Chapter 251 Why are you here?
Chapter 251 Why are you here?
Mei Runian's face was pale, and her lips moved but she didn't say anything.
"It seems that everyone has heard it. Miss Yu has no interest in you, so there is no possibility for the two of you to be together. However, you can continue to keep silent. Perhaps you two can be neighbors in the prison of the Ministry of Justice. I just don't know if Master Mei is willing to be neighbors with Master Yu."
"Your Highness, I say."
Mu Yunting looked at him leisurely, waiting for him to continue.
"I didn't harm Concubine Xia, it's true. Daddy was worried that someone would take advantage of the chaos to harm Your Highness and Concubine Xia today, so he ordered me to serve you two so that I could manage the food you two eat and prevent anyone from tampering with your food.
Because His Highness said yesterday that Concubine Buxia's leg injury has not healed yet and she should not drink, I did not prepare anything for her in advance. I did not expect Miss Yu to come and toast.
Concubine Xia asked me to get some wine, but I didn't know where to get the safe wine. Then, Haitang, Miss Yu's maid, brought the wine to me. I thought the Yu family had some connection with Concubine Xia, so they would definitely not harm her, so I brought the pot of wine to Concubine Xia without thinking too much.
I really didn’t know you had a problem with alcohol.”
Having said that, Mei Runian raised her head and looked at Mu Yunting pitifully.
"If you didn't know there was something wrong with the wine, why did you replace it after the accident?"
"Because after the incident, I accidentally heard Haitang say to Miss Yu, 'This Hundred Flowers Honey Dew is really powerful. Just one drop can attract so many bees.' I then realized that the master and servant used me to send the honey dew into Concubine Xia's mouth. I was afraid that I would be punished if the wine was found, so I took advantage of the chaos to replace Concubine Xia's wine."
"Just because you're afraid?"
Mu Yunting asked calmly.
Mei Runian shuddered and stammered, "I, I..."
"You're afraid that I'll find out about Yu Zhiqiu, so you want to cover it up for her."
"Your Highness is wise, she was just being willful for a moment, I can't bear to see her..."
"Humph, you are not tolerant, but Miss Yu is very tolerant."
There was no need to say anything more at this point. After Mu Yunting had Haitang imprisoned, he went straight back to his tent.
Thinking of Xia Qingyan in his heart, he walked hurriedly.
When I returned to my tent, it was empty.
"Where is Concubine Xia?"
Mu Yunting asked the guard at the door.
"Your Highness, Concubine Xia has been inside and has never left."
"He never went out? Why did that person disappear?"
"I don't know. I have been standing guard at the door the whole time, and I have indeed never seen Concubine Xia go out."
The guard replied hastily.
Mu Yunting frowned and walked around the tent. Seeing that the joints of the tent had been torn open, he felt something was wrong.
He quickly called the falcon and asked about Xia Qingyan's whereabouts.
But no useful information was obtained from the falcon.
"The Concubine still has a leg injury. She must still be in this camp. I will take people to look for her right away."
After saying that, Falcon hurried out.
Mu Yunting didn't dare to sit and wait, so he followed him out of the tent.
The place where their group of people were located was a piece of flat land in Qingfeng Gorge. There was no shelter except for the sea of roses that blocked their view.
Moreover, there were guards guarding the periphery. If Xia Qingyan left, whether she left on her own or was forced to leave, she would be noticed.
Mu Yunting immediately ordered people to do three things.
The first thing was to gather all the people who came here to play today in front of the tent.
The crowd didn't know what was going on and gathered together to discuss it in low voices.
Mu Yunting glanced at the crowd and found that Prince Guang'an was not there. The missing person at this time was most likely the one who brought Xia Qingyan. Could it be that Prince Guang'an had bad intentions towards Xia Qingyan?
As this thought came to his mind, Mu Yunting felt more and more uneasy.
"Where is the Guang'an King?"
"It should be in the tent. There are people guarding outside the tent, so the little one can't get in."
Hearing this, Mu Yunting's expression changed and he strode towards Prince Guang'an's tent.
At this time, Prince Guang'an was talking to a stunning beauty in a sea of roses.
"If you hate her, just find a chance to kill her. Why do you want to destroy her reputation?"
The stunning beauty smiled leisurely: "A dirty woman will not be remembered forever."
In the past, this woman would have died if she had not consummated her marriage with Mu Yunting, but now it is different. Mu Yunting is now coveting this woman's body. How can she tolerate such a thing?
"You... why are you doing this?"
The stunning woman bowed solemnly to King Guang'an, "What happened today will surely make Yun Ting dissatisfied with you. I am sorry for you, but now you are the only one who can and is willing to help me."
"If you had been willing to marry me back then—"
"You know he's the only one in my heart. You didn't force me back then. So don't mention what happened back then now."
"Do you still have expectations for him? He has already married two concubines, and now he is doting on this Concubine Xia. I'm afraid there is no place for you in his heart."
"So what if he dotes on me? After today, Concubine Xia will no longer be in his heart."
"That woman is a bit scheming, but she's not a bad person after all. Besides, there's the Xia family behind her. Aren't you afraid that the Xia family will become your enemy if you harm her?"
"Xia Lian is just a reckless man. So what if he is my enemy? If he hadn't testified back then, how could the emperor have convicted my father so quickly? Even if he doesn't come to find me, I will find him one day."
"..."
As the two were talking, they didn't notice that in a corner separated by the sea of flowers, Princess Guang'an was tightly clutching a handkerchief in her hand, her nails digging deep into her flesh.
On the other side, Mu Yunting had already brought his men to the outside of Prince Guang'an's tent.
The guards outside Prince Guang'an's tent were all his personal guards brought from the palace, and ordinary people could not control them.
But at this moment, they didn't dare to stop His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Mu Yunting opened the tent with force and shouted, "Why is Uncle Wang hiding in the tent instead of coming out to drink with me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, two naked bodies hugging each other came into his sight.
Mu Yunting's pupils suddenly widened. He stepped forward and pulled the man's arm away. He put one hand on the woman's shoulder and wanted to carry her away, but before his hand touched the woman, he suddenly retracted it.
The moment Mu Yunting's handsome face met the woman's face, color instantly changed.
He rushed out of the tent at the fastest speed in his life, and a deafening scream behind him almost burst his eardrums.
"What happened?"
Some curious people heard the screams and ran over to see what was going on.
Prince Guang'an also rushed to his tent at this time.
Seeing Mu Yunting coming out of the tent with a frightened look on his face, he was surprised and asked, "What happened to the prince?"
"Uncle Wang, why are you here?"
Mu Yunting looked as if he had seen a ghost, and was even more surprised than Prince Guang'an.
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