Su Yunmo took out a jar of ointment from her glazed lock. "Apply this to the wounds on your face."
"Don't worry, this little injury is nothing," Ye Jingge didn't take it. He just crouched down and picked up the roasted chicken that had been trampled on, looking very distressed.
"This was the roasted chicken for Consort Liang. She won't be able to eat it now."
Su Yunmo noticed some scars on the part of his sleeve that was exposed.
These scars were the same as those on Ye Jingyu, and must have been accumulated over time.
A thought flashed through her mind. She crouched down and forcefully pulled open his sleeve.
As expected, she saw bruises of various sizes. The only difference from Ye Jingyu was the absence of whip marks.
Madam Qin had just said she was Ye Jingge's governess, which meant Ye Jingge was also being raised by the Empress.
Adopted son, injured.
Adopted son, and injured.
Su Yunmo's suspicion grew stronger. "Your birth mother, back then, was she..."
"Xiao Wu!" A startled cry interrupted Su Yunmo's words.
Su Yunmo turned her head. Before she could get a clear look at the person, she was pushed.
She staggered back two steps, managing to regain her balance without falling.
Over there, Ye Jingge had already been pulled up by Ye Jingguang and shielded behind him.
The little胖子 gritted his teeth and glared at Su Yunmo, clenching his fists as if to strike. "Little bean sprout, don't involve Xiao Wu in our business!"
Su Yunmo frowned. "What?"
"Fourth Brother, don't be like this. Momo just lifted my sleeve. She wanted to show me my injuries; she didn't bully me," Ye Jingge tried to explain.
"You always say you weren't bullied, but you're always bullied badly!" Ye Jingguang didn't believe him. He then suddenly noticed the injury on his face.
"What happened here? Did she hit you?" Ye Jingguang gnashed his teeth and pointed at Su Yunmo. "You've gone too far!"
Ye Jingge became anxious. "No, really not. Listen to me."
"I won't listen! Today, I'll teach this little bean sprout a good lesson to vent your anger!" Ye Jingguang shielded his brother and rolled up his sleeves.
Su Yunmo glanced at his fair, tender arms, which resembled plump lotus roots, and raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure you can beat me?"
Ye Jingguang's eyes widened immediately. Feeling underestimated, he was about to rush forward.
Seeing that they were about to fight, Ye Jingge quickly pulled Ye Jingguang back. "Fourth Brother, let's go. We need to get medicine. Don't fight."
Ye Jingguang tried to break free towards Su Yunmo.
Ye Jingge then pulled him in the other direction, saying to Su Yunmo, "I'll send the Consort's medicine over later. Don't worry."
Su Yunmo watched the two brothers leave, one pulling and the other resisting, and sighed.
She had initially thought Ye Jingge was just an ordinary prince, but she hadn't expected his life in the palace to be so difficult.
Since that was the case, she would find an opportunity to mention it to Ye Jingyu. It would be better for him to deliver the medicine to Consort Liang himself.
Su Yunmo looked up at the time.
The banquet should be starting around this time.
She turned and headed towards the main hall. Passing through the back garden, she saw someone standing under a pavilion from afar.
Upon clearly seeing the person's appearance, Su Yunmo narrowed her eyes dangerously and walked over.
When Su Yunmo reached the pavilion, Lin Yuning's eyes behind her veil flared with resentment. "You killed my elder brother, didn't you!"
Su Yunmo sneered and retorted, "I killed him? Wasn't it the work of ghosts?"
'Dreaming' had side effects. Some people might be plagued by nightmares their entire lives. She considered herself lucky to be able to wake up through sheer willpower.
Lin Yuning glared at her fiercely and took a sachet from her embrace, throwing it over. "From today onwards, we are irreconcilable enemies!"
The sachet landed at Su Yunmo's feet. Half of it was already scorched black.
Just like their sisterly bond, which had long since fallen apart.
Su Yunmo bent down, picked it up, and tossed it into the lake, watching it sink. "From the moment you colluded with Ye Jingcheng, we became irreconcilable."
She swept a cold glance at Lin Yuning and said word by word, "Congratulations on your engagement. Enjoy today. This will be your last beautiful dream."
Su Yunmo then turned and left.
Lin Yuning watched her retreating back, her hands slowly clenching.
If she could kill her once, she could kill her a second time.
But no matter what, she couldn't follow in her elder brother's footsteps!
She gritted her teeth tightly, closed her eyes, and concealed the ruthlessness in her eyes. When she opened them again, her gaze was cold and distant. "Did Marquis Jiang see? How could that be an ordinary child?"
Jiang Shanyi emerged from behind the pavilion, grinding his teeth and clenching his fists.
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This was all the doing of that damned girl, Su Yunmo!
She would kill her today and avenge her two children!
Killing intent surged in his eyes. He leaped up and attacked in Su Yunmo's direction.
Su Yunmo had just rounded the back garden when she felt a cold edge coming from behind her. She quickly dodged.
Jiang Shanyi leaped past, his palm striking a nearby rock.
A rock more than a meter high was split open by his strike!
"Su Yunmo, return my son's life to me!" His eyes were bloodshot as he struck out with another palm.
Su Yunmo retreated rapidly and waved her hand.
Her powers were blocked.
She frowned fiercely.
Damn it, her powers had been overused recently, and she couldn't use any of them!
Jiang Shanyi's palm strike was imminent, heading directly for Su Yunmo's chest.
If this blow landed, she would be half dead, if not dead!
'Bang!'
A large hand appeared from behind Su Yunmo and met Jiang Shanyi's strike head-on.
At the same time, Su Yunmo was pulled into an embrace.
Jiang Shanyi spat out a mouthful of blood, stumbled back two steps, and fell to the ground.
Su Yunmo grunted and instinctively clutched her left shoulder, looking up to meet a pair of sharp, murderous eyes. "Ye Jingyu?"
"Are you injured?" Ye Jingyu asked, looking down. His gaze swept over the spot she was holding, his eyes dark and unreadable.
Although he tried his best to suppress it, Su Yunmo could still hear a hint of killing intent in his tone. She shook her head. "It's nothing, just grazed by the palm wind."
She had grown accustomed to using her powers. It was truly troublesome that her powers were temporarily unusable.
Ye Jingyu didn't believe her. With a large hand, he tore open her clothes, his actions mirroring Su Yunmo's earlier action with Ye Jingge's sleeve.
Her clothes were pulled open, revealing a palm print on her shoulder.
It was clear and slightly swollen.
"Heh~" Ye Jingyu let out a furious laugh and looked up at Jiang Shanyi, his gaze like that of someone looking at a dead man.
Jiang Shanyi got up from the ground, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at Ye Jingyu. "Prince Yu, you'd best stay out of this. It has nothing to do with you. This is a personal vendetta between me and this girl!"
Ye Jingyu put Su Yunmo down and walked towards Jiang Shanyi step by step, a cruel smile on his lips.
"Are you referring to your beloved daughter when you mention personal vendetta? I recall I didn't kill her back then."
Su Yunmo was shocked. She hadn't expected him to admit it so openly in front of Jiang Shanyi.
Jiang Shanyi's eyes widened in shock. "It was you! It was actually you!"
"I'll kill you!" He clenched his fists and attacked Ye Jingyu.
Ye Jingyu stood his ground. As Jiang Shanyi approached, he suddenly flashed behind him.
Jiang Shanyi's eyes widened in astonishment.
Such speed!
Ye Jingyu delivered a swift punch, smashing into his shoulder. A bone-cracking sound immediately followed!
Jiang Shanyi was forced to his knees, his screams echoing through the sky.
Ye Jingyu leaned down to his ear and said word by word, "Like your daughter, why are you always so fearless, daring to attack my people?"