slave like jade

Chapter 168

Seeing that the palace people wanted to transport Chen Yanfei and Chen Ma's corpses out of the palace, Yu Ruyan suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stopped her.

Everyone looked at her in surprise, wondering why she left the corpse behind?
Aunt Qin was also surprised, she was puzzled and said: "Princess, their corpses can no longer be left in the palace, the longer they stay, the more people will watch the fun, and it will be known to everyone in the palace, and the crown prince Your Highness's seal awarding ceremony is coming soon, so there must be no bad news circulating in the palace at this time."

What Aunt Qin said was indeed reasonable. Both Chen Ma and Chen Yanfei died unexpectedly, which is an unlucky thing in the palace.

Of course Yu Ruyan understood Aunt Qin's worries, but she thought of what Chen Yanfei had, but she wanted to get it no matter what.

But right now, Aunt Qin was determined not to keep the corpse in the palace for longer, fearing that the matter would reach the Queen's ears and cause more trouble.But Yu Ruyan was thinking, if the blueprint was still on Chen Yanfei's body last night, if she went to get it from her in public, it might spread the word to everyone present, and might cause even bigger troubles at that time.

Before the assassination of the knife is found out, that blueprint cannot be published.

Thinking of this, Yu Ruyan went forward and asked Chunhua to fetch the money bag and hand it over to the palace servant, and said: "This old mother is kind to the palace, you bought two coffins and buried them properly, it is best to bury them With Chen Shiwei, it can be regarded as reuniting their family."

After hearing her words, the palace servants didn't dare to take this job lightly any longer, and quickly agreed respectfully, expressing that they would bury the mother and daughter properly.

Looking at the dray that was drifting away, thinking that the Chen family had disappeared overnight, Yu Ruyan was deeply saddened, but she didn't say a word on her face.

Aunt Qin saw that Yu Ruyan was so kind to a former servant, so she believed in her even more in her heart, and had to sigh, such a kind-hearted person has a lot of fate, but she will not shed tears Ominous man, it is God's will to trick people!
Leaving Yeting, Yu Ruyan bid farewell to Aunt Qin, declined Xiaoru's invitation, and hurried back to Chaoyang Palace.

Back in the dormitory, she expressed that she was tired and wanted to take a rest, and let Chunhua and Qiuyue go down.When they left and she was the only one left in the hall, Yu Ruyan imitated Mu Lingzhi and snapped her fingers lightly. Sure enough, a hidden guard floated in from outside, and respectfully knelt down on one knee, asking her what is her order?
Yu Ruyan directly ordered: "You leave the palace quickly, follow the cart that pulled the two corpses from Yeting just now, and look for something on the young female corpse. Also, find out how she died ?”

After all, he told the secret guard about the drawing in detail, and asked him, are there other secret guards in the palace?

The hidden guard understood what she meant, and summoned another hidden guard who was on standby outside. Yu Ruyan told him to look for Chen Yanfei in the servant's room in the East Palace, to see if it was possible that she had left the drawings in the room, or Evidence of her murder.

After the two hidden guards got the order, they immediately bid farewell with fists in their hands, and disappeared in an instant...

After the dark guard left, Yu Ruyan waited anxiously in the hall, hoping that the dark guard could find the blueprint and clues to Chen Yanfei's murder.

But she also knew in her heart that if everything about Chen Yanfei was secretly manipulated and instructed her, then the crucial blueprints would probably have returned to the hands of the person behind the scenes...

Sure enough, as she expected, the two hidden guards came back an hour later, and they found nothing, neither the blueprint nor the clues to Chen Yanfei's murder. Ye Xiang Che's...

After getting such a result, Yu Ruyan's heart was icy cold, she thought desperately, if the blueprint is not found for a day, one day it will be used as the sharpest evidence to hurt Mu Lingzhi and the knife!

And I promised Chen Ma that I would help her find the real culprit who killed her family, but now there is no clue at all, and she doesn't have much time, what should she do...

Yu Mingzhu, Mu Ziyue, and Mrs. Yiqing were kept in the palace by the empress as honored guests, and they were specially arranged to live in the Qiushui residence adjacent to Yaohua Palace.

Qiushui Residence is backed by Baihua Garden and faces Taiye Pond. It is an exquisite residence with a very beautiful scenery. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. Great boon.

Compared with the fright Yu Ruyan received in Ye Ting all morning, and the anxiety and panic in her heart when she didn't find the blueprint clues.At that time, Mu Ziyue was proud of the spring breeze, lying on the beauty couch on the terrace of Qiushuiju with a face of comfort, watching the vast mist of Taiye Pond, smelling the exotic flowers of the hundred gardens in her nose, feeling very uncomfortable and comfortable.

Thinking of everything she had successfully arranged, a cruel sneer curled up on the corner of her mouth, and Yingying Xing's eyes were full of color, and her heart was extremely proud to relieve her hatred!
And the blueprint that Yu Ruyan was looking for so hard, she is currently playing with in her hands.

Die Xiang came in and told her softly that her elder brother Mu Ziyang had come to see her in the palace and was asking to see her outside Qiushuiju.

Hearing this, Mu Ziyue's apricot eyes flashed, she knew why her brother entered the palace, and when she thought that she had successfully completed what she promised him, she was in a good mood and asked Die Xiang to invite his brother in immediately.

After a while, Mu Ziyang strode in, and Mu Ziyue waved away the maids serving beside her, letting Die Xiang guard the outside of the terrace.

Mu Ziyang looked anxious, but before he could open his mouth, Mu Ziyue curled her lips into a smile and said triumphantly: "Brother, the matter is settled, now, you can rest assured and sleep until dawn."

Hearing her words, Mu Ziyang was taken aback for a moment, then happily got up from the chair the next moment, came to her and said flatteringly: "My sister is really Zhuge, a girl, no wonder my father likes to value her so much. You, you are indeed much more powerful than my brother! My brother admires you!"

Facing Mu Ziyang's compliments, Mu Ziyue was not humble, she lay down on the beauty's couch enjoying herself, with a cold light in Yingying Xing's eyes, she sneered and said: "In this way, I really want to see it, Your Highness the Crown Prince Will you still consider the brotherhood and give up that bitch to His Highness the Third Highness?"

After solving a big hidden danger in his heart, Mu Ziyang was also in a good mood, and agreed with her: "Now, the prince must have determined that his brother did the assassination three years ago, so he must hate the third highness to death in his heart. Gu Nian's little bit of brotherhood is gone, and he will definitely compete with him for that bitch Yu Ruyan!"

"Wait until they kill each other because of that bitch. At that time, not only will the crown prince's crown prince be lost, but the bitch will be hacked into pieces by the empress. And the heroic and mighty Third Highness looked at his beloved The woman died at the hands of his queen mother, although he hated him but was unable to seek revenge from his mother, while watching his brother who had worked so hard to support fall from the crown prince, and turned against him and became an enemy, do you think he will go back on his word? Offended you?"

Following Mu Ziyang's words, Mu Ziyue couldn't help savoring Mu Lingzhi's broken and regretful appearance in her mind. Said: "Brother said this, as if I did all this hard work for myself. Don't forget, brother, I did this to help you get rid of the suspicion three years ago. If the prince finds out It was you who betrayed him three years ago and obtained the blueprint secretly from his brother, with his vengeful nature, will he let you go?"

"I did all this not only to let you rest easy from now on, but also not to harm our family in Mufu. This kind of kindness, you want to repay me like this?"

Thinking of what he did three years ago, Mu Ziyang felt terrified. Before that, he always thought that Xiaodao had died in that assassination. Later, when he got the news that Xiaodao was still alive, he was too frightened. He was afraid that he would steal the blueprint and appear His affairs will be discovered by him.

Now that Mu Ziyue's trick of killing with a borrowed knife has successfully cleared his suspicions and resolved the hidden dangers that have plagued his heart for many years, Mu Ziyang's eyebrows flew to the sky with joy. Helping her knead her shoulders, trying her best to please her, said: "Brother will be your cow and horse in the future, and everything will be at your command!"

Mu Ziyue said coldly: "I don't ask you to be an ox or a horse, I just ask you to think that you don't make trouble for women. If you cause trouble again by being indiscreet, don't blame me for not helping you then!"

Seeing that she still had the blueprint, Mu Ziyang couldn't help taking it from her hand, and said coldly: "It's even done, what is my sister still doing with this? Why don't you burn it!"

Every time Mu Ziyang sees this blueprint, his heart trembles, it reminds him of what he did three years ago all the time, so now that the matter has been resolved smoothly, he never wants to see it again .

Seeing that he was going to destroy the blueprint, Mu Ziyue's eyes sank, she jumped up and snatched the blueprint from his hand, and said with a frown, "What is brother still afraid of? Of course this blueprint must be kept well. But it will be the best evidence against Mu Lingzhi in the future."

After all, carefully put away the drawings close to your body.

After Mu Ziyang went through this incident, he really respected his younger sister from the bottom of his heart, so he didn't dare to say anything more.Let her accept the drawings.

He asked again: "Can you deal with that Chen Yanfei properly? Yu Ruyan is very shrewd. If she is asked to reflect back, she will definitely have doubts in her heart. She will definitely go to Chen Yanfei to investigate what happened three years ago. We can't let her expose us, if we let Yu Ruyan know that we gave her the blueprint, she will definitely guess that it has something to do with us..."

"Aren't you worried about my brother?" After this incident, Mu Ziyue became more and more confident, she said with a cold smile: "That lowly maid, who was coaxed around by me with a few words, even claimed to be very smart, but I don't even think about it, if I tell her such an important matter, will I still save her life? Heh, I really think that after I deal with Yu Ruyan, I will help her to the top and return to Mu Lingzhi's side, I am so stupid... ..."

The more she talked, Mu Ziyue's voice became lower and lower, self-mockery and gloom flashed across her beautiful face, and she said coolly: "Actually, looking at her, I seem to see myself before. Before, why didn't I be with her?" Similarly, I was fascinated by Mu Lingzhi, and moths rushed towards him, but what did I get in the end? Oh, but now I have completely awakened, in this world, it is futile to love others, and the one who gets hurt in the end is myself, only Loving yourself is the right way, so you won't be betrayed or abandoned..."

Mu Ziyue kept saying that she had given up on Mu Lingzhi, but Mu Ziyang looked at her ferocious and crazy expression, but didn't feel that she had really let go.

He worriedly said: "Since she was dealt with, and your master attacked her father last night, two people died in the prince's east palace. It is reasonable to say that it is a major event. Why did I not hear any movement in the palace when I came along the way?" ?”

Seeing that he still didn't believe herself, Mu Ziyue glared at him angrily and said, "How could her father not die from bleeding from the seven orifices? She is me and I saw it thrown into the night incense barrel with my own eyes. Before throwing it in, the person died. Is it so?" Still not sure enough? Don’t even think about it, the day after tomorrow is the crown prince’s seal ceremony, even if someone dies in the palace, do you think the empress will let everyone know about the incident at this time?”

Hearing what she said, Mu Ziyang was completely relieved, and said countless compliments and flattery to Mu Ziyue, and then he left the palace and returned home with peace of mind...

Tomorrow is Brother An's birthday, although Yu Ruyan didn't go back, she still went to the imperial dining room to learn from the pastry chef to make Ruyi cake, peach shortbread and almond shortbread. A chicken and a suckling pig were packed, and the palace servants sent them to Bieyuan to celebrate Ange's birthday.

Brother An doesn't like anything else, but likes to eat some snacks, and these pastries are also her favorites.

After finishing all this work, it was completely dark, and the palace servants prepared dinner for Yu Ruyan, but she didn't have any appetite at all. I don't know if it was because too many things happened today, or because she didn't go back to accompany Brother An After her birthday, her heart has been flustered and she can't calm down no matter what.

It was night, the weather was fine but it started to rain, hearing the sound of the rain outside getting more and more urgent, Yu Ruyan's heart became more and more disturbed.

When Mu Lingzhi came back from the rain, seeing that he was soaked by the rain, Yu Ruyan hurriedly prepared hot water for him to bathe.When he came out of the wash, she was still hesitating whether to tell him about the killing of Uncle Chen's family, but he was so excited that he set up the chessboard, took her hand and sat down, and said with a smile to her: " Think about it, we haven't played a good game of chess for a long time, do you want to play a game with me today?"

His expression today is actually a rare joy.

Seeing his enthusiastic expression, Yu Ruyan suppressed her flustered heart. She also wanted to find something to do to calm her mind, so she sat up straight and said, "What do you want to bet with me, Your Highness?"

Seeing her tick, Mu Lingzhi smiled triumphantly and said, "It's very simple, the loser agrees to one request from the winner!"

Yu Ruyan's heart moved, a little bit of sourness surged up in her heart, she smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness is in a good mood today, but what happy things happened?"

Mu Lingzhi let out a heavy sigh of relief, his deep eyes were stained with a smile, he was in a good mood, and said with a smile: "There are indeed many good things, the disaster situation in the south is stable, the epidemic situation is under control, and the crown prince's seal ceremony is also a big deal. Prepare well. And today the copper coin brought me good news—"

He played tricks, but looked at her with a smile in his eyes, but stopped talking.

Sure enough, after hearing half of what he said, Yu Ruyan couldn't help but looked at him eagerly, and asked anxiously, "What good news does the copper coin tell you?"

Before he could speak, she had already thought of something, her eyes lit up, and she said in surprise: "Could it be that Brother An was moved by him and agreed to be with him!"

Thinking of this possibility, the haze accumulated in Yu Ruyan's heart for so long was instantly swept away, and her mood improved. She looked at him eagerly, waiting for his answer.

Seeing that her eyes were staring at him without blinking, Mu Lingzhi couldn't help but burst out laughing, and said, "The good things for the two of them are probably coming soon, but what he told me is another good thing."

Hearing this, Yu Ruyan couldn't help thinking about what good things could happen in the other garden?
Suddenly, she thought of something, opened her mouth in surprise and looked at Mu Lingzhi who was smiling across the face, with questioning eyes, he smiled and nodded to her without hesitation!
Yu Ruyan's whole body shook, and her flowing eyes lit up with excitement.In this way, she can hope to get rid of Qin Xianglou's injustice of arson and burn people, and bring the real murderer to justice.

Mu Lingzhi took her both hands, put them in his palms and rubbed them lightly, looked at her with deep eyes, and said firmly: "Since Mother Qiu has regained her sight and sanity, as long as she stands up to identify Yu Mingzhu, Qin The case of Xianglou will come to light, and your grievances will be cleared away. And now the situation in the disaster area has stabilized, as long as the Prince Ceremony the day after tomorrow goes smoothly. It will be self-defeating if you talk about the evil star. There is no reason to be dissatisfied with you anymore, and our wedding father and queen mother have no reason to refuse!"

He spoke very resolutely, looking at her for a moment, his deep eyes shining with tenacity under the light, and said: "Yanyan, I know you have been under too much pressure during this time, but you have to remember , no matter what the outside world says, you have to remember that you are not an evil star, let alone an ominous person, you are just Yu Ruyan, the princess that I, Mu Lingzhi, will accompany for the rest of my life!"

His words warmed Yu Ruyan's cold heart little by little like a kindling, how she hoped that everything would be as he said, after going through the wind and rain, she might see a beautiful rainbow!
However, things will really be as he said, and Empress Xie will change her extreme dissatisfaction with her so easily and stop forcing her to leave Daliang and Mu Lingzhi?
That day in Yaohua Palace, Empress Xie forced her to leave Mu Lingzhi, how could she agree!Empress Xie was so angry that she ordered someone to throw her into the well and drown her. At that time, the cold well water was swaying on her body. To this day, she still remembers the suffocating feeling of approaching death...

At that time, she didn't resist at all. If she was allowed to leave Mu Lingzhi, it would be better to let her die directly.

At the last moment, it was Aunt Qin's words that persuaded Empress Xie——

Aunt Qin said to the Queen that if she really died in Yaohua Palace, His Highness would hate His Majesty for the rest of her life, and with His Highness's feelings for her, she might be unhappy for the rest of her life, but it would still hurt His Highness!
Empress Xie didn't know what kind of temperament her son had. She calmed down and thought about it. It's not worth it to be devastated.She knew very well in her heart that Xiaodao's position as the crown prince and future road to the throne would depend on the support of her eldest son, and there was still a long way to go, so she really couldn't move Yu Ruyan at this time.

Although the queen let her go, the last words she said to her completely shook her heart.

The queen said: "If one day Ling Zhi encounters an accident because of your ominousness, you will regret your selfish persistence for the rest of your life!"

……

Thinking about the words of Empress Xie that day, the heart that was still full of warmth a moment ago was covered with ice and snow again, and the beautiful face of Yuruyan was utterly miserable under the light.

She stared at Mu Lingzhi in a daze, and murmured urgently and timidly: "Your Highness, I am really not an evil star, will I...bring disaster to the people around me?"

Seeing her cautious and timid appearance, Mu Ling's heart ached for a while. He knew that those rumors and people's strange eyes on her eventually left a shadow in her heart.

Stretching out his hand to pinch her nose, he smiled and said, "I've already told you, idiot, none of this has anything to do with you. You are not a malevolent star, let alone an ominous person. You are the most precious treasure in my life, Mu Ling. .”

Yu Ruyan had a sore nose and said with a blushing face, "Your Highness, let's play chess!"

In this round, Mu Lingzhi was extraordinarily serious and did not give in, and finally won Yu Ruyan. Seeing his complacent look, she smiled wryly and said, "I lost, what does Your Highness want me to do for you?"

Mu Lingzhi smiled mysteriously, "I can't tell you now, but I will tell you when the time comes."

Aunt Qin's handling of the Chen family was indeed quite secretive, and no rumors were revealed. Except for a few people in the East Palace and Ye Ting, no one in the palace knew about it. It was all calm and nothing went wrong.

This time, Mu Lingzhi personally supervised the seal ceremony, but it went very smoothly, and the empress also looked satisfied, but Xiaodao, who was officially seated as the crown prince, had a gloomy expression from the beginning to the end, and the expression of even the slightest bit of happiness was not there. No.

On this day, Xiaoru was named Ru Jieyu and officially married into the East Palace, becoming one of Xiaodao's concubines.

Although she was only a small Jieyu, she was the crown prince's first concubine. Therefore, that night in the Eastern Palace of Taiju, the celebration banquet was held at the same time as the wedding banquet. For a while, the entire Eastern Palace was full of joy and excitement!

In the middle of the banquet, Mu Lingzhi suddenly got up and took Yu Ruyan's hand and came in front of the King of Liang and the Empress. The Empress Mother begs for grace, and the son and minister want to formally marry Yan Yan, please allow the Empress Father and Empress Mother!"

As soon as this remark came out, the originally bustling feast fell silent in an instant, and everyone's eyes turned to the two kneeling in the center of the hall.

King Liang's face was startled, while the queen's face sank instantly, Xiaodao was shocked all over, and the wine glass in his hand fell on the carpet...

During the banquet, Mu Ziyue also had a cold look on her face, and Yu Mingzhu dropped the jade chopsticks in her hand in anger!
For a moment, the entire hall fell silent!

(End of this chapter)