coobybook Chapter 108 You think you’re the only one with a good brain, right?
Chapter 108 You think you’re the only one with a good brain, right?
Concubine Ying was really angry this time. She never thought that her daughter would actually hire someone to kill someone. If she hadn't placed her own people around her daughter to stop it in time, trouble would have happened again.
Unfortunately, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard that Princess Huining and Mu Qingli were assassinated on their way back to the city. Fortunately, nothing happened.
She naturally thought that this was also done by her daughter and continued to question her in anger.
"How many assassins did you hire? Did Hui Ning and the others' assassination have anything to do with you?"
Who knew that Lu Yao, who was being questioned by her, also looked at her with a rare look of confusion, an expression that she couldn't understand at all, and her voice was even louder and angrier than hers.
"What does this have to do with me? I hired a group of people, but you, mother, stopped me, didn't you? Besides, I only sent people to scare them, not to kill them. If anything happens to Huining, my father will definitely not forgive me!"
She is not as smart as her mother, but she is not a fool. Although Lu Zhiyao has been treated coldly over the years, nothing really happened to her. Isn't it because she is the only remaining heir of Prince Heng's mansion? The Empress Dowager and the Emperor still care about her.
This made Concubine Ying believe it a little. She squinted her eyes and looked at her daughter carefully. "Are you sure you haven't paid the final deposit?"
Logically speaking, the killer will only go out to complete the task after the final deposit is paid, but if the deposit is not paid and only the down payment is collected, the killer will not accept the task.
Lu Yao's eyes flickered for a moment, but then she raised them confidently, "Anyway, I just hired a group of assassins."
Before she hired the killer, she did hire a group of bodyguards to scare Hui Ning, but that was before she knew that Mu Qingli was still with her and she had not paid the final deposit yet, so no one would take the task.
The more she thought about it, the more righteous she became. Then she snorted in grievance, "Who knows who those two little bitches have offended behind the scenes? Maybe others just dislike them!"
After she said so much, Concubine Ying gradually believed it, but her brows were still furrowed as she pondered secretly.
Could it be that someone really has their eyes on the girl from the Mu family? But Mu Yuan is about to return to the capital, and who knows if he'll reward her again after returning. Logically, no one should offend the Mu family at this time, right?
She didn't figure out who was going to deal with the Mu family, but she was happy to watch the show. As long as her family wasn't involved, she wouldn't have the patience to care.
After all, she and the Imperial Concubine were not in a good mood these days. It could be said that they had suffered a series of misfortunes. Not only did they lose manpower, but they also lost their position as the Minister of War. She went into the inner room to rest in annoyance, and did not forget to warn her daughter to be more obedient recently.
But Lu Yao was her only child and had been brought up in pampered conditions. Naturally, he was not afraid of her warning and left angrily.
Who knew that before she left the palace, she would meet Princess Hui'an who happened to have also entered the palace.
The two men are of similar age and although their families belong to different factions, they actually have a good relationship privately and even chat when they meet.
No one knew what was wrong with Lu Yueran's health recently. She had a rash for no apparent reason, so she and her mother had to stay in the house and couldn't go anywhere. They missed a lot of fun. After the rash was finally gone, they hurried out to get some fresh air.
She originally wanted to go to the palace to visit the queen and ask for some news, but she didn't expect to run into Lu Yao soon after she came in. Seeing her red eyes, she asked another question out of curiosity.
"What happened to you? Did you get scolded?"
Lu Yao's expression wasn't looking good either. She was almost gritting her teeth in anger with a sullen face, and a surge of disgust was evident in her eyes.
"It's all because of that bitch from the Mu family. She's been so arrogant all day long and now she's even got involved with that jinx from Prince Heng's mansion. She's only been back for a short time and she's already taking a hot spring bath.
This princess originally wanted to find some people to scare them, but who knew that my mother would scold me instead? How can I not be angry? "
She was so angry that she wanted to teach Mu Qingli a lesson because she heard that Mu Qingli took the initiative to submit a visiting card to visit the old tutor Gu at the Gu Mansion, and that the two of them even went out together at the Gu Mansion. However, she was stopped halfway and the anger in her heart naturally could not be extinguished.
Lu Yueran was smarter than her after all. She knew from the moment she rolled her eyes that she must have known what Mu Qingli had done yesterday, and she immediately narrowed her eyes and curled her lips.
"Tsk tsk, she's just a little girl, how hard can she be? You can find a chance to lure her out and then get her handkerchief or something with her name embroidered on it, and then just shout a few words and you can kill her. Why bother?"
Who knew that Lu Yao glanced at her and snorted coldly.
"You think you're the only one with a good brain, right? Then why don't you try and see if you can get that person out? The Mu family has received quite a few offers recently, but in the end, they were all rejected.
She even said she was worried about the people of Yunzhou not wanting to attend the banquet. She's really just trying to gain fame! After Huining finally got the people out, I wanted to find some people to scare her and embarrass her, but my mother stopped me.
In the end, they are just excuses!
Lu Yueran was not angry. She narrowed her eyes and snorted coldly.
"Some things are beyond her control. Now that the border war has ended, several neighboring countries are sending people to Beijing to sue for peace. It is impossible for her not to attend.
It's nothing to be embarrassed in Jinghua, but it would be a real disgrace to be embarrassed in front of outsiders."
As if she thought of something, Lu Yao's eyes suddenly flashed, and she also smiled happily, covering her mouth.
Finally, the two chatted for a few words before going their separate ways.
Lu Yueran came to the palace to find the queen. Her mother had a good relationship with the queen and was naturally very close to her as a junior. She came this time just to enter the palace to inquire about the news.
When she entered, the queen's face was gloomy. There were some debris scattered on the ground and several maids were quietly cleaning the floor. It was obvious that the queen had just lost her temper.
Lu Yueran didn't understand why, but that didn't stop her from smiling and greeting the Queen cheerfully. "What's wrong with the Queen? Why are you so angry? If these servants can't serve you well, just ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to replace them."
When the queen saw her, she quickly restrained her expression, rarely smiled, and invited her to sit over.
"It's okay, they're all useless stuff. Ranran, are you cured?"
I heard that both mother and daughter were ill and didn't even attend the palace banquet, so she specially sent a batch of medicinal herbs over. It seems that they are probably fully recovered now.
Lu Yueran smiled and went over to help her sit down, then acted affectionately and coquettishly with her.
"Everything is almost done, don't worry, Auntie Huang. I heard that the Jade Purity Palace has already started looking for a match. Do you know whose family the match was chosen from?"