Mo Xuetong was completely shrouded in the quilt and couldn't see anything no matter she looked up or down. However, she knew the two people were dexterous. Though being carried, she didn't feel uncomfortable. Apparently, these two were good at carrying people. "Is there a yard where they especially send abducted girls to? I don't think so."
She felt that they had walked for a long distance. It must be a big family's mansion. "Since that somebody wants to use me, he might from those great manors. And I heard that only in prince's manor do they have the practice of wrapping up women after washing, like what the Emperor and consorts do in the palace."
The two people walked steadily and quickly. "They must have been doing such things all the time." Remembering the things she just heard, she had a vague idea in her mind.
"Someone wants to trap the person in this manor, and I am his 'tool'. If I'm found in his bed, Father must be furious. Father i
Yirong was Feng Yulei's lead maidservant and naturally knew that someone missing in His Highness's room mattered. She immediately and calmly ordered Yiyun. "Quickly, you go search outside while I search inside." Anyway, she must find Her Highness Han. Even if Her Highness Han was dead, she must see the body! Yiyun made a throat-cutting gesture. None of them was an ordinary maidservant. They followed Feng Yulei to not only serve but also protect him. Yiyun placed her hand on her waist, where there was a soft sword. The sword had tasted blood and killed people. Mo Xuetong hid under the bed, and she could just see Yiyun's fierce face from her position. At that moment, she could only clench her teeth to suppress her scream. It never occurred to her that since Feng Yuran had female guards like Mo Ye, how did Feng Yulei not have them? Yirong and Yiyun were roles like Mo Ye. In front of them, she couldn't match a single
On the large bed in the room, Feng Yulei was lying on his back, blood all over him. At the beside, a woman dressed in maidservant's clothes laid on the ground. She kept her eyes open and stared blankly into the air. Blood oozed out of her and to the door. The base of the partition was already tainted with blood... Mo Xuetong couldn't help trembling in fear. That blood-covered face of that servant, Yirong, seemed to have shown up before her. Almost like a reflex action, she jerked her eyes open. By her ears, a familiar voice rang. The languid voice no longer sounded as casual as before, instead, it carried affection she could even feel. Faint masculine smell and his particular scent seeped into her lungs. Her restless heart got comforted by the low whispers of comfort. "Tong'er, don't be afraid. It's just a dream. I'm here." She subconsciously circled her arms around Feng Yuran's waist, her voice uncontrollably shaking. As if in need of comfo
Feng Yuran had never said anything with such clarity before, and thus Mo Xuetong could not decipher if he was being completely honest, hiding nothing behind his seductive features. However, she saw that his eyes were extremely beautiful in the dark night, shining even more brightly than the most brilliant stars, more colorful than even the rosy clouds. Mo Xuetong seemed to be mesmerized by the deep emotions hidden within his eyes. She was confused and yet nervous, unable to retract her hand away from him. She blinked and blinked again, with her brain ordering her to reject him but her heart telling another story. She felt that she was like a moth who threw herself at the flames, worrying about him while voluntarily throwing herself to the burning flames of love that she longed for in both of her lives. She had died in her previous life due to love herself. Having been reborn again, she could totally understand the sincerity in his eyes. The
What happened that night shook the entire court. The drama started in King Yan's Manor. A concubine disappeared, King Yan was drunk on his bed, wearing bloody clothes. In front of his bed, a servant died in the strangest manner. The drama then continued in a house of King Chu, where an assassin gravely injured King Chu. The most unfortunate king was King Xuan, who got caught under the brothel that he frequented. The lusty King Xuan was trapped beneath the rubble and was still in a coma when he was rescued. Good medications were sent in heaps to his manor as if they had been free of charge. Since all three princes suffered greatly in one night, King Yan, who suffered the least loses (only a dead servant), became the most suspicious individual of them all even though he was also a victim. He suffered no injuries other than some mere bloodstains. Of course, some suspected King Chu of staging his own assassination. Af
"Princess Anping!" Bai Yichen's pupils contracted as he became angrier. Bai Yihao had consistently made the conversation about Princess Anping as if he were really lusty. "Turns out my Big Brother do know about her. I can't believe that the reputation of Princess Anping spread far and wide. After two to three years, her name will be known all over the Qin Kingdom and the Yan Kingdom." Bai Yihao looked at Bai Yichen's angry expression, satisfied. He sighed slowly and continued. "Brother, if you are looking for a beauty, she will be the best choice! It'd be a pity if you miss her!" "Since she is so outstanding, why are you not interested in her?" Bai Yichen's rage was apparent as he retorted. Like he had expected, Bai Yihao wanted to use this beauty to lure him in giving up pursuing Fifth Princess so that he could marry her himself. Judging by the background of Fifth Princess, his influence would instantly increase. His tricks were apparent in
After getting out of the carriage, the old eunuch smiled and greeted her. "Your Majesty, come with me. Her Majesty has been waiting for a long time." Mo Xuetong took the opportunity to slip a silver ticket into his hand, smiling. "How do I address you?" "You can call me eunuch Yu. I am a servant in Cining Palace, taking care of Empress Dowager. Usually, I help my master with the garden." Eunuch Yu received the silver ticket and became even more polite. Inside his heart, he approved of the girl as he recognized her as a sensible woman despite her young age. It was no surprise that Princess Royal had her as a foster daughter as she was indeed a bright woman. Following him in, Mo Xuetong smiled as she chatted. "So it's Eunuch Yu. Eunuch Yu, I apologize for my ignorance as I was extremely nervous just now, having never received an order from Empress Dowager before. I wonder why Empress Dowager would want to meet me."
"Princess Anping, the Empress Dowager dotes on you so much. Why don't you have the Empress Dowager bestow upon you a good marriage? Look at how blissful Duchess Mingyang is, and you will know how satisfied she is with her marriage." Consort Yu smiled and steered the topic to Mo Xuetong. She wanted Mo Xuetong to ask the Empress Dowager herself. If she asked the Empress Dowager to bestow marriage upon her, what could Emperor Zongwen say! The Empress Dowager and Emperor Zongwen would not make things hard on her. They would only think of her as a young lady who had no definite views and treated marriage as a game in order to butter up to the Empress Dowager. This would annoy Emperor Zongwen. However, could she refuse? The Empress Dowager bestowing a marriage was a great honor. If she did not accept it, she would be going against a royal decree. Furthermore, while Emperor Zongwen had already agreed to bestow her marriage with Feng Yuran, he had n
Politics underwent a large change following that. First, Emperor Zongwen was incensed and immediately sent someone from the inner court to investigate the matter between the two factions. Then, he immediately got rid of the most powerful figures. They were either all killed along with their families or banished from the country. Some were demoted or fired. A large number of positions became empty in court. The inner cabinet was directly affected by Emperor Zongwen's ire. They were all fearful and afraid that they would cause even greater trouble should they make the slightest mistake. The three adult princes were all in trouble, especially Emperor Zongwen's favored son, the eighth prince, King Xuan. He still had not awakened. Emperor Zongwen unleashed his frustrations and anger on his officials. King Yan was affected as well. He knelt in the great hall and was harshly berated. He did not even know how a maid in his inner courtyard had died a