[World 5] Chapter 138

　　Jiang Mu looked at Murong Yan and said word by word: "Your Highness heard me correctly. What I said was... that is not my first time."

　　Murong Yan shook his head, "You are lying to me."

　　Jiang Mu said calmly: "No."

　　"I don't believe it. You must have lied to me. Is someone forcing you?" Murong Yan suddenly grabbed Jiang Mu's shoulders and looked at her pleadingly.

　　Jiang Mu frowned and looked away, not wanting to explain to him.

　　Murong Yan became even more excited, "You are lying to me, right? This is impossible."

　　Murong Heng suddenly said: "She didn't lie to you, you should let her go."

　　Murong Yan looked at Murong Heng angrily. He no longer cared about the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects. What right did Murong Heng have to ask him to divorce his wife? What qualifications did he have to control them?

　　Many thoughts flashed through his mind, and he suddenly said, "Mu'er, did he force you to do this? Did he? You didn't want to do this at all, did you?"

　　Seeing his hysterical appearance, Jiang Mu took a deep breath and looked at him helplessly: "Prince, you worry too much. I really want to divorce you voluntarily. No one forced me."

　　Murong Yan was almost crazy. He shook Jiang Mu and stared at her closely. "I don't believe it. Then tell me, you said you didn't give your virginity to me, so who did you give it to?"

　　Jiang Mu closed her eyes, as if she couldn't stand him, and she was silent for a long time.

　　Murong Yan has been recalling what happened in the past few days. The more he recalled, the more confused he became. He and Jiang Mu had been doing fine these days, and every day he could see the deep love for him in Jiang Mu's eyes. Why was she so heartless at this moment and wanted to separate from him?

　　Murong Yan couldn't accept all this. If what Jiang Mu said was true, it meant that Jiang Mu had betrayed him. His self-esteem would not allow such a thing to happen. "Who was it? Tell me! You must be lying to me."

　　A trace of disgust flashed across Jiang Mu's eyes, "Prince, please don't be like this... Can you please let me go? I've really had enough of these years."

　　Murong Yan caught the emotions in her eyes and could not bear it any more. He was greatly stimulated and he reached out and pushed Jiang Mu away.

　　Jiang Mu was pushed hard and was about to fall to the ground, but a pair of hands appeared behind her to support her.

　　She turned pale with fear and looked at Murong Heng with a wronged look, "Your Majesty."

　　Murong Heng originally wanted to talk things out calmly with Murong Yan, but he didn't expect him to get so excited. It seemed that he had indeed fallen in love with Jiang Mu and was reluctant to divorce her.

　　But...

　　Jiang Mu is already his woman, and he will get what he wants, even if he has to snatch her away.

　　Even though the other party is his own brother, and what's more, Jiang Mu doesn't want to be with him at all, he has to make Murong Yan give up even for Jiang Mu's sake.

　　Murong Yan looked at the two people in front of him and was hurt by their affectionate eyes.

　　"Don't you want to know who she gave her virginity to?" Murong Heng patted Jiang Mu's shoulder to comfort her and asked coldly to Murong Yan.

　　Jiang Mu shook her head at him worriedly, signaling him not to say anything.

　　But no one can stop Murong Heng from making his decision.

　　Murong Yan seemed to have figured it out. He looked at them in shock and was on the verge of collapse.

　　Murong Heng let go of Jiang Mu and slowly walked to Murong Yan until his eyes were level.

　　But Murong Heng had a feeling of being superior and imposing, while Murong Yan had a face full of frustration and looked depressed.

　　"Let me tell you."

　　Murong Heng actually didn't know how to speak.

　　But there were only three of them in the hall now, and the others had already retreated at the signal of the eunuch chief.

　　Some things have to be said sooner or later, so just be straightforward and come clean.

　　Murong Heng said in a deep voice: "It was me. Her first time was with me."

　　Murong Yan seemed to have lost his spine, with his shoulders drooping. He seemed to have had a premonition, but when he heard these words, he seemed to have lost all hope.

　　He looked at Jiang Mu, with only a glimmer of light left in his eyes, and asked, "Mu'er, is it true?"

　　Jiang Mu looked at him with calm eyes, without any emotion he wanted to see, no love, no hatred, just a little bit of annoyance.

　　This hit him hard. Jiang Mu's look was like pushing him off the edge of a cliff.

　　Jiang Mu: "I've already said that I don't love you anymore. Please sign the divorce papers, and we will both be free."

　　Murong Yan threw his head back and laughed, and as he laughed he suddenly started coughing.

　　He coughed and said to Jiang Mu with difficulty: "I won't fulfill your wish. I won't sign this divorce agreement."

　　He said, laughing even louder.

　　He looked at Murong Heng, "I have always respected you and treated you as my king and brother. I have never disobeyed your decision, but you took my wife. That's really good... very good... cough... cough"

　　He suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell to the ground without warning, "I only blame myself. I was blind and didn't see clearly... I thought... Hahahaha... I thought you really loved me, the only woman who loved me..."

　　Jiang Mu looked at him and said sarcastically, "You only care about being deceived and betrayed, but you never thought about how much harm your actions caused me. Now that things have come to this, I have nothing to say to you. Our fate has already ended. No one will wait for you here, because the heart that loves you has already been broken."

　　Murong Yan stared at Jiang Mu in a daze. Her words were like a punch that shattered his internal organs, making him unable to breathe. He could only watch Jiang Mu leave.

　　His eyes were red, and his mouth and body were covered in blood. He looked very miserable.

　　But Jiang Mu didn't care at all, and walked straight out of the Qianqing Palace.

　　Murong Yan's eyes became moist without him noticing, and he fell into it unconsciously, while Jiang Mu had already broken away and left, throwing herself into the arms of another man.

　　The person who had an affair with Jiang Mu was not only his brother, but also his king.

　　There was nothing he could do about it, not even the ability to retaliate.

　　Murong Heng called the eunuch and had him carry Murong Yan down to see the imperial physician.

　　…..

　　After Murong Yan was sent back to the palace, he fell seriously ill.

　　Half a month later, Murong Heng issued an imperial decree, asking Jiang Mu and Murong Yan to divorce. Jiang Mu took her dowry and several maids and returned to the general's mansion without even looking at Murong Yan.

　　They heard from the imperial physician that Murong Yan's condition was serious, and he refused to follow the doctor's advice. If he continued like this, his body would be ruined. But his illness was ultimately a mental illness. If he didn't get over it himself, no one else could help him.

　　A few months later, Jiang Mu entered the palace and was named noble concubine.

　　This incident caused a stir in the capital, and many officials from the previous dynasty advised the emperor to revoke his order, but Murong Heng insisted on his own way, and nobody's advice could help.

　　After Jiang Mu entered the palace, she became the most favored one in the harem. Murong Yan even stayed in her palace for two consecutive months. All the concubines in the harem hated Jiang Mu, but they had to curry favor with her.

　　On the day Jiang Mu was canonized, she heard that Murong Yan's illness had become more serious. He fainted, vomited a large mouthful of blood, and almost died.

　　Murong Yan even asked someone to come to the palace to tell her that he wanted to see Jiang Mu again and had some questions to ask her. Murong Heng might have felt a little guilty towards his younger brother, so he specially allowed Jiang Mu to go to Prince Cheng's Mansion to see him.

　　But Jiang Mu refused without even thinking about it.

　　She said that she and Murong Yan had no relationship anymore and there was no need to meet again. The questions he wanted to ask her were nothing more than those that already had answers.

　　Seeing her determination, Murong Heng was actually in a good mood. After all, Jiang Mu was his beloved woman, and Murong Heng would not be happy if he asked her to meet her ex-husband.

　　Since Jiang Mu had made the decision, Murong Heng sent someone to pass on the message.

　　After knowing that Jiang Mu didn't even want to see him for the last time, Murong Yan somehow cheered up. However, he had been lying in bed for several months, depressed all day long, and not taking his medicine properly. The disease had already damaged his foundation.

　　Even if he repents now and wants to be treated properly, it's too late.

　　It was as if after he hurt Jiang Mu, even if he wanted to treat her well now, he had missed the opportunity.

　　When Jiang Mu heard Murong Heng say that he was coughing all day long, he looked for a miracle doctor to treat him, but the doctor prescribed many medicines but none of them worked.

　　Jiang Mu didn't care about this, but Murong Heng always wanted to test her. He would say it in her ear every time, but when he saw that she didn't react, he would stop talking and hug her and become affectionate with her.

　　Ever since Jiang Mu entered the palace, Murong Heng felt that he was living a happy life every day.

　　Jiang Mu always brings him surprises. Even her little temper and arrogance are particularly cute. This makes him forget about other women at all. He only thinks about going to Jiang Mu's palace every day.

　　Although he knew that he couldn't favor only one person, and that the way to balance the harem was to treat everyone equally, he just couldn't do it.

　　He has been on the throne for six years, and this is the second time he has been willful in his personal affairs.

　　The first time was also for Jiang Mu. He made his own brother's ex-wife a noble concubine, and the historians made a note of it in the history books.

　　But he was willing to do so for Jiang Mu.

　　What surprised him the most was that Jiang Mu was able to manage the entire harem in perfect order. Although the concubines in the harem were dissatisfied with Jiang Mu enjoying the emperor's exclusive favor in the past few months, no one caused any trouble.

　　This also made Murong Heng feel more at ease. He secretly sent a few more shadow guards to strengthen the protection of Jiang Mu, and continued to spend the night in Jiang Mu's palace as usual.

　　A few months later, Murong Yan issued an edict to promote Jiang Mu to queen.

　　After the queen's coronation ceremony, Jiang Mu held a flower-viewing banquet in the palace.

　　Huanruo, the concubine of Prince Cheng, was also invited.

　　Huanruo originally didn't want to enter the palace, but the Queen issued an imperial decree, specifically asking her to go.

　　She was so angry that her teeth were itching, but she had to dress up and attend the event.

　　Everyone in the palace was looking forward to their meeting. One was the former principal wife of Prince Cheng, but the prince's favor was snatched away by the concubine and she was trampled on by the concubine. Now that the principal wife has become the queen, the concubine has lost the favor and is not having a good life in the prince's mansion.

　　When these two meet again, no one knows what kind of sparks will be created.

　　Who would have known that at the banquet Jiang Mu didn't even look at Huan Ruo, as if she didn't take her seriously. She even arranged for her to sit with some concubines of meritorious noble families, which was clearly bullying.

　　But even if she bullies people, so what? She is the most powerful person in the palace besides the emperor and the empress dowager. Who dares to contradict her in person or be dissatisfied with her decision?

　　Huanruo just gritted her teeth and forced a smile.

　　When the banquet was over, Huanruo was about to leave the palace but was stopped by Chuntao.

　　The small maidservant before has now become a senior maid in the Queen's palace, with seven or eight maids following her. She is so majestic and her aura is even greater than that of her, a concubine in Prince Cheng's palace.

　　If she is stopped from leaving, she won't be allowed to leave.

　　Huanruo was so angry that she could only follow Chuntao to the Queen's palace.

　　When they arrived at the side hall of the Queen's Palace, Huanruo was left there for more than two hours. During this time, she drank too much water due to nervousness, and was stopped from going to the toilet. She had to hold it in until tears came out, and she almost lost control in the side hall.

　　Finally, she was summoned by Jiang Mu. In order to avoid losing manners in front of Feng, Chuntao let Huanruo go to the toilet.

　　At this time, Huanruo's psychology had been completely broken, and she no longer had the pride she had before. When she saw Jiang Mu, she knelt down and saluted Jiang Mu with humiliation and tears.

　　Looking at Huanruo who was humble and embarrassed in front of her.

　　Jiang Mu thought that this must be the day the original owner was waiting for.

　　She said coldly: "Why does Concubine look so bad today?"

　　Huanruo's heart was beating wildly. The woman whom she had looked down upon before had now become someone she looked up to. She had to kneel down when she saw her, and even if she just said a word, she might die in the palace.

　　Although Jiang Mu's words were calm, they made Huanruo extremely scared.

　　She was afraid that she would not be able to get out alive, and she was also afraid that Jiang Mu would lock her up in the palace and torture her in order to take revenge on her.

　　Just like just now, just not allowing her to go to the toilet made her feel extremely ashamed.

　　Huanruo no longer had the energy to get angry. She could only grit her teeth and whisper, "In reply to the Queen, I'm sorry that I haven't been feeling well lately and have caused the Queen to worry."

　　Jiang Mu smiled, "I'm not worried. I just saw that you looked so bad, and I was afraid that you might faint from the shock."

　　Huanruo was stunned. What did this mean?

　　Jiang Mu didn't keep the secret and said something to the person behind him.

　　"Come out."

　　The person behind him walked out slowly. It was Gu Jue.

　　When Huanruo saw Gu Jue through the curtain, her face suddenly turned pale. She pointed at Gu Jue in panic and almost fell to the ground in fear. She took a deep breath and said tremblingly: "You... it's you, you are still alive?"

　　Jiang Mu smiled, her eyes stayed on Gu Jue for a while, then fell on Huan Ruo.

　　"What? Is the concubine afraid that he is a ghost?"

　　Huanruo lowered her head, not knowing what Jiang Mu meant. She said nervously, "I...I..."

　　It was obvious that Gu Jue had been exiled to the frontier and died on the way. The information she received should not be wrong. How could he appear here?