Reborn to Become A Queen: The Real Heiress's Comeback-Chapter 285: I’m Going to Pick Up Our Daughter Now

Li Sui looked back at the person behind him, nodded, and said, "Your Highness, I’m sorry, I have failed."

Torches were lit inside the cave, illuminating Si Jun’s face.

Originally, tonight Li Sui was supposed to bring Zhan Lan, who had been drugged with an aphrodisiac, here, and then he would pretend to pass by and rescue Zhan Lan. Under the influence of the aphrodisiac, she would certainly seek a man to relieve her symptoms.

As long as she was defiled tonight, Mu Yan would no longer want her.

There was no better way to make a woman suffer agonizingly while also taking revenge on Mu Yan.

He deliberately chose a new face like Li Sui, as Zhan Lan, drugged, would willingly offer herself, and the other party would not be able to produce evidence that he was the mastermind.

Unfortunately, the plan had failed!

Si Jun looked at his severed finger and asked, "How could it fail? Didn’t I tell you to coerce her into submission by threatening the lives of two other women?"

Zhan Lan is the adopted daughter of the Zhan Family; she would certainly protect her Zhan Family.

"Your Highness, that woman’s martial arts skills are too strong, and she also has Hidden Guards secretly protecting her. It wasn’t so easy to kidnap her," Li Sui honestly replied.

Si Jun’s eyes were cold and ruthless. Having missed this opportunity and alerting the enemy, it would be even more difficult to act next time.

Li Sui deliberately asked, "Your Highness, who exactly is she?"

Si Jun gave him a glance and said, "Do not ask what you should not."

Li Sui nodded and said, "It is my mistake."

Si Jun looked at Li Sui’s arrow wound, sighed, and said, "You’ve also been injured and narrowly escaped death. Be more careful next time. Come, let me help you bandage it."

Li Sui sat quietly, watching Si Jun tear off a piece of clothing to bandage his arm.

Li Sui excelled in swordsmanship, having learned from his Master since he was young, with his heart set on serving the country.

Three years ago, when he was preparing to enlist, his father, who was in the jade business, accidentally offended a young wastrel. The wastrel’s followers smashed his jade shop, and his father was beaten.

Arriving on the scene to see his father covered in blood and injured, all the jade in the shop destroyed, he was so enraged that he fought back and wound up being sent to the authorities. In the end, it was Si Jun who came forward and saved him.

Moreover, Si Jun also helped his parents to open a shop.

After experiencing the changes at home, he no longer wished to enlist and chose instead to stay by his parents’ side and fulfill his filial duty.

After waiting for three years, ready to repay Si Jun, he did not expect Si Jun to come to him just yesterday, asking him to kidnap someone.

He quietly touched the blood jade ring hidden in his chest, the family heirloom of his house.

The blood jade ring that had disappeared three years ago, unexpectedly, Zhan Lan had actively given it to him.

He had heard of Zhan Lan’s accomplishments; she, a woman, possessed such powerful nationalistic sentiment and the fortitude to face death without fear, which he admired.

Although he had not joined the military, his passion for serving his country had never ceased to boil in these three years.

Thus, inside the carriage, after Zhan Lan had said those words, the flames in his heart were ignited by her.

However, Si Jun had saved his life and had been kind to his entire family, so his heart was waging a fierce battle.

Whom should he actually help?

...

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Zhan Lan got up and did not see Mu Yan on the soft couch. As she got out of bed, she saw Mu Yan dusty from travel, entering quietly and closing the door behind him.

Zhan Lan walked up to him and asked, "You didn’t sleep all night?"

With his hands behind his back, Mu Yan looked at Zhan Lan and said, "I went out to take care of some matters."

Zhan Lan smelled the blood on him, and there were blood stains at the hem of his clothes.

"Let me see your hand," Zhan Lan frowned.

Mu Yan leaned in close to Zhan Lan and whispered, "Wife, you sound like you’re interrogating your husband about whether he spent the night with another woman."

"I didn’t go out to find another woman, don’t be jealous."

Seeing Mu Yan’s unserious demeanor, Zhan Lan forcefully pulled his hand over and saw it smeared with blood.

Mu Yan had planned to discreetly take a bath, but he hadn’t expected Zhan Lan to be awake.

Like a child found out by an adult after doing something wrong, Mu Yan gently touched his forehead with his index finger and said, "I went and took care of Si Jun’s Heavenly Person Building."

Holding his hand, Zhan Lan tensed, "Mu Yan, are you doing this for me?"

Not caring, Mu Yan said, "Since we’re already enemies, destroying him bit by bit is something that had to be done sooner or later."

"Do you hate the Si Family?" Zhan Lan asked.

She noticed that Mu Yan could be ruthless towards both Si Yao and Si Jun, yet he also had the blood of the Si Family running through his veins.

Mu Yan let go of Zhan Lan’s hand, smilingly said, "Don’t dirty your hands, I’m going to take a bath."

He bent down to look at Zhan Lan, his eyes burning with passion, and moved closer to ask, "Join me?"

Zhan Lan’s face flushed and her heart raced under his gaze; she pushed Mu Yan away, rushed a few steps, and leaped out the window, landing in her own place.

As soon as she got back, she locked herself in; she didn’t want to see the Lis. Vermilion Bird was coming to Ding’an City today, and the truth was about to come out.

Before that happened, she didn’t want to see anyone she disliked.

Half an hour later, Mu Yan, feeling refreshed in clean, white clothes, knocked on Zhan Lan’s window.

Zhan Lan opened the door to let him in, only to be enveloped in the scent of wood; Mu Yan hugged her tightly.

After a long while, Mu Yan let go of her and said, "Running back and forth like this is so inconvenient, I really want to marry you soon."

Zhan Lan looked down and remained silent; Mu Yan used his finger to lift her chin, forcing her to look at him.

Zhan Lan instinctively thought Mu Yan was going to kiss her, and shyly covered her lips with her hand.

Mu Yan laughed, "Vermilion Bird is back. Yu Jinchan is tied up in the carriage downstairs, guarded by him!"

"That’s great!" The light in Zhan Lan’s eyes sparked to life, and she grabbed Mu Yan’s hand, ready to head out. With a smile, Mu Yan said, "There’s no court assembly today, and all your family members should be at home. Let’s go, Miss Zhan!"

The future father-in-law being unable to distinguish good from evil, he was very eager to see the expression of Zhan Beicang, who always found fault with him, when he learns the true identity of Zhan Lan!

Zhan Lan knew from Mu Yan’s smiling face that he was holding back mischief; she chuckled heartily, and they went downstairs together.

...

General Mansion.

Early in the morning, Zhan Beicang woke up with dark circles under his eyes, having had a restless night due to Zhan Lan’s affairs.

He looked at his wife, Qin Shuang, who still slept quietly, and murmured her nickname, "Xinran, when will you wake up? I’m going to pick up our daughter."

There was no sign of Qin Shuang waking up.

Zhan Beicang got out of bed, quickly asked his servants to prepare a medicinal soup for Qin Shuang, and then changed into a new dark blue outfit to set off for Zhan Lan’s residence.

He hadn’t gone far when Zhan Beicang saw several carriages driving towards the gate of the General Mansion.

Then, Zhan Lan, dressed in red, was helped down from the carriage by Mu Yan.

The moment Zhan Beicang saw Zhan Lan, he turned his head away, his eyes brimming with tears, and he choked up.