Novel Bin Chapter 45 part2
he was stopped by a cold coughing sound, which wiped the smile off his face.
“Mu Zi Ling, why haven’t you gotten up?!” Long Xiao Yu’s voice traveled over
from where he stood.
The cold voice of his, flipped the hearts of all those at the dining table.
Only now did Long Xiao Li understand what was going on. He stared at Long
Xiao Yu heatedly, as if he wanted to chop him into many pieces. Earlier, he was
snubbed despite the fact that he was trying to convey good intentions.
Long Xiao Yu had completely ignored the meaning behind him putting food onto
Mu Zi Ling’s plate, and he didn’t even look at him. Instead, he was here to bring
Mu Zi Ling back. Didn’t Long Xiao Yu loathe woman? Why would he personally
come just to get Mu Zi Ling back? What was wrong with Long Xiao Yu today?
When the Empress heard Long Xiao Yu’s words, she showed no change of
expression, but had started tightly squeezing her hands under her sleeves.
Currently, her mood wasn’t much better off than Long Xiao Li’s
No matter how much she had planned, she had missed this one detail.
Long Xiao Yu actually cared about Mu Zi Ling... They probably have already
been good together before the feast! She should’ve noticed it earlier.
Back then when Long Xiao Yu had defended Mu Zi Ling, the Empress had
misunderstood his actions and thought he had just wanted to play along. What
she should’ve known was that Long Xiao Yu would never provoke the Empress
Dowager just for the sake of it.
The same man who had never stepped foot into the Royal Palace, had
decided come to the Kun Ning Palace today in order to take back Mu Zi Ling.
What was she supposed to do with her bowl of soup now?
She had never thought that she could be deceived by Long Xiao Yu cold face.
Not once had the thought that Long Xiao Yu would care for a woman other
than Yun Jin had crossed her mind.
Long Xiao Yu’s voice was overbearing and aggressive. It was natural that Mu
Zi Ling understood what was happening beneath the surface. Although she
couldn’t say for sure what she felt at the moment, she wished that Long Xiao
Yu wouldn’t play with her heart as much as he did.
Now that she knew Long Xiao Yu really was here for her, she hadn’t been
narcissistic earlier. Whether or not Long Xiao Yu was here to get her to see
another patient or cure another’s poison, she did not care.
Long Xiao Yu said that he wanted Mu Zi Ling to leave, but he did not ask the
Empress for permission. His action basically disregarded the Empress’
existence. In addition, Long Xiao Yu had said that he had something to do,
and he was clearly looking for Mu Zi Ling. In this circumstance, the Empress
would not be able to keep them here.
In a second her feelings had changed like a storm to a sunny day.
Mu Zi Ling wracked her brain about what to do with the bowl of soup in front
of her. She would really hate to part with it since it was such a great gift for
her violet toad.
Even if the violet toad wasn’t able to finish, she could still take the bugs out
and breed them as snacks for her violet toad.
Mu Zi Ling looked at the Empress’ kind and warm expression, then
shamelessly asked, “Mother, do you mind if your daughter-in-law brings this
bowl of soup back with her to enjoy back home? The soup’s aroma is just too
fragrant, your daughter-in-law really wants to taste it.”
The eunuchs and palace maids were all very confused. It was just a bowl of
soup. Didn’t the rich Qi King’s Manor have a bowl of soup? Why would the
Princess start asking it from the Empress?
When Long Xiao Li heard Mu Zi Ling’s words, he retracted his hazy gaze. He
was also very confused. Did that bowl of soup really smell that good?
If it it was a normal day, he would know the meaning behind the Empress
inviting someone to dinner. However, since Long Xiao Yu showed up, he didn’t
have the mood to wonder if there was anything wrong with the bowl of soup
anymore.
Mu Zi Ling understood that now that the Empress knew why Long Xiao Yu was
here, she must be angered half to death. At the right moment, she didn’t forget
to “kindly” ask the Empress for the bowl of soup.
She knew that the Empress wanted her to drink this bowl of soup, however, she
didn’t know if the Empress would let her take the bowl of soup home. She knew
that the Empress would naturally know that this bowl of soup was still very hot.
It would be impossible to drink quickly, and if she drank it slowly, then she would
have to make Long Xiao Yu wait.
In addition ever since the start, she had revealed no expressions that implied
she didn’t want to drink the bowl of soup. She was smiling the whole time, so the
Empress should agree to her request. Right?
Just as expected, when the Empress heard these words, her mood got better
and she sincerely smiled, “Since Ling’er likes it so much, then she can bring it
back with her.”
Although the Empress was still doubtful if Mu Zi Ling really did like the bowl of
soup, since she asked for it herself, then there was still a chance. She would
not let this chance go to waste.
Other than an experienced poisonous bug owner, no one else would be able to
find anything wrong with this bowl of soup.
She was not worried about whether Mu Zi Ling wanted to test the bowl of soup
for poison or if she really wanted to drink it, because she knew that it wouldn’t
be easy for Mu Zi Ling to detect the poison.
Just because in this moment the Empress didn’t think that Mu Zi Ling would be
able to do anything to the bowl of poison, she would end up regretting her
decisions later on.
“Thank you mother-in-law,” said Mu Zi Ling smiling happily. She liked the
Empress’ straightforwardness a lot. Who cared if the Empress was very sinister?
The gift that the Empress had prepared for her violet toad left her very pleased.
She poured the bowl of soup back into its original container, then she purposely
left the handkerchief that she used to push her plate away on the desk. After
she asked the Empress to be excused, she followed Long Xiao Yu with the
container of soup and left.
Long Xiao Li had seen every single move that Mu Zi Ling made, so he naturally
also saw the handkerchief that Mu Zi Ling had left on the table. However, he
didn’t remind Mu Zi Ling that she had forgotten something.
He waited until Mu Zi Ling was gone before he picked up the handkerchief and
smelt it. It was full of a young girl’s scent. As he smelled the handkerchief, he
started to feel drunk and intoxicated.