Chapter 929 She Will Be Unhappy
Gu Yuanqiong's words were concise and to the point.
"The prince is not ill, you can return home on your own."
"Xi'er's affairs are my affairs, and I should accompany her to handle them."
"Go with peace of mind. I will return after I finish my work."
Mi Yao's face was gloomy, without a trace of smile on her face.
Ning Meng followed up on his words and exposed Mi Yao's lie.
"I have nothing to do. I am very free."
"Fourth sister, did you remember it wrong?"
"I think the others told you that she had something to do."
"Go back home and ask if anyone is in trouble and needs help. My elder brother will be back in Beijing soon, so don't let your negligence cause you to miss something important."
Gu Yuanqiong agreed and gave his approval.
"Xi'er, you are very sensible."
Ning Meng acted shyly.
"Thank you for the compliment, brother."
"How can I be as considerate and caring as my fourth sister?"
Gu Yuanqiong was straightforward, totally disregarding Mi Yao's feelings.
"Yao'er, you are petty, not as good as you, who are a great man."
Mi Yao's face became increasingly ugly, and she was so angry that she couldn't utter a word.
Ning Meng couldn't stop smiling.
"Big brother, you are talking nonsense. How can you tell your fourth sister directly about this? She will be unhappy."
Gu Yuanqiong was puzzled.
"Why is she unhappy?"
"The king is on good terms with you, how can a maid like her have any objections?"
Ning Meng's eyes were full of meaning, and Ran Xu was a little surprised.
"Fourth sister, are you just the maid of elder brother?"
"Why did I hear her say that she was your bedmate?"
Gu Yuanqiong lied without hesitation.
"Last year, for some reason, she was drugged, and I sacrificed myself to save her once."
"Only that one time. After that, we never got close again."
"Yao'er has no sense of shame. She spread the word everywhere that she is my concubine, hoping to use this to force me to marry her as my concubine."
"This king has always been kind, not arrogant, and not bullying. Even when he was wronged, he did not hold it against her. However, as for marrying a wife, this king already has someone in mind, and there is no way he would welcome her into the palace."
It didn't matter whether his words were true or false, as long as he made his position clear. Ning Meng smiled secretly with satisfaction.
"I see."
"My elder brother has someone he loves and doesn't want to marry her. That's understandable."
"However, two people make a good couple, and we must always be responsible."
"Brother, why don't you take her as your concubine?"
Gu Yuanqiong intentionally or unintentionally guided the conversation.
"I don't know whether the princess agrees with me taking a concubine in the future, so I dare not make a decision on my own."
Ning Meng understood his meaning and asked.
"Big brother, you are so infatuated."
"Who is lucky enough to be favored by big brother? I am curious, please tell me."
Gu Yuanqiong stared at her with deep affection.
"Far away, yet so close."
"In my eyes and heart, there is only you. Can't you feel it?"
Ning Meng was shy and turned her head away.
"Thank you for your love, big brother. I am so embarrassed."
Mi Yao was sensible and left the guest room.
Not long afterward, a waiter came to say that there was an error in the registration and asked Ning Meng to go to the front desk to re-register his name.
Gu Yuanqiong offered to accompany her, but she refused.
If the prince saw that she was not Princess Yuexi, then it would be very bad.
Ning Meng was not a stupid person. He guessed that the waiter might have come at the instruction of Mi Yao, so he went to meet him.
"What's the matter?"
Mi Yao glared at him.
"Do you remember what we agreed on?"
Ning Meng smiled and was very kind.
"You just said it, how could I forget it?"
"You asked me to pretend to be Princess Yuexi, get close to the prince, and act ruthless, so that the prince would forget Princess Yuexi and let go of their old feelings."
Mi Yao was instantly furious.
"Since you remember, what is the meaning of what you are doing now?"
Ning Meng spoke in a gentle tone, comforting and persuading him.
"Yao'er, don't be impatient. You won't get any hot tofu if you are impatient."
"For things like this, we must proceed step by step and take our time."
"The prince is a rare talent. If I don't act with caution, he will definitely get suspicious."
She uses both soft and hard tactics with ease.
"You question me like this, don't you trust me? We grew up together as playmates and best friends, how can you doubt me?"
Mi Yao's face was chilly, as if there was a howling cold wind.
"Don't let your loyalty bind me."
"What are you thinking? Do you think I can't see it?"
"Who are you lying to?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
Ning Meng's thoughts were seen through by her. He stopped pretending and sneered with disdain.
"Ah."
"I do intend to get close to His Royal Highness Prince Li and take your place."
"I lied to you, but you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"I pretended to be Princess Yuexi and made the prince extremely disappointed in her. Then, what should I do? You promised to help me join the army of Prince Li, but how can I make it happen?"
"From the beginning, you had no good intentions when you asked me to come here."
"My friends didn't help me, so I had to stand on my own. What's wrong with that?"
Mi Yao felt a sudden sadness in her heart.
"You do as I say, and then I will find a way to make you get what you want."
Ning Meng was indifferent and looked indifferent.
"There is a way, it is a stopgap measure, it is the intention of taking advantage."
"If I trust you, it would be like letting someone bully me."
"Yao'er, in your opinion, am I a fool?"
Mi Yao stepped forward and grabbed her hand.
"If you continue like this, you will be at the mercy of others."
"The prince is ruthless. If you walk into his trap, you will end up in a fate worse than death."
"Meng'er, believe me, I really won't hurt you."
Ning Meng patted the back of her hand twice, neither too lightly nor too heavily.
"Are you afraid that I will become arrogant and bully you because I have the support of the prince? So, you are trying to scare me and ruin my good deeds?"
"Yao'er, don't worry, I won't hurt you."
"When the prince marries me as his consort, I will persuade him to take you as his concubine. In the harem, we will live in harmony and neither of us will mistreat the other."
Mi Yao's eyes were filled with worry.
"The prince has a keen eye. If you don't follow my method and implement the plan, you won't be able to hide it from his eyes."
"He can't marry you."
Ning Meng broke free from her hand and returned to his indifferent expression.
"There is no point in saying more. Facts can prove everything."
"We will wait and see whether the prince will marry her or not."
……
In the inn room, there were sad and miserable cries.
Mi Yao knew very well that she could not stop the prince, so she stayed not far from the guest room.
Not wanting her friend's cries to be heard by strangers, she took out some silver, booked the inn, and also paid a large sum of money to ask the guests who were already staying there to find another place to stay.
All the innkeepers avoided her. For a moment, the inn was empty with only her sitting in the elegant seat upstairs.
The shrill cries linger in my ears, the pain is so sharp that it tears my heart apart.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, the shouting stopped and the inn returned to silence.
Mi Yao guessed that her good friend had met with a violent death, but when she walked into the guest room and saw the scene with her own eyes, she was still dumbfounded.
"She...she..."
Gu Yuanqiong was cold and ruthless. He left a cold body behind and put on his clothes slowly.
"Yao'er, come here."
As if frozen, Mi Yao stood where she was, unable to move an inch.
Gu Yuanqiong smiled slyly, walked closer to her, and gently tapped her forehead.
"Why are you stunned?"
"Scared?"