Chapter 6: A Dark and Windy Night
A clear voice sounded, and Ling Qingyan sobered up a little.
Resist the urge to rush up to him and beat him up.
She admitted her mistake very obediently: "I'm sorry, Master, I was wrong. It's nothing. Please continue."
She hid her head behind the book, her face red as if it was about to bleed.
Ling Qingyan, you are a beautiful woman who can bend and stretch. You can't beat him. We have to rely on our wise brains to purify him.
You can, you definitely can!
Mu Xianzhi's lessons were finally finished today. After Tutor Mu left, Ling Qingyan moved closer to Chen Mansheng.
"Mansheng, can you take me out of the palace to play?" Ling Qingyan took her arm, very intimately.
"Princess, look at the dark clouds now. Does it look like a good time to go out and play?" Chen Mansheng said with a smile.
Ling Qingyan looked at the dark clouds in the sky.
It seems a bit far-fetched.
"Why don't you stay with me in the palace tonight and not go back?" Ling Qingyan's voice was soft.
"It's not very good, Qingyan. There are still many things to deal with in the mansion. The Duke's Mansion's property, fields, servants... There are so many things to take care of. Can I come to accompany you tomorrow?" Chen Mansheng coaxed Ling Qingyan.
"Then I'll go and accompany you." Ling Qingyan made up her mind, "I'll go to your house to accompany you, and if there's anything I can help you with, I can help you. Yes, that's it, it just so happens that I haven't been to your place yet."
Ling Qingyan was very happy, her eyes shining.
"But……"
"Don't worry, Manman. I'll talk to my royal brother and he'll agree." Ling Qingyan must stay by Chen Mansheng's side today.
"Royal brother!" Ling Qingyan stopped Ling Zhuoan who was about to go out.
Ling Zhuo'an raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's going on again?"
"Brother, I want to leave the palace."
"Where are you going?" Ling Zhuo'an frowned. It wasn't for anything else, but mainly because his father had entrusted her to his care, and it would be very troublesome if anything went wrong.
"I just want to stay at Duke Chen's Mansion for one day. I'll be back tomorrow with Mansheng. My father also wants me to walk around more." Ling Qingyan was afraid that he would not agree, so she brought up the emperor.
"Han Qi, follow the princess."
Ling Zhuoan didn't say much, but this could be considered as an agreement. He also brought a guard to protect her safety as the emperor's sister. Ling Qingyan's impression of him became better and better.
This was Ling Qingyan's first time out of the palace since coming to this world.
Although the weather was not suitable for shopping, Ling Qingyan and her friends' carriage stopped on the most prosperous main street.
The stalls on the street sell all kinds of business, including calligraphy and paintings, antiques, rhino horns, and jade. Going further, there are teahouses, wine shops, brothels, and even people shouting to sell umbrellas as it's about to rain.
The oil-paper umbrellas were beautifully made. Ling Qingyan picked one out and bought one. The umbrella was painted with a spring scene, with willows swaying and butterflies dancing, which seemed to be about to jump out of the umbrella, very vivid.
Ling Qingyan bought a lot of things, including jade pendants, jewelry, and some Hu Bing that she had never eaten before.
Chen Mansheng followed behind her and watched the princess curiously picking and choosing at the market. She compared several headpieces on Chen Mansheng's head, and finally bought a jade hairpin and helped Chen Mansheng put it on.
Ling Qingyan had a great time along the way. It was not until the evening that Ling Qingyan and Chen Mansheng returned to the Duke's Mansion.
The Duke's Mansion is not small. Although it was returned to Chen Mansheng not long ago, the mansion is still well maintained and there is no sign of dilapidation.
The pines and cypresses at the bottom of the wall are tall and straight, standing proudly inside the wall, as if guarding its last mistress.
Chen Mansheng arranged her to live in Chen Mansheng's bedroom before the incident in the Duke's Mansion. She herself had moved into the main house long ago and learned from her father and mother to manage all the affairs of the Duke's Mansion.
"Boom—"
Suddenly there was thunder and heavy rain.
It was a dark moon, a strong wind, and a rainy night.
It's a good time to do bad things.
The sound of raindrops washed against the eaves. Under the dim light, Chen Mansheng was concentrating on reading the account book.
Ling Qingyan lives next door to Chen Mansheng.
She was holding a new umbrella she had just bought today, wearing a green cloak, and standing at the door of the next room, staring at Chen Mansheng's house.
Chen Mansheng was quietly handling the accounts of the Duke's Mansion in the room.
Ling Qingyan is not very good at reading account books and can't help much.
But she will stay here.
Don't let anyone disturb her.
Soon, a servant came running over in a hurry, looking very anxious, as if he wanted to report something.
Ling Qingyan rushed out immediately and stopped him outside.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?" Ling Qingyan asked.
The guards assigned to her by her brother, the Crown Prince, followed her silently. No matter what Ling Qingyan did, he would not ask any questions and was only responsible for protecting the princess's safety.
"There's someone knocking on the door frantically and shouting for help. I'm here to report to the master." The servant replied while holding an umbrella.
"No matter what, you are not allowed to disturb your family head." Ling Qingyan refused on behalf of Chen Mansheng.
[Host! You can't just ignore it, Host. Otherwise, the Fifth Prince's body will likely be left in front of the Mistress's residence. It will be hard to explain then!]
[Is there no way I can just ignore it?! What kind of awful plot is this? They force the heroine to get involved in this mess?!]
[The plot requires someone to uncover Mu Xianzhi's other self...]
"Then I'll go. I'll go, I'll see what's going on. It's my job to lower their Darkness Level anyway, so I'll have to deal with him sooner or later."
"Forget it, I'll go take a look. Don't disturb your master."
Ling Qingyan was wearing a green cloak, holding an oil-paper umbrella, and walked towards the door step by step.
Raindrops hit the oil-paper umbrella.
The rockery in the yard was washed to a luster.
It would be great if I could uncover Mu Xianzhi’s secret.
Han Qi followed behind her.
She will not be in danger.
Already reached the door.
Ling Qingyan's heartbeat was getting faster and faster.
In the rain, Ling Qingyan pushed open the door.
The scene before her made her tremble uncontrollably.
The Fifth Prince was not seen in the Hongwenguan during the day, but the original owner's memory showed him.
The fifth prince was fat and round, had no ambition, and had a pair of lustful eyes. The original owner mostly avoided him.
The person in her mind was lying on the ground, holding on to the corner of her clothes with his last bit of strength.
The stone slabs were covered with blood flowing from his body, which was constantly washed away by the rain and expanded in size. His chest, lower body, and legs were stabbed by several swords. The person who killed him was not willing to let him die with one blow.
Instead, it is tortured bit by bit, knife by knife.
Ling Qingyan felt as if the blood in her body had stopped flowing.
It was the first time she had seen such a bloody and horrific murder scene.
The fear spread to every part of her body.
She wanted to run, but the man under her feet held her back with all his might before he died.
She wanted to ask Han Qi for help, but Han Qi was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground unconscious.
The person under her seemed to want to drag her down with him: "Royal sister, save...save me, Mu Xianzhi wants to kill me."
Mu envied him.
If he hadn't told her these three words, she might still have had a glimmer of hope of getting away.
Like falling into an ice cave.
Ling Qingyan slowly shifted her gaze to the man in nightgown in front of her.
The man was also holding an umbrella, but he looked like a devil from hell, and the sword in his other hand was still dripping with blood.
The only pair of eyes that were exposed showed an expression completely different from the eyes seen during the day.
During the day, he was a highly respected tutor in Ling State, teaching princes, princesses and even the crown prince.
His eyes were full of coldness and solemnity.
At this moment, those cold eyes revealed a smile mixed with a hint of surprise, which was eerie and terrifying.
"I don't know you. Mu Xianzhi is my teacher. Don't talk nonsense. I didn't see anything today." Ling Qingyan tried her best to make her voice sound normal.
The man seemed to have discovered something more interesting. In front of the students who did not listen to his lectures during the day, he stabbed the fifth prince's heart with a knife.
Ling Qingyan's umbrella collided with the man's umbrella, and the man's cold voice rang in her ears.
"Princess, why are you running out here instead of staying in the palace?"
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