Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 115 Playing with the Flag in the Palm of Your Hand

Wen Muchuan raised the corners of his mouth and was obviously in a good mood. His goal had been achieved and he had also noticed the abnormality in Mu Qingli's body a long time ago. Under his deliberate guidance, the meal ended quickly and Mu Qingli was finally relieved.

Even when she got on the carriage back home, she was still in a daze and felt completely exhausted.

Xiao Tao's face was full of worry. After helping her get into the carriage, she hurriedly handed the pills that had been prepared in the carriage to Mu Qingli.

"Princess, this is what Sister Wanyue gave me when we left the house. She said it can reduce fever quickly. Princess, please take it quickly."

Mu Qingli said nothing, but just stared at the pill in Xiaotao's hand silently, feeling even more bitter.

Xiao Tao waited for a long time, but she didn't hear her speak. She originally thought that the princess and Wan Yue were just having a quarrel, but now it seems that the matter is more serious than just a quarrel. However, she is just a maid, and on weekdays she is only responsible for assisting Wan Yue in serving Mu Qingli. She only knows that the princess has a good temper, but she has never seen her so stubborn. She didn't know what to do for a moment.

The carriage creaked along the wide road. Today's weather was just like yesterday, so dull that it made people feel depressed.

After a long time, Mu Qingli finally took the pill from Xiaotao's hand. Seeing this, Xiaotao hurriedly handed her the warm water that had been prepared long ago.

After taking the medicine, she leaned against the carriage and fell asleep. The Princess's Mansion and the General's Mansion were not far apart, but because of the snow that fell last night, the road was not easy to travel on, so the carriage was moving slowly.

When the carriage was almost halfway through, it was suddenly stopped by a child of seven or eight years old. The child handed a letter to the coachman and ran away.

Mu Qingli was awakened by the sudden stop of the carriage. He looked at the letter that Xiaotao took from the coachman and was a little confused.

However, when she opened the letter in her hand and saw the contents, her expression suddenly turned pale.

The content of the letter clearly stated the truth about how they escaped from the royal family of Qi.

She looked at the letter in her hand in disbelief. She never imagined that even the escape that year was orchestrated by Jiang Ci alone. She was so emotionally agitated that her body could no longer support her and she fell into a coma.

"Princess, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me. Princess, wake up. Princess..."

Xiaotao's panicked voice came from the carriage. Wanyue, who had been following secretly, was startled and quickly rushed to the carriage.

Wanyue had been following secretly. Just now, because the person approaching the carriage was a child, she didn't think much about it. However, she didn't expect that the child was carrying a letter. When she saw the child take the letter out of his arms, she felt something was wrong, but it was too late to stop him.

Wanyue didn't care about anything else and hurried forward to check. When Xiaotao saw Wanyue, she felt like she had found her backbone.

"Sister Wanyue, the princess has fainted."

Wanyue made a prompt decision and sent the man to a nearby clinic.

After everything was settled, she held the letter she had taken from Mu Qingli's hand, her face looking heavier than ever before.

......

When Mu Qingli woke up, it was already noon the next day. She felt like she had had a long dream and now she was completely awake.

The room was warm, and the charcoal fire in the charcoal brazier was burning brightly, which was completely different from the cold snow outside. Even though she was only wearing a middle layer of clothing, she did not feel cold. The fever seemed to have subsided, and her body did not feel as uncomfortable as yesterday. However, her heart felt as if it was being held by a pair of large hands, and she felt a dull pain.

After she stood up, she habitually wanted to call Wanyue, but the moment she opened her mouth, she seemed to remember something, and finally just smiled at herself.

She was sitting on the bed, not noticing the presence of another person in the room. She felt very thirsty and wanted to get out of bed to drink some water. However, when she lifted the curtain beside the bed, she saw Jiang Ci in black clothes sitting at the table.

Their eyes met, and Mu Qingli froze instantly.

"Sister."

Jiang Ci called her as usual. If she had not heard the conversation between Bai Yu and Wan Yue, if she had not received that letter written clearly in black and white, Mu Qingli would never have thought that he would deceive her to this extent.

She lowered the opened bed curtain, and the two of them were separated by a thin green curtain.

Jiang Ci stood up and spoke again.

"Sister, I can explain."

Mu Qingli unconsciously clenched his hands into fists, forcibly concealing all his emotional fluctuations, and closed his eyes in despair.

It turns out it's all true.

It turns out that everything he did can be explained with just two simple words.

It turned out that from the beginning to the end, she was just a pawn used by him to win over Feng Zong.

It turned out that he had planned everything before they escaped from the Qi royal family.

So from the beginning until now, I have been just a chess piece being played in his hands.

"Sister, can we talk?"

There was a hint of pleading in Jiang Ci's tone. He took a few steps forward and walked to the bed. The distance between them was shortened, but there was still a thin curtain between them.

"Sister..."

This time, before he could finish, he was interrupted by Mu Qingli's cold voice.

"I hope the Sixth Prince will be careful with his words and actions and just call me by my real name. I really can't bear the title of elder sister. Now, there is nothing to say between the Sixth Prince and me. There is a difference between men and women. The Sixth Prince should not enter and leave my room casually in the future. If the Sixth Prince wants to talk about how you have been deliberately using me all these years, there is no need to explain. I know everything. Now that the Sixth Prince's goal has been achieved, I, a chess piece, naturally have no use. If you still have a trace of our old feelings, don't bother me in the future. Let me go. Come on, my brother has chosen to side with you now. What else does Sixth Prince want from me? Oh, yes, there's also my marriage, but I've already told His Majesty that I'm in love with Su Minsheng. You've heard that he'll grant us a marriage, so if you want to use my marriage to pave the way for yourself, I'm afraid it won't work. Sixth Prince, please go back. We'll have nothing to do with each other from now on. As for Wanyue and Baiyu, the two you placed by my side, please take them away when you leave. I'm not feeling well and can't see you off. Please do as you please."

After she finished speaking, the room fell into deathly silence. Time passed minute by minute. It was unknown how long it had been before Jiang Ci could hear a faint chuckle coming from his throat.

Although the sound was very soft, it was particularly clear at this time.

he asked again.

"Are you attracted to him?"

"Yes."

"What do you know about him?"

"Nothing to do with you."

"Really? Sister is really cruel, but I don't agree with you marrying him."

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingli laughed out of anger. She pulled open the curtain between them, got off the bed barefoot, and stood opposite Jiang Ci, her eyes red.

"Who do you think you are? I need your consent for my marriage? How ridiculous! Now that I know what you've done, do you think I'll still obey you like before?"