nucmednet Chapter 301 I feel uncomfortable with you acting like this.
Chapter 301 I feel uncomfortable with you acting like this.
Shangguan Qingqi was taken aback for a moment, then smiled rather frivolously.
"What does the princess mean by that? Is she flirting with me?"
"..."
Screw your ancestors' flirting!
The Seventh Princess had just begun to feel that Shangguan Qingqi was not quite the person she remembered, and her goodwill towards him was completely dampened by this one sentence.
Freeing one hand, the Seventh Princess grabbed Shangguan Qingqi's hand, lifted her leg, and said, "I've never ridden a horse before, are you any good at it?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Qingqi watched as the Seventh Princess awkwardly mounted her horse. He simply turned to the side, put his other hand around her waist, and lifted her onto the horse.
"Hey, you, you, can you at least say hello?!"
The Seventh Princess was sitting sideways on the horse's back at this time. After she finished speaking, she spread her legs and straddled one leg to the other side.
Seeing that she was still holding onto the rabbit in her arms, Shangguan Qingqi said, "You really are a child. What are you going to do with this rabbit? Fatten it up and then eat it?"
The obviously childish tone made the Seventh Princess turn around and glare at him, puffing out her chest and saying, "Who are you calling a child? Do I look like a child at all? This is called having compassion, don't you understand? It has nothing to do with age!"
Looking at the Seventh Princess so close to him, Shangguan Qingqi thought to himself, "I won't argue with a child." He conceded, "Fine, fine, whatever you want to do, do whatever you like."
The seventh princess felt a little uncomfortable. The fun of bickering lies in the act itself; if the other person isn't even trying to argue, then her constant chatter is pointless.
So the Seventh Princess turned her head, stroked the obedient little rabbit in her arms, and muttered softly, "Indeed, only vegetarians understand the Buddha's compassion."
"..."
Shangguan Qingqi remained silent.
Just then, Emperor Moyao shouted, "Execute all the assassins on the spot!"
As luck would have it, a few assassins saw that there were few people around and fled over here.
The seventh princess immediately kicked her horse's flanks and shouted, "Assassins! Assassins are coming! Run! You fool!"
"..."
Shangguan Qingqi suddenly realized that the Seventh Princess wasn't scolding Ma, but rather him.
He immediately pulled on the reins, and the horse turned around and galloped for about ten feet before stopping.
Upon stopping their horses, they discovered that the assassins had already been surrounded and killed.
Shangguan Qingqi tilted his head, somewhat helplessly saying, "Hey, are you trying to strangle me? Let go right now!"
Upon seeing that all the assassins were dead, the Seventh Princess immediately breathed a sigh of relief, withdrew her hand from Shangguan Qingqi's clothes, and snorted, "I had nowhere else to grab onto, okay? It wasn't on purpose!"
That's a good excuse. Ordinary horses would be saddled, but Shangguan Qingqi prefers to run naked and never uses a saddle.
There really is nowhere to catch the Seventh Princess.
Furthermore, this was the Seventh Princess's first time riding a horse, so she was a little nervous, always feeling that the horse would throw her off when it ran.
Seeing her hesitant and timid manner, Shangguan Qingqi suddenly said, "Why don't you sit in the back?"
Although the words weren't finished, the Seventh Princess understood the meaning and immediately nodded. "Alright, alright! I'll sit in the back. Quickly, get me behind you!"
Shangguan Qingqi never followed any rules about men and women not touching each other. Since they were already riding together, he didn't care about embracing.
So he wrapped his arms tightly around the Seventh Princess's waist and moved her to the back.
The Seventh Princess had never been so close to any man before, and she couldn't help but shrink back when Shangguan Qingqi put his arm around her waist.
Shangguan Qingqi certainly sensed it. After placing the person behind him and withdrawing his hand, he said in a low voice, "Princess, I have a suggestion, but I don't know if I should say it."
The Seventh Princess was momentarily dazed, but she came to her senses after hearing his voice, and stammered, "You...you say it!"
Shangguan Qingqi turned his head slightly and said bluntly, "Could you eat less? It's really heavy."
"...Mind your own business! You pervert!"
The Seventh Princess didn't care whether she was fat or thin before, but after meeting Su Mobai, she felt that a girl should be slender and slim.
Shangguan Qingqi's words hit the Seventh Princess right where it hurt, so naturally she wasn't happy.
Emperor Moyao ordered a group of people to stay behind and deal with the assassin's body, and then told the rest of them to get into their carriages or mount their horses.
Prince Jin had a cut on his cheek. Consort Shen felt a pang of heartache when she saw it. She originally wanted to scold him, but seeing so many people around, she swallowed her words.
The King of Chu was seriously injured, with a sword piercing his arm. Although he had tightly bound the wound with a strip of cloth, blood was still slowly seeping out. Under the firelight, his face appeared somewhat pale.
Consort Xiao glanced at her calmly without saying anything, but when she looked at Su Huayue, a deep dissatisfaction flashed in her eyes.
Standing next to Su Huayue was Shen Muyue. Consort Xiao glanced at the unharmed Shen Muyue and said to Su Huayue, "How come you're with Consort Shen?"
Consort Xiao's words completely ignored Shen Muyue, who was standing to the side, and she made no attempt to hide her dislike for Shen Muyue.
Su Huayue glanced at Shen Muyue, whose face was pale, and said in a low voice, "When the prince and I returned, we happened to run into Consort Shen."
"It better be true."
After leaving these words, Consort Xiao instructed two palace maids to tear strips of cloth from her skirt and then had someone give the Prince of Chu a simple bandage.
Su Huayue and Shen Muyue exchanged a glance. Shen Muyue coughed lightly and said, "You and I know what happened this afternoon. I hope our future cooperation will go smoothly."
Su Huayue's eyes flashed, and she said, "Of course, don't worry, I won't tell anyone. Similarly, you must keep your mouth shut."
After receiving the assurance, Shen Muyue went to Consort Shen.
Consort Shen breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that everyone had returned safely, and muttered to herself, "None of them are easy to deal with!"
Shen Muyue went over and hugged Consort Shen's arm, acting coquettishly and saying that she was wrong, etc. After coaxing Consort Shen, she walked towards Murong Jing.
According to the plan, Yinshuang was supposed to accompany Su Mowan back to the palace first, but before she could react, Su Mobai had already sent someone to drive away first. At this point, she could only stand on either side of Murong Jing with Feng Yue.
Seeing Shen Muyue approach, Yinshuang subconsciously frowned in displeasure, and noticed that Feng Yue also pursed his lips.
Shen Muyue approached and, seeing that Murong Jing was unharmed, said, "It's good that Your Highness is alright."
Murong Jing's dark eyes swept over Shen Muyue from head to toe with a cold gaze, and he said in a chilling voice, "Who gave you permission to leave without my consent?"
Shen Muyue didn't expect Murong Jing to pursue this matter as soon as he arrived. She immediately looked aggrieved and said, "This is my first time participating in the autumn hunt. I just wanted to see what was fun and also see how Your Highness and Consort Su had done. Who knew that I would get lost and almost not be able to find my way back? Fortunately, I ran into Prince Chu and Princess Chu."
"Was he already injured before you met the King of Chu?" Murong Jing stared coldly at Shen Muyue.
Shen Muyue hesitated for a moment, but Murong Jing noticed it. She said, "Yes, when I met the King of Chu, he was already injured."
Murong Jing narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly and said, "Alright, if there's nothing else, go back. Consort Shen is waiting over there."
This sentence completely blocked Shen Muyue from saying what she was about to say.
Shen Muyue wanted to take advantage of Su Mowan's absence to try and secure a spot next to Murong Jing, but Murong Jing told her to go back to Consort Shen's side!
Murong Jing was not an easy person to talk to, and she had always known that, so even if she still wanted to achieve her goal, she dared not say anything more and could only obediently return to Consort Shen's side.
Emperor Moyao's carriage started moving first, with guards clearing the way in front and ministers following behind, the entourage heading towards the imperial palace in a grand procession.
Feng Yue rode alongside Murong Jing's carriage. After a moment's thought, he lowered his voice and asked, "Does Your Majesty find Consort Shen's words credible?"
“Of course it’s unbelievable.” Murong Jing’s gaze didn’t even waver.
That means Shen Muyue is lying.
Feng Yue's expression changed; there was a lot of information in this.
If Shen Muyue is lying, it means she is helping the Prince of Chu, which means the Left Prime Minister's Mansion has hitched a ride on the Prince of Chu's side.
Feng Yue wanted to ask another question, but seeing his master's bad expression, he swallowed it back.
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The group finally arrived outside the palace.
Due to the special circumstances, Emperor Moyao made an exception and allowed everyone to enter the palace.
Several ministers wanted to advise against it, saying it was against the rules and etiquette, but they refrained from doing so because they thought their sons would be staying outside the palace.
What if the assassins come again? No one wants their son to be in any danger.
So everyone went into the palace, and the servants there were swamped with work preparing for the extra dozens of people.
As for Su Mowan, since Su Mobai didn't use too much force, she woke up shortly after arriving at the palace. When she woke up, she saw a person who looked like a royal physician taking her pulse in front of her bed.
Su Mobai sat not far from the bed.
Upon seeing her open her eyes, the imperial physician, looking bewildered, concluded, "Please, Consort Su, accept my condolences!"
Su Mowan immediately realized what was going on and looked at Su Mobai, only to see Su Mobai wink at her.
So Su Mowan immediately put on her acting skills, looking at the imperial physician with a sorrowful expression, "W-what did you say?"
The imperial physician immediately knelt on the ground, "Consort Su, please accept my condolences! Your unborn child is gone!"
"No, no more?"
Su Mowan caught a glimpse of Su Mobai suppressing a smile out of the corner of her eye, and almost couldn't keep up the act. After a couple more seconds of preparation, she continued, half-crying, "How could it be gone?! I don't believe it! Brother, this guy is talking nonsense, kick him out!"
Su Mobai's eyes were full of laughter, but his voice was heavy. "Mo Wan, try to think positively. You can have another child—"
"You lied to me too? Get out! Get out, get out! I don't want to see any of you!"
Su Mowan felt she was getting too into character, and even managed to squeeze out a few tears.
Just then, the sound of a wheelchair came from the doorway, and the person appeared in Su Mowan's sight in the next instant.
Su Mowan's acting was so over-the-top that she couldn't bring herself to back down. She immediately cried out to Murong Jing, who had just entered, "Your Highness, they say the child is gone! How could the child be gone when everything was fine? Tell them to leave! I don't want to see them!"
Seeing that Su Mowan was almost delirious, the imperial physician quickly changed his kneeling position and said to Murong Jing, "Your Highness, please persuade Consort Su. The child... the child is indeed gone!"
Murong Jing urged the wheelchair past the imperial physician and approached the bedside, gently embracing Su Mowan and wiping away the tears on her face.
He comforted her in a low, hoarse voice, "Mo Wan, calm down. You can have another child. It's hard for me to feel this way."
"..."
Su Mobai, who was watching from the sidelines, twitched his lips. These actors were all better than the last!