Chapter 43: One Mischevous, the Other Scheming
Yan Luo’s expression was full of awkwardness and the look of someone who had eaten a mouthful of poop.
What else should he tell his superior besides reporting his people’s real condition? He gritted his teeth and prepared himself.
Commander Leng already turned around to look at him questioningly.
"Commander Leng... it’s like this. I think my men have eaten the wrong thing. They seem to be poisoned..." Yan Luo gulped.
He didn’t know whether the source of the poison could be traced back to him. After he returned, he definitely would throw that powder away.
Suddenly, an idea popped up in his head. He knew how he could get away from the blame, so he told the case more honestly to Commander Leng.
"Commander Leng, I don’t know who dared to poison my people." He frowned, as though he was in great difficulty, putting himself in the victim’s place.
Then, he described the symptoms of his people. His voice filled with some awkwardness. "They are vomiting non-stop and always have the urge to de... defecate continuously."
Ye Lingyue almost couldn’t hold herself back from snickering at his words. She was afraid she might give herself away if she stayed there for too long, so she jumped down and slipped back to her carriage.
After she arrived inside, she began to laugh more freely, even slapping Ye Lanxi’s shoulder in an unladylike manner.
"Hiss, what do you think you are doing?!" Ye Lanxi grumbled.
Ye Lingyue’s stomach hurt slightly from laughing. She wiped the psychological tears from her eyes and told him. "Second Brother, you should go out and check what happened to Yan Luo’s men."
Upon hearing that, Ye Lanxi’s curiosity was piqued.
They already knew the reason Ye Lingrui took their steamed buns away was because he detected something unusual in them.
Ye Lanxi slipped away to find out, and when he returned, his face was indescribable. His face was all scrunched up in disgust, pity, and mostly, a look of gloating.
At this moment, Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but make fun of him. "Second Brother, why are you making the same expression as them? You haven’t been infected with the same poison, right?"
"Hurry and find Third Brother before you vomit and defecate non-stop!" She teased.
Ye Lanxi’s expression darkened. He glared at her. "You are getting more and more annoying."
She crossed her hands on her chest. "What are you going to do about it?"
Their parents, Ye Chengde and Shen Jingyi, would definitely be on her side!
He snorted and told himself he wouldn’t stoop to her level. So childish!
Anyway, upon thinking that what was happening to Yan Luo’s men could have been their fate had they eaten the steamed buns, he was thankful there was Ye Lingrui in their family.
Otherwise, they would be the ones hiding in the bushes right now. He couldn’t even begin to imagine that level of shame.
Although the twins of their Ye family’s second branch were such a troublesome pair, one always mischievous and the other scheming, they were incredibly useful and talented.
There were not many people inside the carriage, so Ye Lingyue lay down instantly, sighing. Her temporary vacation wasn’t so bad after all. There was so much fun.
[System? System!]
There was still no answer even after she called it a few more times.
Ye Lingyue’s frown became deeper, extremely troubled.
She called this broken system a lot of times every day, at least three times! However, until now, it never responded to her.
As though... it really had disappeared and abandoned her.
No, no, don’t panic, Ye Lingyue consoled herself. Perhaps the System thought that she was still angry and wanted her to calm down first.
She took a deep breath, biting her lip in anxiety. Her brain subconsciously explored other options in case the worst possible scenario happened—the System never returning.
Ye Lanxi saw her grabbing her chest and her breathing became more labored. What happened? He thought.
She was just all mischievous a few moments ago, plotting all kinds of schemes against the tyrannical imperial guards. Now, she looked like she had given up on life.
He cleared his throat. "Lingyue, what’s the matter?" His next words were still as biting as ever. "You suggested that I find Lingrui, now look at you. It seems like you need him more than I do."
After a while, he didn’t receive any response. His tone suddenly softened. "Do you need me to call him over?"
A few moments later, Ye Lingyue heard him saying, "I will call him over."
With that, he slipped away. Ye Lingyue rubbed her forehead, sighing. It was because of that broken system that set her mood suddenly all melancholic.
Ye Lingrui climbed to the carriage not long after. He put his cold hands on her forehead. "What’s wrong, Yue’er?"
She jolted at the cold touch and instinctively swatted his hand away. She sat up, leaning against the carriage wall and snorted. "Nothing. Second Brother was just exaggerating things."
Ye Lingrui was staring at her with a pair of eyes that looked like they could see through everything. She looked away and pursed her lips.
If only it were her real body, perhaps she could accept this family, and the thought of staying in this world wouldn’t be so bad. Shen Jingyi didn’t seem like such an old-fashioned woman who would force her daughter to marry.
Moreover, they were going to be exiled in some countryside right now.
Since they were no longer a noble family, there was also no pressure from the society to enter such a complex thing like arranged political marriage.
Alas... it wasn’t her real body after all.
Even if the person was dead, she didn’t feel like snatching someone else’s life. It was the hurdle she couldn’t cross.
"Third Brother..." she called out slowly.
Ye Lingrui turned to her with a kind look on his face.
She coughed, and asked, "What will you do when you realize someone isn’t who you think they are?"