Chapter 40: Secret Love (2) [VIP]
She paused when she heard the voice, and hurriedly stood up. She and her husband cleaned up the mess in tacit understanding, and hurriedly sorted out her messy clothes.
Seeing how confused she was, with several hidden buttons on her skirt buttoned incorrectly, Qu Hanjin put down the scrolls, and silently straightened her clothes before arranging the things on the desk.
On the long corridor, Fu Guang anxiously followed a heroic figure. He knew Miss Chu was waiting in the hall. No matter what, he should report it. "Princess, let me report to the master. You are being too rash..."
"Is Mr. Qu in the hall?" Mu Xiao looked toward the elegant room at the end of the side courtyard. He called out in that direction, signaling the servant to stop following him. "It's me, Mu Xiao."
The master had already agreed that there was no need to report when coming to the side courtyard. This boy was really tactless. The princess ignored him and walked forward steadily.
But when he walked to the front of the hall, Mu Xiao was shocked to see that the hall was in a mess, the desk was in a mess, and the books were scattered all over the floor.
Mr. Qu, who was standing elegantly beside the desk, was bending down to pick up books, his demeanor calm and composed. Miss Chu was standing with her head bowed to one side.
Mu Xiao was puzzled. He half-drew his sword from its sheath and asked seriously, "Has this place been invaded by bandits?"
"The student made some mistakes, and Qu just finished scolding him."
He answered calmly and glanced at the bright and pretty girl beside him, thinking that she was the one who had caused the trouble and made the mistake.
He stood there in silence, his eyelashes slightly drooping, looking like a student being punished. Chu Qingluo secretly sighed that the teacher was a good liar who could even turn black into white, but his expression did not change at all.
Who would know that she had just been having sex with her husband, and this man was lying on the table, kissing her passionately...
Aside from the chaos, Mu Xiao didn't notice anything unusual. He bowed respectfully to the master, as if realizing something. "The case is now closed. The young lady from the Xu family will be able to return home safely tomorrow. She should not be punished in prison. I have someone secretly watching her."
"I, Qu, thank you for your care, Princess." He bowed in return. This time, General Sun was attacked and it was really thanks to the Princess that he was able to escape danger.
Mu Xiao raised his eyebrows and smiled brightly a few times, then sat leisurely, skillfully pouring tea himself: "Miss Xu, if you want to thank someone, then thank her because she is from the Music Bureau and is protected by you, Mr. Xu."
"Otherwise, no one would be willing to save her."
Miss Xu was lucky, thanks to the help of Princess Mu Xiao, she was able to save her life...
However, after being locked up in prison for these days, Xu Anyao should have learned a lot of lessons, so she should forgive that arrogant girl this time, she thought to herself, when she suddenly saw the princess looking at her.
Mu Xiao pondered for a moment. It seemed like this girl came here quite often. Puzzled, he asked, "By the way, I'm particularly curious about Miss Chu's zither skills. Why does she need you to teach her privately every day?"
"It is because my daughter was at the bottom of the society and you were kind enough not to abandon me that I am where I am today."
Chu Qingluo responded tactfully, implying that her piano skills were questionable and that it was the teacher's good intentions that led to this situation.
"This princess has been on the battlefield for a long time. I have often seen soldiers and generals who were insignificant during training rise up and kill hundreds of enemies in the end." Knowing that the girl had fallen into this situation due to poor academic performance, Mu Xiao felt a little sympathetic and gave her a boost of encouragement. "Don't be discouraged. I believe in you!"
"The princess appreciates me, and I will live up to your high expectations."
She smiled gently and replied that she wanted to go to the table beside her to read a book and wait for the princess to leave as she did in the past.
But Mu Xiao had something to say to the master, and looked at her awkwardly: "I still have a few words to say to the master alone, Miss Chu..."
"I will avoid it now."
Guessing that the princess was going to talk about something unacceptable in the palace, Chu Qingluo tactfully retreated outside the hall, strolled leisurely to the villa, and admired the green willows and red flowers in the mansion garden alone.
The flowers in this side courtyard are quite bright and colorful, even more beautiful than those beside the stone pavilion in the garden.
She squatted down and looked at it carefully for a few moments, then became mesmerized. Her jade fingers touched the pink petals, and she felt that this flower must have been well cared for by the person who grew it.
It was strange to say, the spring flowers beside the pavilions outside the courtyard were all taken care of by the palace servants. She had looked at them several times, but apart from Fu Guang, there was no palace servant in this courtyard.
So, these beautiful flowers may be... taken care of by the gentleman.
Chu Qingluo looked at the colorful flowers and suddenly felt that this afternoon was very pleasant. The sun was setting softly in the sky and the warm breeze was blowing gently. She seemed to be able to wait until nightfall without any worries.
Not long after, a shadow fell down, blocking the spring sunshine.
She looked up and saw a clear and cold figure standing idly by the side, his eyes following her to the flowers.
"Are you admiring the flowers?" Qu Hanjin asked softly, then looked down at the slender figure in front of him.
She nodded when she heard that, a faint smile spreading across her lips, and replied leisurely, "Well, the flowers here seem to be blooming even better than those in the garden outside the hall."
The answer she received was exactly as she expected, and the cold voice beside her slowly fell.
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There was a hint of teasing in her eyes, and Chu Qingluo lowered her eyes, thinking it was really interesting, but also boring.
I just felt that planting flowers and trees was a very common practice and there was nothing wrong with it.
Her phoenix eyes curved lightly in a teasing manner, and she whispered in his ear: "If you say it's boring, I actually do enjoy it. If you say it's interesting, I sometimes feel bored. I should let you live well..."
"What kind of fun does it bring?" Seeing the situation become slightly awkward, Qu Hanjin immediately turned his head to look at her.
"Follow me for revenge."
Tao Yan's expression was clearly indifferent, but she spoke with joy, as if she had already regarded revenge as the only thing that could arouse her interest.
"Seeing the princes of Daning and Emperor Xuanlong kneeling and begging for mercy, I will pierce their bodies with my sword and watch their blood flow all over the ground and stain the entire imperial city. Wouldn't that be fun?"
Chu Qingluo suddenly remembered something, and her eyes suddenly brightened: "If you still feel bored, how about I let you hold the sword?"
Hearing this, his expression remained calm. The young master beside him was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed: "Qingluo, your master can no longer see through you."
"Sir, please treat me as a woman who will do anything to get what she wants, regardless of life or death. This includes seducing you. I am doing this all to avenge a deep hatred." She slowly distanced herself from him, as if she had gotten the pleasure of teasing him, and no longer sought pleasure from him.
"I'm not as difficult to understand as you, sir."
This bright and beautiful girl appears indifferent, but underneath the indifference lies an incomprehensible sadness, as if she has been wounded thousands of times and has fallen into the deep pool countless times.
The hatred was deep in his bones, and he still had no way to vent it.
Qu Hanjin looked at her quietly for a while, remembering what the princess had just said, and suddenly he wanted to tell her as if possessed.
If she really became his lover, he should tell her everything...
Perhaps he could find a way out for her, freeing her from the entanglement of hatred. He pondered over it again and again, then said calmly, "Mu Xiao invited me to go to Shuxue Tower in the capital at 12:00. The Crown Prince is waiting there, and I'm afraid he might harm her."
The prince summoned Princess Muxiao to go to Shuxue Tower?
The princess was so worried that she even asked the teacher to go with her...
What was going on here? Chu Qingluo stared and thought carefully, but no matter how hard she thought, she couldn't figure out what the connection was between these people, and she didn't want to know too much.
However, she was concerned about one thing.
There has been no news about Shuxue Tower, which Ningzhu was previously asked to investigate. All we know is that its owner is of high status, but we still cannot find out who the owner is.
Judging from this, the owner should be the current crown prince Chu Yanjing.
No wonder she couldn't find out no matter how hard she tried. It turned out that the owner's status was too high and his whereabouts outside the palace were secretive, so there was no trace of him.
"Has the princess ever had any conflict with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" She thought for a moment and then asked what the gentleman had said.
If there was no festival, why would the princess deliberately invite you to go with her? She must be afraid of the prince.
The beautiful woman in front of him narrowed her eyes slightly, as if recounting something from a very distant past: "The Crown Prince once got drunk in the palace and mistook Princess Mu Xiao, who was visiting the emperor, for a palace maid, attempting to make advances upon her."
"The princess is a martial arts expert, and such a small matter will be easily resolved." Chu Qingluo sneered after hearing this, thinking that the princess was a battle-hardened general, and she would be able to turn danger into safety if she was flirted with by a mere man.
His brows still furrowed, he shook his head slightly and replied calmly, "No, the Crown Prince is driven by lust and will not tolerate resistance from a woman. He even forced the princess to drink a drug. Even if Mu Xiao had been through hundreds of battles, he would not be able to withstand the Crown Prince's ruthless strength."
Even though the husband didn't specify what medicine was mentioned, she knew it very well. It must be some shameful and dirty medicine.
She could probably guess what happened next, but she still asked, "Then...what happened next?"
"I happened to see it and stopped the prince, thus offending His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Qu Hanjin raised his thin lips helplessly, his face solemn, as if he had no regrets about what he did that day.
After being rescued by a hero, the princess becomes obsessed with Mr. Qu, her feelings and fantasies all falling on him. Unfortunately, he eventually falls into her hands, leaving no one else to wrest his cold heart away. He, in turn, will become a pawn in her quest for revenge.
A hint of amusement flashed across her face. She blinked her eyes lightly and placed her slender fingers on the young man's left shoulder. "I want to know how to cure the aphrodisiac that the princess took?"
He was startled when he heard the voice, his brows furrowed unconsciously, and he looked at Shuying seriously: "I don't know this either. The princess thanked him and left."
"If she pesters you to release the medicine, will you agree?"
Chu Qingluo wanted to ask more questions, and the smile in her eyes became even more intense.
"Qingluo!" The young master called out in a cold voice, unwilling to play tricks on her. The chillness surging between his brows seemed to be able to chill the listener's heart.
"No wonder the princess is so devoted to you, sir. It turns out she was saved by a hero..." She had no choice but to stop making a fuss. She seriously thought the princess felt the prince had ulterior motives and was taking precautions. "The princess is afraid the prince might misbehave again, or threaten her, so she's here to ask you to come along."
Qu Han remained silent, his deep eyes swept across the charming girl, and he opened his lips in a deep voice, asking him who he was interested in now.
"Qingluo, what do you think, should I go or not?"
The gentleman said, as if he would listen to her...
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