The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 265 Lin Jiaoyue's Disfigurement

When she woke up, Xu Rongrong felt warm.

The sun outside the window had not yet set, but she was covered with a fox fur cloak, which was not something in her room.

She stood up and took a closer look. She found that Mu Rong had entered her room at some point and was sitting opposite her, leaning against the window with his eyes closed. The fox fur cloak must be his.

Perhaps he was really tired these days. At this moment, Mu Rong's narrow eyebrows and eyes were dark and blue. It was unknown how long he had been enduring.

Xu Rongrong propped herself up and sat up. She looked up and saw Wen Yao sitting under the eaves outside the window, so she waved.

"Miss..." Wen Yao leaned over through the window. Just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Xu Rongrong.

"Shh..." Xu Rongrong pointed at Mu Rong and signaled the girl to speak softly so as not to wake her up.

His young lady rarely treated the Marquis like this, which made Wen Yao smile. He lowered his voice and asked, "What are your instructions, young lady?"

Xu Rongrong looked at Mu Rong and saw that he was sleeping soundly, so she asked, "How long have you been here, Lord?"

"The Marquis came not long after the young lady fell asleep," Wen Yao whispered. "I wanted to wake you up, but the Marquis wouldn't let me. I guess he couldn't bear to disturb you."

After saying this, he added, "This cloak was given to you by the Marquis because he said the quilt was too warm and he was afraid you wouldn't sleep well."

Xu Rongrong's face heated up slightly when she heard this. She remembered the recipe Shu Qing had left for her today and ordered, "Go ask the kitchen to prepare some medicinal food to calm the mind and gather energy. Bring it back when he wakes up."

"Young lady treats the Marquis so well!" Wen Yao joked with a smile. Seeing that Xu Rongrong was about to get angry, he stuck out his tongue and walked out of the yard.

Xu Rongrong quietly looked at Mu Rong's sleeping face, wondering what he had been busy with these days and how he had gotten himself into this state...

After a moment, she tore off the fox fur coat on her body, tiptoed over, and gently covered him with it, being very careful, as if she was afraid of waking him up.

Mu Rong has always been alert. Today, Xu Rongrong was sleeping so soundly that he felt a little sleepy. So when she woke up just now, he woke up too.

Although Xu Rongrong and Wen Yao spoke softly, he did not miss a single word or movement.

Unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

His little girl is feeling sorry for him.

He felt her gently covering him with a cloak, and as he concentrated, he could only feel the girl's sweet fragrance coming towards him. The subtle scent made his heart soften, so he could no longer pretend.

When they opened their eyes, their eyes met. Xu Rongrong's hand froze there, and Mu Rong looked at her with a smile: "Rongrong is so considerate."

Xu Rongrong: "..."

She threw her cloak over Mu Rong's face and jumped out of bed.

But she was nowhere near as agile as Mu Rong. After running a few steps, she bumped into the man's heavy chest.

"Rongrong, why are you running away?" Mu Rong curled his lips and smiled lightly. "In a few months, you and I will be officially husband and wife. If Rongrong remains so shy, how can I get close to her..."

"Your Highness, you have not even been married yet, yet you have repeatedly come in uninvited. This is not what a gentleman should do." Xu Rongrong glared at him.

Mu Rong spread his hands and said, "Even a gentleman cannot help himself when he sees someone he likes."

Xu Rongrong: "..."

Fortunately, Wen Yao returned with the medicinal food. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she noticed that the atmosphere was not right, so she said with a smile, "My Lord, you have been here for half a day. I think you must be hungry. Come and have some soup."

Mu Rong knew that this was prepared by Xu Rongrong for him, so he followed her advice and walked to the next hall with his long legs.

The Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup was steaming. Mu Rong took a sip and found it sweet with a hint of herbal fragrance. He asked knowingly, "Why does it taste like medicine?"

Xu Rongrong said angrily, "I asked Wen Yao to poison it, Lord Marquis, please stop eating it!"

Mu Rong laughed and said, "Since it was Rongrong who arranged the poison, I must eat it all."

Xu Rongrong: "..."

Seeing this, Wen Yao couldn't hold it in any longer. She clutched her stomach and exposed her master, "Young lady, please stop talking! Doctor Shu only came to check on your pulse, and you asked him for the recipe for this medicinal meal just to help the Marquis concentrate and relieve his fatigue. Now you're saying it's poison. I'm afraid Doctor Shu will be so angry if he finds out!"

Seeing her servant girl turn against her, Xu Rongrong's face flushed with anger: "Fine, fine, fine! You girl are siding with someone else. If that's the case, then just follow them."

"I won't leave. I want to attend the young lady's wedding banquet."

Xu Rongrong: "..."

While the master and servant were bickering, Mu Rong actually finished the entire bowl of medicinal food. "Now that I've been poisoned by Rongrong, I'll have to come here every day to ask for the antidote."

Xu Rongrong was furious.

Seeing his little girl's rosy cheeks, Mu Rong smiled and said, "Rongrong, don't you want to know about the excitement of Princess Lingxi's coming-of-age ceremony today?"

"I don't want to!" Xu Rongrong snorted coldly.

"What a shame..." Mu Rong pretended to sigh, "I rushed here as soon as I heard about it, but I didn't expect Rongrong to be so uninterested. It seems that Lin Jiaoyue's reputation was ruined in vain."

"Lin Jiaoyue?" Xu Rongrong was slightly stunned when she heard this, "She is disfigured?" "That's right." Mu Rong nodded.

Thinking of her bright and beautiful face in her previous life, known as the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xu Rongrong suddenly became interested. She looked at Mu Rong and asked, "How could it be?"

Mu Rong didn't intend to keep the secret. He smiled faintly, "Miss Cheng has truly lived up to the Empress's high hopes. She staged a tragic scene at her coming-of-age ceremony... When she saw Lin Jiaoyue attending the ceremony as the Fourth Prince's fiancée, she tried to chase her away. Naturally, Princess Lingxi wouldn't agree, and this only inflamed her wrath."

"After the ceremony, the palace maids served tea, fruit, and hot soup for everyone to rest and eat. Cheng Jintong pretended to accidentally trip Lin Jiaoyue as she passed by. Coincidentally, a nearby charcoal stove, used for heating, also fell over when Lin Jiaoyue fell, and half a box of charcoal fell directly on Lin Jiaoyue's face. I heard that everyone smelled the smell of burning flesh at that moment."

Although Xu Rongrong could not see Lin Jiaoyue's miserable condition with her own eyes, she could imagine a little bit.

This woman who had enjoyed such glory in her previous life, now fell into such a situation, there was no sympathy at all, except...

"The charcoal stoves used in the palace are all of special quality. Even if they are overturned, the charcoal will not fall out. Why did it happen today..." Xu Rongrong asked in confusion. In the palace, all the equipment was designed for safety, so such a situation would not be possible.

"Maybe it was the Queen who did it." Mu Rong said casually.

Xu Rongrong shook her head. "Impossible! Even if the Queen intended for Cheng Jintong to cause trouble, she wouldn't make a mistake like this. You know, if there's a mistake in the Imperial Household Department, the Queen is the first person responsible. She wouldn't be so stupid."

Mu Rong raised his lip when he heard this: "So, when a mantis stalks a cicada...it wonders which oriole is behind it."

"The situation in the palace is very complicated. Will Sister Mu be implicated?" Xu Rongrong was a little worried.

"Don't worry," Mu Rong consoled him. "When the tragedy happened, the Third Consort was feeding fish by the pond with Madam Lu, far away from where the incident occurred... She won't be implicated in this matter."