C76 What a Good Move
Mu Ruqing drowned. She lay peacefully on the bed, her face as white as flour. Mrs Miao took a few hours to accept the truth. Mu Po watched from the side of the bed, his sadness evident in his words.
The old lady was lying on the bed, unable to get up. Her anger overwhelmed her heart and she fainted.
Lau Fenglan was also standing at the door and crying bitterly. Mistress Ling did not come and used the excuse of being pregnant as an excuse. Mistress Duan did not put on any makeup and was dressed in plain clothes. She held a Buddhist bead in her hand and waited outside the door.
Mrs Miao's temples were white and she carefully put on Mu Ruqing's clothes. As she put on a tear, it melted the rouge that Mu Ruqing had just drawn on her face.
The Prime Minister Estate was filled with grief. Everyone lowered their heads. Some felt sad for her while others secretly felt happy for her. Lau Fenglan could not tell what she was feeling but there was actually a trace of reluctance. She covered her face and retreated.
Lingyue and Xiangyi blamed themselves and found that they were already sick on the bed and could not get up. When they found Mu Ruqing, the two of them wanted to follow her. Luckily servant girl had caught the two of them in time or else there would be three funerals in the Prime Minister Manor.
Mistress Duan closed her eyes and recited the scriptures as she drove the Buddhist beads. As she leisurely walked in, she looked at Mu Ruqing with a regretful expression and said with an uncomfortable expression, "I only wish that you go over there and be taken under the seat of Buddha. In the next life, you will be safe and sound for the rest of your life. Amitabha. " The Cross Hand bowed to show his sincerity.
Mu Po looked at her and sat beside the bed, holding Mu Ruqing's cold hands. He opened his mouth for a long time before saying, "Qing, it's easy to leave." It was as if he had used up all his strength.
Mu Po got up and gave a few instructions. He ordered the housekeeper to prepare Mu Ruqing's funeral. He stood at the door with his back hunched and looked up at the sky for a long time without saying anything.
"Wuuuu." Mrs Miao could not help but lie on Mu Ruqing's body and cry.
The night was like a ghost. servant girl's steps were no longer as light and light as before. Every step she took was full of pride. In the rockery tunnel, a pair of deep eyes stared at servant girl. They were very dissatisfied with her performance.
Servant girl felt her gaze and took in a deep breath. After which, she was somewhat unconvinced and bowed, "Mistress. She is already dead. The next step... "
"The next step?" The woman took a step forward and stood in front of her. She lowered her head to look and was actually somewhat angry: "She's indeed dead, you don't know how to restrain yourself, why don't you take the next step?"
"On what basis?! If you want to say that you are not my proper Mistress, you have no right to judge my life and death." servant girl stood up unwillingly and looked coldly at Mistress Duan.
"Liu'er... you..." Mistress Duan pointed at Liu'er and was about to raise her hand to greet her.
"Mistress Duan, you are a Buddhist, after all. Where did you put the scripture?" Qing Ling's voice rang out. Liu'er and Mistress Duan were so shocked that they couldn't even raise their jaws.
Lingyue and Xiangyi lit the lanterns in front of them. Mu Ruqing swept her gaze across the slightly wrinkled clothes in front of her and behind her were Mu Po, Mrs Miao and many other soldiers.
Mu Ruqing placed her fingers on her rosy lips and said very playfully, "What's wrong? Didn't you see me at noon?"
"Fourth Miss is good." Mistress Duan closed her eyes and acted like she was not familiar with the affairs of the world. Liu'er's arrogance was completely gone, and her entire body became limp.
"Techniques? Mistress Duan is praising me too much. You are the one with the best techniques." Mu Ruqing smiled gently and placed her hands in front of her abdomen with a modest face.
"You poisonous woman. I will do my best to help your children. You actually wanted to harm my daughter." The grievance and sadness that Mrs Miao had been feeling for the past few days had all turned into anger, bursting forth. She pointed at Mistress Duan and was about to hit her when Mu Po caught her. "Madam, let me handle this!"
Mrs Miao nodded slightly. No matter what, her eyes could not leave Mistress Duan and Liu'er.
"Men, take them down!" Mu Po gave the order, and the soldiers behind him rushed out.
Mistress Duan opened her eyes. Although she had lost, she did not lose her momentum. Instead, she said disdainfully, "I have been hiding in the Prime Minister's Estate for many years just for the life of the Prime Minister's daughter. Humph, do you think a few soldiers from the Prime Minister's Estate can catch me? " As he spoke, the string of the Buddhist beads in his hand somehow broke. The beads fell to the ground.
" How would I know if I don't try? " Mu Ruqing smiled beautifully and the corner of her mouth slightly curled up.
"As expected, he is still too young." Mistress Duan said playfully and kicked a Buddha bead beside her and directly rushed towards Mu Ruqing's brows.
A black shadow flashed past and Yuan Zhen perfectly landed in the middle with a backflip. He held the Buddhist bead and turned it around. "This thing must be careful. It is not something an old woman like you should play with."
"How could it be..." Mistress Duan's pupils dilated.
"It did not explode? This is just an ordinary Buddha Bead, how could it explode?" Yuan Zhen took her words and casually threw the bead in his hand away. He took out a string from his sleeve, smacked his lips and said, "I already said, dangerous thing. You old, bad, ugly woman, don't play with it."
"You are ruthless!" Mistress Duan retreated without leaving a trace. Suddenly, she turned around and stepped on the fake mountain. She used her Light-body Technique and flew into the air.
Miao Yingyu suddenly appeared above her head and placed a net over her head. It covered her and sprinkled some powder. She looked at her with disdain and glanced at her a few times. Mistress Duan fainted.
Liu'er saw that Mistress Duan was caught and knelt before Mrs Miao. She trembled like a sieve and said, "Old master, madam, this servant was wronged for not doing this servant's thing. It was all... it was instructed by that crazy woman. It was all her!"
" Oh? She stole my things and killed Lan-er. Did she order you to do it?" Mu Ruqing squatted down and used her warm fingers to pinch her chin as she raised her eyebrows and asked.
"Yes... yes..." Liu'er answered perfunctorily. Killing intent flashed in her eyes.
Mu Ruqing did not wait for her to make a move. She exerted force between her fingers and her chin dislocated. Only the two of them could hear her.
Liu'er couldn't speak. She frowned in pain, wanting to break free from her grip. Mu Ruqing's eyes turned red as she glared at Liu'er. She opened her mouth slightly, and like a Rakshasa, she threw a few medicinal pills into the frightened Liu'er's throat. She laughed lightly, "Is it delicious? It's very sweet. You won't be able to find out even if you die. "
"Uh, uh." Liu'er was speechless. She weakly broke Mu Ruqing's hand with both hands, but it was futile. After a moment, she swallowed her anger.
Mu Ruqing threw her away and turned to Mu Po and Mrs Miao, begging for forgiveness. "Father, mother, daughter made the decision on her own accord. I hope you don't blame me."
Mrs Miao stepped forward and hugged her. "How could mother bear to blame you?"
"These people were originally prepared to be handed over to you. At the beginning, it was father who did not believe you..." Mu Po said and felt guilty.
"Is what father said true?" Mu Ruqing's eyes lit up and she looked up happily.
Mu Po rubbed her head. "Of course it's true. When did I say something wrong?"
"Okay. Father and mother have been tired these few days. Let's go back and rest first. If you have any news, your daughter will report it to father and mother." Mu Ruqing bowed and turned her head to walk in front of Miao Yingyu and said gratefully, "Thank you."
If one were to talk about the most tiring one, it should be Mrs Miao. Mu Ruqing hid everything from Mrs Miao because she was afraid that she would expose a flaw. Mu Ruqing told the old lady that she faked her death because she was afraid that she would be too sad. If she really lied down and could not get up, then if she was really sick... That was her fault.
Mu Po also let Mu Ruqing hold Mrs Miao. He felt that he owed her. These days, because Mistress Ling had neglected her quite a bit, he even suspected that she was the one who planted the red flowers. Now he had to spend more time with her. Xiangyi held the lantern and led the way for the two of them.
Seeing Mu Po and Mrs Miao leave, Yuan Zhen also took off his airs. "Why aren't you thanking me? If it wasn't for me, you would have died a long time ago."
"Is that so? Did Head Dao Yuan forget that I'm also someone who's proficient in metaphysics?" Miao Yingyu went up and patted his shoulder, laughing mockingly.
"You are the only one who has a lot of things to do!" Yuan Zhen replied with a curse. This Miao Yingyu is my enemy, right? Can't you let me perform well?
"This Mistress Duan's martial arts is not bad, why did she waste her martial arts?" Mu Ruqing squatted in front of Mistress Duan and looked at the two people playing around.
"I have medicine. I have medicine!" Yuan Zhen ran as he scooped medicine.
Miao Yingyu pointed her foot and stepped on Yuan Zhen's shoulder. She flew over and landed steadily beside Mu Ruqing. She handed her a bottle of medicine and proudly stuck out her tongue at Yuan Zhen.
Yuan Zhen crossed his arms in front of his chest and stared at Miao Yingyu angrily.
"Qing, let's go." Miao Yingyu pulled Mu Ruqing up and lifted her chin towards Yuan Zhen. She ordered, "You come and drag this old woman!"
"You carry it yourself!" Yuan Zhen naturally could not accept it.
"Qing's body is weak. If I want to support her, you do as you see fit."
Yuan Zhen looked at the figures of the two disappearing into the distance and shook his head helplessly. Let me do anything. Damn girl, you have a bad temper. You can't get married...