C19 Extrauterine Sounds

After taking a bath, Murong Nichang could only take off her hairpin and sit there to wait for him. After dealing with the people for the whole night, she was a little tired and sat in front of the mirror with her eyes closed, not bothering to look at her tired face. Nanny Rui walked into the hall quickly and saw that there were no outsiders in the hall.

Murong Nichang-er opened her eyes, looked at her delicate red lips and the tail of her eyes in the mirror, and coldly asked, "What words?"

"Esteemed imperial concubine, there's someone outside today discussing the matters of the imperial uncle …"

"Is it about the plot?" Murong suddenly asked nervously as he tightly held onto a box of rouge on the makeup table.

"Indeed, there were rumours about it. There were people outside who introduced the properties to Uncle Guang, but they haven't bought them yet." Indeed, there were rumours about it, and there were people who introduced the properties to Uncle Guang.

"Did the note burn?" Murong asked.

"Burn it!" Nanny Rui was still bowing and waiting for Murong's orders.

"Find a way to give the Prime Minister's Mansion a lot of straws!" Murong indicated Qing Xue, who was combing her hair, to take out the lot for the second case. She handed it over to Nanny Rui, and wrote a letter in her small handwriting after a slight hesitation, "Give this letter and the lot to father together. There can't be any mistakes!"

"This old servant will go now!" Nanny Rui knew from Murong's expression that she couldn't let her guard down at this moment, so she quickened her steps and rushed towards the northwest corner.

She had overestimated her mother's ability. Thankfully, she bought Nanny Rui's family out of the palace for her eyes and ears, otherwise, she would not have known that Liu Chengfeng had caused such a huge mess and Duanmu Jue going to the Appreciation Room tonight. Could it be that he had something to do with this? Had his uncle already bought a field?

He felt a sharp pain in his chest. Murong's hand was tightly clutching his shirt. Could she have been a step too late? Just as she was feeling uneasy, she dropped a hand on her shoulder. The warm palm scared Mu Rong. She raised her head and saw Duanmu Juezheng looking down at her with a puzzled expression. Qing Xue was already kneeling on the ground.

"Chenqie pays respects to Your Majesty!" Even so, Murong Wanru was still very polite. Right now, even if the world were to be turned upside down outside, she had to pretend that she didn't know anything and refuse to have any relations with him.

"You should rise!" Duanmu Jue sat at the seat that Murong just sat on. He took a sip of the 'tea' in his cup and found that it was white cardamom boiling water. After drinking it a few times, he felt that it was still tolerable.

"The empress doesn't look too good. Imperial Physician Xuan, please come take a look!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your concubine only drank a few more cups of wine tonight. Her stomach didn't feel well and she didn't seem to have any problems with it. Your Majesty is worried about her!" Murong Xiuxiu saluted and returned to the impeccable Empress Murong.

His pair of dark eyes did not show any of his mood. He was happy, unhappy, and calculated, as if he was hiding behind a black curtain and could not guess his mood, not to mention what he was thinking. This was Duanmu Jue, it had been the same in his previous life and she was the only one who would not live a peaceful life because of Duanmu Jue's indifference.

"It's getting late. Tomorrow, the emperor will go to court early. Let's rest early!" The calmness Murong Nichang showed caused Duanmu Jue to stare at her absentmindedly. When he came in quietly, Murong Nichang was obviously worried, but now she was not able to understand her thoughts. She even became more appropriate and generous.

Pretending to sleep was a very tiring thing to do, especially when she was with Duanmu Jue. Murong did her best to make her breathing longer, longer, and more even, as if she had nothing on her mind, but she really couldn't sleep. She was afraid that her father wouldn't read the letter immediately and would do it seriously.

Murong Nichang stood up after playing the part for an entire night to serve Duanmu Jue. "You look really terrible. Are you sure Imperial Physician Wu won't be announced?" Maybe it was because Murong Nichang had fainted before, but Duanmu Jue felt that she was a bit weaker after that.

"Chenqie doesn't like to drink alcohol, so I assume that taking a break would be fine. Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about such small matters for chenqie." Murong Nichang's attitude made Duanmu Jue extremely unhappy. He straightened his crown, flicked his sleeves and left. Since she said that there was no problem, then there was no problem. There was no need for him to worry.

"Nanny Rui, has the letter arrived yet?" Murong saw that Duanmu Jue collapsed in a chair and asked after exiting the Fenglin Palace. The crescent white pajamas made her seem slightly haggard.

"In reply to the Empress, we've sent it. Luckily, Xiao Linzi had a jade pendant that the Empress bestowed upon him, and the guards only reported it to the Prime Minister when they saw what was inside the palace, sending the letter inside. I heard that Master captured the Imperial Uncle in the middle of the night and asked him if it was midnight, and Imperial Uncle said that he was only interested in the two fields on the east side of the city gate. He didn't even ask for the price, nor did he buy it!"

Murong finally breathed out in relief. He took a big gulp of white nutmeg and stopped feeling disgusted, "Tell Xiao Linzi to keep a tight eye on the outside for the next few days. Don't let anything happen."

Liu Chengfeng had always been a scourge. She couldn't be so passive this time. She wouldn't be in time next time, so she had to come up with a way to resolve it once and for all.

"Esteemed Empress, quickly take a look. The good piece of embroidery has been ruined!" Qing Xue held in her hand an embroidered piece of excellent design. It was just that the patterns on the piece had been cut by some unknown sharp object. A few pieces had been torn off.

I don't know where these wild cats came from, but they ran into the house and caught a lot of things. A few days ago, I thought they were looking for food, so I put some fish at the door. I didn't expect the fish to eat, and the things in the house would be ruined.

"Poisoned him?" Murong Jing seemed to be a bit confused while Qing Xue thought that her words were a bit too vicious, so she lowered her head and stopped talking. Murong Rong's thoughts were no longer on that cat; she felt that Mann Xue was right about one thing — an ignorant beast, there was no need to keep it.

It was only when Liu Chengfeng admitted that someone had recommended the fertile lands on the east mountain outside the city to him that he realized something was wrong. The rich and influential did not occupy the land in the capital, even though they had been around for generations, but they did not reveal anything and just went to find Liu Chengfeng. The mysterious signature and letter made Murong Yu feel that something bad was about to happen, so when he received the imperial edict, he rushed over to Fenglin Palace.

"Greetings, Empress!" Murong Nichang chose to meet her father in Fenglin Palace's garden.

"No need to be so polite! It's a gift! " Murong Nichang gestured for Qing Xue to serve tea.

"Has the Empress been well?" Murong Yu asked as he sipped his tea.

"Father, I am good!" To put it bluntly, only Murong Yu could summon the wind and rain in the previous dynasty. Her surname, Murong Nichang, seemed to be incomparably honorable.

"Father." Murong He's gaze was sharp from the raised corner of his eyes as he said, "Do you still remember the story that you told to Sister Dong when you were young?"

Murong Yu was stunned, he cupped his fist and asked, "May I know which one the Empress is referring to?"

"Those who commit injustice will commit suicide!" "The empress dowager of the Jiang clan favors her brother-in-law, dotes on him, and even lets him threaten Master Zhuang's throne. As time goes on, in the end, her uncle Zhuang's son was killed by Master Zhuang. He was a man who would only harm his own family, and if there were others around, Prince Zhuang would probably not tolerate it any longer. Father, do you think my daughter's words are correct?"

He had thought of sending Liu Chengfeng to the provinces, or even kicking him out of the Liu family tree, but he had never thought of killing Liu Chengfeng. After all, he was his wife's younger brother, but Sister Dong, who was only fifteen years old, was so indifferent as to get rid of Liu Chengfeng.

"Father, that lot was requested by my daughter for Murong Family. Success or failure, all depends on father's wishes." Murong Nichang's eyes were filled with coldness when she looked at Murong Yu.

"This old official will definitely follow the Empress's wishes!"

"Wait!" Murong Nichang smiled faintly, "The price can't be for nothing. We have to use the smallest of cards to eat the opponent's biggest chess piece. Even if we can't eat it, we will at least damage the enemy by a thousand and injure ourselves eight hundred times."

Murong Yu was puzzled. He stuttered, "Empress, what do you mean?"

"Father, don't tell me that you don't know anything strange about this trap?" Murong Nichang got up and continued, "That piece of fertile land was originally what Prince Kang wanted, and Master Wang of the Imperial Censorship Bureau had long advised His Majesty, but because Prince Kang's position was taboo, Sir Wang came up with this plan, allowing Uncle to offend the Prince Kang and buy the land. In your name, Father, please write a copy of my Murong Family, which not only won over Prince Kang, but also won over my Murong Family!"

Murong Nichang's analysis was very reasonable. Prince Kang was indeed the most serious in the royal family circle. Last month, he was even at odds with others because of a few acres of fertile land.

"So I might as well turn back and let him steal my rice!"

"This old official understands!" Murong Yu was not stupid to be the Prime Minister, so he knelt and bid farewell.