I survived as a female assassin

Chapter 229 Deception

Mu Yuan paused, countless questions flooding his mind.

He forced it down.

Then he turned around and asked, "Don't joke, mother. My mother died of childbirth complications that year. Everyone knows it."

"Does the prince believe it?"

"Back then, your mother was favored and the most favored among all the concubines. Ever since His Majesty learned that she was pregnant, he wanted to take care of her personally and even had someone specifically assigned to take care of her food and daily life."

"Until the time of delivery, the Imperial Hospital had always said her fetal heart rate was stable. Why was it that when she gave birth, she had a difficult labor?"

"Did the prince believe the rumor?"

Mu Yuan still remembers the rumors from the queen's mouth.

That was the first time he sneaked out of the palace with Doctor Qin. Qin Yinan wanted to drag him to a teahouse to listen to music. It was there that he heard the rumor about his mother's death.

"Come on, come on, let me show you the colorful world!"

Little Mu Yuan was so excited when he heard what Qin Yinan said, and was very curious about what the colorful world he talked about was like.

After arriving, Mu Yuan discovered that this was a gathering place for idle people, where he could listen to storytellers, gather with a few good friends to chat about family matters, and so on.

Moreover, most of them are elderly people, and there are very few children of their age.

Qin Yinan’s favorite thing was to listen to the storyteller’s stories about the colorful world.

That day, he sat at the table, and after listening to the storyteller tell a story, Qin Yinan always wanted to talk about it with him. No matter how good the story was, he had no interest in listening to it a second time, let alone when it came from Qin Yinan, who spoke not very fluently.

Out of courtesy, righteousness, integrity and shame, he almost ignored it.

However, the conversation between the people at the next table left a deep impression on him, and he couldn't let it go for a long time...

"Someone's been saying lately that Concubine Ning died of complications during childbirth when she gave birth to the Crown Prince!"

"Hush! Why are you talking about the affairs of the imperial court? I think you want to lose your head, don't you?"

The man who was speaking received the signal and quickly slapped his mouth. "Look, I was talking nonsense today. It was the lady in the picture book."

After he said this, everyone's tense hearts finally relaxed.

"Then why did he die?"

"It was said that someone wanted her dead. They were going to kill two people, but unexpectedly the prince was very lucky and survived."

"Don't you think it's magical?"

"You know what, this person's fate is determined by heaven. The prince's fate is blessed by the gods. How can it be influenced by mortals?"

"That's true, it's just a pity for that lady."

"I'm not destined to be queen."

These words reached Mu Yuan's ears clearly. Even though they said it was a story from a picture book, he knew that his mother was Concubine Ning...

He crushed the sunflower seeds in his hand into pieces.

But when he hurried back to the palace to ask his father for clarification, what did his father answer him?

"Rui'er, your mother did die of complications during childbirth. I suspected this, so I secretly sent people to investigate, and it's indeed true..."

"The past is over. Rui'er, you must look forward and do your best to be the crown prince, so that your mother's death will not be in vain."

It was with his father's assurance that he gave up the idea and decided to study hard, practice martial arts, and become a qualified prince.

Since then, I have never left the palace...

Seeing that it had worked, the Queen continued, "Marquis Dingguo and the Imperial Noble Consort had been planning this for a long time. Your mother was born with such a beauty, so stunning that any man would be captivated by her."

"And you look a great deal like her."

"The first time His Majesty saw her, he was captivated by her."

"From then on, she became a thorn in the side of every concubine in the harem."

"Not long after, she became pregnant."

"In this cannibalistic harem, the fact that she was able to carry you to term is a testament to the emperor's great favor. I wonder how many concubines suffer miscarriages every year."

"They bribed the midwife to cause you and your child to die in childbirth, but you were so lucky that you survived. Fortunately, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that you were destined to be the future emperor, which is how they saved your life."

"The Crown Prince is eighteen years old this year. Despite His Majesty's protection, he has also suffered a lot."

"To be able to survive until now is not something that ordinary people can endure."

Mu Yuan no longer had the patience to listen any further, "What on earth does the Queen Mother want to say!"

"Let me report to His Majesty and have the Marquis Dingguo and the Imperial Noble Consort executed to avenge my mother?"

If this was true, he didn't believe that the master of the harem could escape responsibility.

To put it bluntly now, it was nothing more than that the Imperial Noble Consort had regained the Emperor's favor, and the decline of her mother's family had threatened her position as Empress, so she wanted to use him to get rid of her enemies.

Including my father, why did he lie to him in the first place?

Now that he has confirmed that his mother's death was man-made, he will never let this matter go!

He must find out the truth and settle the accounts one by one.

*

Today is the day when the gold shop delivers the goods, and Xin Youran arrived here early.

Shopkeeper Zhuo continued to greet him warmly, "Boss Xin, you're here early!"

"You can't wait to see the goods."

"You also know that Ming Yu Zhai is waiting for me to deliver the goods. Every day I wait means I earn less money, hehe."

Shopkeeper Zhuo quickly gestured to his staff, "Your goods are ready. Mr. Xin, please come with me to inspect them."

Xin Youran's heart raced when she heard she could get the goods right away. "Xiao Yueyue, what do you think? Boss Zhuo is honest after all."

Leng Yue turned a deaf ear to her little actions and calmly observed the environment, staff, etc. of the gold shop. She always felt a little uneasy in her heart. Things going too smoothly did not necessarily mean it was a good thing.

After Xin Youran finished inspecting the goods, Manager Zhuo thoughtfully sent a carriage to take them back.

"Look at the service! Fifty taels of silver went by pretty quickly. We need to quickly pack the incense pills in and put them on the shelves so we can cash in quickly."

In the carriage, Xin Youran began to plan for the next steps. The incense pills have been prepared. If all goes well, they can be delivered to Ming Yu Zhai today!

Leng Yue ignored her. She held the Purple Lightning and Green Frost Whip in her arms and leaned against the carriage with her eyes closed to rest.

The distance from Yuemanlou to the gold shop is not very far, and it only takes half an hour to walk. If you use a horse carriage, the time will be shortened by at least two to three times.

The moon should be full by this point.

Leng Yue felt something was wrong. She pulled open the curtain of the carriage and found that there was indeed something wrong.

They were already out of the city!

"We've been scammed. Collect your things and get off the bus!"

After Leng Yue finished giving the instructions, he jumped up and rushed to the front of the carriage.

The groom tightened the reins and asked, "What are you doing, young lady?"

"My boss specifically instructed us to send the two bosses to their destination..."

Leng Yue, who wanted to kick the coachman down, retracted his foot in time.

It seems that the groom is unaware of this.

"Stay away!"