Chapter 105: You Still Say You Don't Care About Me?

Right in the Crown Prince's study, a young girl in her teens was crying until she was out of breath.

Her mournful sobbing echoed in the room, and no one said a word.

Nan Xueyin's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, tighter and tighter.

She remembered herself at ten years old.

When her parents passed away back then, she had seen it with her own eyes.

That day, she knelt before her parents' remains, just like Jiang Lian'er, crying for a very long time, crying until her throat was hoarse, crying until her eyes were red and swollen, crying until she had no strength left in her body, and she could not remember when she had fainted.

She was very sad at the time, and she kept thinking that it would be good if someone could come and help her.

After waking up, she seemed to have grown up a little; she wiped away her tears and encouraged herself to be strong.

She told herself, no one is coming to help you, Nan Xueyin, you only have yourself left.

So she climbed up and buried her parents in the backyard all by herself.

Originally, she wanted to pick a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, but she was too small, could not get enough to eat, and had no strength.

Now, watching Jiang Lian'er cry and shout, Nan Xueyin was in a very bad mood, a very bad mood indeed.

She suddenly took a step forward and asked Shu Yu, "You know where those people from the Loulan Kingdom are staying now, right?"

"Y-yes..." To be honest, Shu Yu was a bit frightened by the cold, sharp killing intent in her eyes.

Nan Xueyin nodded, "Take me there."

Shu Yu hesitated, "But His Highness the Crown Prince has given orders that you cannot leave the Eastern Palace. I know you feel bad for Miss Jiang's situation, but don't worry, with me here, Miss Jiang's father will definitely be fine."

Nan Xueyin ignored him and turned her head to look at Xiao Youlan.

Xiao Youlan was also looking at her.

After a long while, Xiao Youlan sighed, "If you really want to go."

The implication was that he had given his permission.

Nan Xueyin felt surprised, but this emotion was quickly overtaken by anger.

"Let's go!"

She made a prompt decision, grabbed Shu Yu, and left.

Walking to the door, she remembered something, turned back to look at Xiao Youlan, and frowned slightly, "I will be back very soon."

Shu Yu said to the sobbing Jiang Lian'er, "Stop crying, Miss Nan and I will get revenge for you and will definitely bring your father back safely..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Nan Xueyin had already strode away.

"Wait for me!"

Shu Yu called out and hurried to catch up.

Jiang Lian'er looked at their backs as they walked one after the other and suddenly felt a sense of inexplicable peace of mind.

Especially that Miss Nan walking in front; for some reason, her posture did not look like she was going to save someone, but rather like she was going to slaughter everyone.

Jiang Lian'er was soon taken away by an attendant.

In the study, Xiao Youlan seemed to be in a good mood; he stood up, walked to the desk, and continued to handle government affairs.

Feihong was terribly worried, "Your Highness, you are injured like this, how can you still work so hard..."

"It is not much of an injury."

Xiao Youlan's voice was faint.

Feihong was stunned.

Imperial Physician Sun smiled, "His Highness is not injured at all; this is all an act."

Feihong was stunned again.

Xiao Youlan remained calm and composed.

At the time, when Jiang Lian'er made a move to untie her belt, he had keenly realized that the situation was not right.

Xiao Youlan was not a bookworm who only knew how to study; he also often went to the martial arts field and practiced riding and archery.

Therefore, when Jiang Lian'er desperately stabbed the dagger in her hand toward him, he dodged it very easily.

After subduing Jiang Lian'er, Xiao Youlan remembered how Nan Xueyin could not resist Xiaoyang's coquettish behavior.

He therefore had a sudden inspiration: why not play along?

So, he sent someone to summon Feihong, saying he had been assassinated.

Nan Xueyin was there too, so she would definitely know about this.

Xiao Youlan was gambling on whether she would wait for Wu Zhui to wake up or come back with Feihong.

As it turned out, he had won the bet.

He deliberately made his complexion deathly pale and paid attention to details, splashing fake blood on the ground; she saw it, and the worry in her eyes was not fake.

Xiao Youlan curled his lips.

So, Little Xue, you still say you don't care about me?

On the other side.

Nan Xueyin did not think that much.

She and Shu Yu left the Eastern Palace, each riding a horse, and headed straight for the inn where the envoys of the Loulan Kingdom were staying.

When they arrived, three or four carriages were already parked at the back door, and several envoys were moving luggage.

"Those ones are the people from the Loulan Kingdom."

Shu Yu told Nan Xueyin.

Nan Xueyin nodded, nimbly flipped off her horse, and walked toward the back door.

Because everyone was busy moving things, they did not pay attention for a moment.

Shu Yu muttered beside her, "We are a land of etiquette; we should avoid fighting if we can. I was originally thinking we could negotiate with them. After all, they are just our vassal state; if we demand they release the person in the name of the Eastern Palace, they wouldn't dare say anything..."

Nan Xueyin felt he was so long-winded.

At this moment, the two of them ran head-on into a rather familiar man.

He had attended the birthday banquet with the Ninth Princess, so he naturally recognized this woman immediately as the one solely favored by the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace.

He instantly realized something was wrong, "Guards! Seize..."

Nan Xueyin raised her hand and threw a punch, striking his head heavily, forcing him to swallow the rest of his words whole.

Shu Yu was shocked: "This is a land of etiquette!"

Nan Xueyin rolled her eyes at him, "Land of what? Are you even a man?"

Shu Yu stomped his feet, "Who isn't a man!"

Seeing their own person beaten, the other envoys from the Loulan Kingdom immediately dropped what they were holding and lunged forward one after another.

Nan Xueyin deftly took care of two of them, and without even turning her head, she said to Shu Yu, "If you're a man, then leave the rest to you. I'm going up first."

Shu Yu:...

There was absolutely no room to argue!

Nan Xueyin walked into the back door and kicked an envoy away with a flying kick.

Raising her eyes, she met the face of the Loulan Kingdom's Ninth Princess, Sang Yue.

Sang Yue looked at her, then saw the envoy twitching at her feet, suddenly realized something, and turned to run in a flash.

Nan Xueyin had anticipated this; she lifted her leg a step ahead of her, her stride light and long, catching up to Sang Yue in an instant and pinning her to the ground.

Nan Xueyin looked down from above, leaning over, her voice cold and clear, as if tempered in ice.

She asked: "Where did you hide the person?"

Forced to lie on the ground, Sang Yue gritted her teeth and said, "I don't know what person you are talking about, young lady. We are only here to offer birthday wishes to the Empress Dowager. But you, young lady, why do you hurt me? If the Eastern Palace..."

Nan Xueyin suddenly grabbed her hair and lifted her head up.

"I have seen plenty of people with mouths harder than yours, but in the end, they still opened them. It is not because my persuasion skills are good, but because I am ruthless enough. Usually, when I encounter someone like you, I would pull out your fingernails, ask a question, and if you don't answer, I pull out another one. You might not have seen it before, but a pulled-off fingernail is only clean at the very tip; the other half is still stained with your blood and flesh because it was torn off by force..."

As she spoke, Nan Xueyin grabbed Sang Yue's right hand, pinched her thumb nail, and gave it a light tug.

Feeling Sang Yue tremble, she leaned even lower, still pinching her nail, and repeated the question: "So, where did you hide Jiang Lian'er's father?"