mtl008 Chapter 609 Happy Birthday!
Chapter 609 Happy Birthday!
The window was slowly lifted up.
Lu Yangyang was caught off guard when she met a pair of clear, cold, and deep eyes.
The garden behind the side hall was very large. At this time, the garden was full of white night-blooming cereus flowers in full bloom, clustered together, and under the cool moonlight, they seemed to be misty into a silver nebula.
Zong Que bent slightly, his black hair cascading down, his eyes clear and bright, the myriad lights behind him becoming mere background.
Lu Yangyang blinked lightly.
Could she have been poisoned?
In a moment of slight mental sluggishness, a hand landed on her mouth and nose. The cool temperature of his palm unexpectedly touched her lips, and her heartbeat suddenly became erratic.
Zong Que covered her mouth and nose with one hand and placed the other hand on the windowsill. With a light leap, he jumped into the room through the window. The space in front of the window suddenly became smaller because of the addition of a person. Lu Yangyang's hand unconsciously loosened, the window frame fell, and she stepped back, leaning against the wall.
Zong Que's hand was still on half of her face, and the moment he lowered his eyes, he met her clear and bright gaze.
Lu Yangyang's gaze remained fixed on the eyes that had suddenly entered her, unable to look away for even a moment.
Perhaps I was careless and really got poisoned.
Otherwise, why would she think he's getting more and more handsome?
They've only been apart for a short time, so why does it feel different already?
It seems that some blurry things are starting to become clearer.
what is it then?
Lu Yangyang's heart was pounding, and her breathing became rapid.
"Yangyang," Zong Que's gaze lingered on her as he slowly drew closer, until his lips brushed against her brow bone and his breath brushed against her eyelids. He lowered his eyes inch by inch until they were level with hers, and his lips slightly lifted across the palm of his hand that covered half of her face. "Happy birthday."
Lu Yangyang's birthday had passed for more than a month, and she had long since forgotten about it.
But when she unexpectedly met him again, the first thing he said to her was, "Happy birthday."
He actually remembered it all along.
Lu Yangyang's eyes were fixed on him, and with a surge of courage from who knows where, she suddenly pushed his hand away from her face and quickly gave him a light peck on the lips.
Then, in a panic, she raised her hand to cover her lips.
Her eyes were wide open, staring at him with a clear, piercing gaze.
Zong Que was slightly stunned. The scene just now was too fast, so fast that he almost thought it was his imagination. But the soft touch still lingered on his lips. He looked into Lu Yangyang's clear eyes and pressed his lips to the back of her hand.
Lu Yangyang's eyes flickered slightly as she stared at him in disbelief.
A smile spread from his eyes, landing in hers and rippling across her heart.
"Your Highness, I... I'm not poisoned, am I?" Lu Yangyang still couldn't believe this scene was real, otherwise why would she be so panicked?
Zong Que chuckled, straightened up, took out a small bottle from his pocket, opened the bottle with one hand, and handed it to her: "The fragrance of the night-blooming cereus is highly poisonous, but the juice squeezed from the stem of the night-blooming cereus is the antidote."
Lu Yangyang moved her hand away, brought her nose close to the mouth of the small porcelain bottle, and smelled it. "It smells like mint."
"Hmm, just smell it, it'll be fine in a bit," Zong Que said.
After smelling it for a while, Lu Yangyang did feel much better, and her mind cleared up.
It seems I really was poisoned just now.
However, she asked with some curiosity, "How did Your Highness know?"
She had no idea!
“Before I set off for Jinzhou, I sent a message to your master, Wen Yu. Otherwise, how could I have found Yan Yue from a place like Huoyin Mountain?” Zong Que said with a light smile.
Lu Yangyang was astonished: "My master? He's here too? This Yan Yue, how can he be so unreliable? I met him yesterday, and he didn't even tell me about something so important!"
“When your master arrived here, he wouldn’t have time to think about him. He hasn’t even seen your master’s face, so naturally he wouldn’t have thought to tell you this,” Zong Que explained to her.
This is true.
Given Wen Yu's personality, once he gets to this place, he'll probably be like a mouse in a rice jar, only concerned with studying the flowers and plants, and won't have the mind to pay attention to anything else.
Wen Qingqing, that airhead, is just like him.
By the way, Lu Yangyang looked at Zong Que: "A Que, you're not surprised at all to see me. Did you know I would come?"
“If Mingruo says that the Miao Jiang Holy Maiden came with you, and since she entered the Yuechuan Royal Palace and even met the Yuechuan King, she will definitely find a way to bring you here.” Zong Que raised his hand and gently rubbed her head: “It seems I was right.”
Speaking of this, Lu Yangyang quickly told Zong Que about Yin Yueling being taken away: "Yueling was invited to attend some kind of meeting. Is she in danger?"
“Mingruo has also been taken away,” Zong Que thought for a moment and said, “During the sacrificial ceremony, King Yuechuan will announce the next successor. Although we don’t know if she has already been chosen, the fact that they took away both the Miao Jiang Holy Maiden and Mingruo at the same time is very likely related to the successor issue. The most likely reason is… to make them get married.”
"Marriage?" Lu Yangyang almost lost control of her voice, nervously lowering it: "Are they crazy? Yue Ling is only thirteen! Do these people have to be so heartless!"
When Yin Yueling was brought into the palace, it was thought that even if the Yuechuan royal family had plans to arrange a marriage for her, it would be at least two years from now. Yin Yueling is still just a young girl, not even fully grown yet, and... Yuexin hasn't even arrived yet. To force her into marriage, what kind of beast would do such a thing!
"Don't worry," Zong Que said gently, "It's just a guess. Even if they have this plan, they have to wait until the sacrificial ceremony to announce it publicly. Otherwise, Mingruo's background will lose its value. If that's really the case, they wouldn't have brought her over to discuss this matter today."
Lu Yangyang nodded: "You're right. If they want to use Mingruo's background to their advantage, the sacrificial ceremony is the best opportunity. But... I feel like these people in Yuechuan Palace are all strange. Who would do so many vicious things in the palace?"
Lu Yangyang briefly explained her speculations about the Crown Prince to Zong Que, "I originally wanted to find an opportunity to tell King Yuechuan about the Crown Prince's intention to instigate war between the two countries, but I always felt that something was not quite right."
Lu Yangyang originally thought that if she could tell the news to King Yuechuan in advance, so that King Yuechuan would be on guard, she could better thwart the prince's plan.
However, upon arriving at the Yuechuan Royal Palace, she encountered this strange palace before even meeting King Yuechuan.
Even Yue Ling is in danger now!
Lu Yangyang couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
Zong Que held her hand and whispered, "Because the one who most wants to start a war is King Yuechuan."