57 Schemes Within Schemes 1 (2/2)

Hongyue tsked.

Ah.

That hurt.

A small trickle of blood emerged from behind Hongyue's lips and ran down to her chin. However, Hongyue, unwavering, turned her face back, studying the Concubine Ruolan with cold eyes.

”Don't tell me you want to kill me already. I hadn't had enough to play yet,” A quiet mocking tone rolled out from Hongyue's smirking mouth. A surge of blue slowly started to emerge in both of her eyes she eerily focused them on the second madam. A low chuckle rippled out from Hongyue's throat.

The stare the eldest miss gave her reminded Concubine Ruolan of the first madam's unwavering determination from that year and the second madam felt herself finding the air harder to breathe as a hint of guilt swam into her heart.

No! She did nothing wrong! She was never wrong!

Concubine Ruolan gritted her teeth, her eyes narrowed at Hongyue. She needed to kill this vermin once and for all.

She raised her hand to strike Hongyue again when her wrist was tightly clenched in someone's hand. The concubine nearly wanted to scream. Her wrist felt like it was breaking into tiny pieces. She looked at the person in front of her. A small male servant? Who was this? How dare he stop her!

Hongyue was also stunned to see someone appearing in front of her blocking the attack. Her eyes swirled back to a pitch black and her pupils contacted as she recognized the physique in front of her.

Qingyu!

Why was he here?

Qingyu's black eyes turned to Hongyue, his lips tightly pursed with his eyebrows furrowed. His gaze was unfathomably dangerous. For a second, they appeared to have softened imperceptibly as they landed on her. Qingyu finally opened his lips and mouthed something to her while he loosened his grip on the concubine's wrist.

'General'

Hongyue's lips curled up in understanding as she began to wail loudly. Her eyes were immediately wet with red rims as she darted towards the garden's entrance just as the general strolled into the garden.

The eldest miss crashed into the general's arms and General Wei looked down in surprise. Why was Hongyue crying? Why was she also bleeding from the mouth? His eyes drifted to the second madam.

Feeling the situation going too out of hand, Concubine Ruolan knew it was time for her to retreat. She stumbled back while putting on a pitiful look.

”I-I--I just wanted to teach her a lesson for stealing...”The second madam murmured weakly as she stumbled back, her face lowered as if in regret. Then the concubine quickly broke down in tears.