Princess Ningde's face suddenly changed, and anger welled up in her eyes.
This was the true Yun Shu, her words piercing the heart!
It was precisely because of this that Princess Ningde knew she could not tolerate Yun Shu!
Nor could she allow Yun Shu to exist.
"You may not have realized where you are now, or what you will face. I advise you to speak properly to the Princess, or perhaps if you kneel and beg the Princess, you might just secure a sliver of hope for yourself!" Yun Yueyin calmed down at this moment and said mockingly, doting on Yun Shu.
The world was vast. She hadn't thought before that there might be medicine to restore her appearance. If she searched diligently in the future, wouldn't she be able to save herself?
And Yun Shu's current situation was far from simple!
She had lost her composure just now. Yun Shu was now facing a deadly predicament, yet she could still be so oblivious and obstinate, her attitude so unyielding. Did she truly believe that with Prince Ye here, Princess Ningde and the others wouldn't dare do anything?
Prince Ye probably didn't know that Yun Shu was now in grave danger.
Yun Shu glanced sideways at Yun Yueyin.
That glance made Yun Yueyin's heart shiver. "What are you looking at me for?"
"I forgot to mention earlier, your face won't last much longer. As you become more hideous and gnash your teeth every day, the surface of your skin will slowly crack, and you'll become even uglier than before," Yun Shu carelessly dropped another bomb.
Qiu Lu added fuel to the fire, "You're already very ugly now."
Yun Yueyin looked as if she had been struck by lightning. Her eyes widened. "You're lying to me again! Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
Too lazy to bother with a madwoman, Yun Shu turned her gaze back to the siblings.
"Yun Yueyin said something correctly just now. You still haven't realized where you are at this moment," Princess Ningde reminded her coldly.
Zhen Lin shook his head at Princess Ningde, hoping she wouldn't escalate the confrontation.
Princess Ningde, however, pursed her lips and looked at Zhen Lin. "Time is almost up. Those people will be coming in. Brother, if you have any more questions, ask her."
Zhen Lin actually had countless questions in his heart.
But he couldn't bring himself to ask them.
Moreover, he could already guess the answers.
He just looked at Yun Shu, privately wishing that time could stand still at this very moment.
Some sounds came from outside. Yun Shu knew that her conversation with Princess Ningde and the others had reached its end.
The expression in her eyes was so cold that it made the siblings in front of her a little dazed, believing that Yun Shu still didn't grasp the gravity of the situation.
"Do you think His Highness Prince Jin will come? He won't know about everything that's happening today," Princess Ningde reminded Yun Shu.
The heroic rescue from the hunting grounds, the events at the prince's manor two days prior, would not happen again.
Everything they were doing today had been kept secret from Prince Jin.
Yun Shu smiled. "It doesn't matter if he comes or not; the outcome will be the same. Why bother making him run over here."
"When you came, you already knew your identity had been revealed?" Princess Ningde questioned with a frown.
If she knew her identity was exposed, why take such a risk?
She suddenly began to see Yun Shu in a different light.
Zhen Lin stepped forward. "You... you... today's situation is extraordinary. The predicament you are in is more severe than you imagine. You shouldn't have come today."
Yun Shu said indifferently, "From the moment I stepped into Prince Pingyang's manor, I knew that soon I would no longer be Ning Ruan."
She had never naively expected to establish herself in Xixia as Ning Ruan.
Just then.
There was movement outside.
Princess Ningde looked back. She had expected Li De to send people, but to her surprise, Li De himself had come with a group of men today.
With Li De personally involved, Yun Shu's fate today would be sealed.
Yun Shu saw Li De.
Li De was dressed in casual attire, exuding the natural aura of a general, followed by several men.
These men were also in plain clothes.
They were not soldiers, so they wouldn't attract the attention of the common people.
They truly intended to kill her silently.
Qiu Lu felt a fire about to erupt within him. They had made the Prince lose his memory and brought him here, intending to erase the Prince's past and the person in his heart. They were more barbaric and unreasonable than any bandits he had encountered before!
And Princess Ningde was even more ridiculous, acting as if she were a young lady coveting what belonged to others. Didn't she realize that even with amnesia, the Prince would never look at her? The Prince's eyes and heart belonged to Miss. Even with amnesia, it was still Miss! And the Prince had even had three children with Miss – Xiao Li and the other two!
Those three darlings, in his eyes, were unmatched by any other child in the world!
"Miss." Qiu Lu looked at Yun Shu with a furrowed brow.
Yun Shu curled her lips into a smile, comforting him, "What will be, will be. Be patient."
Qiu Lu immediately collected himself, but the anger in his heart still burned fiercely. He truly couldn't stand Princess Ningde's methods!
And General Li De, who was approaching from outside.
Even as a general, Li De couldn't even compare to a single hair of General Yun!
Li De had arrived at the door.
"General Li," Princess Ningde spoke first, nodding at Li De.
Zhen Lin also nodded at Li De, acknowledging him.
Li De inclined his head towards the siblings.
After the pleasantries, Li De looked at Yun Shu, who was seated not far away in the room.
Yun Shu was disguised, so at first glance, her appearance was easily overlooked. One might glance at her and immediately look away, not giving her a second glance.
No wonder she had been able to hide in the capital for so long without being discovered. It turned out Yun Shu's disguise skills were so formidable.
"Second Miss Yun, we meet again," Li De said after scrutinizing her for a moment.
Even though he was here to eliminate Yun Shu today, Li De's tone remained cordial.
No one would have guessed he was here to claim her life.
"Yes, we meet again," Yun Shu replied with a smile.
Their eyes met. Yun Shu's gaze was as clear and cold as a mountain spring water in the early morning, sharp and silent.
Li De's pupils constricted slightly.
He had to admit, if Yun Shu were not from Dongning, and if she didn't hold such a crucial place in Prince Ye's heart, he might have spared her life.
What a pity.
Just then, an impetuous figure rushed in front of Li De in a panic, ignoring everyone's gazes, and fell to her knees with a thud.
"General, Yun Shu said that after I took that medicine, I could only live for three more years, perhaps only one year. She's not telling the truth, is she?"
Yun Yueyin looked at Li De with expectant eyes, hoping to hear a "no" from him.
Li De looked down at Yun Yueyin from above, his eyes filled with impatience and disdain. They both bore the surname Yun, yet Yun Shu could sit calmly in the face of danger, while Yun Yueyin was so flustered.
He lowered his head and looked at Yun Yueyin. "Second Miss Yun is a renowned divine physician. What she says is naturally correct."