AWB Chapter 118 Let Him Welcome You as His Concubine
Chapter 118 Let Him Welcome You as His Concubine
Chapter 118: Let Him Welcome You as His Concubine
In the farmyard, Mu Xiner wanted to persuade her young lady to leave under the cover of night.
Otherwise, if they were caught by Marquis Weiyuan, they would probably be killed without a burial place.
Lin Jiaoyue hesitated for a moment and asked Mu Wan'er, "Are you sure that no one in Yajuli knows your identity?"
Mu Wan'er nodded. "My lady, when you were in and out of the Marquis's residence, it was always Xin'er who accompanied you. I never revealed my whereabouts to anyone in the Marquis's residence."
Lin Jiaoyue thought about it and realized that it was indeed as Mu Wan'er said.
Besides, she had originally sent Mu Wan'er here because she rarely appeared in public, and she was someone she trusted. But that was also why she had mistaken her for someone else. Seeing Lin Jiaoyue remain silent, Mu Wan'er added, "I've been serving in the elegant residence these days. If they had any suspicions, I would have exposed them long ago."
"I believe what you said." Lin Jiaoyue said.
Then, she waved her hand and told Mu Xin'er, "Go out and keep watch. Report immediately if there's any unusual movement."
Seeing that her young lady had calmed down, Mu Xiner responded and went out.
Seeing that no one else was in the room, Lin Jiaoyue slowly walked up to Mu Wan'er and whispered, "You like my brother, don't you?"
Mu Wan'er's heart was shocked, and she looked up in disbelief.
Lin Jiaoyue sneered and casually pulled a handkerchief from Mu Wan'er's waist. On the snow-white handkerchief, there was an uneven orchid hanging. It was more like it was cut from somewhere else and hung on it than embroidered on.
She looked at Mu Wan'er and said, "Brother, one of your casual clothes was torn by a branch. No more, no less, just one orchid is missing."
Mu Wan'er's face turned pale and she fell to the ground: "I beg you to die!"
Lin Jiaoyue smiled and extended her hand, helping her up. "It's just love between a man and a woman, how can you say you deserve death? Besides, you are someone close to me. If I mention it to my brother in the future, with your beauty, it won't be impossible for you to serve him."
"I am a stupid servant, how can I serve the young master..." Mu Wan'er bit her lower lip lightly and trembled slightly.
"If you don't try, how do you know you are not worthy?" Lin Jiaoyue tempted.
"But...I haven't even completed the task assigned by the young lady." Mu Wan'er hesitated.
"It's just a mistake. Isn't there a chance to make amends?"
Mu Wan'er opened her eyes wide: "What do you mean, Miss?"
Lin Jiaoyue looked out at the vast night through the tattered window paper. "Xin'er is right. Yuzhou City is not small, but not big either. It won't take long for Mu Rong to come here! When they find us, you can use that slave girl as a hostage to lure Xu Rongrong out, and then..." She made a gesture, "One strike will hit the target!"
The color drained from Mu Wan'er's face instantly: "But... if this happens, I will definitely die."
"You've made such a huge mistake, do you really think you can survive?" Lin Jiaoyue sneered, "But even death must be worth dying for. If we are captured by Mu Rong, not only will our lives be in jeopardy, but even my brother will be doomed."
"But if you can die protecting my Lin family, after returning to the capital, I will let my brother take your tablet as his concubine! That way, when he meets you a hundred years from now, you will be his legitimate concubine."
Mu Wan'er stood there in a daze.
She looked in disbelief at the young lady whom she had served since she was eight years old.
It feels so strange now.
……
At midnight, the night watchman walked along the street. The sound of bangs made the night even quieter.
In order not to wake up Xu Rongrong, Mu Rong kept half-hugging her, and his usually tough and cold face was now filled with tenderness like water.
There were two knocks on the door.
"My Lord, Deputy General Ai has ordered me to report this." The person who spoke was Mu Lu. "Miss Wen Yao has been found. Deputy General Ai and his men are guarding there. They dare not act rashly."
Upon hearing this, Mu Rong gently put Xu Rongrong down.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, his clothes were pulled again.
Mu Rong turned around helplessly. The person on the couch, although his eyes were still a little confused, spoke in a decisive voice, "Take me there."
He smiled bitterly and picked up Xu Rongrong.
"it is good."
A wide black cloak wrapped around Xu Rongrong's petite body.
He carried her all the way to the door and climbed onto the horse.
Mu Lu followed closely behind.
The night was dark, and several figures were hiding in the darkness.
Mu Lu whistled and those figures immediately followed.
The night wind was as sharp as a knife.
Xu Rongrong could hardly open her eyes.
Seeing this, Mu Rong whipped his horse with one hand and took her into his arms with the other.
Xu Rongrong was about to struggle, but Mu Rong said unhappily, "If you move again, I will go and save them myself."
Just one sentence calmed Xu Rongrong down.
The girl in his arms glared at him angrily.
Mu Rong raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Their figures whizzed past in the night, and in just the time it took to stick of incense, they arrived outside the village.
In order not to alert others, they dismounted outside the village.
Mu Lu stepped forward and whispered, "After entering the village, it's the third family."
Xu Rongrong asked, "How did you find out it was here?"
"Farmers are not wealthy. They would not light candles in the middle of the night unless they have to. Among the several nearby farms, only that family has not turned off the lights. And when Deputy General Ai went to investigate, he heard a woman shouting and cursing with a Beijing accent." Mu Lu reported.
"It should be here." Xu Rongrong nodded, her hands clasped together, feeling extremely nervous.
Mu Rong held her hand and ordered, "Attack!"
Mu Ai was hiding on the courtyard wall. He turned over and entered the courtyard, quietly unlocking the door.
Mu Rong led everyone into the courtyard. Someone kicked a small stone, and the slightest movement startled everyone in the house.
A woman's voice came from the woodshed: "You came so quickly, it seems that the life in my hand is very valuable."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the woodshed opened.
Mu Wan'er, still dressed as a maid, held a dagger in her left hand, placed it on Wen Yao's neck, and walked out slowly.
There was no obstruction where she stood, and the moonlight shone directly on her face.
"Who are you?" Mu Rong asked.
Mu Wan'er raised her chin and said, "I'm just a nobody. I just can't stand you powerful people doing evil things."
"Today, I have saved the life of the Princess of Da Zhou, so my trip here is not in vain."
"You are not an unknown person. Your surname is Mu, and you are Mu Wan'er, the maid of the eldest daughter of the Lin family!" Xu Rongrong revealed her identity. Mu Wan'er was shocked: "You...what's wrong with you?"
Xu Rongrong looked at her, and it was the way she held the dagger in her left hand that reminded her of the other person's identity.
In her previous life, Lin Jiaoyue tricked Mu Rong out of the house by spreading false news that he was injured. It was a woman holding a knife in her left hand who forced her out of the city and almost ruined her innocence.
Although she had never seen the woman's face, she remembered that the group of villains called her Mu Wan'er!