Chapter 227 - 225. The Return of Murong Qing I (1/2)
Third-person POV
”Hmm~ Hmm~ Hmm~” Murong Qing hummed while skipping her way to Royal Palace.
It had been 3 days since Hong er's eyes were transplanted into her eye sockets. She gained some of Hong er's most treasured memories from the transplantation and one of them was the song that Hong er always hum.
She diligently learned the song based on the little memories that she got, it seems like Weisheng was very happy whenever Hong er sung the song. But then she clenched her jaw in annoyance.
”Only I can make cousin brother happy. How dare that witch to snatch my rightful place!” Murong Qing pouted her lips.
But a second later, a wide smile spread out on her face.
”No worries! Because cousin brother and Qing Qing are madly in love with each other, we are inseparable!” Murong Qing said and spun around as her flowy skirt waved in the air.
(A/N: Qing Qing is her nickname. I didn't put 'er' behind the 'Qing' because you guys would be confused with Bai Huiqing's nickname.)
In Murong Qing's mind, she thought that Weisheng and her were in love with each other. She believed that Hong er is a witch that godsend them to test their love. And with her witch power, she cast a spell on Weisheng so he would fall in love with her and forget everything about Murong Qing.
Murong Qing assumed that if she always stayed by Weisheng's side, no one could get close to her cousin brother.
”But that damn witch strike when I'm not with cousin brother,” Murong Qing grunted irritably.
The reason Murong Qing started to call him cousin brother because, in their era, it is fine to marry a distant relative. Therefore by calling him ”cousin brother” there would create a special relationship between them and they would look closer if she called him by that nickname.
At first, Weisheng was very annoyed by Murong Qing's clueless act. Calling a royal family member ”cousin brother” when they didn't relate in any way is taboo. But Murong Qing is very persistent even after she was scolded several times by Lu Cixi and the others.
Then Weisheng ignored and avoided her as much as possible but her will was so strong, she even dared to threaten an imperial guard by accusing him of attempting to r.a.p.e her if he touches her.
It caused a headache to the imperial guards that were looking over Weisheng. Imperial guards were also a noble therefore it would be scandalous if Murong Qing spread such a ridiculous rumor.
Because of that, almost all of the guards in the Royal Palace despise Murong Qing. Her noble status is lower than most of the imperial guards in the Royal Palace but her arrogance is more astounding compared to them.
Her obsessive tendency made Weisheng utterly disgusted, he escaped from Murong Qing by training in secret with other elite forces fellow. Then he started to carry out various missions with Lu Ping closely followed him by his side.
Weisheng almost developed a phobia towards woman but thankfully, in that very mission, he met Hong er who melted his heart at the first sight. But knowing that by taking her with the current powerless him, she would definitely become a target for his uncle.
He went to call Xu Tingfeng who was the closest to Hong er and never expected that Hong er turned out to be Xu Tingfeng long lost daughter. He was very relieved to know that Hong er was in a reliable hand. He promised to himself that he would marry Hong er when everything on his side is safe.
”The witch is gone~ And the spell she puts on cousin brother also had broken. Cousin brother likes unique things, ehehehe~ I hope he likes my new eyes.” Murong Qing giggled and twisted her body side to side as if she was shy.
Murong Qing's family is originally from commoner lineage and they never did a meritorious deed to the world before that deserve the blessing from the god. Therefore, by transplanting one of the most unique eyes, she hoped Weisheng would like her more than before.
Not long after, she arrived at the main gate of the Royal Palace and the guards that were guarding the gate blocked her path with their spears.
They glared at her and spoke with a stern voice, ”Identify yourself!”
Murong Qing was way shorter than them and with her head lowered, they couldn't see her face clearly. Because of the previous accident where Bei Zhou attacked the Royal Palace, they became more cautious of anyone that approaches the Royal Palace.
But they felt familiar with the figure of the woman in front of them. Murong Qing lifted up her head and smiled brightly with her eyes narrowed into a line.