She felt strange and took a couple of extra sniffs. It seemed to be a kind of herb, but she couldn't recall which one for the moment...
After she left Yilan Hall, she saw Mu Yanming walking towards her in the distance.
She quickened her steps to meet him, covering her mouth and whispering, "I think I know who caused Concubine Li's miscarriage."
Mu Yanming looked at her, puzzled.
"Who?"
She tiptoed and whispered in his ear, "It's Concubine Yi."
Mu Yanming smiled and ruffled her hair, his tone full of indulgence. "It seems the emperor asked the empress to investigate this matter, not the princess of this prince, right?"
He looked at her and sighed silently. He couldn't tell her yet that Concubine Li was on their side and that he was the one who had made her miscarry.
After all, the less she knew, the safer she would be.
However, sometimes seeing her being so enthusiastic towards everyone, not distinguishing between friend and foe, and remaining true to her original self, he just couldn't do anything about her.
He shook his head indulgently and sighed silently. There was nothing he could do but let her be.
"I'm just guessing," she said as she walked side by side with Mu Yanming.
By now, it had grown dark. The starlight dotted down on the two of them.
Their shadows were elongated.
She glanced at the ground. Their shadows were stretched very long by the moonlight, and they were very close to each other...
As she admired their shadows, she unconsciously slowed down.
Mu Yanming walked a couple of steps and then stopped to look at her. "This prince will take you to see the palace where this prince lived as a child."
She nodded and ran in front of him, looking excited. "Okay!"
Mu Yanming naturally took her hand and walked forward.
After bypassing the imperial garden, he led her around a few turns and finally stopped in front of a somewhat desolate palace.
She looked up at the plaque. It read "Han Shuang Hall".
"Why such a name?"
He looked up at the plaque of Han Shuang Hall, with hidden emotions in his eyes. He explained to Mo Qinghuan, "Because Mother liked it. Mother liked the frost on autumn and winter nights, which could turn the whole garden into a silver expanse."
She looked up at him. His brows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes seemed to be tinged with frost.
—He was so young back then. He must have been so scared when his mother and father left him.
She held Mu Yanming's hand tightly. "I'll always be with you."
Mu Yanming looked down at her, suppressing the intense emotions in his eyes. "Really?"
She nodded seriously.
"Yes, really."
She felt Mu Yanming's hand grip hers even tighter. By now, it was completely dark.
Bai Ke somehow got a lantern.
The master and servant walked slowly on the palace path as if they were enjoying the scenery.
Suddenly, Mu Yanming pulled Mo Qinghuan into the darkness, and Bai Ke immediately blew out the lantern in his hand.
"What are you doing here now?"
The man's hand reached for the woman's slender and boneless waist. "This prince misses you so much! I can hardly hold back."
Mo Qinghuan was so shocked that her mouth fell open. Seeing this, Mu Yanming covered her mouth with his hand.
He whispered to her, "Shh."
"Prince Rui just got his title and is already getting carried away..."
—It was Concubine Yi's voice. She was with Prince Rui!!!
Mo Qinghuan was stunned!
Mu Shengze buried his head in her neck and took a couple of bites. "Look at what you're saying. Didn't this prince come to see you even before getting the title?"
The woman snorted and looked around warily. "I'm telling you, I've aborted the child. You'd better not come to see me these days."
Hearing this, Mo Qinghuan suddenly remembered the fragrant herb she had smelled on Concubine Yi and Concubine Li before.
—It was Tengshezi. This herb had a fragrance of its own, but it was extremely cold and was a herb that pregnant women should avoid most.
So, the lingering fragrance on Concubine Li and Concubine Yi was because they had taken this herb.
That meant Concubine Yi wasn't the one who caused Concubine Li's miscarriage...
Hearing this, Prince Rui's face changed. He grabbed the woman's wrist. "What did you say! The child is gone!"
The woman's wrist hurt from being held so tightly. She frowned and growled at Mu Shengze, "Let go of me. What are you doing!"
Prince Rui was about to take off his pants. "This prince said this child is very useful. How dare you... Fine. Since you've aborted the child, this prince doesn't mind giving you another one!"
Mu Yanming covered Mo Qinghuan's eyes. She could only hear the woman's soft cries.
"Mu Shengze, you're crazy! Don't think I don't know what you want to use this child for. But I'm telling you, since I entered the palace, the emperor hasn't favored me yet, so I can't give birth to this child!"
After saying that, she tried to push Mu Shengze away and leave.
But Mu Shengze pushed her against the wall and started to lift her clothes from behind.
"Your Ladyship, is that you?"
Suddenly, a little maid's soft call came. Mu Shengze stopped what he was doing and hid in the shadow behind the corner.
Unexpectedly, he saw Mu Yanming and Mo Qinghuan kissing...
He coughed lightly into his fist. Mu Shengze seemed to come back to his senses. Looking at Mu Yanming, he said, "Prince Rui, what are you doing here?"
Mu Shengze subconsciously glanced in the direction just now. It was only a few steps away, and besides, the noise they had made just now was quite loud. Didn't these two really hear what was going on over there...
"Brother Wang, what about you? Why are you here?"
Mu Yanming rarely smiled at Mu Shengze. "This prince just came out of Han Shuang Hall. The night is so deep. Just now... I couldn't help myself..."
He deliberately spoke vaguely. Mu Shengze looked at Mu Yanming still tightly holding Mo Qinghuan's waist and smiled.
—They were all men. He understood.
"Brother Wang, it's getting late. This prince will take his leave first!"
Mu Yanming nodded. "We're going back too."
Saying that, he put his arm around Mo Qinghuan and walked towards the palace gate first.
It wasn't until they got into the carriage that Mo Qinghuan dared to let out a sigh of relief.
"This Mu Shengze is really too bold. He even dares to have an affair with his emperor father's woman in the palace."
Mu Yanming flicked her forehead. She winced in pain and gave him a rather aggrieved look.
"What?"
"Remember, don't mention this to anyone tonight. You'd better forget about it quickly."
Mo Qinghuan snickered. "I know. It's a palace secret. Don't worry. I've almost forgotten what happened tonight..."
In fact, when Mu Shengze had rushed towards them just now and he had pushed her against the corner and kissed her, her mind had gone blank.
She even felt as if her heart had skipped a beat.
Although Mu Yanming had kissed her before, she had never had this feeling that her heart was about to jump out of her throat!
Thinking about it, she took a deep breath. Just thinking about it seemed to make her out of breath...
Mu Yanming beside her noticed her strange behavior. He lowered his head slightly and looked at her. "What's wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
She just smiled and said nothing...