When Helan Xuenuo and Xiaozhu returned to the South Courtyard, they passed by Qi Didi's yard. She stopped and looked at her for a few seconds, and the time she spent with Qi Didi emerged in her mind.

She once regarded this sister as her closest relative and talked to her about everything.

But I didn't expect that this sister did everything against her will. I guess Qi Didi wanted to kill her every day and night she spent with her.

Thinking of this, she laughed at herself.

She started walking forward again.

"call out"

An arrow was shot from behind Helan Xuenuo. It flew past her face and hit a big tree in front of her.

The force was so strong that the arrow remained stuck in the tree without moving.

Helan Xuenuo staggered in fright.

If this arrow had hit her, she would probably be in the underworld again.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Qi Didi's voice came from behind, "Are you scared? Don't be afraid. You must be careful every day and night from now on. Be careful not to be poisoned when eating, be careful not to be killed by assassins when going out, and be careful not to fall into the river and die when swimming."

Every word Qi Didi said was a curse on her, but also a reminder for her to be careful.

If she hadn't lived her life over again, she might have really been scared by Qi Didi.

She took two steps forward, pulled out the arrow with all her strength, turned around and ran quickly towards Qi Didi. Qi Didi hadn't expected that Helan Xuenuo would pierce her left shoulder with an arrow. The pain was too much for her to bear. She slid to the ground, her lips bloodless, and her face was obviously a little scared. "You...what are you going to do? You dare to kill me? I'm going to marry into the prince's mansion tomorrow. If I die, the prince will never let you go. Then the entire Helan Mansion will be buried with me."

"Haha, I'm really scared."

Helan Xuenuo pretended to be scared, loosened the hand holding the arrow, stood up and looked down at Qi Didi lying on the ground. Qi Didi propped up half of her body, holding the end of the arrow in her hand, and beads of sweat dripped from her forehead.

Qi Didi's left shoulder was bleeding. She pulled out the arrow with all her strength and threw it beside her. Her lips were completely bloodless. "You destroyed me, and I won't let you go."

"Ruin you?" Helan Xuenuo chuckled. She lowered her head and approached Qi Didi. Qi Didi blocked the arrow wound on her injured left shoulder with some fear.

"If dad hadn't brought you back, you would have died in some brothel or a grave." Helan Xuenuo was too disdainful to say anything more to her and was ready to turn around and leave.

"Nonsense, if your father hadn't brought people to raid my house, would I have fallen to this point? What gives you the right to speak out about me from a moral high ground? Do you think you are so glorious? That's just the attention you gained by selling our Qi family." Qi Didi's eyes were full of resentment. She had endured it for so many years, and today she finally said it all out.

Helan Xuenuo exhaled, ruffling her hair. She turned to look at Qi Didi, "You're truly adorable, aren't you? The Qi Mansion was confiscated because your father ignored the suffering people and embezzled the imperial relief funds, resulting in countless casualties. That's why His Majesty ordered the confiscation of our property. My father was simply following orders. Your life should have been used to pay back those innocent people. It's my father's kindness that allowed you to live so long."

"Impossible. I clearly... I clearly saw Daddy distributing porridge to charity..."

"Impossible? The imperial court allocated 40 million taels of silver for disaster relief, and your father used less than a tenth of it. He was distributing porridge as charity, using the court's money to distribute porridge every few days, mixed with stones. Would the poor eat it or not? Of course they had to eat it to survive."

How many people starved to death that year, how many died of stomach ulcers...

Do you think your father is greedy? During the confiscation, several courtyards were filled with silver and gold, but he pretended to be honest and upright to the outside world.

When the Crown Prince visited the disaster relief area, one victim thought your father was being ordered by the imperial court. Her family starved to death, most of them from stomach ulcers. Do you know why? It was the stones your father had placed in their porridge that lacerated their stomachs and intestines.

Haha, that person was an only child and had a miserable life. The prince was too kind and neglected to be on guard, so he was stabbed to death by the old woman.

Do you think the Crown Prince suffered an injustice? Does His Majesty feel pained at the loss of this son? Is it unfair for the State of Donglai to have lost this benevolent and wise crown prince?

And you, you actually want to be the queen, interfere in government affairs, and learn from your father to harm the people and good ministers?"

"I don't believe it, I don't believe it..."

"The Lantern Festival assassination... Each assassin you hired at the Assassin's House was worth a gold ingot. You bought three assassins alone, three gold ingots. As far as I know, the monthly salary from the Helan Mansion is only three taels. The money you spend on skincare and satin jewelry alone is just enough. How did you save up so much money? Do you dare to say it wasn't left to you by your father?"

Qi Didi's eyes were filled with thought. All this shattered everything she had thought about for so many years. She looked at Helan Xuenuo, who was pointing fingers at her, and felt particularly annoyed. "Haha, Helan Xuenuo, don't waste your time. You just want to destroy me? You've got it wrong. I'm not as fragile as you think. Do you think that because you messed with me and the Second Prince, I can't sit on the Supreme Throne? You're so good at playing the big shot and embarrassing me in front of others. You never thought, did you? The prince would love me so much. Your plan has failed, right? Haha... Just wait and see. One day, I will make you pay the price."

Seeing that she was stubborn.

Helan Xuenuo raised her fist and pretended to hit her. Qi Didi screamed, "What are you doing? The prince will kill you."

Helan Xuenuo squatted down in front of her, looked at her with a smile, then shook his head and said, "Hush, how can you feel safe spending the money your father embezzled? Why don't you try to figure out the evil ideas in your head? Then don't blame me for reporting it directly to His Majesty. Your father indirectly caused the death of the Crown Prince. Then, you will see if the prince can still protect you."

"You..." Qi Didi's blood soaked her chest. She struggled to get up and staggered towards her yard.

"Girl, you were so impressive just now." Xiao Zhu looked at Helan Xuebi with admiration, and nodded with one corner of his mouth tilted.

"Let's go back to the South Courtyard. Her life won't be easy once she enters the palace. She doesn't know how annoying this old princess is." Helan Xuenuo smiled sighingly.

"How could the girl know that?"

Helan Xuenuo didn't answer her, but walked forward quickly. Xiaozhu chased after her, "Girl, wait for me."

After the Spring Banquet, Yuan Xu told her the whole story of the Qi Mansion in front of the palace gate. She was not surprised, but felt sorry for the prince. She had met the prince many times. The prince was kind, elegant and spoke gently.

When Helan Xuenuo was little, she would often follow the prince and call out, "Brother Prince."

At that time, the old general Helan supported and followed the prince, but the prince died suddenly, and the Helan Mansion never supported other princes again.

Old General Helan had fought alongside the young prince many times.

I have seen the kindness and true nature of this prince.

I have also seen his courage and intelligence.

The crown prince is much older than the other princes and is the son of the emperor and his wife.

The emperor and his wife fell in love when they were young, and gave birth to the prince when she was sixteen or seventeen years old.

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