Chapter 618: Chapter 618: Does This Have Something to Do with You Too?

Three days later, after regaining her health and spirits at Duanmu Nan’s place, Long Yue uncharacteristically donned a bright red dress and stormed out.

“Senior brother, you…”

As Long Yue left the door, Duanmu Nan also stepped out. Yun Jin watched him, a look of despair and sorrow in her eyes.

“I can’t rest easy with Yue’er going alone. If someone tries to harm her again, it could be dangerous.”

Without paying further attention to Yun Jin, Duanmu Nan got up and left.

Yun Jin watched his departing figure, a single clear tear running down her cheek.

A senior brother is ultimately just a senior brother, never to become that someone for her.

She slowly closed her eyes, but the tears continued to fall.

…

“Hyah, hyah, hyah!”

A horse galloped swiftly down Zhuque Street, ridden by a woman in a fiery red long dress.

This woman was exceedingly beautiful, with snow-white skin contrasting against the red dress, making her even more captivating, enough to leave people spellbound.

She looked heroic and spirited on horseback, her black hair fluttering in the wind, truly appearing as a heroine among women, attracting the admiration of many handsome men along the way.

In this manner, under countless men’s adoring gazes and women’s envious, jealous, and resentful eyes, Long Yue sped all the way to the gates of the Prince Mansion.

“Bang, bang, bang!”

She knocked forcefully, clearly here with no good intentions.

“Who? Who’s knocking, how audacious. This Prince Mansion isn’t a place where you can behave rudely at will…”

The gatekeeper opened the door, initially shocked by Long Yue’s beauty, then quickly scolded, “Who are you? What business do you have at my Prince’s Mansion?”

“Princess Consort Mu!”

Long Yue raised her head slightly, her gaze sharp.

The gatekeeper was taken aback—Princess Consort Mu? He had heard of this title, as Prince Mu was quite legendary, not only having the presence of a hero but also possessing extraordinary talent, though unfortunately, he was framed and died young.

As his widow, she was naturally treated well, and besides, the Supreme Emperor was said to favor Imperial Grandson Qi Jingrui, so in Dazhou, few dared to provoke this Princess Consort Mu.

Employed as the gatekeeper at Qi Junchen’s Mansion, he was certainly perceptive. Seeing Long Yue’s extraordinary demeanor, he knew it was no lie and immediately showed a smile, bowing, “Princess Consort, please wait a moment, I will…”

“Get lost!”

Long Yue roared fiercely, swinging the long whip in her hand briskly!

“Snap!”

The long whip hit the ground, startling the gatekeeper, who instinctively sidestepped.

As he dodged, Long Yue entered through the open door and strode inside.

Startled, the gatekeeper hurriedly shouted, “Someone, quickly come, stop her!”

No matter if she was truly Princess Consort Mu, barging into the Prince Mansion like this was simply unacceptable!

With the gatekeeper’s shout, many guards quickly emerged from the Prince Mansion, rushing forward to restrain Long Yue. However, with just a few swings of her long whip, Long Yue sent the guards flying.

“Your Highness, Your Highness!”

“Stop, stop, stop…”

The Prince Mansion was instantly thrown into chaos, along with the wails of some injured people.

“Who dares to act unruly in my Prince Mansion?”

Amidst the noise and chaos, a young man appeared, surrounded by attendants, walking out from the side of the veranda. With his hands behind his back, his eyes scanned the surroundings like lightning, his gaze fixed on Long Yue.

He was initially stunned, then smiled, “So it’s Princess Consort Mu! It’s an honor to have you here, but coming in with the whip to attack and kill, could it be that my gatekeeper was at fault for blocking you?”

These words essentially admonished Long Yue—it’s fine if you want to come in, but couldn’t you have let someone announce your arrival first?

To force your way in without any notification, that doesn’t seem right!

Long Yue looked at him with a cold gaze, coiling the long whip in her hand into a bundle and pointed it at Qi Junchen: “Hand over Lady Xiang!”

Qi Junchen’s pupils slightly contracted, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes, but with a smile on his face, he said, “I wonder why Princess Consort Mu wants to see my wife?”

“Ha!” Long Yue sneered contemptuously, releasing the whip and hitting the ground with a crack, “No need for the Prince to be concerned, just deliver the woman!”

“Princess Consort Mu, Lady Xiang is my beloved concubine. If Prince Mu wanted her, I might consider it, but as for you…”

“Snap!”

Just as Qi Junchen spoke, Long Yue’s whip lashed towards him.

Qi Junchen quickly dodged aside, but the strike came too suddenly; he couldn’t evade gracefully and had to awkwardly roll on the ground to avoid it.

Being a Prince and a member of the Imperial Family, when had he ever been humiliated in such a manner? He was instantly furious, glaring malevolently at Long Yue: “Princess Consort Mu, are you challenging the dignity of the Imperial Family?”

“Challenge?” Long Yue sneered, “I think the one doing the challenging is you, isn’t it? Seventh Prince, all I asked was for you to hand over a concubine, yet you obstruct and evade. I must ask, who exactly is challenging the dignity of the Imperial Family?”

Qi Junchen’s face turned ashen.

“Today, I am taking Lady Xiang—will the Prince release her or not?”

Qi Junchen remained silent.

Seeing his response, Long Yue sneered coldly, preparing to gather her strength to make another charge inside, when a woman came stumbling out from within.

The woman’s face was streaked with tears, her hair disheveled, looking utterly pitiful.

Upon emerging, she threw herself to the ground, her voice full of resentment: “Princess Consort Mu, I do not know how I have offended you, that you must make such a spectacle to capture me? Sob sob… Even if you capture me, doing so without reason would leave people gossiping in the future, and that would be my fault!”

Long Yue looked at her with a cold gaze. This Lady Xiang’s acting was indeed competent, but unfortunately, such tricks might deceive others, but fool her? Impossible!

Long Yue sneered, “Lady Xiang, why are you kneeling on the ground now? Is it to hide your inner panic?”

Lady Xiang’s body trembled, her cry continuing: “I don’t understand what Your Highness means.”

“Don’t understand? Very well, let me tell you, so you can understand thoroughly! The assassination at Jinming Lake three days ago—though you didn’t direct it, you are not without involvement!”

Lady Xiang abruptly raised her head, her voice hoarse: “Your Highness, it is heartless of you to say such a thing. I also called for help then and was nearly killed by those masked men. How could I be involved? If Your Highness doesn’t provide an explanation, I would rather die at the palace gate!”

Die at the palace gate?

Ha, did Lady Xiang believe I would be intimidated by such a threat?

“Lady Xiang, initially, I wouldn’t have suspected you, but you just had to appear at Jingming Lake at that moment, didn’t you?

You could have simply rowed on the lake, and who would say anything? But no, you had to chat with me, and when those masked men appeared, you pretended to help me call for help?

The most ridiculous part is that those masked men only made a show of scaring you and let you go. Lady Xiang, do you think everyone in this world is foolish?”

Having said that, Long Yue’s gaze fixed on Qi Junchen, with a slight smile: “Seventh Prince, with you obstructing like this, could it be that you are also involved in this matter?”

As she spoke, Qi Junchen’s expression instantly changed!

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