"You better not be lying to me, or I'll make sure you die a horrible death." Mu Yunhe sneered, carefully picked up Luo Zhiheng, and left the Luo family.
When Luo Zhiheng woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day. It was sunset, and the brilliant red afterglow of the sunset spread across the earth. Rushing into the room, Luo Zhiheng opened her eyes and saw a sea of orange-red. For a moment, she was confused.
"Master is awake?" Luo Erduo's cheerful voice rang out from the side, her little face covered in ashes. She was squatting by the door guarding a clay pot, and rushed in as soon as she saw Luo Zhiheng wake up. She looked like she was about to cry.
"Ears?" Luo Zhiheng realized her voice was very hoarse when she spoke. "What's wrong with me?"
Luo Erduo pouted and complained, "It's nothing, I just fainted. Mu Yunhe was so nervous that he made me watch over you all day long, and even said that if anything happened to you, he would pluck all my fox fur. He also made me watch the medicine pot and stand guard at your door. Master, how could there be such a hateful human?"
Luo Zhiheng couldn't help but chuckle as she recalled Mu Yunhe's current cunning and arrogance. "You don't have to listen to him. Go get me some water."
Luo Erduo obeyed and did as instructed. After the two talked for a while, Luo Zhiheng asked, "Where is Mu Yunhe?"
"I don't know. Yesterday, when I brought you back, I stood by your bedside and kept rambling on and on. I don't know what I said, but when I left, I looked a little lost. Do you think he was scared? Hehehe, he should have been worried. Who told him to be so fierce yesterday?" Luo Erduo said gloatingly.
A sinister voice suddenly rang out: "You want to be punished, don't you?"
Luo Erduo's little hand froze, and she turned around abruptly to see Mu Yunhe standing outside the door. Luo Erduo panicked and rammed her head into the window, cowardly running away through the window.
Luo Zhiheng stared in disbelief. When did Mu Yunhe become someone even ghosts fear? She felt an urge to rub her forehead. Pretending not to see Mu Yunhe, she turned her face towards the inside of the bed.
Mu Yunhe walked over and stood silently by the window. The atmosphere was quiet and tender, like a hyacinth in bloom, its delicate fragrance wafting in the breeze, subtle yet captivating.
After a while, Mu Yunhe's low voice came: "The doctor said you fainted because you were so angry and exhausted. I am a man of my word, and I did not kill your wet nurse and Qiwan, so you don't need to be angry anymore."
Luo Zhiheng suddenly looked at Mu Yunhe, her face filled with a mixture of surprise and delight.
This gave Mu Yunhe a great sense of confidence and strength, as if the dejection and panic of the night had melted away in her bright eyes. He quickly added, "But I can't let them leave with you, because I won't let you leave either. You keep saying who you are to me, but you haven't proven yourself and you want to leave. I'll take that as desertion, or that you're just a liar."
"Even if you find out that I didn't desert at the last minute, and I'm not a liar, but just that I don't want to continue, what will you do? Will you keep me here? Even if you keep me here now, what's the point?" Luo Zhiheng said with a lack of interest, as if she didn't care what Mu Yunhe decided.
Mu Yunhe was simple-minded and couldn't stand Luo Zhiheng's attitude, which seemed to genuinely disregard everything. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "No matter what's wrong with you, you're someone I've invested so much effort in. Although you're annoying and make me uncomfortable, I have to admit that lately you've given me a sense of déjà vu. I won't make things difficult for myself. Since you've given me this feeling, I'll reluctantly try to accept you."
Luo Zhiheng looked astonished and bewildered, seemingly unaware of the fantastical tale Mu Yunhe was spouting.
"What do you want to say?" Luo Zhiheng asked.
Mu Yunhe said somewhat angrily, "What I mean is that you stay here so I can continue to feel around and see if I can still remember the past. Actually, I can't remember any of what you said, but recently some things keep popping into my mind, and I just need to prove it."
"Are you trying to use me as a pawn? Or as your slave? You think I'll stay if you're happy, and get rid of me if you're not? Mu Yunhe, what do you take me for? Your pet dog? Someone you can summon and dismiss at will?" Luo Zhiheng roared angrily.
Mu Yunhe was somewhat anxious, his eyes dimmed, but he said proudly, "Didn't you always say you loved me? But what exactly do you love about me? No one falls in love with someone for no reason. Whatever happened between us before, now you're just a somewhat familiar stranger in my eyes. I don't want to waste my breath on you. Since you think I'm being unfair to you, then I'll give you a fair fight."
"Didn't you say you loved me very much? Then prove it to me. I have several concubines in my household, and I'd like to see which of you loves me more, and what love truly is. Is what you, Luo Zhiheng, are telling the truth?"
Luo Zhiheng said coldly, "So you're planning to use this as a trap to cook your women? Fine, since you're willing to do it, why shouldn't I? But I'm warning you, Mu Yunhe, if you lose, you can't have any other woman besides me."
As if afraid that the other party would go back on their word, Mu Yunhe quickly said, "Okay, it's a deal! But if you lose, then you have to stay by my side and wait for my judgment."
Although he didn't know why he wanted to keep Luo Zhiheng by his side, he wanted to follow his heart and see if he could truly feel the kind of passionate and lingering love that Luo Zhiheng spoke of!
Luo Zhiheng smiled and said mysteriously, "Alright then, starting today I'm going to show you what your women are really like, what they love about you, and let you know what love truly is."
Yunhe, you've forgotten how to love, forgotten your love. It's alright, I'll help you find it again, I'm sure I can!
The next morning, Luo Zhiheng got up feeling refreshed and heard a commotion outside the door. Qi Wan said from outside, "Miss, a lot of women have come. They all claim to be the young prince's women and are making a fuss about seeing you."
Luo Zhiheng sneered, "You've come so quickly! Mu Yunhe, since you've made your move, I'll make you shattered to pieces and obediently return to my side."
574 Sun Yunjun offers a plan!
Updated: 2014-01-25 19:11:41 Word Count: 4497
"You must be Luo Zhiheng? I am the woman Your Excellency loves most deeply. Today, Your Excellency has brought me into the Prince's mansion, and from now on, I will have a place here. Although you and Your Excellency have a long history, once a man's heart is no longer with you, you will have nothing left. All the vows you made will eventually become nothing but smoke in the wind. So I advise you not to provoke me. I am Your Excellency's new favorite. Since ancient times, new love and old love have been deadly. Men only ever hear the laughter of new love and never see the tears of old love." The new favorite puffed out her proud chest and said arrogantly, her words filled with sarcasm, contempt, warning, and attack.
Luo Zhiheng's indifferent gaze swept over the woman's impressive chest, and she gave a subtle, cold laugh: "Since when has Mu Yunhe become a visual creature? He actually found a milk cow?"
The new lover was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed crimson. Her expression twisted, a mixture of anger and pride in her eyes. Pointing at Luo Zhiheng's nose, she roared, "Luo Zhiheng, listen to me! I don't care how arrogant and domineering you were before, or how far you've gone, reaching out to your other women. But don't even think about treating me the same way you treated those women. I'm the woman you personally promised to marry with proper ceremony. Do you know who I am? I'm the granddaughter of the King of the Unorthodox! My status is noble. How can a woman of your status compare to me? If you know what's good for you, you'd better step aside to avoid making things awkward for both of us."
Luo Zhiheng sneered, "Such a noble status, but can you compare to royalty? Are you implying that Mu Yunhe is marrying above his station? You're condescending to marry someone of lower status?"
The new lover blushed, momentarily stiff and at a loss, before quickly regaining her composure: "What business is it of yours how we behave? That's our business, none of your concern as an outsider. Luo Zhiheng, considering you treated Mu Yunhe fairly well in the past, I'll give you a chance. As long as you voluntarily relinquish your position as Mu Yunhe's wife, I can allow you to become Mu Yunhe's concubine!"
What a boastful tone, and what a great favor!
How dare they make Luo Zhiheng lower herself to become a concubine instead of a wife!
Luo Zhiheng narrowed her eyes, her keen eye catching a fleeting glimpse of something outside the courtyard gate. Suddenly, she curled her lips into a smile and said casually, "Even Mu Yunhe doesn't have the right to ask me to lower my status, so what makes you think you can? Do you know that there's only one outcome for someone who talks to me like this?"
Perhaps it was because Luo Zhiheng's gaze was too chilling, but the new lover couldn't help but ask, "What will happen to him?"
"That means being beaten into a pig's head!" Luo Zhiheng suddenly revealed a sinister smile and ordered, "Luo Erduo, beat this woman into a pig's head and then send her to Mu Yunhe as a snack with his drinks."
Pig's head meat is a top-notch appetizer, isn't it? Mu Yunhe, you must like this dish!
Luo Erduo was a skilled fighter. Her greatest strength was that she was in perfect harmony with Luo Zhiheng. She could appear and disappear without a trace, like a ghost behind her new lover, and then suddenly unleash a barrage of punches and kicks, making the new lover scream in terror and curse, until finally she begged for mercy in a pitiful manner.
Mu Yunhe was right outside the door, watching this scene. He gritted his teeth, cursing the useless woman under his breath, yet he also felt incredibly satisfied. Seeing that Luo Zhiheng not only wasn't bullied, but was actually bullying others, how could he find it so perfectly natural?
Realizing his own thoughts, Mu Yunhe's face darkened. Wasn't he supposed to have hired someone to deal with Luo Zhiheng? He wanted to know what true love was, to know which of these women loved him more, and to prove that he had no special feelings for Luo Zhiheng. But now he hadn't found out anything at all.
Filled with resentment, Mu Yunhe lost interest in watching the other women's performances. Given Luo Zhiheng's personality, he feared the other women wouldn't fare any better.
Just as Mu Yunhe had predicted, the other women were defeated one by one.
Days passed one after another, and in the blink of an eye, this kind of tinkering had been going on for three or four days, but in Mu Yunhe's opinion, it was completely ineffective and could not achieve the desired effect at all. Frustrated, he sat alone in the restaurant drinking, deep in thought, when suddenly he smelled an unfamiliar fragrance wafting towards him.
He was startled and quickly looked up, only to be surprised to find a woman sitting opposite him—or rather, a woman who combined coldness and evil!
The woman was incredibly beautiful, alluring, and stunning; she was the most exceptional, even breathtaking, woman Mu Yunhe had ever seen. Mu Yunhe, driven by lust, instinctively flashed a charming smile upon seeing such a peerless beauty, and spoke in a gentle, flirtatious tone: "You smell so good, miss."
Upon their first meeting, the woman showed no shyness whatsoever. Instead, she smiled and asked, "Are you serious, Your Excellency? Do I possess your Queen's fragrance?"
Mu Yunhe was taken aback. His love of beauty inadvertently contracted, and he felt a slight chill. Even if he had an uncontrollable love of beauty, he would never joke about his own safety and health. He smiled casually and said, "So, you actually know me, young lady? You must have admired me for a long time and found out everything about me so early on?"
The woman smiled alluringly, approaching Mu Yunhe with captivating charm. She sat down beside him and said in a seductive yet warm tone, "Your esteemed name is renowned far and wide, how could I not know? I not only know your affairs, but also your troubles. Would you be willing to listen to my words?"
A hand that is soft and boneless is a killer that can kill a man's soul. The gentle oily touches on Mu Yunhe's arms and back, the subtle and ambiguous touches, would make any man's heart flutter, but that would definitely not include Mu Yunhe!
Mu Yunhe has lustful desires and a love for beauty, but he dislikes other women touching him! Especially not such alluring beauties.
He subtly brushed the woman's hand away, then grasped her soft hand in his large one, seemingly playing with it, and teased her ambiguously, "Could it be that you, beautiful lady, are some kind of spirit who has cultivated into human form? You actually possess the ability to see through people's hearts? I'd like to hear about it. But could you please tell me your name first? Such a peerless beauty, I really don't want to miss out on her."
The woman smiled charmingly, her eyes sparkling with allure, and her lips parted slightly: "This humble woman is... Sun Yunyun."
Mu Yunhe's smile remained unchanged, but he quickly searched his mind for the name. However, with only one year of memories, he had no information about this woman. He smiled calmly and said, "Indeed, she lives up to her name."
“Even if I were beautiful, I couldn’t compare to even a fraction of the Princess’s beauty. I had the honor of seeing the Princess once a year ago, and I was truly awestruck. The Princess’s appearance and beauty are unparalleled in the world. No woman could be more beautiful than her. Her beauty is so stunning that even women can’t be jealous of her. They can only want to worship her, admire her, and love her.” Sun Yunyun said with a look of longing and infatuation.
Her expression didn't seem fake, but it was so real that it felt unsettling. That expression was definitely not the kind of expression a woman should have towards another woman!
Mu Yunhe suddenly felt disgust and resistance, as if his possessions had been coveted and defiled, and he felt utterly nauseous. He didn't even want to continue the pretense of politeness with this woman. Sitting up straight, Mu Yunhe's smile faded slightly: "Young lady, you have a magnanimous heart, not even a hint of jealousy towards a woman more beautiful than yourself. I truly admire you."
The current Mu Yunhe is carefree, arrogant, and domineering, showing no regard for his status. Therefore, he never mentions or refers to himself as such. The number of times he has uttered the words "this official" or "this king" in the past year can be counted on one hand, but each time it appears, it signifies Mu Yunhe's extreme impatience and impending anger. Yet, in this short period of time, the words "this king" have been uttered three times by Mu Yunhe.
It's easy to imagine how much Mu Yunhe disliked Sun Yunyun.
"It's not that I'm not jealous, it's just that I can't be jealous of a woman as talented and beautiful as the Princess Consort." Sun Yunyun laughed to herself, seemingly still unable to tear herself away from Luo Zhiheng's beauty.
Mu Yunhe felt utterly disgusted, a lump of air stuck in his throat, and his loathing for Sun Yunyun intensified. He didn't even know what Luo Zhiheng looked like, yet this woman knew! He was determined to tear off Luo Zhiheng's mask when they got back and see if she was truly so beautiful as to be outrageously so.
Sun Yunyun finally snapped out of his reverie, a wicked glint in his eyes, and chuckled, "After reading it, why bother with all that? You surely know how wonderful the Little Princess Consort is better than I do. I've come today to help you with your troubles. Have you been having a falling out with the Little Princess Consort lately? Are you trying to win her over?"
Mu Yunhe was startled, but quickly relaxed. He hadn't tried to hide what he'd done; it was already common knowledge. This woman wouldn't be surprised if she knew. He said, "It is indeed true. Does Miss Sun have a good method?"
Sun Yunyun smiled charmingly and said, "I dare not accept such praise, but this method should be able to help you see people's true nature. I have a kind of medicine here that, when applied to the body, will cause the body to rot, looking as terrible as a poisonous sore. As long as you apply this medicine to your body, your skin will rot. Of course, you don't need to worry, this is definitely not poison, it is just a medicine that will cause the body to ulcerate. Even without the medicine, it will heal automatically in half a month."
Mu Yunhe frowned and asked, "Why are you giving me this medicine?" He was suspicious. He had come to help out of nowhere and was given a medicine. Who knew what kind of medicine it was? What if it was poison? Wouldn't he be doomed?
Sun Yunyun seemed to see through Mu Yunhe's thoughts, and said with a smile, "I know that my sudden arrival and the sudden administration of medicine to you are suspicious and untrustworthy. It is normal for you to doubt me. However, I can personally test the medicine so that you can see it."
As she spoke, she actually took out an iron box and applied the dark ointment inside to her fair arm. After a short while, her arm began to turn red and then ulcerate, which looked terrible, and the ulcerated area also had a foul smell.
Mu Yunhe's expression remained unchanged, appearing calm and composed. However, a hint of surprise stirred within him.
The woman drank her tea nonchalantly, showing no fear whatsoever, ignoring the festering sores. She smiled at Mu Yunhe and said, "Your Excellency doesn't know, I was fortunate enough to survive back then because of your and the Princess's life-risking rescue. I am truly grateful. What happened a year ago was terrifying; even now, thinking about it makes me shudder. I originally just wanted to live a quiet life, for that was the best I could hope for. I know this thought is selfish, and I can't repay Your Excellency and the Princess, but no matter how noble your status is, I don't know how to repay you."
"But now that I've heard about your situation, I want to lend a hand. It's probably the wish of everyone in our Mu Dynasty to reconcile you two. Of course, that doesn't include the girls who admire you." Sun Yunyun smiled charmingly and continued, "Also, although you don't remember me, your father, brothers, and others do. I am the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family, and I'm a close friend of the young princess. I would never harm the young princess. If you still don't trust me, you can go back and ask your family; you can bring me to them to see."
Mu Yunhe's mind raced, and he actually believed part of what she said.
"It's healed!" Sun Yunyun suddenly said joyfully, raising her arm for Mu Yunhe to see. The festering wound had actually healed on its own! In just a short while!
Mu Yunhe was truly surprised at this moment. He couldn't help but say, "This medicine is absolutely superb. You're actually willing to give it to me?"
"Of course. Your Excellency is my savior, and the young princess is my good friend. If I hadn't felt that my status was unworthy to be friends with the young princess because I had left my family, and hadn't been embarrassed to appear in front of you, I would never have come to see you first. I miss Luo Zhiheng very much." Sun Yunyun's words were half true and half false, but Mu Yunhe couldn't distinguish between the truth and falsehood.
She continued, "I hope you two are doing well, and I hope you can remember Luo Zhiheng. I hope you remember everything Luo Zhiheng did for you. You two are a match made in heaven and shouldn't be separated. I hope you can see through the wickedness and hypocrisy of other women. Only Luo Zhiheng is the woman who can share your joys and sorrows, only Luo Zhiheng will not despise you, will not abandon you, no matter what you are like, only Luo Zhiheng is the one who loves you the most!"
"Just apply the medicine to your body, then tell those women you have a serious illness, or even a contagious one. Have them take care of you, and you'll see their true colors. Then you'll know who you should cherish most!"
575 Infectious Diseases Reveal the True Feelings of the Human Heart! (Part 1)
Updated: 2014-01-25 20:03:54 Word Count: 3562
Sun Yunyun spoke with utmost sincerity, which made even Mu Yunhe look at her with new respect and believe her even more.
He took the medicine and smiled, "Thank you then. I'll keep this medicine for now, and I'll use it if I need it. I'm going back now. Would you like to come with me to see Luo Zhiheng? She hasn't seen any of you old friends since she came back."
This was a test, Sun Yunyun understood, but she was not afraid at all, and said, "It's better not to. When you and Luo Zhiheng are back to normal, I will be there to bless you. At that time, I will have done my part in making you back together, and I won't feel ashamed to see her."
Mu Yunhe smiled without forcing the issue and left gracefully.
As Sun Yunyun watched him leave, her expression changed rapidly. With a gentle sweep of her jade-like hand over the table, the teacup Mu Yunhe had used instantly turned to ashes.