Although Ye Jingcheng had lost power, he still had some influence from his years in court.
For example, the Censor of City Patrol had received many favors from him and was very close to him.
Ye Jingcheng leveraged this relationship, using the excuse that thieves had broken into his mansion in the past two days, to have the Censor of City Patrol send men to investigate and apprehend thieves in these streets.
While it was called a defense, most of the Censor of City Patrol's men were actually stationed in front of Prince Yu's mansion.
Qian Xue discovered this and reported it to Ye Jingyu. Ye Jingyu said nothing and told her not to interfere.
That evening, assassins infiltrated Prince Ling's mansion, and the mansion was filled with the glint of swords and the clash of blades.
At the same time, Su Yunmo, who was sleeping in her bed, suddenly felt a burning sensation in her chest.
She woke up abruptly and touched her Glazed Lock. The Glazed Lock was hot and burning.
Her heart leaped, and she got out of bed to go outside.
Lü Luo was on guard that night. Seeing her casually put on clothes and rush out, she was startled. "Miss, where are you going?"
Su Yunmo did not reply, striding out of the General's mansion and heading straight for Prince Ling's mansion.
As soon as she reached Prince Ling's mansion courtyard, the smell of blood hit her.
She knew something was wrong and quickened her pace to go inside.
Ying Xiao was leading the servants in clearing the battlefield, with many people lying scattered on the ground.
"Where is your master?" Su Yunmo asked in a deep voice.
Before Ying Xiao could respond, Qian Xue came out from inside. Seeing Su Yunmo, she was shocked. "Little Miss, why have you suddenly come over?"
Su Yunmo saw Qian Xue holding a basin of blood and furrowed her brows fiercely, striding into the room.
"Little Miss, please wait a moment. You can't enter yet..." Qian Xue's words were cut short.
Su Yunmo had already entered.
The man on the bed had his chest bandaged and was putting on his inner garments.
He turned his head to look at Su Yunmo entering and frowned in helplessness. "You really don't treat yourself as an outsider anymore. The study was one thing, but you can just barge into the bedroom as you please?"
It was fortunate that his upper body was injured. If his lower body had been injured,
and he was still healing and not wearing clothes, what would happen if she just ran in like this?
Not only did Su Yunmo dare to run in, but she also refused to avoid suspicion, striding directly over, climbing onto the bed, and reaching out to pull at the man's clothes.
The man's eyelids twitched, and he reached out to stop her. "Little one, what are you doing?"
Su Yunmo frowned. "Let me see. It's not the first time I've seen it. Are you shy?"
Ye Jingyu's eyelids twitched. He felt there was a double meaning in her words.
He glanced at Qian Xue, gave her a look, and Qian Xue turned to leave.
After the door was closed, Ye Jingyu picked up the little dumpling and put her back on the ground. He put on his clothes himself. "I just felt it was unnecessary. It's just a minor injury, and it's already bandaged."
Su Yunmo frowned at him, wanting to say something, but knowing his temper, if he truly didn't want her to see, no amount of forcing would work. She simply stopped asking.
Instead, she changed the subject. "Who did it?"
Was it Ye Jingkun?
Given that man's temperament, it wasn't strange for him to do something like this, but logically, he wouldn't need to.
Ye Jingyu frowned and remained silent.
Su Yunmo's heart sank, and her expression immediately turned grim. "It was Ye Jingcheng?!"
That man was like a grasshopper in autumn, yet he could still stir up so much trouble?
Very good, very good!
She turned and headed outside.
Qian Xue saw her storming out of the room and towards the outside of the mansion, her heart leaped. "Little Miss, where are you going?"
"To smash Prince Lian's mansion!"
Didn't Ye Jingcheng want to burn his bridges?
Then let's just break the pot and make a mess of it. Let's see who ends up in trouble!
"Smash Prince Lian's mansion?" Qian Xue was stunned and thought, 'This is bad.' She quickly ordered the servants in the mansion to stop her, but they couldn't.
Qian Xue then rushed back into the room in a panic. "Master, something's wrong! The Little Miss has gone to seek revenge for you from Prince Lian."
The man was sitting on the bed at this moment, slowly tying his sash, with no sign of being injured or in distress.
"Let her go. What are you making such a fuss about? She won't suffer."
The elites who had come from Prince Lian's mansion earlier had already been dealt with. The remaining people in Prince Lian's mansion were no match.
Qian Xue suddenly saw Ye Jingyu's current state and her heart sank. She was astonished. "Master, you're alright?"
Ye Jingyu gave her a leisurely glance. "Who says I'm alright? I was injured in the chest by an assassin and bleeding profusely. My life was in danger."
The man paused, then added, "Remember to tell the eunuch who comes tomorrow this, and there's no need to bring him to see me."
Qian Xue's eyelids twitched. She was somewhat helpless. "Master, why are you doing this?"
Ye Jingyu sneered and grabbed the quilt. "I gave him a chance, but he didn't cherish it."
He had warned him in court today. If he hadn't done this, he could have let him off and let him live as a leisurely prince in the future.
But since he couldn't wait, he couldn't be blamed for disregarding their brotherhood.
Qian Xue's head ached. That wasn't what she was asking.
"It's fine if you want to scheme against Prince Lian, but why are you even hiding it from the Little Miss? I saw that she seemed very anxious."
Ye Jingyu's hand, which was pulling the quilt, paused, and a playful smile curved his lips. "It's more interesting to see her anxious."
Qian Xue sighed inwardly.
It might be interesting now, but it wouldn't be interesting when the Little Miss found out the truth.
However, she didn't say this. In fact, she also found it quite amusing to watch the two masters argue.
Meanwhile, Su Yunmo, who knew nothing, arrived at Prince Lian's mansion alone.
Prince Lian's mansion was tightly shut at this moment.
Su Yunmo kicked the door open.
She gathered spiritual energy in her foot, and with a single kick, the door fell.
There were servants on guard in the courtyard. Hearing the commotion, they rushed out to investigate.
"How dare you! Who are you to trespass at night... Ah!"
Before he could finish speaking, Su Yunmo kicked him, sending him flying.
The man fell to the ground in a straight line.
Su Yunmo's cold gaze swept across the area, and she said word by word, "Before I burn down Prince Lian's mansion, you'd better quickly report and have your master come out!"
After speaking, she didn't wait for the servants to react. She took out a fire starter from her Glazed Lock and ignited it directly.
Seeing this, the servants immediately rushed to stop her.
Su Yunmo shot them a cold glare, her eyes hiding a murderous intent.
The servants immediately froze in place, not daring to make any move.
Su Yunmo took this opportunity to find the nearest room and, with a wave of her hand, threw the fire starter over.
It was winter, and although the weather was dry, there was wind and cold at night. A single fire starter naturally couldn't ignite such a large house.
Su Yunmo then gathered her special ability.
In an instant, the flame from the fire starter surged upwards like a flying dragon, engulfing the house.
Before the servants could react, the house was already burning.
"Quick, go call the Prince! Hurry!" the butler shouted anxiously.
The servants scrambled to the back courtyard to call Ye Jingcheng.
Ye Jingcheng was furious about the failed assassination. Upon hearing that Su Yunmo was burning Prince Lian's mansion, he flew into a rage and rushed over.