After rebirth, the Queen of Madness has gone against the will of Heaven

Chapter 299 The Confusing Truth

The eunuch had been frightened unconscious, but after being splashed with cold water, he regained consciousness a little, blinked his eyes, and slowly woke up.

Seeing this, Aunt Qing was about to stop him from speaking, but she gave up the idea when she saw Murong Yanhui's cold gaze. The prince was angry now, so it was better to go along with him.

Thinking of this, Aunt Qing bit her lip and came up with a very ridiculous excuse.

"Your Highness, there's no need to ask. I admit it. This person is actually my lover!"

"lover?!"

Murong Yanhui thought it was ridiculous. This eunuch was only in his teens. Although he was handsome with his red lips and white teeth, it was not too unlikely that he could catch the eyes of Concubine Qing. What's more, Concubine Qing was old enough to be his mother!

Murong Yanhui couldn't help but sneer, "Auntie, do you really think that I am so uneducated and therefore so easy to deceive? This child is no more than twenty years old. How could he become your lover?"

Since they had already spoken, Concubine Qing had to put on a brave face. She lowered her eyes, her expression frank, and said, "Everything I said is true. In fact, today is the day I agreed to meet him. He is on duty in Ju'an Palace and usually has no time to come out..."

"Shut up! Do you think I will believe such a flawed statement?"

Murong Yanhui interrupted Aunt Qing and glanced at the eunuch angrily, "Tell me! What exactly is going on?"

When the young eunuch woke up and heard such absurd words, he was so scared that he knelt on the ground trembling and didn't dare to speak for a long time.

Murong Yan kicked back, sending the eunuch flying. The young eunuch kowtowed repeatedly, seemingly coming to life. "Your Highness, please spare my life! Your Highness, please spare my life! I was only following your orders. I don't know how I failed to poison the prince's wife, but instead managed to poison the young master. Your Highness, please spare... my life!"

The little eunuch's words had already told Murong Yanhui everything he wanted to know, and after hearing this fact, Murong Yanhui was extremely shocked!

Before the young eunuch could finish his words, Aunt Qing had already thrown the silver hairpin over and pierced the young eunuch's throat. In just a moment, the man died.

"You talkative servant!" Aunt Qing responded coldly to the death of the young eunuch.

"Qingluan! Are you trying to silence someone?"

Murong Yanhui was rarely serious. Facing this maid whom he had always regarded as a mother, he felt very unfamiliar for the first time.

Aunt Qing was stunned. Ever since the prince came of age, she had rarely heard him address her by her given name. He had always addressed her respectfully as Aunt. But today, he was actually questioning her like this over a dead eunuch? Or perhaps, he was actually concerned about what the eunuch had said!

Qingluan sighed secretly. It seemed that Yu Qingli's position in the prince's heart was far more important than she had imagined.

"Your Highness, please calm down. This time, it was indeed my fault that the young master accidentally ate the poisoned cake. However, I believe that this action was not wrong."

Murong Yan looked at her coldly. She actually said that this action was correct. From what she said, was she going to put Yu Qingli to death?

"Qingluan, whose idea was this operation?"

Murong Yanhui did not think that the poisoning of Yu Qingli was planned by Aunt Qing. After years of getting along with her, he knew Aunt Qing very well. It seemed that Aunt Qing had betrayed her and had an affair with someone else.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Qing flatly denied it, saying, "This operation was planned by me alone."

"Do you think this king will believe it?"

"Whether His Majesty believes it or not, this is the truth."

"What's the reason?"

Murong Yanhui's beautiful phoenix eyes held a dangerous look. Although he respected her, the prerequisite was that she had to be worthy of his respect. If all her loyalty was just a disguise to serve another person, then he didn't need such a person around him.

Murong Yanhui has never been a good man, and his trust in the people around him is limited. It's okay outside the palace, but once he enters the palace, he will be reminded of the betrayal and bullying he experienced in his childhood.

Aunt Qing bit her lip and said nothing. She couldn't say anything, at least not now, but she wanted to tell His Highness about this matter. If His Highness knew, she wondered how he would react?

But, does she really want to tell His Highness such a shocking secret?

Murong Yan looked at Aunt Qing intently. She didn't seem to have any intention of confessing. He felt a chill in his heart and asked with a hint of disappointment, "Why? Your friendship with me for so many years can't compare to your new master?"

"Your Highness..." Qingluan hesitated to speak. What should she say so that His Highness would understand their painstaking efforts?

Murong Yanhui suddenly sneered, but that smile made people feel a little sad no matter how they looked at it. Yes, it must be so painful to be betrayed by someone you have trusted for so many years. In this case, it would have been better for you to ignore him when he was young.

Murong Yanhui slowly squatted down, looking directly at Aunt Qing who was kneeling on the ground. He wanted to see something from her eyes, but it seemed that he could not see through anything.

"Auntie, why? What on earth is the reason that made you betray me and take action against Qingli? Is it wealth and glory? I know that I have not treated you unfairly over the years. If you want freedom, I can arrange for you to leave the palace. In my heart, you have always been my only relative in this palace, but I never thought that you would treat me like this! Why? Why!"

Murong Yanhui's emotions were almost out of control. He hadn't felt this heartbroken for many years. A person who he thought would never betray him, a person who had accompanied him growing up like a mother, actually betrayed him completely under such circumstances.

Murong Yanhui closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were slightly red. He was really sad. The companionship of more than 20 years was not fake, and the feelings of more than 20 years were not fake, but at this moment, he could not be sure whether these so-called companionship and emotions were just a means, a bargaining chip?

Aunt Qing stepped forward and held Murong Yanhui's hand. "Your Highness, please don't be like this. Don't look so sad. One day you will understand that I did this all for you..."

"What kind of bullshit is this? You have to hurt the woman I love with all my heart for my sake? You have to hide the truth about my affairs for my sake?" Murong Yanhui looked sad. He has never been a fragile person, but this time, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this world cannot be trusted.

"That's not the case, Your Highness. We do this because we don't want Yu Qingli to become an obstacle or a weakness for you. You shouldn't be like this now, and you shouldn't be content with your current life..."

Murong Yan looked up. He sensitively heard the word "we", which meant that there was indeed someone else behind Qingluan, and the order to kill Yu Qingli was probably the will of the new master behind her.

Who was it? Who was it that made Qingluan, who had followed him so wholeheartedly for so many years, change so suddenly?

"Aunt Qing, if you still acknowledge me as your master, then tell me the truth. Who is the mastermind behind this incident?"

Murong Yanhui's eyes were firm, and Aunt Qing was almost unable to resist. She almost blurted out the words, but suddenly she remembered the man's instructions and changed her words temporarily.

"Your Highness, you are overthinking it. I have said that this incident was done by me alone and has nothing to do with others. This eunuch was also arranged by me in advance, but I didn't expect him to be so incompetent."

Murong Yanhui suddenly burst into laughter. "Okay, okay, okay! Since you are so loyal, I will not force you. But I warn you, if you do it again, I will definitely break your neck with my own hands!"

Murong Yanhui's eyes were full of murderous intent, and there was no hint of joking. After he finished speaking, he stood up, without even looking at Aunt Qing, and turned to walk out of the hall.

"Where are you going, my lord?"

Murong Yan turned around and glanced at her, his eyes as cold as ice. "From today on, you don't need to know anything about my affairs!"

It was already late autumn, and the nights were already as cold as winter. Murong Yanhui walked out of the hall, and for a moment he didn't know where to go. He couldn't help but smile at himself. He never thought that there would be a day when he would be betrayed.

Had he lived such a comfortable life these past few years? Had he forgotten the bloody events of the past? Perhaps that was the case; otherwise, how could he have been so unguarded, always assuming that those who had followed him for so many years would always be loyal to him, forgetting the most important point.

People always change.

"The sky!"

Murong Yanhui seemed to be talking to himself, but a ghostly voice appeared in the night sky, "Here!"

"Go and investigate this matter thoroughly. I want an answer in three days!"

"Yes!"

After giving his shadow guards the task, Murong Yanhui continued to ask, "Changkong, how long have you been following me?"

Just when Murong Yan thought the other party had left, she heard another reply, "Ten years."

"Ten years? That's a long time. Will you betray me one day?"

"No, unless..."

"Unless what?" Murong Yanhui suddenly became curious. This subordinate who was always taciturn and frugal with words actually used a transitional sentence.

"Unless I die, or the prince dies!"

This answer made Murong Yanhui very satisfied. It was true that no matter who among them died, there would be no betrayal.

"Changkong, go ahead!"

Murong Yanhui didn't say anything else. It would be futile to say anything at this moment. In this world, the most unpredictable thing is the human heart, and the most difficult thing to grasp is also the human heart.

Murong Yan looked up at the moon in the sky. Today was the sixteenth, and the moon in the sky was round and bright, but this moonlight unexpectedly made him feel a little lonely.