Transmigrated Female Official

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After this terrifying scheme succeeded, the Hu sisters and Shaoyao continued to spread rumors that a female ghost was haunting the Seventh Prince, in order to make the whole incident sound even more horrifying.

However, after that fright that night, Pan Yin fell seriously ill and missed several morning court sessions...

"This time, Lord Pan is really frightened. The agreed time of seven days is almost up." Chu Qingluo didn't know if Shaoyao's crazy idea would work. Anyway, the story of Ji Qiran and the female ghost had already attracted worldwide attention and was known to everyone.

Peony was actually quite anxious at this moment, and frowned as she whispered, "Is she faking it? Is she planning to hide in the mansion and not come out?"

Chu Qingluo admitted she couldn't figure it out either. If Pan Yin really refused to show herself, even Peony was helpless against her.

……

On the morning of the seventh day, Pan Yin finally appeared at court. However, she appeared calm and composed, and she did not mention a word about refusing the Seventh Prince entry to the Empress.

Even Chu Qingluo was stunned, as if the person who was scared out of her wits that day wasn't Pan Yin.

Back at Guangrentang, Shaoyao was looking at her expectantly. "How was it? I heard Pan Yin went to the palace today, did she mention it?"

Chu Qinglu shook her head mechanically: "...Not a single word."

"What?!" Peony exclaimed, looking like she was about to cry.

"Judging from her demeanor, it seems like she's not even afraid of ghosts anymore. What do you plan to do?"

"...I haven't decided yet. Should I sneak into the Pan residence?" After saying this, Peony started daydreaming again.

"Are you crazy? Do you think Pan Yin is a fool? Look at how confident she is now, she must have been prepared. Who knows, maybe she'll go back and think things through and doubt that what she saw wasn't a ghost at all."

"Sigh—! It's all those Hu sisters' fault for ruining things! I told them I'd hang them up with ropes, but they wouldn't have it! A female ghost should be flying around in the trees, that's what's scary!"

Chu Qingluo said with embarrassment, "It's no use saying all this now. Don't make any rash moves, lest you walk right into a trap."

Peony, dejected, cried out, "I'm so unwilling—"

Chu Qingluo emphasized again, "We still have to bear with it for now!" She was afraid that Shaoyao would insist on taking the lead and cause some trouble.

In truth, Chu Qingluo had one thing she couldn't understand. Logically, it shouldn't be just Shaoyao who was anxious about Ji Qiran marrying Pan Yin. Why weren't the Sixth Princess, Yao Man, and Ji Qiran himself making any moves? This was a bit illogical…

……

Pan Yin sat in the carriage on his way back to the mansion, resting with his eyes closed. Just as the carriage turned onto a side road, a masked assassin leaped down from the rooftop. The assassin, wielding a long sword, easily subdued the coachman.

Just as the assassin used the tip of his sword to lift the carriage curtain, several skilled men with knives suddenly sprang out from inside. Startled, the assassin quickly retreated a few steps and engaged the men in a fierce fight… but after several rounds, the assassin, outnumbered, was clearly losing strength and gradually finding himself at a disadvantage.

Pan Yin stared intently at the assassin. Although the person was dressed in black and masked, their figure was clearly that of a woman. Moreover, their eyes held a strange familiarity. Without hesitation, she coldly roared, "Kill her!"

Upon receiving the order, the men's moves immediately became ruthless and vicious...

The assassin was immediately surrounded and even stabbed in the arm. Seeing the situation worsening and certain death if she continued fighting, she decided to abandon her mission, pulled a handful of white powder from her pocket, and sprinkled it on their faces…

Taking advantage of the moment when the men with knives dodged and covered their noses, the assassin leaped away and escaped.

Once the powder dissipated, the men realized it was just ordinary flour, not some deadly poison at all. Seeing this, Pan Yin angrily shouted, "A bunch of useless trash!"

Since the fright she suffered in the grove that day, Pan Yin had been ill for two days. Fortunately, with the guidance and understanding of Lady Long Kui, she suddenly understood and immediately prepared henchmen and Taoist priests to exorcise ghosts by her side. Whether the intruders were human or ghost, she could capture them all!

After the recent assassination attempt… exactly seven days since the female ghost threatened her, Pan Yin was even more convinced that the ghost incident was man-made. And the person who didn't want the Seventh Prince to join her ranks was also quite easy to guess… A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips as she said, “Go to Lord Long’s residence.” She needed to discuss with Lord Long Kui how to lure the snake out of its hole.

……

Inside the Feihong Palace, the Sixth Princess was enjoying the pickled food that Chu Qingluo had sent. Seeing that the pickled jar was almost empty, she was thinking about how to ask Chu Qingluo for some more... Suddenly, she saw Yao Man walk in, looking somewhat flustered, and asked, "What's wrong with you? You look so pale."

Yao Man, slightly out of breath, lowered her eyes and replied, "Princess, I have caused trouble."

The Sixth Princess was startled. She looked closely and noticed that Yao Man was tightly clutching her other arm, which was faintly stained with blood. She frowned and asked, "Are you injured?" Seeing that Yao Man didn't answer, she pressed further, "Did you disobey me and act on your own?!"

"Your humble servant deserves to die! There are only ten days left until the auspicious time for entering the palace, and despite the rumors circulating throughout the city about the female ghost causing trouble, Pan Yin has not made the slightest move! I really can't wait any longer!"

"What can you do if you can't wait any longer?! A reckless assassination? Did you succeed?!" The Sixth Princess was momentarily angered and quickly patted her increasingly protruding belly.

Yao Man, realizing she had caused trouble, blamed herself, saying, "I didn't expect Pan Yin to be so prepared. My assassination attempt failed today, and I've only alerted him. It will be even more difficult to deal with Pan Yin in the future... It's all my fault!"

Upon hearing this, the Sixth Princess felt a headache coming on. She let out a soft sigh and said, "I had already made my plans, but now you've ruined everything."

Yao Man's face darkened further: "This humble official knows his mistake! This humble official was unaware that the princess had already made arrangements, otherwise... otherwise I wouldn't have acted impulsively."

"You need to change your impulsive nature." Yao Man isn't usually impulsive, but once she gets involved with Ji Qiran, she seems to disregard everything else.

“Yes…” Yao Man nodded, then asked, “What should we do now?”

“Since we’ve already alerted them, let’s go all the way and give Pan Yin another trick up his sleeve…” At this point, the Sixth Princess suddenly stopped and said, “Go to the training ground later and pretend to be injured, so they don’t have any leverage over you. After that, you don’t need to worry about anything, just pretend you know nothing.”

Yao Man wanted to participate, but when she thought about how she had almost caused a disaster, she dared not say anything more and could only agree.

"And..." The Sixth Princess glanced at her, then continued, "If this matter succeeds, you should not get too close to the Seventh Brother for the time being. Let's talk about it after the storm has passed."

Yao Man opened her mouth slightly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, but finally nodded in agreement.

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