novelaction Chapter 139 Who Will Save Us?
Chapter 139 Who Will Save Us?
Duke Anguo was taken aback. He found it strange that he had been summoned here today. Logically speaking, the Luo family should not want him to know about such a serious mistake made by the Luo family. However, they had taken the initiative to summon him today. This alone made the attitude of the Luo family quite strange.
Hearing the old lady say this again, he immediately ordered someone to help Madam Yang up and lead Yang Yu'er back to the Duke of Anguo's mansion without saying a word.
"Second brother, even if my sister has made a mistake, why did you have to invite the Duke of Anguo?" Marquis Anning said with some dissatisfaction.
"Brother, it's not that I don't care about my sister, but which is more important, my sister or the reputation of the entire Luo family? You only care about protecting my sister, are you going to abandon even the legitimate sons and grandsons of the Luo family?"
The Imperial Son-in-Law Luo was extremely dissatisfied with his elder brother's reprimand. Coupled with what Princess Zhaoyang had said earlier, he couldn't help but wonder if his sister's heinous act was instigated by this "good" elder brother.
The old lady was still a sensible person, and she shook her head slightly. "Eldest son, this is not the second son's fault. The princess was murdered, which, to put it bluntly, is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family! Although the princess had discovered something amiss beforehand, it was still your sister who intended to murder the princess first! No matter what, the child in the princess's womb is also a member of our Luo family. How could your sister be so heartless?"
After the old lady finished speaking, her face was filled with heartache. How could she not feel pain for her own flesh and blood? But heartache was one thing, and when faced with matters of great importance, she naturally could not show the slightest bias! Otherwise, it wouldn't just be one daughter who would suffer!
“Mother, elder brother and sister-in-law, I invited you all here today because we are family and we have made things clear. If I hadn’t done this and had instead protected my sister and let the princess cause a scene, what would have happened? Besides, even if I hadn’t invited the Duke of Anguo, would this matter have just been left unresolved? She’s married now, are we, the Luo family, going to punish her? Don’t forget, she is the Duchess of Anguo.”
Lady Anning, sensing something amiss, quickly advised her husband, "Second brother is right. This matter must be addressed to the princess. Otherwise, if it reaches the Emperor and Empress Dowager, I fear that not only will my status as the Duchess of Anguo be lost, but my life will also be in danger!"
The old lady nodded. "The second son did the right thing today. We must always please the princess. Someone, go to the Duke of Anguo's mansion and tell him that we ask the Duke to consider this old woman's feelings and let her do whatever she wants as long as he doesn't divorce her."
"Yes, old lady."
Seeing what had happened today, Prince Consort Luo finally felt he could give the princess an explanation, and nodded, "Mother, then I will go and inform the princess of this matter. I only hope that the princess will not make a big fuss about this."
"Alright. Is the child in the princess's womb alright?"
"Reporting to Mother, the imperial physician just checked my pulse, and everything is fine. According to the physician, this pregnancy is very likely to be a boy."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's face immediately lit up with joy. Her eldest son, the Marquis of Anning, had inherited the title and now had offspring. If her second son's family were to have a male heir, the family would be complete! After she passed away, she would be able to give an account to her ancestors.
Meanwhile, Mu Xin Nuan and her group first returned to the Mu residence together. Madam Li and Madam Liu summoned the two of them to Jin Courtyard, dismissed all the servants in the room, and carefully questioned them about the events of the day.
After hearing Mu Xin Nuan's words, Liu was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat!
"Ah Nuan, how did you know there was something wrong with that handkerchief? And how did you manage to inform Her Highness the Princess so early on?"
"Aunt, Ah Nuan has been studying medicine these days. Although I wouldn't say I'm an expert, I do have some understanding of the properties of common medicines. When my eldest cousin came today, I noticed that her scent was off. Upon closer inspection, I realized that the fragrance on her handkerchief was unusual. That's why I put it away and changed her handkerchief."
"How did the princess find out?" Li asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Reporting to Mother, as soon as we entered the Princess's residence, we found the nanny who served the Princess and told her everything we had discovered that day. The Princess had also secretly met with my eldest cousin and me. At first, the Princess naturally did not believe us. However, my eldest cousin and I had no need to frame Madam Yang and my second cousin, nor did we have the courage to harm the Princess. Therefore, the Princess came up with this method to test her."
Li and Liu exchanged a glance, and then it dawned on them!
"It turns out that the so-called princess's stomachache was just a test. Moreover, the old nanny only said that she suspected there was something that could cause miscarriage, but Madam Yang immediately blurted out something like musk. The princess naturally understood the truth of the matter."
Li Wanyue laughed as well, "Before I was drugged, the person in front of me was indeed the Ming King. However, when I regained my senses, I was already in the princess's East Warm Pavilion. Moreover, I saw Mu Hua right beside me. She only left after she was sure I was alright."
"You mean Mu Hua saved you?"
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head. "Although the Ming King doesn't have many guards, there should be one or two secret guards, right? I'm afraid Mu Hua is no match for them. I asked her, and when she fought with that secret guard, she saw a dark shadow pass by, and then she was struck by that secret guard. By the time she managed to get up, her older cousin had already been taken outside the courtyard wall."
"I understand now, it was the princess who saved Yue'er!" Liu was so excited that she put her hands together and said with a devout expression, "Amitabha! Heaven bless Yue'er, as soon as you get back today, go with your mother to the Buddhist hall to burn incense."
"Yes, mother."
As night fell, Mu Xin Nuan finished arranging everything and went to bed to rest. About fifteen minutes later, another figure appeared in her room.
After the silver-masked youth entered, he saw in the extremely faint moonlight that the person on the bed seemed to be about to be awakened, so he simply reached out and touched her, and Mu Xin Nuan fell into a deep sleep.
The boy sat down by the bed, pulled the blanket up a little, and tucked the corners of the blanket in. Looking at her peaceful sleeping face, a hint of doting flashed in the boy's eyes!
He reached out and stroked her hair. "Little Nuan, why do you always take the credit for helping you whenever I do?"
Mu Xin Nuan was put to sleep by his acupoints, so naturally she couldn't answer him. In fact, she couldn't hear a single word he said.
The boy's lips curled slightly. "This is really frustrating! I really want to tell you the truth! But I'm afraid I'll scare you. Little Nuan, why don't you tell me what I should do?"