The Virgin Mary in the Book: I Decide My Life with Two Swords

Cang Yue Nation - Nanlai - Langya Pavilion Branch

After seeing Youminglang off, Ye Ling was about to leave, but Nangong Xuan spoke up: "Ye Ling, stay."

Ye Ling turned around reluctantly: "Hey! Isn't this His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why, you sent a dog to block the road yesterday, and today you plan to do it yourself?"

"You are still as eloquent as ever," said Nangong Xuan.

"I can't help it. I often encounter all kinds of beasts in human form, so I'm used to not being nice to anyone. If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first. I'm busy!"

"You are so bold," Shen Can said.

"Don't yell, what a thing! If the prince has time to argue with me here, you might as well find a doctor to check the injuries of your useless subordinate, lest he die and say that I beat him to death. Goodbye!"

"Ye Ling" Nangong Xuan suppressed his anger: "We can..."

"Xiao Ye Ling, what's wrong with you..." Xue Jingchuan hurried over and stopped talking as soon as he opened his mouth, bowing slightly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Where have you been? You said you would watch my game," Ye Ling immediately complained.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Something urgent happened. Did I miss something? How did you type so quickly?"

"My opponent is so weak, I just want to end it quickly and then have a drink to celebrate this small victory." Ye Ling said, looking at Nangong Xuan: "Your Highness, I bid you farewell..."

"Ye Ling, I have a few words to say to you in private." Nangong Xuan was almost angry to death.

"Your Highness, if you have something to say, please speak here. If not, I will leave."

"Okay," Nangong Xuan nodded through gritted teeth, "Let me introduce you. This is His Royal Highness Prince Wen. He has something to ask you."

Ye Ling and Xue Jingchuan exchanged a glance and bowed reluctantly, "Greetings to His Majesty Prince Wen."

"No need to be so polite, both of you." Nangong Che still looked sickly: "Miss Ye, your father has appointed you as Princess Jingqi, and the imperial edict is at the post house. You can go there later, and I can give you the imperial edict."

"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Wen. I will go when I have time. Does Your Highness have anything else to do?" Ye Ling asked.

“No more, please go ahead, Miss Ye.” Nangong Che was very gentle and not angry.

Nangong Xuan was unhappy again: "Ye Ling, you don't seem happy?"

"You said so? The emperor thinks highly of you, so I will just follow your orders. What else does the prince want?"

"This honor is something many people would never be able to obtain."

"Prince, do you think it is an honor for you to be a royal family, and that everyone is trying to curry favor with you? Let me tell you, I am very happy and comfortable when I am alone. The only thing I ask is that you don't disturb me. Your Highness King Wen, I am leaving." Ye Ling bowed, turned around and left.

"Your Highnesses, farewell." Xue Jingchuan also bowed and left.

Nangong Xuan looked at Ye Ling's back and was so angry that his teeth itched: "No manners, country woman."

"Why do you say that, my royal brother? I think Miss Ye is straightforward and simple, and her likes and dislikes are all shown on her face. She is much better than those sinister villains who are behind the scenes," said Nangong Che.

"Hehe..." Nangong Xuan smiled and left.

Xiang Hui whispered, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince clearly doesn't like Ye Ling. Why are you speaking for a woman? It would be bad to offend the Crown Prince."

"I am not speaking for anyone, it's just the facts. Besides, even if I keep giving in, my royal brother will still look down on me and want to get rid of me as soon as possible. His world can only accommodate me, and the rest of his brothers deserve to die." Nangong Che's eyes were full of disappointment and helplessness.

"Your Highness, let's go back!"

Elsewhere, Ye Ling came to the room Mucha had arranged for her: "Xue Jingchuan, what's so serious that you can't even watch my game?"

"The prince urgently summoned him. As you know, he has to pretend to be seriously injured and unable to come out. There are some things that only I can do. A large number of bodies were found twenty miles outside the city. Zhao Hongan brought them back. I went to see. It was... your horizontal sword and Jiuyou's sword that caused it. Who are they?"

"How should I know? They're charging out to kill me, and if I don't fight back, am I going to die?"

"Lord Zhao determined that this was a grudge between the Jianghu and the other party was masked, so it was obvious that they were not good people. So the matter was just let go."

"I've gotten through this time, but what about next time? I just don't understand. Who did I offend? Why am I being hunted every day? So many people want to kill me."

"Did you find anything on the killer?"

"No, I'm broke and I'm too lazy to search."

"That's difficult to investigate. Most of these groups of killers are hired by others. Generally speaking, it is difficult to find the one behind the scenes," Xue Jingchuan analyzed seriously.

"Yes, it's difficult," Ye Ling answered perfunctorily.

"There is another thing. Many beggars have died in Nanlai recently. They were all killed by masters," said Xue Jingchuan.

"I know. After you left last night, Uncle Mu said that those beggars are indeed pitiful, but it can be considered a relief!"

"Do you really think so?"

"if not?"

"Okay, so what are you going to do next? I have some personal matters to attend to in the next few days."

"You go and do your own thing, don't worry about me. I will tell you when I leave. By the way, Ruibao said that he gave the letter I gave you to the guard at the post station that day. It said very clearly that it was for Master Xue Jingchuan," Ye Ling said.

"Okay, I'll go back and look for it. As for you... you still have to accept the imperial edict. No matter how powerful we are, we can't go against the king. We will suffer. The prince can say anything, and he will definitely exaggerate..."

"I'll go get the imperial edict this afternoon. Don't worry, I know I can't beat you."

"Okay, I'm leaving now."

After Xue Jingchuan left, Meng Meng finally couldn't help but speak: "Master, what are you planning? Why don't you tell Master Xue that the one who killed you was someone from Phoenix Mountain, his master's men."

"Damn it, the imperial edict must be received, and Meng Shishi must be dealt with. As for the Phoenix Mountain incident, let's wait and see what happens. What if Xue Jingchuan is also unreliable? People's hearts are hidden, who knows his heart? I now suspect that both he and Nangong Chen have problems. Maybe these killers were sent by them. On the one hand, they coaxed me into investigating my father's affairs, and on the other hand, they wanted to kill me. This kind of thing is not impossible."

"Master, Jiuyou said that Xue Jingchuan was just testing whether you knew the identity of the killer," Mengmeng said on behalf of Jiuyou in the space.

"Tell Jiuyou, I'm not that stupid. I can tell what's going on. Let's wait and see. First, go get the imperial edict, then walk slowly down the street and see if we can run into that An Kui."

"Okay," Mengmeng immediately went to convey it to Jiuyou.

A quarter of an hour later, Xue Jingchuan returned to the inn. As he entered, he remembered Ye Ling's words and looked at the gatekeepers and asked, "On the tenth day of April, a boy brought a letter to me. Who of you received it?"

"Master Bingxue, I answered the call," a young general said.

"Where's the stuff?"

"I sent it to the main courtyard, but just as I got to the door, your junior sister, Miss Meng, took it away. She said she was passing it on for me."

"Thank you." Xue Jingchuan walked into the courtyard with mixed feelings. He didn't know since when that obedient and sensible junior sister became like this. She had clearly taken away the letter written by Ye Ling, and she also said in front of him that Ye Ling was impolite for leaving without saying goodbye.

In the main courtyard, Meng Shishi was just leaving Nangong Chen's room, carrying an empty medicine bowl. Seeing Xue Jingchuan, she smiled slightly: "Big Brother is here. Didn't you say you wouldn't come to the inn?"

"I have something important to tell you. By the way, Ye Ling said she sent me a letter through someone. Have you seen it?"

"No, there isn't!" Meng Shishi said without panic: "She must want to use you again, so she made up such a lie. How hypocritical."

Xue Jingchuan was inexplicably furious: "She asked someone from Langya Pavilion to help deliver the letter. I asked the general at the gate, and he said that he did receive the letter, but you took it away when it was delivered to the main courtyard."

Meng Shishi's expression changed. After a pause, she immediately looked aggrieved: "Big Brother, I was afraid that woman would harm you again, so I destroyed the letter."

"Shishi, in my impression, you are not a girl who likes to lie. Ye Ling clearly gave him a farewell letter, but you destroyed it. Yet you can act as if nothing happened and say that Ye Ling was rude for leaving without saying goodbye. How can you say that?" This was the first time that Xue Jingchuan turned against this junior sister.

"Brother, I'm just afraid that you'll be deceived by her!"

"I was deceived by her? Don't you know that I was the one who approached Ye Ling first, and it was me who followed her one-sidedly? How could it be that I was deceived by her?"

"Brother, Ye Ling is not a good woman, she..."

"Shishi," Xue Jingchuan interrupted Meng Shishi directly, and then said seriously: "You have your pursuits, and I have mine. You may not like Ye Ling, but you can't expect others to be like you. Besides, Ye Ling didn't chase the prince relentlessly. She just wanted to make money. She saved the prince's life. You have no right to judge her."

"Brother..." Meng Shishi's tears instantly fell: "You...you said this to me because of this outsider?"

"To you, she is an outsider, but to me, she is a friend. Moreover, you were wrong in this matter. You destroyed other people's letters without permission. Is this the etiquette and upbringing you always talk about?" Xue Jingchuan said and walked into the room, no longer paying attention to Meng Shishi.

Nangong Chen in the room heard everything clearly. He didn't expect his junior sister to do such a thing, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Xue Jingchuan sat for a long time before Nangong Chen spoke: "Did you ask?"

"I asked her, and she said she didn't know, but... Ye Ling has a habit of searching people after they kill them. I think he must have found a badge, otherwise it's impossible for everyone to not have a badge."

"Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"There's no mistake. The leader is a captain from Phoenix Mountain. I've seen him twice. The others are most likely the same. If Ye Ling took the badge, even if she doesn't recognize him, Mu Xia will definitely recognize him."

"Do you think it was Shishi who did it?" Nangong Chen asked.

"Yes, Master would never send anyone to kill Ye Ling," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Don't think of Shishi like that. She was just being clever. At most, she hid your letter. She wouldn't kill anyone. We've watched her grow up. Why don't you trust her?" Nangong Chen said.

"I want to believe her, but...how do you explain the killer thing?"

"People in Phoenix Mountain often make money by killing people. Maybe they were hired by someone else to kill Ye Ling."

Xue Jingchuan thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said makes sense. There are many people who want to kill Ye Ling now. It's hard to say for sure."

"When will Ye Ling receive the imperial edict?"

"She said she would come in the afternoon."

"Please look into the Phoenix Mountain incident carefully. I have already sent a letter to Master and sent it by express horse."

"Okay, take good care of yourself and I'll try my best to investigate."