Chapter 107 Revenge for Brother
A clear and pleasant bell sound was heard, and the prince and Zhao Yu immediately sat up straight. They had heard that the Peony Dance at Ruyi Restaurant was stunningly beautiful, so they came here today to find out more.
As the door slowly opened, a faint fragrance wafted out and lingered in the air. Everyone's eyes stopped at the door, and they saw a figure standing there as light as a fairy.
That was Peony. He was wearing a purple gauze dance costume with fluttering sleeves like clouds in the sky. Strings of small bells hung from the hem of his costume, making crisp and pleasant sounds as he moved, as if they were accompanying his dance.
Mudan's face is covered by a layer of pearls, revealing only a pair of eyes as clear as autumn water. Those eyes are deep and bright, like the stars in the night sky, so charming that people can't help but fall for them.
"Your humble servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Zhao." Mudan bent her knees slightly and spoke softly.
"Brother Mudan, there is no need to be so polite. I wonder if I can have the honor to see your dancing today." The prince looked at Mudan with a determined look.
"In that case, Mudan will present her shame."
Mudan clapped her hands lightly, and pleasant music came from outside the house. Mudan danced to the music, and the gauze in her hands seemed to touch the prince, making him feel itchy.
After the dance ended, the prince turned to look at Xia Yanjing and said, "Mr. Xia, I wonder if you could ask Peony Brother to have a drink with us."
"Of course, Mudan, why don't you come over and have a couple of drinks with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? We'll make sure you two have a great time." Xia Yanjing said with pretended seriousness.
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do now, so please leave." Seeing that Xia Yanjing had no objection, the prince felt that Xia Yanjing was extremely troublesome at this moment.
After the prince and Zhao Yu left, Xia Yanjing hurried back to the private room to see Mudan, while Mudan was holding the remaining pieces of clothes and trying to cover her body.
Xia Yanjing turned around, took off his coat and handed it to Mudan, sighed and said, "Why are you doing this?"
"I have already decided on this. Boss, don't worry about it. I will take revenge in my own way." Mudan said bitterly while crying.
"I'll ask Ye Zi to prepare clothes for you. You stay in the box first." Xia Yanjing knew that Mudan would not listen to his words at all. In fact, if it were him, he might not do better than Mudan.
Mudan has a brother named Ziling, who is the top prostitute in Chunfeng Tower. Because of his good looks, many dignitaries want to spend a night with him, and the prince and Zhao Yu are among them.
That time, the two of them went too far and caused Zi Ling to be tortured to death. In order to prevent the matter from being made public, the two of them spent a lot of money to silence the public.
When Mudan learned the news of Zi Ling's death, he couldn't accept it at all. He and his brother depended on each other. His brother sold himself to Chunfeng Tower to support him, and his brother allowed these people to torture him in order to protect him. Otherwise, how could he live a peaceful life.
The day before, his brother was still discussing with him that once he had saved enough money, he would take Mudan away from the capital, find a remote town to settle down and live a stable life. Who knew that they would be separated forever that day.
How could Mudan not hate? He hated the injustice of the world and hated the prince and Zhao Yu for treating human life as worthless. If it weren't for them, he still had a brother and a future. He would take revenge in his own way.
When Chunfenglou saw that Ziling was gone, they wanted to let Mudan, who had no one to protect her, to receive guests. Mudan started a fire and escaped in the chaos. At that time, Ruyi Restaurant was under construction and was surrounded by fences, so Mudan secretly hid inside.
The people from Chunfeng Tower searched everywhere but couldn't find him, so they gave up. Mudan then met Xia Yanjing, who took pity on him and took him in.
Mudan vowed to avenge his brother, so he asked Xia Yanjing for help, which led to the creation of the signature Mudan of Ruyi Restaurant.
"If I can kill the prince and Zhao Yu, will the boss be happy?" Mudan said sullenly while waiting.
"Of course I will, but I hope you can live well." Xia Yanjing sighed.
"It's too late, Boss. Mudan kneels down to thank you for your kindness. I can never repay you in this life." Mudan wiped away her tears and knelt in front of Xia Yanjing.
"Mudan, what are you doing? The restaurant has earned so much money because of you. You have done enough for me and the restaurant." Xia Yanjing hurriedly helped Mudan up.
"The prince will take me to his villa in the capital tonight. Mudan is here to bid farewell to her master."
"If you want to go with them, don't do anything stupid." Xia Yanjing looked at Mudan in shock.
"I can't stay in the restaurant any longer. If I continue to stay here, I'm afraid it will bring disaster to the restaurant. I want to use my own method to help you and the general." Mudan said sadly.
Ye Zi brought clothes and Xia Yanjing had to leave. After changing her clothes, Mudan turned back into the peerless beauty she was. When she passed by Xia Yanjing, she bowed slightly and left without looking back.
At night, a sedan chair stopped at the door of Ruyi Restaurant, and Xia Yanjing also received a box of gold. Xia Yanjing looked at Mudan deeply. He knew that anything he said now would be too pale.
After this, Xia Yanjing never heard of Mudan again.
In recent days, as the power of the Tenth Prince has been growing, the Crown Prince's party has finally sensed the crisis and has begun to use all their strength to eradicate the Tenth Prince's wings. This has also led to the Tenth Prince being repeatedly reprimanded by the Emperor in court these days.
Although the three knew the emperor's physical condition, they could not find strong evidence to prove that the queen had poisoned the emperor in a short period of time.
However, Shengxia and Zheng Taifu could not openly help the Tenth Prince in the palace, lest the suspicious emperor suspect them of forming a clique for personal gain. This also led to the Tenth Prince's current situation being very passive.
Five days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Zhao Yu disappeared. The Emperor dispatched a large number of troops and the Imperial Guards searched the entire city for the whereabouts of the Crown Prince and Zhao Yu, and finally found them in a small courtyard.
When they were found, the prince and Zhao Yu were both naked, covered with whip wounds, and had become eunuchs. They were gone, and all the servants in the other courtyard had died.
The Crown Prince and Zhao Yu had just bought this courtyard secretly, and the Queen and the Prime Minister had no idea who lived there, which made it impossible to find the murderer.
The emperor and the empress could not bear the news. The empress fainted, and the emperor was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted. The palace was in chaos.
The tenth prince stepped forward at this time, and while ordering the imperial physician to treat the emperor and the empress, he took the opportunity to arrange for his own people to be by the emperor's side.
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