kingnovel Chapter 259 Started to Suspicion Him Again
Chapter 259 Started to Suspicion Him Again
Chapter 259 Started to Suspicion Him Again
Mu Rong's handsome face with a hint of menace was so close that Xu Rongrong wanted to curl herself up into a ball.
She felt her heartbeat quicken, her cheeks felt slightly hot, and her fingers curled up involuntarily.
She was only thinking about her own guesses, but she didn't expect that she would offend the man in front of her. Now she was in a difficult situation.
If she said she wanted him to marry someone else, judging by the overwhelming aura emanating from this man, he would probably eat her up the next moment...
But if I say that I don't want him to marry another woman, wouldn't that make me seem impatient?
Looking at Mu Rong's dangerous eyes, Xu Rongrong tried to remain calm. "My Lord, do you think that if the King of Northern Frontier and Princess Lingxi ask for something, His Majesty will definitely agree?"
"Of course. Without sacrificing a single soldier, we can resolve the current troubles in the North and temporarily paralyze the King of the North... Your Majesty, why not do it?" Mu Rong said in a low voice.
Xu Rongrong coughed lightly, temporarily avoiding the sharp edge: "The Marquis also said that this is a temporary measure. I think even if Princess Lingxi really marries you, once the crisis in the North is resolved, according to His Majesty's love for the Marquis, he will still give you freedom."
"Oh? Rongrong really thinks so?" Mu Rong narrowed his eyes.
Xu Rongrong lowered her head feeling guilty.
"It's not Rongrong's style to avoid the question and talk about irrelevant things." Mu Rong raised the corner of his mouth.
Seeing that her thoughts were exposed, Xu Rongrong's face turned red instantly, and the atmosphere between the two became ambiguous and awkward.
"Then Rongrong, are you willing to wait for me?" Mu Rong suddenly asked.
"Huh?" Xu Rongrong didn't understand and looked up in confusion.
"If Your Majesty really wants me to be insincere with Princess Lingxi first, and then stay with Rongrong forever, will you be willing to wait for me?"
"You...will the Marquis really marry her?" Xu Rongrong was caught off guard. She turned subconsciously, and her originally flushed cheeks now showed some nervousness.
Just like that, without realizing it, she revealed her innermost emotions.
The dangerous light in Mu Rong's eyes disappeared instantly. His brows relaxed, and a smile from the bottom of his heart crept onto his cheeks. "No, I won't marry anyone else except Rongrong."
After saying that, he kissed her.
His oppressive breath trapped her in the armchair, making her unable to move.
Thus, she gradually lost herself in the passive state...
Until... at a certain moment, he suddenly let her go, stood up and took a few steps back.
"..."Xu Rongrong was a little confused.
There was a hint of helplessness in his blurred eyes.
Seeing this, Mu Rong raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "Rongrong, don't worry, someone is coming."
The next moment, three figures appeared in the yard.
It seems that Luo Shu brought Jixiang Ruyi here to serve the meal.
"Who... who is in a hurry?" Xu Rongrong said stumblingly.
The dinner dishes were all arranged by Madam Xiao herself. At a glance, the table was full of excellent products for replenishing qi and blood:
Pumpkin and silverfish soup, spinach and shrimp, poria chicken soup... and a bowl of red date and blood bird's nest porridge.
Because of Xu Rongrong, Mu Rong's knowledge of pharmacology has improved recently, so he knew the intention at a glance.
Caught off guard, he looked a little embarrassed at this moment. He turned his head away and cleared his throat.
Seeing this, Xu Rongrong's face turned even redder.
She quietly reached out and pulled Luo Shu over, lowering her voice: "Madam Xiao, don't you know that the Marquis is having dinner here?"
Luo Shu nodded and whispered back, "Mammy said that we can't take care of the Marquis right now. The young lady's health is more important."
Mu Rong had excellent hearing, so the whispers between the master and servant could not escape his ears.
He couldn't help but laugh softly.
Xu Rongrong: "..."
Her face was so red that it seemed like blood could drip out.
The embarrassing scene from last night seemed to come back to my mind again.
For a moment, the room fell into silence.
It was Mu Rong who broke the silence first. He stood up and served Xu Rongrong a bowl of chicken soup with poria cocos: "Eat more to replenish your qi and blood." Xu Rongrong: "..."
Although her cooking skills were improving day by day, Xu Rongrong still had no appetite for this meal. However, with Mu Rong helping her with dishes and adding rice, she felt full after eating.
Xu Rongrong had the habit of taking a walk after meals, and she did so more often today. So after Luo Shu took Jixiang and Ruyi away to clear the leftovers, Mu Rong accompanied her for a walk in the yard.
"I heard that the Queen will organize the coming-of-age ceremony for Princess Lingxi on March 15th despite being ill. It must have been a very grand ceremony, but unfortunately I will not have the chance to witness it." Since she refused to be Princess Lingxi's sponsor on the grounds that her mother died young, she would have been treated coldly even if she had gone to the coming-of-age ceremony. She was afraid that she would have missed the excitement.
Looking at his little girl's slightly dejected profile, Mu Rong understood that she wasn't truly regretful. She was probably thinking of her own coming-of-age day, when no one cared about her...
Thinking of this, he put his arm around Xu Rongrong's shoulders and gently embraced her. "Those ceremonies were just a show for His Majesty to show off to the Northern Frontier. Although the lavish ceremony was magnificent, most of it will be returned to the Imperial Household Department after the ceremony. The only things she can take away are the gold hairpin and the gifts from those she knows."
"Compared to those flashy things, the situation in the palace is so complicated right now, so there might not be any chaos on that day."
"Will there be any changes in the palace?" Xu Rongrong's thoughts were indeed distracted. She looked up at Mu Rong and said, "The Third Prince is not in the capital right now. Sister Mu's pregnancy has not been announced yet. She will definitely attend the coming-of-age ceremony that day. You must protect her safety."
Mu Rong saw that the loneliness in her expression had disappeared, so he smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, I have already made all the arrangements in the palace, and my third brother also left someone with her before leaving, so we have made all the necessary preparations."
Only then did Xu Rongrong feel relieved.
She looked at Mu Rong's confident look, and the thoughts that had been hidden in her heart came to her mind.
Seeing her hesitation, Mu Rong asked, "What's the matter? Rongrong, do you want to say something?" "My Lord... why do you place so many people in the palace?" She hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Your Majesty is your uncle, and the Empress treats you very kindly. If you were simply trying to help the Third Prince, it would be fine if you were planning on the periphery, but why would you make such arrangements within the palace as well? Every detail is under your control..."
Regarding the Crown Prince's estate, how could Consort Shu, confined to the inner palace, have such close ties with Duke Ningguo? She doubted that someone from Mu Rong was guiding her. Furthermore, wasn't Zhao Donglin, the man at Duke Ningguo's mansion who discovered evidence of the Crown Prince's conspiracy with Chang Jing, actually a member of Mu Rong's arsenal?
The fact that Chu He could come and go freely in the palace with his current status was naturally Mu Rong's method.
Whether it's in the palace or in the courtiers' residence...
Does Mu Rong need to make such careful arrangements just for the third prince?
If these arrangements had been made in his previous life, why would Mu Rong personally kill the Third Prince and be forced into a desperate situation by the Fourth Prince? Looking at her probing eyes, Mu Rong smiled bitterly in his heart: his little girl was starting to doubt him again.