42. Chapter 42: Wherever You Go, I’ll Follow 1

Emerald Bamboo Courtyard was completely deserted. Yu Qingyan frowned. Had she really been discovered?

"Princess," Zuo Xuan saluted her, "please come with me."

Yu Qingyan looked at the abruptly appearing black-clad figure, realizing he must have been waiting here for a long time.

"Where are Magpie and Cuier?"

Zuo Xuan remained respectful yet unyielding, "It would be best for the Princess to ask the Prince herself."

Yu Qingyan followed Zuo Xuan to the main hall of the Prince Xian's Manor, where Chu Yuchuan sat with a gloomy expression, and surprisingly, Gu Jinshi was there as well.

Chu Yuchuan looked her up and down. "So my dear wife still remembers how to come back!"

Yu Qingyan swaggered in, without even bothering to change out of her men's attire, maintaining a dashing and debonair posture. "What, does the Prince wish that I hadn't returned?"

Zuo Xuan respectfully glanced at Gu Jinshi standing nearby. "Young Master Gu, please take your leave first."

Yu Qingyan exchanged a glance with Gu Jinshi before turning her attention to Chu Yuchuan.

Zuo Xuan closed the doors tightly, leaving only Chu Yuchuan and Yu Qingyan alone in the room.

"It is a pity that the Prince is wearing a mask," Yu Qingyan smiled, "otherwise your expression right now must be quite a sight."

"Audacious!" Chu Yuchuan slammed his hand on the table and stood up. "In all my years, I have never seen a woman as bold as you!"

"Well, you've seen one now." Yu Qingyan casually seated herself.

"Just what did you do dressed like that?!"

"I did quite a lot. Which one does the Prince wish to hear about first?"

Gritting his teeth, Chu Yuchuan glared at her. "Tell me everything, one by one!"

"I had a meal and strolled around Nandu," Yu Qingyan smiled again, flashing a standard set of eight teeth, "and along the way, I killed a few people."

"What?!"

For some reason, Yu Qingyan took a perverse pleasure in seeing him fly into a rage.

"Why look so surprised?"

Chu Yuchuan frowned, seeing that she was entirely unhurt and didn't look like she had been in a fight at all. Truly, she was a headache; keeping this woman under control seemed no easy task.

"What on earth did you do?"

Yu Qingyan had no intention of hiding it from him. "I happened to run into someone trying to assassinate Prince Jing, so I lent a hand."

"Chu Yufeng?" Chu Yuchuan furrowed his brows. "My dear wife is truly kind-hearted."

It wasn't that she was kind-hearted; it was clearly Gu Jinshi who loved meddling in other people's business.

"Does that mean he has seen you looking like this?"

"I don't know if he saw me or not." Yu Qingyan smoothed out her robes. "Does the Prince have anything else to say?"

"From now on, you are not permitted to leave the manor without authorization!"

"..."

"Did you hear me?!"

"I heard you." Hearing was one thing, but whether she would actually obey was another matter entirely.

"Hmph!"

"Where are Magpie and Cuier?"

"They didn't even know where their mistress had gone, so they naturally deserved to be punished."

"My legs belong to me! What does it have to do with them?"

"They failed in their duties. My dear wife should consider the consequences before acting in the future, so as not to implicate others!"

Yu Qingyan's expression darkened slightly. "What did you do to them?"

"Rest assured, they are fine for now. They will be able to return to Emerald Bamboo Courtyard shortly."

Yu Qingyan stood up. Before Chu Yuchuan could take a step forward to touch her, she had already opened the door and walked out.

When Yu Qingyan returned to Emerald Bamboo Courtyard, Magpie and Cuier had indeed already returned.

"Where are Meixiang and Luju?"

"Zuo Xuan said Meixiang and Luju handled matters poorly, and that the manor cannot tolerate such lack of discipline. Zuo Xuan saying that must have been on the Prince's orders," Magpie replied.

Cuier looked at her male garments and asked, "My lady, where on earth did you go?"

"I'm sorry for implicating you both."

"Please don't say that, Princess."

Yu Qingyan raised an eyebrow at Magpie. "How are your martial arts skills?"

Cuier looked at Magpie in surprise, while Magpie offered a shy smile. "Before the Princess, it is merely showing off one's slight skill before an expert."