As Zhu Kongshan's explanation became more confusing, most of these ladies evacuated their own porridge stalls and left angrily with their servants. Some did not leave, but they also held on with a skeptical attitude, obviously unwilling to give up.
Zhu Kongshan was not in a hurry to have everyone evacuate at once. The current situation was the best outcome. If people withdrew little by little, it would not seem so abrupt.
But even so, the number of people distributing porridge in the north of the city suddenly decreased by more than half. When the maid from Prince Sheng's mansion came back, she was also very puzzled by this situation. She wanted to ask Zhu Kongshan what was going on, but seeing that Zhu Kongshan also looked sad, she knew that it was useless to ask. After returning to the mansion, she reported the situation here to the Eighth Prince, and in return Xuan Tianmo called Zhu Kongshan to the study to question him.
However, Xuan Tianmo was also very good at dealing with people. After Zhu Kongshan came in, he did not immediately talk about the affairs in the north of the city, but instead showed concern for the Zhu Mansion. In particular, he addressed Liu as "Auntie" all the time.
Zhu Kongshan sneered in her heart, thinking that her cousin was really good at acting. If it were in the past, when she didn't know the truth, she would have been moved by him and continued to help him wholeheartedly. But now it was different. She knew clearly what happened to Liu's death, and she also knew that she was nothing in front of the eighth prince. He was just using her wholeheartedly. The promises he had made had long disappeared with Liu's sleep with the housekeeper.
Facing Xuan Tianmo, her expression was no longer as good as before, and she didn't want to pretend to be ignorant and touched anymore. Zhu Kongshan lost his patience and said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My mother is an unfaithful person and is not worthy of your calling her aunt. Please don't call me that again, so as not to tarnish your good name."
Xuan Tianmo was stunned, and his brows knitted instantly, "What do you mean by that?"
Zhu Kongshan looked up at him and said, "It doesn't matter how you interpret it, Your Highness. That's what it means."
As if he had sensed something, Xuan Tianmo stared at Zhu Kongshan's eyes for a long time without saying a word, but he was thinking for a while in his heart. The changes in the north of the city today must be related to this girl, but what did this girl do?
"Are you going to stand against me just because of an unfaithful woman?" Finally, he said, "I and the Liu family acted this way for your own good. If it weren't for you being in the capital, if it weren't for me wanting to keep you by my side and give you a future. As Liu is just a concubine of the Zhu family, do you think I would be willing to intervene in such affairs? Although she is called an aunt, she is just a concubine of the Liu family, and her status is far different from the two ladies in the palace. Kongshan, you have to be sensible. You have to know that having a biological mother like that will ruin your life."
Finally admitted it! Zhu Kongshan looked at this hypocritical prince and couldn't help laughing, "You used me, but killed my mother, and now you want me to be grateful to you again? Eighth Prince, do you dare to say that after what happened in the Zhu Mansion, you will still promise me the future you mentioned?"
"Of course!" Xuan Tianmo said without blinking, "This king's words are as good as gold. If I decide it's you, then it's you. No one else can change it. So, Kongshan, you don't need to have so many distracting thoughts in your heart. Just remember that everything your cousin does is for your own good and for our future. Do you understand?" As he spoke, he walked forward and stretched out his hand to hold Zhu Kongshan in his arms. He was not stupid. If he wanted to win the woman's heart, it would not work just to persuade her. He had to take further measures. And now that they were talking about the future of the two of them, he would definitely have to express something in a practical sense. The person in his arms was held tighter, and Xuan Tianmo said, "This king has never been good at expressing himself. Even though I talked about the future with my cousin several times, I still couldn't tell you the truth. This king doesn't know what women like to hear, so he can only say what he actually thinks in his heart. My cousin is pure and elegant, which man would not be moved when he sees her? This king is also moved, but I just didn't tell you. Kongshan, believe your cousin, your cousin is doing this all for you!"
Zhu Kongshan was held in his arms, her mind was constantly turning. She was thinking, if it was before Liu's accident, the Eighth Prince had expressed this to her, she must have been very moved, right? After all, every woman hopes to be cherished by the person she loves, and the Eighth Prince has inherited the royal family's excellent bloodline and appearance, how can she not be moved? Yes, she was indeed moved, and even more than once secretly fantasized about having a harmonious relationship with the Eighth Prince one day, but now, all of this seemed to her to be a well-planned good show after another. In his eyes and heart, she was like a fool, letting him manipulate her. In order to achieve his great cause, he could even kill her mother. Even if Liu deserved to die, the Eighth Prince and the Liu family should not have done it.
Zhu Kongshan sighed and smiled bitterly, thinking that it was all too late! But she also knew that she shouldn't expose the Eighth Prince completely at this time. She couldn't be trapped in the Sheng Palace. The price the Eighth Prince paid for killing Liu and using her was not enough. She still had further plans to implement. It was not the best time to turn against him. Doesn't this person value reputation the most? Then she would make this prince lose his reputation.
"Cousin." Everyone can act, and Zhu Kongshan is no exception. When he called out "cousin", tears fell from his eyes, which made me feel sorry for him. "I'm sorry, it's all Kongshan's fault. Kongshan thought that cousin didn't like me, and he was always unsure, so he got a little tantrum. Cousin, please don't blame me and don't be angry with me, okay?" She looked up at him, with a pitiful face.
Xuan Tianmo subconsciously raised his hand to touch this face. It was so iconic, so delicate, and so beautiful. If Liu hadn't made such a fuss, it would have been great if he had taken this woman into his room! However... Xuan Tianmo raised the corners of his lips and smiled meaningfully. Not being a queen, not being a queen, but taking her into his room as a concubine would also be fine. In the future, if she enters the palace, she can be given a title of noble lady and concubine, which would be considered as not letting her down.
When he thought of this, he actually bent over and picked up Zhu Kongshan horizontally, scaring him so much that he screamed, but he heard Xuan Tianmo say: "Don't worry, stay by my side and be my woman. One day, I will give you a rich and noble life." Being a concubine is also rich and noble!
Zhu Kongshan was slightly shocked. She understood what Xuan Tianmo meant. She stayed with him as his cousin and was promised such a promise. Now it was normal for Xuan Tianmo to take her as his concubine. But... "Didn't my cousin promise me the position of the principal wife of Prince Sheng?"
Xuan Tianmo nodded: "Of course."
"But since she is the principal wife, she should follow the principal wife's rules. The current situation... is not fair at all."
"What are you still worried about?" Xuan Tianmo said while he did not stop moving, and walked directly into the inner room of his study. It was a small bedroom, where he would rest when he was tired on weekdays. Today, he would make Zhu Kongshan his woman here. Women are like this, once they lose their virginity, they can't disobey. "The engagement will come to the Zhu Mansion sooner or later, and you will get all the honors you deserve. I will let you marry to the Sheng Palace in a grand manner. One day in the future, you will join hands with me and walk into the palace together. Kongshan, I will give you a reassurance now, don't worry about being my woman, I will satisfy you with everything you want."
After he finished speaking, he had already walked to the bed and put the woman in his arms onto the bed. Xuan Tianmo's masculine charm instantly blossomed, and even Zhu Kongshan, who had other thoughts in his mind, almost lost his mind under such circumstances.
But she had her own calculations in mind, and would not be really moved or confused by such love words, but she also understood that she could not escape this disaster. Once she escaped, it would mean that she would immediately fall out with the Eighth Prince. Not only would her life be in danger, but her plan to tear down the Eighth Prince's reputation would also have to be interrupted. Not only could she not get her revenge, but she would also lose herself. This deal was not worth it. Although she knew that her final fate would definitely be death, since she was going to die, why not drag this hypocritical cousin down with her? At least she had to personally destroy all the achievements she had made for this cousin in the past few months.
Zhu Kongshan closed his eyes, having already made up his mind. He said slowly, "I will listen to my cousin in everything. In Kongshan's heart... there is only my cousin."
Xuan Tianmo was very satisfied with her current state. Looking at this woman lying on his bed with her eyes slightly closed, waiting for his favor, he thought, all women in the world are the same. No matter how pure they appear on the surface, once they are on the bed, they are all lambs to be slaughtered.
He leaned forward with a wicked smile, quickly removed all his clothes, and clasped Zhu Kongshan's front with a pair of big hands. With a sudden force, he tore her clothes apart with a "rip". Zhu Kongshan felt a chill in front of him, and knew without looking that he had nothing else.
That day, from afternoon to evening, and from evening to late night, she was unable to walk out of Xuan Tianmo's study. Her cousin had asked her out again and again, and said sweet words to her over and over again. In the end, even Zhu Kongshan herself was doubting whether she had made a mistake in her judgment. Did Xuan Tianmo really like her and really want to give her the position of the principal wife?
But when she was tired and drowsy and just fell into a light sleep, she vaguely felt the man get up and get off the bed. She opened her eyes slightly, but saw that man was looking at her messy lower body with a sneer on his lips. That smile made her feel cold, and her heart couldn't stop trembling.
Soon, the curtain was lowered, and there was a slight noise outside, as if Xuan Tianmo was putting on clothes. Not long after, the man walked out of the screen, and a servant came in from outside. Zhu Kongshan heard the servant ask: "Your Highness, will my cousin move to your courtyard from now on?
"No need." Xuan Tianmo's voice came out coldly, "She is just a plaything. How can she live in this king's courtyard? Just keep an eye on her for the next few days and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble."
The servant responded and left. The person dozing on the bed clenched his fists in hatred.
Plaything? Xuan Tianmo, one day, I will make you a laughing stock in the whole capital!
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