northernbook Chapter 121 The Long Night
Chapter 121 The Long Night
Chu Ci smiled calmly, "Nothing, I just got into it accidentally."
The eldest brother didn't believe Chu Ci's statement at all. He broke through the master's suppression and flew straight to Cang Mo. He pinched Cang Mo's neck with his hands and asked, "Explain to me, how did the blood poison in her body come from?"
Cang Mo's body reacted immediately to counter the attack, but just as the two were about to fight, Cang Mo realized that this was Chu Ci's senior brother.
He withdrew his hand, walked up to Chu Ci, and asked, "What's this blood poison they're talking about?"
Chu Ci blinked, "This is the price I pay for not letting you go to the Death Mountain. I only got poisoned when I went there, but if it were you, you would have died there."
Cang Mo clenched his fists and his whole body froze. He had never thought that she would pay such a high price.
Thinking of this, Cang Mo turned his gaze to Chu Ci's master. He was a very kind-looking old man with snow-white hair and beard, but his face did not show any signs of old age, making it impossible to guess his age.
"Master, can you cure the blood poison in Chu Ci's body?" This is what he cares about most now.
Chu Ci's master shook his head. "That's up to her. You're the King of Rui, right? Don't call me Master. I don't remember accepting you as my disciple. Just call me Elder Tianji."
Chu Ci held Old Man Tianji's hand and shook it. Just as she was about to speak for King Rui, Old Man Tianji glanced at her and Chu Ci shut up.
"Prince Rui, thank you for taking care of my disciple. Please go back. It wouldn't sound good if word got out that a prince is always focusing on a little girl."
Cang Mo wanted to say a few more words, but Elder Tianji dragged Chu Ci away. When he reached Cang Mo's side, Elder Tianji patted Chu Ci's hand and said, "He is not a good choice."
Chu Ci was shocked, glanced at Cang Mo out of the corner of his eye, and was dragged away like that.
Cang Mo looked at their backs as they left, then looked at himself. Could it be that he was not worthy of Old Man Tianji's eyes?
Cang Mo fell into deep thought, and for the first time he began to doubt himself.
Chu Ci was dragged back to her own courtyard by Elder Tianji, who solemnly said to her, "He is not your beloved. In this life, Master only wants you to be happy. Forget about the rest, okay?"
Chu Ci lowered her head. She suspected that her master must have known something. But, Cang Mo, could she let it go? Was he someone she could just let go of if she provoked him?
Chu Ci didn't say anything, and Old Man Tianji didn't force her. "Okay, you go in and rest first. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
That night, Chu Ci couldn't sleep all night. She tossed and turned in bed. She wanted to know what her master meant.
Cang Mo stood on a branch outside, holding a jar of wine in his hand. He didn't even know why he was kicked out by his master.
Looking at her, she seems to be very close to her master. If her master doesn't agree, is there still hope for the two of them?
The night was long for both of them.
When it was still dawn, Cang Mo returned to his palace, changed his clothes and went to court.
It was already very late when Chu Ci woke up.
She rubbed her eyes sleepily and stood up yawning.
The anxious little maid outside heard the noise inside and dared to push the door open and come in. Chunhua opened her mouth and began to mutter, "Miss, you are awake. You have never slept for such a long time. The three of us were waiting outside and were very anxious."
Chu Ci smiled faintly, "It's okay, I was thinking about something and went to bed a little late last night."
After she had washed and eaten her meal with the help of a maid, she went to the yard and sat down with a book.
When Chunhua came out with the teacup, she saw Chu Ci holding a book in his hand, lost in thought, with the book upside down.
She stepped aside and sighed. She didn't know what the young lady was thinking, but she knew it was definitely not a good thing.
She stayed by his side like this, and a few dark clouds floated across the sky, making the whole weather gloomy.
Not long after, Lord Chu's personal servant ran in panting.
The servant put his hands on his hips, bent slightly and panted, "Miss, Miss, the master wants you to go to the front yard. The emperor's decree has arrived."
Chu Ci, who was lost in thought, was startled and dropped the book in his hand to the ground. "What are you talking about?"
The servant had already adjusted his breathing. "Master, please go to the front yard. The emperor's decree has arrived."
Chunhua tugged at the corner of Chuci's clothes and looked at her worriedly, "Master."
Chu Ci patted her hands, "It's okay, maybe it's a good thing."
Chu Ci looked at her clothes. She had just changed into them, so they were still relatively smooth. "Let's go to the front yard. She can count on one hand the number of times she's been there in two lifetimes."
I didn't expect that I would benefit from the emperor this time.
When Chu Ci brought the little maid to the front yard, she saw that everyone was already standing there, even Aunt Li and Chu Yue were standing there. Even Li, who was ill and had been confined to her room to recuperate, had come out. It seemed that they really took it seriously.
If they knew that this imperial edict was for her, would they still take it so seriously?
Chu Yue felt uncomfortable when she saw Chu Ci coming so late without saying anything, making them wait for such a long time in vain and acting indifferent.
Chu Yue took a step towards Lord Chu and said, "Sister, are you okay? I've been standing here worried about you for a long time. You haven't been here for such a long time, I thought you were not feeling well."
"Sister, you need to hurry up next time. Otherwise, if you make father and mother wait, people will accuse you of being unfilial. Not to mention that the eunuch who announced the decree is still here. If word gets out that our mansion made the eunuch who announced the decree wait for so long, they might think we have some objection to the imperial decree."
Chu Ci turned to look at Chu Yue, stepped closer, and slapped her. "If you can't speak, then don't talk nonsense. You are the only one who opened his mouth among so many people. Father and mother didn't say anything, so how could it be your turn?"
"I'm just a lowly concubine's daughter. Don't you know that I live in the most remote part of the Marquis' Mansion? You are trying to slander me in front of my father-in-law."
The father-in-law who was standing aside and reading the imperial edict took a closer look and found that the roots of Chu Ci's hair were indeed slightly moist, which showed that she had really tried her best.
Chu Yue covered her cheeks and said, "Father, Mother, I didn't mean that. I just care about my sister."
"That's enough! Both of you stop it. If you have anything to say, wait until the imperial edict is read out."
Chu Ci glanced at Chu Yue with disdain. Just as she was about to stand in the crowd, she saw the eunuch who was reading the imperial edict smiled at her kindly, "Miss Chu, you'd better stand in the front. The imperial edict is for you."