Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 327 Just Want to Walk Towards Him

Chapter 327: Chapter 327 Just Want to Walk Towards Him

Murong Jiu’s heart was aching.

Granny Cui suddenly came in to accompany her, The Fourth Prince said he was going to negotiate with the other party.

Murong Jiu pretended to be worried and grabbed his sleeve, whispering, "Brother, you need to be careful."

Her voice was filled with tension.

The Fourth Prince chuckled softly, patted her hand, "Don’t worry, I just want to tell him that Eldest Imperial Brother has already written to the Prefect of Liangzhou. The officers are on their way, and that will deter him from making any rash moves, I’ll be back soon."

Murong Jiu then nodded her head.

Once The Fourth Prince left, the carriage curtains closed tightly, darkening the light inside.

Murong Jiu grabbed Granny Cui’s hand, her breathing somewhat rapid, as if she was still anxious.

Granny Cui comforted her, "You don’t need to thank me, it..."

Before she could finish her sentence, her eyes suddenly widened, unable to shout out any sound, then she softly collapsed onto Murong Jiu.

Murong Jiu laid the unconscious Granny Cui to one side and quickly searched her body. She found four bottles and jars, stuffing them all into her bosom, worried that her memory loss might be the result of some scheme, perhaps there could be an antidote.

The scent of medicine was strong on Granny Cui, the smells of various herbs mixed together, yet her gait was vigorous, she was clearly not an ordinary medical granny.

She removed a Silver Needle from Granny Cui’s acupoints and placed it in her hair bun. She had found this Silver Needle in her hair, left by someone for her self-protection.

When she touched the Silver Needle, she thought of Senior Brother Cheng, who had told her when she was a child that girls should know how to protect themselves, teaching her to hide a Silver Needle in her hair bun. Speaking of which, wasn’t Senior Brother Cheng’s hometown somewhere in the northwest? Could it have been left by Senior Brother Cheng?

Where was Senior Brother Cheng?

Could he have met with an accident?

She dared not think further. Unaware of the situation outside, she pondered for a moment, then took out a bottle from her bosom, sniffed it, and then took out a bewitching fragrance pill, stuffing it into Granny Cui’s mouth.

She actually wanted to do the same to The Fourth Prince when he came back, but she felt that The Fourth Prince had Martial Arts, and if she missed her strike, it would anger The Fourth Prince and lead to greater trouble once their cover was blown.

From not far away, she faintly heard The Fourth Prince’s subdued voice.

What exactly they were negotiating about, she did not know, but she vaguely felt the air was filled with suppressed fury.

She draped Granny Cui’s cloak over herself, put on the hood, and imitated Granny Cui’s walking posture as she got off the horse carriage.

The guards on either side did not notice.

A few formidable guards were currently following The Fourth Prince, while the rest faced off tensely with the opposing forces. Murong Jiu bent her body and moved through the crowd as if she was going to find The Fourth Prince, yet no one stopped her.

Murong Jiu saw the person The Fourth Prince and Na Kesi were negotiating with.

He rode a tall, fine horse, his face covered with a silver mask. Beneath the mask, a chin with a bluish stubble was visible, strikingly familiar to her.

Prince Ling.

The "heartbreaker" they spoke of was Prince Ling.

Even though Murong Jiu had never seen Prince Ling reveal his face, she knew he wore a signature silver mask. Besides that, she had seen Prince Ling several times before, her last memory being covered with a bridal headscarf in Prince Ling’s Mansion.

Prince Ling had come for her.

She heard The Fourth Prince saying with a hint of amusement, "Eldest Imperial Brother, you must have mistaken me for someone else. Why would we take the Eldest Imperial Sister-in-law? The one in the carriage is a woman Na Kesi brought from the Western Regions, just that her voice resembles that of the Eldest Imperial Sister-in-law. Her memory is a bit confused, only remembering a heartbreaker who hurt her and wants to kill her, so she just shouted those words at you earlier, Eldest Imperial Brother. If you really approach her, she will definitely take you for the heartbreaker."

The Fourth Prince’s tone sounded as if he was mocking someone. Who didn’t know he was talking nonsense? He was deliberately teasing Prince Ling.

Did he and Prince Ling have a deep-seated grudge?

Murong Jiu was utterly perplexed.

"That’s right, she has also been poisoned by a betrayer, and fortuitously, we have a medical granny here who excels in medicine and can treat her. If the Eldest Imperial Brother truly intends to take her away, she might just succumb to the poison any moment. I believe, being as kind-hearted as the Eldest Imperial Sister-in-law is, if she were to know that the Eldest Imperial Brother caused the death of an innocent person, she would be greatly distressed."

Just listening to this made Murong Jiu find The Fourth Prince detestable to the extent of wanting to prick him into a porcupine with silver needles.

The way Prince Ling was coerced by these overt and covert threats suggested that he must really care about her, right?

Although she had forgotten many memories, one’s nature does not change; she felt that she had changed greatly compared to her former self. It must have occurred within Prince Ling’s Mansion, where Prince Ling played some role in her lost memories.

At this moment, all she wanted was to walk toward him.

Prince Ling saw her.

Beneath the mask, his pupils contracted as they locked eyes.

Murong Jiu gave him a smile, then lowered her head again, but her steps did not halt.

The others did not notice anything peculiar; they simply thought that Granny Cui had something to discuss with either Na Kesi or The Fourth Prince.

Jun Yuyan clenched the reins tightly, the other hand signing to his men behind his back.

However, just then, a shrill voice of a woman rang out, "Your Highness! That’s Murong Jiu! She’s trying to escape!"

The woman was none other than Mo Yu, who had lost one eye.

Her Qinggong was excellent, and in a blink, she had restrained Murong Jiu’s hands.

Jun Yuyan’s face darkened as he attacked The Fourth Prince and Na Kesi instantly. At the same time, people hidden in shadows on both sides burst out to engage, and in an instant, the air was filled with the flashing of blades and an overwhelming intent to kill.

Only then did Murong Jiu realize that the mountain was filled with hidden people; The Fourth Prince and Na Kesi’s hidden men numbered at least a hundred, whereas Prince Ling had only hidden around ten to twenty.

Given the distance from the Capital City, if Prince Ling had made all haste from the Capital City, he definitely could not have brought many men.

Murong Jiu was immobilized, her heart racing with urgency.

Whizz!

An arrow shot straight from a tall tree toward Mo Yu.

Despite being blind in one eye, Mo Yu’s hearing had intensified, and pulling Murong Jiu to the side, she evaded the meteor-like incoming arrow.

Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!

More arrows came flying, Mo Yu’s expression grim as she directly lifted Murong Jiu’s arm as a shield.

The arrows pierced through Murong Jiu’s arm, splattering blood, yet Murong Jiu, clenching her teeth, took the opportunity when Mo Yu loosened her grip, to pull out a dagger she had taken from Granny Cui, and fiercely plunged it through Mo Yu’s ribcage into her heart!

To hasten Mo Yu’s departure from life, she vigorously twisted the dagger, her hands trembling.

Mo Yu looked at her in disbelief, as if unable to grasp that she would die by her hand.

Actually, slitting the throat would have been a better choice, but since Mo Yu was as tall as a man, she feared missing with a single strike.

"Murong Jiu!"

The roar of The Fourth Prince resounded.

As Mo Yu fell, her eyes brightened briefly upon hearing this furious shout.

The Fourth Prince, did he care about her?