Chapter 268: I, Mo Jiuye, love her only in this life.

Chapter 268

The Fourth Princess shook her head.

"No, even if they return to Great Shun, they will have no home to go back to. I want them to follow you."

At this point, even the dull-witted Mo Jiuye understood.

"There is an ancestral precept in my Mo family that men do not take concubines. What's more, I only love my wife in this lifetime. The Princess's request is too difficult, I'm afraid I cannot agree."

Not only did Mo Jiuye not agree to this condition, but the two maidservants were also strongly against it in their hearts.

"Princess, you absolutely can't do this. No matter life or death, we will stay by your side."

He Zhiran knew that Mo Jiuye was not the kind of man to go back on his word, but when it came to things like this, she couldn't help feeling sour in her heart.

She looked coldly at the few people there, unable to conceal the displeasure in her eyes at all.

Mo Jiuye's palms were already sweating. He was angry that the princess was randomly giving him her women, and even more worried that his wife would vent her anger on him because of this.

In order to get the Fourth Princess to give up this idea, he deliberately pulled He Zhiran in front of the bed.

"This is my wife, the daughter of the prestigious He Family, the current Minister of Works. I, Mo Jiuye, only love her in this lifetime."

At this moment, the Fourth Princess' spirit had begun to waver indistinctly, but her brain was still working.

She also knew that the Mo family men did not take concubines. If she wasn't at death's door, she wouldn't have thought of such a way to settle her two loyal maidservants.

The Fourth Princess struggled to keep herself conscious, then looked towards He Zhiran.

"I beg you......take them with you and help them find a good family in the future. Then I......I can......rest in peace......"

As her voice fell, she slowly closed her eyes.

Lan Er and Yu Er broke down in loud crying.

"Princess......Princess, wait for me. I will come to accompany you......"

As Lan Er's voice faded, she charged towards a pillar in the room.

Seeing this, Yu Er did the same, following Lan Er's footsteps running towards the pillar.

He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye acted swiftly, coming up behind each of them and hitting them unconscious with a hand chop to stop them.

He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye were too far away to hear what they were saying. It was nothing more than the Crown Prince's mood being spoiled by the Fourth Princess's death and him being a little unhappy.

The group followed the Crown Prince, heading in the direction of the Fourth Princess's residence as expected.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mo Jiuye brought He Zhiran to sneak into the Crown Prince's residence.

This place could be perfectly described as magnificent and opulent. In Mo Jiuye's opinion, its level of luxury was comparable to the Great Shun imperial palace, showing that this Crown Prince knew how to enjoy himself.

The two avoided the sight of some of the servants, searching around. Of course He Zhiran would not miss the chance to fill her own little treasury, not letting a single thing slip by that she could take away.

After searching for a while, they did not find the bottle containing Gu worms here. The mother Gu worm was probably being carried on the Crown Prince's person.

After some discussion, they guessed that the Crown Prince would not return too quickly to deal with the Imperial Concubine's matters. As long as they could smoothly find the Seventh Elder Brother and remove the larval Gu worms from his body, the Seventh Elder Brother would not be in danger.

In order to accurately locate the dungeons, Mo Jiuye grabbed a servant and asked him before knocking him out and swiftly bringing He Zhiran in that direction.

The dungeons were located in the northwest corner of the Crown Prince's residence. The entrance was guarded by four guards.

The two of them were still wearing servant uniforms, so they could just stroll casually over.

The guards thought they were coming over to say something. Caught off guard, they were all stupefied by the anesthetic medicine scattered by He Zhiran.

Mo Jiuye swiftly dragged them to one side before they carefully walked into the dungeons.

The dungeons were dim, damp, and accompanied by a pungent musty smell.

Mo Jiuye gripped He Zhiran's hand tightly as the two had just walked to a brighter area when they heard the sounds of gambling by throwing dice and drinking coming from inside.

Judging from the sounds, there were four people inside.

He Zhiran took out another pack of anesthetic powder, holding it in her hand. When they walked closer, she swiftly scattered it at the few people.

The four guards who were grinning widely immediately lost consciousness.

Mo Jiuye swiftly searched them and finally found a set of keys. Only after confirming there were no other guards in the dungeons did he pull He Zhiran along to walk around the gambling table and continue deeper inside.

These dungeons were not big, only containing six rooms for imprisoning people, but they were all empty.

Only the innermost one, facing the entrance, had a disheveled person chained by iron chains to a rack.

After Mo Jiuye confirmed there was no danger, he pulled He Zhiran to quickly stride towards that person.