Stick With The Cold Female lead

Chapter 43 -Assassination

Because it was an order from the princess, the palace maids did not dare to slack off. All three hundred people in the clothing bureau rushed to work, and soon the fox fur coat was completed.

By the time Ji Qingchi took the coat back to her residence, it was already evening.

Outside, it was pitch dark. She sat on the chair, contemplating while looking at the coat on her lap.

Should she deliver the coat now? Or should she wait until tomorrow? But what if Su Yi was too busy tomorrow and she couldn't see her?

There was a high possibility that she wouldn't be able to see Su Yi during the day. Seizing the moment might be better. After pondering for a while, Ji Qingchi had the coat wrapped up and headed straight to the marquis's mansion.

Just as she reached the gate, she saw a crowd of people pointing and talking about the closed gate of the mansion.

Curious, Ji Qingchi casually asked an elderly lady, "Ma'am, what's going on? Why are so many people gathered here?"

Ji Qingchi was dressed in plain clothes, so the lady did not recognize her as the Ninth Princess.

"Oh dear, this marquis's mansion is causing trouble! The sickly nineteenth miss of the Su family was splashed with cold water and thrown out in this freezing weather. Now she's staying in her shop, barely breathing. She's almost dying."

When Su Yi and her party were thrown out with cold water, there were still a few people on the street despite the cold.

Su Yi's business was thriving. Her ready-to-wear shop had a constant flow of people and was making a lot of money, making others envious. The entire capital city knew about the illegitimate nineteenth Miss of the Pingyang Marquis's mansion.

Therefore, news of Su Yi being thrown out quickly spread throughout the street. People were very curious about the Su family's actions but didn't dare to intervene due to the marquis's influence. They didn't dare to offer any help to the shivering Su Yi. As Su Yi and her group returned to the shop, a crowd gathered at the Su family mansion's gate. Some were there to watch the commotion, while others wanted to see if anyone from the Su family would come out to explain, curious about what mistake the nineteenth miss had made.

Upon hearing that Su Yi was in critical condition, Ji Qingchi's heart trembled. Clutching the fox fur coat, she hurried into Su Yi's shop.

The distance between the marquis's mansion and the clothing shop was considerable. Although Ji Qingchi was skilled in lightness skills, it wasn't appropriate to use them freely on the crowded street. By the time she arrived, it was completely dark.

The once bustling ready-to-wear shop, with people coming and going, had already closed its doors. Ji Qingchi called out, but no one came to open. Helpless, she had to use her lightness skills to leap in from a small courtyard behind the shop.

The courtyard was dark and silent. Ji Qingchi didn't know where Su Yi lived, so she had to move cautiously, searching room by room along the wall.

Intermittent coughing came from a room opposite her. Recognizing the familiar sound, Ji Qingchi was overjoyed and quietly opened the door to enter.

The room was dark too.

Su Yi had been splashed with cold water and had walked in the snow for a long time. She fainted from the cold but woke up later with the doctor's help. She had a fever, her face flushed red. After drinking several bowls of herbal soup, her fever subsided slightly.

After much tossing and turning, she had just laid back on the bed when she heard the faint sound of the door opening.

Her maids were resting, and her mother had gone to sleep from exhaustion.