I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

The sun has set.

The wind in early winter is a bit chilly.

In the alley outside the Yan State delegation's residence, there were sounds of hurried footsteps and chasing.

A woman ran and hid in a pile of debris in the dark, holding her breath.

Behind her, someone was chasing her.

The woman held her breath and didn't dare to make any sound.

After a while, when the group of searchers had left, she felt relieved to crawl out from the pile of debris.

The faint light shone on her face, revealing her red lips, fair complexion, and watery eyes. She was no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.

Beads of sweat flowed down her forehead, streaking across her beautiful face.

But at this moment, she was already out of breath and looked tired.

Suddenly, someone shouted, "Search carefully, the remnant of the Qin family is nearby! We can't let her get away!"

The remnants of the Qin family they were talking about were the woman hiding in the corner.

Her name is Qin Yu, and she is the third daughter of the Qin family of the Chen State.

The Qin family of the State of Chen was a large family that had helped Emperor Gaozu to establish his kingdom, and was also the most famous aristocratic family in the State of Chen.

But now, the Qin family has fallen into decline. Not long ago, they were slandered by the Emperor of Chen State for treason, and the Qin family members were constantly persecuted.

The reason why the Emperor of Chen did this was simply to suppress the power of the Qin family, take the opportunity to seize the Qin family's property, and try to eradicate this extremely threatening family.

Now in the entire Chen State, the power of the Qin family has been gradually eliminated. The remaining remnants can only hide in the deep mountains and forests, or flee like Qin Yu.

Qin Yu had been running around for two days straight, during which time he had only drunk a little water and eaten some food that was thrown on the ground.

Now she was tired, thirsty and had almost no strength left.

But her strong desire to survive prevented her from stopping.

"This place hasn't been searched yet, come here!"

Suddenly, another voice was heard.

Qin Yu was startled and looked back. This was a dead end and there was no other way to escape.

Just as she was panicking, she suddenly heard a faint voice coming from the other side of the wall: "These are all the things of our Yan State envoys. Move them all in."

"The Yan State delegation?"

Qin Yu suddenly felt a little more hope of survival.

Without any hesitation, she climbed up the wall as light as a swallow.

If she had not practiced martial arts, she would not have survived such a thrilling chase.

She lay on the wall and saw a group of people busy at work in the mansion.

If I hide in the Yan envoy group, can I escape from that group of people's pursuit?

Qin Yu thought about it and immediately climbed over the wall and hid in the residence of the Yan State delegation.

She only wants to survive now, and then revenge.

One day, she will kill the dog emperor of Chen with her own hands.

Seeing the pursuers getting closer, Qin Yu looked around and found a stable.

She approached quietly and sat down weakly on the thatch.

Suddenly, her gaze rested on a basin of clear water.

At this moment, Qin Yu seemed to have seen a life-saving straw.

Her throat was already dry and thirsty, so she immediately picked up the basin of water and drank it in big gulps.

After a long time, Qin Yu finally stopped and used the clean water to wash his face and wipe the sweat off his body.

After several days of fleeing, Qin Yu was already in a very miserable state.

The cloth clothes on his body were already dirty.

Back then, she was the third daughter of the Qin family and lived a carefree life. How could she have been so miserable?

Recalling the past events, waves of grief welled up in my heart.

She still couldn't forget how her parents were persecuted by the imperial court's lackeys, and how her family members were brutally murdered...

"Father and mother, your daughter will definitely avenge you!"

Qin Yu bit her lip and swore secretly in her heart.

After thinking about it, she took another sip of water.

Qin Yu let out a long sigh, slowly raised her head, and suddenly saw two tall horses looking at her with strange eyes.

She was startled, fearing that the two horses would make a noise and attract other people's attention.

“Not found here!”

"Seriously, she's definitely nearby, maybe hiding in a house nearby!"

Suddenly, the voices of the pursuers were heard outside again.

Qin Yu panicked and tried to hide again.

There were people busy all around, only that huge room seemed empty.

Qin Yu didn't think much about it, and approached the room quietly, then pushed open the window and hid inside.

There were a lot of luggage piled up in the room, but when I turned around, I saw that the tables and chairs were covered with dust, and it was obvious that no one had lived here for a long time.

Qin Yu was already exhausted, his eyes fixed on the table in the room, where some pastries were placed.

She couldn't bear it any longer and immediately went forward to eat.

I don't know how long it had been, but suddenly I heard footsteps outside the door.

Qin Yu immediately stopped what he was doing and looked towards the gate vigilantly.

Soon, the footsteps were getting closer.

Qin Yu's heart started to panic. He looked around and his eyes finally stopped on the bed.

Without a moment's hesitation, she hid under the bed, not daring to make any sound.

After a moment, the door was pushed open.

From Qin Yu's perspective, he saw two people walking in, muttering, "Sir, I told you not to drink so much, but you insisted on drinking even though you knew you couldn't drink."

The person who spoke was naturally Master Guo.

At that moment, Jiang Zuo was already drunk, with his hand on Master Guo's shoulder, and staggering.

"Drink, keep drinking, good wine."

Jiang Zuo still said.

Master Guo sighed, and quickly asked Jiang Zuo to sit on a chair. He poured him a cup of tea and said, "Sir, have a cup of tea to sober you up. I will have someone help you change your clothes later. Go to bed early."

Jiang Zuo took the cup of tea but did not drink it. He still said drunkenly, "Master Guo, there is a mouse in the room."

"My lord, you are drunk. Wake up and get some rest."

Master Guo said helplessly.

At the next banquet, Lord Jiang should sit at the children's table, otherwise he will be drunk every time.

Fortunately, I didn't make a fool of myself in public, otherwise it would have damaged the reputation of the State of Yan.

"There really is a mouse, otherwise how could this cake have been eaten?"

Jiang Zuo seemed to be half drunk and half awake, pointing at the pastry and speaking.

Hearing this, Qin Yu's body trembled inexplicably.

"Oh no, we've been discovered..."

She was now lying under the bed, curled up and holding her breath.

"Sir, wait a minute. I'll fetch you a basin of water."

After Master Guo finished speaking, he left.

At this moment, Jiang Zuo suddenly stood up and walked towards the bed.

Seeing the man outside getting closer and closer, Qin Yu's whole body tensed up.

For some reason, she felt her body getting hotter and hotter.

It was as if there was a fire burning inside her body.

I touched my cheek and it was burning hot...