novelSusiti Chapter 429 Oh? So it's the Prince of Zhenbei.
Chapter 429 Oh? So it's the Prince of Zhenbei.
Xu Longxiang and Chen Ruoyao met Qin Mu in the main hall of the courtyard.
The other party was sitting arrogantly in the main seat, surrounded by four women who were massaging his legs and shoulders, serving him tea and water, looking quite pleased with themselves.
Chen Ruoyao shifted her fan slightly, her gaze falling on Qin Mu in the main seat, and then on the woman kneeling in front of him.
Her eyes narrowed slightly.
She saw the person who looked almost exactly like her kneeling at the man's feet, her hands on his calves, gently massaging them.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ruoyao felt a strong sense of disconnect, as if she were in an absurd dream.
After all, that face was hers. She felt as if she were giving that man a massage. It was a strange feeling, and she couldn't quite put her finger on whether it was disgust or something else.
While Chen Ruoyao was observing, Yun Suxin was also secretly observing Xu Longxiang and the woman who was blocking the fan.
Although the woman covered her face with a fan, she recognized her immediately; it was her double, Chen Ruoyao.
She was a little dazed, her mind went blank, as if someone had hit her on the back of the head with a stick.
She didn't understand what Xu Longxiang and Chen Ruoyao were trying to do. Shouldn't they have angrily rushed over and killed this spoiled brat in front of them?
Why did they come over looking so timid and subservient?
What on earth is going on?!
Yun Suxin didn't understand, and a huge sense of absurdity welled up in her heart, as if she were watching an absurd farce.
She herself was the pitiful creature tied to the stage, unable to leave.
As she thought about it, her hands slowed down, and she became somewhat distracted. Her fingers stopped on Qin Mu's calf and forgot to massage it.
Qin Mu glanced down at her, raised his foot, and lightly kicked her shoulder, saying in a bossy tone:
"Just massage properly, why are you getting distracted? Do you need some discipline?!"
His voice wasn't loud, but it was like a knife, piercing Yun Suxin's heart.
Yun Suxin was so insulted by Qin Mu that her heart was once again filled with murderous intent.
The murderous intent erupted like a volcano, burning her so intensely that she trembled all over, wishing she could pounce on him and bite his throat off.
But she didn't dare.
She could only grit her teeth and suppress the surging murderous intent little by little. She lowered her head and began to massage him carefully again, her fingers moving even more gently than before, afraid of displeasing him again.
Yun Suxin felt extremely humiliated, as if she had been stripped naked and thrown into the street, with every gaze feeling like a needle piercing her.
Especially now, these scenes were witnessed by Xu Longxiang, Chen Ruoyao, and her own double, making her feel even more humiliated, wishing she could disappear into the ground.
The only thing she felt fortunate about at that moment was that Chen Ruoyao probably didn't know her true identity yet; otherwise, she really wanted to kill herself right there.
She was also very curious: when Chen Ruoyao saw her face, which was exactly the same as her own, wasn't she curious about her identity?
Chen Ruoyao was indeed quite curious, but she wasn't curious about the other person's identity, because she had already basically guessed it.
The person in front of me must be the Moon Goddess.
Although she didn't know why the Moon Goddess would disguise herself and return to that small mountain village, she was almost certain that it was the Moon Goddess.
What she was curious about was whether the Moon Goddess had truly lost her power.
Otherwise, why would she allow this spoiled brat to humiliate her?
It's impossible that the Moon Goddess has such a fetish, right?
Chen Ruoyao looked at the纨绔 (wan ku, a spoiled brat) in front of her, who actually dared to kick the Moon Goddess, and her emotions were very complicated.
It's like a bottle of mixed flavors spilled, with sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy all mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish what tastes which one.
She even felt a kind of excitement, a forbidden, unspeakable pleasure.
The thought of the high and mighty Moon Goddess being kicked by someone filled her with an indescribable sense of relief, as if a stone that had been weighing on her heart for many years had finally been loosened.
Chen Ruoyao couldn't understand why the Moon Goddess was so obedient. She could tell that the Moon Goddess had been trained, which was completely different from the Moon Goddess she remembered.
My impression of the Moon Goddess is that she is aloof, cold, and unapproachable, like a statue enshrined in a shrine.
The person in front of me was humble and submissive, like a tamed dog.
Or perhaps, the person before me is not the Moon Goddess?
Chen Ruoyao felt her thoughts were also a bit chaotic, like a tangled mess, impossible to grasp or sort out.
She decided to observe further and confirm things to avoid any oversights.
Qin Mu leaned back in his chair, propped his chin on one hand, and glanced indifferently at Xu Longxiang, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"Ah, so it's the Prince of Zhenbei."
"What, have you come to apologize to me?"
Xu Longxiang didn't mind the teasing tone in his voice. He smiled, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, adopting a very humble posture.
"Young master, you flatter me. I was quite rude to you on the street today, and I have come to apologize. As the old saying goes, 'No fight, no friendship,' and it seems that we are destined to meet. To express my apology, I have brought a peerless beauty with me. Please accept her."
His voice was steady and sincere, each word sounding as if it had been carefully considered before being uttered.
Qin Mu chuckled and slapped his folding fan twice in his palm, making a crisp "slap slap" sound.
"Is this all the sincerity you've offered to appease me? You should know that your crime is treason, a crime punishable by the extermination of your entire family! You think you can shut me up with a woman? Absolutely not!"
His voice suddenly rose, carrying the arrogance and disdain unique to spoiled brats.
Xu Longxiang's expression remained unchanged, his smile still on his face, his voice neither humble nor arrogant.
"Young master, it's not too late to see the person first before we talk."
He turned to the side and nodded slightly to Chen Ruoyao.
Chen Ruoyao slowly moved the folding fan that was covering her face, revealing her stunningly beautiful, meticulously made-up face.
She slightly raised her chin, a faint smile curving her lips. That smile was captivating, like a flower blooming in the morning light, illuminating the entire main hall.
Qin Mu's eyes widened suddenly, his mouth opened slightly, and the folding fan in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud." He looked as if his soul had been stolen away, turning into a lovesick lecher.
Seeing the other person's attitude, Xu Longxiang felt a surge of contempt, as if he were looking at a frog in a well who had never seen the world.
At the same time, he felt a pang of discomfort and bitterness, as if a dull knife was cutting into his heart again and again.
The thought of giving his beloved woman to such a spoiled brat filled him with a suffocating pain.
Although he knew nothing substantial would happen, he still felt terrible, extremely terrible, and couldn't accept it.
Upon hearing this, Yun Suxin, who was massaging Qin Mu's feet, suddenly stopped what she was doing and froze on the spot as if she had been struck by a pressure point.
She never expected that Xu Longxiang would be such a coward, not daring to attack at all, and instead trying to make peace and win over the other side!
What she didn't expect was that her double also agreed to this, and the two of them acted in unison, like a double act!
This is so ridiculous and ridiculous!
Her lips twitched slightly, and a huge sense of absurdity and despair welled up inside her.
She gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and continued massaging.
But her fingers were trembling slightly, almost out of her control.
Qin Mu wiped away non-existent drool from the corner of his mouth, his gaze still fixed on Chen Ruoyao's face, his voice becoming somewhat unsteady.
"Beautiful, indeed beautiful, but... not enough. You think one woman can satisfy me? What kind of beauties haven't I seen in my household?"
Xu Longxiang cursed inwardly for his insatiable greed, but on the surface he still wore a humble smile, took a step forward, and lowered his voice even further.
"Young master, besides this beauty, I, Xu, will also prepare ten thousand taels of gold, ten chests of treasures, and a thousand bolts of fine silk as a token of my apology. I only ask that you be magnanimous and forget what happened today, and also forget... what I said on the street."
He spoke in a very veiled way, but everyone present understood that he was begging the纨绔 (a spoiled, dissolute young man) not to return to the capital to file a complaint.
Qin Mu leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and twirled a folding fan in his hand, looking nonchalant.
"Is that all? What haven't I seen in the capital? This little bit of junk isn't even enough to cover my monthly expenses!"
Xu Longxiang's expression darkened slightly, and a faint hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
His voice was colder than before, carrying an barely suppressed threat.
"Young master, I have come sincerely to apologize. If you insist on refusing, then I have nothing more to say. However, a fight to the death would be bad for everyone. If you insist on taking this to the extreme, I will have no choice but to accompany you to the end!"
His gaze was fixed on Qin Mu, and beneath the smile at the corner of his mouth lay a chilling edge.
In his heart, he thought, "This idiot is so shameless. He had to force me to say such things."
If it weren't for the powerful figure beside him, whose existence was uncertain, he would have slapped this spoiled brat to death long ago. Why would he need to be so subservient here?
Qin Mu's expression changed slightly, as if he was frightened by his words, and his arrogant demeanor instantly diminished.
He coughed lightly, picked up a folding fan and shook it, his tone softening.
"Well, I'm not the kind of person who holds a grudge. Since you're so sincere, then... then I'll reluctantly accept it."
Xu Longxiang breathed a long sigh of relief.
He put on a smile, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed.
"Thank you, young master. Then I will not disturb you any longer. This young lady will stay by your side, and I hope you will treat her well."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and glanced at Chen Ruoyao. In that glance, there was so much: worry, reluctance, helplessness, and a complex emotion that even he himself couldn't explain.
Chen Ruoyao nodded slightly, indicating that he could rest assured.
Xu Longxiang took a deep breath, turned around, and walked out of the main hall without looking back.
His figure disappeared through the doorway, and the sound of his footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
Qin Mu leaned back in his chair, his gaze fixed on Chen Ruoyao's face. The infatuation in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a meaningful light.
Yun Suxin knelt at his feet, head bowed, her movements slowing, but her heart was in turmoil.
She knew that from this moment on, her last hope was completely shattered.