Chapter 35
Under the moonlight, Mu Qinhan, dressed in a black close-fitting outfit, slowly emerged from behind her.
The clothes he was wearing were tailored to fit him perfectly, outlining his broad shoulders and narrow waist. Mu Yulu had lived two lives, and tonight was the first time she had ever seen Mu Qinhan dressed in night clothes.
The clothes he wore that night, made of some unknown material, gleamed coldly in the moonlight, clinging to his muscular body, looking well-fitting yet not too tight.
In this way, every muscle line on Mu Qinhan's body was clearly visible. His shoulder line was straight as a blade, and the muscles on his back showed a powerful curve under the outline of the tight clothes. The belt cinched his slender waist, and below were his long and powerful legs.
What an absolute beauty!
Mu Yulu stared in disbelief, unable to resist swallowing hard.
Mu Qinhan leaned forward, taking in Mu Yulu's reaction. His unfathomable eyes, beneath his sword-like brows, were now looking at her with a half-smile.
His voice carried a hint of mockery: "You clearly like me a lot, so why do you always avoid me?"
Mu Yulu was stunned for a moment, then realized that her gaze had indeed been too direct when she looked at him. No wonder Mu Qinhan was so narcissistic.
She took a light breath, then looked away: "Your Highness has a great physique; any woman would enjoy looking at it."
She continued defiantly, "But liking to look at you doesn't mean I like you. It's possible I just like your body."
In fact, she knew very well that saying such things in front of Mu Qinhan was tantamount to courting death. After all, he despised frivolous and dissolute people the most, and what's more, the person she was insulting with her words was himself.
The reason Mu Qinhan hated her so much in his previous life was because the methods she used to marry him were too despicable.
Not long after the Third Prince's birthday banquet, Mu Qinhan fell seriously ill. Even the imperial physicians in the palace were helpless. So the court issued an edict to the whole country, searching for famous doctors to come to the Prince's mansion to treat the illness. Whoever could cure Prince Mu's illness would not only be promoted and ennobled, but would also be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold.
Suddenly, many itinerant doctors appeared in the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, all claiming they could cure the prince's illness. However, after their treatment, Mu Qinhan's symptoms not only did not improve, but worsened. As a result, these people were beaten half to death and thrown out of the palace.
As a result, people without real skills would no longer dare to step into the Mu Prince's mansion. Before long, the endless stream of people in front of the mansion disappeared, and Mu Qinhan's illness became more and more serious day by day.
Later, Mu Yugang hired a famous doctor from somewhere at a high price, claiming that the doctor had inherited some medical secrets and that there was no disease in the world that he could not cure.
Mu Yugang gave him a lot of silver and hurriedly sent him to the Mu Prince's Mansion.
The doctor was indeed quite skilled. After a few days of treatment, Mu Qinhan's symptoms immediately lessened, and a few days later, he was even able to walk again.
Seeing that the prince's illness was gradually improving, the famous doctor no longer needed to stay at the Prince Mu's residence every day. He only needed to go to the residence every two or three days to take Mu Qinhan's pulse.
It was at this time that Mu Yulu and her father set their sights on Mu Qinhan.
Looking back now, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they took advantage of someone in distress.
The next day, while the famous doctor was taking Mu Qinhan's pulse again at the Prince's mansion, Mu Yulu disguised herself as the doctor's apprentice and followed him into the Prince's mansion.
Then there's something that Mu Yulu recalls today that she feels extremely ashamed of.
She undressed, climbed into bed, and lay down beside Mu Qinhan, who was still drowsy after taking his medicine. When the servants found her, she was sleeping even more soundly than the seriously ill Mu Qinhan.
Mu Qinhan was naturally furious, but the Mu family was, after all, his savior. He couldn't just turn around and take his savior's life after curing his illness.
As a result, Prince Mu, who had never suffered a defeat on the battlefield, had to swallow this bitter pill for the first time.
Three days later, he welcomed Mu Yulu into his mansion, but made it clear that Mu Yulu could only become his concubine and should not have any other desires.
For Mu Yulu at that time, this was already a very good result. But things are different now. Mu Yulu now wishes she could go back in time and slap herself a few times to wake herself up.
At that time, Mu Yulu did not know that Mu Qinhan hated frivolous and dissolute people the most. She had violated his greatest taboo. She was lucky that she was not stabbed to death on the spot. At that time, she was still complacent. Little did she know that the nightmare would only begin after she married into the royal family.
Marrying into the royal family through such means, not only did Mu Qinhan despise her, but even the servants of the royal family disliked her. Her residence was arranged in a long-abandoned courtyard in a corner of the royal family, where there wasn't even a maid to sweep or clean.
Even so, she did not feel disappointed. She believed that as long as she could marry into the royal family, Mu Qinhan would be moved by her one day and might even elevate her to the position of concubine, or at the very least, a noble concubine. In that case, she could bring honor to her family.
Her parents probably think highly of her now.
However, her grand dreams were short-lived, as the physician Liu Wenshuang entered the mansion.
Liu Wenshuang said she rushed over after seeing the imperial edict. After examining Mu Qinhan, she concluded that the prince's recent discomfort was due to poisoning, not illness.
The renowned doctors invited by the Mu family seemed to be effective in their treatment, but in reality, they were only treating the symptoms and not the root cause. The remaining toxins in the prince's body had not been cleared, and if this continued, he would inevitably suffer from yin deficiency and his health would deteriorate significantly.
Upon hearing this, Mu Qinhan felt that what the woman said made a lot of sense. No wonder he always felt that his body was not as good as before after he recovered from his illness, and he felt a little out of breath after practicing swordsmanship for half a day.
So he treated Liu Wenshuang as an honored guest and followed her method to cleanse the toxins and regulate his body. After several months, the remaining toxins in Mu Qinhan's body were cleared away, and he became radiant and had more strength to wield his sword than before.
Thus, while being incredibly grateful to Liu Wenshuang, he also fell hopelessly in love with her. Not long after, he brought her into his mansion in a grand sedan chair carried by eight men, making her the rightful Princess Consort of Mu.
As for Mu Yulu, who was jumping around trying to stop the couple from getting married, there's no need to mention her; she's always lived like a clown.
After Liu Wenshuang entered the manor, Mu Yulu became even more insane, saying many sarcastic and mean things and doing some inexplicable things. Now, Mu Yulu no longer wants to recall these ridiculous and embarrassing past events.
In short, one thing she was absolutely certain of was that no one in the world knew better than her what words or actions could thoroughly enrage Mu Qinhan.
She thought to herself, "He will surely kill me today because I spoke so disrespectfully to him."
But the thought of this actually made her feel relieved, not afraid. The anger from two lifetimes burned within her, consuming her reason and stirring up a courage that was not originally hers.
Even if it meant death, she would make Mu Qinhan so disgusted he couldn't eat. Enraged, she steeled herself and opened her mouth to continue mocking Mu Qinhan, but before she could utter a single word, she was already disgusted by him.
He leaned closer, his cool fingertips gently tracing her chin before moving upwards to press his lips against hers.
He swallowed back the words he hadn't said.
Mu Yulu's eyes widened.
What is this person doing?
Is there something wrong with him?
"Your lips are so warm, yet the words you say always make people angry." Mu Qinhan still had a half-smile on his face as he gently stroked Mu Yulu's lips. "Can't you say something I want to hear?"
Mu Yulu's gaze towards him gradually shifted from disbelief to lifelessness.
This prince is definitely mad.
There's no point in arguing with someone who's mentally unstable, so she decided to shut up.
Seeing that she kept her lips tightly shut, as if refusing to communicate, Mu Qinhan smiled and suddenly took a step back, saying to Mu Yulu with interest, "I have some questions for you. If you can answer them honestly, I will consider letting you go."
Mu Yulu hates being threatened the most, especially by that bastard Mu Qinhan.
She glared at Mu Qinhan hatefully: "If you have the guts, then don't let me go. Just let me stand here until I die."
"So much backbone?" Mu Qinhan raised an eyebrow: "But I can't bear to let you die."
He raised his hand and tapped Mu Yulu's acupoint: "If you want me to tell you the truth, why go through all this trouble?"
The moment his fingers touched her acupoint, Mu Yulu felt a tingling sensation all over her body, as if millions of ants were gnawing at her skin and countless flies were crawling in her veins.
Almost immediately, Mu Yulu grimaced and gave in: "I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything."
Mu Qinhan seemed to chuckle. He raised his hand to untie the blood vessel, his eyes filled with amusement as he looked at Mu Yulu: "If you had cooperated earlier, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this?"
Mu Yulu asked weakly, "What do you want to ask me?"
Mu Qinhan, however, was in no hurry to ask. He seemed to be in a very good mood tonight, observing Mu Yulu's predicament with great interest. Then he said slowly, "I have released all your acupoints. You can move now."
As he spoke, he pointed to a chair nearby: "You can sit down and talk here too."
Mu Yulu hissed, glared at him, and limped over to the chair and sat down.
After she was seated, Mu Qinhan slowly asked, "You seem to have known me for a long time?"
Upon hearing this question, Mu Yulu trembled slightly. She quickly lowered her head and pretended to be seriously massaging her legs.
Mu Qinhan didn't give her a chance to make up an excuse. He reached out and lifted her head: "Look at me and answer my question."
"Tonight you only heard me say one sentence, yet you were so certain it was me, but we haven't had much interaction." He persisted, "And when we first met at the First Restaurant Under Heaven, why did you run away as soon as you saw me?"
He was very strong and forced her to look up and meet his gaze. Mu Yulu couldn't dodge him no matter what she did, so she simply yelled angrily, "Because that wasn't our first meeting at all!"
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