Reborn Empress: The World Originally Belonged to Her

Xu Jinxin left the princess's residence and snorted coldly outside. "I originally thought Mo Yun was no longer a male concubine, but I didn't expect him to still be one, and he's always been by Qin Yu's side. It really surprises me."

This shows that Mo Yun holds a very high position in Qin Yu's heart. If they wanted to win Mo Yun over, it would be harder than climbing to heaven, and perhaps they would never be able to do so in their lifetime.

Cheng Qixia also learned of something: the assassination attempt had failed.

He never expected that someone would intercept him halfway through.

The most important thing now is to find a scapegoat. At this moment, Cheng Qixia is asking them about what happened back then. The men in black naturally answer Cheng Qixia's questions. More importantly, those who attacked them had jade pendants on their waists.

At this moment, one of the men in black handed the jade pendant to Cheng Qixia. Cheng Qixia took the jade pendant and examined it carefully. She felt that the jade pendant looked familiar. Why was that? This jade pendant seemed to belong to the Prime Minister.

In that instant, Cheng Qixia suddenly felt that things were getting more and more interesting. A smile appeared on Cheng Qixia's lips. At this moment, Cheng Qixia hid the jade pendant and told the men in black around her to leave first.

At this moment, Qin Yu was staying in the princess's residence. Qin Yu looked at the fragrant bead in her hand and played with it for a while. She was here, thinking deeply about what Xu Jinxin's purpose was in coming to the princess's residence.

"Do you think Miss Xu came to my residence just to see the face of the princess from the neighboring country? For some reason, I feel that Miss Xu's visit to my residence is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chunfeng and Yuzhu, who were massaging Qin Yu's shoulders, couldn't help but say, "This servant thinks that once they came here, they were definitely up to something. It's definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface."

"That's right, Your Highness. Have you forgotten how Miss Xu treated you in the past?"

How could Qin Yu possibly forget the past? Moreover, Xu Jinxin still harbors feelings for Leng Xiucheng.

Fearing there might be something wrong with the bead in her hand, Qin Yu immediately had it thoroughly examined. After several checks, they found that the bead was perfectly fine.

This surprised Qin Yu even more.

At this moment, Xu Jiu came to find Qin Yu. "Princess sister, I would like to go to the market for a stroll. I wonder if you would allow me to go?"

Qin Yu readily agreed to Xu Jiu's suggestion. "However, when you go to the market, I will have a few people by your side to protect you."

Then Qin Yu called Yuan Jie over. Yuan Jie was counting the guards in the mansion when he heard Qin Yu's order, so he came to Qin Yu and knelt on one knee.

"Greetings, Your Highness. May I ask what business Your Highness has summoned me here to have with me?"

"The neighboring princess is going to the market. You should go with her and protect her closely."

Qin Yu then told Yuan Jie to address the neighboring country's princess as "Miss" in the market, and Yuan Jie agreed. Afterwards, Qin Yu arranged several outfits for Xu Jiu to choose from.

"Princess sister, do you often sneak out of the princess's residence too?"

When Qin Yu heard the word "slippery," she smiled faintly and told Xu Jiu about it.

"I am the only Qin Yuren in the Princess's residence, so why would I need to hide? I only have these clothes to allow me to enter and leave the Princess's residence. After all, I cannot address a princess as such in the common world, otherwise it will definitely cause a series of problems..."

Qin Yu explained it to Xu Jiu, and Xu Jiu finally understood. She had to admit that she really envied Qin Yu.

For Xu Jiu, the desire was to be as free as Qin Yu, to be able to control her own life and death, and to be able to control her own marriage.

But now Xu Jiu feels like she's just a tool, a pawn being used by her father.

Born into the royal family, even with the emperor's utmost love, what good is it? In the end, this marriage is beyond her control.

After Xu Jiu left, Qin Yu looked in the direction he had gone. Chunfeng and Yuzhu asked Qin Yu, "Your Highness, why do I sense that the princess from the neighboring country seems a little forlorn? Could it be that someone has been disrespectful to her?"

Qin Yu shook her head slightly and simply said, "I miss home."

Chunfeng didn't understand. She wondered why Xu Jiu, who was in the princess's residence, would suddenly become homesick, since Qin Yu had never mistreated him.

"Don't think about these things, you silly girl. I'm actually craving some of the new pastries from the kitchen. Go and get me some."

After the spring breeze departed, Qin Yu moved Yu Zhu to another place. At this moment, Qin Yu raised her head and looked at Mo Yun. "Who do you think wanted to assassinate Xu Jiu? I really can't figure it out. I've racked my brains and I still can't understand what benefits there would be in assassinating Xu Jiu."

If anything were to happen to Xu Jiu, it would only provoke conflict between the two countries and could even lead to war.

More importantly, when conflicts arise between two countries, aren't the ordinary people the ones who suffer the most?

"Your Highness, I don't know why, but what I was thinking just now was, is it possible that our neighboring country orchestrated this whole thing?"

Their aim is to incite conflict between the two countries and create tension between them.

After all, some time ago, I heard from the ministers in the court that they were feeling disheartened because the neighboring country had been recruiting soldiers and, more importantly, training them.

If that's really the case, then Qin Yu should send someone to the neighboring country to investigate thoroughly and see if it's true or not.

If it's true, then they'll have to be on guard next; if it's false, then the matter will just be left unresolved.

"How about I take care of this matter? What do you think, Your Highness?"

"The journey is too long, how could I possibly allow you to do it? Don't forget that you are my personal bodyguard."