C225 (1/2)

It had been a long time since Liu Lao had seen Mu Rong Xiu. He was so excited that he was crying. After consoling him for a moment, Murong Xiu asked him to continue guarding the vicinity of the Ming Lun Mountain and to do his utmost to engage in a tug-of-war with the Northern Yue army. After that, he only brought a thousand personal guards and Tang Ao back to the capital.

In the palace, Young Lord Xi Li was discussing the war with Prime Minister Gongsun when he heard the news. When he heard the word ”Regent”, his face turned pale with fright. Gongsun Xianfeng calmed his young master's emotions and went to see Murong Xiu with him.

Mu Rong Xiu looked calmly at the bowing Gongsun Jianguo and said with a smile, ”Thank you for your hard work recently.”

Gongsun quickly said, ”I don't dare to.”

Mu Rong Xiu ignored him and told the young master, ”Nephew, I'm back. Don't you remember me?”

The young master fearfully said, ”As long as uncle is back safely. ”That day, uncle suddenly disappeared, and nephew was scared out of his wits. I thought uncle …”

”I'm still alive and well. Would you be disappointed?” Mu Rong Xiu suddenly said. He changed his tone and said, ”Uncle, you've come back this time to arrange the marriage.”

”...” ”Uncle is joking. Right now, the war between the North and the West is very serious. Nephew, how can you think about personal matters …” The young master couldn't figure out what Murong Xiu was thinking.

”How can the king's marriage be considered a private matter?” Murong Xiu smiled and said, ”Uncle has already chosen for you. How about we choose the youngest daughter of Gongsun Haoyue?”

Gongsun didn't know how to respond. The thoughts he had towards the young master previously were indeed filled with the selfish desire to make his daughter the empress. However, Mu Rong Xiu's words made him feel a bit strange.

”Why, won't you?” Seeing that the young master was silent, Murong Xiu asked.

The young master didn't know how to respond to Murong Xiu, who had come back to propose marriage to him, so he could only stare at Gongsun Xinghe.

Therefore, Murong Xiu also turned to the Prime Minister. ”What do you think, Minister?”

Gongsun Jianwu bowed and said respectfully, ”In that case, this old man's daughter has gotten the better of me …”

”So this is the agreement?” A devilish smile suddenly appeared on Murong Xiu's face.

This smile made Gongsun's heart skip a beat. He didn't know if he should say it or not.

”This King will take it as your consent. Great!” Tonight, this king will gift you all a great gift! ”The Prime Minister, please accept this!” Mu Rong Xiu's smile intensified.

Prime Minister Gongsun could only instinctively salute and express his gratitude before sending the Regent off with a hearty laugh.

After Murong Xiu left, the young master anxiously asked Gongsun Chen, ”Prime Minister, can you guess what exactly this Murong Xiu means?”

Gong Sun stroked his long beard and shook his head. ”I really can't presume about what he's thinking …”

The young master's face was filled with disappointment, but there was nothing he could do. He felt that the day was coming when he would be completely at the mercy of the Regent …

It was night. Gongsun Jianyun, who had been looking forward to the big gift from Murong Xiu, hadn't thought that the big gift he had been anticipating would be a bloody big gift.

Mu Rong Xiu didn't show up at all, but Tang Ao, who was wearing a mask, brought 200 people with him and started the massacre from the entrance. They didn't even let the cats and dogs that were kept in the Prime Minister's residence go.

When the young master had received the news and rushed from the palace to the Prime Minister's palace, he only saw the huge palace littered with corpses. The air was filled with the thick smell of blood and the stench of corpses. ”The young master could not bear the provocation and vomited.

It was unknown when Mu Rong Xiu had appeared, but he whispered in his ear like a ghost, ”The girl who could have been your empress is here.”

The young master reflexively looked over and saw a lifeless female corpse. He rolled his eyes and fainted.

The next day, the young master woke up from the palace, and the miserable state of the Prime Minister's Estate was always on the horizon.

When one of the court ladies saw his sullen and absent-minded appearance, she suggested, ”Master, why don't you go out for a walk and relax your mind?”