Murong Yan looked at Jiang Mu, his face was already burning hot, and he knew that he would soon lose control of himself.
He didn't expect that Jiang Mu would actually suggest going to find Huanruo instead of taking him back to the room. After all, he was in Mingyue Residence now. If Jiang Mu wanted to, she could definitely keep him. In his current state, he couldn't leave alone.
Could it be that she really wasn't the one who gave him the drug?
Murong Yan stared at Jiang Mu, trying to see through her thoughts, but he could only see worry on her face.
If it wasn't Jiang Mu, then who would it be?
Murong Yan couldn't think of who would put drugs in the snacks for a moment. The heat in his body had reached an unbearable level.
He tried to suppress it with his inner strength for a while, but it backfired and it became even more uncontrollable after the suppression.
Seeing that he believed it, Jiang Mu shouted again: "What are you still standing there for? Can't you see that the prince is dying? Go to Qiuya Pavilion and invite Huanruo over."
Murong Yan felt that it was inappropriate and wanted to stop it, but if he didn't invite Huan Ruo at this time, how would he detoxify the medicine? He couldn't just find any woman.
If Huanruo knew about this, she would also be sad.
When Murong Yan was struggling, Jiang Mu said to him, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, go to the guest room next door and wait. I will ask someone to invite Huanruo over right away."
"Hurry, you two help the prince to the side room." Jiang Mu pointed at Xia He and Qiu Ju.
After Murong Yan was helped away, Jiang Mu called Dongmei who was about to invite Huanruo.
"Wait a minute..."
Dongmei: "Madam, do you have any other instructions?"
"When you get to Qiuya Pavilion later, don't say that the prince was drugged. In short, don't say anything about what happened just now. Just say that it's urgent and the prince is in trouble and needs Miss Huanruo to come over."
Dongmei said hesitantly: "What if she doesn't want to come? If this servant doesn't say anything, I'm afraid she won't believe it. After all, we asked her to come to our Mingyue Residence."
Jiang Mu smiled and shook her head, saying, "She will come."
Judging from the original owner's experience, Huanruo is a scheming and smart person. Otherwise, how could she, the wife of a criminal, become the mistress of the palace by stepping on the original owner's corpse?
Even with Murong Yan's indulgence and love, if she didn't want anything at all, she wouldn't be able to take that step. She might even not be able to enter the palace.
You know, when the Prime Minister got into trouble and the emperor ordered his arrest, she was divorced the night before, and then she happened to be rescued by Murong Yan. How could it be such a coincidence?
…..
Jiang Mu guessed correctly. Not long after Dongmei left, she invited people over.
"Madam, Miss Huanruo is here."
Jiang Mu looked up and saw a woman in a water-green dress walking in.
She was not very beautiful, but she had a kind of cold and clear temperament, with very light eyebrows and eyes. When she looked at people, although her eyes were indifferent, there was a hint of pride in them. This kind of woman exuded an air of self-righteousness.
Jiang Mu thought to herself, it turns out that this is the type of woman that Murong Yan fell deeply in love with.
At first, Huanruo didn't like him, but she didn't reject him directly. She kept him hanging while interacting with other men. In the end, she chose the most talented and promising son of the prime minister from among several men. Unexpectedly, she chose the wrong person.
I guess she really regrets it.
Jiang Mu looked at Huanruo nonchalantly, her mind racing.
Murong Yan is not only a dog, but also blind and stupid.
A woman like Huanruo can also make him crazy.
Seeing Huanruo still acting so cold in front of her, Jiang Mu felt a little disgusted.
I don't know if she is too shameless or has too good of an opinion of herself.
Not to mention that her background is ordinary, she is just the daughter of a small Minister of Rites. Just looking at her current situation, she is not worthy of being arrogant in front of Jiang Mu.
Thinking back to the past, the prime minister's son was also a man of extraordinary talent in the capital. If Huanruo had not chosen Murong Yan but the prime minister's son, now that the prime minister's family was in trouble, she would have clung to Murong Yan like a vine.
She got married and was divorced, leaving her with nowhere to go and living in the palace. She had nothing. She was of low status and had to rely on Murong Yan to continue her extravagant aristocratic life.
Otherwise she would have been sold into slavery long ago.
Even if Huanruo were to become Murong Yan's concubine tomorrow, she would still be just a concubine.
In the palace, a concubine is also a slave to Jiang Mu.
But when she saw Jiang Mu, she just knelt down perfunctorily.
Thinking of what was going to happen later, Jiang Mu held back his temper and said calmly, "Take her in, the prince is still waiting."
Huanruo didn't know what had happened. She thought that after she arrived, Jiang Mu would tell her the situation, but she didn't expect Jiang Mu's attitude to be so indifferent. She didn't say anything and just let her go to see the prince.
What happened to Murong Yan?
The maid who came to report the news just now spoke so anxiously. Although she had doubts, she thought that Murong Yan was in charge of the palace, so Jiang Mu didn't dare to do anything to her. What's more, as soon as Murong Yan came back, she got the news and knew that Murong Yan had indeed gone to Mingyue Residence, so she was not afraid that Jiang Mu would trick her and do something to her.
If Jiang Mu dares, she must be prepared to bear the consequences of Murong Yan's anger.
Huanruo thought she had thought of everything, so she came over without fear.
But Jiang Mu's attitude left her confused.
Huanruo said in a humble tone: "Where is the prince? What happened to him?"
Jiang Mu glanced at her, her contempt clearly revealed in his eyes.
"Bring her in."
Huan Ruo felt extremely uncomfortable when she saw Jiang Mu's eyes, as if a thorn had pierced the darkest part of her heart.
Her pride was immediately trampled under Jiang Mu's feet. In Jiang Mu's eyes, she seemed like a person so lowly that she was not worth even a glance from him.
This is something Huanruo absolutely cannot stand.
But no one answered her. Dongmei and Chuntao followed Jiang Mu's instructions and pulled Huanruo to the side room.
"What are you doing?" Huan Ruo asked angrily.
Huanruo only brought a maid with her when she came, and she was now controlled by the other two people.
No one answered her.
She glanced at Xia He, but Xia He naturally pretended not to see it in front of so many people.
But Xia He thought, it was not a bad thing, Huanruo was going to marry the prince tomorrow anyway, and the prince had been drugged, and she was just making the antidote for him. When she sent the prince in just now, she was still thinking that Jiang Mu had a problem with his brain, and she missed such a good opportunity to call Huanruo.
However, Xia He guessed that Jiang Mu was afraid that the prince would get furious after he had the antidote and would take his anger out on her.
If she were to say, she might as well just get the thing done with the prince, and maybe she could get pregnant.
But Jiang Mu was stupid, and there was nothing she could do about it, since she had already joined Huan Ruo anyway.
In this palace, you can only live a good life if you have the prince's favor.
The prince's attitude towards Huanruo and Jiang Mu is so different that even a fool can see it.
There will be no good days following Jiang Mu.
…..
Huanruo was really panicked. She thought Jiang Mu was really so bold as to lynch her.
But she was a weak woman, being held by two maids who were stronger than her. Even though she resisted, she was quickly taken to the side room.
"Where is the prince? Where is the prince? You can't do this to me."
Huanruo struggled and shouted.
Dongmei said unhappily, "The prince is inside, stop shouting and go in."
"You're lucky." Chuntao didn't understand why Jiang Mu let Huanruo come. She glared at Huanruo, opened the door, pushed Huanruo in hard, and then locked the door as Jiang Mu instructed.
Chuntao and Dongmei stood at the door and listened to the noise inside for a while, then looked at each other with somewhat awkward expressions, and they both saw what the other was thinking.
"What do you think Madam wants to do?"
"I don't know either."
The two walked out and saw Jiang Mu sitting in the living room drinking tea. She didn't seem to care about what happened in the side room at all. Instead, she looked very happy.
"Madam, why aren't you in a hurry at all?" Chuntao was really anxious.
Jiang Mu: "Why are you in such a hurry? Did you lock the door just now?"
Chun Tao pouted, "It's locked, she didn't want to go in, she must be so happy now."
Jiang Mu chuckled.
This Chuntao is really a fool, but judging from the expressions of her maids, the others are not very smart either.
Why is there no smart person around the original owner? No wonder she is in such a miserable state. Not only is she not smart, but she doesn't even have anyone who can help him find a solution. All the ideas she comes up with are bad.
"Happy? Not necessarily." Jiang Mu smiled faintly.
A woman like Huanruo, who has lofty ambitions, only wants to be held in the hands of others instead of being treated as an antidote or a tool for sexual gratification. People like her only love themselves the most, and she would not think that she has saved Murong Yan.
She would definitely resent Murong Yan afterwards. Even if Murong Yan felt guilty towards her for this matter, Huan Ruo had already fallen from the altar in his heart.
How long can Bai Yueguang's halo last?
The others didn't understand, nor did they know Jiang Mu's intention, but Jiang Mu didn't intend to explain. Instead, she said lazily, "Isn't it time for dinner? I'm a little hungry. Let the kitchen make a few more dishes today."
The maids looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering how the Madam could still eat at this hour.
Not only can you eat, but you can also eat a few more dishes.
What happened to Madam? Could it be that she became like this because she was so shocked by the prince's plan to take a concubine?
…..
At this moment in the side room, Huan Ruo looked at Murong Yan with a face full of shock and panic.
Originally, in Murong Yan's heart, she was like a fairy in heaven, who could be admired from afar but not touched. Murong Yan cherished her and respected her very much.
She also enjoys the feeling of being valued and cherished.
Can fully satisfy her vanity.
But now, Murong Yan, who has been drugged, cannot be gentle even if he remains rational. After dragging on for such a long time, the drug has fully taken effect and he is now a madman with only desire in his mind.
He used his remaining consciousness to wait for Huanruo, then heaved a sigh of relief and hugged Huanruo.
Huan Ruo tried to push him away in panic and shouted Murong Yan's name loudly, trying to wake him up.
But Murong Yan seemed not to hear her. He pressed her under him and untied her skirt.
You know, that medicine is not an ordinary medicine. The two of them will not stop until tomorrow morning.
…..
No matter what others thought, Jiang Mu enjoyed her meal very much that night.
She was worried that the dishes prepared by ancient chefs might not be to her taste, but she didn't expect them to be so delicious.
The whole table was filled with delicious dishes, each dish was carefully prepared and made with the best ingredients. The food at that time was all original, and the vegetables and meat tasted sweeter than those in later generations.
Jiang Mu ate one more bowl of rice, and the maids were quite happy. Recently the original owner had a poor appetite and had lost a lot of weight. Everyone saw it and was worried, but there was nothing they could do to persuade her.
They didn't expect that after being hit, they could eat more.
Although the maids couldn't figure it out, they still secretly took note of the dishes that Jiang Mu picked up the most and asked the kitchen to make more of them in the future.
After dinner, Jiang Mu took Chuntao to the garden for a walk and to appreciate the flowers.
Chun Tao asked: "Madam, several hours have passed, why are you not worried about the prince at all?"
Jiang Mu said: "Why worry? He is living happily now."
Chun Tao: "…"
After a while, Chuntao couldn't help asking again, "Madam, did you give him the medicine?"
Although the prince was poisoned by the medicine she gave to Jiang Mu, she was frightened by Jiang Mu's confident attitude in front of the prince.
She wasn't sure if it was Jiang Mu who did it.
Jiang Mu smiled when she heard this, "What do you think?"
Chun Tao: "I don't know."
Jiang Mu stretched out her finger and tapped Chun Tao's forehead: "Then just pretend you don't know. Anyway, no one is allowed to tell anyone about the medicine."
Chuntao nodded, "Yeah."
"Okay, let's go over there again."
Jiang Mu was tired from strolling around, so she sat in the pavilion by the pond and fed the fish for a while. When she saw that it was getting late, she went home.
When she returned to Mingyue Residence, Qiuju immediately came to greet her and whispered, "Madam, I heard no sound in the side room. Is it over? Do you want to send someone to send them away?"
Jiang Mu: "No need, just take the lock off the door and send someone to watch at the door."
…..
The next morning, Jiang Mu was woken up by Chuntao.
She slept soundly. The room was filled with soothing incense. The original owner had insomnia before, so her grandfather wanted incense to be burned. But Jiang Mu did not have that problem. She slept soundly with the incense on her face and did not get up in the morning.
If it wasn't so late, the maids wouldn't have called her. It was rare for the master to sleep so well these days.
"Madam, wake up, it's getting late, you should get up."
Jiang Mu slowly opened her eyes and thought about it. Her memory was confused for a moment, but fortunately she woke up quickly and was helped by Chuntao to sit up.
Jiang Mu: "What time is it now?"
Chun Tao: "It's almost Si hour (9 to 11 a.m.)."
Jiang Mu: "How is the prince doing?"
Chun Tao helped Jiang Mu put on her shoes while saying, "He hasn't come out yet."
Jiang Mu stood up, walked to the dressing mirror and sat down.
Xia He asked: "Madam, the prince hasn't come out yet, can we still hold the concubine ceremony today?"
Jiang Mu looked at her and said with a smile, "Why not? Go wake up the prince, and then ask someone to call the people from Qiuya Pavilion to take Miss Huanruo back. Get ready, and don't miss the auspicious time."
Xia He was stunned and muttered to herself, what does the princess mean by this?
Let Qiuya Pavilion's people come to pick them up?
That was to let the entire palace know that Huanruo stayed overnight at Mingyueju.
Then what happened yesterday will spread.
"Why are you not answering?! I'll go call someone right now and tell Qiuya Pavilion to notify them." Dongmei also reacted and she immediately took over. This was the kind of thing she was most happy to do.
Finally, she got the chance to embarrass the people in Qiuya Pavilion. Don't think that the head of the palace is their master and has the final say.
Jiang Mu nodded, "Go quickly and come back soon. When the people from Qiu Ya Pavilion come, you will personally send them out."
Dongmei said excitedly: "Okay, I know."
Xia He thought about it and suddenly said, "I'll go too."
Jiang Mu called her, "Stop."
Xia He was startled and looked back nervously.
"I... I just want to go and take a look."
Jiang Mu said with a smile: "You stay, Dongmei can go alone, you come and help me comb my hair, and help me pick out some clothes later."
Xia He looked at Jiang Mu and it didn't seem like she had discovered anything, so she put her worries aside and said, "Okay."
…..
After a while, Dongmei brought people from Qiuyage to pick them up.
The commotion outside was quite loud. Jiang Mu could even hear Huan Ruo's screams in the house. Murong Yan also shouted at them. But the more this happened, the bigger the commotion became. It was estimated that by tomorrow, the news would spread throughout the palace.
By then, if there are a few more people who don't keep their mouths shut, the news will get out.
Jiang Mu smiled faintly, stood up and walked out, just in time to see Murong Yan holding Huan Ruo, because Huan Ruo refused to go out.
It's a long way from here to Qiuya Pavilion. If she goes back like this, she will lose face.
"My Lord, why are you still here?"
Jiang Mu pretended to be surprised and walked over.
Murong Yan saw Jiang Mu walking out in fancy dress and frowned, "What are you doing?"
Jiang Mu turned around in front of Murong Yan and asked, "Does it look good?"
Murong Yan's expression changed slightly, of course it was good-looking, but he said coldly: "I asked you why you dressed like this?
Jiang Mu was wearing red, which made her skin look delicate and rosy, and her whole body exuded an alluring glow.
"Your Highness, have you forgotten? Today is the auspicious day for you to take a concubine. Of course I have to dress formally. I haven't congratulated you yet. But, Your Highness, it's getting late. You and Sister Huanruo should also get ready. Don't miss the auspicious time."
Jiang Mu spoke very sincerely. Not only Murong Yan, but even Huan Ruo looked at Jiang Mu in disbelief.
Jiang Mu's eyes fell on Huanruo and he said gently, "What's wrong? Can't Sister Huanruo walk? Someone come quickly, get a sedan chair and carry Sister Huanruo back."
"I don't want to ride in a sedan." Huanruo's voice was hoarse and sounded a bit unpleasant.
Jiang Mu exclaimed, "Sister Huanruo, your voice?"
After she finished speaking, she seemed to have thought of something and looked at Murong Yan, "My Lord, why don't you be a little gentler to Sister Huanruo? You made her like this."
Murong Yan: "…"
Huanruo felt people staring at her from all directions at this moment, and she was so ashamed that she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
"It's okay. I'll ask someone to stew something to soothe your throat and it will be fine in a few days." Jiang Mu said with concern.
Murong Yan felt overwhelmed when he saw Jiang Mu's caring look. He still hadn't figured out what happened yesterday, and today was another mess. Especially Huanruo's attitude towards him was very strange.
After a stalemate, Huanruo was sent back to Qiuya Pavilion.
After returning home, she got very angry and smashed everything in the house.
She had lost all her face today. Now everyone in the mansion knew that she slept with Murong Yan at Jiang Mu's place before she married Murong Yan.
No matter what the truth of the matter is, she will be talked about to death. She already had a bad reputation, and now she has become a shameless woman in the eyes of everyone.
All the things that Huanruo smashed were given to her by Murong Yan, but she didn't feel sorry about it. Only the servants in the house felt very sorry about it, because these were all treasures that could be exchanged for a lot of silver.
But Huanruo is angry now, so they can only persuade her slowly.
"Miss, someone from Mingyueju is here to urge us to hurry up, saying that the auspicious time is approaching."
Huan Ruo frowned and sneered, "I'm not in a hurry, but she is."
What exactly is wrong with this Jiang Mu? She felt something was wrong yesterday.
She took note of the fact that she had harmed her like this.
…..
Half an hour later, the ceremony of taking a concubine began on time.
A concubine's wedding dress cannot be bright red, only pink. Even if she is Murong Yanna's concubine, she must follow the ancestral teachings, otherwise it would be considered a violation of etiquette.
Huanruo, wearing pink clothes and holding a cup of tea, walked towards Jiang Mu.
She had to offer tea to the principal wife and get her approval before she could officially become Murong Yan's concubine.
That's why Murong Yan went to Mingyueju yesterday because he was afraid that Jiang Mu would make things difficult for Huanruo.
Now, when Huanruo was holding the tea and tremblingly walking towards Jiang Mu, those who didn't understand might have thought that she was afraid and nervous. In fact, it was because her whole body was about to fall apart. She had no strength at all and even had difficulty walking.
As soon as Huanruo knelt down, Jiang Mu stood up and took the tea from her hand, saying considerately: "Hey, sister, please get up quickly. You worked so hard to serve the prince yesterday. I see that you can hardly walk steadily. Please stop kneeling. It makes people feel so sad."
Huan Ruo: "…"
She stared at Jiang Mu with eyes as if she wanted to eat him.
Murong Yan's face also became hot. Is Jiang Mu crazy? How dare she say anything?
Jiang Mu's words completely exposed the fact that Huan Ruo and Murong Yan had slept together last night. Although it was true, it had a huge impact on Huan Ruo's reputation.
After drinking the concubine's tea, Jiang Mu had nothing to do. She was thinking about lunch, so she smiled and "cared" for Murong Yan for a few words, then returned to Mingyueju.
Murong Yan helped Huan Ruo back to Qiuya Pavilion.
The atmosphere between the two of them was a little subtle and awkward. No one spoke for a while, and it was Murong Yan who spoke first.
They were all thinking about what happened last night. Huan Ruo felt uncomfortable and didn't look good to Murong Yan at all.
In the past, if Huan had paid a little more attention to her methods and approaches, even if she was cold, she could have made Murong Yan fall in love with her. But today was different.
Huanruo was immersed in her own shame and anger and did not notice that Murong Yan was also in a bad mood.
Huan Ruo became angrier and angrier as she thought about it, and she asked Murong Yan who he really thought of her and why he had to send someone to invite her over in the situation yesterday.
Murong Yan felt unhappy after hearing this.
What would he do if he didn't invite her over? Would he fight until he exploded and died, or would he find another woman to solve the problem?
Isn't it the best choice to find her?
Although it was Jiang Mu who proposed it, Murong Yan also felt that there was nothing wrong with it.
However, if Huan didn't think so, she would feel that she had lost face and made a fool of herself. Moreover, Jiang Mu had brought up that matter again and again today, which was really too much.
"Why did she say that? Didn't you say that if I married you, you would protect me and cherish me, but now, you are watching me being bullied?"
Huan Ruo looked at Murong Yan sadly.
"I didn't mean that." Murong Yan explained.
Huan Ruo sighed softly, "Do you think that since I have given myself to you, you will..."
"How is it possible? How can you think like that? Don't you know how I feel about you?"