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

Chapter 493 New Year's Eve Banquet (Part )

In the warm room, the rich aroma of ambergris was intertwined with the faint smell of blood. The smell of blood was vague, but it made people even more nauseous.

The emperor squinted his eyes and leaned on the couch. His face seemed a little blurry in the dim light, but one could tell that he was immersed in enjoyment, as if this mixed scent was exactly the unique taste he loved.

There was a knock on the door, which seemed particularly abrupt in the quiet warm room.

Eunuch Yao went out for a while and then came back: "Your Majesty, it's Wang Xian'an who is here."

Since the death of the deposed Empress He Wenfei, Eunuch Wang was sent by the Emperor to the residence of the Fourth Prince Wu Tianqi, like a hidden chess piece, quietly lurking in the chess game.

It is also the key link in overthrowing King Ning and Mu Rong tonight.

"Xuan!"

When Eunuch Wang came in, the emperor was quietly looking at the ice flowers condensed on the bronze clepsydra, and his skinny fingers gently stroked the gilded dragon pattern.

Eunuch Wang knelt in the shadows to pay his respects.

"Is everything arranged?" asked the emperor.

"Your Majesty, everything has been done according to your wishes."

The emperor nodded, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes: "Just now I saw Rong Ge'er and Lin Jiaoyue leaving side by side, and I knew you did a good job."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Have the medicinal herbs sent from Southern Xinjiang been properly placed?" the emperor asked. "Your Majesty, I have just personally delivered them to the Imperial Study. They are also properly placed. Your Majesty can enjoy them at any time," Eunuch Wang said respectfully.

The emperor smiled and said, "When today's business is over, you can return to the palace. From now on, the Internal Affairs Department will be handed over to you. With this lucrative job, you can enjoy your old age in the palace."

Eunuch Wang kowtowed quickly to express his gratitude, but a chill rose in his heart: It seemed that after getting rid of Prince Ning and Marquis Weiyuan, the emperor would give up the Fourth Prince.

But, what does that have to do with him?

As he was speaking, a young eunuch came hurriedly and said, "Your Majesty, there has been a commotion over there... Your Majesty may now set out."

"Oh? So soon? Come with me to take a look!" The emperor stood up with a smile, put on a dragon-patterned cloak, and walked out slowly.

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Inside Zhengyang Palace, Xu Rongrong stared at Mu Qianyin's empty seat, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the golden hairpin hidden in her sleeve. This hairpin had been put on her by Mu Rong himself this morning, and the tip of the hairpin contained three poisonous needles.

Zhu Yu went out to do her job according to her instructions. If she encountered any danger, the poison needle in the hairpin could protect her.

"It has been a long time since His Royal Highness Prince Ning went out to change clothes. Princess Ning was worried and went out to look for him." The voice of the wife of Marquis Wuling was heard from the side.

Seeing Xu Rongrong staring at Mu Qianyin's seat, she explained.

"I see." Xu Rongrong nodded, but her eyes were still fixed on that spot, implying something, "I hope everything goes well."

"The new tribute of snow-capped emerald green this year is quite good. Would you like to try it, Princess?" The wife of Marquis Wuling gently stirred the tea bowl, causing the tea to ripple and emit bursts of fragrance.

"Is Madam's asthma better now?" Xu Rongrong asked.

"Thank you for your concern, my lady. I'm much better now. Otherwise, I would have missed out on such a good tea." The wife of the Marquis of Wuling said with a smile. As she spoke, there was a commotion outside.

"I heard that someone offended the women in the palace and has alarmed His Majesty!" The news exploded among the crowd like thunder.

"Is this happening?"

"Who is so bold? How dare you commit the crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"I don't know, let's go check it out!"

"..."

The wife of Wulinghou turned pale: "What... is going on?"

"We'll know after we go and take a look." Xu Rongrong said gently, "Madam, will you accompany me?"

As she spoke, her expression was calm and composed, totally unlike that of a girl under eighteen years old.

The wife of Marquis Wuling nodded subconsciously.

Qinghui Garden, nestled between the harem and the front court, was now in turmoil. When Xu Rongrong and the wife of the Marquis of Wuling arrived, half the royal family members who had come for the banquet were already standing in the garden. From behind that door came the unbearable roars of a man engaging in intercourse, and the cries of a woman pushing him away, accompanied by tears... Each sound reached the ears of the crowd with clarity, making them blush and their hearts beat fast.

"How could this happen!" Lady Wulinghou pinched her handkerchief. She had always been reluctant to get involved in palace affairs.

"The Emperor has arrived!" The Emperor's carriage has also arrived, and everyone is busy bowing and paying their respects.

Eunuch Yao helped the emperor get off the imperial sedan chair.

"Who is in there?" the emperor asked in a low voice, with a frown on his face.

The emperor would certainly be angry if something like this happened at the family dinner on New Year's Eve, so no one dared to answer.

Only Eunuch Yao said: "Your Majesty, this is the residence of Princess Lingxi."

Everyone gasped at the words. Who would be so bold? Making peace with the daughter of the King of Northern Frontier? And judging by the woman's voice, it didn't seem like she was doing it willingly.

"Who else is in there?!" The emperor's face became increasingly ugly.

After a moment of silence, a palace maid holding a lamp knelt down and reported. Perhaps because she was timid, her head almost dropped to her chest: "Your Majesty, I saw...saw His Royal Highness Prince Ning enter Qinghui Garden half an hour ago."

"Prince Ning? How could it be Prince Ning? Didn't he go to change his clothes?" A lady from the royal family murmured.

"I've always heard that Prince Ning was very popular in the previous dynasty, but I didn't expect that he would do such a thing in the harem!"

"Perhaps it was because of the support of the previous dynasty that he thought he was about to enter the East Palace, so he dared to attack the women in the palace!"

"No way, Prince Ning has always been gentle and refined, and he and the princess are in love, how could he do such a thing?"

"Prince Ning has only had the princess by his side these past few years. I'm afraid... I'm afraid he's tired of it..." "Alas..."

The emperor heard all the discussions, but he had no intention of interrupting them.

Xu Rongrong stood behind the crowd, looking at the emperor from afar, pursed her lips, and remained silent...

It was not until a graceful woman appeared in the crowd that the emperor spoke in a deep voice: "The third son is so foolish that my efforts in cultivating him have been in vain! Where is Marquis Weiyuan? Bring him out for me!"

It was quiet all around.

"Where is Marquis Weiyuan? Is Mu Rong here?" the emperor asked again.

It was not until the emperor asked for the third time that everyone realized something was wrong.

The wife of Marquis Wuling looked at Xu Rongrong nervously, only to see the girl beside her remained silent, as if everything had nothing to do with her.

"Reporting to His Majesty." The woman who had just joined the crowd spoke up. Everyone looked up and saw that it was Lin Jiaoyue who had just walked out of Zhengyang Palace with Mu Rong. She blushed with shame and anger, "The Marquis... The Marquis is inside."

"What?!" everyone was shocked.

"Prince Ning and Marquis Weiyuan are both in there?"

"Are they two brothers, fighting together... fighting together..." The rest of the words were difficult to say.

Madam Wuling held onto Xu Rongrong's arm tightly and asked, "How could this happen?"

Others also noticed Xu Rongrong standing here and looked over.

Xu Rongrong, who had a calm face just now, now looked sad, painful and shaky. She looked at the emperor with red eyes: "Your Majesty, please make the decision for peace!"

Xu Rongrong's plea did not intend to cover up for Mu Rong at all.

When the emperor heard this, his hands behind his back trembled slightly. Finally... finally he had waited for this moment.

"Someone! Break the door open!" the emperor shouted angrily. Eunuch Yao took personal command, and the eunuchs rushed forward.

The door was knocked open.

An obscene scent hit me in the face. The layers of curtains could not hide the intertwined figures inside. In the dim shadows, I couldn't tell how many people were on the bed.

"Bring them out to me! Now!" The emperor didn't even bother to let them put on their clothes.

He just wanted the royal family and the people of the world to see the disgusting appearance of the cousins ​​Wu Tianxiao and Mu Rong.

How can His Royal Highness Prince Ning, who is so despicable as to share a woman with his cousin, have the face to face the people of the world?

Mu Rong, who defiled the imperial palace, could not escape death! If he wanted to survive, he had to hand over the list of the Mu family army!

But... when the half-dressed, almost naked man was dragged from the bed in front of the emperor.

The emperor's eyes widened: "How could it be you?"