Transmigrated into the Scum Female Consort - Chapter 47

Yun Chi did not react for a moment and instinctively wrapped her arm around her, holding her close.

Afterward, both of them froze simultaneously.

Yun Chi: “…” This action doesn’t feel quite right.

Although Ye Xuejin had proactively pulled her hand to embrace her, it felt too intimate.

However, removing her hand now would seem even stranger.

Ye Xuejin also snapped back to her senses. A subtle, nervous feeling suddenly arose in her heart, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

She pursed her lips and lowered her eyes: “It’s a bit cold. Getting closer is warmer.”

Hearing this, Yun Chi felt inexplicably guilty. The other person was just cold; she had almost overthought things.

She immediately tightened her arm, holding Ye Xuejin even closer.

“Then I’ll hold you tighter. Are you particularly sensitive to the cold?”

Ye Xuejin paused: “Yes.”

Yun Chi smiled: “Then we are opposites. I am not very sensitive to the cold, but I absolutely cannot stand the heat. In the summer, I don’t even want to step outside the door.”

“The Royal Consort was not a beggar before,” Ye Xuejin asked, feigning casualness.

Not going out in the summer meant having a home to live in, and that the house was cool and did not lack ice.

Not an ordinary family…

In a flash, she had deduced this information from Yun Chi’s words.

So who was the Royal Consort before? Why did she become a beggar, and why did she possess those unbelievable ‘immortal’ abilities?

Yun Chi’s breathing hitched. She thought for a moment and said, “When I was young, my family situation was decent.”

Ye Xuejin detected the perfunctoriness in her words and did not press further.

The two fell into silence, both staring at the ground without speaking.

Just then, someone walked out of the stable.

Ye Xuejin looked back, showing no surprise: “We’ll go over there to talk.”

She glanced at Shi Niang, signaling Yun Chi to come along as well.

Yun Chi didn’t ask what they were going to do and followed, curious as to why Shi Niang would come out at this moment.

According to her guess, the person Ye Xuejin was waiting for should have been Princess Consort Yi, not Shi Niang.

The reason she thought this was because when the soldiers came to search, she was on Ye Xuejin’s left and was constantly paying attention to her, afraid that one of the soldiers, like Mu Da, would launch a surprise attack.

She had seen Ye Xuejin’s hand hanging by her side move; her left index finger tapped a few times with a distinct rhythm.

Note the word ‘tapped,’ different from an ordinary movement.

In that instant, a scene from Journey to the West suddenly flashed through Yun Chi’s mind: The Bodhi Patriarch tapped Sun Wukong’s head three times and walked away with his hands behind his back… subtly indicating for Sun Wukong to come at the third watch (11:00 PM to 1:00 AM)…

It was then that she secretly paid attention and noticed that Princess Consort Yi, who was standing in the front left, was catching the Grand Princess’s left hand in her peripheral vision.

Scanning Ye Xuejin’s left hand!

The three of them moved further away from the stable, arriving at the well.

Shi Niang immediately knelt down: “Your Highness, please understand. Shi Niang did not intend to eavesdrop.”

As a martial arts practitioner, her hearing was excellent, and she had heard Ye Xuejin telling Shi Song and Zhou Qiyue to keep an eye on everyone and prevent anyone from coming out to eavesdrop.

She had initially thought that once the two young girls’ excitement passed and the Grand Princess and the Royal Consort finished talking and went to rest, she would find an opportunity to go out.

Who knew that Shi Song and Zhou Qiyue quickly succumbed to sleepiness and lost their excitement?

The Grand Princess and the Royal Consort weren’t chatting anymore, but the two of them showed no sign of going inside to rest and were just guarding outside the stable.

Reluctantly, she had to come out.

Otherwise, it was already the middle of the night. If she delayed any further, she was afraid she wouldn’t find another chance.

“I know. You want to go outside the inn.” Ye Xuejin reached out to help her up: “I waited for you only to say a few words.”

Shi Niang stood up. So Her Highness had deliberately waited for her outside?

“Qianhua has entered the palace, hasn’t she?” Ye Xuejin’s tone was slow, hinting at melancholy.

“Miss is now… now a Noble Consort.” Shi Niang dared not conceal it anymore and quickly replied.

As if confirming something, Ye Xuejin nodded slightly: “Did you go out to send a message to Qianhua?”

“Yes, I thought I should report the wicked deeds of the Zhenshan County yamen to Miss. Miss will surely intervene.”

“And what else?”

“And…” Shi Niang stammered, “And what else…”

Ye Xuejin suddenly reached out and placed her hand on Shi Niang’s shoulder: “Shi Niang, there are some things, if you are determined to say them, then return to the capital and say them yourself. Do not appear before me again.”

“Your Highness…” Shi Niang looked conflicted, unable to speak for a long while.

Ye Xuejin smiled: “Go. Whether you return quickly or go and never return, just follow your own heart.”

If she returned quickly, it meant choosing to stay by her side and not speak of certain things.

If she went and never returned, it meant she would speak of everything that should and shouldn’t be said.

Shi Niang lowered her head, stared blankly at Ye Xuejin for a moment, then turned and walked away.

Yun Chi, having observed the entire scene, couldn’t help but mutter: “She won’t really leave and never return, will she?”

That would mean Shi Niang would tell the Female Lead about Ye Xuejin’s intentions to plot a rebellion.

But there was probably nothing to worry about.

In the original text, the Female Lead, Tao Qianhua, was a close friend of Ye Xuejin. Their relationship was very deep. The Female Lead even went as far as entering the palace as a consort to serve the Emperor, whom she initially disliked, just to help clear Ye Xuejin’s name.

And the Female Lead did succeed later on.

And that day was fast approaching. After tonight, only five days remained.

Ye Xuejin was about to answer Yun Chi’s question when she suddenly paused and turned her head.

This was because a faint, pleasant sound of wind chimes drifted from behind.

Ye Xuejin unconsciously raised her lips, looking in the direction of the sound: “Since an old friend has arrived, why not show yourself?”

“Your Highness still remembers.” Princess Consort Yi stepped out of the darkness. She first smiled at Ye Xuejin, but when her gaze fell upon Yun Chi, the smile at the corners of her mouth disappeared.

Yun Chi: “…” That was a quick change of face.

Ye Xuejin calmly held Yun Chi’s hand, her voice carrying a hint of a smile: “Little Sister Yi, this is my Royal Consort, Yun Chi, the person I trust the most.”

One sentence made her stance clear.

A look of surprise flashed in Princess Consort Yi’s eyes. She quickly greeted Yun Chi respectfully: “Greetings to Royal Consort Yun.”

“Greetings to Princess Consort Yi.” Yun Chi replied in return. She was still unaccustomed to people bowing to her.

“Little Sister Yi, you needn’t be so polite. Did you hear everything just now?” Ye Xuejin noticed Yun Chi’s discomfort and proactively took over the conversation.

Princess Consort Yi nodded, her tone full of confidence: “Rest assured, Your Highness. If she doesn’t return, she won’t be able to leave Caozhou City by tomorrow morning.”

The Prime Minister’s residence’s influence in Caozhou was limited to just those two families. She had always kept people monitoring the officials transferred from the capital.

Ye Xuejin couldn’t help but smile: “With Little Sister Yi handling things, I am naturally at ease.”

Yun Chi: “…” Hearing this, she finally understood. It seems she was the naive one. Ye Xuejin never intended to let Shi Niang go. Ruthless!

Princess Consort Yi also smiled: “Did Your Highness deliberately detour to Caozhou because you wish to take control of the Caozhou Garrison?”

Ye Xuejin shook her head: “Now is not the time.”

“Then why?”

“This trip, I am only taking the things my mother left behind.”

Princess Consort Yi looked puzzled: “How will you take them?” With so many things, it would be better to take the Caozhou Garrison. At least the Garrison soldiers are living people and can walk themselves.

Ye Xuejin subtly glanced at Yun Chi: “It’s a long story. I will explain it to Little Sister Yi in detail another day. Tonight, you only need to take the Royal Consort and me there.”

Out of her consistent trust in Ye Xuejin, Princess Consort Yi did not ask further and nodded in agreement.

“Speaking of which, I left the capital in a hurry back then and never properly said goodbye to Your Highness, which I regret to this day. There’s no time like the present; how about tonight?”

Ye Xuejin smiled: “Good.”

With that, she held Yun Chi’s hand and followed Princess Consort Yi outside.

Yun Chi was stunned for a moment, wanting to ask if leaving just like that wouldn’t risk being discovered, but seeing how calm both Ye Xuejin and Princess Consort Yi were, she kept her patience.

They reached outside the inn, and she noticed that the guards at the gate silently saluted Princess Consort Yi, showing no intention of stopping them, or even speaking a word. Only then did she understand.

Goodness, this Princess Consort Yi is formidable! Her influence in Caozhou must be extraordinary.

Outside the inn, Princess Consort Yi had actually come prepared, having a carriage waiting.

After Ye Xuejin and Yun Chi got into the carriage, Princess Consort Yi personally drove the horse toward the Princess Consort’s residence.

Inside the carriage, Ye Xuejin still held Yun Chi’s hand, a rare look of relaxation on her face: “Is the Royal Consort very curious about Little Sister Yi?”

She hadn’t missed the confusion and surprise that had flashed across Yun Chi’s face earlier.

Yun Chi shook her head, then nodded: “I am a little curious, but not that curious.”

Meaning: You can tell me if you want to; if not, that’s fine too.