20demayo Chapter 205 Her Purpose (11)
Chapter 205 Her Purpose (11)
"After all, he has been with you for so long, working like a slave. If you kill him, you will have to find a new prime minister."
Gu Chang sat on the imperial carriage and talked with Murong Heng in his body.
Murong Heng stopped driving again.
At this time in the night sky, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse. Apart from the chirping of insects, the only sound around was the orderly footsteps.
After Gu Chang returned to the bedroom, Murong Heng urged him to change his clothes.
It was the hour of Hai now, and Gu Chang didn't quite understand why he had to change clothes. After finding Nie Qingxue, couldn't he just wash up and change into pajamas? Why did he have to spend some time changing into another set?
Murong Heng's explanation for this was that he couldn't stand wearing the same clothes for a long time.
In the side hall, Nie Qingxue was still awake.
When she heard a knock on the door, she thought it was Linghu Weixin, so she went to the door with joy and opened it.
As soon as she opened the door, Nie Qingxue saw that it was Gu Chang and felt something was wrong. But she still smiled harmlessly, "Your Majesty, what brings you here so late at night?"
Behind Gu Chang were several royal guards, protecting Gu Chang's safety, as well as Cheng De.
Gu Chang glanced at Nie Qingxue coldly, "Tell me, Nie Qingxue of the Nie family of the Zhou Kingdom, why did you deliberately approach me?!"
Nie Qingxue was stunned. She didn't understand why her identity was exposed, but she subconsciously wanted to escape.
However, Nie Qingxue was escorted into the room by two imperial guards and forced to kneel on the ground.
Nie Qingxue raised her head, her eyes fixed on Gu Chang who was sitting on a round stool, "When did you know my identity? Did Wei Xin tell you?" Now that her identity was exposed, she didn't want to call Gu Chang His Majesty.
She always had the thought of not wanting to follow Gu Chang's wishes, and Nie Qingxue also hoped that Linghu Weixin could come to save her.
Gu Chang could guess what Nie Qingxue was thinking because the expression on her face was very unconvinced and others could see it at a glance.
"How dare you speak rudely to His Majesty! You deserve a slap in the face." Cheng De, who was standing by, saw Nie Qingxue speaking rudely and couldn't help but glare at Nie Qingxue.
Only then did Nie Qingxue regain some of her composure. She was the daughter of a princess in the Kingdom of Zhou, and even the current emperor, Tu Yanqing, loved her dearly. Nie Qingxue had never felt the pressure of imperial power, nor had she suffered much hardship. Aside from her previous life, when she was framed by her concubine Chen Lianyi and her half-sister Nie Huaili and forced to drink poisoned wine, in this life, Nie Qingxue knew in advance what they would do, and so she hadn't suffered much.
When she came to Tianyao Kingdom, she happened to meet Linghu Weixin in a teahouse, and Linghu Weixin recognized her at first sight. After a conversation, she learned that Linghu Weixin, who was once a servant in the Nie Mansion, had transformed himself into the Prime Minister of Tianyao Kingdom a few years later.
So after Nie Qingxue came to Tianyao Country, he did not encounter any obstacles.
Only with Gu Chang, not only did she not get any benefit, she was also locked up in a side hall and could do nothing.
For a moment, Nie Qingxue could not accept this result and forgot that the young man in front of him was the emperor of Tianyao Kingdom.
Although Tianyao Kingdom signed a peace treaty with Zhu Kingdom, the person who signed and pledged the peace treaty on Tianyao Kingdom's side was the previous emperor. If Murong Heng did not acknowledge it, he could easily make trouble for Nie Qingxue.
But Nie Qingxue didn't think about this at the moment. She just blamed Linghu Weixin in her heart for not coming to save her.
The guards in the room all looked at Gu Chang, waiting for his order. Cheng De saw that the guards did not take action immediately. At first, he was wondering if these people did not even listen to his chief steward's words. Then he remembered that Gu Chang was here and the emperor had not given any order, so the guards did not dare to take action.
Nie Qingxue knelt on the ground. Seeing that Gu Chang remained silent for a long time, she lowered her long, butterfly-like eyelashes. She lowered her head slightly, and pursed her red lips on her small, oval face. "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I would never dare to speak rudely to you. I was just admiring your grace and wanted to see what kind of elegant man this legendary Emperor of Tianyao Kingdom was."
The system was so shocked by Nie Qingxue's words that it didn't know what to say. Murong Heng also said in a tone that was as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly: "Gu Chang, kill her, now!"
The legendary emperor of Tianyao Kingdom was known among the people for his brutality and ruthlessness.
Gu Chang didn't believe that Nie Qingxue didn't know this, so Gu Chang was sure that Nie Qingxue was using the beauty trap now.
So why does the heroine think that she can survive by using the beauty trap?
Gu Changdu began to doubt the authenticity of the original plot in which the heroine fought against her concubine and disciplined her concubine's sister.
What if the heroine is not the original heroine...
This is also possible.
"Stop talking nonsense and I'll cut off your tongue." Gu Chang frowned and pretended to look at Nie Qingxue with disgust.
Nie Qingxue fell silent. Even though she had praised Murong Heng so much, he remained unmoved.
"Your Majesty, why don't you send this girl to the prison and let her experience all kinds of torture? I don't believe that she won't tell the truth." Cheng De whispered from the side. The tone of his voice made Nie Qingxue feel very uncomfortable.
Nie Qingxue didn't want to be tortured, and even less wanted to have her tongue pulled out, so she lowered her head and said honestly, "I came to Tianyao Country this time to find my relatives."
"Looking for relatives?" Cheng De was shocked. Could it be that the young lady of the Nie family in the Zhou Kingdom was not his biological daughter?
"Yes, looking for my relatives, looking for my godmother. When my mother was in the palace, she became close friends with Murong Yunming, the third princess of Tianyao Kingdom. Murong Yunming married into the Zhou Kingdom and became my uncle's concubine. Later, she died of complications during childbirth when she gave birth to the seventh prince. My mother also died of complications during childbirth. Before she died, she left me a letter saying that when I grow up, I should visit Tianyao Kingdom, my godmother's hometown, and hopefully meet her family."
After Nie Qingxue finished speaking, she fell silent.
Gu Chang had a blank expression on his face. He felt that Nie Qingxue's reason was very convoluted and could only be half true and half false, so he couldn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, why not send her to jail..." Cheng De's voice rang out from the side. He had lived half his life, and this was the first time he had seen a young lady as bold as Nie Qingxue.
Upon hearing Cheng De say this, Nie Qingxue looked up and quickly shook her head, "No! I don't want to be punished. Punishment will make my skin worse, and I won't be able to wear beautiful clothes."
Gu Chang:...
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"Okay, I'll tell you the truth, tell you the truth." Nie Qingxue was really honest now. "I came here to find the secret guard in His Majesty's hands."
"How dare you! How dare you, a young lady from the boudoir, plot against His Majesty's secret guards? Tell me! Who ordered you to do that?!" Cheng De was shocked again. He almost broke his voice when he spoke. He pointed at Nie Qingxue with his index finger, his hand still shaking.
Nie Qingxue sighed, "No one ordered me to do this. I came here on my own accord, purely out of curiosity. If you want to beat me or kill me, feel free to do so."
"Chengde, all of you go out." Gu Chang stood up from the round stool and gave the order directly.
Cheng De opened and closed his mouth again and again, and finally closed it and went out with the other guards and closed the door.
Nie Qingxue, who was kneeling on the ground, wanted to get up, but when her eyes met Gu Chang's cold gaze, she knelt down again.
"Lingxing." Gu Chang called out a name in a deep voice.
Just when Nie Qingxue was wondering who Lingxing was, a woman in black tights slowly walked out from behind the screen.
Lingxing also belongs to the Surveillance Department, but her main responsibility is to use illusions to induce people, usually to make them tell the truth.
"I leave it to you. I want to hear the truth from her." After saying that, Gu Chang opened the door and walked out.
Lingxing wears a white mask that covers her entire face, with the word "star" carved on it where her right eye should be.
"You...what are you going to do?!" Nie Qingxue wanted to get up and escape, but she had been kneeling for too long and her legs were weak.
Ling Xing reached out and pressed the top of her head, while a small bag appeared in her other hand. "Be good and listen."
Cheng De, who was standing outside the door, saw Gu Chang coming out and asked doubtfully, "Your Majesty, what should we do with Miss Nie?"
Gu Chang glanced at Cheng De, who immediately raised his hand and slapped his mouth, "This slave deserves death. This slave shouldn't have guessed what Your Majesty meant!"
"Okay, last time you allowed the daughter of an official from the previous dynasty to enter the palace disguised as a dancer, I haven't punished you yet. Do you know why?" Gu Chang suddenly wanted to tease Cheng De.
Cheng De asked fearfully, "Your Majesty... I, your servant, have been deceived. I would never dare to harm Your Majesty!" As he spoke, he knelt on the ground and started to cry.
"The dam is being repaired soon, so why don't you do something good for the people?"
"As I should, Your Majesty. This is what a servant should do, what he should do."
When Cheng De heard this, he knew that Gu Chang knew that he had accepted a lot of silver. However, as long as His Majesty did not pursue the matter, Cheng De felt that donating silver was a small matter.
A quarter of an hour later, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Chang pushed the door open and walked in, asking Cheng De and the others to continue guarding outside.
After coming in, Ling Xing closed the door. She walked to Nie Qingxue and pinched her chin with her hand to make her look up.
Nie Qingxue now gave people a dazed feeling, with dull eyes. Even when Ling Xing pinched her chin, she didn't react at all.
"Nie Qingxue, what is your purpose in coming to Tianyao Country?" Gu Chang walked to the round stool and sat down, his eyes showing coldness.
Nie Qingxue heard someone calling her name. She let out an "Ah" and began to speak, "I wanted to... to convince the Seventh Prince Tu Mingyuan that I could be his helper. That's why I came to Tianyao Kingdom, approached Murong Heng, found the token that could command the secret guards, and then... gave it to Tu Mingyuan."
"Why should it be handed over to Tu Mingyuan?" Gu Chang continued to ask.
"Because... Tu Mingyuan is not favored in the palace. He wants to become the emperor of Zhuo Kingdom, so he must have a powerful secret guard to help him. Tu Mingyuan's mother is from Tianyao Kingdom. He said that his mother left a secret guard in Tianyao Kingdom. If I help him get the token to mobilize the secret guards, he will be able to... believe that I am sincere to him." Nie Qingxue's answer was intermittent. After she finished speaking, she looked at Gu Chang and smiled.
"You and Tu Mingyuan look alike, but your destinies are different. You will die, and Tu Mingyuan will become the emperor of the Zhou Kingdom, and I... I will also become his queen..."
With a loud bang, thunder suddenly sounded outside the house.
Cheng De looked outside the eaves and muttered in surprise, "There are no dark clouds here, and it's thundering in the middle of the night?"
inside the house.
When Gu Chang heard the thunder, he knew that Nie Qingxue was talking about the future. It was impossible for her to continue talking about something that revealed the ending in advance.
As expected, Nie Qingxue closed her eyes and fainted completely.
"Your Majesty, do you need to wake her up?" Ling Xing asked respectfully. She let go of Nie Qingxue and let her fall limply to the ground.
"No need, Lingxing, you can leave now." Gu Chang said coldly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." After completing the salute, Lingxing turned and walked into a dark corner.
Gu Chang came out of the side hall and said to Cheng De, "Cheng De, send someone to keep an eye on her."
"The slave obeys."
After returning to the bedroom, Gu Chang first took a bath, then sat on the couch in his outer clothes, and the palace maid wiped his black hair.
"Murong, why do you keep your hair so long?" Gu Chang couldn't help but ask Murong Heng in his body.
Murong Heng snorted coldly, "Since I was born with a good appearance, I must strive for perfection in every aspect."
Gu Chang understood the meaning of his words. Murong Heng really admired his appearance and his soft black hair.
When his hair was almost dry, Gu Chang asked the maid to leave and went to sit beside the big bed.
Gu Chang thought of Nie Qingxue saying that Murong Heng and Tu Mingyuan looked similar, and couldn't help but feel curious about Murong Heng's biological mother.
In Murong Heng's memory, there is no such thing as a mother. Since he was born, he has lived in the prince's palace with other princes.
Murong Heng was only ten years old when he took over the Night Shadow Guard. The previous leader of the Night Shadow Guard left Murong Heng a token that allowed him to command the Night Shadow Guard, and instructed him to give it to him when he turned ten.
After the death of the previous Night Shadow Guard leader, the Night Shadow Guard leader had been hiding in Shengjing City with the other Night Shadow Guards, waiting for Murong Heng to grow up. The Night Shadow Guard leader disguised himself as a servant and taught Murong Heng how to behave.
Murong Heng was raised by a wet nurse, but when Murong Heng was fifteen years old, the wet nurse poisoned the food Murong Heng ate, and was discovered by the Night Shadow Guards.
Only then did Murong Heng realize that the struggle for the throne among the princes had become very serious. He just couldn't believe that the brothers who had grown up together would harm him for the throne.
He also couldn't believe that the wet nurse who raised him was an undercover agent.
In fact, the leader of the Night Shadow Guard had long known that there was something wrong with this wet nurse, but Murong Heng had to discover this himself before he knew that even the closest people could not be trusted.