Chapter 581 - Its Said that the Red Coral Awarded by the Emperor Was Broken (1/2)

Behind the rockery, a man looked at the woman at the corner in a daze. She walked casually under the tree with light steps. As the breeze blew gently, the hem of her dress fluttered loosely like fine sand, and the belt also danced in the wind, looking quite charming. There was only a delicate jade hairpin on her head. As the pearls on the hairpin swayed, her eyes appeared crystal clear and looked like water. Her dark pupils were like bright pearls.

Her eyelashes were curved. As she slightly looked up, her thick and long eyelashes fluttered, making her as beautiful as a fairy.

Was she like the woman who was so beautiful as to cause cities and kingdoms to fall?

While he was staring blankly, someone suddenly pulled his sleeve. He turned around in a hurry and saw the manservant who took him in. The manservant stood behind him, sweating and said, “Sir Hong, why are you here? I’ve been looking for you for a long time. Didn’t I tell you not to go away? Hurry up, the Second Consort is there and she asked you to come to her quickly!”

When the manservant hurriedly led Hong Ming into the manor, he suddenly said that he had something urgent to do and asked him to wait there alone. Hong Ming did wait there, but unexpectedly, several young ladies came to the place where he was while chatting. It would be very inappropriate if they found out that he was in the inner yard.

Then he tried to hide, but he did not expect that he finally came to the rockery. He thought that it was a quiet place, but was afraid that the manservant would not find him for a while, so he hid behind the rockery and looked around. Unexpectedly, the manservant did not come, but a beautiful girl came. Although Hong Ming thought that he was not a lecher, who didn’t want to take a second look at such a beautiful girl?

Looking at her, he poked her head out and forgot about the manservant for a while.

If the manservant hadn’t run over and pulled his sleeve, he might have offended the beautiful lady. Thinking of this, he felt ashamed. He was a sensible intellectual, and how could he do such a thing? He turned back to look at her reluctantly and followed the manservant to the path of the back yard.

It was said that something big had happened in the back yard, and his cousin was anxiously asking him to help her, so she secretly called him over from the front yard. It was not in line with etiquette, but his uncle had asked him to help his cousin. How could he not help her when he heard that she was in trouble?

In fact, this matter was a little serious. No wonder Mo Yarui was afraid and anxious. She was too careless and had broken a part of the red coral given to King Chu by the palace. Fortunately, no one had found it. Hong Ming had to take a look before he found a way to buy one outside. No matter how much money it would take, this matter must be hushed up.

Having this in mind, Hong Ming did not ask any more questions. He followed the manservant on a lonely road which snaked inward.

They really couldn’t let anyone find out about this!

Walking to a small yard, the manservant pointed to the room in front and said, “Sir Hong, our Second Consort asked you to wait here first. She had asked someone to move the coral here so that you can have a look.”

It was very quiet here, but it was not the yard where he went to yesterday. Hong Ming frowned and stopped. “Isn’t this the yard of your Second Consort?”

“Sir Hong, what are you talking about? Now that our Second Consort has ruined the Emperor’s gift, she doesn’t dare to see you in her own yard. She has to eschew people and find a place with fewer people so as not to be discovered by others. Therefore, our Second Consort has decided to meet you here. Besides, it’s not far from the front yard. You can leave as soon as possible after you see it. There are many n.o.ble females in the back yard today. Second Consort is afraid that there will be something wrong.”

The manservant explained with a smile.

What he said was very reasonable, so Hong Ming did not think much and walked into the room. Since his cousin was afraid of being seen, he’d better wait in the room. It was in the inner yard, and he had to avoid arousing suspicion.

The manservant waited for him to enter the room respectfully. He listened and smiled proudly. When he heard someone’s voice outside, he turned around and hurried to the wing room.

Outside the entrance of the yard, Mo Yarui hurried over with a little maidservant. She had just been informed that Consort Xuan was looking for her, so she dropped what she was doing and hurried over here. Mo Yarui did not have a good time in King Chu’s Manor. If she could always have Consort Xuan’s support, King Chu would definitely pay more attention to her. Therefore, when she heard that Mo Xuetong was looking for her, she put down all the things and came with the maidservant leading the way.

“Second Consort, Consort Xuan is inside.” The maidservant stood at the entrance of the yard and pointed at the half-open door, grinning.

Mo Yarui did not suspect anything and walked into the room. She did not see the strange smile on the face of the maidservant standing behind her, nor did she notice that the wing room was slightly opened and a pair of eyes were looking from inside.

“Consort Xuan!” Mo Yarui called out. As no one answered, she thought that no one had heard her. As such, she pushed the door open lightly and walked in. The room was very quiet and Mo Yarui did not see anyone. A fragrance slowly floated from inside and was very strong. Mo Yarui looked up, but she could not see what was inside. There was only a large screen in front of her and the lady in palace dress painted on it was coquettish and charming.

“Is Consort Xuan resting inside? Why does she not even have a personal maidservant with her?” Mo Yarui could not help but criticize in her heart. “What if someone else barges in? If something were to happen to her in our manor, His Highness would definitely kill me. I have to remind Consort Xuan so that she would not make such a mistake again.”

Thinking to herself, Mo Yarui lifted her dress slightly and walked inside. She turned around the screen and saw a man on the bed in shock. Mo Yarui shuddered and immediately felt that something was wrong. Having no time to think about it, she turned around to walk out hurriedly. However, she felt a wave of dizziness and could not even remain stable. Her body softened and she fell to the ground.

The maidservant and the manservant guarding outside looked at each other and nodded proudly. The manservant held his breath and went in first to put out the incense in the room. Then he opened the window to dispel the smell, wrapped the incense carefully, and put it in his arms before waving outside.