Chapter 11 - The Green Hat

The Green Hat

Both Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanji were shocked. Then Mu Mingtang ignored Xie Xunaji and ran to Xie Xuanchen’a chamber hurriedly.

Xie Xuanji was stunned for a moment, and when Xie Xuanji reacted, he immediately chased after her and grabbed her hand: “Do you want to die?”

Mu Mingtang who stumbled back glared at Xie Xuanji and tried to break from his grip. “Let go! My Lord seems to be awake, let go!”

But he didn’t let her go because he thought it was his hallucination. How can Xei  Xuanchen wake up? Did he wake up? Then, did he hear our conversation? He became doubtful.

Xie Xuanji became more and more vigilant, Whether Xie Xuanchen was sane or it didn’t make any difference. He will start killing when he wakes up, fortunately, he is chained. He thought.

Xie Xuanji didn’t let go of Mu Mingtang’s hand: “As soon as he wakes up, he will attack the people around him. Do you want to die, why….. hiss——”

Xie Xunaji released his hand which was bitten by Mu Mingtang. He was very angry: “I’m doing this for your own good, but you bite people. Is this what you learn in the Jiang family?”

“Why, Jin Wang[1] disappointed? I’m just an adopted daughter of the Jiang family, so I don’t have the virtues of the Jiang family. Besides, I have already married according to the Jiang family’s wishes, and I have already repaid the Jiang family’s adoption grace. I have nothing to do with the Jiang family, and my surname is Mu.”

Mu Mingtang glared at Xie Xuanji angrily, and said, “My parents taught me since I was a child that if you encounter someone with dirty hands and feet, you should bite him.” Then she glared at him again and walked quickly.

On the bed, Xie Xuanchen was lying weakly. His face was terrifyingly pale, and he looked extremely weak. At this moment, he ignored Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanji, but lowered his head and straightened the iron chains, making a clattering sound.

When Mu Mingtang saw that Xie Xuanchen was awake, she was so shocked and happy at the same time.  She quickly ran to his side and held the iron chains before the wounds in his wrists become bloody. She was unable to hold iron chains properly due to Xie Xuanchen’s strength. Even though he was sick and was in a coma for a long time, his strength had not been reduced.

While Min Mingang tried to control the movements of the chains, Xie Xuanji stood at the door without going inside.

With the sound of the iron chain, Xie Xuanji’s face became paler and paler, and it looked like he was tortured to death. The captain of the guard noticed something wrong outside and knocked on the door: “His Royal Highness King Jin, has King Qiyang woken up?”

After the words “King Qiyang woke up” were spoken, the soldiers outside the window were tense, and the sound of slashing knives and running came one after another.

The outside atmosphere of the Yulin Hall suddenly changed. The changes outside were clearly transmitted into the hall, so Xie Xuanchen stopped struggling and looked at Xie Xuanji.

“I’m not dead yet, are you in a hurry?”

By listening to Xie Xuanchen’s words, Mu Mingtang got more nervous because when Xie Xuanchen was in a coma, she told him in her heart he was a little white face. But when he opened his eyes, she understood why people were so scared of him.

In front of those eyes, no one can say anything like femininity or a little white face. Hundreds of soldiers gathered outside the hall, and Xie Xuanji and Mu Mingtang stood in the hall, but at this moment, no one dared to make a sound.

However, that sentence seemed to have exhausted all of Xie Xuanchen’s energy and strength. After he finished speaking, he suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood and fell heavily on the bed. Mu Mingtang was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward: “Your Highness, Your Highness?”

Mu Mingtang knelt beside the bed and immediately took off her veil to wipe the blood.

When she was ready to wipe out the blood, Xie Xuanchen fainted again, and Xie Xuanji undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw that Mu Mingtang was wiping the blood without any hesitation, he had a strange feeling.

Xie Xuanchen went crazy, killing people regardless of identity. Xie Xuanji should have left immediately, but he looked at Mu Mingtang kneeling beside the bed, carefully wiping the blood from Xie Xuanchen’s mouth, and couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you afraid?”

Mu Mingtang looked back and saw that Xie Xuanji had not left yet. She was taken aback: “What am I afraid of?”

“Aren’t you afraid that he will kill you?”

“No.” Mu Mingtang turned around and carefully wiped the blood on Xie Xuanchen’s collar, “He is Marquis of Wu’an. He won’t kill innocent people indiscriminately. Besides, he saved my life in the first place, even if he didn’t recognize me and killed me, I should pay him back.”

The Marquis of Wuan? It was given to Xie Xuanchen a long time ago. How could she know that? Could it be that they knew each other long ago? Xie Xuanji frowned.

Xie Xuanji stared coldly for a while, then turned and left. When the guards outside the hall saw him coming out, they breathed a long sigh of relief: “King Jin, how is our Highness King Qiyang?”

“Second brother woke up for a while, but now he fainted again. You all take good care of the second brother. Let’s call the imperial physician here.”

“Yes”

After Xie Xuanji left, the guards temporarily lifted the alarm, but they did not dare to relax at all, and kept their ears open. Through the window, Mu Mingtang heard that the frequency of their patrols had increased significantly.

Mu Mingtang’s veil was dyed red with blood, so she planned to get another one and bring some water to clean Xie Xuanchen. So when she just made a move, her wrist suddenly became cold, and she was grabbed by a hand.

Mu Mingtang’s legs became weak, she fell to his knees. She was so frightened and before she could scream, she was stopped by a cold voice: “Shut up, if you dare shout, I will kill you.”

Mu Mingtang forcibly held back her screams, and her heart almost stopped with fright. Xie Xuanchen was looking at her at the moment, his eyes were sharp, his thin lips were a little red because of the blood stains, and he was desolate and fierce, and he didn’t seem to be in a coma at all.

He glanced out the window, then looked at Mu Mingtang again. Mu Mingtang understood and nodded immediately: “Don’t worry, my lord, I won’t tell them.”

Xie Xuanchen looked at her for a long time, as if evaluating her credibility and then slowly let go. As soon as Mu Mingtang was able to move freely, she immediately withdrew her wrist, holding her wrist and kneading it in pain.

This strength is stronger than that of a strong blacksmith. If Mu Mingtang hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, who would believe that a patient who had been in a come has much strength?

Seeing Mu Mingtang rubbing her wrist, Xie Xuanchen remembered that his strength was not a unit of measurement compared to ordinary people. Even an adult man can’t hold his punch, let alone a weak woman.

Fortunately, Xie Xuanchen was in a coma for a long time, and his physical strength was greatly weakened. Otherwise, Mu Mingtang’s arm would have been disabled today.

Xie Xuanchen wanted to sit up while, but Mu Mingtang noticed his movement and wanted to step forward to support him, but was frightened back by Xie Xuanchen’s look. Xie Xuanchen wanted to sit up straight, but his limbs were imprisoned by heavy chains, and he was in a coma for a long time, weak and weak, and he tried several times without success.

Mu Mingtang looked at him anxiously for a while and took a step forward.

“My lord, let me help you. There are so many patrolling people outside. If you toss yourself and make a noise to attract them, they will come here.” She whispered.

Xie Xuanchen couldn’t accept himself at all. He was so weak that he needed a woman to help him, but he also knew that Mu Mingtang was right.

Seeing that Xie Xuanchen didn’t refuse, Mu Mingtang assumed that the person had agreed, and immediately supported him against the bedpost, and carefully stuffed a pillow behind his waist. After Mu Mingtang did all this, he found that Xie Xuanchen’s face was not very good-looking.

After Xie Xuanchen sat down, he looked at Mu Mingtang up and down: “Who are you?”

Mu Mingtang finally remembered with hindsight that she had engaged with him without Xie Xuanchen’s knowledge, and they forced her to get married. Moreover, Xie Xuanchen was the son of the late emperor, and he was very powerful. He deserved to be married to a famous lady with both ability and political integrity. But now, she, the daughter of a merchant who was dead, has become his wife. So no wonder he had become angry.

Mu Mingtang felt ashamed and scared at the same time.

Mu Mingtang lowered her head and muttered: “I am Jiang Honghao’s adopted daughter. A few days ago, I was appointed by the Emperor to be the prince’s wife. Don’t worry, prince, this is just a stopgap measure. I know my identity and don’t want to be your wife. I just want to repay my kindness. When the prince recovers, I will invite myself to go down and vacate the position of the wife. At that time, you can hire another daughter of a famous family. “

“I’m asking your name.”

“Ah?” Mu Mingtang raised her head in surprise and noticed that Xie Xuanchen’s eyes were very strange. So she quickly said, “My name is Mu Mingtang.”

“It was originally Mu.” Xie Xuanchen said.

Why did he only emphasize the surname, it sounded like he already knew my name. Mu Mingtang became puzzled. So she continued to kneel beside the bed, bit her lip quietly and asked, “My lord, then I…”

Xie Xuanchen turned around, and after waiting for a long time, he couldn’t help frowning, “What are you?”

Mu Mingtang was embarrassed, but she didn’t care about it, so she took this opportunity to ask directly: “My lord, what do you think about our marriage?

“It’s not very good, but it saves me tossing myself.” Xie Xuanchen smiled when he said this. There is a tear mole under his eyes. If this mole is on a woman’s face, it may make many people envious, but it grows on Xie Xuanchen’s face. It is not charming, only ruthless.

He was cold and pitiful from the beginning, but he vomited blood just now, and his mouth was stained with blood. He smiled like this, the thin lips and the tear mole complemented each other, making him feel more and more like a femme fatale.

“After all, Xie Xuanji took the wedding for me. If I hadn’t been alive, I’m afraid even the bridal chamber would have been done by my younger brother.”

He has heard what I said earlier. Mu Mingtang’s mind was a mess.

Mu Mingtang glanced at Xie Xuanchen several times, Xie Xuanchen noticed it and glanced at her lightly: “If you have something to say, don’t play tricks.”

Mu Mingtang smiled, brought a glass of water to Xie Xuanche, and asked, “My lord, Then our business is settled like this?”

“Well.” Xie Xuanchen frowned and glanced at Mu Mingtang vigilantly, “What do you mean by that?”

“It’s boring, I mean it’s good. “Mu Mingtang was overjoyed, and sure enough, the benefactor was different from the scumbags of the Jiang family. As soon as he woke up and learned that he had a wife, he didn’t bully anyone at all, and he responded naturally. From then on, she was the righteous princess of Qiyang.

Mu Mingtang was overjoyed, with a clear smile on her brows and eyes. She was in a good mood, and her words became more and more unwittingly: “My lord, why did you wake up today?”

Unexpectedly, this sentence stabbed a hornet’s nest, Xie Xuanchen smiled and said sullenly: “You woke up because I am angry. “

Mu Mingtang: “…………..”

“Where’s the hairpin, show it to me.”

Mu Mingtang didn’t dare to speak at all and slipped out to look for the hairpin. After Mu Mingtang brought it over, Xie Xuanchen turned over and glanced at it, and suddenly spoke.

“Sure enough, it’s green. If I don’t wake up again, I’m afraid my head will be the same color as it.”

End of chapter 11

1.Wang – Chinese word for king/prince ↵