C117 Part1

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Murong Ci wondered whether he was angry or not.

He looked cold and calm, as if he was not angry, so she was convinced of it.

Murong Yu's fingertips slid down from her forehead, behaving gently and softly,

"You seemed to be hiding from this King these few days."

She endured the urge to slap his hand away,

"Where is it? This Prince is thirsty, do you have no tea here?"

"No. Only food."

"What food?"

"Here."

He pointed to his thin lips.

"Shameless!"

She couldn't help rolling her eyes.

'Hey, you dignified Royal King, can you not be so naive?'

"This King is a shameless rascal."

Before he finished speaking, Murong Yu bowed his head without hesitation, raised her chin, and kissed her soft lips fiercely.

Before the storm of kisses intensified, Murong Ci cleverly squatted down, escaped from his restraint, and ran away.

He was caught off guard and let her run away.

Looking at the back of her running away, a gentle touch appeared on the corners of his lips.

Back to the East Palace, Murong Ci talked with Qin Ruo and Ruyi about Gong Jun Hao's injury.

Qin Ruo and Ruyi both looked confused.

In fact, Murong Ci was also confused, and didn't know how to find out the truth.

"Is the Princess lying or the Consort Husband lying?"

Ruyi put her hands on her cheeks, muttering to herself melancholic.

"Your Royal Highness, will both of them lie?"

Qin Ruo said suddenly, as a bright light appeared in her mind.

"It's not impossible."

Murong Ci beamed her eyebrows,

"Zhaohua and Gong Junhao both might have made false confessions for their own benefit.

However, only the two of them know the truth, and no one else."

"Your Royal Highness, it's better to think of a way to let one of them tell the truth."

Qin Ruo suggested.

"If they deliberately lied, how can they tell the truth?"

Ruyi said with a wink.

"It's like speaking the truth after getting drunk: as long as they can tell the truth by themselves, then they will feel better afterwards and be clever."

Qin Ruo said with joy.

"Then you think of a clever way for Your Highness."

Ruyi said.

Qin Ruo glared at her and sighed heavily,

"No idea."

Murong Ci thought about it all night and couldn't think of a way.

The next day she went to the Jinghong Hall to visit Zhaohua.

Concubine Qiao and the close maid accompanied Murong Chang, worried about her doing stupid things.

Murong Chang was depressed and unhappy.

Her face was as pale as snow, her eyes were dark and silent, and she didn't speak at all.

She often stared at a certain place in a daze, or suddenly burst into tears, which would keep coming out unstoppable, making no use of other people's persuasion.

Concubine Qiao sadly said to Murong Ci while wiping her tears:

"This Consort knows Zhaohua's heart is bitter, but I can't help her..."

Yuan Xiu was also very sad,

"This humble maid tried to persuade the Princess, but she didn't say a word, and I don't know if she listened."

Concubine Qiao cried:

"Why did Zhaohua have to face such a thing?

I thought it would be a happy event for Your Majesty to give her a marriage, but I didn't expect it to be like this..."

"It's better to take the Princess Sister out of the Palace to relax."

Murong Ci suggested.

"Alright. This Consort is worried about her doing stupid things if she stays always bored here in the Palace."

Concubine Qiao's voice was low and hoarse, her face was sad, and her heart was broken for her beloved daughter.

"Concubine Qiao must also be tired, so it's better to go back and rest for a few hours."

"I will."

With the support of the close court lady, Concubine Qiao left the Jinghong Hall.

Yuan Xiu changed clothes for Murong Chang, and then they boarded the carriage with Murong Ci and left the Palace.

The streets were full of traffic and noisy, so Yuan Xiu had been pulling the Princess tightly, worrying that she might get separated from them.

Murong Chang was still unmoved by the sight in front of her, walking blankly, but she would eventually respond to them, nodding or shaking her head when they asked her things.

"Sugar cakes sales, delicious sugar cakes!"

There was a man on the street shouting to sell his products.

Yuan Xiu remembered something, and said,

"Your Royal Highness, the Princess likes to eat sugar cake on the street the most.

Every time we came out she would buy it and eat it."

Murong Ci smiled and said,

"This Prince will go and buy it. You all wait be the side."

Qin Ruo did not follow, but stayed to protect the Princess.

Murong Ci bought a small bag of hot white sugar cake.

The stall owner was kind and gave her a piece for her to taste first.

"My family has been making white sugar cakes since long ago by our ancestors.

It has been passed down for hundreds of years.

Everyone in the neighborhood says our white sugar cakes are the best in the Capital, so I hope the Lord will also appreciate them from now on."

She smiled and agreed, paid the money and took the sugar cake back.

As she approached the place where she left Murong Chang, however, she saw two strange women standing in front of them, as if they were talking.

Murong Ci walked over suspiciously, and approached them from the side to see what was going on.

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END of CHAPTER 117 PART 1

.....................to be continued