jdhmnovel Chapter 185 He actually...threatened me?
Chapter 185 He actually...threatened me?
“Xuan’er, do you mean that the person who met Yan’er in the garden was actually you, and Lie’er came out to admit it to help Yan’er out of trouble because she was afraid that Yan’er would be made difficult?”
"Exactly!"
Xuan Yuan calmly explained, "Just now, halfway through the banquet, Yan'er and I agreed to meet near the rockery in the Imperial Garden. Just as I met Yan'er, Prince Lie came over and said he had drunk too much and came out for some fresh air. The three of us exchanged a few pleasantries there, and then Prince Lie turned and went back to the Chao'en Hall. I think Consort Ning knows what happened after that."
Xin Moyan's eyes and mouth twitched uncontrollably as she stared dumbfounded at someone spouting nonsense with a straight face. When did the three of them start exchanging pleasantries?
"How is this possible? That person is clearly Prince Lie. What does he have to do with you, Prince Xuan?"
Song Yining suddenly stood up and pointed at Xuan Yuan in disbelief, only to be met with a cold glance from him. Startled, she quickly lowered her hand, but her face still showed a blank and shocked expression.
"Didn't Consort Ning not see the person's face clearly? How can you be so sure that person is Prince Lie?" After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Xin Moyan, gave her a reassuring look, and slightly curled the corners of his mouth. Xin Moyan instantly understood what he meant.
"I...I noticed the color of that robe, it's the same color as the one worn by the Prince of Lie!"
Xin Moyan turned around and sneered, "Ha! The moonlight is dim and without light. If Consort Ning could see that person's clothes clearly, why would she need to check everyone else's clothes and shoes?"
"Didn't you previously acknowledge that the man was the King Lie, and even hugged him?"
"Consort Ning, think carefully. From now until now, apart from admitting to meeting Prince Lie, I have not admitted to anything else. Prince Lie has never said that he hugged me. Don't try to confuse the issue here."
"This...this..." At this moment, Song Yining's face turned pale and then red. What exactly was going on with this Prince Xuan?
The three people in front of him had different expressions. Emperor Yuan raised his sleeve slightly, letting Yuan Huailie stand up to speak, and then calmly asked, "Alie, is what the Xuan King said true? Did you say that earlier to help Yan'er out of a predicament?"
Upon hearing his elder brother's question, Yuan Huailie subconsciously looked at the girl beside him, while someone else... was also staring at Xin Moyan. He felt a surge of anger inexplicably, unsure whether it was directed at Xin Moyan or Yuan Huaixuan.
Xin Moyan turned slightly to the side, and from an angle where the four concubines couldn't see, she secretly gave Yuan Huailie a wink. This time, she would rather lie and cause some scandal with Xuan Yuan than get entangled with a married man. Besides, that Miss Qin looked like she was about to break. She was a person who cherished women and couldn't bear to see girls sad and crying.
Yuan Huailie understood her meaning perfectly, but that meant he and Yan'er were merely nodding acquaintances, and he couldn't use this opportunity to ask his elder brother for a marriage decree, while Yuan Huaixuan and Yan'er...
He lowered his gaze, pondered for a moment, and said, "Yes! Your Majesty, what the Prince Xuan said is true. The Prince Xuan was not here just now, and I was afraid that Yan'er would be misunderstood, so I came forward to clarify."
Now Song Yining could no longer sit still. She had originally intended to use Princess Danhua's shamelessness in secretly seducing Prince Lie to get His Majesty to bestow a marriage upon the two of them, preventing her from becoming a concubine in the future. She also wanted to spread rumors that Xin Moyan was ruthless and had slept with a pregnant concubine. But what was going on now? She couldn't be mistaken; from beginning to end, only Prince Lie and Xin Moyan were in the garden…
"Princess Danhua, does that mean the person you were embracing was His Highness Prince Xuan?"
She subconsciously looked up at Xuan Yuan. She and Xuan Yuan hadn't exchanged a single word all day, and she didn't know what he had been angry about all day. He was just lying through his teeth... Was that really okay?
Suddenly, her wrist was gripped tightly by a cold palm. Xuan Yuan nodded at her, his eyes deep and dark, full of warning.
He actually... threatened me?
Xin Moyan had some internal injuries, but she didn't break free from his grasp. She turned directly to Song Yining and said, "Yes! It's Prince Xuan... Is there a problem?"
She breathed a sigh of relief, almost saying it was Xuan Yuan. When she looked up, she saw that everyone's expressions were off, and Song Yining stared in shock at Xuan Yuan's tightly gripping wrist.
A sly glint flashed in Xin Moyan's eyes as she said arrogantly and shamelessly, "Prince Xuan and I are cousins, so what's wrong with a hug? Now that Consort Ning knows that the man is Prince Xuan, does she intend to continue asking His Majesty to grant us a marriage?"
Upon hearing this, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist. She instinctively tried to pull away, but as expected, Xin Moyan glared at her angrily. Why did you pinch her for no reason?
Yuan Huaiyu pouted and said dejectedly, "Cousin Yan'er, you said last time that apart from the Emperor, none of us are your cousins, and you didn't like to call me that. How come the Emperor Xuan is your cousin now?"
"Who said we're cousins?"
Xuan Yuan's eyes were deep and his face remained unsmiling, his aura matching that of Yuan Huaijun. He looked up at Xin Mingwan and saw that the woman in front of him was completely confused. He calmly said, "Empress Dowager, Yan'er and I are in love, so we arranged to meet in the Imperial Garden tonight. The red mud on my boots is enough to prove that there is no conspiracy involved. I hope that the Empress Dowager will understand."
"Mutual affection? Xuan... Xuan'er, how come I never knew that you two were actually in love..." Xin Mingwan was quite frightened, and her hand, which was stretched out in mid-air, trembled slightly.
Seeing that Xin Moyan didn't immediately deny it, Yuan Huailie seemed to understand something. The scene in the Imperial Garden earlier, where Xin Moyan had resolutely rejected him, saying she already had someone else in her heart, flashed through his mind. Looking at their figures side-by-side, he murmured, "Yan'er, you...you wouldn't be saying..."
Xin Moyan frowned slightly, recalling the situation just now. She nodded, her tone calm and firm, "Prince Lie, what I said to you in the Imperial Garden was all from the bottom of my heart. Please forgive me."
"Alright, since tonight's events were a misunderstanding, let's leave it at that. No one should mention it again. Consort Ning, from now on, you can rest and recuperate in Ninglu Palace. I will send more people to serve you. Do not go out alone unless necessary."
Emperor Yuan waved his hand, his handsome face full of impatience, intending to forcefully end the matter. Based on his understanding of Xuan Yuan, this guy would never let it go so easily, and he... would never bestow a marriage upon them.
Xuan Yuan glanced at Song Yining and said indifferently, "Your Majesty, now the entire palace knows that Yan'er is having an affair with an outsider and plotting against the imperial heir. Are you just going to let it go like this? How will Yan'er face the world in the future?"
"King Xuan, what do you suggest?" His deep phoenix eyes flashed slightly, as if he was thinking about how to refuse Xuan Yuan.
He changed the subject abruptly, "Consort Ning, I just overheard you in the Imperial Garden saying that if Yan'er and Prince Lie's innocence is proven, you are willing to personally apologize to Yan'er?"