70 The Royal Decree Scheme (2/2)

Although the hand played was new, Hongyue wasn't surprised. She had anticipated this much from the moment she was awakened by the servants.

With a quick spin of her finger, a growing drop of purplish-green liquid flowed out from the tiny wound on her hand. Hongyue stared at the droplet with great interest and opened her lips.

”Hey,” Her cold voice broke through the silence and seemed to hang in the air. The carriage continued. However, Hongyue could feel a slight tension beginning to appear.

”What is bothering this miss? Would you like to turn back?” The head eunuch's voice flowed into the carriage.

Hongyue's smile grew wider hearing his words. It was an imperial edict; how could a simple eldest miss like her refuse?

So many tricks, so many tricks, Hongyue shook her head mockingly.

”Is head eunuch trying to tell me to disobey the imperial edict?” She asked, her eyes gleaming. There a slight movement outside and all of a sudden the carriage stopped. The carriage collapsed on the rough dirt road, and the termor could be felt throughout the entire wooden compartment. The sudden jolt seemed to wake the snake, and Hongyue's eyes flashed.

Already?

Hongyue calmy sat in place, but it wasn't long before the front fabric opening was ripped open. A dark bloodthirsty pair of eyes stared back at her. Hongyue's lips arched in a mocking sneer.

”Oh? I don't seem to recall inviting the head eunuch into the carriage. Is something wrong?”