bullyxtreme Chapter 172 What siblings? That's utterly absurd!
Chapter 172 What siblings? That's utterly absurd!
Murong Jing had already taken off his soaking wet outer robe and tossed it onto the windowsill on the other side.
As for the undergarments... the top ones were taken off, but the bottom ones weren't.
Su Mowan expressed her understanding.
For men, the upper body can be left unprotected, but the lower body cannot.
However... it doesn't seem quite right to wear an outer robe without an inner garment, because the neckline of the outer robe is rather low. Fortunately, Murong Jing is a man, so he doesn't have any worries about revealing too much.
Without saying a word, Su Mowan went over and helped the person up to the wheelchair. "It's getting late, let's hurry up and call Feng Yue back to the manor."
His Highness the King of Qin slowly sat down in his wheelchair before saying, "Today is your birthday, so I can spend a little more time with you."
Clearly, in His Highness Prince Qin's eyes, Su Mowan was a bad woman who liked to run out at night and go boating on the river late at night.
Accompanying her on a river cruise was the best way His Highness the King of Qin could think of to please her.
But it was clear that this statement had completely shocked Su Mowan.
Looking at Murong Jing's serious face, she suddenly felt that perhaps even Murong Jing himself did not realize that his words sounded like 'love confessions'.
Su Mowan had heard others talk about it a lot, but when the protagonist was herself, she still felt a little embarrassed.
However, when she thought about the question that had been troubling her for the past few days, Su Mowan calmed down.
She sat down opposite Murong Jing and asked him earnestly, "Does Your Highness know Ji Yu?"
Actually, if we waited two more days, Chi Yi's results might be out, but considering the situation tonight, Su Mowan decided to ask Murong Jing directly to expedite the process.
Murong Jing also seemed somewhat surprised by the name.
“Ji Yu? I know her naturally. She was the famous strategist of Liuxia Kingdom twenty years ago.”
"The Kingdom of Liuxia? Ji Yu is a Liuxia person?!"
Su Mowan was stunned by the answer.
Although Murong Jing was puzzled by her strong reaction, he nodded nonetheless.
Su Mowan was completely stunned.
Her doubts hadn't been dispelled, and although the next question was somewhat disrespectful, she thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know what the relationship is between Ji Yu and your father, the Emperor?"
This question struck Murong Jing as odd. He knew Ji Yu because of his illustrious reputation on the battlefield, just as Ji Yu had in the past.
Everyone knows that Ji Yu died young from illness, which is what the Emperor of Liuxia announced to the world.
But Murong Jing knew that things weren't that simple.
So when Su Mowan asked this question, Murong Jing frowned: "What do you mean by that?"
Seeing this reaction, Su Mowan knew that she couldn't get the answer she wanted from Murong Jing, but she still said, "Ji Yu is buried in your Murong family's imperial mausoleum."
Murong Jing's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
"So what?"
how is it?
This is a very complex matter!
Su Mowan stared at Murong Jing in front of her. Did Murong Jing not know that Ji Yu was her mother?
Oh my god, this is getting interesting...
Adhering to the principle that everyone should share the anxiety rather than her own, Su Mowan, harboring a bellyful of mischief, said to Murong Jing, who had already regained his composure, "It's nothing, just a bit fun. This is my guess: generally, those who can be buried in the imperial mausoleum are all members of the royal family, either princesses or concubines. You said Ji Yu is from Liuxia, so she is obviously not a princess, and the only possibility is that she is a concubine."
Murong Jing remained silent.
Although he didn't understand why Su Mowan suddenly brought up Ji Yu, the news that Ji Yu was buried in the Murong family's imperial mausoleum was surprising enough.
"Even if she was a concubine, so what? Why are you asking about someone who has already passed away?"
Su Mowan sighed, looked at him, and smiled.
“If Ji Yu is your father’s concubine, then that’s quite something.” Su Mowan paused, her peach blossom eyes seeming to hold both sorrow and laughter. “Ji Yu is my mother.”
"..."
Murong Jing's expression changed instantly.
Inside was shock, disbelief.
This time, Su Mowan felt better. She smiled and sighed helplessly, "So, we are very likely siblings."
Thinking about how Murong Jing had just kissed her so unexpectedly, Su Mowan became even more worried; it was practically a dramatic love triangle.
Su Mowan had suspected this since the day Chi Yi revealed that Lady Ji was buried in the imperial mausoleum. Therefore, she had been deliberately keeping her distance from Murong Jing recently and had stopped going to Fenghua Palace.
Little did she know that Murong Jing would immediately give her a forced kiss.
That's absolutely terrible.
Looking at her expression, Murong Jing naturally guessed what she was thinking, and his face darkened instantly.
Although Su Mowan's words, both explicit and implicit, led Murong Jing to momentarily believe that he and Su Mowan were siblings, he immediately remembered what that old fox Su Mobai had said to him, and who was His Highness Prince Qin?
Such as the traditional betrothal ceremony involving three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts, and a grand sedan chair carried by eight men.
He knew Su Mobai's thoughts very well.
Therefore, his heart, which had been in suspense because of Su Mowan's few words, immediately settled down again.
Su Mobai must know about his own background, and someone as shrewd as Su Mobai would certainly know about Su Mowan's background as well. Since Su Mobai mentioned the elaborate betrothal ceremony, then Su Mowan and he are definitely not related by blood.
Thinking of this, His Highness the King of Qin's tense nerves completely relaxed.
He calmly said to the woman in front of him who was making wild guesses, "Su Mobai said he's not from Yunmo, so you're not either. What brother and sister? That's utterly absurd!"
"..."
Su Mowan was stunned.
The next moment, it was like a sudden enlightenment, everything became clear!
Why didn't she think of that sly Su Mobai!
When they met at the painting pavilion that time, Su Mobai said that she should persuade Murong Jing to become her brother-in-law and that she should keep Murong Jing, her powerful backer, firmly in her grasp, and so on.
And then there was Su Mobai's words, "We will go back." She was a little confused when she heard them, but now she understood.
She believed Su Mobai's words without the slightest doubt.
Su Mowan took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.
It's good that they're not siblings...
It’s okay if it’s not!
The question that had been troubling me for several days finally had an answer, and a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders.
It's also her fault for being too preoccupied with the news that Lady Ji was buried in the imperial mausoleum, which made her brain not work properly and led to all these messy speculations later on.
This is simply making trouble for no reason.
Su Mowan felt extremely ashamed.
But then a new problem arose: Ji Yu is a Liuxia person, and Su Mobai must also be a Liuxia person, so she must also be a Liuxia person.
Why was Ji Yu buried in the Yunmo Imperial Mausoleum, and why did she and Su Mobai end up at the General's Mansion in Yunmo?
Su Mowan's mind was buzzing, but she heard Murong Jing's voice in her ears.
"I don't care why Ji Yu was buried in the Murong family's imperial mausoleum. I only care about you. Tonight, you will rest in Fenghua Palace."