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

Chapter 181 was given to her, of all people.
Ye Jingnian raised his hand, and Yan Chuan, understanding, walked to his side.

He looked toward the corner of the corridor, picked up the wine jug between his fingers, took a sip, and said, "Send someone to follow them."

"Yes."

On the other side, Mu Jiyue pulled Mu Hanxing to the corner of the corridor. Mu Hanxing raised her hands to cover her head, closed her eyes in fear, and said, "Waaah, don't bite me... Xingxing was wrong... everything was wrong..."

Mu Jiyue gripped her other wrist tightly, glaring at her coldly, and said, "Why didn't you stay in the palace? What are you doing in the Kingdom of Zhu Luo? Who brought you here? Why are you with Sheng Yunqing?"

Tears welled up in Mu Hanxing's eyes. She sniffed and said, "Xingxing smelled something stinky... and fell asleep... When I woke up, Sister in red released bugs to bite me... I ran to Sister Xiangxiang's house..."

Mu Jiyue narrowed her eyes. The red-clad sister she was referring to was Mu Xiyang's maid, Hong Ling.

She pulled down her collar, looked thoughtfully at the wounds on her body caused by the worms.

Does the eldest princess not want her anymore?

Suddenly, she remembered something, looked up and saw the crescent moon in the sky. Her pupils contracted sharply, and she reached down to her waist and abdomen: "Where's your jade pendant? Give it to me!"

"Waaah... Xingxing gave the jade pendant... to Sister Xiangxiang..." Mu Hanxing lowered her head, trembling and aggrieved.

"What did you say?!" Mu Jiyue nearly vomited blood from anger. Her fingers gripped Han Xing's collar tightly as she gritted her teeth and said, "Say it again, who did you give the jade pendant to?!"

Seeing the fierce look in her eyes, Mu Hanxing became teary-eyed and lowered her head, whispering, "It's...it's for Sister Xiangxiang..."

"She found the jade pendant on you and stole it?"

Mu Hanxing shook her head and said, "No... Sister Xiangxiang is nice to Xingxing, Xingxing... is a gift for Sister Xiangxiang..."

"She's good to you?!" The icy glint in Mu Jiyue's almond-shaped eyes seemed to freeze her. "You just give away the treasure Father gave you like that? She's our enemy, an enemy, do you understand? You fool!"

Mu Hanxing blinked, seemingly trying to understand the word "enemy," before retorting with a pitiful expression, "Sister Xiangxiang isn't an enemy... She gives Xingxing delicious food... She gives Xingxing clothes to wear, and keeps bugs from biting Xingxing..."

Mu Jiyue let out an impatient sigh. Why should she waste her breath on a fool?
Unconvinced, she reached for Mu Hanxing's waist, and sure enough, the jade pendant hanging from his belt was gone...

Of all people to give it to, it had to be given to her...

"Listen carefully!" Her fingers pinched Mu Hanxing's delicate face, her nails digging into her flesh, forcing her to look at her. "When we get to the banquet later, you're not allowed to say anything out of line, and you're not allowed to get close to Sheng Yunqing! Understand?!"

Mu Hanxing winced in pain, tears streaming down her face, and said in a tearful voice, "I understand..."

Tears nearly dripped onto Mu Jiyue's hand. She shoved her away with disgust in her eyes and pulled a piece of pastry from her sleeve.

She had just seen Mu Hanxing's appearance and then swiped a piece from the table.

This glutton can't be won over by brute force alone.

She smiled and waved the pastries in front of Mu Hanxing, saying, "If you behave well, your elder sister will treat you well, but if you dare to disobey..."

Mu Hanxing swallowed hard, about to reach out and grab it, when the delicious pastry right in front of her suddenly turned into a black worm, scaring her so much she wanted to scream, but Mu Jiyue covered her mouth.

Seeing her expression, Mu Jiyue knew she was truly frightened. She put the Gu worm away, placed the pastry in her hand, and gently pried open her mouth.

Seeing her engrossed in eating pastries, Mu Jiyue gave a disgusted snort.

This fool! The imperial advisor prophesied that she was the chosen witch doctor, and she received all of her father's love even before she was born. In the end, she turned out to be a mentally deficient good-for-nothing who is terrified of even a tiny insect...

"What's so great about you?" Mu Jiyue glared at her irritably, then suddenly raised her hand and tapped her on the forehead.

"Ouch..." Mu Hanxing's lips were still smeared with pastry. She looked at Mu Jiyue with a pitiful expression and said, "Xingxing, be good, please don't hit Xingxing anymore, Your Highness..."

Seeing her obedient appearance, Mu Jiyue smiled with satisfaction, grabbed her sleeve and roughly wiped the tears from her face, saying, "When we go out later, you're not allowed to cry, and you're not allowed to tell anyone that I bullied you!"

Mu Hanxing nodded.

Mu Jiyue straightened her sleeves, turned around and walked towards the banquet. Mu Hanxing followed timidly behind her and whispered, "Royal sister, I want to eat more..." "All you know is eating!" she shouted impatiently, then suddenly stopped and looked down the corridor. The eavesdropping guards had pale faces, rolled their eyes, and had white foam at the corners of their mouths.

She snorted coldly, chanting a spell to drive the Gu worms on his body to crawl out. In no time, the guard regained consciousness, looked at the person scrutinizing him, and immediately knelt down.

"Tell the Crown Prince that the plan has changed." Mu Jiyue's lips curled slightly, a glint of shrewdness flashing in her eyes. "Since the Starlight Pendant is in Sheng Yunqing's hands, then perhaps..."

She suddenly leaned down, resting against the railing, and whispered to the guards, "Have Sheng Yunqing use the jade pendant in public."

The guard's pupils contracted, only to see Mu Jiyue straighten up, her fingers twirling and playing with a black Gu worm. Her tone was like a viper's hiss: "Since she's so eager to help the Empress Dowager remove the Gu, I won't stop her. But how she removes it is not up to her."

"Yes Yes……"

Mu Jiyue raised her lips in satisfaction. After he disappeared, she glanced at Mu Hanxing and said, "You saw that? If you don't listen, the way he looked just now will be your fate."

Mu Hanxing was so frightened that tears kept falling from her eyes. She nodded and said, "Xingxing will be good! Xingxing will be good!"

Mu Jiyue rolled her eyes, casually raised an eyebrow, and said, "When we get to the banquet later, do something for me. If you do it well, I'll give you the pastries from earlier."

Mu Hanxing seemed to know what she was going to say, and lowered her head to whisper, "Xingxing wouldn't dare..."

"Don't worry, I don't need your jade pendant." Mu Jiyue revealed a strange smile, took out an embroidered sachet from a hidden pocket in his sleeve, and stuffed it into her hand.

Mu Hanxing brought the sniff to her nose and said with a smile, "It smells nice..."

"Give this to Sheng Yunqing."

Mu Hanxing tilted her head in confusion, then suddenly understood and said, "My elder sister wants to be friends with Sister Xiangxiang!"

Mu Jiyue looked at her and said, "Xingxing, we should be polite. You've been staying at Sheng Yunqing's house for so long, shouldn't you give her a gift to thank her?"

"Xingxing has it!" Mu Hanxing said with a smile, "Xingxing... gave the jade pendant to Sister Xiangxiang!"

Upon hearing the name of the jade pendant, Mu Jiyue was furious. Suppressing her anger, she took a deep breath and patiently said, "How can just the jade pendant be enough? You can give this to her as well. Just don't tell her that I gave it to her, understand?"

Mu Hanxing asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Mu Jiyue smiled gently and said, "This is a gift that my elder sister prepared for you."

Upon hearing this, Mu Hanxing nodded in understanding and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"Well, let's go."

Watching Han Xing stumble away, Mu Jiyue sneered.

The sachet contained a medicinal powder that could trigger the jade pendant's reaction. As long as Sheng Yunqing, wearing the jade pendant, approached, the Empress Dowager would automatically break free from the curse. At that point, Sheng Yunqing would be unable to say for sure who had cast the curse to harm the Empress Dowager...

As Ye Jingnian listened to the report from the guards, he stroked the star-shaped jade pendant in his hand and suddenly said to Yan Chuan beside him, "Go and intercept Princess Qionghua."

He took a packet of medicinal powder from his sleeve and handed it to Yan Chuan: "Change her sachet."

Yan Chuan asked, somewhat puzzled, "Your Highness wants to save Miss Sheng?"

Ye Jingnian sneered and said, "My only goal is the Moonlight Jade Pendant."

The melodious sounds of silk and bamboo instruments filled the air as Sheng Yunqing sat upright at the table, her fingertips gently caressing the jade pendant at her waist.

A moment later, his sleeve was gently tugged.

"Sister Xiangxiang..." Mu Hanxing stood beside her, smiling as she handed her the sachet, "This is for you!"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yunqing smiled gently and said, "Thank you, Xingxing."

When Mu Jiyue pulled Mu Hanxing over just now, she already knew what Mu Jiyue wanted to do.