0p0 Chapter 242 The Wise King's Plan!
Chapter 242 The Wise King's Plan!
As soon as Mu Xin Nuan heard his voice, she knew that it was that scoundrel Prince Chang Le who had come again!
She wasn't particularly scared, but Rongyue's face turned pale with fright!
"You, you, Your Highness?" Rong Yue had completely forgotten the rules, pointing directly at Duanmu Chuze. "You, how could you? Miss, this?"
"Alright! Don't make such a fuss!"
What’s all the fuss about?
Rongyue's eyes almost popped out of their sockets!
A man suddenly appeared in the boudoir of this noble young lady, and she actually said that she was making a fuss over nothing?
Mu Xin Nuan coughed lightly, realizing that her behavior had been too casual. She wondered if Rong Yue would look at her with such surprise.
"Alright, aren't you going to prepare tea for the prince?"
Rongyue nodded blankly and went down to make tea with some trepidation.
"Can't you just appear normal for once?"
"No!" Prince Chang Le's answer was quite straightforward. "If things were any different, my little wife would probably be snatched away by someone else."
Mu Xinnuan blushed. "What are you saying? If you continue to be so indecent, you'd better go back."
"What? Are you angry?" Duanmu Chuze smiled and sat down in front of her nonchalantly. "Chu Rong came today?"
Mu Xin Nuan's body stiffened. "How did you know?"
"Didn't he say he wouldn't marry anyone but you?" Duanmu Chuze replied, seemingly unrelated to the question.
Mu Xin Nuan's hand froze in mid-air. She had originally reached out to pick up a piece of pastry, but now she just stood there, motionless.
Seeing her surprise, Duanmu Chuze shook his head and directly picked up a piece of pastry and brought it to her lips. Mu Xin Nuan, belatedly realizing what was happening, simply opened her mouth and took it. By the time she realized what was going on, she had almost swallowed the pastry.
"You? How did you find out he was coming to my place? Did you also have spies in the Mu residence?"
"Anuan, do you think I'm omnipotent? Besides, the Mu family was just a small household back then. I never expected that a few years later we would be so highly regarded by the Emperor. Where would we have been prepared for that? Furthermore, do you think cultivating spies and such is something that doesn't cost money? Something that comes out of thin air?"
"Then you?" Mu Xin Nuan asked, still somewhat doubtful.
"I just happened to be there at the time."
This answer is worse than no answer at all!
Mu Xin Nuan's eyes widened immediately. "You, you're saying you happened to be there too?"
"Otherwise what? How many people do you think were around at the time? I bet that little girl in front of you didn't hear your conversation either, did she?" As he spoke, Duanmu Chuze's expression turned slightly cold. "Little Anuan, have you forgotten your promise to me that you would no longer meet with other men in secret?"
"What nonsense! When did I ever have a secret rendezvous with a man? It was broad daylight, wasn't it? Besides, Rongyue and the others were a bit far away, but they were still nearby. How could that be considered a secret rendezvous?"
After Mu Xin Nuan finished speaking, she felt something was wrong. Then she turned her head and stared blankly at the smile in Duanmu Chu Ze's eyes. Only then did she realize that she had fallen into his trap again!
"When did I promise you anything? Besides, our relationship is completely innocent, so why can't I see other men?"
After realizing what had happened, Mu Xin Nuan was naturally determined to get revenge! Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be?
Duanmu Chuze's expression remained unchanged, but something seemed to begin to ripple in his eyes, creating a captivating and alluring effect!
"Little Nuan, it's fine if you don't admit what you promised me. I've come today because I have bad news for you. Don't you want to hear it?"
"what?"
"Mu Xinyao and Jin Er's marriage has not yet been arranged, but do you know that Ming Wang's people have already begun to make moves?"
Mu Xin Nuan's expression turned slightly cold. "So fast?"
Duanmu Chuze's eyes flickered, and he looked at her meaningfully, "So you knew all along that the person behind Mu Xinyao was also the Ming Prince!"
Mu Xin Nuan didn't intend to hide it from him. "It wasn't too early, I only found out in the last couple of days. My people saw her meeting with Prince Ming at a restaurant. So it must be that Mu Xin Yao went to Prince Ming to ask my mother to postpone her marriage."
"Indeed! Do you know what method the Bright King has come up with?"
Mu Xin Nuan's expression turned slightly serious. Looking at Duanmu Chu Ze's cold face, she couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she could only tentatively ask, "What method?"
Duanmu Chuze snorted coldly, his face suddenly taking on a frosty edge, "That Ming King, how old is he? How dare he still covet you? Doesn't he fear the unrest in his own household, with fighting and killing every day?"
Mu Xin Nuan's heart sank, and her face turned slightly pale. She had guessed many possible outcomes, but she never expected that the method Ming Wang came up with would be this one.
"How could this be? Ming Wang? How could he?"
Hearing the slight tremor in Mu Xin Nuan's voice, Duanmu Chuze reached out and covered her jade-like hand. "Don't be afraid! I've already tried my best to protect you from this. There's no need to worry."
"You blocked it for me?"
A ruthless glint flashed in Duanmu Chuze's eyes again. "Hmph! Brother Ming actually went to the Empress Dowager to ask for her help, saying that he was amazed by your beauty and wanted to take you as a concubine. It's quite a coincidence that I was paying my respects to the Empress Dowager at the time and heard this, so I was naturally furious. However, I also knew that in that situation, I couldn't express my opinion, otherwise, I'm afraid Brother Ming would have snatched you away even more."
"And then?"
"My mother is still clear-headed after all. She only said she would ask and didn't agree. After my brother Prince Ming left, I went directly to the Imperial Study."
"What are you going to the Imperial Study for?" Mu Xin Nuan felt a vague unease in her heart, sensing that what he was about to say was not good news.
Sure enough, Duanmu Chuze glanced at her, his eyes filled with tenderness, like a gentle spring breeze, which immediately entered Mu Xin Nuan's mind and she could never get it out!
"Of course I went to ask my father. He had agreed to a marriage for me back then."
Mu Xin Nuan's face flushed slightly. Although he didn't say it too bluntly, it was most likely related to her.
"Little Anuan, don't you want to ask what kind of marriage it is?"
"I don't want to!" Mu Xin Nuan turned her head away, ignoring Duanmu Chu Ze, who was looking somewhat smug.
"But what I want to say is this!" Seeing her like this, Duanmu Chuze felt even more eager to tease her.
Mu Xin Nuan lowered her head as much as she could, and before she knew it, she bumped into a delicate little vase on the table!
"Careful!" Duanmu Chuze quickly moved the vase aside and placed his large hand directly on her forehead!