The daughter of the Marquis is too delicate, the abstinent prince pinches her waist and loves her

Chapter 125 The broad agreement between life and death, discussed with Zicheng

The sound of the bell at this moment shook off a century of accumulated dust, and every ring caused her great pain.

"Ah!" She screamed a few times, then gritted her teeth and tore off the bun that was bound by sugar threads.

A hundred miles away, blood was oozing out of the old clock beside Lu Changxuan and dripping onto the ground.

He raised his beautiful lips, looked at the dark woods in the distance with deep meaning, and said, "If you dare to hurt Junior Sister again, I will make you pay a more tragic price!"

The sugar threads wrapped in cinnabar were entangled, forcing Mu Jiyue to cough up blood.

She wiped the blood from her lips, her fists clenched so tightly that veins bulged. Xishu had other important matters to attend to, so she couldn't afford to fight...

She looked at the sugar threads tangled in the air, closed her eyes and chanted a spell.

The sugar threads connected to the ancient bell a hundred miles away suddenly turned black and transformed into thousands of tiny poisonous insects crawling all over the bell tower.

Lu Changxuan formed seals with his hands and then chanted the fire summoning spell. Flames rose up hotly, burning all the densely packed black poisonous insects around him, and a burnt smell spread.

Lu Changxuan frowned, crushed the dead insect on the ground with his toes, and said through gritted teeth: "It's really poisonous."

He turned his head and looked at the woods in the distance, snorting coldly: "Are you running away so soon?"

The puppet show in Qianji Pavilion became more and more exciting. A puppet that looked like a scholar, with a smile on his face, handed an exquisite brocade box to her.

Bai Muling raised her eyebrows in confusion, looking at the vividly painted puppets, she always felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.

She looks exactly like that man...

She opened the wooden box in her hand, and saw a blood-red stain on the torn green hem of her skirt, as if something was written on it.

She frowned and unfolded the brocade cloth. The familiar red words on it made her fingers suddenly unable to loosen their grip.

The blood-red mark read: We will be together through life and death.

She was so scared that her fingers loosened and her face suddenly turned pale.

"I will be with you through life and death. I will hold your hand and grow old with you. Ling'er, you are the love of my life. I will go through fire and water for you!"

The voice in her mind emerged intermittently, and Bai Muling was so scared that her body began to tremble.

Ye Jingnian, who was standing beside him, glanced at the pieces of clothing on the table and asked lazily, "What frightened you like this?"

"Nothing... nothing..." Bai Muling's lips and teeth trembled, and cold sweat oozed from her forehead. She tremblingly picked up the cloth that fell on the table, stuffed it back into the brocade box, and threw it impatiently in the direction of the maid Ruyu beside her, gritting her teeth and saying, "What a weird thing! Throw it away!"

Ye Jingnian picked up some red powder scattered on the table, crushed it lightly between his fingertips, sneered, and said, "It's just cinnabar. Are you so scared?"

Bai Muling lowered her head, smiled forcedly, and said, "It's really a prank. I'm timid and can't stand seeing such a bright red. It was the puppet that scared me."

Ye Jingnian's eyes were dark as he looked at her guilty expression with a hint of cunning, and his bony fingers tapped slowly on the armrest.

half a month ago.

"Your Highness, we have found a clue about the Crown Princess." Pei Xuan reported, "Three years ago, a beautiful scholar went to Beijing to take the imperial examination. His family was poor, and after failing the exam, he had no money to return home, so he became the fifth young master's companion in the Duke's Mansion. Living under the same roof, the queen and he..."

"After all, the queen was just playing around. When she had enough fun, she killed it without anyone noticing and abandoned it in a deserted mountain, leaving it to be eaten by wild wolves."

Thinking back, Ye Jingnian's eyes narrowed slightly. He wanted to see if Bai Muling could hide it.

"Brother..." Ruyu's voice sounded with tears in it.

Bai Muling turned her head and saw her staring at the clothes stuck outside the brocade box in a daze.

He sniffed, touched the fabric with trembling fingertips, and said, "The clothes my brother wore before he died are exactly the same as these..."

Bai Muling frowned unhappily and asked, "What?"

Ruyu came back to her senses, wiped her tears hurriedly, and said, "My queen, I miss my brother. Three years ago, my brother went to the capital to take the imperial examination, and there was no news since he left. I have depended on my brother since I was a child. I was worried about him, so I came to the capital this year. Unfortunately, I found my brother's body that was casually abandoned in the back mountain. It had already turned into a pool of bones..."

Bai Muling secretly clenched his fists, rolled his eyes, and asked, "What's your last name? Have you always been in the Prince's Mansion?"

Ruyu bowed her head and responded, "My maidservant's surname is Liu. I sold myself to bury my brother and became a maid in the Zhao Shangshu family. Half a month ago, I was bought by His Highness and became the maid of the Empress."

Half a month ago, was it... after that rainy night?

Yes, after that night, her maid was dealt with by Ye Jingnian, and less than two days later he arranged for this woman to serve him.

Her heartbeat became irregular. Could it be that Ye Jingnian knew something?
"You didn't have a maid, and I happened to see her at the banquet, so I bought her." Ye Jingnian raised the corners of his lips, his dark eyes revealing a hint of sarcasm.

Ruyu bowed and said, "It is my honor to be appreciated by His Highness and to serve the Crown Princess."

She clenched the brocade box in her hand and said, "My Lady, I really miss my brother. My Lady doesn't want this box. Can I keep it for myself?"

Before Bai Muling could speak, Ye Jingnian said, "Poor girl, I'll give it to you."

There were sparkling tears in her jade-like eyes: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Bai Muling lowered her head uneasily, her thoughts in a panic. Ye Jingnian actually arranged such a terrible person for her!
After Sheng Yunqing changed her clothes, she opened the curtain of the carriage and a hand stretched out in front of her.

She pouted and glanced at Ye Jinchen in annoyance, snorted lightly, but still put her hand on him and let him help her get off the carriage.

"I like that bracelet very much." The lights on the long street were dim. Sheng Yunqing turned his head away and said unwillingly.

Ye Jinchen took out a brocade box from his arms and opened it. Inside was a purple chalcedony bracelet. Nine jade beads were carved into the shape of an armillary sphere, and between each bead were inlaid pieces of meteorite gold the size of rice grains. Under the light, the meteorite gold pieces flowing in the jade beads looked like a miniature sea of stars.

Sheng Yunqing took the bracelet and put it on his hand, secretly curling his lips.

"Qing'er, you smiled?" Ye Jinchen's eyes moved slightly, like a child who had made a mistake and was waiting for forgiveness.

"Who smiled at you? I will bite you to death! I will bite you to death!" Sheng Yunqing grabbed his arm and bit his wrist hard.

Unnoticed by the two, the bright moon hanging high in the night sky was tinged with a hint of blood red.

The noise on the long street suddenly stopped and the lanterns under the eaves suddenly went out.

A layer of frost had already formed on the brocade box in Ye Jinchen's hand.

He suddenly embraced Sheng Yunqing and stepped back a few steps. The bluestone floor tiles cracked into spider web patterns, and black mist slowly poured out from the gaps, gradually condensing into hundreds of black snakes with sinister fangs.

Sheng Yunqing frowned in alarm. Mu Jiyue? No... This is a mysterious technique!