After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

As soon as Liu Changshi left, Qin Sima, as if he had lost his soul, searched for Jinzhu's figure in the courtyard.

Jinzhu paced back and forth in the corridor, muttering to herself, "Strange, why is there no one here?"

She turned around and saw that the door to the room was slightly ajar. Through the crack, she could see a woman sitting on the floor inside.

Jinzhu knocked on the door and asked softly, "Miss, may I ask where the kitchen is? I'd like to find something to eat."

However, the woman did not respond, not even turning her head.

Jinzhu felt a little strange, but still politely asked again.

"girl?"

At this moment, the woman slowly turned her head, looking at Jinzhu with icy eyes, but still remained silent.

Jinzhu was startled by her gaze, and a chill ran through her heart.

Just then, Jinzhu suddenly felt a dark shadow slowly looming over her from behind.

She was startled and quickly turned around to check the situation.

This turn startled her.

Qin Sima, with a face full of scars, stood quietly in front of her!

The狰狞 ​​(zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face sent chills down Jinzhu's spine.

"Lord Qin." Jinzhu took a few steps back.

Qin Sima took a few steps forward and lowered his voice, "Little girl, where are you going? Don't you know how dangerous this Governor's Mansion is? You're not allowed to wander around."

"Lord Qin, I want... Ah!"

Jinzhu fell to the ground. She looked at the woman from before, who was still in the same position, but had raised her head and was looking straight at her.

The woman had no expression, and her eyes were devoid of any light, which only fueled Jinzhu's panic.

"How did you fall? It hurts!" Qin Sima said, tugging at her arm. "Let me check if you're hurt anywhere!"

"No! Help! Don't touch me!" Jinzhu moved backward.

Suddenly, Jinzhu shouted, "Sima Qin! I am a confidant of Prince Shuo. Prince Shuo holds the Tiger Tally and can mobilize 100,000 generals. If Prince Shuo finds out that you have harmed me, he will definitely not let you off the hook."

"Just a lowly maidservant, yet she dares to scare me. After I've had my way with you, I'll have the prince say you should become my concubine," Qin Sima said dismissively.

"I'm not trying to scare you. My lord even dared to defy the Emperor's will and kill the Fourth Prince. What is your mere Governor's Mansion compared to that!"

Qin Sima was deep in thought, seemingly lost in thought.

Seeing that Qin Sima seemed intimidated, Jinzhu said, "If you release me now, I won't tell the Prince anything."

Just then, a sound came from outside.

"The prince is back."

"The prince is back."

Jinzhu screamed desperately, "Help..."

Qin Sima covered her mouth and threatened, "Do you know what you should say? If I find out you told the Prince, I'll make sure you never leave this Governor's Mansion. You can try me."

Jinzhu nodded; all she wanted now was to leave the room as soon as possible.

Just as Cao Yuan returned to her room, Jin Zhu rushed in from outside in a panic.

"Where have you been? You look terrible."

Jinzhu was still in shock and trembling all over.

Didn't I tell you not to run around on your own?

"Your Highness, I... I just wanted to get you something to eat and then I'd like to go out."

"What about food?" Cao Yuan asked, noticing that her hands were empty.

"I forgot...to take it."

What's up with her?

I rarely see her like this.

"Jinzhu, did you run into Qin Sima?"

Jinzhu shook her head violently. "No. I didn't see anything."

Seeing her like this, Cao Yuan stopped asking her questions. "Go and ask the servants in the manor to boil some hot water. I need to take a bath and change my clothes."

"Yes!"

Jinzhu hurriedly left, and Cao Yuan watched her retreating figure, wondering if she had really run into that lecherous Sima.

Hot water was poured into the bathtub, and Jinzhu helped Cao Yuan bathe.

"Your Highness, the scars on your back seem less noticeable."

"Really? It's healed so quickly."

"The medicine given by Lord Chu is really effective."

"What medicine? I don't know anything about it," Cao Yuan asked, turning her head.

"That night, when Lord Chu was leaving, he gave me a bottle of medicine and said that if I applied it, the scar would heal quickly."

"Oh, is that so? You didn't even tell me." Cao Yuan's lips curled up.

Just then, Qin Sima, who was outside, approached the door and peered inside through the narrow crack.

The room was steamy and filled with mist, and Cao Yuan could be vaguely seen taking a bath.

However, just as Qin Sima was engrossed in watching, a small stone that seemed to have flown from nowhere suddenly struck his leg.

The sudden attack was extremely powerful. Caught off guard, Qin Sima immediately lost his balance and stumbled, falling heavily to the ground.

"Ouch!" He couldn't help but cry out in surprise, the pain from his body hitting the ground instantly spreading throughout his body.

"Who's outside!" Cao Yuan shouted.

Cao Yuan put on her clothes and came out.

Jinzhu, Cao Yuan, and Fan Qingli, who lived next door, all came out.

When Fan Qingli saw that the person in front of her was actually Qin Sima, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Qin Sima? It's actually you!"

Her gaze then turned to Cao Yuan beside her, and seeing that Cao Yuan's hair was still wet, she instantly understood what had happened.

A surge of anger welled up in Fan Qingli's heart. He glared at Qin Sima and said angrily, "Well! A mere Sima dares to peep at Prince Shuo while he's bathing! He's utterly audacious!"

"In my opinion, we should just gouge out his eyes, so he won't do such shameless things again in the future!"

Without saying another word, Fan Qingli reached out and lifted Qin Sima up.

"If you dare to hurt me, Chief Secretary Liu will not let you off."

Qin Sima said nervously.

"What's wrong?" Chief Secretary Liu happened to come over as well.

Seeing this, Chief Secretary Liu asked, "Lord Fan, let's talk this out."

"Did you hear me? Let go of me now!" Qin Sima said.

Fan Qingli released his grip. "Liu Changshi, how dare the Governor's Mansion peep at His Highness Prince Shuo while he bathes! Prince Shuo is Princess Huayang of the current Emperor. Do you think I should gouge out his eyes?"

Qin Sima hid behind Liu Changshi, saying, "Nonsense, I just happened to be passing by."

Liu Changshi glanced at him sideways, and Qin Sima lowered his head and stopped arguing.

"Why haven't I seen you pass by my house?" Fan Qingli asked.

"Lord Fan, it must be a misunderstanding. How could Commander Qin dare to peep at the Prince while he is bathing?"

"We caught them on the spot, so what's there to misunderstand?"

"Your Highness, Lord Fan, it's like this. I just sent Qin Sima here to invite you to the banquet in the front hall. I noticed he'd been gone for so long and hadn't come yet, so I thought I'd come and check on him."

"I never expected to be mistaken for a lecher. Even if it really was Qin Sima who was peeping, why would he be so stupid as to let you catch him?"

"Yes, it really wasn't me," Qin Sima retorted.

Cao Yuan looked at the pebble marks on the ground and thought to herself, "Someone just reminded me. It seems there's still a lot I don't know about this Governor's Mansion."

"Your Highness, Lord Fan, please."

Qin Sima's gaze fell directly on Jinzhu.

Cao Yuan looked at Jin Zhu and said, "You should lock the door in your room and not open it to anyone."