Rebirth on the wedding night, being doted on by the scumbag elder brother

Chapter 434: Fate's Warning

"I have seen her too?" Shen Yuming asked in surprise, the beautiful but unfamiliar Qing Fei appearing in his mind.

Baili Ye showed a barely perceptible smile, which was a bit cold. "She is... Ye Ziru."

Hearing this name, Shen Yuming seemed to be struck by lightning, his body stiffened, and his heartbeat accelerated. Ye Ziru, the woman who was thought to be dead, turned out to be Qing Fei?

"This is impossible! Ye Ziru is no longer alive, how can she become the Qing Concubine!"

"It was I who snatched her back from the hands of death and gave her a new face."

Baili Ye's tone was calm, but the meaning behind his words made Shen Yuming feel a chill down his spine.

"But...why?"

"Because Ye Ziru is useful to me, and her condition is - she wants your life." Baili Ye's eyes revealed a hint of teasing as he observed Shen Yuming's reaction.

Shen Yuming felt the ground beneath his feet was shaking. He tried to steady himself and said in a trembling voice, "Your Highness, please have mercy."

"Don't worry, you are still useful and I won't give up on you easily." Baili Ye said lightly, as if comforting a lamb about to be slaughtered.

Shen Yuming barely managed to control his emotions, secretly rejoicing in his heart, while also thinking about how to protect himself next. "Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness." Despite this, his voice still couldn't be completely calm.

"Then tell me, how should I use this chess piece?" Baili Ye stared at Shen Yuming, with a hint of urgency in his words.

"She has already eliminated the crown prince and the queen. According to the agreement, I should help her deal with the Shen family. But if she is asked to deal with Concubine Xian again at this time, she will definitely not be willing to do so."

Shen Yuming felt a cold sweat sliding down his forehead, as if a sharp blade was hanging over his head.

Not only did Ye Ziru not die, but he rose to a high position and was plotting to take his life.

No wonder he had been feeling a stabbing pain in his heart recently; it turned out to be a warning from fate, reminding him that he was on the brink of life and death.

After a long while, Shen Yuming managed to squeeze out a sentence: "Your Highness, I have a plan that can make her serve you willingly."

"Oh? Tell me."

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Ye Ziru lived a life of ease and comfort in the palace, but she didn't care about the disputes in the palace at all. The only goal in her mind was to see the decline of the Shen family.

At this moment, she leaned on the couch, casually put a grape into her mouth, and looked out the window at the blue sky. The sour taste of the grape made her frown, and the maids around her turned pale with nervousness, fearing that she would get angry.

However, she just touched her belly subconsciously, recalling the painful time when she lost her child. At that time, no one, whether it was her father or her husband, really cared about her and her unborn child.

"Your Majesty," a palace maid approached cautiously. "The Fourth Prince requests an audience."

Ye Ziru's eyes changed, and she immediately stood up to greet Baili Ye. This was the first time she met the Fourth Prince face to face since entering the palace. In the spacious hall, Baili Ye quietly sipped tea, waiting for Ye Ziru's arrival.

When she stepped into the hall, all the palace maids quietly withdrew to ensure that the content of the conversation would not be leaked.

"Your Highness, you are finally here." Ye Ziru sneered and approached. "I thought you had forgotten our agreement."

Baili Ye put down the teacup in his hand, his face calm.

Ye Ziru sat down opposite and poured herself a cup of tea.

"I helped you deal with the crown prince and the queen. Logically, you should help me get rid of Shen Yuming. But he is still alive. Why is that?"

She raised her head, her eyes sharp as a sword.

People who have experienced life and death no longer fear life. She only wants to see Shen Yuming's death. Now, she learned that Shen Yuming has become an important assistant to the Fourth Prince, which makes her plan more complicated.

"Your Highness, are you planning to break the contract?" Ye Ziru clenched the teacup, a sneer on her lips, but there was coldness in her eyes.

Baili Ye lowered his eyes and did not take Shen Yuming seriously at first. In his opinion, the Shen family was just a small family and could be easily solved by finding an excuse.

However, Shen Yuming can foresee the future, and the prophecies in his dreams come true one by one in reality. With Shen Yuming's help, his path to the throne will be smoother.

Baili Ye changed his mind, Shen Yuming could not die. When choosing between Ye Ziru and Shen Yuming, he chose the latter without hesitation.

Despite this, he still needs Ye Ziru's help to get rid of Concubine Xian. After all, Concubine Qing is a chess piece in his careful planning and must be fully utilized.

Baili Ye looked calm, raised his eyes to look at Ye Ziru, and said slowly: "I remember I promised you the conditions."

"As long as you complete one more task, I will help you eliminate the Shen family and send Shen Yuming to you."

"Do one more thing?" Ye Ziru stared at Baili Ye and sneered.

"Isn't it enough to get rid of the crown prince and the queen? What else do you want me to do?"

"Get rid of Concubine Xian." Baili Ye's words were cold.

"Empress Xian?" Ye Ziru was stunned, and immediately understood the Fourth Prince's intention.

"If I get rid of Concubine Xian, will you really hand Shen Yuming over to me?"

"Yes." Baili Ye's eyes were deep, making it difficult to guess his true thoughts.

Ye Ziru tightly grasped the teacup in his hand, his hand trembling slightly, and a few drops of tea spilled out. The hall was silent, so quiet that only each other's heartbeats could be heard.

After a moment, Ye Ziru chuckled, with a sneer on her lips: "You are lying to me, you are reluctant to give up Shen Yuming as a chess piece, you just want to use me again!"

"You won't kill Shen Yuming..." Ye Ziru slammed the teacup heavily on the table, making a loud noise.

Baili Ye's eyelids twitched slightly and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

He admired smart women, but sometimes he felt annoyed, like at this moment, when all she had to do was do what he said, but she could sense that something was wrong.

He quickly regained his composure, took out an account book from his sleeve, and threw it to Ye Ziru: "This is the evidence of the Shen family's corruption. You should recognize this account book."

Ye Ziru was very surprised. She originally thought that the Fourth Prince and Shen Yuming had joined forces, but she didn't expect him to produce evidence of Shen Yuming's crime. She took the account book and examined it carefully, confirming that it was the account book that recorded the smuggling.

When she was at Shen's house, she accidentally broke into the study and saw this account book. At that time, Shen Yuming took it very seriously and even got furious.

Now that the account books have fallen into the hands of the Fourth Prince, Ye Ziru has to reconsider.

"Do you believe it now? As long as you get rid of Concubine Xian, I will immediately hand Shen Yuming over to you." Baili Ye's tone was sincere, without any hypocrisy.

Ye Ziru held the account book tightly, frowned, thought for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

"Okay, this is our last cooperation! Once you're done, you must avenge me. Otherwise, I won't let you go even if I turn into a ghost!"

The two sides reached an agreement, Baili Ye got up and left, leaving Ye Ziru alone in the hall to ponder.

Ye Ziru sat on a pear wood chair, her fingers gently running across the account book, her eyes full of confusion.