vstars Chapter 476 Restless and Unable to Eat or Sleep!
Chapter 476 Restless and Unable to Eat or Sleep!
Mu Xin Nuan felt a little wronged, but after glancing at Duanmu Chu Ze, who was sleeping on the couch in the outer room, she just bit her lip and didn't dare to get close to him.
Strictly speaking, the two have known each other for quite some time.
But this was the first time that Mu Xin Nuan felt a sense of fear!
Mu Xin Nuan never expected that Duanmu Chu Ze would choose such a way to make things difficult for her! She had thought that he might scold her a bit, or that he might feel helpless towards her, but now, she suddenly realized that the truly helpless one was actually herself!
Mu Xin Nuan stood in front of the exquisite and beautiful floor-to-ceiling screen. Through the beaded curtain, she looked at Duanmu Chu Ze, whose breathing had become steady and long. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly held them back and did not let them fall.
With a sudden turn, Mu Xin Nuan moved with light steps, but there seemed to be a trace of melancholy in her steps. After a while, she lay down on the bed and gently closed her eyes, but she couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Xin Nuan finally succumbed to exhaustion and fell into a deep sleep. At that moment, a tall figure appeared beside her bed.
Her slender, jade-like hand gently brushed across his cheek, and she sighed softly, "Anuan, why can't you give yourself completely to me? Are you just naturally more wary and vigilant than others, or am I simply too incompetent to earn your full trust?"
The only response he received was Mu Xin Nuan's soft, shallow breathing.
With another sigh, a hint of reluctance appeared in Duanmu Chuze's eyes. "Anuan, I know you're worried that I'll fall for someone else, but I don't understand why you, who have never been in love before, are being so cautious. Well then, think it over carefully these next few days."
In the end, Duanmu Chuze turned around again, left the dormitory, and went directly to the corridor outside.
"Somebody come!"
"See Master."
"Have someone follow Granny Song. Tonight, even the Princess Consort probably noticed that she's not ordinary. I want to see whose side she really is. How could she have managed to infiltrate my side for so long?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"And that Song Jing, send her to the lowest of places. I never want to see her again in my life. Remember, if you deliberately leak this news to Granny Song again, I want to see if her own niece will actually do anything about it."
"Yes, Your Highness. I will take care of it immediately."
The shadow disappeared, and Duanmu Chuze looked up at the moon. It was almost the end of the year, and the crescent moon in the sky looked just like a scimitar.
Duanmu Chuze was startled by his own thoughts and couldn't help but smile bitterly. "So it really is what people think? If it were Anuan, she would probably say that the crescent moon in the sky looks like flowers, plants, fish and insects, but what I see looks exactly like a scimitar! Is it because I have too much of a violent aura?"
For two consecutive days, Duanmu Chuze did not step into Yijing Garden again!
According to what Aunt Fang and the others learned, the prince seemed to be extremely busy. His study was lit up late into the night every night, which showed that the prince really cared about the princess and did not want to disturb her rest too late.
But Mu Xin Nuan knew in her heart, what busy? No matter how busy he was, it was the end of the year, what could he possibly be busy with? He was clearly deliberately avoiding her, not wanting to see her.
Mu Xin Nuan hadn't forgotten that he had specifically mentioned before that he wasn't too busy anymore. With Mr. Liu's help and the arrival of several of his former subordinates in Yanzhou, his workload had been reduced by more than half!
For two consecutive days, Mu Xin Nuan was unable to eat or sleep properly. She was also very depressed.
Rongyue and the others saw this and became anxious, and couldn't help but start blaming Chunyu!
why?
Chunyu found out that although the study was always lit with candles, the prince went to bed early. It was he who ordered that the candles not be extinguished. That's why Aunt Fang and the others mistakenly thought that the prince was too busy.
Mu Hua glared at her fiercely, "You've been by Miss's side for so long, don't you know what you should and shouldn't say? Now look at Miss like this, are you happy?"
Mu Qing rolled her eyes at her disdainfully, "She's not one of our young lady's people after all. Her heart has always been with her master from the very beginning. To her, we're just outsiders!"
These words were clearly meant to provoke Chunyu.
In fact, they knew perfectly well how Chunyu treated their young lady. But seeing that their young lady was losing her appetite and was angry, they could only vent their anger on her!
"Hey! You two, don't go too far! The Princess sent me to check, so of course I have to come back and report truthfully. Do you expect me to keep it from the Princess every time?"
"You still have the nerve to talk back? If you weren't so honest, would Miss be in this situation now?" Rongyue couldn't help but start scolding her as well.
Chunyu alone was no match for the combined attack of the three of them. Before long, she was defeated and ran to the small study to vent her frustration.
While Mu Xin Nuan was suffering, she was unaware that Duanmu Chu Ze in the front yard was also experiencing the same loss of appetite. He was also absent-minded during daily meetings. Fortunately, with the year-end approaching, there weren't many matters requiring his attention.
"Your Highness, the news that Song Jing has been sent to the Yue Lai Inn has already been delivered to Granny Song."
"Hmm." Duanmu Chuze toyed with a white jade cup in his hand, but his eyes were looking elsewhere, as if he was deep in thought. "What's she doing?"
"Your Highness, Granny Song went out of the manor yesterday and went to a private house in a small alley. I tracked her down and found that the person she met was also a woman dressed as a commoner. I have already ordered people to keep an eye on that family."
"Very good. Remember, this time you need to be more discreet. What I want to know is only the master behind her, not to eliminate them all at once."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Duanmu Chuze glanced outside; the sky seemed to have gotten even darker. Zi Yi stood behind the prince, noticing the hint of disappointment on his face, and frowned slightly. "Your Highness, you haven't had your dinner yet."
Duanmu Chuze murmured softly, "It's evening again?"
"Your Highness, you didn't eat much for lunch, and it's well past the time for dinner. If you don't eat soon, I'm afraid you'll have trouble sleeping again tonight."
Duanmu Chuze raised an eyebrow. "Zi Yi, I've noticed you've been quite idle lately."
Zi Yi, however, was not afraid of him at all. "Your Highness, I just wanted to remind you that you are having trouble sleeping and eating here, and the Princess Consort is having the same trouble sleeping and eating in Yijing Garden. Why bother?"