nycdaug Chapter 266 If Guangcao doesn't do it, it's not Su
Chapter 266 If Guangcao doesn't do it, it's not Su
Su Mowan took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood from the corner of Murong Jing's mouth. It reappeared after a while, so Su Mowan had no choice but to continue pressing it without moving.
But the man kept laughing as he looked at Murong Jing.
Murong Jing just stared at her, took a deep breath, and then held her still.
Su Mowan waited for a while, then gently moved the handkerchief away. Seeing that the bleeding had stopped, she put the handkerchief away and unfolded her fox fur coat to cover herself.
Suddenly, her fingers touched something hard. Curious, she straightened the fox fur and saw a pink silk thread embroidered near the collar...
Character?
Su Mowan wasn't quite sure whether it was a character or a symbol.
This thing was made by Murong Jing. Perhaps Murong Jing knows what it is?
Su Mowan pulled out that piece and showed it to Murong Jing, "What is this? Did you have it embroidered on?"
Murong Jing's eyes flickered for a moment, as if he couldn't bear to look at the thing. After hesitating for a while, he said, "Your surname."
Her surname?
Su Mowan looked at the characters, initially puzzled, but soon understood.
But her surname is Su, so shouldn't the character 'Su' be embroidered on it?
What's the deal with just a grass radical?
Just as Su Mowan was about to ask a question, a flash of white light appeared in her mind, and she immediately reached out to grab Murong Jing's hand.
Murong Jing seemed to have guessed Su Mowan's intentions and moved his hand away before Su Mowan could grab it. He said calmly, "We're almost at the palace gate. Don't try to pull me along."
"..."
Who started the scuffing and pulling? Why pretend to be a decent person now!
Why don't you just fly to the sky?
With his dodge, Su Mowan didn't need to look to confirm her guess. She looked at Murong Jing with a teasing tone: "I didn't know that His Highness Prince Qin could actually use an embroidery needle."
Just imagining Murong Jing's slender fingers holding an embroidery needle almost made Su Mowan burst out laughing.
Seeing the uncontrollable smile in her eyes, Murong Jing's gaze darkened. She was utterly ungrateful, daring to make fun of him!
Seeing his expression change, Su Mowan quickly said with great satisfaction, "However, the embroidery is excellent! Much better than mine! If you have time, you can add the character '办' (ban), and it will be perfect. It's not Su Mowan if it's just embroidery without '办'!"
"..."
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Before long, the carriage arrived at the palace gate.
Su Mowan thought she was about to get off the carriage, because she had always gotten off at the palace gate the previous times she entered the palace, and even Murong Jing was no exception.
So at that moment, she thought she should let the people off the bus as soon as possible.
Murong Jing held her hand tightly without letting go. The sounds of palace servants and Feng Yue talking could be heard outside. Soon after, the carriage started moving again, heading towards the palace.
Su Mowan turned back to look at Murong Jing in surprise, "Don't you need to get out of the car?"
Murong Jing returned her a faint look.
"Does your carriage not need to stop at the palace gate? Why didn't you just go inside the palace and get off the previous times?"
After Su Mowan finished speaking, she stared at Murong Jing with her peach blossom eyes unblinking.
Murong Jing gave his signature reply: "I will dismount wherever I wish."
Su Mowan knew it was a pointless question. But there was nothing to worry about; it didn't matter to her where she landed.
The carriage traveled for a while longer before finally stopping outside an ornate archway.
This time, without Su Mowan urging him, Murong Jing released her and even straightened her crooked forehead ribbon.
This time, Su Mowan didn't refuse and obediently let Murong Jing fix her hair. Finally, seeing that Murong Jing hadn't made a move for a long time, Su Mowan glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and found that Murong Jing was staring at her hair.
Before Su Mowan could ask what was wrong, Murong Jing said, "The hairpin is very beautiful."
"..."
Couldn't you just say it's because you look beautiful?
He really doesn't know how to say nice things; he has no talent for coaxing women!
Su Mowan got up to go downstairs first, but Murong Jing suddenly called her back.
Su Mowan turned around: "Is there anything else I should be careful about?"
Murong Jing looked at her and said, "Put on the fox fur coat and tie the collar properly."
Upon hearing his words, Su Mowan immediately remembered the marks on her neck. Her face flushed, and she quickly covered herself with the fox fur coat, turned up the fluffy collar, and tied the belt around her neck.
After getting out of the car, Su Mowan never looked back. After the Seventh Princess got out, she was grabbed by the Seventh Princess and taken to the Empress's Jingyang Palace.
They thought Murong Jing must be busy with something on his own, but Su Mowan and the Seventh Princess had just entered Jingyang Palace and sat down when they heard Murong Jing's wheelchair enter.
This time, only the Empress sat high up there, with neither Consort Xiao nor Consort Shen present, making it very quiet.
Upon hearing the sound of the wheelchair, the Queen's expression immediately softened.
Su Mowan saw everything clearly from below and felt that the Empress seemed to dote on Murong Jing a little more.
She still remembered that Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet. When the Empress met the Crown Prince, her expression was indifferent, unlike when she met Murong Jing.
Perhaps it was because the Crown Prince was in the palace and they could see each other often, while Murong Jingyuan was outside the palace and it was not easy to see him.
Of course, Su Mowan knew that the Empress was indifferent when she saw her.
The Empress's smile was just right, and she was very good at maintaining appearances. However, Su Mowan was quite perceptive and could sense that the Empress seemed to dislike her somewhat.
She was just wondering how to stay with the Empress until the banquet started when Murong Jing arrived.
This relieved Su Mowan.
The Empress gazed intently at the palace entrance, her eyes filled with tender affection.
Following behind Murong Jing was Feng Yue. After the maids and others entered the hall, they closed the door slightly.
The Empress's palace was also equipped with underfloor heating, making it much warmer than the outside; it wasn't cold at all.
Murong Jing's wheelchair stopped next to Su Mowan, and Feng Yue automatically stepped aside.
The Empress's eyes flickered slightly when she saw the two people standing close together, but she immediately smiled.
"Why did you bring Mo Wan this time? Where is Consort Shen?"
The difference in address was obvious; it was clear the Empress was doing it on purpose. Su Mowan felt the Empress had no reason to flatter her, so she must have been deliberately saying it in front of Murong Jing.
Sure enough, Su Mowan saw that Murong Jing's expression softened a little, and she said respectfully to the Empress, "Something happened in the manor, and she couldn't get away."
Su Mowan raised an eyebrow. Why not just say that Shen Muyue went back to the Left Prime Minister's residence?
Upon hearing that something had happened in the palace, the Empress looked worried and immediately asked what had happened.
Murong Jing didn't intend to tell the Empress, and the conversation quickly turned to the eldest princess.
"I heard she's going to choose a husband?"
Upon hearing this, the empress's expression darkened; she was neither pleased nor displeased.
The Empress said calmly, "This was her own idea, and your father and I were quite surprised."
As he spoke, he glanced at Su Mowan almost imperceptibly.
Su Mowan had been secretly observing the Empress's expression, and when she realized that the Empress was about to glance at her, she quickly lowered her head and acted obediently.
She knew why the Empress had glanced at her; she guessed the Empress had also believed the rumors that the eldest princess was infatuated with Su Mobai.
I heard that the eldest princess meant that she would not marry until Su Mobai was married.
At this point, Su Mobai hadn't made a move yet, and the eldest princess was about to choose a consort, so it was understandable that the empress was puzzled.
Su Mowan thought that if she wasn't mistaken, the eldest princess probably liked Song Chuwen, the vice minister of the Ministry of Justice.
According to her observation, Song Chuwen did not seem to have any romantic feelings for the eldest princess.
Or perhaps it's not that it doesn't exist, but rather that it's hidden deep and not revealed.
In short, judging solely from their eye contact, the eldest princess seems to be the more proactive one. I wonder what the situation is with Song Chuwen.
Her thoughts had drifted a little far away, so Su Mowan quickly pulled herself back to reality and listened carefully to the conversation between the Empress and Murong Jing.
Murong Jing didn't seem very surprised. "Since it's her own idea, then Mother doesn't need to worry."
The Empress sighed softly.
“This child is just like Xiao Qi, except that Xiao Qi has me taking care of her, but she has suffered a lot.”
The bitterness in the Empress's words was not that the eldest princess was lonely and bullied, nor that her food, clothing and daily necessities were cut off; it was simply that she felt the eldest princess was too pitiful to live alone.
Upon hearing the Empress's words, the Seventh Princess, sitting opposite Su Mowan, sweetly flattered her: "So it turns out that Mother is very good to me. I feel very happy! Compared to me, my eldest sister is indeed pitiful."
The Empress gave the Seventh Princess a feigned glare and said, "Now your mother and your third brother will talk about the First Princess first, and then it will be your turn!"
"my business?"
The seventh princess pouted a little guiltily and muttered, "What's there to say about my affairs?"
The Empress ignored her and continued speaking to Murong Jing: "Your father said he wouldn't interfere in the eldest princess's affairs, but your mother knows that the eldest princess seems to have always liked Su Mobai. Don't you have some dealings with Su Mobai?"
"Does Mother want me to ask Su Mobai what he thinks?"
This time, Murong Jing neither referred to himself as "your subject" nor as "this king."
A hint of embarrassment flashed across the Empress's face. She paused for a moment before saying, "It's not that I want you to ask, but you just need to probe whether Su Mobai has any feelings for the Eldest Princess, even if it's just a little bit..."
"Mother, there's no need to say anything more. Since the eldest princess has made her decision, let's do as she wishes. If Su Mobai is interested in her, he will definitely come to participate in the election."
The Empress thought for a moment and sighed, "That's true. I won't worry about her anymore."
Su Mowan watched quietly with a "let's have a good show" attitude, thinking to herself, "The Empress will have to worry about the Seventh Princess next, right?"
Sure enough, the Empress turned her gaze to the Seventh Princess, her tone carrying three parts doting, three parts helplessness, and four parts dissatisfaction.
"You're a troublemaker too. Do you remember the mess you made before? If your father doesn't change his mind this time, you'd better behave yourself and stop causing trouble."
The seventh princess looked terrified.
"Mother, what did Father say? Could it still be Shangguan Qingqi?"
When the Seventh Princess heard the Empress talking about the Eldest Princess and Su Mobai, she felt uncomfortable and jealous!
But she concealed it well and didn't show it. Who knew that the Empress would turn around and talk about her marriage, which made her panic.
If Shangguan Qingqi were a proper person, she could just make do, but Shangguan Qingqi likes men!
Unfortunately, she couldn't say these words in front of the Empress, and the Seventh Princess's face scrunched up with suppressed anger.
Just then, a palace maid announced that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had come to pay their respects.