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

Cang Yue Kingdom - Nanlai - Noble House

After hearing An Kui's words, Ye Ling remained calm: "Is there a problem with the imperial edict? Is there a problem with the emperor's imperial edict? Uncle An, don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Young Master, the mastermind behind this incident must be someone with high authority, that's why he was able to obtain the problematic imperial edict."

"Powerful and influential? Are you talking about the Crown Prince or King Beichen?"

"I probably guessed it was the Crown Prince, because Ye Tingxun was the Crown Prince's minion. I narrowly escaped death and have been searching for this imperial edict."

"What do you mean?" Ye Ling pretended not to know.

"Young master, you don't know that the imperial edict has mysteriously disappeared. I guess someone may have hidden it, so we must find it no matter what. Only in this way can we give justice to Marshal Ye and the 30,000 soldiers. Young master, do you know the imperial edict? Did the lady mention it before she died?" An Kui asked.

"I haven't heard of it, and I'm too lazy to listen. They both left at the same time without leaving a word, and let Ye Tingxun abandon me on the farm to fend for myself. If it weren't for Jiuyou, I would have died long ago, so I don't want to care about their affairs. I met you today to make things clear, not to help you. To tell you the truth, I know nothing. Now I just want to be on the Langya List, that's all. You don't have to come to me again. You can decide how to spend the rest of your life," Ye Ling said lightly.

"Young Master, you can't do this! This is something that only you can do personally..."

"I've already said that I don't want to meddle in other people's business because I want to live. Do you understand what it means to live?" Ye Ling interrupted the other party directly and spoke impatiently.

"Okay, then Jiuyou..."

"Jiuyou is my person in life and my ghost in death. You are not allowed to drag him into this, otherwise I will never forgive you." Ye Ling refused again.

"Captain An" Jiuyou said: "My mission is only to protect the young lady. This is Ye Shuai's order, so I only listen to the young lady's orders."

An Kui was very disappointed: "Okay, then I'll say goodbye."

"Goodbye" Ye Ling didn't even look at him.

An Kui angrily climbed out the window and left. Ye Ling finally let go of his aloof personality and said, "Jiu You, what do you think?"

"It's hard to say. I always feel like something is weird, but I can't put my finger on it," Jiuyou replied.

"I feel something's amiss, too. Ever since arriving in Nanlai, I've felt like something's controlling everything, but I can't quite put my finger on it. You know, he's asking for the imperial edict right off the bat. Isn't that a bit anxious?"

"Perhaps, he is eager to avenge Ye Shuai?"

"This possibility is not impossible. During this period of caution, we can only pretend to be deaf and dumb and act crazy and stupid."

"Listen to you"

Ye Ling smiled and looked at Jiu You: "Why have you been so obedient recently?"

"Your subordinates... Your subordinates are your men, so naturally they only listen to you." Jiuyou's face turned red as he spoke.

"Pfft~" Ye Ling laughed even louder: "Why are you blushing?"

"I don't have any."

"Stop talking tough. That's enough. Let's go back to the space and sleep." Ye Ling waved his hand and both of them entered the space. It was more peaceful to sleep in a place like this.

On the other side, Pigeon was reporting the situation to Youminglang.

You Ming Lang listened lazily and said, "You said she was meeting a man at night?"

"Yes, I originally thought it was a thief. Thinking that the princess was drunk, I planned to go in and arrest her. I never expected that the princess was not drunk, and there was another man in the house. I don't know what the three of them discussed."

"This is not something we should worry about, let her be."

"But..." Pigeon paused for a moment: "The other man never left the room from beginning to end."

"She is not that kind of casual woman. You didn't keep an eye on her, did you?" Youminglang's face didn't look very good.

"Yes, I'll keep an eye on it right away." The pigeon quickly slipped away.

At the same time, in an abandoned house in the city, two people in black cloaks were chatting across a wall:

"I told you she couldn't possibly know anything, but you guys just don't believe me and still have to set up such a big scheme to test her."

"Ye Ling is not an ordinary woman. She is too cunning. You can never understand her with normal people's thinking. So this matter is not over yet. You have to continue. That thing will bring us to ruin. You should know that."

"Okay, then I'll continue to test it."

After the two of them finished talking, they left and the broken courtyard returned to silence.

The inn was bustling with activity. Several men dressed as merchants knelt on the ground. Nangong Chen looked at them with a sullen expression, "You've been kneeling for almost three hours, haven't you? Tell me, who ordered the people from Phoenix Mountain to kill the princess?"

One of them spoke up, "Your Highness, although we are all shop managers at Phoenix Mountain in Nanlai, we know nothing about the assassins! They didn't even tell us about this operation."

"I hope you will be responsible for your words. Go down!" Nangong Chen had a serious headache.

Meng Shishi was sitting aside, sweating.

Xue Jingchuan said helplessly, "The assassination of the princess has been reported to the governor, and the prince is also involved. His Majesty has always been dissatisfied with Phoenix Mountain. Once this is confirmed, he will definitely take the opportunity to take action."

"Ye Ling has taken away all the badges, but I know her very well. If someone from Phoenix Mountain tries to assassinate again, she will definitely take out all the badges. Then I won't be able to protect Phoenix Mountain," said Nangong Chen.

"I still don't understand. Master, do you really want to kill Ye Ling? Why?"

"Maybe... Ye Ling killed the people from Phoenix Mountain first. After all, she is bloodthirsty by nature, and this kind of thing is for good reasons," Meng Shishi said.

"Impossible. Let's wait for Master's letter first," Xue Jingchuan said.

"Why not?" Meng Shishi said unhappily, "A woman like her, what can't she do? She's such a vicious person."

"Is she that kind of woman? Tell me about it. From the time we met until now, Ye Ling has never taken the initiative to hurt anyone. On the contrary, you, junior sister, have been aggressive and confuse right and wrong again and again," said Xue Jingchuan.

"Big Brother, you actually side with an outsider?"

"I'm just telling the truth. You two are not on the same level. You think about getting married every day, while she thinks about starting a business. She has no time to care about me and the prince, and she looks down on us. Don't think she is the same as you." Xue Jingchuan said, then stood up and left.

Meng Shishi immediately burst into tears: "Brother, look at our eldest brother, he..."

"He's right. From the beginning to the end, it was the two of us who intentionally approached Ye Ling, and she has been hiding. You are too self-righteous. I have already contacted Phoenix Mountain, and they will send someone to pick you up," said Nangong Chen.

"Brother, if I don't go back, do you think I'm an eyesore?"

"I don't mean that. You... go and rest first!" Nangong Chen had a severe headache.

"Yes, Shishi, I'll take my leave." Meng Shishi bowed slightly and left. As soon as she left, her expression changed and became fierce. When she returned to her room, she slammed the table in anger: "Ye Ling, why can't she be killed?"

"Miss, why do you insist on killing the princess? She really doesn't seem to be a bother to you!" the maid said.

Meng Shishi slapped him in the face: "Bitch, who the hell are you to lecture me? Ye Ling must die, otherwise it will be uncertain who will become the Princess of Beichen. Only the dead are the safest."

The maid covered her face and said, "But Miss, Nanlai has sent everyone he can, and what if this matter gets out of hand?"

"With my senior brother here, what am I afraid of? My father is the second best master on the Langya List. How dare the emperor do anything to him? My senior brother and the others are just trying to scare people and exaggerate. I don't believe them. Since we can't kill him, let's find another way." Meng Shishi still did her own thing.

The next day, Ye Ling slept until she woke naturally, took a shower, and changed her clothes before leisurely leaving the space. She opened the door and found it was as quiet as ever, with only the sound of snoring to be heard.

The "Princess" Hu Zi appeared and bowed: "The master invites you to have breakfast."

Ye Ling nodded: "Okay! This is a good opportunity to thank him."

"Princess, please follow me," Hu Zi led the way.

As soon as Ye Ling left, Pigeon appeared. He went into Ye Ling's room to check and couldn't help but question his life: This can't be right! I've never failed to follow someone. There was a man there, and he never left. Where did he go? This doesn't make sense! What went wrong? Was I not watching? It's over, it's over, I'm definitely going to get scolded this time!

Here, Youminglang saw the person coming in and immediately smiled: "The princess is here, please take a seat."

"No, my dear, please call me Ye Ling. I don't like the title of Princess." Ye Ling sat down naturally, not at all embarrassed.

"Okay, then Ye Ling, I don't know what you like to eat, so I'll ask the kitchen to make some for you to try." You Minglang always smiled when talking to Ye Ling and was very kind.

"Thank you so much, my dear!" Ye Ling tasted each one without hesitation: "Wow! It's so delicious. Thank you for your hospitality."

"I'm glad you like it. There was no breakfast in the building originally, so I asked Hu Zi to force the chef to make it. Eat more. You drank so much last night, and your stomach is uncomfortable, so just have some porridge."

"My dear, you don't know that I'm not picky about food. I'll eat anything I can put into my mouth. I'm afraid of being hungry."

"Yes, when people are hungry, they can eat anything because they have to survive." Youminglang was a little worried.

“Don’t dwell on the past; live in the present and look forward to the future.”

"Yes, I don't want to go back to the past. No matter how hard life is now, it's better. At least I can have enough food and drink, and I don't have to sleep in the open."

"Of course not. We are human beings! We live for food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The rest is fate. It depends on one's luck. There is no need to force anything. If you make yourself live so hard, you will only make others laugh at you."

"That's great, come on, eat more."

"You eat too"

"it is good"

After breakfast, the two chatted for a long time, and Ye Ling suddenly remembered something: "Does my husband know anything about King Wen Nangong Che? I always feel that this person is weird. When we chat, his words are always a bit inconsistent. It seems that he is very unpopular and isolated."

You Ming Lang said while making tea: "You! You asked the right person. I know something about this matter. Nangong Che's mother is the princess of Da'an. Do you think he can be favored?"

Ye Ling was surprised: "I see! I was wondering why he was always so worried and anxious."

"Since you are so curious, why don't I tell you this story?" Youminglang asked with a smile.