nucmednet Chapter 152 One who stays near ink gets stained black!
Chapter 152 One who stays near ink gets stained black!
Su Mowan looked completely innocent.
"What do you mean by that, Your Highness? It's not a matter of whether I agree or not. This is the Empress's will. Am I supposed to cry and wail and say no? If I'm accused of being a 'jealous woman,' my delicate body won't be able to withstand it!"
"..."
"Besides, even Consort Shen has no objections, so what objections could I possibly have?"
"..."
"Actually, this is not bad. In the future, there will be people who need to grind ink and people who need to change clothes. There will be so many people that they won't be able to take turns."
"..."
Su Mowan rattled off a string of words, but when she realized that Murong Jing wasn't responding at all and his expression wasn't good, she quickly stopped talking.
She asked, somewhat puzzled, "Does Your Highness not wish to?"
Just as Murong Jing was about to speak, Su Mowan shrugged again and sighed, "I thought Your Highness would be different, but I didn't expect that you couldn't escape the fate that was arranged for you."
"..."
Su Mowan's words were clearly a reflection of her thoughts on the King of Chu's predicament.
Faced with such an obvious comparison, Murong Jing finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He narrowed his long, cold phoenix eyes, his thin lips moved slightly, and he said in a cold voice, "Comparing me to the King of Chu? You really have no taste!"
"..."
Su Mowan shrank back.
How does this have to do with vision?
Isn't it just that people feel sorry for him because the empress forced two women on him?
Su Mowan remembered that she had a question to ask Murong Jing yesterday, but his sudden interruption made her brain freeze and she completely forgot about it.
Now is a good opportunity.
After considering for a moment, Su Mowan cleared her throat.
"Your Highness, are you aware of my brother's identity?"
Actually, she wanted to ask Murong Jing directly if he knew about Lady Ji, but what if Murong Jing hadn't heard of her? Wouldn't that be awkward?
Murong Jing didn't expect the topic to change so quickly.
He frowned as he looked at Su Mowan, who was staring at him with a puzzled expression, and said coldly, "I don't know."
He didn't really know; he only knew that Su Mobai wasn't from Yunmo. Besides Yunmo, there were four other countries in the world, and he wasn't sure which country Su Mobai was from.
Su Mowan frowned upon receiving the answer.
So, it's very likely that Murong Jing didn't know who Lady Ji was. That makes sense, since Murong Jing was only six or seven years old when Lady Ji passed away, and she was just a concubine in the general's mansion.
But that's the strange thing.
A concubine from a general's mansion was buried in Yunmo's imperial mausoleum after her death, and Su Yuandao and Su Mobai never mentioned it. There must be something fishy going on here...
Su Mowan was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice the slight change in Murong Jing's expression.
By the time she came to her senses, Murong Jing had already moved his wheelchair and stopped a step away from her.
His handsome face exuded an unparalleled domineering aura.
"Although I do not know Su Mobai's identity, you have already married into the Qin Prince's mansion, so don't even think about leaving with him so easily."
Su Mowan was stunned.
What and what?
This sounds a lot like an elopement!
Moreover, where is Su Mobai going?
Before she could even process what was happening, Murong Jing gave her another cold glance: "Also, I do not take concubines!"
This time, Su Mowan was no longer confused.
"Not taking a concubine? That won't do!"
She agreed readily in front of the Empress, but in the blink of an eye, Murong Jing said he wouldn't accept it. Anyone who saw this would think that she had instigated Murong Jing behind the scenes!
Murong Jing almost laughed out of anger at the words "This won't do".
He moved his wheelchair a third closer.
"Are you trying to force me to take a concubine?"
That's an overstatement!
Su Mowan awkwardly took two steps back.
She gave a fawning smile: "Your Highness, you should think of it this way. First, with the harem bustling, Shen Muyue won't have time to bother you. Second, taking a concubine can strengthen your relationship with the Left Prime Minister's residence and the General's residence. It's a win-win situation!"
"I don't need it."
Murong Jing said with a cold face.
It was clear that he was very unhappy.
Su Mowan rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Fine, fine, if you don't want to take me in, then don't. It's just that I'm so unlucky. Just because Your Highness made up a few words, I've become the Emperor and Empress's main target of surveillance! It's alright now, it's only been less than two months. If it's three or four months, how can we keep up the act? Right now, we're just bringing in two people to distract the Empress, but Your Highness is unwilling. When you were making up those lies, why didn't you consider my difficulties?"
Murong Jing was blocked.
Regarding the matter of 'talking nonsense back then,' he was indeed in the wrong.
Seeing him speechless, Su Mowan persisted, "It's just taking a concubine, isn't it? Can't we even afford to support two people in our household? It's not difficult to feed and care for them after they're taken in—"
"I do not support idlers!"
Murong Jing blurted out.
Oh ho, you're talking like Shen Muyue isn't someone to be trifled with!
Su Mowan suddenly felt a bit stifled.
She didn't want to say anything more, so she just said, "Take it or leave it, it's not like I'm going to sleep with you anyway!"
Before the words were even finished, the person had already reached the door.
Su Mowan reached out and pulled the door open, stepping out with one leg.
Just then, Murong Jing's cold, icy voice came from behind.
"Stop right there!"
Su Mowan turned halfway back, a smirk playing on her lips: "There are still unresolved accounts at Huangfeng Garden, so please excuse me."
After saying that, she closed the door with a flourish.
Just as Su Mowan was about to feel smug about successfully provoking Murong Jing, she saw two figures standing not far from the study, looking at her with complicated expressions.
Feng Yue quickly moved a few steps closer to her and said in a low, ingratiating voice, "Consort Su, I will escort you out!"
After seeing Su Mowan off from Fenghua Palace, Feng Yue returned.
He encountered Jiang Zhuo coming out of the flower hall and immediately grabbed him.
Feng Yue exclaimed excitedly, "Tsk tsk! Consort Su was so domineering just now! Master's face must be completely black with anger!"
Jiang Zhuo was clearly no longer as gossipy as he had been the previous two days.
He brushed aside Feng Yue and said calmly, "You talk too much."
"Hey!"
Feng Yue was displeased: "Who was it that insisted on dragging me along yesterday, hoping I would say a few more words?"
"..."
Jiang Zhuo glanced at him: "Yesterday is yesterday, today is today."
Feng Yue sized up Jiang Zhuo for a moment, then concluded, "Based on what you said, I can imagine that you slept with a girl one night and then denied it the next day."
"..."
Jiang Zhuo didn't want to talk to anyone anymore.
After taking two steps, he suddenly turned back and said, "I've noticed that you and Consort Su talk very similarly. It's true what they say, 'One is influenced by one's company.'"
Feng Yue, who remained where he was, felt ashamed.
To reach the level of Consort Su, there is still a long way to go!
He chuckled to himself for a while, then composed himself and went to his study.
Murong Jing sat at the desk, his eyes gloomy and his whole body exuding a chilling aura.
Feng Yue immediately lowered his head and respectfully inquired, "Master, regarding the matter of taking a concubine—"
He waited a while before receiving a response from his master.
"Let's do as Consort Su wishes."
"……Yes."
Feng Yue secretly looked up at his master.
I couldn't help but think to myself: If this is the outcome, why did you struggle so fiercely just now? Since you were going to compromise anyway, you might as well have just obediently complied from the start...
Murong Jing's eyes flickered slightly.
He seemed to remember something and ordered, "Now that Lu Yifeng has returned to the capital, have him come to see me immediately."