Chapter 76: The arranged marriage between a loser and a sickly girl, a perfect match.
After the singing and dancing ended, the Queen Mother glanced at Mu Qi, and then at Mu Qinxin.
"The third Miss of the Mu family, I remember your name is Mu Qinxin, right?" She said with a trace of kindness on her face.
Mu Qinxin immediately came to her senses. She stood up and said respectfully to the Queen Mother, "It is your servant. May the Queen Mother be well and safe."
The Queen Mother nodded, her eyes filled with satisfaction as she said, "You were a master in the arena today, and I haven't had time to reward you yet. Is there anything you would like?"
Mu Qinxin was immediately flattered and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, but I don't ask for anything. Cultivating diligently is my duty."
The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction. "He's a good child." Suddenly, she changed the subject and asked tentatively, "It's just that... today, a powerful spiritual energy fluctuation appeared near the southwest palace, and it almost alarmed several ancestors. Are you aware of this?"
Mu Qinxin's face suddenly changed. She rushed to the palace as soon as she woke up. She knew nothing.
"Your Majesty, I don't know." After saying this, she turned around and gave Mu Lin a cold look.
Mu Lin immediately looked at Mu Xingchen and asked softly, "A fight broke out in the palace. Are you aware of this?"
Mu Xingchen looked puzzled and said, "I don't know anything, second sister."
"So where did you go?"
"I went to the toilet, but I got lost and took a detour. Second sister, you don't suspect that I was the one who started the fight, do you?"
Mu Lin pursed her lips immediately and glanced at Mu Xingchen suspiciously.
"I can't even practice, second sister." Mu Xingchen asked curiously.
Mu Lin shook her head, stopped talking and turned to look at Mu Qinxin in the hall.
At this moment, the hall was quiet.
"Your Highness..." Mu Qi stood up and said respectfully, "Your Highness, I truly do not know about this matter."
The Queen Mother nodded and said solemnly, "Don't be nervous. Eunuch Hong just reported that two people were fighting in the palace, and both of them have reached the Soul Burning Realm."
Suddenly everyone's faces were filled with shock and fear.
"What? Burning Soul Realm? This level of cultivation is too high."
"How is this possible? How could such a person appear in the palace without being known?"
"What the hell is going on?"
"Could it be someone from the outside world?"
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There was a lot of discussion below.
Only Mu Qi and Mu Qinxin's faces turned pale.
Mu Yao sat next to Li Yan. She glanced at Mu Xingchen, and then her eyes darkened.
Mu Xingchen picked up the wine glass, used it to cover the smile on the corner of his mouth, and then drank it all in one gulp.
Today, she just put these people to the test and they couldn't help it. Li Jing gave her a chance to catch these people.
Mu Qi, regardless of the cost, married Wen He Luo Shang, who was being pursued by the imperial court, in order to obtain the bloodline of a large clan, but his goal was not achieved. Since his goal was not achieved, in order to prevent Mu Qing's identity from being exposed and being punished by the royal family, it was natural that the Mu family wanted to kill Mu Qing.
But the key point is that although Wen He Sheshang is dead, her brother Wen He Batian is still alive, and his cultivation is superb. He can destroy the entire Mu family by himself.
The reason these people didn't dare to openly kill Mu Qing was because they were afraid of Wen He Batian. The Mu family wanted to marry her to Xiao Su, but in the final analysis, they just wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Originally, she had no suspicion of Mu Qin's heart today, if she had not revealed her purpose on the stage today.
Mu Xingchen drank another glass of wine calmly. A faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, but the smile was not reflected in her eyes.
Mu Qing has never met her uncle, but she has never met him before. However, they should meet soon.
The Queen Mother spoke again in a cold voice, "I have already instructed Eunuch Hong to investigate this matter. Everyone, please be patient."
Suddenly the hall fell silent again.
"This... Queen Mother, it is still unknown whether those two are enemies or friends." A minister said fearfully.
Another minister said, "Yes, if they were enemies, they could easily sneak into the palace and openly fight. Isn't this a provocation? Doesn't this mean that the ancestors should take action?"
The Queen Mother nodded. She looked at the Emperor and said in a deep voice, "What does the Emperor think about this?"
The emperor glanced at Mu Qinxin and said in a deep voice, "I have already asked Yan'er to lead the Xuan Department to investigate. There is no need to trouble the ancestors with this matter."
The Queen Mother nodded and said, "If that's the case, let's leave it at that for now." She then looked at Mu Qinxin and said, "I just said I wanted to reward you, but do you think of anything you need?"
Mu Qinxin immediately curled her lips. She looked at Mu Xingchen and said, "Your Majesty the Queen Mother, I would like to ask for a favor for my elder sister."
The snack in Mu Xingchen's hand paused in mid-air for a second.
Mu Qinxin continued, "Eldest sister was first rejected by Prince Yan, and then she asked the Queen to grant her favor to the General to break off the engagement. Now I want to ask the Queen Mother to make the decision and grant her another marriage."
Everyone immediately looked at Mu Xingchen.
"Oh? I've also heard about the marriage between the eldest daughter of the Mu family and General Xiao. Why did you call it off?" After saying that, the Queen Mother turned around and looked at the Queen.
The Queen said with an unpleasant expression, "Mother, Mu Qing said she doesn't like General Xiao, so she asked me to help her."
The Queen Mother immediately slammed the table and said, "Nonsense!" Her sharp eyes shot straight at Mu Xingchen.
Mu Xingchen held the last half of the dessert in his mouth and chewed it as if nothing was happening.
Mu Qi immediately held his forehead with a bit of embarrassment, and the next second he said angrily: "Rebellious girl! Still eating!"
Mu Xingchen patted the crumbs in his hands, then smiled and said, "Father, I'm sorry, I'm really hungry."
Before Mu Qi could get angry again, Xiao Su chuckled softly in the hall: "Heh."
Everyone looked straight at Xiao Su, only to see a hint of sarcasm on his face, yet he was pouring wine calmly.
After pouring the wine, he raised his head and looked at Mu Xingchen, and said frivolously: "Miss Mu doesn't like me, but I like Miss Mu very much. It's a pity that God is not on my side." He emphasized the word "God" especially.
This "God of Heaven" naturally refers to the Queen.
After saying that, he drank the wine in the glass.
The Queen Mother suddenly became stagnant and asked Mu Xingchen, "Mu Qing, I want to ask you, why don't you like General Xiao?"
Mu Xingchen wiped the corner of his mouth, then said loudly in the hall: "Your Highness Prince Yan is still handsome. General Xiao is not as handsome as Your Highness Prince Yan."
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent.
The queen's face turned white and then red, red and then green, and green and then yellow.
Li Yan also looked as if he had eaten a fly at this moment, his face looking extremely ugly.
They had originally intended to win over Xiao Su, but now they had completely offended him.
"How outrageous!" The Queen Mother cried out in anger, "Mu Qing, you are simply..."
Mu Xingchen looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong, Queen Mother? I'm telling the truth, don't you think so?"
Xiao Su suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahahahahahaha, this general doesn't think so."
He drank another glass of wine calmly, then stared into Mu Xingchen's eyes and said, "Miss Mu's eyesight is not good. You have lost me, the general. There will be no chance to regret it in the future."
Mu Xingchen picked up the wine glass and toasted him cheerfully, "General, you are so generous!" After that, she drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.
Suddenly, the hall fell silent, and everyone looked at this strange scene.
Mu Qi's face flushed red with anger. He pointed at Mu Xingchen and angrily shouted, "Rebellious girl!!!"
Mu Xingchen immediately shrank his head in fear: "Father, I know it was me who ruined your plan..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by a scolding from the Queen.
"Shut up!" The Queen glared at Mu Xingchen fiercely, "It's not your turn to speak nonsense in the palace!"
Mu Xingchen was so frightened that he covered his mouth with both hands.
The Queen took a deep breath, then gave the Queen Mother a forced smile and said, "Mother, since the marriage has been called off, why not accept Miss Mu San's offer and choose a new marriage for Mu Qing?"
The Queen Mother's eyes darkened and she sighed after a long time.
"Well, in that case, I will arrange a new marriage for you." After saying this, she looked at the Queen and asked, "Who does the Queen think of as a candidate?"
The queen looked at the ministers below, and her eyes suddenly fixed on the prince who was silent below.
She smiled and said, "Mother, since Miss Mu doesn't like Yan'er and doesn't like General Xiao, then only the prince can match her."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's pupils widened.
Everyone in the court knew that the prince could only live to the age of 25, and whoever married him would be a widow.
Mu Xingchen was so angry that she laughed. She held the wine glass tightly and refilled it for herself.
Whose stage is this well built? If she still can't figure out who's behind this, she's a complete fool.
Mu Xingchen rubbed the wine glass in his hand, with a stiff smile on his lips, and looked at Li Jing reluctantly.
At this moment, a hint of ridicule appeared in the eyes of everyone in the hall.
Trash and sickly person, a perfect match.
Li Jing stood up with some difficulty at this moment. He walked slowly to the center of the hall, panting and pale, and then pleaded with the Queen Mother: "Grandmother, I am afraid that my health has delayed Miss Mu's return."
The Queen Mother immediately waved her hand and said kindly, "Well, it's true that only after getting married can one's health improve." She then looked at the Emperor and asked, "What does the Emperor mean?"
The emperor said calmly, "It's up to the Queen Mother to decide."
The ministers immediately shook their heads. How could the emperor care about a prince who could not live beyond the age of 25?
The Queen Mother nodded, then turned to the Crown Prince and said, "Since that's the case, I will grant you two a marriage. Now that you've returned, don't rush to leave. Wait until the marriage is complete before taking the Crown Princess with you."
"Grandmother!" The prince wanted to say something but was interrupted by the Queen Mother.
"Okay!" She waved her hand to signal him to go down.
Li Jing turned around and looked at Mu Xingchen, then coughed a few times and sat back helplessly.
Mu Xingchen always had a smile on her face. She kept pretending.
She thinks she is not the best actor, but he is.
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After the banquet, the Mu family’s carriage drove towards the Mu Mansion.
Mu Qinxin looked at the drunk Mu Xingchen calmly, then asked, "Big sister, you shouldn't drink so much at the banquet, otherwise His Majesty and the Queen Mother will think that you are dissatisfied with this marriage."
Mu Xingchen rubbed his temples, yawned, and then opened his eyes lazily.
"I am indeed dissatisfied." A smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she stepped forward and said to Mu Qinxin: "Third sister, you must know that there is retribution in this world, it's just that the time has not come yet."
Mu Qinxin's mouth froze, "I don't understand what elder sister means. She blames me for asking the Queen Mother to grant me a marriage."
Mu Xingchen nodded in sudden realization: "So Third Sister knew. So when I become the Crown Princess, Third Sister, you'd better be careful when you walk in the future."
This is what a blatant threat is.
The smile on Mu Qinxin's lips completely disappeared. She rubbed her palms, and said in an unknowing voice, "I am doing this for big sister's own good. The Mu Mansion is in turmoil, and big sister is no longer suitable to stay here. At least marrying the prince can bring her some peace and quiet."
Mu Xingchen nodded and said lazily, "Yeah. It's Ningjing. Maybe after the prince dies, I will be buried with him, isn't it Ningjing?"
Mu Qinxin was completely speechless now.
After a long silence, she said, "Big sister is so different from usual."
Mu Xingchen nodded, leaning close to her face and smiling, "Yeah, so third sister, guess what happened that made me so confident? Hmm?"
Mu Qinxin was shocked and pinched her palm tightly with her fingertips.
On the other side, inside the palace.
Nanny Gui beside the Queen said respectfully to the man in black:
"Sir, I have done as you instructed. Miss Mu has been successfully married to the Crown Prince."
The man in black turned around, his silver mask reflecting slightly in the moonlight.
"Well done, go ahead."
Mammy nodded respectfully and withdrew.
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