nucmednet Chapter 149 I remember her fingernails weren't this long.
Chapter 149 I remember her fingernails weren't this long.
Shen Muyue, who was left in the corridor, waited for a while but couldn't hear any footsteps. She felt that she had sent the wrong person and immediately said to Caiwei beside her, "What kind of work is Caihong doing! It's been so long and she hasn't come back yet! Go and check again! The Prince's mansion is only so big, how could she get lost!"
Caiwei knew that her young mistress was getting impatient.
Caihong did take a while, but if she leaves again, the young lady will be left alone.
“Miss, let’s wait a little longer. The longer it takes, the better the chances, right? If I leave now, what will you do without anyone by your side? It’s the middle of the night, all dark and gloomy—”
"Alright, alright! Just wait a little longer. If that wretched maid Caihong doesn't come back by then, I'll see what I do to her when we get back!"
In fact, Shen Muyue should be glad that she sent Caihong instead. If she had sent Caiwei instead, it would be another matter whether she could have invited the person.
No sooner had the master and servant finished speaking than they heard footsteps coming from another corridor ahead, accompanied by the faint sound of a wheelchair.
Shen Muyue seemed somewhat incredulous.
She quickly tugged at Caiwei beside her.
"I heard a wheelchair sound, did you hear it?"
"I heard it, I heard it!"
Caiwei was also stunned for a moment, then finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It was really the right thing for you to send Caihong. She actually managed to invite His Highness the Prince of Qin!"
Shen Muyue was so happy she didn't know what to do.
As the sound of the wheelchair and footsteps grew closer, she nervously checked her hair and clothes again.
"Caiwei, do you think my hair is messy? Is my collar wrinkled?"
"No, no! Miss is perfectly fine as she is!"
Seeing her young mistress's flustered appearance, Caiwei sighed inwardly. Even if there were no mistakes, she was afraid that His Highness the Prince of Qin would not take her mistress seriously.
When Shen Muyue saw the group of people coming from the corridor, she quickly tightened the gauze handkerchief covering her face.
Meanwhile, Murong Jing was being pushed by Feng Yue through the corridor. He saw Shen Muyue looking up in their direction and noticed that her face was covered with a semi-transparent veil. He immediately frowned.
Jiang Zhuo naturally followed behind.
Following closely behind were four rough-looking servants carrying the palanquin.
Murong Jing approached Shen Muyue under her watchful gaze, while Feng Yue withdrew his strength and stood aside.
Before Shen Muyue could even gather the right emotions to complain, she heard Murong Jing ask coldly, "Why aren't you staying in the courtyard? Why are you running around in the middle of the night?"
At this moment, His Highness the King of Qin thought of another woman who liked to wander around at night, and his brows furrowed even more.
Of course I'm here to complain!
Seeing so many people, especially a handsome new face, Shen Muyue immediately said in a weak voice, "Your Highness, I have something to report. Could you please ask Commander Feng and the others to leave for a moment?"
As soon as he heard this, Feng Yue knew that Consort Shen was up to something again. To his surprise, his own lord actually agreed!
Although Murong Jing didn't have a good impression of the woman in front of him, he didn't intend to embarrass her openly, so he immediately gestured for Feng Yue and the others to 'step back'.
Feng Yue reluctantly stepped down.
Jiang Zhuo followed him and retreated to a distance of about three zhang.
Seeing that most of the people had left, Shen Muyue finally composed herself and immediately began to complain to Murong Jing, her voice trembling with tears.
"Your Highness, I'm not disturbing you in the middle of the night for no reason. It's just that... it's just that Sister Su is going too far!"
His Highness the King of Qin understood immediately; it was just another trivial matter between women.
"Tell me everything clearly at once."
Seeing that His Highness the Prince of Qin did not intend to ask why her face was covered by a veil, Shen Muyue took off the veil herself and then put on a pitiful expression.
"Your Highness, look at my face..."
Shen Muyue choked up before she could finish speaking.
Several bloody scratches marred her beautiful face, and the tears streaming down her face made her look incredibly pitiful.
But His Highness the King of Qin posed a question.
"Scratched by Su Mowan? I don't remember her nails being this long."
"..."
He actually remembers how long Su Mowan's fingernails are?
His Highness the Prince of Qin's words caused an even deeper look of jealousy to flash in Shen Muyue's eyes.
Seeing that her young mistress was unable to respond, Caiwei took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility of complaining.
"Your Highness, it's like this! The injury on Miss's face was caused by a cat scratch! And that cat was perfectly fine in Consort Su's arms at the time. Consort Su was displeased with Miss's words, so she let the cat scratch my Miss!"
Murong Jing remained silent.
After a moment, as if he had thought of something, he glanced at Shen Muyue and asked in a cold voice, "What did you say back then? Did you have another argument with her?"
Shen Muyue raised her sleeve and wiped away her tears.
My face was wet with tears, and the burning pain made it even worse.
"Your Highness, I only wish to ask Sister Su for my cat back! Do you remember the kitten Her Majesty the Empress bestowed upon me last time? I don't know why it's in Sister Su's possession! If Sister Su likes it, she can simply tell me! I would have given it to her, why... why be so secretive..."
As she spoke, she became extremely aggrieved.
Shen Muyue didn't know why she was in Su Mowan's hands, but His Highness Prince Qin knew very well.
"That cat was given to her by me."
Upon hearing this statement, Shen Muyue's eyes widened in disbelief, and she even temporarily forgot that she was acting pitiful.
She spoke, her tone carrying a hint of accusation.
"Why? How did that cat end up with Your Highness?!"
Murong Jing's voice was as cold as frost.
"How did you end up with me? Shouldn't you be asking yourself that?"
These words sounded like a stern rebuke to Shen Muyue, making her feel even more aggrieved. But it was true that she had lost the cat without realizing it!
She could only squeeze out a few more tears.
"But Your Highness, I don't know how the kitten suddenly disappeared. I've been searching for it anxiously every day!"
Murong Jing felt an urge of impatience whenever he saw a woman crying, let alone Shen Muyue crying so passionately in front of him.
"Alright, you took it yourself and didn't take good care of it. I won't pursue the matter. Go back to your courtyard and treat your facial injuries. I have other matters to attend to."
Shen Muyue knew it was impossible to get the cat back, but she couldn't let Su Mowan, who had allowed the cat to commit the crime, get away with it!
“Your Highness, since Sister Su likes the cat, you can give it to her. But Sister Su has really gone too far today! Look at my face…”
Shen Muyue cared a lot about her appearance.
The title of the most beautiful woman in the capital was earned because of her stunningly beautiful face, so she can't just take this blow for nothing!
Murong Jing knew that Shen Muyue had a grudge against that woman Su Mowan, but he believed that it was Shen Muyue who had taken the initiative to provoke him. Su Mowan was usually too lazy to come to him to 'compete for his favor,' not even to make a show of it.
Therefore, it's even less likely that she would actively provoke Shen Muyue.
Then His Highness the King of Qin swept his phoenix eyes over.
"If you're injured, call a doctor. Don't bother me with such trivial matters in the future. If a beast scratches you, do you expect it to scratch back?"
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