rslcontracting Chapter 441
Chapter 441
The Prince of Qin looked at her infatuatedly, "It's completely healed, all healed. Look if you don't believe me."
He reached out to unfasten his clothes, and Chu Ruoyin hurriedly looked away.
The man quickly stopped and frantically explained, "I didn't mean it that way, Ayin, I, I..." He stammered for a good while before murmuring like a naive boy, "I just missed you too much."
Chu Ruoyin's body trembled slightly, a blush spreading across her cheeks.
A moment later, she replied in a voice as quiet as a mosquito, "Me too..."
Murong Jin was overjoyed and reached out to hug her, but Chu Ruoyin stepped back.
"Ayin?" He looked at her hesitantly. Chu Ruoyin said, "Your Highness, this is the imperial palace..."
The implication was to remind him of his status, but Murong Jin misunderstood something, his eyes gradually darkening, "I know this is the imperial palace. Did Third Yan force you?"
Chu Ruoyin: "?"
Murong Jin's face grew even darker, "You don't need to cover up for him! That selfish bastard, to think I actually believed he was a wise ruler! To think he actually set his sights on you..."
Chu Ruoyin finally understood what he was talking about and hastily waved her hands, "No, Your Highness misunderstands. His Majesty had no other intentions in summoning me to the palace!"
Murong Jin sneered, "Ayin, you don't understand men at all, nor do you understand emperors! Your sister just had a miscarriage, and he immediately summoned you to the palace. Let me guess what he told you. He definitely said he wanted you to stay in the Kunning Palace to keep your sister company and comfort her, right?"
Chu Ruoyin was dumbfounded, unable to get a word in. Murong Jin, however, thought he had hit the nail on the head. "Hmph! He played a good hand! Once you spend some time accompanying the Empress in this palace, you'll gradually become familiar with him. Then, he'll claim you on the grounds that the Empress can no longer bear children. Two sisters serving one husband, even your father, Chu Huaishan, wouldn't be able to object!"
Chu Ruoyin's eyes widened, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. How could the Prince come up with such things in his head?
Even if she was willing to yield for the sake of her elder sister, what kind of person was the Emperor? Would he even fancy her?
"Your Highness, the Emperor truly did not force me..."
"Then come out of the palace with me. I will explain things to the Emperor myself." Murong Jin reached out to grab her hand after speaking, but Chu Ruoyin broke free. "No, Your Highness, Ruoyin cannot leave for now."
Murong Jin stiffened, his face slowly sinking, "Are you still unwilling to forgive me?"
Chu Ruoyin hurriedly said, "I haven't!"
"Then come with me! The mind of an emperor is calculating. Once he gets his hands on you, it will be too late!" Murong Jin stared at her with burning eyes. The heat in his gaze was so scorching that she couldn't resist. Several times, words rushed to her lips, but remembering Xie Zhizhou's instructions, she forced them back down.
Chu Ruoyin took a deep breath, "Your Highness, you've overthought this. The Emperor and Empress are deeply in love, and there will never be a third person. It's just that my elder sister is currently depressed, and I need to stay in the palace to accompany her. Once she feels better in a month or two, I will leave the palace, alright?"
Hearing this, Murong Jin's heart sank straight down.
In a month or two, that Third Yan would have long since gotten his way!
He had already explained the pros and cons so clearly, yet she still insisted on staying...
He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, "Fine, fine, Ayin. It was I who was blind back then, hurting you time and again for the Feng woman. So now that you want to punish me in this way, I have nothing to say..."
Listening to him become increasingly unreasonable, Chu Ruoyin was just about to explain when Bihe hurried over, "Second Miss, the people from the Western Frontier have arrived!"
Startled, she stood on her tiptoes and kissed the man's cheek, "Your Highness, I will explain this to you in detail later. Wait for Ayin!" After saying that, she lifted her skirts and hurried away, leaving the Prince of Qin to touch the spot she had kissed, his eyes growing even deeper.
Western Frontier, Mount Mei.
Completely different from what they had imagined, although the bamboo house here was in the style of the Western Frontier, the furnishings and layout inside were identical to those in the capital.
Yun Lang saw their confusion and explained, "Although our mother is a princess of the Western Frontier, just like you, she grew up in the Great Sheng Dynasty since childhood. Therefore, she is more accustomed to the lifestyle there. The Old Madman arranged everything here like this precisely for that reason."
The two of them suddenly understood, exchanging a glance and seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Calling one's own father the Old Madman, this Baixiao Pavilion is truly... unique!
Chu Ruoyan rubbed her temples and asked, "Then when can we go visit Mother?"
Yun Lang glanced out the window, "Wait until tomorrow morning. We'll go over when the Old Madman goes to collect morning dew. Don't say I didn't warn you, he's completely out of his mind. Anyone who dares to approach Mother in front of him is killed in a single strike, without exception."
The two were startled, and Yan Zheng raised an eyebrow.
That meant to ask, what about you?
Yun Lang's eyes darkened, and Qin Yiru cried out, "Young Master Lang isn't fooling you! The Regent truly shows no mercy! Back then, Young Master Lang climbed Mount Mei without knowing the inside story, wanting to beg the Regent to save you. But he accidentally touched the Princess Consort's leg and was struck breathless by the Regent's palm! Even this old man thought he was dead. Thankfully, I had one last life-saving pill, which barely brought him back to life..."
Chu Ruoyan's eyes widened in shock, never expecting things to be like this!
No matter how heartbroken he was, he shouldn't lay a hand on his own child, right?
"Old Madman... is truly fitting!"
Yan Zheng squeezed her hand and asked Qin Yiru, "Has the Regent truly lost his mind, or is his mind normal but he's just overly grief-stricken? Has the old divine doctor checked his pulse?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Yiru waved his hands repeatedly, "This old man still wants to live a few more years. Who would dare provoke that god of death!"
After speaking, he stroked his beard, "However, based on my experience, it's most likely the latter. If he had truly lost his mind, with Young Master Lang fighting him these past few days, he would have been slapped to death long ago!"
Yun Lang glared at him, very much wanting to ask: am I really that useless?
Shadow, however, nodded vigorously, took out a small notebook, and drew a monster with three heads and six arms on it.
Chu Ruoyan couldn't help but smile, while Yan Zheng furrowed his brows and said, "In this world, there is probably no one who is a match for the Regent."
Such terrifying coercion, even when his father was alive, he had never given him this kind of feeling.
Yun Lang crossed his arms and snorted, "Yeah, the Old Madman has become an old monster, and no one can do anything about him! Ugh, let's not talk about him. We finally got to meet, so why bring him up and spoil the mood? Come, Miaomiao, I'll take you to see the child—"
Before he could finish, a sharp glare suddenly shot over.
Yun Lang stiffened, and Chu Ruoyan asked curiously, "See what else?"
Seeing the warning in the emperor's eyes, Yun Lang chuckled awkwardly, "See what else you might need, so I can have someone arrange it for you."
Chu Ruoyan smiled and agreed. Yan Zheng said, "A'Yan, you go first. I have something to ask the old divine doctor."
Chu Ruoyan nodded and left with her brother. Yan Zheng turned back, "Old sir, how are the children?"
Qin Yiru had expected him to ask this. He twisted a mechanism and led him through a long tunnel, finally arriving at a wooden cabin.
Inside the room were two box-like objects, but they were actually transparent, allowing one to see inside at a glance.
Qin Yiru pointed, "There, Da Niu and Er Niu are both inside."
Yan Zheng nodded, but paused after taking just two steps, "Da Niu and Er Niu?"