Chapter 411 Escape
That night, little Mu Qing had already fallen asleep, and the courtyard was silent.
Taoist Master Yiqing looked at Jiang Yao and smiled with relief: "I found you."
But Jiang Yao burst into tears.
Back then, he abandoned her without hesitation and went back to the mountains, but when she was at her lowest point, he went to great lengths to come back to her.
When seeing Jiang Yao's tears, Taoist Yiqing realized that his thoughts about Jiang Yao had become an obsession, and in Jiang Yao's tears, he became a demon in his heart.
He felt sorry for her miserable life and her inner demons were broken. It was at Jiang Yao's invitation that they finally got together and had a good thing happen.
Talking about the old things, Taoist Yiqing felt extremely ashamed. After that incident, he felt that he had failed his master's teachings and Jiang Yao. When he learned that his master had summoned him, he helped Jiang Yao deal with the prince's pursuers and fled back to the mountain.
Everyone ate the melon with gusto.
The Duke clearly listened attentively, but he complained in his room, "Women are troublesome. What's the point of talking about these trivial family matters?"
Jiang Yao retorted, "I don't know who was eavesdropping, and how dare they say that about me, your aunt?"
"You little girl, do you know how to speak?" Duke Xuanyuan scolded. "You've openly spoken about these things, and you're not allowing anyone to listen?"
Jiang Yao sneered, "Can't you just poke your own ears out?"
At this moment, the sound of fireworks was suddenly heard.
Taoist Master Yiqing ignored his chaotic mood. He quickly walked to the window and looked into the distance, saying with relief, "The blue fireworks are Yin Li's unique skill. It seems they have escaped danger and are heading towards us!"
After hearing this, Mu Qing and the others all felt relieved. Whether or not they could kill their enemy was secondary. The most important thing at the moment was that they could not lose any more relatives.
Jiang Yao persisted, "After all this, are you still unwilling to call me Madam?"
Taoist Master Yiqing said hurriedly: "Isn't this disrespectful to you? After all, we are not married yet."
Jiang Yao rolled her eyes. "When you bullied me back then, why didn't you realize you were being disrespectful? Come, let's go over the past."
Taoist Master Yiqing was afraid that she would reveal some details, so he quickly called out, "Madam!"
Jiang Yao raised the corners of her lips, and tenderness flashed in her eyes: "Husband."
The two looked at each other with affection.
The Duke said in a very depressing tone, "Now that the family is finally reunited, go back and rest quickly, and let His Majesty rest in peace. You guys are making so much noise."
Jiang Yao scoffed, "Who knows what evil intentions you have? If he hadn't killed Prime Minister Lu back then, how would the Crown Prince have had this opportunity?"
The Duke heard what she meant and realized she still wanted revenge. His expression darkened. "Aunt Lu, I advise you to quit while you're ahead! What happened back then was clearly caused by Liu Se's own actions."
Taoist Master Yiqing was completely confused and it took him a long time to figure out the situation.
He was still obsessed with revenge for Jiang Yao, so he naturally lashed out at the Duke without hesitation: "All these years have passed, and yet your good Majesty has never truly recognized the true nature of his own son. If it weren't for the Lu family's revenge, he would have waited until he was poisoned to death by the Crown Prince before he learned the truth! He's either stupid or evil, what's there to argue with?"
Hu Xiner only knew that the Taoist priest was skilled in martial arts, but she didn't expect that his eloquence was also so formidable. Combined with Jiang Yao's sharp tongue, they were indeed a perfect match.
But even though it was satisfying to hear him criticize others, I couldn't feel happy when I was one of the targets of his criticism.
She felt extremely depressed.
Obviously she is not Hu Xiner, but she is forced to bear all the complicated human relationships from the original owner. How she wants to say that she is not the original owner at all, and that she is a soul from the modern times, so she has nothing to do with these emperors and princesses!
But if she said these words, she would lose her foothold in this world and everyone would regard her as a monster.
"Perhaps, this is the price I must pay for coming into this world." She took a deep breath. Everyone was lost in their own thoughts and didn't pay attention to her actions.
Because the Duke and the others had deliberately avoided the sensitive topic of Hu Xin'er when they were talking, Taoist Yiqing did not know Hu Xin'er's true identity, and his words were merciless.
Mu Qing also felt that the topic they were talking about was a bit inappropriate and was afraid that it would hurt Hu Xiner, so he thought about it in his mind and opened his mouth to speak.
Hu Xiner lowered her head silently at this time. She felt that her identity was extremely embarrassing, so she prepared to leave.
But just as she was about to walk out, her hand was grabbed by Mu Qing.
Mu Qing's mood was also extremely complicated at the moment, and he almost instinctively grabbed Hu Xiner.
He whispered, "Where are you going?"
Hu Xiner looked into his eyes. In the past, those eyes were filled with doting when they looked at her, but now, due to the reality, they were forced to be overshadowed.
He was trying his best to restrain himself, fearing to hurt her, but that shadow was there, shocking.
She opened her mouth and wanted to speak, but tears fell before she could speak.
"I'm going out for a walk." Hu Xiner tried her best to make her voice calm. She didn't want to embarrass herself too much.
Seeing her crying, Mu Qing felt a pang of sadness in his heart. He wiped Hu Xin'er's tears and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Hu Xiner wanted to say that she didn't mean to cry. Maybe the candlelight in the hall was too bright and stung her eyes, so the tears fell so easily.
But my throat seemed to be blocked by something, and as soon as I opened my mouth, tears fell like beads from a broken string.
She didn't know what to say, so she could only shed tears uncontrollably, not even daring to cry too loudly for fear of being discovered.
"What are you doing, Hu Xin'er?" she asked herself. "It's the Lu family that's suffered so much tragedy, not you. Why are you crying? Why are you being so hypocritical?"
Jiang Yao realized something was wrong when she saw this. She pulled Taoist Yiqing's sleeve and whispered a few words.
Mu Qing guessed why Hu Xin'er was crying, and holding her face, he asked gently, "Are you tired? It's okay, Xin'er, you didn't do anything wrong."
Hu Xin'er looked into his eyes through her tears, and after a long while she spoke, "You don't have to force yourself to comfort me. I can see that you can't face me right now. After all, I'm the daughter of your father's murderer, and I was indirectly responsible for Lu Yunjue's death..."
When she finished speaking, her voice was already trembling: "I'm sorry..."
Mu Qing was stunned.
Hu Xin'er was being stared at by everyone and felt that she had no place to stay, so she wiped her tears and ran away.
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