Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

Chapter 169 The Real and Fake Regent 1

Zhou Yuan watched Su Yinyin's departing figure, a meaningful smile playing on his lips. He knew in his heart that Su Yinyin had begun to suspect him.

After Su Yinyin and the others left Yong'an Prefecture, they realized it was getting late, and the sun was about to set.

Su Yinyin instructed the fifth son to quickly go to the Duke's mansion and explain the situation to his uncle, aunt, and cousin. She also indicated that she would go to the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion the next day.

After returning to his residence, Regent Zhou Yuan dismissed his attendants and entered a secret chamber alone. Inside sat a man who looked exactly like him.

"Your performance today was less than satisfactory; you almost got exposed."

Zhou Yuan frowned and reprimanded him. The man, however, was unconcerned, saying, "She's just a woman, why bother with her?"

“You don’t understand. Yinyin is meticulous and thoughtful. She’s no ordinary woman.” The real Zhou Yuan was deeply worried.

"Guards, give the order to replace all the guards around my mother with my own men. They will be monitoring her every move." Zhou Yuan had barely finished speaking when he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

After seeing Zhou Ayuan vomit blood, the man slowly took out a handkerchief from his pocket, handed it to him, and said, "Sigh, I thought she gave you all her love. It turns out you're just as pitiful as I am."

Zhou Yuan took the handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his eyes turning cold. "Don't mention this again. Just do what you're supposed to do."

The man shrugged and said bluntly, "What, are you sad and heartbroken, still clinging to illusions? No wonder no girl wants to be your queen. You truly deserve it, you deserve it!" With that, he strode away.

Zhou Yuan watched the man leave, wanting to throw something nearby at him. However, his body was too deeply poisoned, and he had no strength left.

Reflecting on what had happened in the palace that day, he was truly taken aback. She had treated him this way.

He couldn't understand why this was happening. What was the reason that they were determined to take his life?

After poisoning him, they locked him in the basement. If that person hadn't been so bored today, he wouldn't have come looking for him.

The man asked the guards beside him why he had come to the palace. Curious, he followed them.

When the man arrived at the palace, he found that the man had been poisoned and thrown into a dark room.

If that person hadn't saved him, he would have been dead.

When he woke up and recalled drinking the apology tea, he thought she genuinely knew she was wrong. He never imagined she would be so ruthless; it was a death sentence.

"Don't worry, I'll get a miracle doctor to cure your poison as soon as possible. Be strong!" The person who strode out of the dark room left those words behind. Then, a hidden mechanism was activated. The heavy, secret door slowly closed.

On Su Yinyin's side, the fifth prince quickly relayed the news back to the Duke's mansion.

Upon hearing this, Yin Yin's cousin, Li Yanche, frowned deeply. "My cousin is currently in the eye of the storm. That regent must have some ulterior motive."

Su Yinyin's uncle nodded in agreement, "Yinyin cannot act rashly; we must protect her secretly."

Li Yanche smiled helplessly: "Father, do you think Yinyin needs our mediocre skills to protect her? Father, don't be so presumptuous, and don't hold Yinyin back. We just need to cooperate with all of Yinyin's actions."

The Duke was so angry at Li Yanche's words that he wanted to hit him. "You, you unfilial son, how can you talk about your father like that? You even said he had only a shred of skill. You and I are equally bad."

What I mean is, even if we can't help with many things, we must still show our support and put Yinyin's mind at ease.

"Father, I know I was wrong. Don't be angry, don't be angry. I'll go and fetch Mother right now." With that, he quickly left.

After leaving his father's study, Li Yanche went straight to the training room. Someone was waiting for him there.

Pushing open the door, one sees the Duke's most formidable bodyguards lying sprawled on the ground, howling in pain. Meanwhile, the Fifth Prince sits nearby, sipping tea and eating snacks.

Li Yanche entered the house, cupped his hands in a salute to Lao Wu, and said, "Thank you for your mercy, Lao Wu."

The fifth brother put down his teacup and replied with a smile, "Young Master Li, you're too kind. It was just a friendly exchange."

The fifth brother stood up. "Young Master Li, if you wish to improve your martial arts, why don't you go to the forest with the young master for training after the New Year?"

Li Yanche's eyes lit up, and he happily replied, "I will follow Mr. Fifth's arrangements."

Upon returning to the Su residence, Su Yinyin briefly spoke a few words to her maternal grandmother before hurriedly returning to her study.

At this moment, Su Yinyin was deep in thought in her room, feeling that things were not so simple.

The Regent Zhou Yuan's behavior was strange, and who was that person who looked just like him? She decided to hold back for the next day and investigate more carefully.

There was a knock on Su Yinyin's study. Su Yinyin got up, went to the door, opened it, and saw that the person who came was Su Yue.

Su Yue was holding a cup of coffee. Yes, it was coffee. Bixia, Biyu, and Su Yue all knew that Su Yinyin liked to drink coffee.

Su Yue smiled and said to Su Yinyin, "Sister, Yueyue has finally learned how to make coffee, but it's really bitter, even more bitter than medicine."

Su Yinyin took the coffee from Su Yue and said with a smile, "It's not bitter at all."

"Sister, the Regent is acting very strangely today. We must be careful."

Su Yinyin nodded, "Not bad, my Yueyue has learned to observe! I always feel like there's a big net behind us, and we're all in it. Tomorrow, send someone to secretly investigate Zhou Yuan's background."

While recuperating in the secret room, Zhou Yuan missed Su Yinyin even more.

On the other side, Li Yanche pulled the fifth brother along, planning to sneak into the Regent's Palace to check the situation.

As night fell, the two, dressed in black, evaded the guards and headed towards the Prince's mansion.

Just as they were about to reach the Prince's residence, a sudden volley of arrows rained down. It turned out that Zhou Yuan had anticipated their arrival and had laid an ambush. The two hurriedly took cover, and a fierce battle was about to unfold.

If it were just the Fifth Prince alone, he could easily handle these people. Originally, he didn't want to come to the Regent's Palace at all, but Li Yanche wanted to help his young lady go and investigate the palace.

Unfortunately, he had no choice but to follow. The fifth brother stood aside, watching Li Yanche gradually fall into a disadvantageous position, sighed, and stepped in to help.

He moved with lightning speed, quickly disarming several guards and knocking them to the ground.

But the guards kept pouring in, and Fifth Brother realized that this couldn't go on. His mistress had instructed them that they couldn't fully reveal their strength yet.

He pulled a smoke bomb from his pocket and threw it on the ground, instantly billowing thick smoke. "Run!" Lao Wu grabbed Li Yanche and fled under the cover of smoke.

Zhou Yuan's face darkened when he learned that someone had escaped.

When Lao Yi (Jin) returned to the Su residence, it was already dark. He knocked on Su Yinyin's study.

"Come in." Su Yinyin heard that the person who came was light-footed, and only those around her could come and go so freely.

After Lao Yi walked in, he sat directly opposite Su Yinyin. Su Yinyin handed Lao Yi a cup of hot tea. "Jin, to ward off the cold!"

After taking a big gulp, the old man felt warm all over. He said to Su Yinyin, "Miss, I have already sent those two people to the brothel. I instructed them to take good care of them and not to kill them. If they die, I will never be able to repay my debt to you, Miss."

Su Yinyin nodded, agreeing with Lao Yi's words: "Yes, keep a close watch on them and observe them secretly. I guess they will send a message to rescue them when they can't bear the suffering anymore!"

"What adjustments need to be made to the Marquis of Yongyi's residence?"

Su Yinyin shook her head: "No need, I want them to live in fear every day."