slave like jade

Chapter 118 The Difference Between Cloud and Mud
Yu Mingzhu knelt there alone, she couldn't believe that even though her father gave her a marriage, she still couldn't marry him, the hatred and unwillingness in her heart were overwhelming——

This time, she put in all of her time, put her face aside and did such a humiliating thing in public, just hoping to win Mu Lingzhi in one fell swoop.

But I didn't expect that stealing a chicken would not be a loss, not only did she lose face, but was rejected by Mu Lingzhi face to face, and even let him take the opportunity to ask for favor and promotion to Concubine Shu, how could she be willing to do this?
Hearing him calling Yu Ruyan "Yan Yan" affectionately, Yu Mingzhu gritted her silver teeth with hatred——

Why, she is no worse than that bitch, but why does he only have eyes for her, but not himself! ?

She is not reconciled, she will not be reconciled even if she dies!

Her eyes turned cold, she gritted her teeth and got up, and chased after Mu Lingzhi again...

She knew that Mu Lingzhi must have gone back to Jinying Palace, so she took a shortcut to catch up, and she stopped Mu Lingzhi at the end of the corridor in the imperial garden.

Under the lingling moonlight, the silver brocade clothes on Mu Lingzhi's body were stained with brilliance by the moonlight, and the rendering of his stern face under the moonlight was much softer than usual, making him even more handsome.

Looking at the unyielding woman at the end of the corridor, the disgust in Mu Lingzhi's deep eyes grew stronger, and he walked past her without looking sideways, without even looking at her as if she didn't exist.

Unexpectedly, Yu Mingzhu pounced on him, and Mu Lingzhi dodged her with a dodge.

"Go away!"

Mu Lingzhi didn't say anything nice to her.

After all, he didn't bother to talk to her any more, and walked forward without looking back.

Stuck on his feet, Yu Mingzhu grabbed his robe with both hands, unwilling to let go——

"Mu Lingzhi, take a good look at me. What's the difference between me and Yu Ruyan? Why can you like her but not me? Ever since I was a child, I've been better than her in every way. I'm obviously the jewel among princesses. Are you blind to see?"

Apart from the two of them, there is no third person here, Yu Mingzhu's close maids are far away and dare not approach, so Yu Mingzhu no longer wants to pretend, and vent all the resentment in her heart.

"Based on what you said and what you did just now, the difference between you and her is nothing but cloud and mud." Mu Lingzhi coldly glanced at Yu Mingzhu who was pulling at his robe and refused to let go, with disgust in his expression Her affection was revealed without any concealment, and she said coldly: "Even though you look similar to her, in Ben Gong's eyes, she is completely different from you—"

Kneeling down and looking coldly at Yu Mingzhu's eyes, Mu Lingzhi sneered, "Your eyes are only vicious and hypocritical, while Yanyan's eyes are the most beautiful and brightest eyes in the world, so, With just this pair of eyes, you don't know how much worse than her!"

His words were like piercing a sharp knife into Yu Mingzhu's heart, she felt pain and hatred in her heart, seeing the ruthless and cold-blooded look on his face, endless humiliation welled up in her heart, her heart was suffocated, she was unable to speak, but Hands still do not want to let go!

Mu Lingzhi didn't want to get entangled with her any longer, so he tried to pull the hem of his clothes, but was held tightly by her.

"Since you hate me so much, why did you rescue me from the horse's hooves at the gate of the city that day? If I died that day, would I not be humiliated by you today?" Seeing Mu Lingzhi's reluctance, Yu Mingzhu began to entangle him with the old story of him saving her.

"If I knew that it was you who saved me, I really shouldn't be nosy at that time." Mu Lingzhi shot back at her without blinking.

Seeing that she still didn't give up, Mu Lingzhi's last bit of patience was worn out, and he said coldly, "Does the princess know what liking and true love are? What's the point of you clinging to me like this?"

"I know, of course I know." Yu Mingzhu had completely lost her mind and cried, "Since I met you, I have been thinking about you day and night. I like you and I want to marry you , even if it is a side concubine, I am willing."

"But I don't want to!"

"You think you are wronged by your status to be my side concubine, but I - I just feel disgusted." Mu Lingzhi mercilessly smashed the sincerity that Yu Mingzhu held out, and continued coldly: "Princess From the beginning of admiration for General Chen, to the door-to-door fawning over General Chen, and then to the son-in-law who robbed his sister and wanted to marry Lord Shangguan, but now that his body is still alive, the princess has forgotten him, and turned her target to this palace! The princess thought The change is so fast, is this what you call liking?"

After finishing speaking, Mu Lingzhi wanted to tear off the corner of his clothes and leave again. He felt uncomfortable staying with Yu Mingzhu for a moment longer!
But Yu Mingzhu refused to let him go, Mu Lingzhi's eyes turned cold, and murderous aura surged all over his body, and the next moment, he pulled out the soft sword from his waist!

Under the moonlight, a cold light flashed across the sword, startling Yu Mingzhu, she couldn't help screaming, but she still didn't want to let go of Mu Lingzhi. , said fiercely: "Mu Lingzhi, kill me if you have the ability. Anyway, I have lost all face now, and there is no other way out in this life other than marrying you. You can either kill me or marry me!"

Hearing this, Mu Lingzhi's face was stained with frost, and he raised the sword in his hand high, with a piercing voice——

"No one in this world can threaten me. Marry you? Oh, don't think about it!"

As soon as the voice fell, the long sword in his hand was drawn down with a chill——

Seeing the gleaming long sword swinging towards her, Yu Mingzhu was so frightened that her face turned pale and she froze on the spot.

The long sword fell, but it didn't land on Yu Mingzhu's body, but cut off her tight robe.

"But I won't kill you either, so as not to stain my sword!"

The robe was cut off, and Yu Mingzhu lost her last strength of attachment, and fell to the ground. Mu Lingzhi put away his sword and walked away.

However, Yu Mingzhu was badly injured by Mu Lingzhi, and her mother and concubine, Concubine Lian, were also shocked to the ground by the news of Concubine Shu's sudden promotion.

Just now, in Chunlan Palace, the father-in-law who praised the decree had read the imperial decree of King Qi in front of all the female family members in the harem. After being meek all night, he finally couldn't pretend anymore. After hearing the news, he couldn't stand still and almost fell to the ground.

Tonight, she specially hosted a banquet in the harem, and tied Yu Ruyan so that her daughter would have a chance to get close to Mu Lingzhi. Coupled with King Qi's matchmaking, she believed that she would be able to win Mu Lingzhi.

While chatting happily with Concubine Li and the others, she was actually quietly watching the movement at the door, waiting for the good news to come.

Just now, when she saw the palace servants who delivered the decree enter the palace, Concubine Lian thought that the marriage between her daughter and Mu Lingzhi had been decided and she was here to announce the marriage. Yu Ruyan, thinking about what will happen to her when she hears about the marriage offer, will she look dead! ?

Thinking of this, she felt even more happy, and hurriedly led the crowd to receive the order with great joy.

However, after the father-in-law who announced the decree read out the imperial decree, Concubine Lian staggered and couldn't get up, and fell to the ground——

Unexpectedly, never expected, the decree was for Concubine Shu, and she was suddenly promoted to the concubine position and awarded the title, but, unexpectedly, it climbed onto her head without a sound!

how is this possible?She is just a slut who was born as a slut, how could she climb on top of her?
But no matter how unwilling she is, she will finally grit her teeth and salute Concubine Shu together with other concubines.

Concubine Lian's heart ached with jealousy and hatred, and at the same time, deep doubts welled up in her heart——

What happened at the previous banquet, why did the premeditated gift of marriage turn into Concubine Shu's promotion?

No longer in the mood to joke around, Concubine Lian broke up the banquet. I heard that the previous banquet also ended, but Yu Mingzhu hadn't come back yet.Concubine Lian endured the pain in her heart and couldn't help worrying about her daughter.

However, at this moment, the palace servants around Yu Mingzhu rushed to tell her that Yu Mingzhu went after Mu Lingzhi desperately, and now, the ruthless third prince is confronting the eldest princess in the imperial garden. Draw your sword!

When Concubine Lian heard this, she was so frightened that her heart was suffocated——

The Jade Pearl is her lifeline. Over the years, she has been like a pearl in the palm of her hand. She is afraid of flying away in her hand and melting in her mouth. She can't see her being wronged in the slightest.

It is because when Yu Ruyan was born, after Daoist Yiyun read the fate of the two princesses, Concubine Lian was furious, first let Yiyun intentionally take advantage of Yu Ruyan's innate lack of tears, and put her on the bed. The title of an ominous person even instigated King Qi to kill her, but in the end, because of the queen mother's words, King Qi just sent her to a deep mountain, let her fend for herself, and see her own fortune...

And in order to fulfill Yu Mingzhu's long-cherished wish to marry Mu Lingzhi tonight, Concubine Lian also gave up her reluctance and let her lower her status and pretend to be a dancer to seduce Mu Lingzhi. Unexpectedly, in the end, she lost face , He didn't get anything, and now, he dared to draw his sword and hurt his daughter! ?
Concubine Lian was so angry that she ran to the corridor of the imperial garden under the guidance of the palace servants, and found the jade pearl that had lost her soul.

Mu Lingzhi had already left, and Yu Mingzhu was left alone, crying pitifully on the ground, her face was pale and pale, and she was still holding on to the hem of the clothes that Mu Lingzhi had cut off, crying so sadly and desperately— —

"Mother Concubine, why? Why does he dislike me, why does he hate me so much? I am a dignified eldest princess, and he despises even being his side concubine. He treats that bitch as a treasure, but treats me as grass. I'm not as good as her!!"

Concubine Lian hugged her heartbroken and coaxed her with good words. She said countless good things, and it took a long time to persuade Yu Mingzhu to stabilize her mood.

After returning to Chunlan Palace, Yu Mingzhu told Concubine Lian everything that happened in Zihua Palace in detail. After hearing this, Concubine Lian's expression was extremely gloomy and cold, and her eyes were full of murderous intent——

"Daughter, do you know who is responsible for the humiliation you and my mother and daughter received today?"

Before Yu Mingzhu could answer, Concubine Lian had already gritted her teeth and said word by word, "It's all because of that bitch——Yu Ruyan!"

"The third highness did not agree to marry you, and made you humiliated in public because of her, but the concubine mother is going to be suppressed by that bitch today, and she bowed to her for the first time to pay her respects. This shame and humiliation is also because of her!"

"If it wasn't for that little slut, the Third Highness would not want you, nor would he ask for grace for that slut Shu Pin. So, everything we mother and daughter have suffered is all because of that little slut! "

Hearing Concubine Lian's words, Yu Mingzhu, who already hated Yu Ruyan to the point of devouring blood, remembered all the humiliation she received today on Yu Ruyan, hating her eyes to the point of bleeding, and gritted her teeth. "Mother and concubine, my daughter has never been humiliated like this since she was a child, but now she is defeated by a slut, how can I be willing, how willing?"

"Bang!" There was a loud noise, Yu Mingzhu was furious, and swiped her palm away, actually smashing the emerald glass bottle that King Qi gave her as a birthday gift, the height of a person!
The fragments all over the ground were not enough to vent her anger, Yu Mingzhu said with red eyes: "Mother Concubine, are you just letting this bitch run amok in the palace and suppress you too?"

Concubine Lian felt a chill in her heart, and said coldly, "What are you going to do?"

Yu Mingzhu looked at the shattered pieces and smiled, her beautiful face was twisted ferociously, her eyes were full of viciousness, she sneered and said, "I want her to die quietly like that dumb one!"

By the time Mu Lingzhi returned to Jinying Palace, Yu Ruyan had already returned from Chunlan Palace, and had already heard Brother An report everything in Zihua Palace!
When Mu Lingzhi entered the room, Yu Ruyan sat drinking tea under the lamp, looked at the missing piece of clothing on his body, and asked deliberately: "Your Highness fought with someone again? This time, I guess I didn't win the fight, Lian Yi The corners are torn off."

When Mu Lingzhi was suddenly asked by her, he didn't know how to answer her, but when he thought that the incident in the front hall was so big tonight, he would definitely not be able to hide it from her, so he might as well do it honestly.

He was thinking about how to say it, not only to make her angry, but also to let her understand his sincerity for her and his determination not to marry Yu Mingzhu.

It's a pity that before he finished thinking, Yu Ruyan spoke again: "When did the prickly heat turn into a rash? Your Highness is getting better and better at lying without blinking an eye."

After saying this sentence, she couldn't hold back her suppressed smile any longer, and let out a 'puchi' laugh like Brother An.

With her smile, An Ge beside him couldn't help laughing when he thought of Mu Ling's serious appearance before.

Mu Lingzhi couldn't come back to his senses for a moment, and when he understood, it turned out that she had already known about the front hall, and she deliberately threatened him in front of him, feeling angry and funny, and walked in front of her, Lifting someone's chin who was laughing happily, he purposely turned his face cold and said angrily: "Look at what the lady means, it's a mistake to cut off your husband's robes, lie and refuse? Huh?"

Fingers gently twirled her delicate chin like jade, her expression seemed angry, but the love in her eyes became more and more intense——

For some reason, I didn't see her in just a few hours. Mu Lingzhi was out of his mind all night, and then he was disturbed by Yu Mingzhu, and his mood was even worse. He vented all the anger in his heart on Yu Mingzhu who hit the knife. In her body, she didn't think she was some kind of eldest princess at all, and she was so embarrassing directly.

Seeing him like this, Brother An blushed, and quickly slipped away wisely, not forgetting to close the door.

The moment the door was closed, Mu Lingzhi had already gnawed on Yu Ruyan, and said while gnawing: "Little fairy, you must have cast a spell on me, otherwise I would never be able to leave you for a moment." gone."

Yu Ruyan was so ashamed that she lowered her head to hide from him, and couldn't help laughing: "Then His Highness cast an enchantment spell on Yu Mingzhu, making her fall in love with His Highness so madly."

Mu Lingzhi bit the tip of her nose lightly, "It's a pity that you didn't fall under the poison of my fascination spell. I don't care if they love me, I just like you to love me."

His tongue still had a faint aroma of wine, and it slid all the way to her lips, lingering and tossing back and forth.

The faint aroma of wine and his warm breath seemed to gently blow over the grassland, stirring Yu Ruyan's heart. She could no longer exert any strength in her whole body, and couldn't help saying: "I...have already been beaten Your Highness's enchantment spell..."

When the love was strong, she couldn't help murmuring softly, but the very light words stirred Mu Lingzhi's hand like the sound of nature, and completely ignited the spark of desire in his heart. A piece of sweetness, gently kissed her beautiful eyes, picked her up and put her on the bed, lightly untied her belt, and said indulgently: "Lady, I miss that very seductive little fairy before, why don't you... "

Before she finished speaking, Yu Ruyan's affectionate eyes flashed slyly, and she pounced on her...

The little hibiscus palace is filled with spring again...

After the matter was over, Mu Lingzhi held Yu Ruyan tightly in his arms, his heart was full of joy and comfort, he stroked Yu Ruyan's soft hair, and said happily: "Just now you said that you fell under my enchantment spell early on. , when did you win, let’s hear it?”

Yu Ruyan blushed, hid her face in his arms, and said shyly: "Your Highness, I heard wrong, I never said such a thing..."

When Mu Ling heard this, he raised her face angrily, and threatened solemnly: "Really? It seems that my husband's performance was not good just now, and my wife was disappointed, and he was angry with me and refused to admit what I said. gone."

After all, he made a full posture to have a big fight with her.

Yu Ruyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, she quickly raised her hand in surrender and said, "I was wrong, that...it was indeed what I said. Your Highness, please forgive me!"

Mu Lingzhi smiled satisfied when he heard the words, stretched out his long arms and hugged her into his arms again: "Today I asked your father and emperor for the grace of my concubine mother, and now she is a concubine Shu, so no one will dare to bully her again in the future." I underestimated her, so you can follow me to Daliang with peace of mind, are you satisfied with my husband's arrangement?"

When his deep eyes looked at her, they were always full of love, and Yu Ruyan couldn't help feeling warm in her heart——

Ever since she suddenly received the news of the promotion of the concubine mother in Chunlan Palace, she had already guessed that he must have done all of this behind his back, and only he had the ability to make King Qi dare not not buy his account.

"I'm here to thank Your Highness on behalf of my concubine! Thank you... Thank you Your Highness for your painstaking efforts."

Yu Ruyan was really grateful to him. In this way, the concubine mother had such a high status, and moved into the much better environment of Chunjing Palace, which made her feel much more at ease when she left Daqi in the future.

Mu Lingzhi looked at her moved, squeezed her face with a smile and said, "You don't need to thank me, in fact, I'm planning for myself. Only if you let the mother and concubine live well, you will feel at ease, you will be at ease I'm comfortable, so, at the end of the day, I'm still thinking about myself."

Yu Ruyan couldn't help laughing at his fallacies. After laughing, she thought of Concubine Lian's vicious look when she received her mother's promotion today, and her heart trembled slightly——

Today's concubine mother's promotion suppressed Concubine Lian, who had been domineering in the harem for many years, and Mu Lingzhi rejected Yu Mingzhu so resolutely and ruthlessly in public, which made her feel ashamed and humiliated.To relieve hatred is to relieve hatred, I am afraid that these mother and daughter who hate Chunlan Palace will be remembered by her and the concubine mother again.

She is not afraid of remembering it on her head. After a while, she will not stay in Daqi for a long time. She will go back to Daliang with Mu Lingzhi. I am afraid that the vicious mother and daughter will remember these resentments in the mother on the concubine.

Although the concubine mother has now become the highest-ranking concubine in the palace, the status is superficial, and the most important thing is to see the favor of the emperor, so the concubine mother still has nothing to do with them.

She was meditating by herself, when Mu Lingzhi suddenly spoke, and said calmly, "We have news from Daliang today."

Yu Ruyan was slightly taken aback, and after a moment of silence, she asked anxiously: "Is it news about Xiaodao? How is he? Did he go back? How is he now? Can he still get used to it?"

Seeing her anxious look, Mu Lingzhi was startled for a moment, and then smiled reassuringly and said, "Don't worry, he has indeed gone back to the palace. Father, mother and concubine are so happy to see him. Father has issued a new decree stating that the eighth prince will return, and brought him to the court, and also went to sacrifice to the imperial tomb, so that all the officials and officials came to know him again."

"He was smart already, and he was favored by his father, mother and concubine the most since he was a child. The dragon singing sword on him was given to him by his father, and there are only two in the world. So, don't worry about him, he has gone home. It's going to be great."

Hearing him mentioning the Dragon Chanting Sword, something flashed into Yu Ruyan's mind suddenly, she frowned and hesitated for a long time, and finally said hesitantly: "Your Highness, hearing you mentioned the Dragon Chanting Sword with the small knife just now, I suddenly thought that the first time I talked to you When I returned to Daliang, when I was assassinated at the inn in Guyu Town, the long sword in the assassin's hand was very... very similar to the Longyin sword of Xiaodao!"

"I know!"

Yu Ruyan originally thought that Mu Lingzhi would be surprised. After all, this was a rare clue about the assassin. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Mu Lingzhi was not surprised at all. Instead, he calmly said that he knew.

"Your Highness..." Yu Ruyan looked at him suspiciously, and many questions flashed in her heart.

"Before I set off, I passed out drunk at the gate of your palace. Later, you helped me change the gauze here. Do you know who stabbed that sword?"

Mu Lingzhi pointed to the shoulder stabbed by Prince Yi last time, and smiled bitterly at her.

A bad premonition flashed in Yu Ruyan's heart, she stared at him blankly, neither nodded nor shook her head.

"Actually, after Chen Yiqing entered the palace and met you in the garden, I already knew that you were Xiaoqing. I couldn't help but go to the palace to see you. In the end, I met him here."

"Him?" Yu Ruyan felt suffocated when she heard this address, "Does Your Highness recognize that assassin?"

"Yes, I recognize him." The expression on Mu Lingzhi's face instantly became solemn, and he said in a low tone: "Do you still remember the mutiny I told you about ten years ago? At that time, I killed my most admired man with my own hands. His cousin, Prince Yi of Daliang at that time."

"All these years, I always thought he was dead. Unexpectedly, he survived, and now he is looking for me for revenge."

"So, the assassins in Guyu Town Inn and Sugar Shop, and the one who carried the jade pendant I gave you into the palace to assassinate are all the same person. It is my cousin, Mu Yizhi, the former prince of Daliang!"

Yu Ruyan was completely shocked by his words, she suddenly thought of something, her expression flustered and her face turned pale.

However, after Mu Lingzhi told her this, he suddenly looked at her steadily and asked, "I have always had a doubt in my heart that I haven't solved. Why did you sneak away with the knife, Brother An, back then?" The officers and soldiers of the city searched out of the city?"

Yu Ruyan remembered Yue Yu's special instructions to her before, she was startled, she didn't know how to answer him!
(End of this chapter)