"Don't say anymore! Please don't say anymore! " Chen Jue-er's long hair was in disarray, as if he had not combed it for a few days. His complexion was also pale and haggard.
"How can I not say it? The Duke of Qin is already gone, you're just a side room, you haven't even salivated over the heir, yet you haven't received any official recognition from the royal family, so once the Duke of Qin dies, whatever your status is, there's no status. Of course, the Emperor is kind and benevolent, so he'll probably keep the Duke's Mansion, so your food and clothing shouldn't be a problem for you, but this time, you'll have to guard an empty mansion for the rest of your life." Red Willow casually sat in front of Chen Jue`er and casually spoke.
Chen Jue`er rushed angrily to the dressing table, took out some silver notes and some gold and jewelry from a jewelry box, and threw them in front of her, "If you want to leave, then leave. You can take all of these things, and just stop bothering me.
Even if the King is still alive, how can I still care about you? If you don't take advantage of the fact that you are still young and are trying to find another way out with money, why are you still staying in the palace? I can't return to the Spirit Eagle Palace, although we are useless now, but if the palace were to remember us, we wouldn't be able to resist at all. The red willow seemed to be disappointed and resentful; she could be considered to have done her best to Chen Jue`er.
Chen Jue`er's tears once again began to flow out. She choked with sobs, "If I had known earlier that I would have harmed Your Highness, I would have rather … I would rather he spoilt that Yunsheng. At the very least, I would like to be able to see him and talk to him. "
"You've really been poisoned by him. Why don't you think about who made us into unaccompanied females without any relatives?" Red Willow rolled her eyes and said coldly.
"Then... But you can't blame him, after all, our father and brother were involved in the rebellion, and he is a general of peace. If you have to blame him, you can only blame the Duke of the Southwest for his restlessness. "
Chen Jue`er was just a daughter born from a branch family. Her mother had died early on, and she did not receive much care from her father. Although at the beginning, she had resented Murong Yu because the rebellion had failed and the leaders who had participated in the rebellion had been killed because of him, she had understood later on that it could not be blamed on Murong Yu.
However, the cooperation of the Southern Champion had not been able to keep up with them. In addition, Murong Yu was swift and decisive as he brought the Black Character Battalion's guards to assassinate half of the rebel leaders, causing the other people who had followed the Duke of the Southwest to panic and quickly become a pile of loose sand. From then on, Murong Yu and the Black Character Battalion's guards also rose to fame, and no one did not know about them anymore.
Chen Jue`er did not know much about his father and brother's actions, but in the last few days, the Duke of the Southwest had arranged for all the family members of the high-ranking officers to be sent to a courtyard so that his subordinates could not retreat, and yet one night, a huge fire had broke out in the courtyard. She and Red Willow were originally neighbors, but when the fire broke out, they were together.
However, the person who had saved them did not have too much good intentions. Seeing that Chen Jue`er was a delicate and beautiful woman who had no opinions, she arranged for her to appear on the journey back to Murong Yu. Although she had initially been brainwashed into thinking that it was all because of Murong Yu, she had lost her father and her entire family.
The longer they got along with each other, the more they could not remember any kind of enmity. They gradually started to believe that their father and brother had followed the wrong person and recklessly rebelled against their family.
As for Red Willow, she was brought to the Spirit Eagle Palace for harsh training. That training had made her suffer greatly, so she naturally held resentment towards Murong Yu. Only two years later did she instruct Chen Ju`er to buy her and enter the Duke's Mansion.
She was worried that Murong Yu would chase her away later on, so she had to listen to the arrangements of the Spirit Eagle Palace. The Spirit Eagle Palace had always kept her in hiding and didn't let her do much, but she gradually began to feel that there was nothing to be afraid of, so she thought that as long as she married Murong Yu and gave birth, her identity would be exposed. In any case, she hadn't done anything to make Murong Yu feel bad.
However, things didn't go according to her plan. The Emperor suddenly bestowed her a marriage, and the scarier thing was that Murong Yu fell in love with Yunsheng and quickly left her cold, so she wasn't willing to accept this. She listened to Hongliu and tried to think of ways to frame Yunsheng, but the situation had irreversibly changed.
This time, she thought she could get rid of Yun Shengyue and her child, but without them to get in her way, Murong Yu would still be her alone. After feeling sad for a while, he would naturally return to her side, but she did not expect them to place the hostage on the cliff.
Thus, in this period of time, Chen Jue`er was filled with regret and sorrow. Hong Liu urged her to make plans earlier, and Hong Liu was also unwilling to work for the Spirit Eagle Palace again. Thus, she hoped that Chen Ju`er would pack up his belongings and the two of them could walk far away together and find someone to marry to live a peaceful life.
She did not actually hope that Murong Yu was still alive and had fallen from such a high cliff. Everyone had said that it was impossible for them to be alive, but even if he was no longer around, she did not want to leave the Mansion. She did not want to leave this place where she had already become a writer.
"Jue'er, I'll wait ten more days for you. If you're still unwilling to leave at that time, then I can only leave by myself." I hope you can listen to me. Spirit Eagle Palace is very likely to have some sort of relationship with the Xiao Yao King in the Northwest. Currently, the Xiao Yao King is definitely planning to rebel against us for many years.
"I know, let me think about it." At that time, there were no women in the Duke's Mansion, so she was the eldest. All the servants would listen to her, and all she knew was that Murong Yu did not care about the affairs of the imperial court, and he only knew that she had the authority to manage the affairs of the imperial court from the moment she entered the household. However, she was not satisfied, and wanted to monopolize Murong Yu.
The other grieving person in the Mansion of the Duke of Qin was the Zhou family. It wasn't easy to see Yue'er having a good life that her husband doted on, but the sudden kidnapping caused both of them to die miserably. They couldn't even find their corpses.
She could only sit in her room in the Clear Tide Courtyard and wash her face with tears. When she thought of Yun Shengyue and the child that was about to be born, she felt as if a knife was stabbing into her heart. Why wasn't she the one who died?
Cui'er, who was usually lively and active, had completely withered. Her eyes were red and swollen like a rabbit's, and she did not know what to eat. Whenever she thought of how Yun Shengyue had treated her well, she would cry. She refused to believe that they had died just like that.
It was unknown what she was thinking, but the atmosphere of the whole Mansion was very tense, and most of them still stood firm. As long as the seal was not broken, they would continue to stay, and a few of them were already secretly searching for another way out. The steward knew but did not say a word, and continued to take care of the affairs of the Mansion as usual.
"Yo, looks like he's really sad now." A man's voice full of ridicule rang out. Hong Liu stood up alertly, and Chen Jue-er also raised his teary eyes.
"What is it? Don't you recognize me? " It was Hong Wentao, who hadn't appeared for a long time. He wore a dark blue robe and still looked like a scholar.
"It's you!" Hong Liu exclaimed. What are you doing at the Duke's Mansion? "
"The scenery of the Mansion of the Duke Qin is pretty good, why can't I come?" Hong Wentao laughed.
"Didn't you betray the Spirit Eagle Palace? Why are you still looking for us? " Chen Jue`er said snappily.
Hong Wen Tao found a chair to sit down and coldly snorted: "I betrayed the Spirit Eagle Palace? I'm not from the Spirit Eagle Palace. Forget it, there's no use talking about this with you. Last time, I was unable to obtain the formation diagram, but this time you guys have to help me find it! That map is still of great use! "
"You are no longer a member of the Spirit Eagle Palace, what right do you have for us to work for you!" Red Willow glared at him.
"On what basis?" Hong Wentao replied confidently, "I know your identities and origins, that you're from the Spirit Eagle Palace. Also, what exactly is the Spirit Eagle Palace doing? Shall I remind you? Spirit Eagle Palace is the power that the Carefree King hid in the martial arts world. Now that he has rebelled, if your identities are exposed, what will happen to you? "
"We were forced to use you, you … How dare you use this to threaten us! " Chen Jue`er now hated all of these people who had been manipulating them in the dark all along.
"What do you want?" Red Willow was more calm. Although the Mansion of the Duke of Qin had no one to lead the group, the Black Words Battalion guards were still full of rage. If Hong Wentao were to expose their identities, they would definitely suffer a great end.
Help me find the real array diagram. At that time, the Duke of Qin had two diagrams in his hand, one that was sent to the south, and the other that was definitely still in his study. You guys must help me find it, if you find it, then I can show you my kindness and bring you guys away from here to the Southern Champion Kingdom.
"Southern Champion? So it turns out that you are Nan Gong's spy! " Red Willow was very clever and immediately recognized the voice.
She only has an empty face, so let me remind you once again, the Carefree King is rebelling in the northwest. The south will not be at peace, and the current Emperor will soon be finished, so once the old emperor dies, this Sky King Manor will no longer have anyone to protect it. When that time comes, you won't even have a place to stay, so listen to me if you're smart, you can go back to your homes and might even be able to find a few relatives who escaped the net.
"This …" The night of the fire was too chaotic. Although she had heard that everyone was dead, if they could escape, the others might be able to. After all, the south was their home, so she really wanted to go back.
"I will give you two days to think about it. If you think about it carefully, once the Duke Qin dies, you won't have any value anymore. Don't think that the people from Spirit Eagle Palace will let you off so easily. They have other things to take care of right now, so the time of your death won't be long!" After Hong Wentao finished speaking, he quietly left through the window. The prince's mansion's master was no longer around, so the guards had naturally become a lot more relaxed.
"No wonder the Spirit Eagle Palace suddenly wanted to catch Hong Wentao. So he was actually a spy in the south, Jue'er, we were born in the south after all, so we should return to the south. Don't have any more fantasies, if you haven't done anything, and if you were saved by the Working King, then you would have been able to defend him. But you are not, your initial motive was always there, and you have also participated in hurting Yun Yuesheng, so even if Wang Zhong was still alive, he wouldn't have been able to do anything, do you understand? "Cheer up, we'll head back to the south once we find the array diagram. Listening to Hong Wen Tao's tone, Nan Gong will definitely take advantage of the situation and rob Jin City. When that time comes, Jin City will be pummeled by Xiao Yao and Nan Chao.
"Liu'er, Liu'er, what should I do? I am in so much pain, so what can I do when I return to the south? We two are weak and will always be manipulated by others. Chen Jue-er said sorrowfully, his heart no longer holding any hope.
Hong Liu sighed and her expression became sad. After a while, she said, "I'll think of something first. You can also think about it. If you really can't figure it out, then it's up to you!"