yu pressed in closer and closer, until the man was frightened pale, then she sneered, "Speak truthfully, who instructed you to stay here to harm me?"

Stunned, the man said, "You are the Princess?"

He hadn’t thought much earlier, just hiding there following Madam Liu’s instructions, waiting for someone to come.

But after waiting for a long time and not a single soul appeared, he grew impatient.

When he smelled a fragrant scent, he was dazzled by the subtle aroma of the woman, quickly forgetting the matters Madam Liu had cautioned him about.

At this moment, he gradually realized what he was there for.

Hearing his question, Qi Yu gave a nonchalant "Mhm," her tone icy, "Confess and you’ll be treated leniently, otherwise, as the Princess, I have a thousand ways to ensure your death."

Upon hearing her words, fear gripped the man uncontrollably.

Having been pricked by a needle mysteriously, now, he truly believed that the woman in front of him could indeed ensure his death.

He stuttered, "Replying to the Princess, my name is Yin Chenzong, Madam Liu is a distant aunt of mine, our family has fallen on hard times and I had hoped to come to the capital to seek a position..."

He dared not speak the rest.

Qi Yu had already understood, she scoffed, and said to Yin Chenzong, "I don’t care what Madam Liu has promised you, but with the intent of misdeeds against the Princess, you’ve committed a crime punishable by death!"

Upon hearing this, Yin Chenzong, already weakened in the knees, could no longer hold himself up and fell to the ground with a thud, pleading non-stop, "Princess, please spare my life, I had no intention of harming you, it was only... because I was threatened by Madam Liu, that I had no choice but to employ this low strategy!"

Qi Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly, and she did not buy his excuse for a second.

This man’s appearance and actions marked him as nothing more than a low-life ruffian.

However, it was not yet time to deal with him; Qi Yu had to first set aside the revulsion in her eyes and coldly said, "Listen to my commands later. You do whatever I tell you to do. Otherwise, you’re aware of what will happen to you."