Husband and Wife Volume 20: Re-encountering the Green-robed Maid

  "Miss Mu's praise is well-deserved; helping others is also a way of perfecting oneself." Yun Chu responded with a courteous smile, his lips curling up into a genuine grin.

  Arriving in this unfamiliar time and space, apart from sincerely smiling in front of Xue Tao, Mu Xi Ru is still an exception. Hong Mei lightly touches the white skirt, her smile dyeing half the sky. This woman, she's not unpleasant, she trusts her own eyesight, a destined person can be recognized at a glance.

  The empress dowager's eyebrows were deeply furrowed, and her anger towards Yun Chu was rising rapidly. This girl was really stupid, not understanding the subtleties of human relationships, and it was infuriating. However, she couldn't afford to lose her temper, as Liu Yan'er had already become the concubine of Prince Ning, and promoting her to be the official wife would be unnecessary. The only way to help Far's future prospects was to let Mu Xi become his princess consort.

  As for this fool, when the proper queen is really humiliating to Yuanyu's identity, she will not allow it. Originally thought that after Mu Xuanru becomes the proper queen, this fool would be demoted to a side concubine, and Yun Shangtian would have nothing to say. After all, Yun Chu was wrong first, but now Yun Chu is speaking reasonably, if she forces her way, people will inevitably suspect her intentions.

  "I'm a bit tired, let's discuss this later." The empress gently rubbed her temples, seemingly truly fatigued. Yun Chu knew she was plotting something and didn't say anything more, able to delay for the time being.

  The Empress Dowager left, and the ladies and young misses in the hall naturally followed suit. Yun Chu rested for a moment in a corner of the flower garden. It turned out that the Empress Dowager's order to bring Mingyuan and herself into the palace was just a ruse. She knew that Mingyuan was unconscious, but she deliberately sent someone to pick her up, with the intention of abolishing the position of Queen and replacing it with someone she favored.

  It seems that I have to speed up myself. If anyone should take a break, it should be Mingyuan, not being ruined by their few words, how embarrassing.

  "Today's matter, thank you." Yun Chu just stood up to leave, but was stopped by Mu Xiangru. A bright smile melted on her face, which was pleasant to see.

  In her two lifetimes, Yun Chu had never seen someone so pleasing to the eye and easy on the eyes. A smile involuntarily floated to the corner of her lips, but she was never a good person to begin with. She couldn't help but make moves that would lead Mu Xi to misunderstand her, and Yun Chu said in a light tone.

  "Don't thank me, I'm not helping you, just don't want to let the Empress Dowager have her way"

  "You are the most special woman I have ever met, and those rumors are truly misleading." Mu Xi's gentle eyes were full of unreserved admiration. She could respond fluently to the empress dowager and face her identity being exposed with equanimity. Such a woman would never be ordinary.

  Her eyes sparkled with a hint of a smile: "The Ning King is the Empress Dowager's most beloved grandson. If she personally appoints the Ning King's consort, her status would be noble beyond words, far superior to mine as a foolish mortal in the eyes of the world. Why wouldn't you want that?"

  As she spoke, Mu Xuan's gentle gaze suddenly overlaid a layer of subtle darkness, her tone somewhat melancholic, and her pale complexion gazed at Yun Chu with a hint of desolation: "Perhaps your unwillingness is also my unwillingness."

  Suddenly, Yun Chu had a feeling of being seen through by others, perhaps it was just a coincidence in her thoughts.

  "Even if you didn't succeed in marrying today, the empress dowager will probably still be thinking of you, so it's better for you to make early arrangements."

  "What can I plan? I was born in that mansion, and it's not up to me to make plans. What can I do?" Mu Xuan's words were tinged with self-abandonment, a far cry from his previous clear and confident demeanor, as if he had become a different person.

  Seeing her like this, Yun Chu suddenly felt that the women of this era, no matter how much they think, are still powerless in the face of imperial power. Just like Mu Xi Ru, today she has someone to help her out of trouble, but what about tomorrow? What will happen to her then? In this era where imperial power is supreme, even a woman with thoughts and ideas will become a withered flower.

  And then I think of myself, am I also going to spend a lifetime like them?

  No, absolutely not, the things that happened made her even more determined to speed up her own pace. Even if she didn't have imperial power, she wanted to have a force that could match it, and her eyes shone with a resolute light.

  "Do you know? I'm really envious of you" Mu Xuan's gentle gaze revealed a hint of admiration, and she let out a long sigh: "I also want to be like you, but I'm ultimately weak, so when facing the empress's upcoming arranged marriage, I'm powerless, and can only ask for your help"

  The woman opposite, like a red plum standing proudly in the white snow, was admired by Yun Chu with her eyes shining: "Perhaps one day, you can be like me too, but can you give up the glory and wealth that you possess?"

  "Is it? If there really is such a day, what's the glory for? But will there be such a day?" Mu Xuan's eyes revealed a glimmer of expectation and loss, she hoped that one day she could live for herself, but also deeply knew how difficult it was to have this day.

  "Maybe it will be, I hope you can always keep your current mindset." Yun Chu gave her confidence, gently patted her wrist, and then left with a smile.

  Watching her leave, I don't know why, but Mu Xi felt a kind of unprecedented hope sprouting in his heart, perhaps meeting her was an opportunity.

  Yun Chu walked along the garden for a long time, but couldn't seem to find her way out. She began to suspect that she had taken a wrong turn somewhere. Fortunately, the corner of an artificial hill came into view, indicating that she was almost at the exit. She couldn't help but sigh in amazement - this imperial palace was truly enormous.

  Suddenly, she had a feeling of being stared at, and Yun Chu looked around, but didn't see anyone. A suspicious look flashed across her face, the flowers and grasses in the shade were swaying, a green corner of clothing brushed against them and flew by, and immediately disappeared without a trace.

  "Who is it?" Yun Chu Leng shouted, quickly chasing after with agile movements, subconsciously chasing after.

  All the way to the left, right extension, footsteps quickly tracking, until a cold and desolate courtyard stopped, smelling this rotten breath, Yun Chu's eyebrows tightly wrinkled, this person obviously wanted to lead himself here, what purpose.

  Her eyes were vigilant, and she said in a cold voice, "Since you've brought me here, what are you hiding?"

  "Hmph... you're not stupid after all" A burst of sarcastic laughter echoed, and a man in a green robe with a masked face slowly walked out from the corner, his entire body wrapped tightly except for those pair of eyes.

  "Is it you?" Yun Chu's eyes narrowed, sharp rays of light shot out from the bottom of her eyes.

  The man in blue was apparently very surprised and exclaimed: "You can actually recognize me?"

  Yun Chu remained vigilant at all times, coldly smiling: "Not covering your eyes was your biggest mistake, do you know that a person's eyes are the most likely to betray them?"

  That day, at the General's Mansion, Liu's nanny tried her best to stop herself from entering Zhao Ruxue's room, just because she was afraid of seeing this green-clothed maid. Because of her persistence, she saw it, but as a result, Zhao Ruxue accelerated his actions towards her. Although Liu's nanny said that the green-clothed maid was Zhao Ruxue's mother's family member, although she didn't believe it, she had never thought that she would appear in the imperial palace.

  "What's the use of knowing, you can't escape death today!" The maid in green clothes saw that her identity had been discovered by her, fortunately without adding any disguise, and pulled off her veil, saying in a gloomy tone.