mesbooks Chapter 197: Using the Jade Pendant of Promise to Exchange for the Opportunity to Leave
Chapter 197: Using the Jade Pendant of Promise to Exchange for the Opportunity to Leave
Gu Xiaoxiao stopped crying. At first, she looked at Hongdou with a confused look.
Slowly, her gaze gradually focused.
After a while, she finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Is it like the bad daddy, with the bad aunt and the bad sister, and then the bad sister bullies Xiaoxiao, and the bad aunt bullies mom? Is mom afraid that Xiaoxiao will get hurt, so she quarrels with Uncle Jing?"
After asking, she threw herself sadly into Hongdou's arms again.
"Wuwuwu, Hongdou, I'm such a bad kid. I actually caused Mom to quarrel with Uncle Jing. Mom must be very sad because Xiaoxiao actually got angry at Mom. Wuwuwu, Xiaoxiao is about to become a child without a mother."
Hongdou didn't expect that there would be so many thoughts in her little head.
She immediately hugged her in her arms and comforted her, "It's none of my business, little miss. I just want my mother to be happy, that's all.
Besides, the young lady's mother loves her the most, so how could she bear to be angry with you?"
The crying stopped again.
"Are you telling the truth?"
"When have I ever lied to the young lady? Just listen to me. When you return to the young lady, apologize to her sincerely or act coquettishly. The young lady will soon hug you and coax you like a sweetheart."
"Yeah, Xiaoxiao will go back now."
Good or bad.
Hongdou finally coaxed this little ancestor into submission.
Holding her hand, he took her back to the yard to wash up, and then went to find Shen Muxi.
The two of them had just been running wildly and stopped behind a big tree not far from Murong Jingyan's study without realizing it.
Until the two of them left.
Murong Jingyan finally walked out from the other side of the tree, lowered his eyes and whispered, "It turns out that the hurt that Gu Shi brought to you is still so deep..."
He was too impatient.
He should wait until everything has settled down.
Give her enough sense of security...
He Xuan appeared behind him silently.
Murong Jingyan once again turned back into his cold and ruthless appearance.
"How is it?"
"We've found a hiding place."
"Okay, put more bait this time. Don't make the same mistake again."
"Yes."
"Give He Hong a message and ask him to make arrangements in the palace. I will be handling official business in the palace soon."
"Yes."
...
More than ten days passed in a flash.
Shen Muxi had never met Murong Jingyan and had no news of him.
She didn't even know whether he had returned home these days, and she couldn't help but start to feel anxious.
It was already past the time she had originally planned to leave Yecheng and return to Danyang.
Two letters arrived from Danyang.
They were all worried that something might have happened to Shen Muxi along the way.
Can't delay any longer.
It's not like she hadn't thought about leaving without saying goodbye.
But according to Murong Jingyan's personality.
Now he still feels fresh about her.
Unless she could get his permission, no matter where she took Xiaoxiao, he would still find a way to bring her back...
The County Lord's Mansion is a good example.
On the first day after returning, she planned to go back to the County Lord's Mansion and wait until everything was discussed with Murong Jingyan before leaving.
As a result, Murong Jingyan almost moved the Little East Palace to the County Lord's Mansion.
That was Shen Xi's territory. Even if Shen Muxi wanted to leave, she didn't want to turn Shen Xi's County Lord's Mansion into someone else's territory.
Two more days passed in this cycle of anxiety.
Shen Muxi had been squatting at the front door.
Finally, early in the morning of the third day, she spotted He Xuan preparing to go out.
She didn't care about her legs which were numb from squatting, and she limped to catch up.
"He Xuan."
Hearing Shen Muxi's voice, He Xuan stopped and saluted Shen Muxi respectfully, "Miss."
Shen Muxi asked He Xuan with a stiff smile, "Has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the Little East Palace these days?"
Although, considering that Murong Jingyan could ascend the throne at any time, it is very normal for him to stay in the harem.
But Shen Muxi still had a faint hope in her heart that he could come back to Xiaodong Palace.
He Xuan replied sternly, "No, the court was busy with affairs, so His Highness simply stayed in the palace after finishing his official duties."
Shen Muxi's heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died.
fair enough.
With a new love, Murong Jingyan will no longer think about those trivial things...
But why do my eyes feel a little hot?
Shen Muxi tried hard to suppress the tears in her eyes and ignore the pain in her heart.
When she saw He Xuan secretly looking at her, she raised a smile that was even stiffer than before and asked tentatively, "Then...did His Highness say when he would be back, or that he...would live in the palace from now on?"
"No, Miss, do you have something to ask His Highness?"
He Xuan looked outside frequently.
Shen Muxi knew that he was in a hurry, so she said no more and handed the jade pendant that Murong Jingyan had given her to He Xuan.
"Please, please return the jade pendant to His Highness and tell him that I have already decided what to exchange it for, in exchange for Xiaoxiao and my freedom.
I thank him for his care these days. If he is not free, he does not need to leave the palace to see me off. I will not harm a single blade of grass or tree in the Little East Palace. If there is any damage, I will compensate for it."
After saying that, she clasped her fists and bowed to He Xuan.
He Xuan's expression changed drastically, and he dodged her salute, "Miss, please don't embarrass me."
As he spoke, he strode out, "I will convey the young lady's words to His Highness. Please do not rush to leave for the next two days."
His figure quickly blended into the bustling crowd.
Shen Muxi thought that she should be in a very happy mood after she said she was leaving.
the strange thing is.
Not only did she not feel relieved, but she also felt inexplicably heavy in her heart.
She thought she must be sick.
This disease will be cured without medicine once she leaves Xiaodong Palace and Yecheng.
...
After deciding to leave.
Hongdouluoluo quickly packed her and Gu Xiaoxiao's luggage.
They were going to follow Shen Muxi and her daughter.
And the summer cicada...
Shen Muxi held her hand apologetically. "You are a secret guard of the East Palace. I have no right to take you away. You shouldn't stay by my side and bury your skills. It's fate that we met. If you need help in the future, you can come to Danyang to find me."
Xia Chan's eyes were red, but she also knew that Shen Muxi was right.
She is the secret guard of the Little East Palace. Unless Shen Muxi is the Crown Prince's man, she cannot leave with Shen Muxi.