Chapter 24: Mysterious ManMo Youyou, who was in deep slumber, had been immersed in her dreams. In her dream, a woman that looked like herself stood in front of her. She wore a sad look on her face and asked,
"Mo Youyou, how can you do such things with Prince Jing?"
Mo Youyou looked at the lady in front of her and asked with widened eyes, "Who are you? And why should I care? What does my matter with Prince Jing have to do with you?"The woman reprimanded in a cold voice, "You took over my body, and now you"re asking who I am!"
Mo Youyou was startled. She quickly stabilized her senses as a thought entered her mind. Could it be...?
Mo Youyou looked at the woman in a daze before asking: "You... It means that you are the Ninth Miss of General Mo"s Residence?"
Seeing the lady not saying a word, Mo Youyou had some guesses about her. She lowered her head in embarra.s.sment and apologized:"Sorry, I didn"t know that I would get myself attached to your body … If you don"t want to, you can kick me out. I didn"t mean to take over your body."
Perhaps after leaving the body of the Ninth Miss, her soul would once again search for a corpse that was suitable for her.
But before she could finish her sentence, the lady in front choked with sobs: "You don"t have to apologize to me, I can"t go back anymore, It"s just that I haven"t had my revenge yet and I am unwilling to reconcile with my mother like this!"
Mo Youyou stared at Miss Mo, who had a look of resentment, her heart feeling suspicious. Could it be that the lady was not General Mo"s biological daughter? But then, why would Yue Er say that her residence was the most favored? Was there some misunderstanding?
While she was wondering, the woman continued, "I have liked Prince Xiang since I was little. I even gave him the only thing that my birth mother had left for me. However, all those years, he had only feigned ignorance! The madness made me foster countless of Death Soldiers for him, but he was ungrateful! Mo Li and her sisters poisoned me and threw me at the fecal drain. Even if I died, I wouldn"t want to reincarnate."
Mo Youyou was extremely shocked. It turned out that Miss Mo was not an idiot! She raised her eyes to look at the woman opposite her and asked curiously:
"So all these years you"ve only been pretending to be stupid? Does Prince Xiang know?"
"He did not know. I originally intended to reveal this truth to him on the day of our marriage, but he didn"t give me any chance to do so. It"s a good thing though that he didn"t. Otherwise, I wouldn"t dare imagine what could have happened! Those Death Soldiers only acknowledge my blood and obey my commands. I thought I"d always be the only woman with him."As she spoke until here, Miss Mo"s emotions became a lot more agitated. Hearing her words, Mo Youyou felt a chill run down her spine, "You want me to take over your Death Soldier and then take revenge for you?"
"Are you willing?"
Mo Youyou thought about it for a long time before nodding, "I promise you. As long as it doesn"t go against my principles, I will take down the person who hurt you! I"ll do this as repayment for giving me your body."
Suddenly, a burst of laughter resounded, and the lady in front of her disappeared, only leaving behind a sentence that Mo Youyou could not understand:"Mo Youyou, thank you. If you find out that I"m not dead yet, remember to kill me! You have to! And remember to avenge me!"
On the bed, Mo Youyou"s eyebrows tightly furrowed, after feeling someone gently stroking her brow, her fl.u.s.tered heart gradually calmed down. Perhaps it was because she was too tired to open her eyes that she continued to fall asleep. And this time, her dream was like a movie. All the experiences of a woman"s life played one by one in her dream.Meanwhile, at Mo"s Residence, Mo Li drank her medicine. After a night"s sleep, her body gradually recovered. When she opened her eyes, her sister Mo Yan had already fallen asleep beside her bed. Because she had just woken up, her body was still a little tired. She slightly knitted her brows and softly called out,
"Fourth sister."
Mo Yan who was dreaming heard someone calling out to her, and she slowly opened her eyes, seeing that her sister had already woken up, she cried in joy,"Second Sister, you finally woke up! You scared me to death the other day, and I thought that you"d never wake up!"
When Mo Li thought about what happened yesterday, her complexion instantly turned ashen. Mo Li asked in a cold voice, "Where is she?"Mo Yan looked up and sniffed with her nose before replying, "Mo Youyou was taken away by Prince Jing last night. She also stayed at Prince Jing"s Manor, and I haven"t seen her since then."
"What? She got taken away?! Taken away by Helian Yi?"
Mo Yan nodded her head like she was pecking rice grains and replied, "Yes."Mo Li clenched the corner of the blanket tightly, "Do you know why Prince Jing took her away?"
Mo Yan shook her head. "Your sister has no idea. But today I heard that Prince Jing brought the little s.l.u.t along when he entered the Palace to talk to the Queen. This matter, I"m afraid of discussing it with Mother." "Mn. Well, go and find mother. A cheap girl like her who was about to be married off to Prince Xiang dared to hook up with Prince Jing! She even had the plan to calculate Prince Jing! Fortunately, Prince Jing doesn"t like women. Otherwise, she would be my biggest obstacle!"
Hearing Prince Xiang"s name, Mo Yan slightly lowered her eyes. She had not seen him for the past two days.
Ever since the Emperor had arranged Mo Youyou with Prince Xiang, it was as if the Prince had disappeared from the world, and no matter what she did, she could not contact him.Seeing that her sister"s expression was not right, Mo Li curiously asked:
"What"s the matter, Fourth Sister? You look like you have something heavy on your mind.""Second Sister, it has already been two days, and Prince Xiang haven"t come to look for me. Last night, I sent someone to deliver him a message. Do you think he doesn"t love me?"
After she finished speaking, Mo Yan lowered her head in grief, her gaze landing on the hem of her skirt.
Mo Li was a smart person. It was not that she didn"t know her sister"s intention in getting close to Prince Xiang. She is not ignorant. But since the Emperor bestowed the marriage to Mo Youyou, then there was a high possibility that there would be no conclusion between Mo Yan and Prince Xiang.Now that Prince Jing has stepped in, the matter doesn"t seem to be as simple as she thought.
"Allow me to think about this. Go and call mother over first."
Mo Yan nodded, stood up, and walked out with small steps.
The Ming You Kingdom, Chang Ning Palace. Inside the temple, a bathtub enclosed in pink gauze that could accommodate twenty people came into view. Inside the pool, dense steam was spreading high up in the sky.Empress Wei Changning wore a red muslin dress. Her slender body was faintly discernible under the muslin. She stood barefoot on the edge of the bath, her long black hair unbound.
The maids behind her lowered her head and quickly went forward to get the muslin on her body. When they saw the Queen wave her hand, the two of them understood what she meant and hurriedly left.
Wei Changning looked at the thick mist and slowly crouched down. Her long, soft, bright hair fell in front of her.A thick layer of petals lay in the pond, and a strong fragrance wafted into her nose. She took a deep breath, her beautiful red lips curling up into a charming smile. Her bright eyes slowly closed, enjoying the warm mist.
Remembering the tall and majestic figure of Helian Yi sitting opposite her today, she began to admire his cold and beautiful face. Wei Changning suddenly felt a wave of pain. Her body felt like pins and needles. It was unbearable.Her mind was full of Helian Yi"s figure, and a moment later, she heard his delicate voice sounding from his throat. It was a shy voice.
Wei Changning"s body gradually headed deeper towards the pond, feeling that someone was caressing her arm, Wei Changning did not even open her eyes, and just moved her enchanting red lips closer to him. In her mind, she thought that the person in front of her was Helian Yi!
Very quickly, a response came from the other side. Wei Changning"s heart clenched tightly as her entire body tensed up.
When the man"s ice-cold hand landed on Wei Changning"s body, she noticed that something was amiss as she quickly opened her eyes and reached out to grab the person, but she was instead pulled back into an embrace.
Helian Yu mischievously laughed as he stared at the beautiful woman in his arms.
"I never thought that the Queen Mother would be so lonely in Chang Ning Palace"s presence! When mother needs it, father will not be able to do so. But this son of yours will do anything that mother wishes, so she could enjoy!"
Even though Wei Changning was already thirty-eight years old, her appearance was that of a twenty-two woman. Her skin was as smooth as silk, and her delicate face flushed pink under the effect of the mist. Imprisoned in Helian Yu"s embrace, her white body tightly touched Helian Yu"s chest. Hearing his words, Wei Changning was very angry, but because of what he said, her face had turned even redder.
She withdrew her expression and shouted coldly,"Yu"er, don"t be rude!"
A sly smile swept across Helian Yu"s eyes. Moving closer to Wei Changning"s ear, he whispered,
"Imperial Mother, this son truly suspects if you are this son"s mother!"Wei Changning"s body tensed up. Her eyes flashed as she suddenly turned away and just in time to see Helian Yu. The two of them faced each other. Wei Changning slowly raised her head, placing her index finger on Helian Yu"s lower jaw. With a beautiful smile, she moved her body slightly in front of Helian Yu. Helian Yu understood what she meant as he stared at Wei Changning with blazing eyes.
"Imperial Mother, please take good care of this son. This son promises not to tell Imperial Father about what"s happening with Imperial Mother." If this matter were to go out, Wei Changning knows what will happen.
Helian Yu had always suspected the true ident.i.ty of this empress. Ever since his mother got seriously ill, she had changed completely. Although she had the same appearance, her temperament was completely different from before.
He had investigated it countless times but had been unable to find any flaws or clues. Until today, when he heard the report from the spy that the Queen had once again met Prince Jing in her place and gave him the Wu Huan Powder.
The report proved Helian Yu that the current Queen was not his mother. And so he came to see it himself. However, he did not expect to witness such a captivating view. It was too unbearable that Helian Yu couldn"t hold it in. He looked at Wei Changning and bit his lips. He did not antic.i.p.ate this woman to be so perfect, so much more impressive than Mo Yan.Wei Changning"s eyes flashed with killing intent. She retracted her evil Qi and tip-toed before speaking in a gentle voice.
"Yu"er, mother can give it to you, but make sure that you don"t disappoint mother in the future."
Helian Yu laughed, "Of course not."
After he finished speaking, Helian Yu carried Wei Changning out of the water, and the two of them smiled at each other. They naturally understood each other"s thoughts. Helian Yu felt that it was unnecessary to talk too much with a smart person. He slowly lifted his foot and walked towards the bed that was only three feet away from the pool.
Outside of Chang Ning Palace"s hall, a pair of eyes gazed at the scene inside through the window, and in a flash, she disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, Mo Youyou finally woke up from her sleep and sat up with her exhausted body. She rubbed her temples and felt a chill in her heart after that long dream just now.