[World 5] Chapter 120

　　Jiang Mu called the maid in.

　　"Madam, have you made up your mind? The prince will be returning home soon."

　　Chuntao was a little anxious. She was really worried that if Huanruo became a concubine, her master's status would become lower and lower.

　　By then, the entire Mingyue Residence will be dominated by the people from Qiuyage.

　　In fact, they have been watching their eyes for the past few years. Obviously, Jiang Mu is the mistress of the palace, but because the prince only values the one from Qiu Ya Pavilion, the servants in the palace only know the one from Ba Qiu Ya Pavilion.

　　Chuntao then came up with this idea, hoping that Jiang Mu could get the matter done with the prince before he married that woman. Otherwise, the title of princess would be in name only and she would be laughed at behind her back, which would also dampen the woman's arrogance.

　　It would be even better if I could get pregnant.

　　"I'm thirsty, give me a cup of tea."

　　Chuntao didn't know why Jiang Mu was still in the mood to drink tea at this time. The prince was about to come. Throughout the whole year, the lady could only see the prince a few times. If the prince was not going to marry Huanruo tomorrow and come to warn Jiang Mu to be honest tomorrow, he would not come to Mingyueju.

　　But Chuntao was anxious and had no choice but to make tea for Jiang Mu.

　　After she brought the tea to Jiang Mu, Jiang Mu said slowly, "Chun Tao, where did you get that medicine?"

　　Chun Tao answered honestly, "I have a relative who does business in northern Xinjiang all year round. I asked him to bring it to me. No one else knows about it. Madam, don't worry, it will definitely not be discovered."

　　Jiang Mu: "Give me the medicine."

　　Chun Tao: "Ah?"

　　Jiang Mu: "Give me the medicine."

　　Chuntao was very confused. She took out a sachet from her sleeve with the medicine hidden inside.

　　"Madam, what are you doing with the medicine? Aren't you going to smear it on the cup when I make tea for the prince?"

　　Jiang Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. Have you told anyone about this medicine?"

　　Chuntao thought for a moment and said, "No, I just got the medicine from a relative yesterday."

　　Jiang Mu raised her eyebrows slightly and whispered, "I understand. Go down. You can't tell anyone else about this, not even those in our yard. Keep your mouth shut. If anyone else knows, I will punish you severely."

　　Chuntao looked confused. Should she take the medicine or not?

　　Judging from the lady's expression, she seems still unwilling.

　　Chuntao thought that the days ahead would be difficult.

　　…..

　　Jiang Mu held the sachet in one hand and placed the other hand on the teacup, stroking the rim of the cup.

　　In the original plot, the original owner disagreed with giving the drug, but Murong Yan was still drugged.

　　If this medicine really came from northern Xinjiang, it would be impossible for such a coincidence that other people have the same medicine.

　　It is estimated that Chuntao came out of the original owner's house and told others about this, and the medicine was also taken away.

　　This reminds her of how the original owner was later framed.

　　The culprits were Xia He and Huan Ruo, the maids in the original owner's house.

　　This makes it not difficult to guess.

　　It turned out that at this time, Huanruo had already bribed her personal maid.

　　Jiang Mu pulled the corner of her mouth and squeezed the sachet tightly.

　　She put the sachet into her sleeve, then stood up and went to find a mirror.

　　First take a look at your appearance in this life.

　　The mirror at this time was not as clear as that in later generations, but despite the blur, it could still be seen that the original owner had an extremely beautiful face.

　　But her face looked a little haggard, her eyes were full of resentment and sadness, and she didn't have any of the youthful vitality of a young woman.

　　You have to know that the original owner was only nineteen years old at that time.

　　This was in ancient times. Even if she had been married for three years, she would still be considered a little girl in modern times.

　　This is a great time, so don't act pretentiously.

　　Jiang Mu looked at the clothes she was wearing. They were beautiful and exquisite, but too dignified.

　　In order to manage the palace in the past few years, the original owner, a little girl who knew nothing, suffered a lot and made many mistakes. Without her husband's help, she was not familiar with the palace at all. There were many things she wanted to manage but didn't know if she could. She had no prestige and some people didn't listen to her.

　　In order to prevent people from bullying her because of her young age, she deliberately only wore clothes that looked dignified and mature.

　　Such a beautiful young girl has been ruined by these dark clothes.

　　Jiang Mu thought, she might as well go make some new clothes tomorrow.

　　Just as she was thinking about it, she saw a woman in green clothes walked in.

　　"Madam, the prince is back and is coming this way."

　　The one who spoke was Xia He.

　　Jiang Mu saw her and looked at her carefully.

　　Xia He is prettier than Chun Tao, with delicate and charming eyes and eyebrows, but she keeps her eyebrows lowered when she speaks, and is very honest.

　　As for this person, you still have to look at her face.

　　Jiang Mu knew at first sight that Xia He had no good intentions. It was just that the original owner had always trusted these maids brought from her mother's home and had never been on guard against them. She didn't expect that this ungrateful person had been bribed by Huan Ruo so early on and later killed the original owner's child.

　　Xia He felt a little uneasy when she saw Jiang Mu's gaze lingering on her for a long time.

　　Jiang Mu retracted her gaze and said calmly: "I know, come if you want."

　　Xia He looked at Jiang Mu in surprise. In the past, when the prince came, wouldn't Jiang Mu be excited and nervous, pulling everyone to see what's wrong with her, and then hurried to the door to greet him?

　　What happened today.

　　Jiang Mu remained calm, sat there drinking tea and said nothing.

　　After waiting for a while, the sound of maids paying respects to the prince was heard outside the house.

　　Jiang Mu put down the cup and thought to himself: This bastard finally shows up.

　　Murong Yan hadn't been to Mingyueju for a long time. Every time he came, he subconsciously felt repulsed by the thought of seeing Jiang Mu.

　　It was not because of anything else, it was just because Jiang Mu insisted on marrying him, and everyone in the city knew about it. At that time, he only had Huanruo in his heart, and could not tolerate anyone else at all. He only had disgust for other women.

　　Even if he married Jiang Mu, he would not give her even a little bit of love.

　　Murong Yan thought that Jiang Mu would stand at the door and look at him lovingly as before, or that she would burst into tears and look like she was dying because he was going to marry Huanruo.

　　But, there is none.

　　Murong Yan did not see Jiang Mu the first time he entered the room.

　　Several maids were waiting outside the door.

　　He asked, "Where's the princess?"

　　"The madam is in the house."

　　The maids looked at each other, wondering why Jiang Mu didn't come out to greet them this time.

　　Murong Yan frowned, then strode into the house.

　　Jiang Mu heard all the noise outside, but she still sat there until Murong Yan walked up to her.

　　Jiang Mu said softly: "The prince is here, please take a seat."

　　Murong Yan didn't know what Jiang Mu was up to. Why was she acting a little strange today?

　　He didn't sit down, but said in a cold voice: "What are you doing?"

　　Jiang Mu smiled slightly: "As the prince saw, nothing was done."

　　Murong Yan snorted coldly, "You are so leisurely."

　　Jiang Mu didn't respond, and the room fell into silence and awkwardness.

　　In the past, Jiang Mu always tried hard to talk to him. Even if he was indifferent, Jiang Mu would keep asking him this and that, which made him feel annoyed every time.

　　But this time, Jiang Mu didn't say a word. Murong Yan couldn't help but wonder if this woman was throwing a tantrum here because he was going to marry Huanruo?

　　What's the point of throwing a tantrum? It's ridiculous. It's a foregone conclusion that he will marry Huanruo. No matter what she thinks, it can't be changed.

　　Murong Yan came this time just to make Jiang Mu be more sensible at tomorrow's ceremony and not embarrass Huanruo. After all, there would be so many people there. If Jiang Mu made things difficult for Huanruo when Huanruo served tea, Murong Yan would not be able to do anything. So in order to avoid that kind of situation, Murong Yan came to Mingyueju.

　　Otherwise he wouldn't have set foot here.

　　"Tomorrow is the day I marry Huanruo. Do you have anything to say?"

　　Jiang Mu looked at Murong Yan happily and said, "The prince is going to marry a concubine, of course I am happy. Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince, you finally got your wish and got the beauty. As the prince's first wife, I sincerely hope that the prince can have a son soon, so that he can have children for many years."

　　Murong Yan: "…"

　　These words not only stunned Murong Yan, but also shocked the servants standing nearby.

　　Is the princess crazy?

　　Murong Yan's expression was out of control. He slowly regained his composure and stared at Jiang Mu for a long time. Seeing that she seemed to be speaking sincerely, he felt even more strange in his heart, but he could not show his thoughts. "Do you really think so?"

　　Jiang Mu looked at Murong Yan sincerely: "Of course, the prince's happiness is my happiness. I really want to see the prince happy. I am really happy that someone can help me serve the prince."

　　Murong Yan coughed, as if there was no need to say what he had prepared.

　　The room became eerily quiet again, and the servants were all wondering if the princess had been possessed by evil spirits today.

　　"Why is no one pouring tea for the prince? How do people do things?" Jiang Mu suddenly said.

　　"No, I'll be leaving in a minute."

　　"How can that be? The prince is here, so why not have a cup of tea before leaving? Or have some snacks. The prince may not have eaten yet after coming back from court."

　　Jiang Mu ignored Murong Yan and said to the maid, "Xia He, go and give the snacks that Qiu Ya Pavilion sent to the prince a few days ago. They were made by Sister Huan Ruo herself and are delicious."

　　Qiuya Pavilion would send food to the original owner from time to time, so in the past few years, the servants in the palace also praised Huanruo.

　　Hearing that it was Huan Ruo who did it, Murong Yan thought about it and sat down.

　　Jiang Mu waited for the food to be brought, and took it personally. She touched the snack with her fingers, then picked up a piece and handed it to Murong Yan.

　　Murong Yan glanced at Jiang Mu and said, "I'll do it myself."

　　Jiang Mu smiled and put the snacks back.

　　Murong Yan picked up a piece of dessert, put it in his mouth, and took two bites.

　　"How does it taste? Isn't it delicious? Sister Huanruo's cooking skills are really good."

　　Murong Yan frowned when he heard her say that, not knowing what he was thinking.

　　Could it be that he hadn't been to Mingyueju for so long that Jiang Mu had already changed her mind? Or was it that she was pretending to be so in order to keep him?

　　No matter what, after a long time, the truth will be revealed.

　　Murong Yan fell into deep thought and ate several pieces without realizing it.

　　He stood up and was about to leave, but he felt a burning sensation in his lower abdomen and an unbearable fire of desire burning in his dantian.

　　Murong Yan felt it carefully and found that it was getting hotter and hotter.

　　He widened his eyes and looked at Jiang Mu angrily: "You bitch, you knew I was going to marry Huanruo tomorrow, and you still drugged me at this time, you..."

　　"Your Highness, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Jiang Mu looked at him with confusion.

　　The medicine from Northern Frontier is really strong. Even though Murong Yan has such a good physique, he can't withstand such a strong medicine. His forehead is sweating and his eyes are red.

　　"You! You put aphrodisiac in the snack." Murong Yan was furious, pointing at Jiang Mu and angrily said, "Do you think I will touch you like this? You are dreaming."

　　Jiang Mu covered her chest and said bitterly, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? How could you wrong me like this? Do you think I am just that kind of person? If I wanted to drug her, would I have waited until now?"

　　Although Murong Yan's body was in great pain, he was still conscious and the drug had not yet fully taken effect. Jiang Mu's words did make sense. He hesitated for a moment and frowned, "If it wasn't you, who else would it be? I just had some snacks..."

　　Jiang Mu stood up in shock. "This snack was sent by Sister Huanruo. I'm fine after eating it. Your Highness, you must have been poisoned at some other time. What should I do? Your Highness, can you still hold on? I'll go get a doctor!"

　　Chuntao, who was standing by, watched with her eyes wide open.

　　Murong Yan: "...This medicine is useless for the doctor."

　　"Then... what should I do, Prince? Don't worry, I will never take advantage of someone in distress. I didn't give you this medicine. Believe me, I will ask Sister Huanruo to give you the antidote!"