nucmednet Chapter 190 Shen Muyao, Childhood Grudges
Chapter 190 Shen Muyao, Childhood Grudges
As Su Mowan went inside, Murong Jing had just finished dressing and was about to come out.
When they looked up, their eyes met unexpectedly.
Su Mowan immediately noticed the scratch that was several centimeters long on Murong Jing's chin, or rather, his side profile.
His handsome profile extended all the way to his chin.
It has a very strong presence!
Su Mowan spoke up first, "Your Highness, your face... was scratched by that kitten?"
As he spoke, he kept turning his gaze around, searching for the little creature, but clearly, there was no trace of it in the room.
A glint flashed in His Highness the King of Qin's deep, dark eyes. Was he scratched by a kitten?
Thinking about it, it seemed quite fitting, so I nodded.
"I have something to attend to today, so I'll be leaving now. When you leave—"
"Change into men's clothing! I know that. Since Your Highness has business to attend to, you should hurry up and leave, or it will be bad!"
Su Mowan very attentively saw the person out of Huangfeng Garden.
Just as Feng Yue, who was about to come to pick someone up, was about to appear at the gate, he casually pushed the person away and then retreated back into the courtyard.
Feng Yue hesitated to speak throughout the journey.
It wasn't until Murong Jing sensed something was wrong that he turned around halfway and said coldly, "Just say what you have to say. Why are you beating around the bush like this?"
Feng Yue glanced at the obvious scratch on his master's cheek, not daring to ask, and could only lower his gaze and say, "Master, it's nothing..."
Murong Jing left, and Su Mowan prepared to go out as well.
She quickly changed into men's clothing, had Yinshuang change into men's clothing as well, and left Qinghe behind before heading towards the painted pavilion.
Shangguan Qingqi had been waiting in the painting pavilion for a long time.
He was dressed in white today. Su Mowan looked at him with surprise for a moment, and then concluded, "Actually, you are more suited to red. Wearing all white makes you look too righteous. I'm not used to it."
Shangguan Qingqi smugly straightened his collar, gave her a flirtatious wink, and said with a smile, "People have a thousand faces. You should be glad you got to see one more side of them."
Su Mowan rolled her eyes at him, then glanced at Yin Shuang beside her. Yin Shuang was about three centimeters shorter than her, and looked quite good in men's clothing.
Su Mowan, satisfied, led the person in front of Shangguan Qingqi and said directly, "Let's stop talking nonsense and go."
Shangguan Qingqi stopped the person and raised an eyebrow.
"She's going too?"
It refers, of course, to Yinshuang.
Su Mowan raised an eyebrow: "Is there something wrong?"
“There’s nothing wrong with it.” Shangguan Qingqi frowned. “However, she’s more likely to be recognized this way.”
Su Mowan raised the mask in her hand.
"What's there to be afraid of? As long as I don't get recognized, it's fine. Besides, my current identity is Young Master Mo of the Painting Pavilion. This identity can be recognized. I'm even counting on taking a stroll with you today. After that, many wealthy young men will come to me to have their portraits drawn."
As she spoke, she put the mask on her face. The mask fit her delicate facial features perfectly, revealing only her straight nose and beautifully shaped pale lips.
It's said that people with thin lips are blunt and can be quite sarcastic, and that's certainly true for Su Mowan.
The imperial examinations in Yunmo were divided into two categories: civil and military.
However, the civil and military examinations were held at different times.
In other words, if you are capable, you can take both subjects at the same time.
Su Mobai was the first person to take both subjects, and also the first person to simultaneously achieve the highest rank in both civil and military examinations. After Su Mobai, others followed suit and took both subjects at the same time, but no one could ever achieve the same level of glory as Su Mobai.
The martial arts exam will begin first and last for two days, followed by the written exam, which will last for three days. The written exam will only begin after the martial arts exam has concluded.
Unlike the civil service examinations, the military examinations were held in a large military camp outside the capital city. Because of the distance, ordinary people wouldn't go to watch, but some friends and acquaintances would go to cheer them on. Therefore, during the military examinations, as long as one's identity was verified, one could generally enter the camp.
Su Mowan's identity cannot be verified at present, but with Shangguan Qingqi around, there is no problem at all.
The group was traveling in a horse-drawn carriage.
They were originally going to ride horses, but Su Mowan had some difficulty, so they switched to a carriage.
So along the way, we could hear the clatter of hooves catching up and overtaking each other. Su Mowan couldn't help but say, "With our carriage swaying so slowly, won't you be late?"
Shangguan Qingqi smiled nonchalantly.
"People like me who compete for the top spot usually go on stage last. Even if we crawl there, we can still make it."
Su Mowan pouted.
Shangguan Qingqi is likely to make it in time; the real concern is whether she will. Her main purpose is to see Su Ruofeng; otherwise, she wouldn't be interested in watching a group of men fight.
They had lost count of how many groups of people had overtaken them along the way. The carriage traveled at a moderate pace, and finally, after an hour, they arrived at the entrance of the camp located at the foot of Mount Heng.
The three of them got off the carriage and ran into a group of young gentlemen riding by. Su Mowan recognized a familiar face among them.
Xue Ting, the son of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
Su Mowan had never met the others before, so she didn't pay much attention to them.
Xue Ting had obviously seen her too, and nodded slightly at her. Su Mowan nodded in response.
Xue Ting had met "Young Master Mo" at the painting pavilion, so it wasn't strange that he nodded and greeted her.
Shangguan Qingqi didn't understand the relationship between them. After Xue Ting and his group went inside, he leaned close to Su Mowan's ear and said, "You know that guy surnamed Xue? How could he recognize you like that?"
Su Mowan quickly pushed the person's head away.
“I know Xue Ting, and Young Master Mo also knows Xue Ting, so he was just greeting Young Master Mo.”
Shangguan Qingqi, whose head was pushed away to avoid suspicion, gave a wronged look and said, "You can't just kick me away after I've crossed the river, can you? We're still outside the gate. What if I get upset? How are you going to get in?"
Su Mowan glanced at him sideways, a half-smile on her face, and said, "Thank you for reminding me. I'll go catch up with Xue Ting ahead now. You can come in slowly."
After saying that, he stretched out his long legs and was about to move forward.
Shangguan Qingqi quickly pulled the person back: "I was wrong, I was wrong, okay? Give me some face. Today I'm the one who's going to be the top scholar. If you do this, it will affect my mood. If I'm in a bad mood, it will affect my performance. If I'm not performing well, then the top scholar title will be lost."
Su Mowan chuckled.
"It's good that it flew away. My second brother has one less competitor, and I can say that I've done a good deed."
Just as Shangguan Qingqi was about to speak, he heard a slightly deep voice behind him.
"Shangguan Qingqi?"
Su Mowan and Shangguan Qingqi turned around at the same time.
The newcomer was dressed in a black outfit and had a handsome face, but his serious expression made him seem unapproachable. He was about the same size as Shangguan Qingqi, but Shangguan Qingqi looked rather thin compared to him.
It's not that the man was physically strong and muscular; he was just a typical bodybuilder. Shangguan Qingqi's frame made him look like a scholar.
It's clear that this person knows Shangguan Qingqi, and they don't get along.
Shangguan Qingqi raised an eyebrow as he looked at the person.
"Shen Muyao, what business do you have with me?"
Shen Muyao?!
Su Mowan scanned the people back and forth, and finally came to a conclusion: perhaps this is Shangguan Qingqi's ultimate opponent.
Shen Muyao was the son of the Left Prime Minister, and had just reached adulthood. However, Su Mowan sensed an extraordinary aura emanating from him.
Although both were born out of wedlock, she was completely different from Shen Murui, who was so timid and shy.
If Su Mowan hadn't known beforehand, she would have almost assumed that Shen Muyao was the legitimate son.
Shen Muyao glanced at Su Mowan, then fixed his gaze on Shangguan Qingqi, and said in a deep voice, "We will inevitably run into each other today. We'll have to rely on our own abilities then."
Shangguan Qingqi replied lazily, "Of course, does this young master intend to win by virtue of his good looks? That would be an unfair victory."
Su Mowan suppressed a smile.
It seems that Shangguan Qingqi has a smug attitude towards everyone.
Shen Muyao ignored the verbal provocation without changing his expression. Finally, he glanced at Su Mowan and gave her a disdainful look, saying, "I hope that Young Master Shangguan, who only knows how to tease pretty boys, can still be my opponent."
"..."
That's pretty arrogant.
Needless to say, the pretty boy he was referring to was Su Mowan. The look in his eyes made it clear what he meant, and Su Mowan felt a chill run down her spine.
Just as he was about to retort, he heard Shangguan Qingqi say calmly, "Thank you for your concern. I forgot to ask, is your thing all better yet?"
As Shangguan Qingqi spoke, his eyes swept wickedly between Shen Muyao's legs, a malicious smile playing on his lips.
Su Mowan finally noticed that Shen Muyao's expression had changed; it was quite unpleasant. His fingers clenched tightly, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.
This is anger.
Su Mowan looked at Shangguan Qingqi with admiration, and then heard Shen Muyao on the other side snort heavily.
Shen Muyao's expression was a mixture of humiliation and anger. She glared fiercely at Shangguan Qingqi and Su Mowan before heading towards the camp.
That expression is interesting.
Su Mowan nudged Shangguan Qingqi beside her with her elbow and said ambiguously, "I didn't realize you had a past of love and hate with someone like that!"
"..."
Shangguan Qingqi's lips twitched.
He turned to look at her, then suddenly gave Su Mowan an ambiguous smile.
"Speaking of which, this is all thanks to you."
"My credit? What does it have to do with me?"
Su Mowan instinctively wanted to say that she didn't know Shen Muyao before, but when she thought that the original owner might know him, she changed her mind.
Shangguan Qingqi winked and made faces.
Finally, he said, "You may not remember, but when you were seven years old, you were the one who led the group to cover someone's face with a cloth bag and beat them up badly! Why did you have to hit someone in such a bad way? No wonder you beat them badly."
"...Did you break it?"
Su Mowan swallowed hard.
Was the original owner really this fierce?
Although she may have a vulgar mouth, her behavior would never be so lewd! Slapping someone's genitals like that is just too outrageous!
Su Mowan lowered her voice: "Back then...did I really hurt someone?"
Shangguan Qingqi shrugged.
He grinned mischievously: "How would I know if he was bad or not? I didn't pull down his pants to see. But luckily I ran fast, or I would have ended up like him."
"...What does that mean?"
Su Mowan was completely confused.
Shangguan Qingqi stared at her.
"What do you mean? It's all thanks to my good looks since I was a child. Shen Muyao was kicked in the groin by you, he was so miserable. I was just forcibly kissed by you, I'm lucky."
Forced kiss?!
Su Mowan was stunned again.