diskusbooks Chapter 199 What exactly is Huizhen's identity?
Chapter 199 What exactly is Huizhen's identity?
Meanwhile, at the entrance of the west courtyard of the Qin Prince's Mansion.
Shen Muyue was leading Caiwei and Caihong towards the west courtyard when they were stopped by the gatekeeper.
"Consort Shen, you cannot enter without the Prince's permission."
One of the gatekeepers spoke expressionlessly and in a rigid manner.
Shen Muyue was not about to give up. She had come to the west courtyard to look for Su Mowan because she was not there.
Without a doubt, the reason Shen Muyue was so angry was because of Shen Murui.
From the moment Shen Murui made the decision to move to the West Courtyard to the moment she actually moved in, it was less than half a day, and she didn't even tell her!
In Shen Muyue's view, this behavior meant that she was not respected and that Shen Murui was suspected of currying favor with Su Mowan and betraying her to join Su Mowan's camp!
So now, Shen Muyue, looking very unhappy, brought her people to the West Courtyard to find Shen Murui, wanting to get to the bottom of things, or rather, to teach her a lesson.
Unfortunately, we are currently blocked at the west gate by two security guards and cannot even get in!
Shen Muyue glared with her beautiful eyes, her eyebrows raised in anger.
"You lowly servant! How dare you stop me! Today, I, the imperial concubine, am determined to go in, are you going to let me or not?!"
Shen Muyue deliberately emphasized the words "this concubine" to remind the two guards of her status; she was one of only two noble women in this inner courtyard!
However, the two guards remained expressionless, their faces unchanged.
"Please forgive me, Consort Shen, but Your Highness has given the order, and I dare not disobey!"
Shen Muyue could also tell that these two gatekeepers were not ordinary gatekeepers, but rather formidable individuals just like the sixteen guards in front of Fenghua Palace.
In other words, apart from Murong Jing, who could be commanded, the expressions of others had no effect on them.
After catching her breath, Shen Muyue said, "The reason why Your Highness wouldn't let me in was to avoid Consort Su. Now that Consort Su is not here, I can go in to see Madam Shen, who is my sister. This doesn't bother Consort Su at all, so why can't I?"
The two gatekeepers didn't know the inside story of Shen Murui moving to the west courtyard, but they were people who had been in the Prince Qin's mansion for a long time, and they knew that Shen Muyue coming to see someone was definitely not for anything good.
He immediately reached out and stopped Shen Muyue, who was about to force her way in.
"If Consort Shen insists on going in, then I have no choice but to offend her!"
Shen Muyue was furious at the two men's unyielding attitude, but when she met their cold gazes, she reluctantly withdrew her angry stare.
She gritted her teeth and said to the two of them, "Fine, if you won't let them in, then I'll call them out myself, that should be alright!"
Before she finished speaking, Shen Muyue turned her head slightly and said to Caiwei and Caihong behind her, "Speak up and call out the Second Miss!"
Caiwei and Caihong both froze.
Caiwei hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Miss, this...this isn't quite right, is it?"
"What's wrong?"
Suppressing her displeasure, Shen Muyue turned around and vented her anger on the two of them.
"If I can't command other people's lackeys, do you think I can't even command my own? Shout it out loud!"
Caiwei and Caihong looked even more displeased, but they had no choice; they could not disobey their master's orders.
So, under the watchful eyes of the two guards, Caiwei first called out "Second Miss" in a low voice towards the west courtyard.
Seeing that Caiwei had already shouted, Caihong knew she would be punished if she didn't, so she immediately shouted even louder than Caiwei.
"Speak louder! The west courtyard is so big, how could she hear a meow like a cat!"
Shen Muyue didn't actually know which corner Shen Murui lived in, but she was in a terrible mood at the moment, so she could only vent her anger on her two maids.
Shen Muyue's tantrum-like behavior was exactly the same as the method Liu Ruxu used outside the Chu Prince's mansion.
The two security guards wanted to stop her, but seeing Shen Muyue's expression, they knew they couldn't.
Shen Muyue did not enter the West Courtyard, and they could only watch with furrowed brows.
"Second Miss—"
"Second Miss, are you there—"
Caiwei and Caihong no longer cared about saving face and started shouting at the top of their lungs.
The commotion startled the servants in the west courtyard, who craned their necks in curiosity, eager to find out what was going on.
The commotion was so loud that Xiaoyun, who was fetching water at the entrance of Yingyue Pavilion, found out first. Her face turned pale, she threw the wooden basin on the spot, and hurriedly ran into Yingyue Pavilion.
Shen Murui was embroidering at that moment.
Seeing Xiaoyun run in with a strange expression, he misjudged the needle and pricked his left index finger, causing a sharp, piercing pain.
She hurriedly placed the light blue cloth in her hand on the table in front of her, afraid that the droplets of blood from her index finger would stain the cloth.
"Xiaoyun, what's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"
Shen Murui's almond-shaped eyes were misty, filled with a hazy moisture. Being pricked like that didn't hurt much, but it was purely a physiological reaction.
When Xiaoyun saw that her young mistress's finger was bleeding, she immediately took out a clean handkerchief.
After finishing, she complained, "Miss, you didn't need to embroider these things at all. You're leaving anyway, so why bother?"
Shen Murui smiled and ignored her words.
"Why were you so panicked? What happened?"
Xiaoyun clutched the blood-stained handkerchief tightly in her hand, gritted her teeth and said, "The young lady is looking for us! She's at the west courtyard gate right now, but it seems she's being stopped by the guards. Caiwei and Caihong are shouting loudly at the gate!"
It goes without saying what they were shouting.
Shen Murui was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and got up to go out. But she found that she was still holding the needle and thread in her hand, so she had to turn around and put the needle and thread down. She said to Xiaoyun, who was staring at her, "It's okay, let's go out and see her. Don't be afraid. Anyway, she can't do anything."
Xiaoyun's voice was trembling slightly.
"But Miss, the eldest young lady has such a temper... if we go out, things definitely won't be good!"
Actually, Shen Murui was also afraid.
But seeing Xiaoyun's hunched-over posture, she instantly regained her courage.
"Don't be afraid. We're in the Prince of Qin's residence now, not the Prime Minister's residence. Besides, we've moved to the West Courtyard. In her eyes, I'm still somewhat valued by His Highness the Prince of Qin. She wouldn't dare to hit me."
This shows that Shen Muyue did not treat Shen Murui well when she was in the Left Prime Minister's residence.
When Xiaoyun realized she couldn't persuade him, she could only secretly pinch her palm.
She mustered her courage and said, "Since Miss isn't afraid, then I'm not afraid either! At worst, I'll block it for Miss if she makes a move!"
Shen Murui was touched. She forced a smile and walked out with slightly red eyes.
Xiaoyun was a maid bought by the mansion. She grew up with her since childhood and was a year younger than her, just turning fifteen.
Back in the Prime Minister's residence, whenever she was bullied, it was always Xiaoyun who stood in front of her. In terms of courage, Xiaoyun was even braver than her.
Xiaoyun's words just now weren't out of fear, but rather to encourage her to avoid Shen Muyue as much as possible, since things would be fine after a few days anyway.
Shen Murui knew exactly what Xiaoyun was thinking.
However, she still decided to go out and see Shen Muyue. Now that Su Mowan and His Highness Prince Qin were both absent, if she didn't go out, Shen Muyue would eventually find a way to see her.
It's better to muster up the courage to go out.
Maybe this is the last time we'll see each other.
With this thought in mind, Shen Murui clenched her hands under her sleeves as she arrived at the west courtyard gate.
As soon as the servants who had been craning their necks to watch her went out, they all instinctively pulled their heads back and continued doing their own things.
Caiwei saw people coming out first.
She immediately stopped singing, breathed a sigh of relief, and turned to Shen Muyue, saying, "Miss! The Second Miss is out!"
Caihong stopped shouting and turned around to wait for Shen Muyue's instructions.
Seeing the person come out, Shen Muyue immediately rolled her eyes at the two guards with a smug look, and said sarcastically, "What good dogs! Did they think that just because they stopped me from coming out, I couldn't do anything about it?"
The two security guards frowned slightly but did not respond.
Shen Muyue took a few steps forward and looked into the doorway. She saw Shen Murui walking gracefully in a pale yellow gauze dress, and felt a pang of sadness.
Before anyone could get close, she said with a mix of sourness and anger, "Rui Rui, you've really gotten bold! Moving places without even consulting me? You've really won the prince's favor, you don't even respect me anymore!"
Shen Murui knew she was in for a scolding.
She had no choice but to approach, step over the threshold, and look at Shen Muyue's angry face, saying, "Sister, don't be angry. This is the Prince's will. I originally wanted to talk to you about it yesterday, but I saw Madam Liu there, so I didn't go in..."
That sounds humble and subservient.
Shen Muyue was finally somewhat satisfied. In front of the two gatekeepers, she raised her chin and said, "Since that's the case, let's talk about it today. There's no one at my place today, so let's go over and talk slowly."
Shen Murui trembled almost imperceptibly, and Xiao Yun, who was following behind, immediately changed her expression and was about to step forward to tug at her sleeve to stop her.
Shen Murui agreed.
"Okay, sister, you go first."
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Su Mowan followed Su Mobai out of his Hengshan camp and arrived at the foot of Hengshan Mountain.
Glancing at the withered trees around her, Su Mowan stopped and said to Su Mobai in front of her, "Brother, this is about enough. There's no one within a mile."
Su Mobai stopped and turned around.
He gave his sister a complicated look.
He seemed to be carefully choosing his words, and remained silent for a long while.
After a long silence, he said, "Mo Wan, I regret what I said to you before. I can see that Murong Jing really likes you. You don't need to feel burdened. I can take care of the revenge. Just live your life well."
Su Mowan was taken aback.
She never expected that Su Mobai wanted to talk to her about this.
He knew what she was thinking, and she understood what he was thinking too.
Su Mowan pursed her lips.
"Actually, I already knew before you told me, even without you saying it. The reason I didn't ask was because I was waiting for you to tell me on your own."
She paused, then said with a determined look, "That's not just your personal blood feud; I also want to do my part."
Su Mobai smiled, the corners of his lips curving upwards.
"You already knew?"
"Ah."
Su Mowan nodded, feeling there was no need to hide it from Su Mobai.
“I know Master Huizhen of Huian Temple. He told me all of this, including Yan Luoyu.”
Su Mobai narrowed his fox-like eyes, somewhat surprised.
"Hye-jin? He actually told you all this? Could it be..."
Upon seeing their expressions, Su Mowan knew that the two of them were definitely aware of each other's backgrounds, and her delicate eyes instantly darkened.
"Brother, what exactly is Huizhen's identity?"