Chapter 116 Collide
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Yuwen Bai glanced at Yuwen Chu again and said with a smile, “Sixth Uncle doesn’t blame me for handling it like this, right? Funing is not sensible; let her learn her lesson. When she can’t run anymore, I’ll naturally let her go. It takes two to tango, and since Cousin is involved, she must face the consequences, so I had to send her on this errand. Second Brother and Cousin are very close, so Cousin visiting him is only appropriate.”
Yuwen Chu smiled faintly, “Your Majesty is wise.”
The palace servants had already brought the camel soup in a food container and said to Mingzhu, “Miss Fu, please.”
Mingzhu signaled Changhua and An Xiaogu, “Tell my mother and aunt for me.”
Changhua and An Xiaogu were very worried but didn’t know how to help her. They could only remind her, “Be careful.”
Mingzhu smiled and glanced inadvertently at Jiang Shanshan not far away. She saw Jiang Shanshan turning her face slightly, deliberately avoiding looking in their direction. It was Yuwen Chu who seemed to glance at Jiang Shanshan indifferently, but quickly withdrew his gaze and accompanied Yuwen Bai forward with a gentle smile.
Mingzhu furrowed her brows, lowered her head, and walked out.
When she reached outside Zhaoyang Palace, she happened to encounter Princess Funing being dragged over by two palace maids, staggering and running. They called it running, but it could only be considered fast walking. Even so, Funing was already panting like a cow, her hairpin askew, sweating profusely, her face pale and lips blue, on the verge of collapse.
Seeing Mingzhu, Funing’s eyes were filled with intense hatred, struggling to stop and curse her, “Fu Mingzhu, you finally got what you wanted…”
Mingzhu curled her lips in a very malicious manner, “Not bad. Does Her Highness feel like both legs are about to break, with her lungs and throat burning, in pain?”
So hateful! Funing’s eyes reddened, unable to hold back her tears anymore, choking as she said, “I hate you!”
Mingzhu smiled, “Don’t worry, I don’t like you either! But Her Highness’s running posture is quite graceful, like a willow swaying in the wind, I pity you.”
“Waa!” Funing couldn’t help crying out loud. The palace maids quickly wiped her tears and continued to drag her forward, whispering, “It’s a joyous day; Your Highness, please bear with it. If it reaches the Empress Dowager and His Majesty’s ears, they won’t be pleased. It’s best to be discreet and not cause trouble for the Imperial Consort and Ying Wang.”
“Fu Mingzhu, you wicked woman, you won’t have a good end.” Funing sobbed, finally managing to finish her sentence.
The palace maids stole glances at Mingzhu, who calmly adjusted her dress and said indifferently, “Let’s go.” It’s just death anyway; she wasn’t unaware.
After walking for a while, they heard the palace maids say, “Announcing Linan Wang.” Then Yuwen You came from a side road with a cold face and said sharply, “Fu Mingzhu, come here, I have something to ask you.”
The last time they met was at Imperial Consort Min’s birthday banquet, or rather, it should have been when they saw each other from behind the curtain outside the palace gate during the last banquet hosted by Imperial Consort Min for the Princess of Wusun. After that, the next time Mingzhu heard about him was after her marriage with Yuwen Chu was settled, and he caused a scene at the Mansion.
Mingzhu immediately noticed that Yuwen You seemed much thinner than before, looking more haggard, but his eyes appeared exceptionally bright, abnormally so. Instinctively, she felt he was up to something malicious and cautiously stepped back, asking in disgust, “What are you trying to do?”
Yuwen You stared at her without blinking, gritting his teeth as he sneered, “What am I trying to do? You tell me what I’m trying to do? Do you not understand in your heart? Starting chaos and abandoning it in the end… You explain to me…” As he spoke, he reached out to grab Mingzhu, startling her.
She hastily stepped aside to hide behind a palace servant, scolding loudly, “What are you trying to do? This is in the palace. Aren’t you afraid of angering the Great Empress Dowager?”
However, the palace servant cleverly stepped aside, leaving Mingzhu exposed in front of Yuwen You, with nowhere to hide. Mingzhu’s heart pounded erratically. To be honest, she wasn’t particularly afraid of Yuwen You, but she didn’t want things to escalate and become too ugly, causing embarrassment for her mother and sister-in-law who were still in the palace.
Seeing that the palace servant didn’t protect Mingzhu and instead let her out, Yuwen You was somewhat surprised, but he quickly concealed his surprise. His expression became even angrier, and without hesitation, he rushed forward to grab Mingzhu’s arm, his voice full of resentment, “Afraid of what? I’m about to die anyway. It’s better to take you with me!”
Even though he was somewhat exaggerated, Mingzhu felt that his despair was not entirely feigned. What’s going on? She hadn’t heard recently that her father and brothers, or the Great Empress Dowager, intended to harm him. Even if he made a scene at her residence, it was just a fight with Fu Mingzheng that ended it. Since he came to her door seeking death himself… Mingzhu’s eyes swept over the food container held by the palace maid, feeling that this was a good opportunity. So she focused all her attention and when Yuwen You’s hand just grabbed her arm, she screamed, seeming panicked, waving her arms to push him away, but actually grabbing him and pulling him towards the palace maid holding the food container.
She exerted all her strength in this grab, her movements fast and subtle, unnoticed by others, but Yuwen You quickly sensed that something was wrong. He glanced around swiftly and understood that Mingzhu was actually aiming for the food container. So he discreetly let go of Mingzhu and pulled her in the opposite direction.
Oops, he found out. Mingzhu’s mind buzzed, knowing that she couldn’t miss this opportunity and boldly grabbed Yuwen You, ignoring everything, and even pushed him a few times, “Let go of me.” At the same time, she rushed towards the palace maid holding the food container, “Quick, stop him…”
Yuwen You suddenly let go of her hand, and Mingzhu looked at him coldly, he wasn’t that stupid after all. He knew she was scheming against him, so he wanted to break free quickly. But that was fine; she just needed to pretend to fall and knock over the food container. Even if people realized she was pretending, what could they do to her? If the camel soup wasn’t poisoned, it would just be a scolding at most. If the camel soup was poisoned, what was that compared to poisoning a prince? However, in just a breath’s time, Yuwen You firmly grabbed her arm again and helped her push towards the palace maid.
The palace maid hadn’t expected things to take such a sudden turn. Caught off guard, she tried her best to lift the food container high to avoid disaster, but she couldn’t resist Yuwen You’s strong force, and both she and the container were violently knocked to the ground. At the same time, Mingzhu and Yuwen You also fell successively, the three of them entangled in a heap, looking as if it were truly an accident.
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