Chapter 196 We're not a good match, let's break up!
Chapter 196 We're not a good match, let's break up!
The group turned around simultaneously and immediately fell silent.
Su, Su, Su Mobai!
Su Mowan smiled faintly.
Su Mobai's appearance made all the difference; these spoiled brats, big and small, didn't dare utter a single word.
Fu Changge even blinked, looking at Su Mobai with an expression of worship, and stammered out, "Minister Su! I've heard so much about you!"
Shangguan Qingqi became jealous again at this moment.
When Su Mobai arrived, everyone fell silent, which made him extremely embarrassed!
Su Mobai nodded to Fu Changge, but didn't say a word to him. He turned his gaze to Su Mowan and said with a faint smile, "Come with me."
Without waiting for their reactions, he headed towards the camp.
Well, since Su the Fox has spoken, how can we not leave?
Su Mowan immediately gave Shangguan Qingqi a "I'm leaving first" look and happily chased after Su Mobai.
The group of people were left dumbfounded, staring blankly as the person walked away.
As Yinshuang followed behind, she breathed a sigh of relief. The tent that Minister Su was going to was the main tent of the camp, and she had just seen her lord go in first.
In other words, Vice Minister Su is still on the side of her prince...
The soldiers coming and going were mostly resting after training. Because of the two men's extraordinary aura and the fact that they were unfamiliar faces, they all cast curious glances at them. Then, seeing that the two men were heading towards the main tent, they dared not look any longer and quickly looked away.
This area is reserved for the soldiers in the main camp. Those who come to participate in the martial arts exam or to watch and cheer are placed in separate tents, not in the main camp.
The main tent was undoubtedly located in the very center, due to its height and size. Moreover, the surrounding tents were all more than ten feet away from it, like stars surrounding the moon.
Su Mobai stopped outside the tent.
He turned around and looked not at Su Mowan, but at Yinshuang. He gestured for Yinshuang to go into the tent first.
Without hesitation, Yinshuang lifted the curtain and went inside first.
"You come with me."
After Su Mobai finished speaking, he walked towards the back of the tent, where there was an open space. It was deserted at the moment, making it a good place to talk.
Su Mowan knew that Su Mobai had something important to say, so she quickly followed him.
The two stopped in the open space.
Su Mobai turned around first, looked her up and down, and then smiled.
"It seems you're doing quite well at the Prince of Qin's residence. Your complexion is much rosier, and you look more energetic than before."
Su Mowan felt a little embarrassed by this abrupt remark, her face showing some unease. She cleared her throat and said, "Brother, just say what you want to say."
Su Mobai glanced around casually, and after confirming that no one was around, he lowered his voice slightly.
"Didn't you ask what the Yama Jade was? Now I'll tell you, it's the national treasure of the Liuxia Kingdom."
After Su Mobai finished speaking, seeing her calm expression, he raised an eyebrow: "Why didn't you react at all? Were you scared stiff?"
Of course she wasn't scared out of her wits; she already knew everything from Hye-jin beforehand.
Su Mowan sighed.
“Brother, I know all about Yan Luoyu. Now I just want to confirm our origins.”
When the words "background" were mentioned, Su Mowan noticed a slight change in Su Mobai's expression.
As if considering how to begin, Su Mobai sighed after a moment.
He looked at her.
"The Ji clan has been wiped out, and now only my brother and I remain. As for our origins, I am about to return to Liuxia to avenge my mother, send the woman who harmed her to hell, and reclaim the position of crown prince that is rightfully mine... Do you understand?"
Su Mobai spoke these two sentences lightly, but Su Mowan saw endless heaviness in his eyes. She had never experienced the pain of a family being wiped out, but at this moment, in Su Mobai's eyes, she felt that endless sorrow and desolation.
Just as she was about to say something, Su Mobai suddenly suppressed his emotions and said, "I will repay them for the pain of their clan's annihilation sooner or later. As for my mother's revenge, I will take it too. We are currently outnumbered and need to rely on the power of the Prince of Qin."
Su Mobai turned to look at her as he finished speaking.
Do you understand what I mean?
"……Understand."
Su Mowan understood everything.
Su Mobai's intention was simply for her to cultivate a good relationship with Murong Jing so that Murong Jing would help her when she went back to fight in the future.
However, to put it bluntly, this is not a pure motive. Su Mowan has just developed feelings for Murong Jing, and now this additional constraint makes her very uncomfortable.
It's like your neighbor is friendly with you just to get a piece of your two big cabbages in front of your house.
It's heartbreaking to think about.
Perhaps because her expression was too obvious, Su Mobai suddenly reached out and poked her forehead, amused, and said, "What's with that expression? I'm not asking you to steal, rob, or cheat. I'm just asking you to hold onto Murong Jing's heart. When we need help, he definitely won't stand idly by."
He paused here, then leaned a little closer.
"Logically, I shouldn't be asking this, but we are motherless children, and the eldest brother is like a parent to us, so I'll ask on his behalf. What's the current situation between you and Murong Jing?"
Su Mowan felt even more uncomfortable.
If Su Mobai were her sister, she could handle saying that, but Su Mobai is her brother...
This is totally inappropriate.
Before she could think of a reply, Su Mobai said, "I heard he took you boating on the river earlier? Tsk, the iron tree is about to bloom."
After making that remark, Su Mobai felt a little uncomfortable.
Su Mowan was wondering why he was acting this way all of a sudden when she heard Su Mobai lean in and whisper in her ear, "Mowan, listen to your brother. Don't let Murong Jing get his hands on you too soon. Once a man gets his hands on you, he won't care about you as much anymore. For the sake of our blood feud, you have to hold on."
As he spoke, he reached out and patted her shoulder, then gestured with his chin toward the tent.
"Go."
"..."
Why does it feel like sending a lamb to the slaughter?
Su Mowan never expected that Su Mobai would be willing to tell her about his background so clearly, even mentioning the blood feud, and instructing her to get along well with Murong Jing, but also not to let Murong Jing succeed easily...
This is incredibly technically difficult!
Lost in thought, he arrived at the tent entrance and was about to lift the curtain to go inside when he almost bumped into Yinshuang, who was coming out from inside.
"where are you going?"
Su Mowan steadied herself and turned her head to ask.
Yinshuang quickly came out, lowered the curtain, her expression somewhat unnatural, and said, "Consort Su, please go in. This servant will wait outside."
Su Mowan glanced at her strangely, nodded, and went inside. Only when she saw the two people standing in front of Murong Jing did Su Mowan realize what was wrong with Yinshuang's expression.
One is Feng Yue, and the other is Chaoyang, whom we haven't seen in a long time.
Hearing her enter, the two turned around at the same time. Feng Yue bowed respectfully, while Chao Yang's expression perfectly conveyed bewilderment.
Su Mowan smiled, removed her mask, and smiled at the rising sun.
This was the first time Chaoyang had seen Su Mowan dressed as a man. If it weren't for the dimples on her lips when she smiled, he wouldn't have recognized her at first glance.
He blinked and quickly bowed in greeting.
Su Mowan put the mask behind her back and walked towards Murong Jing, shooing him away, "I need to have a good talk with your prince. Please excuse me for a moment."
Feng Yue: "..."
Chaoyang: "..."
That's way too ambiguous!
She said it so matter-of-factly, without any shame. Consort Su is indeed no ordinary person!
After sighing, Feng Yue quickly pulled Chaoyang out of the tent.
Actually, Su Mowan wanted to get Chaoyang out of the house. Judging from Yinshuang's expression just now, she knew that the two of them probably had some new issues. If she only let Chaoyang go out, it would be too obvious. So she simply sent both of them away.
After leaving the tent, Chaoyang stood still.
He looked at Yinshuang, who was standing quietly a few feet away, and hesitated to speak.
Feng Yue was unaware of the relationship between Chaoyang and Yinshuang, so seeing Chaoyang's expression, he asked curiously, "Do you have something to say to Yinshuang?"
The expression he was looking for could be interpreted as: "What could a mere deputy commander of the Snow Shadow Guard possibly have to talk about with Yinshuang?"
Feng Yue and Yin Shuang were both orphans who grew up together. Both of them had known Chao Yang since childhood. In Feng Yue's eyes, Yin Shuang and Chao Yang were just acquaintances, because they rarely spoke to each other.
Later, Chaoyang joined the Snow Shadow Guard, and Yinshuang followed him to the Prince of Qin's mansion, after which the two had no further contact.
Feng Yue looked at the two of them, puzzled.
Chaoyang finally spoke up: "Go take a stroll first, I'll have a few words with Yinshuang."
"..."
Feng Yue stared at the rising sun.
First, he was kicked out of the camp by Consort Su, and now Chaoyang wants him to go for a stroll!
He was kicked out twice!
After everyone left, Chaoyang walked toward Yinshuang with a sullen face.
Yinshuang originally wanted to leave, but she knew that avoiding it was not the solution. Since Chaoyang had taken the initiative to talk, she might as well talk it out once and for all.
The morning sun is approaching.
Yinshuang raised her head slightly, her face expressionless, and said, "Just say what you have to say."
In fact, in Yinshuang's view, the most important thing is just the result. She doesn't want to hear the reasons or excuses; she just wants to know the final answer.
Before Chaoyang spoke, she took a deep breath.
Although she appeared calm and collected, only she knew how tense, or rather, panicked she was.
She wanted a quick and painless end, but she was also afraid that she wouldn't be able to handle it.
Chaoyang is only twenty years old this year, but he already has light blue stubble on his chin, making him look somewhat weathered, especially with dark circles under his eyes, and he has lost a lot of weight.
It's clear he hasn't had a good time lately.
Yinshuang softened a little.
After all, he was the person she loved, and she wouldn't feel good seeing him suffer either. But when she thought about having to share a husband with another woman in the future, her heart, which had just softened, hardened again.
Seeing the change in her emotions, Chaoyang couldn't help but pull her into his arms and rub his chin heavily against the top of Yinshuang's head.
"Give me another month, okay?"
He spoke in a low, hoarse voice.
Yinshuang remained frozen in his arms, motionless for a while. Just as Chaoyang was about to ask again, Yinshuang suddenly pushed him away.
"Young Master Chao, we're not a good match. Let's break it off!"
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