After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Chapter 171 Do you hate seeing me so much?

The way he smiled as he watched her eat meat was completely different from the coldness and seriousness he usually displayed when handling official business.

Shen Muxi just felt creepy.

But...

I lowered my eyes and saw the roasted meat in the bowl, which was golden brown and had an attractive color.

She couldn't help but pick up a small piece of roasted meat with chopsticks and put it into her mouth to chew slowly.

It is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it locks in the sweet gravy while being crispy and fragrant.

It makes people swallow their tongue after taking a bite.

"How about it?"

Murong Jingyan looked at her expectantly.

A pair of eyes seemed to be reflected in the entire galaxy.

Shen Muxi couldn't say anything against his will.

"good to eat."

She gave him a thumbs-up without hesitation.

Then, her movements became faster and faster.

Soon, the small plate of roasted meat prepared by Murong Jingyan had all gone into her stomach.

Shen Muxi was so annoyed that she wanted to slap her greedy mouth.

Because Murong Jingyan was still there, she had to smile at him politely but not awkwardly.

"I...I don't usually eat that much."

She was so embarrassed that her ears seemed to burn.

"It doesn't matter."

Murong Jingyan raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and used his slender fingers to pick up the marinated raw meat with bamboo tongs again, and skillfully turned it over and grilled it.

Obviously, barbecue will bring some smoke and mess.

Keguotan seemed to have a special preference for him.

All the smoke went to Shen Muxi.

She had no choice but to walk to Murong Jingyan.

As the two of them got closer, that strange feeling of looking at each other in silence came back.

She could even feel that Murong Jingyan was tense, as if he was trying his best to keep a distance from her.

Shen Muxi touched his nose, took two steps back calmly, and changed the subject.

"When will Xiaoxiao come?"

"I've already asked He Hong and He Xuan to set up a grill in her yard. She's probably enjoying her meal right now. Don't bother disturbing her now. Just give her some digestive tea later."

When mentioning Gu Xiaoxiao, Murong Jingyan's voice involuntarily lowered a little, and even the hair on his head showed gentleness.

Even Shen Muxi herself found it unbelievable.

Did she say something?

Are you starting to protect me now?

Thinking of Gu Xiaoxiao's tireless efforts to speak well of Murong Jingyan in front of her, Shen Muxi said sourly, "You said it so lightly..."

What she really wanted to ask was - why did he deliberately approach Xiaoxiao so deliberately? What was his purpose?

But she didn't dare.

A person who can quietly and quickly eliminate the emperor and a group of ministers who oppose his regent status cannot be a good person.

For this kind of people, profit is more important than anything else...

As if seeing through Shen Muxi's thoughts, Murong Jingyan smiled faintly.

"Although the wedding ceremony between you and me has not been completed, we are married after all, and the road ahead is clear. Not to mention that Xiaoxiao is now my daughter in name only, even if she is your daughter, I deserve it if she calls me father.

It is natural for a father to love his daughter."

He spoke as if it was a matter of course in a nonchalant tone, which shocked Shen Muxi greatly.

Even in her modern world, which claims to be equal between men and women.

Ordinary men may not be able to accept a woman marrying him for the second time with children.

But he just said it so naturally.

This person...

For the sake of profit, one can endure such humiliation!

If he doesn't succeed, who will?

Shen Muxi secretly made up her mind that after returning to Beichen to resolve her previous affairs, she would take the money and run away with her daughter.

Murong Jingyan was immersed in the joy of Shen Muxi having just finished eating his roasted meat, and his mind was full of the pair of bright eyes of Shen Muxi when she ate the roasted meat.

He didn't notice at all that the distance they had finally shortened because of the roasted meat would be pushed away again by Shen Muxi because of the thoughts he blurted out.

The air was filled with the aroma of barbecue.

Shen Muxi was preoccupied, and his thoughts were no longer distracted by the aroma of meat.

Only then did Shen Muxi notice that Murong Jingyan was dressed differently from usual.

At this time, he had already changed out of the complicated black robe embroidered with exquisite patterns that he had brought back from outside.

Wearing a light, plain casual suit, he rolled up his sleeves and skillfully sprinkled other spices on the half-cooked meat.

The hair that was previously meticulously tied up with a golden or jade crown was now tied into a ponytail at the back of the head using a hairband of the same color as the regular clothes.

No wonder she always felt that Murong Jingyan was particularly approachable at this time.

It turned out that he lacked the aura of a superior.

It is undeniable.

Murong Jingyan is very handsome.

Can...

Good looks are just the most insignificant quality of a person.

Gu Shi was also good-looking, but in the end, he brought her a devastating disaster.

The same reason.

She and Murong Jingyan will never go the same way.

In the matter of seizing the throne, Murong Jingyan acted quickly and caught everyone off guard.

It is enough to show that he is capable and ambitious.

And this capable and ambitious person will soon become the new monarch of Nanyuan and realize his ambitions.

If you are the king for one day, you will have three thousand beauties.

She had finally been reborn, and it was impossible for her to waste her life on all kinds of intrigues and deceptions...

Thinking of this, she calmly took out a porcelain bottle from her sleeve pocket, poured out a small pill, and put it into her mouth and swallowed it while Murong Jingyan was not paying attention.

Then he pretended to admire the scenery by the lake, walked to the beauty's chair and sat down, supporting his chin with his hand.

Murong Jingyan's attention was still on the half-cooked roasted meat, and he didn't notice what Shen Muxi had just done.

"Shen Muxi."

Murong Jingyan spoke softly, breaking the silence in the pavilion.

A warm breeze blew over and quickly blew away his voice.

I don’t know if it was because it was too hot leaning against the fire or for some other reason, but the setting sun shone on his body, giving him a crimson hue.

Not far away in front of me was her shadow, elongated by the setting sun.

He stared at her shadow without blinking, and even the hand holding the meat trembled slightly.

"me..."

He hesitated for a long time, took a deep breath, and finally continued, "Actually, you don't have to be so tired..."

Shadow nodded slightly.

Murong Jingyan was so excited that he almost jumped up on the spot.

"I... I mean, Xiaoxiao and I get along very well. Actually, you could consider it..."

The shadow nodded more and more vigorously. Murong Jingyan was halfway through his words when he suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Shen Muxi.

The slender figure was facing away from him, one bare hand supporting her chin, nodding and dozing off.

He put down the meat tongs and gently moved in front of Shen Muxi.

The beauty held her chin with her hand, her eyes were closed, her rosy lips were slightly parted, and she kept nodding her head out of inertia.

She actually fell asleep!

"..."

The courage that Murong Jingyan had finally mustered was like something that suddenly struck him and was shattered by a single poke.

He stepped forward cautiously.

The breeze blew up a fallen leaf from the tree beside the pavilion, and it suddenly stuck to her face.

The sleeping person is unaware of anything.

Murong Jingyan reached out and gently brushed away the remaining leaves on her face.

His fingertips accidentally touched her cheek.

The delicate touch penetrated into Murong Jingyan's chest inch by inch from his fingertips like a flame.

His chest felt like it was burned, and his heartbeat slowed down a few beats.

He sighed helplessly and muttered to himself, "I finally mustered up the courage, but you slept soundly."

But you can't escape.

He still didn't believe that she could fall asleep every time.

Suddenly, the smile that had just appeared in his eyes faded slightly.

Soon, He Xuan came jogging over.

"Your Highness, urgent news from the border: there seems to be unusual movement in Xinjiang."

...

Beichen.

Ever since Shen Muxi's tragic death.

Gu Shi seemed like a different person.

No matter what I do, I always feel listless and lack the energy to muster.

He tried many ways to get out.

However, every time he tried to forget, Shen Muxi's appearance became clearer in his mind the next day.

It seemed as if as soon as he closed his eyes, she would pop out of his mind the next moment.

Not only that.

From time to time, two voices would argue in his mind.

A voice scolded him for being ungrateful and not caring about the lives of his wife and daughter for the sake of fame and fortune.

Another voice was comforting him, saying that no one is perfect, and the death of Shen Muxi and her daughter was caused by Shen Muxi being too greedy.

If she hadn't returned to the capital, nothing would have happened...

Gu Shi had a splitting headache.

Just at this time, his old injury on his right hand relapsed.

The pain that seemed to be engraved in his bones and blood was tearing at his flesh and blood every moment, making him feel like he was dying.

Wang Ying looked at Gu Shi with concern and asked Dr. Liu Wendao with an uneasy look on his face, "Recently, whenever it rains, my prince's right arm will be painful and weak towards the palm. He can't even hold a pen..."

Liu Wendao shook his head and withdrew his hand from Murong Jingyan's wrist, then checked the hideous scar on the back of Murong Jingyan's right shoulder.

After pressing twice and receiving a shake of the head from Murong Jingyan each time, he sighed softly and said, "It is said that it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. The pain in your hand must have caused you a lot of trouble.

In fact, the injury on the prince's arm could have healed, but when it was halfway healed, the prince suddenly stopped using all the ointments.

This is already an old illness, and it's been delayed for too long. The bone poison has already penetrated into the internal organs. Using a new ointment now only soothes the surface. If possible, it's best to go back to the original ointment to temporarily delay the spread of the bone poison..."

“The original ointment prescription...”

Wang Ying looked at Gu Shi hesitantly.

Gu Shi's face was pale as he covered the wound on the back of his right shoulder. "I still have that ointment prescription. I wonder if Doctor Liu can make a new ointment for me according to the original ointment prescription?"

Liu Wendao's face was suddenly filled with joy, but soon his joy faded away.

"If it takes too long, I may not be able to fully recover."

"It will only take about a year. If Doctor Liu finds it useful, I will give you the unused ointment to take back with you."

"No need to take it back," Liu Wendao repeatedly raised his hands to refuse, "Let me take some of the ointment back to study it. The rest can be applied to the prince this time to temporarily relieve his pain."

Gu Shi smiled bitterly, "Okay."

He felt annoyed.

He never dreamed that the plaster that he disliked Shen Muxi at first would have such a miraculous effect.

But at that time, his mind was full of returning with his mother to experience the prosperity of the capital. When she stuffed the ointment into his hands, he was very impatient.

On his way back to Beijing, except for the silver she gave him, he almost threw away all the food, clothing and other daily necessities she gave him on the way.

Even out of the more than ten ointment prescriptions she had given him, only two remained by the time she returned to the capital...

Or maybe the servants thought it was something he valued and put it away...

The last plaster was applied to Gu Shi’s wound. The warm feeling spread from the wound, giving Gu Shi the illusion that Shen Muxi was still by his side taking care of him.

He looked dazed for a moment.

Wang Ying didn't know when he retreated.

Gu Shi was still immersed in his own sorrow and didn't notice Su Liuxi entering the study.

Seeing Gu Shi’s distraught expression.

Su Liuxi was so angry that she rushed forward and tried to grab Gu Shi's collar. Before she could say anything, she was stunned by Gu Shi's sudden and merciless slap.

The slap came suddenly, and she spun two and a half circles before she could stand still.

Covering her right cheek, she looked at Gu Shi in disbelief, "Do you know what you are doing now?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to know."

The memory was suddenly interrupted. Gu Shi withdrew his hand that had hit Su Liuxi with a sinister look and spoke in a cold voice.

Su Liuxi slowly lowered her right hand, revealing the obvious slap mark on her face. She looked at Gu Shi coldly, and her previous weakness was gone. "Do you know what you look like now?"

"You look so distraught, like a lost dog." Her voice suddenly rose, a tone of twisted pleasure in it. "The person is dead, who are you trying to show off by reminiscing about the past?"

"Shut up."

As if a sore spot had been touched, Gu Shi's eyes turned red and he stood up excitedly and glared at her.

"Am I wrong?" Su Liuxi smiled at him, her eyes glaring at him with hatred. "Look at you now, half-human, half-ghost. Where is the high-spirited look you had when you returned to the capital and were named Prince Rong?"

"If you continue like this, not only will the Su family, but even I will give up on you."

If the Su family had not forcibly detained her in the Rongjun Prince's Mansion, and "Su Yong"'s whereabouts were unknown, Su Liuxi would not even want to say any more nonsense to Gu Shi.

She hated the feeling of being unable to do anything and yet unable to escape in Prince Rong's mansion.

For the sake of the Su family, Gu Shi did not kill her and Yueyue.

But now, he no longer regarded her as a weak woman, and he would show no mercy when it was time to take action.

For example, that fierce slap just now...

"Su Mansion? Ha."

Gu Shi's meaningful sneer brought Su Liuxi back to her senses.

The sarcastic smile on his lips stung Su Liuxi's eyes.

"If the Su Mansion hadn't been cleaning up for you from behind, the trouble you caused a few days ago would have been enough to destroy the entire Rongjun Palace.

Gu Shi, one should not be ungrateful. "

She said this with indignation.

What he got in return was Gu Shi's sneer, "Yes, one should not be ungrateful, but I happened to be the ungrateful person."

Even when his enemy was right in front of him, he couldn't immediately kill him to avenge Shen Muxi and her daughter.

Perhaps this is why Shen Muxi and her daughter have always been his nightmares...

When I saw Gu, he was already a little mentally unstable.

Su Liuxi knew that if she continued to argue, the matter would become unclear, so she had to change the subject.

"Right now, the envoys from Nanyuan are about to arrive. The emperor has entrusted you with the responsibility of receiving them. I don't need to tell you what to do."

When "Nanyuan" was mentioned, Gu Shi seemed to have triggered a switch.

"...Back then, Xiaoxiao was found in Nanyuan..."

When people are at their wit's end, they always like to pin their hopes on impossible things.

So does Gu Shi.

Even though the bodies of Shen Muxi and her daughter have now become smelly, he is still pretending to be affectionate and hypnotizing himself that they are just cicadas that have shed their shells.

It's really ridiculous.

Before Su Liuxi could laugh out loud, Gu Shi seemed to have just realized that she had not left yet, and coldly ordered her to leave.

"You've finished talking, you can go now."

He didn't say a word about the slap he had just given her.

Not only did he not apologize, but his attitude was also very bad.

Su Liuxi almost gritted her teeth and asked Gu Shi, "Do you hate seeing me so much?"