Phi-Fic Chapter 166 The True Trade-off
Chapter 166 The True Trade-off
She sounded like she was about to cry.
Queen Jiang called out to the senior palace maid beside her with great satisfaction.
"Pomegranate."
A snow-white jade plaque with emerald inlaid on the top was placed in front of Shen Muxi.
Green head brand...
That was something left behind by the emperor during the palace selection.
Shen Muxi's pupils suddenly shrank.
It turned out that her feeling just now was not an illusion.
Murong Mingkun really has feelings for her...
But why?
Shen Muxi clenched his fists slightly.
Queen Jiang was heard to speak again, "This time I asked you to come here mainly because His Majesty wants your attitude.
Do you really think that the Shen Mansion was able to be successfully transformed back into the County Lord's Mansion solely due to the Crown Prince's efforts?"
turn out to be...
Shen Muxi's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Here, there's no need to be restrained. Just speak freely."
Queen Jiang continued to speak seductively.
Shen Muxi hesitated for a moment, but finally accepted the sign that Shi Liu handed to her.
"Thank you for your grace, Queen."
Queen Jiang's eyes suddenly turned cold when she looked at the sign in Shen Muxi's hand.
His tone was as gentle as before, "You are a man of understanding. Please step back."
After Shen Muxi expressed his gratitude, he finally left Chengde Palace with the help of Hongdou.
Murong Mingkun, who had already left, came out from the side hall of Chengde Hall.
Looking at Shen Muxi's leaving back, a dark light flashed in his eyes.
Queen Jiang had walked up to him at some point and asked, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that this woman will tell the Crown Prince about what happened today?"
"This Shen girl is so devoted to the Crown Prince's concubine, I was worried she wouldn't tell the Crown Prince."
Murong Mingkun sneered.
...
On the way back to the tent, Shen Muxi tightly grasped the jade token in his hand, and his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
She had long heard that the might of heaven was hard to resist. Even though Murong Mingkun had been drained of his body by his indulgence in sensual pleasures, the pressure from that might was still something she could not withstand...
Neither Queen Jiang nor Murong Mingkun knew about this. In fact, she had already guessed that Murong Mingkun had not left at all.
After all, if Murong Mingkun was really as ridiculous as he looked, how could he have controlled the Nanyuan government for so many years?
Think about it carefully.
The court officials below were fighting each other fiercely, each of them wanted to seize power, and in the end, Murong Jingyan was used as a target.
That’s the real trade-off.
Hongdou looked at Shen Muxi with a worried look on her face, "Miss, what should we do now? Do we need to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince about this sign?"
Shen Muxi stroked the green card in his hand.
Murong Mingkun's meaning was obvious - if she cooperated with him and turned against Murong Jingyan, he would promise her wealth and glory.
"Murong Jingyan must be told about this, but..."
Shen Muxi narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment before he slowly spoke, "We can't tell him in person."
If her feeling was correct, Murong Mingkun was trying to test her.
If she told Murong Jingyan about this in person, Murong Jingyan might get into trouble.
The time has come to test her and Murong Jingyan's tacit understanding.
The news that Shen Muxi was summoned to Chengde Palace and returned without leaving the tent soon reached Murong Jingyan's ears.
Especially when the news came out that Shen Muxi accepted the green card given by Murong Mingkun, He Hong was the first to get restless.
"Your Highness, that old beast is not a human being at all. He knows very well..."
He Xuan coughed forcefully, interrupting He Hong from continuing to speak.
The two of them looked at Murong Jingyan in unison.
The latter's expression was not very good, but he did not show any anger.
"Your Highness..."
He Hong stepped forward and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Murong Jingyan raising his hand.
"I believe in the Shen family."
These six powerful and affirmative words are like a reassurance.
Calm your wavering heart.
"If Shen was truly the kind of person who coveted wealth and fame, she would never have given me the medicine to save my life."
If he had not been worried at first and sent people to investigate carefully, he would not have known that the small porcelain bottle Shen Muxi gave him was actually a priceless treasure worth a fortune.
For an ordinary person, one is already a great opportunity.
He is not an ungrateful person.
It was obvious that Murong Mingkun wanted to use the suspicion between people to alienate them.
The more silent Shen Muxi was, the more rational he had to be.
"Alright, you don't need to speculate any more, and don't do anything to harm her. Just follow the plan and do whatever needs to be done."
After saying that, he left He Hong's tent neatly.
Two days later.
The sun is shining brightly.
The spring hunting season has arrived as scheduled.
Shen Muxi was injured, so he was given permission to watch from afar in the sedan chair.
Murong Mingkun stood in the center of the platform, Queen Jiang stood on the right, and the first one on the left was Murong Jingyan.
A peaceful and tranquil place.
Several soldiers carried an iron cage covered with red cloth to the stage.
When the horn sounded, the red cloth was lifted and the iron cage was opened.
A strong male deer ran out of the cage and ran all the way.
Murong Mingkun took a square step, took the bow and arrow handed to him by the eunuch, and drew the bow and put the arrow on it.
The moment the arrow left the string, the stag let out a wail and fell heavily to the ground.
The eunuchs announced:
"Spring hunting begins."
Civil officials and military generals shouted "Long live the emperor" and then mounted their horses.
Shen Muxi had never seen thousands of horses galloping, but seeing the dust raised by a hundred horses galloping, he still felt it was extremely spectacular.
Her gaze involuntarily fell in the direction of Murong Jingyan.
Murong Jingyan's position became vacant at some point.
She frowned slightly.
At this moment, several sword lights fell from the sky.
Dozens of masked men in black rushed in from all directions, targeting Murong Mingkun on the high platform.
The royal guards guarding the surrounding areas quickly drew their swords.
"Quick, there's an assassin, protect His Majesty!!"
The assassination came suddenly.
All the capable military generals had gone out hunting, and the rest were basically civil officials and their families who were watching the show.
Some officials' families were unable to dodge and were pushed out to die at the hands of the assassins.
Suddenly, there was chaos.
"Quick, protect the emperor, protect the emperor!!"
"Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Where is His Highness?"
"The prince was injured while saving me!!"
There was a period of chaos and chaos.
Only a dozen assassins were killed, and the rest all escaped.
Shen Muxi was pushed in a panic, but with Hongdou's protection, he luckily saved his life.
Before I could even catch my breath, I heard the voices of several old doctors.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"Your Highness has been poisoned."
"What about Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty has also been poisoned."