Volume 1 Chapter 22: Laughing at the Prosperous Splendor

  The wet nurse's body shook, her mouth opened and closed, her eyes wide with even greater shock and incredulity as she stared at Li Yun.

  Li Yun pushed her away, stepped towards the house and walked in, while giving orders to Cai Lian who was stunned, "From now on, you will be in charge of this house. Whoever doesn't listen will be beaten to death, don't let me see any trouble."

  “…Yes, miss!” Cailian only truly felt that the young lady was indeed different now. The previous young lady seemed fierce and had a bad temper, but her heart was actually the softest. Every time the wet nurse had a request, the young lady would definitely try every means to fulfill it. Not to mention today, she didn't say a word and wanted to drive the wet nurse away? The previous young lady wouldn't have been able to bear it. Now, where was there even a hint of reluctance?

  "You... you're not Miss!" The wet nurse suddenly stretched out her hand and pointed at Li Yun, her eyes gleaming with intensity.

  Li Yun narrowed her eyes, turned around and coldly stared at her, "You say I'm not a lady? Then who is? Do you want me to take off my clothes now so you can verify it? Don't think that just because you're the wet nurse, I'll tolerate your overstepping again."

  "You're not a lady! A lady wouldn't treat me like this." The nanny stared into Li Yun's eyes.

  "Hmm..." Li Yun suddenly smiled and turned her head towards Cai Lian, saying casually: "Tell her who I am?"

  "Nanny! How can you say that?! This is clearly the young lady, I haven't left her side all day! You don't want to leave and ask the young lady for help, how can you say she's not the young lady?" Cai Lian originally had a good heart, but today was even more won over by Li Yun's warm care. Now she turned around and glared angrily at the nanny.

  "She's obviously not the young lady, you dead girl, where did you get this woman who looks exactly like the young lady to impersonate her? Don't you dare try to deceive me!" The wet nurse, too, had lost all her respectful and pleading demeanor, pointing at Cai Lian in anger.

  "You're talking nonsense! How could I possibly find someone to impersonate Miss?" Cai Lian glared at the wet nurse. But under the wet nurse's long-term intimidation, her words were ultimately not as forceful as the wet nurse's, and she also felt that Miss was strange today, like a different person altogether. This made her counterarguments even less convincing.

  Li Yun thought that this little girl still needed to be taught a lesson. She couldn't even calm down in such a situation, how could she be trusted in the future? Now that she was Yun Qian Yue, no one should be allowed to cause trouble. Today, it wasn't easy to pass Old Master Wang's test, and it couldn't be ruined because of a small wet nurse. Her eyes turned cold with anger, "You know what you've been doing all these years. Do I need to point out every single thing? I was in the palace today, could I have been switched by someone from the Empress Dowager or the Crown Prince's side? When I returned to the manor, I went to see Grandfather, and he didn't notice anything unusual, unlike you, a lowly servant?"

  The wet nurse seemed to have never seen Li Yun show her such a fierce attitude, and she suddenly trembled, retreating two steps back.

  "Get someone! Throw her out for me! I don't have such a vicious and cruel wet nurse!" Li Yun shouted.

  More than ten people in the courtyard seemed to be frightened out of their wits, and no one came forward to take action.

  "Are you all deaf? I said throw it away! Didn't you hear?" Li Yun's voice became even sharper, shouting.

  "Yes, miss!" The few people who had been left behind by Li Yun to attend to her finally stepped forward to drag away the wet nurse. Even those who had been indifferent and stayed in the courtyard also immediately came forward. These people had all been bullied by the wet nurse to varying degrees and did not dare to resist or speak out. Now that they saw Miss truly wanted to drive the wet nurse away, why would they still hesitate?

  "Spare me, young mistress! I deserve to die, I won't do it again......" The wet nurse saw that Li Yun was really angry this time and was truly afraid, so she quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.

  Li Yun looked at her coldly. Thinking that I was never a good person anyway, you want to die early, and naturally fulfill your wish.

  No matter how much she used to advocate for equality, but since the day she came into this world and so many things happened, especially when the imperial palace was almost taken over by force and she was thrown into a big prison, she thoroughly understood that this world had no equality, only who was more powerful, and being soft-hearted was not allowed. Especially when she had just arrived and hadn't stood firm yet. The last thing she should do was to be soft-hearted.

  She should thank those women for causing such a commotion today, allowing her to take the opportunity to get rid of the pests in this courtyard. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened as soon as she arrived? Especially with that nanny who is so familiar with her body and yet has such an evil heart. She absolutely cannot let her stay by her side anymore.

  "Miss, I'm going to die, please spare my life considering that I've served you for over a decade! I won't dare again, please forgive me..." The wet nurse, disregarding the people around her trying to stop her, knelt down and started kowtowing desperately.

  "I can spare you if you want, but tell me what have you been doing behind my back all these years?" Li Yun suddenly changed her mind. She didn't have the memory of this body's owner, who knows, maybe this was an opportunity to understand the internal workings of the Yun Wang Fu.

  "Miss?" The wet nurse looked at Li Yun with sudden delight. "If the old slave says what she wants to say, will you spare the old slave and not drive her away?"

  "Hmm!" Li Yun responded with a toneless voice.

  "Alright, I'll say it, I am...... Ah......" The wet nurse seemed to have made up her mind and was about to speak when she suddenly let out a blood-curdling scream and fell to the ground. A dagger was lodged in her back, right in the middle of her spine, a fatal blow. Her fat face was twisted, eyes wide open, staring blankly into space.

  Li Yun's heart chilled, her eyes fixed intently on the direction from which the dagger had flown. She hadn't expected someone to be so prompt in killing and silencing a person right in front of her. The man's dagger was too fast, she reacted too late. Even if she hadn't been late, she wouldn't have dared to act rashly now, after all, it was an enemy in the dark versus herself in the light.

  "Miss, there's a thief!" Cai Lian immediately reacted and blocked Li Yun with her body.

  "It's a thief! And it's a big one!" Li Yun looked at the mulberry tree outside the courtyard, although it was already dark and she couldn't see it clearly, but she vaguely saw the branches sway slightly twice before stopping. Even if she went over now, there would be no one there. She pursed her lips, withdrew her gaze, loosened her tightly clenched fists, and pushed Cai Lian away. "Take her down and keep an eye on her, and let Grandfather deal with her tomorrow."

  "Miss, shouldn't we report to the authorities and catch the thief?" Cai Lian looked at Li Yun in confusion, really not daring to imagine that the nanny who was just alive had died like this. She wasn't stupid and knew that someone must have been afraid that the nanny would reveal some secret and killed her to silence her. And she didn't dare to think about what if the dagger had been aimed at Miss instead of the nanny, wouldn't it be Miss who had died? It was really terrifying!

  "No need, this is a family matter of the Yun Wang Fu, and even if Nai Niang says something, she is still a house slave of the Yun Wang Fu. It's better to let Grandfather handle this matter." Li Yun shook her head.

  That person's martial arts skills were top-notch, although I couldn't be certain if they were affiliated with the Phoenix Consort or not. However, the people backing them definitely shouldn't be underestimated. She hasn't yet established a firm foothold in the Cloud King's estate, so it wouldn't be suitable to make a big deal out of this matter. After all, it was just her wet nurse who died. The incident at the Spring Viewing Pavilion today was barely escaped from, and if she were to get entangled again because of this, that would be bad. Anyway, that wet nurse probably wasn't up to any good either, especially since she had a thorough understanding of her body. She's dead, so let it go. It's also one less thing for her to worry about.

  "Miss is right!" Cai Lian immediately nodded.

  "It's too late today, don't disturb Grandfather anymore. Let's talk about it tomorrow morning!" Li Yun waved her hand and walked into the house. I'm so tired, even sleeping is difficult. How can I not have a peaceful life since she came?

  "You all heard what the young lady said, take the wet nurse... and carry her down to settle her. Tomorrow wait for Old Master Wang to deal with catching the thief. All of you go down! The young lady is tired from a day's work and needs to sleep." Cai Lian also knew that Li Yun was too tired, she could only muster up the courage to order people to carry the wet nurse away.

  Those people originally hated the wet nurse, but now seeing her suddenly killed like this, for a moment they still felt some sadness and anger. That thief was too bold. A few people followed Cai Lian's orders to carry the person to the woodshed.

  Cai Lian again ordered people to clean up everything in the courtyard before entering the house. She saw Li Yun, who hadn't even taken off her clothes and shoes, already hugging a quilt and sleeping on the bed. She thought that Miss was really too tired today. Hopefully tomorrow with Old Master Wang's protection, she won't be punished by Master Wang and Concubine Feng.

  That night, the imperial physician came in and out of Consort Feng's residence, while the Cloud King's mansion was ablaze with lights all night long. Meanwhile, Li Yun slept extremely soundly, without even having a single dream.

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  The wonderful fight to the death has begun, I think everyone should not miss it in the next few days. This winter is really too cold, please pay attention to keeping warm. If you like this article, please put it on your bookshelf for collection, convenient. O (∩_∩) O ~