mesbooks Chapter 170 What’s wrong with Murong Jingyan?
Chapter 170 What’s wrong with Murong Jingyan?
Everyone in Yecheng knows that today is the wedding day of Crown Prince Murong Jingyan.
But because the prince was in a coma, even though the Little East Palace was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns, it was still as quiet as a haunted house.
Especially at night, when the bride was holding a rooster to worship in the hall, the door of the Xiaodong Palace was closed, which looked even more terrifying.
That night, some people seemed to hear all sorts of ghostly howling sounds coming from the Pear Garden outside the city, and some even smelled blood...
Many people sighed——
This is truly a weird wedding.
When the crown prince got married, all the ministers took advantage of the crown prince and were given three days off.
However, on what should have been a good day off, no one dared to go out.
The reason was simple: on the night of the Crown Prince's wedding, the Pear Garden was massacred.
For several days, Yecheng was shrouded in an invisible pressure, and even the usually bustling streets were unusually deserted.
No one dares to come out rashly and bring bad luck upon themselves.
royal palace.
After listening to the secret guard's report, Murong Mingkun spoke with satisfaction.
"Are you sure you've eradicated all the problems?"
"There are no survivors in the Pear Garden anymore. The Little East Palace has been cleaned out by my subordinates over the past few days. Now it is in your Majesty's possession. With just one order from your Majesty, your subordinates can make everyone in the Little East Palace disappear quietly."
Perhaps he felt that Murong Jingyan was now firmly under his control.
Today, Murong Mingkun always had the illusion that no matter who was speaking, it sounded like Murong Jingyan was speaking.
There was silence in his cloudy eyes.
After thinking for a moment, he finally nodded and said, "It's gone."
The secret guard didn't seem to expect that Murong Mingkun would be so heartless.
It would be an understatement to massacre the entire Xiaodong Palace.
He was stunned for a moment before finding his voice again. "Your Majesty really doesn't care about the father-son relationship at all, and won't even leave Your Highness a chance to survive?"
Because the secret guard's tone was wrong.
Murong Mingkun quickly realized that something was wrong.
He immediately looked at An Wei, who was bowing in front of him, with caution, "Who are you?"
at this time.
Another guard, covered in blood, stumbled in.
"Your Majesty, people from the Little East Palace are coming to attack us."
Murong Mingkun suddenly stood up from the dragon throne, "What did you say?"
impossible.
He suddenly turned around and looked at the secret guard who came to report.
The secret guard who had been bowing just now stood up straight and took off the human skin mask on his face.
After seeing the appearance of the person coming, Murong Mingkun's pupils suddenly shrank.
"It's you?"
...
Murong Mingkun is sick.
There is no leader in the court.
All the court officials wrote petitions to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had woken up on the day of his wedding, to serve as regent.
Murong Jingyan sat beside Murong Mingkun's bed with a sarcastic look in his eyes.
"Father, I didn't die before you as you wished. Are you disappointed?"
Murong Mingkun looked at Murong Jingyan as if he wanted to eat him alive.
But the moment he found out that the man was Murong Jingyan, he felt a pain in his chest as if it was pricked by a needle. Then, he couldn't breathe and his eyes went black.
When I woke up, I was drooling like this.
"You...rebellious...rebellious son..."
He cursed Murong Jingyan incoherently.
Murong Jingyan turned a deaf ear to it.
"I will take on my responsibilities. Father is not in good health, so please rest well."
"You...beast...beast."
Murong Mingkun's breathing was heavy and wheezing, like he was pulling a bellows.
He wanted to raise his hands, but his hands and feet were completely out of control.
"brute?"
Murong Jingyan looked like he had heard a huge joke, and he turned back to face Murong Mingkun.
"Back then, you selfishly killed dozens of people in the cold palace. Later, because you were afraid of my grandfather, you schemed to kill my mother and hundreds of people in my grandfather's family. It's hard to say who is the beast."
Hearing Murong Jingyan mention what happened back then, a huge feeling of guilt surged from Murong Mingkun's heart, and the emotions were turbulent and overwhelming.
Murong Mingkun felt a pain in his chest and a fishy-sweet taste in his throat. "Wow!" a large mouthful of blood gushed out of his mouth.
The bloodstains were dark red, clearly indicating poisoning.
He looked at Murong Jingyan in shock, "It's you..."
"Father," Murong Jingyan's smile deepened, emphasizing the word "father," "this is a matter of reciprocity."
Reciprocity?
He knew he was poisoned!
Murong Mingkun was shocked and frightened. Before he could open his mouth, another mouthful of black blood spurted out of his mouth like a water arrow.
Afterwards, the whole person seemed to have been drained of all his energy and spirit, and at first glance, he looked like he was shrouded in a layer of death.
Murong Jingyan glanced at him coldly, with disgust in his eyes that could not be concealed no matter what.
"Zheng Shengde."
The eunuch who had been fawning on Murong Mingkun hurried forward.
Between his eyebrows and eyes, there was respect, "Your Highness."
"Have someone clean it up. Father is already old, and it's time for him to enjoy his retirement."
"Yes."
...
at the same time.
Small East Palace.
Ever since the gate of Xiaodong Palace was closed.
Shen Muxi has been protected in the main hall these days.
She had never expected Murong Jingyan to "wake up" on the day of their wedding.
Fortunately, He Hong and He Xuan have been with Murong Jingyan for many years, and the master and servant have already formed a tacit understanding.
She poisoned the person when she should.
She cooperated where she should.
These days, all she could do was to listen nervously to the noise outside, in case Murong Jingyan failed and she escaped.
"Tuk-tuk-"
A crisp knock on the door interrupted Shen Muxi's thoughts.
"Who?"
She looked outside warily.
A calm female voice came from outside, "Crown Princess, it's this servant. Now that everyone outside has returned to their seats, you can move around freely."
Summer cicada.
The maid that Murong Jingyan arranged to be by her side these days.
According to He Hong's explanation, that is - if something really happens in the next few days, Xia Chan is extremely strong and can carry her away.
Although Xia Chan was extremely strong, he was extremely careful and had a sense of propriety when serving her.
Shen Muxi is very confident in Xia Chan.
So when she heard the sound of Xia Chan, she immediately opened the door without any suspicion.
"Mom, Xiaoxiao is back!!"
A familiar voice came, and Shen Muxi almost fainted.
I never dreamed that Xiaoxiao would be intercepted by Murong Jingyan! !
inside the house.
Xia Chan tried hard to hold back her laughter, offered Shen Muxi a cup of warm tea, and then quietly left.
Hongdou, Luoluo and Gu Xiaoxiao knelt in front of Shen Muxi and pinched their earlobes. They had the same little expressions and looked very aggrieved.
"Miss..."
"Mother..."
Shen Muxi's temples were buzzing with pain.
"You...you really are..."
She wanted to curse.
But when he saw the aggrieved expression on Gu Xiaoxiao's pink and tender little face, he couldn't bring himself to curse.
She kept saying "really" for a long time but couldn't come up with any idea.
Gu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but excuse Murong Jingyan, "This can't be blamed on Uncle Jing."
She knelt and crawled to Shen Muxi's legs, hugging Shen Muxi's thighs, "Xiaoxiao didn't want to leave, so she asked Uncle Jing to help. Mom, please don't be angry..."
"Xiao Xiao."
Shen Muxi couldn't bear it any longer and raised his voice.
This girl.
It's just like climbing up the pole.
Is this a question of who to blame?
Even she has to be ready to run away at any time these days.
What if Murong Jingyan fails and Xiaoxiao comes back? What's the difference between that and committing suicide?
However, Gu Xiaoxiao didn’t understand the reason at all.
Plus, she has always loved Gu Xiaoxiao.
Therefore, her occasional outburst of anger had no deterrent effect on Gu Xiaoxiao at all.
Seeing that her daughter was still rubbing her hand with her little face, her bright eyes were filled with joy of meeting her after a long separation.
Shen Muxi suddenly lost all his strength.
That's it.
She was happy now, and she didn't want to spoil her fun or make her unhappy.
I'll find a chance to teach her a lesson...
After making up her mind, Shen Muxi's tone became much gentler. "Don't lie to your mother like this again, understand?"
"Mother, Xiaoxiao knows."
Gu Xiaoxiao nodded obediently, "Uncle Jing said that mother let Xiaoxiao leave to protect Xiaoxiao, so Xiaoxiao will not be willful in the future."
Shen Muxi hugged Gu Xiaoxiao into his arms and looked at Hongdouluolu, "You guys should leave as well."
The red beans and green radish retreated quickly as if they had been granted amnesty.
Gu Xiaoxiao hugged Shen Muxi's neck like a spoiled child, "Mom, Xiaoxiao likes Uncle Jing so much, do you really not want to be with Uncle Jing?"
Faced with Gu Xiaoxiao's old story being brought up again.
Shen Muxi helplessly raised her hand to pull Gu Xiaoxiao's hand down, "Xiaoxiao, mother said..."
"But mother, Uncle Jing is really different from the bad daddy. Xiaoxiao saw it."
Gu Xiaoxiao interrupted Shen Muxi and stubbornly insisted on her own opinion.
Her pretending to be mature made Shen Muxi laugh. Shen Muxi couldn't help but scratch her little nose and joked, "How old are you? You know the difference."
"Xiaoxiao is no longer a three-year-old child. She knows how to distinguish between good and bad," Gu Xiaoxiao pouted angrily. "When Mommy took Xiaoxiao to peel lotus pods and collect lotus root silk, although Bad Daddy sat next to Mommy, he never looked at her.
Uncle Jing is different. When Xiaoxiao and Mom are taking a walk, Uncle Jing will secretly look at Mom when Mom isn't paying attention."
She said it with a glance, Shen Muxi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You little fool, what do you mean by secretly watching or not watching, do you know what you are talking about?"
"I have met His Highness."
The voices of several maids were heard outside.
Shen Muxi and her daughter both stopped talking at the same time.
Murong Jingyan heard the unusual silence when he entered the room, and asked with a smile, "Why, is there anything that I can't listen to?"
"No...no." Gu Xiaoxiao covered her mouth.
The emotions revealed in her eyes were completely opposite to what she said.
The only thing missing is the words "Come and ask me" engraved on his forehead.
Shen Muxi helplessly called Hongdouluolu and asked them to take Gu Xiaoxiao, the "little traitor", away.
Murong Jingyan stepped forward and sat in front of Shen Muxi very naturally.
"The affairs of the imperial court have basically been settled. In a few days, we can set off for Beichen."
His tone was calm, and there was fatigue between his brows.
It was obvious that he had just returned from outside and the first thing he did was come to her.
It's like a report between a husband and wife...
As soon as the idea came out, a strange feeling instantly surged in Shen Muxi's heart.
"I want to end the feud between Gu Shi and me myself."
Her voice was very soft, as if she was speaking to Murong Jingyan, but also as if she was reminding herself.
Murong Jingyan stood up and said, "I understand. I came here today to inform you in advance so that you can prepare."
He stood there without moving, and there was another silence.
There was a barrier between the two people when they met.
Shen Muxi inexplicably had the illusion that she could not speak to him.
She sat there, not knowing whether to move or not.
After a while, Murong Jingyan's voice seemed to be squeezed out from his throat.
"A few days ago, Xiaoxiao was looking forward to eating roasted meat during the spring hunt, but she didn't get to eat it. Tonight, I plan to roast meat with her using fruit wood in the backyard orchard. Do you want to come?"
Look at what he said, as if Xiaoxiao was his daughter.
Recall Gu Xiaoxiao's attitude towards Murong Jingyan.
Bubbles of sourness kept rising in Shen Muxi's heart.
She nodded heavily as if in anger, "Okay."
Don't take advantage of the bastard.
Besides...
She also likes to eat roast meat.
Beichen's roasted meat tasted similar to the barbecue she had eaten in modern times. Unfortunately, she was the only one who liked it back then...
I don’t know what Nanyuan’s roasted meat tastes like.
Inexplicable.
Shen Muxi actually began to look forward to it...
...
Look forward to it early!!
into the night.
Shen Muxi held the red beans in her hand and forced the bamboo tongs used to turn the meat into her hand, and stood in a daze in front of the pavilion beside the orchard pond.
Neither leaving nor staying.
On the stone table in the pavilion.
The charcoal fire on the exquisite copper stove is burning vigorously.
The roasted meat on the charcoal fire was sizzling with oil, and Murong Jingyan was brushing the roasted meat with honey and chili powder.
The entire orchard was instantly filled with the aroma of roasting meat.
Shen Muxi was so excited that tears almost flowed from the corners of her mouth.
But as soon as she thought that in the entire orchard, besides her and Murong Jingyan, there were only those fruit trees with flowers hanging on them, she suddenly felt that the roasted meat no longer tasted good.
"Your Highness, I..."
She wanted to leave, but her broken leg not only prevented her from taking a single step, but also made her walk shamefully to the roasted meat.
As we got closer, the roast meat looked even more delicious.
She couldn't help but swallow.
"Shen Muxi."
Being called out suddenly, Shen Muxi shuddered and quickly swallowed his saliva.
Looking up and meeting Murong Jingyan's smiling eyes, she wished she could find a gap to crawl into immediately.
"Your Highness...Your Highness?"
Murong Jingyan smiled and said, "I don't eat people, so you don't have to hold the clamp in your hand so tightly."
Is she afraid that he will eat people?
She was nervous.
When she was with Gu Shi in the past, she was the one who basically prepared three meals a day for Gu Shi.
Gu Shi usually left the table after finishing his meal, and he even called it a "gentleman stays away from the kitchen."
Not to mention roasting a piece of meat for her with my own hands.
No, that's not right. Gu Shi disliked the strong smell of charcoal smoke, so after she ate the roasted meat once, he didn't allow her to eat it again with disgust.
Xiaoxiao's taste is just like hers, she likes some crispy and delicious food...
Therefore, when she and Xiaoxiao were in Danyang, they would roast meat almost every other day.
But at that time, her heart and eyes were filled with worry about Gu Shi, and she had long forgotten the original taste of roasted meat...
As her thoughts were churning, a piece of roasted meat with a burnt aroma had already fallen into her bowl.
"Eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it's cold."
Shen Muxi's heart was beating wildly.
What's wrong with Murong Jingyan?