jdhmnovel Chapter 823 "I want to give you a child."
Chapter 823 "I want to give you a child."
"died!"
Li Mu stood up suddenly and looked at Cang Zhi with a gloomy face.
"Why would he die out of nowhere?!"
Cang Zhi's body trembled violently, and he subconsciously knelt down in front of Li Mu, and said very quickly,
"Last night, Rong Fei's palace caught fire. Rong Guifei and Qin's younger sister died in the fire. Because they were concubines in the harem, the news has been suppressed by the royal family."
"how come……"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then sat back in his chair at a loss.
Although it was just a fleeting romance, I still felt a little uncomfortable when I heard the news.
Cang Zhi keenly caught the fleeting emotion in Li Mu's eyes and said hurriedly,
"The fire, the fire might have been caused intentionally."
The words fell.
Li Mu raised his head abruptly, staring at Cang Zhi with his deep eyes without blinking, and said word by word,
"What do you know?"
"..."
Cangzhi did not answer immediately, but subconsciously looked around.
Li Mu understood what she meant, took a deep breath, and slowed down his tone.
"Tell me what you know."
Hearing this, Cang Zhi no longer hesitated and quickly spoke,
"Early this morning, Miss Teng came to your house, and she brought the news."
"In recent years, concubines in the palace have often died suddenly for no apparent reason. It seems to be an accident, but it is not difficult to find that there are human factors behind it..."
Cangzhi roughly recounted the information that Fuji Jingjing had obtained in recent days.
He also hinted to Li Mu that those concubines were killed because they were unwilling to live in loneliness in the palace and did something out of the ordinary.
Li Mu frowned, and countless thoughts surged into his mind.
However, he soon regained his composure.
The fire came out of nowhere, and he was in the palace last night and hadn't heard any such news.
"Sir?"
At this moment, Mo Liuying beside him suddenly held Li Mu's hand, speaking in a gentle and cautious tone.
"Then are Concubine Rong and the young lady from the Qin family your friends?"
"No."
Li Mu turned his head and said after a slight hesitation,
"They should be considered... enemies."
Qin Ling and Qin Duan'er are from the Fang Ji family. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are Li Mu's enemies.
"Yes, it's an enemy."
Li Mu repeated in a low voice, as if this could help him avoid the emotion of loss.
After a long while, Li Mu suddenly raised his head and looked at Cang Zhi. His tone was calm and there was no emotion at all.
"Do you know who did this?"
Cang Zhi shook his head slightly, his tone filled with trepidation.
"I can't be sure yet, but someone who can do this kind of thing in the palace..."
Her meaning was very clear: Emperor Hongwen, the princess, and the queen were just these few people.
"Tell Jingjing, I want to know who did this!"
Li Mu raised his hand, interrupting Cang Zhi's words, and looked at Chun Tao who was standing outside the hall.
"Is something wrong?"
Chun Tao nodded, walked quickly into the main hall, and said without any emotion,
"Sir, seven days ago, a girl who called herself Qin Duan'er came to your house to look for you."
"Seven days ago?"
"Yes, it was the night when the young master went to the tea party."
Chun Tao nodded slightly and said uncertainly,
"She seems to have something important to discuss with you, young master."
"I sat in the front hall waiting for you all night and left early the next morning."
"I heard from the guard at the gate that the girl came twice more afterwards, but left after hearing that the young master had not returned."
Hearing this, Li Mu's heart skipped a beat and he nodded.
"Got it, let's go."
No one knew that he stayed in the palace except a few people involved.
So Qin Duan'er should not be testing him, but really came to find him.
Li Mu rubbed his eyebrows in annoyance.
Qin Duan'er came to see her more than once?
What is the purpose?
It's impossible that he recognized his identity and came here to call him to account.
Li Mu knew that the two people's deaths were most likely due to his taking advantage of their misfortune.
But I don't think that the spy planted by Fang Ji's family in the palace would be eliminated so easily.
There must be something he doesn't know.
Qin Ling obviously knew something about Zhao Chuxi's relationship with the royal family of the previous dynasty.
I was planning to get more useful information out of her, but I didn't expect that she was gone.
Li Mu's mood was not good, both personally and in terms of the overall situation.
The deaths of Qin Ling and Qin Duan'er were a little too strange.
Li Mu lowered his eyes in thought, tapping the table rhythmically with his index finger.
For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
Suddenly, Li Mu stood up and was about to speak when a little maid ran in from outside the hall, shouting,
"Master, Miss Xu, Miss Xu is back!"
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked,
"Which Miss Xu?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a young girl in black, wearing coarse cloth, walked out from behind the little maid.
"Asshole, you really forgot about me!"
Xu Doudou narrowed his eyes, and his chest, which could not be restrained by his clothes, rose and fell.
That resentful little expression seemed like it was denouncing the heartless man who had seduced her and then abandoned her.
"Why, how could it be?"
Li Mu smiled awkwardly, and it was obvious that he felt guilty.
Xu Doudou bit her lip, walked quickly to Li Mu, threw the bag on her shoulder into Li Mu's arms, and said angrily,
"Do you remember what we said when we met for the second time?"
"what?"
Li Mu was stunned, obviously not understanding what Xu Doudou meant. But for such a question, he would not directly say that he did not remember.
"Of course I remember. Who can forget the grace of Lady Yourong?"
Xu Doudou glanced at Li Mu suspiciously, then lowered her head and pursed her lips and said,
"That's good."
"I'll ask you again, if you agree, I'll stay."
"If you still refuse, I will leave immediately and never appear in front of you again."
hiss------
Li Mu took a deep breath. He was sure that this girl was serious.
However, Li Mu really couldn't remember what the two had said at the beginning, and was just thinking about it.
Xu Doudou snatched the bag from Li Mu's arms and said in a choked voice,
"Yes, it is my wishful thinking that has put Your Majesty in a difficult position."
"I will leave now."
As he spoke, Xu Doudou actually lowered his head, turned around and walked out the door.
At the same time, Li Mu reached out and grabbed Xu Doudou's wrist, then pulled her back into his arms with force.
Xu Doudou looked up at the man in front of her with tears in her eyes and angrily said,
"Li Mu!"
However, it seemed that all the anger stayed on these two words.
Instantly, his attitude softened, tears welled up in his eyes, and he sobbed and begged,
"Since you don't want to, then just let me go..."
"Did something happen?"
Li Mu's voice was very soft, and he looked at the girl in his arms seriously.
"No, nothing happened."
Xu Doudou was stunned for a moment, then turned his head away, avoiding Li Mu's gaze, and said in a cold tone,
"Your Majesty, are you really unwilling to let me go?"
"Weren't you going to be my concubine? Why did you change your mind so quickly?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and reached out to pinch the girl's face.
He remembered what the two of them had said that night.
She put forward conditions, paid for the man's services, and was then rejected as a gold digger.
Whether you agree or not, this is what you are talking about.
Xu Doudou did not respond. She tilted her head back and stared blankly at the man in front of her.
After a long while, Li Mu reached out to wipe away the girl's tears and said in a gentle tone,
"Now, can you tell me what happened?"
Hearing this, Xu Doudou's eyes flashed with a struggle, and then she shook her head vigorously, put her face against Li Mu's chest, and whispered,
"Li Mu, I, I want to give birth to a child for you."