0p0 Chapter 721 He was injured!
Chapter 721 He was injured!
Mu Xin Nuan was naturally flustered when he saw through her thoughts so quickly.
"Anuan, you'd better stop wasting your time. Right now, he's locked in a fierce battle with my father in the study. He won't be thinking about you."
"Duanmu Chen, have you gone mad?"
When Duanmu Chen saw that her face, which had been somewhat indignant, was now slightly flushed and no longer as pale as when she first met him, he was in a good mood and chuckled a few times.
"Anuan is right, I really have gone mad! I've gone mad because of Anuan, what should I do? Shouldn't Anuan come and cure my madness?"
"You? Duanmu Chen, it's not too late for you to turn back now. Don't forget, your concubine Sun Ruoxiang is right next door. How could you..."
"What can't I do?" Duanmu Chen interrupted her, approaching her step by step.
Seeing that there was nowhere left to retreat, Mu Xin Nuan quickly caught sight of a vase out of the corner of her eye and subtly moved her feet to the right. "Duanmu Chen, if you leave now, I'll pretend nothing happened."
Duanmu Chen smiled with a hint of smugness, "How could that be? Anuan, I've thought about you for so many years, how could I let you leave at this time? Anuan, do you know how long I've thought about you?"
As he spoke, Duanmu Chen suddenly lunged forward.
No sooner said than done, Mu Xin Nuan swiftly grabbed the vase with her right hand and smashed it towards Duanmu Chen's head.
The clanging sound was, of course, very loud.
However, the palace servants guarding outside seemed to have heard nothing, still keeping their heads down and looking at their toes.
Mu Xin Nuan seized the opportunity to run to the door. She finally managed to open the door with trembling hands, only to see two eunuchs standing there.
Even if she were stupid, she would realize by now that these people were all Duanmu Chen's men.
One of them saw Prince An covering his head with one hand, and blood was seeping from between his fingers. Naturally, he was shocked. "Your Highness?"
Mu Xin Nuan didn't have time to think and took the opportunity to run outside.
The eunuch was stunned when he saw Prince An like this. Just as he was about to go inside, Prince An gritted his teeth and said, "Fool, go and stop her."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Mu Xin Nuan didn't care about anything else and ran out. Just as the two eunuchs were about to catch up, she turned a corner and was gagged and taken into a room.
Mu Xin Nuan looked around the room, which was clearly intended for the servants of the Eastern Palace.
Looking again, the person who had just covered her mouth was a middle-aged aunt.
"You, who are you?"
"Greetings to Your Highness. I am His Highness's servant, so you can rest assured. His Highness anticipated that Prince An would have ill intentions, so I have been waiting for Your Highness at the front. Fortunately, Your Highness was quick-witted and escaped; otherwise, I'm afraid I would have had to go through more trouble."
Mu Xin Nuan was taken aback. Did she mean that she had been nearby all along, trying to find a way to bring her out?
"Oh no, what about Mu Hua and the others?"
"Your Highness, please rest assured. Now that you are not there, the guards can make their move more easily. Mu Hua and Mu Qing are both unharmed. They will come out to look for Your Highness soon. I should help you comb your hair first."
I was in such a rush just now that my hair did become a little loose.
Mu Xin Nuan nodded and sat down, letting the aunt help her put her hair up.
Her hands were very skillful; in no time, she had coiled it back into the previous shape, and the insertion of the hairpin was precise.
"Thank you very much, Auntie."
"Your Highness is too kind. Please rest assured, my position in the Eastern Palace is not low, and everyone knows that I am the Crown Prince's confidante. They would not dare to barge in rashly."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly surprised. To be able to plant a spy by the Crown Prince's side and even cultivate him into the Crown Prince's confidant showed just how deep her husband's scheming was.
The aunt went out to take a look, and soon brought Mu Hua and Mu Qing in.
"It's all because I failed to protect her properly, causing the princess to be frightened."
"It's alright, I'm fine. I'm fortunate to have this aunt protecting me. No matter how capable you two are, you're still just two people. How could you possibly defeat their hidden guards? We shouldn't stay here any longer; it would be best to leave as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. Consort Sun has not yet woken up. If anyone asks, just say that Consort Sun is tired. I guarantee that you and Consort Sun will both be fine."
"Thank you very much, Auntie."
After taking a few steps, Mu Xin Nuan became a little uneasy again, "Are you sure that Prince An and the Crown Prince won't make things difficult for Sun Ruo Xiang?"
"Your Highness, rest assured, Consort Sun has done nothing wrong. Moreover, she was knocked unconscious as soon as she entered the room, so naturally she knows nothing. In a moment, I will naturally arrange everything properly."
"Then I will trouble you, Aunt. I am deeply grateful and will repay your kindness when the opportunity arises."
"This servant dares not. This servant belongs to the prince, and since you are the princess, you are my master. It is only right that this servant saves you."
"Okay, let's go."
They finally made it back to Yichun Palace without any major incidents. Then someone was sent to urge Duanmu Chuze to leave. Neither of them spoke a word on the way out of the East Palace.
Once inside the carriage, Duanmu Chuze simply looked at Mu Xin Nuan quietly, without uttering a word.
Mu Xin Nuan felt the atmosphere was rather stifling, but when she thought about how she had almost been taken advantage of today, she couldn't help but feel a little wronged.
With her head down and lips tightly pressed together, she remained silent, stubbornly refusing to let herself shed tears.
Duanmu Chuze sighed softly, and finally took the initiative to pull Mu Xinnuan into his arms. "I know you were frightened today. If you want to cry, then cry. There are no outsiders here, and I won't laugh at you."
Hearing his words, Mu Xin Nuan felt even more aggrieved. She raised her head and glared at him angrily. "You still dare to talk? I am your wife. Why didn't you say a word of comfort to me the whole way? You knew that Duanmu Chen had ulterior motives, yet you still played chess with the Crown Prince as if nothing was wrong? Do you have no heart at all?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her finger and poked his chest hard.
Duanmu Chuze said helplessly, "Anuan, I've told you several times before that Duanmu Chen isn't a good person, but when have you ever listened? In your heart, you just think he's a bit of a playboy at times, not a bad person, right?"
Mu Xin Nuan was stunned, and tears streamed down her cheeks. "Are you saying that I was wrong? That I shouldn't have come to the East Palace to visit her? But have you thought about it? The Crown Princess is seriously ill. Princess Ming and Princess Kang both came to see her before. If I didn't come, what would people think?"
Originally, Duanmu Chuze intended to teach her a lesson, but now that she was crying like this, he was at a loss.