Chapter 302 Arrives with Two Concubines
Chapter 302 Arrives with Two Concubines
Su Mowan was still sobbing.
Murong Jing looked at the imperial physician kneeling on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat, and said, "You can leave now. Write a prescription and have someone bring the medicine over as soon as possible."
"Yes, yes, yes! This old minister will go right away! Right away!"
The imperial physician grabbed his medicine box and dashed out the door.
After the footsteps of the others disappeared, Su Mowan wiped her face and immediately said, "How was it? Heartbroken enough?"
“That’s enough,” Su Mobai nodded. “It’s already heartbreaking.”
Upon hearing this assessment, Su Mowan finally wriggled out of Murong Jing's embrace, looked him up and down, and asked softly, "Are you alright?"
Although Su Mowan knew that Murong Jing was very powerful, the image of him being surrounded by dozens of assassins still made her feel lingering fear.
Murong Jing looked down and saw the worry in her eyes, so he gently hummed in agreement, "I'm fine."
Seeing the two of them acting as if no one else was around, Su Mobai, who was standing to the side, said with some dissatisfaction, "Hey, shouldn't you ask your brother if he's alright first?"
These words were clearly directed at Su Mowan. Su Mowan realized she had ignored him and felt a little embarrassed, so she looked up at Su Mobai and said, "Aren't you perfectly fine? What could be wrong?"
Su Mobai raised an eyebrow. "Why don't you just lift the covers and take a look?"
Su Mowan was half-lying on the bed, covered with a blanket. Hearing what Su Mobai said, she curiously lifted the blanket.
"Whose blood is this...?"
Su Mowan had just sensed something was wrong, and when she lifted her skirt, she saw a large patch of blood on it!
And you can smell that it's human blood!
Su Mowan was a little confused. This wasn't her own blood. She didn't feel any wounds on her body, and her period hadn't started yet.
Moreover, such a large amount of blood could not have been caused by menstruation.
Before Su Mobai could speak, Su Mowan exclaimed, "Could it be your blood?!"
Su Mobai glanced at the two people in front of him. "Who else could it be?"
Damn it.
Su Mowan was shocked. Was this a full-blown act? How much blood must have been shed! Thinking of this, Su Mowan took a closer look at Su Mobai and noticed that he had thick strips of cloth tied around his wrist.
They were immediately speechless.
Murong Jing glanced at the bloodstains on Su Mowan's skirt and said to Su Mobai, "I will remember this favor. You can go back and rest now."
"..."
Su Mobai blinked. He just remembered it? No other indication?
Before he could even formulate his plan to gain an advantage, Murong Jing called for Yinshuang to come in.
So Su Mobai could only shrug and say that he was going back to rest first.
When Yinshuang saw the large bloodstains on Su Mowan's skirt and smelled that it was human blood, she assumed it was Su Mowan's blood, and her expression changed slightly.
Su Mowan didn't explain, but told her to quickly prepare clean clothes.
Murong Jing was thinking about whether to leave, but before he could finish his thought, Su Mowan took the clothes from Yinshuang's hands and asked Yinshuang to go out and prepare hot water.
After Yinshuang left, Su Mowan glanced at him and began to take off her dress right in front of him.
Su Mowan moved too quickly, and by the time Murong Jing reacted, she was already halfway out of her clothes. Murong Jing quickly adjusted his wheelchair and turned his back.
After throwing the blood-stained dress on the ground and tying the belt around her waist, Su Mowan said, "I'm all changed."
Murong Jing then turned around.
Su Mowan shrank deeper into the blankets and looked at Murong Jing, saying, "Can we get away with this this time?"
"can."
As Murong Jing spoke, he pulled the blanket up a little higher for her.
Su Mowan's eyes darted around, and she turned to ask, "Has anyone among the Emperor and his entourage been injured?"
"No, minor injuries don't count as injuries."
Does this mean that someone was injured?
Su Mowan thought for a moment and said, "You knew in advance that there would be assassins today, and then you made arrangements in advance?"
"Yes." Murong Jing didn't hide anything from her. "There were several groups of assassins today, one of which was my men in disguise."
Su Mowan was so shocked she almost sat up. The group that came to assassinate them was clearly not Murong Jing's people. So which group of Murong Jing's people were they?
Was it the group that assassinated the King of Chu? Or the group on Emperor Mo Yao's side?
Seeing her furrow her brows in speculation, Murong Jing revealed the truth directly. "There are two groups on Father Emperor's side. One group is my men, and the other is the assassins from the Left Prime Minister's residence. As for the Prince of Chu, we don't know yet. The one who came to assassinate us last was the Xiao family."
The Xiao family?!
Su Mowan was a little stunned. Although she knew the Xiao family had ambitions, she didn't expect them to act so quickly!
If the King of Chu wasn't working for Murong Jing, then whose side was he on?
Su Mowan suddenly thought of a possibility and was about to speak it when Murong Jing beat her to it.
Murong Jing's eyes were dark as he said, "The King of Chu may not have actually been assassinated."
Concealed.
Su Mowan thought so too.
The King of Chu was backed by the Xiao family, and some of the assassins here were sent by the Xiao family. To clear himself of suspicion, the best way was for the King of Chu to be assassinated.
Before Su Mowan fainted, she hadn't seen Shen Muyue return. Now, unusually, she remembered, "Where's Shen Muyue? Have they found her?"
"She returned with the King of Chu and his entourage, saying they met on the way."
Su Mowan narrowed her eyes. "The Left Prime Minister's residence and the Xiao family, could they be on the same pirate ship?"
Murong Jing was somewhat surprised that she had come to such a conclusion so quickly, and agreed, "Very likely."
Just as Su Mowan was about to ask another question, she saw Yinshuang enter, followed by a palace maid carrying a steaming bowl of water. Yinshuang pointed to the maid, who then put the hot water down.
Yinshuang soaked the soft cloth she was holding in hot water, wrung it out, and walked towards Su Mowan.
Just then, footsteps sounded outside, accompanied by two familiar female voices.
Su Mowan looked at Murong Jing.
Damn it, Emperor Moyao has arrived with two concubines!
Murong Jing leaned closer and whispered, "It's alright. When Consort Shen and Consort Xiao come in later, just close your eyes and pretend to be asleep."
"it is good."
Su Mowan took a breath, shifted her body from half-lying down, and lay flat on the bed. She pulled the blanket up to her shoulders, and closed her eyes when she heard the footsteps.
Yinshuang was still holding a damp cloth in her hand, so she had no choice but to go over and take Su Mowan's hand, which had fallen onto the quilt, and wipe it back and forth.
With her eyes closed, Su Mowan couldn't help but think, "Damn, it actually looks pretty convincing!"
Just then, Emperor Mo Yao's anxious voice came from outside the door, "Prince Qin, how is my daughter-in-law?"
Emperor Mo Yao wouldn't be coming in, and Su Mo Wan thought that as long as Emperor Mo Yao didn't come in personally, she wouldn't feel any pressure.
Murong Jing replied in a low, deep voice, "I will tell you later."
Emperor Mo Yao, who was outside the door, already knew that the child was gone. At this moment, he was concerned about Su Mo Wan's condition. Upon hearing Murong Jing's words, Emperor Mo Yao immediately said, "I already know about the matter. Is Mo Wan alright?"
Su Mowan, who was pretending to be asleep with her eyes closed, couldn't help but think that Emperor Moyao did know her name was Su Mowan. He kept calling her "daughter-in-law" and finally called her by her name.
"Already asleep."
After replying to this, Murong Jing said, "Father, please go ahead and attend to your business."
"No rush, no rush," Emperor Moyao said from outside the door. "May I let Consort Shen and Consort Xiao go in and see Mo Wan? That way I can feel at ease."
Before Murong Jing could say whether it was okay or not, Consort Xiao's voice came in: "Yes, Your Highness, the Emperor has always been fond of Consort Su. Now that this has suddenly happened, please let Consort Shen and me go in and take a look, so that the Emperor can be at ease."
Murong Jing didn't reply, but looked at the palace maid standing in the room, gesturing for her to open the door.
The palace maid quickly opened the door and saw Emperor Moyao and two imperial concubines standing there. She quickly bowed.
Actually, Consort Shen was followed by Shen Muyue, but the palace maids didn't recognize her.
Su Huayue was originally going to come too, but Consort Xiao stopped her.
At this moment, Consort Xiao stepped inside before Consort Shen, and a strong smell of blood hit her, causing her to frown.
The lagging Consort Shen first said to Emperor Mo Yao, "Your Majesty, please don't worry. I'll go in and check and then come out to report to you."
Emperor Mo Yao nodded and urged, "Go quickly, go quickly."
Consort Shen turned and stepped inside, and Shen Muyue, with a flash of insight, followed her.
Emperor Moyao was just about to find a chair to sit down and wait when he heard several disorderly footsteps coming from outside the palace.
Once the others entered the hall, Emperor Moyao, after recognizing them, said, "You two have arrived? Quickly go in and see how the person is doing."
The two who arrived were the eldest princess and the seventh princess.
"Father, how is Third Sister-in-law?" The Seventh Princess was just as anxious as Emperor Mo Yao.
Seeing that Emperor Moyao looked unwell, the eldest princess pulled the seventh princess aside and said, "Don't ask anymore, let's go in and see for ourselves."
The eldest princess looked pale and not very energetic. She had returned to the palace early in the afternoon because she wasn't feeling well, and was unaware of the assassination attempt or Su Mowan's accident.
It was only after the Seventh Princess went over and spoke to her that the two of them came over.
The seventh princess noticed that her father looked unwell, so she quickly followed the eldest princess into the bedroom.
Inside the room, His Highness the Prince of Qin, timing it perfectly, just as Consort Xiao and Consort Shen were about to approach the bedside, solemnly instructed the palace maid carrying water, "Take the clothes out and burn them."
The palace maid responded with a "yes," bent down, wrapped the blood-stained skirt into a ball, and carried it outside.
Shen Muyue, who was slightly behind, almost bumped into a palace maid. When she saw the blood-stained dress in the maid's hand, her eyes flashed, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She stepped aside to let the maid leave first.
The palace maid had just stepped out of the room when she almost bumped into the eldest and seventh princesses who were coming from the opposite direction. She hurriedly bowed her head and apologized, saying, "Please forgive me, eldest and seventh princesses!"
The eldest princess glanced at the dress in the maid's hand and waved her hand, "Go and deal with it quickly."
The Seventh Princess gasped, clearly startled.
"Don't just stand there, come on." The eldest princess grabbed her and dragged her into the room.
After the eldest and seventh princesses moved on first, the palace maids hurriedly ran past Emperor Moyao, clutching their clothes.
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