Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 225 The eavesdropper

Qi Yue glared at Shen Yun who was standing beside him with a murderous look in his eyes.

Shen Yun's eyes had been on Xiao Mo. After feeling a chill coming from the diagonal direction, she couldn't help but shiver. When she raised her eyes, she met Qi Yue's cold eyes.

She swallowed and quickly hid behind Xiao Mo.

Qi Yue watched the changes in her eyes, and Xiao Mo saw it all, knowing that he was dissatisfied with her interruption just now.

She pulled Shen Yun to the front and said, "Go get the horse and go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Oh, okay!" Shen Yun agreed readily and ran out as if escaping for his life.

Yuan Mu looked at Qi Yue who had been silent. He wanted to ask something but was afraid of saying the wrong thing. He opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't utter a word.

When they reached the door, Xiao Mo took the reins handed to her by Shen Yun and smiled at Qi Yue.

"You should go back to the East Palace. After all, there are still so many things that need your attention. You can't ignore state affairs because of me."

Qi Yue took her hand and rubbed it gently: "Okay, I'll come find you when I'm done."

"Ah."

After returning to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xiao Mo thought that Xiao Wenbo and Murong Shu would be very angry, but unexpectedly, only Murong Shu was angry.

Xiao Wenbo, on the contrary, was so happy that he almost set off firecrackers.

He heard from the gatekeeper that Xiao Mo had returned, and even went to greet her in person.

Xiao Mo was stunned by his actions, but she quickly reacted.

These days, she lives in the East Palace. If it were Prince Chen's Mansion, it would be completely different.

At the beginning, Xiao Wenbo hoped that she would marry Qi Yue, but ever since she chose Qi Minxiu, he looked at her like an enemy.

Now that she has broken up with Qi Minxiu and has an ambiguous relationship with Qi Yue, isn't he going to have that idea again?

As I said, if she really became the Crown Princess, he would be the father-in-law of the future emperor, and his status would be much higher than it is now.

Looking at Xiao Wenbo's flattering smile, Xiao Mo felt uncomfortable all over.

She hated this kind of flattery that crossed boundaries of identity, but she didn't know how to ease the embarrassment.

"Mo'er is back! Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince come back with you?"

Xiao Wenbo glanced behind her and his smile paused.

She turned her head to look at him, then turned back to look at him: "Why did he come back with me? This is not the East Palace."

"That... is true. Come, lunch is already served. Let's go eat."

Xiao Wenbo knew that Xiao Mo was unhappy, and wanted to ask something else, but the words stopped at the corner of his mouth before they came out.

Xiao Mo glanced at Murong Shu, walked up to her and pulled her hand: "Mother, you seem to have lost weight these days when I was away."

Murong Shu glanced down and sighed softly: "I haven't lost weight, but my appetite has definitely decreased. Please check my pulse after lunch."

"Why doesn't mother have an appetite? Come, let me see." As she said that, she pinched her wrist.

Murong Shu pulled her hand back and held hers: "Let's talk about it this afternoon. Go back to the room and change your clothes, and then come to the hall to eat."

Xiao Mo thought it was not a big deal anyway, so she nodded in agreement.

After lunch, before she could go find Murong Shu, Murong Shu came to find her first.

As soon as she entered the door, she quickly walked over to her and sat down: "Mo'er, is what happened between you and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince true?"

"What's the matter?" Xiao Mo was confused by her question.

Murong Shu looked at her with some confusion: "People are saying outside that you abandoned Prince Chen and are with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Don't you know?"

Xiao Mo really didn't know this. She stared and thought about it, and was even more confused than Murong Shu.

"Didn't he just stay in the East Palace for a few days? What kind of people are spreading such nonsense?

Besides, how could I abandon Qi Minxiu? It was he who killed my master first.

It's good enough that I don't have the intention to kill him. Do I still have to follow the original engagement and marry him?

My master died tragically at his hands. If I were to get involved with him again, it would be the greatest disrespect to my master. I would never do such a thing."

These were not what Xiao Mo wanted to say, but when she finished the first sentence, she caught a glimpse of a figure lingering outside the window.

She guessed that this person was either Qi Yue's or Xiao Wenbo's. In any case, she wanted to confirm whether she and Qi Minxiu had really become enemies.

Murong Shu looked at her with some heartache and reached out to stroke her cheek.

"Mo'er, I actually don't think His Royal Highness Prince Chen is that kind of person. There might be some misunderstanding involved in this matter."

Xiao Mo stared at the figure outside the window who was about to leave but stopped after hearing Murong Shu's voice, and the corners of her mouth twitched coldly.

"It is said that people's hearts are hidden in their belly. You can know a person's face but not his heart. Some people pretend to love you on the surface, but do things to hurt you behind your back.

I can't bear such selfish love. Maybe he is just pretending to love me."

Murong Shu felt distressed when she saw her gritting her teeth.

But only Xiao Mo herself knew that she was not talking about Qi Minxiu, but Qi Yue.

"But, but Your Highness the Crown Prince..."

Murong Shu didn't know what to say, but in the end she still had the same idea as before.

If possible, she didn't want her to be involved in the struggle for imperial power.

But now, even though she didn't want to be involved, she has been involved, and some words are useless.

Xiao Mo knew what she was thinking, so she must not let her say it out loud at this time.

Murong Shu was also smart. Just as she was about to speak, she understood the hint given by Xiao Mo and changed the subject with a smile.

"Come, let mother see. You seem to have gained some weight during these days in the East Palace. It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dotes on you very much."

"He's just so-so, but he's really nice to people. Through these days, I can tell that he really cherishes the time he spends with me."

"Hey, I'm old now. I don't understand what you young people are doing. But as long as he is sincere to you, that's more important than anything else."

Xiao Mo and Murong Shu chatted casually for a few minutes and then changed the topic to other things.

The person eavesdropping outside the window heard what he thought was useful information and quietly left.

After he left, Xiao Mo's sudden change of expression let Murong Shu know that she could tell the truth.

But the first question she asked was not the question she had wanted to ask but had held back.

Instead, he looked at Xiao Mo with a face full of panic: "Why are you lying? Why can't you tell the truth? Who is holding you hostage?"

Xiao Mo didn't want her to know her plan, fearing that her words would disrupt it.