I took over after the heroine of the abusive novel ran away

Chapter 163: Women’s Love for the Country (16)

First, Murong Xuan is a prince, and with his status and position, he can still marry her. Secondly, it would be even better if Murong Xuan could ascend to the throne.

She did not seek the position of queen. If it could help her escape the fate of a lifetime of seclusion, she would be content with being a concubine.

It’s not that she didn’t think about others, but the Tenth Prince was in poor health. He was either sick or recuperating. He was sick for half a year every year, and the Thirteenth Prince was too young.

So she had only one choice, which was Murong Xuan.

Pei Xuan handed Murong Xuan a small piece of paper asking him to meet in secret. Murong Xuan thought about the Duke's Mansion behind Pei Xuan, and went to Taiji Hall to keep the appointment in the evening.

Pei Xuan was extremely beautiful, and Murong Xuan's brain was not very good to begin with, so he was seduced by Pei Xuan's few words. When the two were flirting in the back of the Taiji Hall, the eunuch in front suddenly found that Murong Cheng's body in the coffin was on fire, and he shouted in panic, which attracted the Imperial Guards.

Pei Xuan and Murong Xuan were caught off guard, and were hit by the Imperial Guards who rushed into the hall to put out the fire in their dishevelled clothes.

When Liu Shu arrived at Taiji Hall, many ministers had already arrived.

Even the Duke of Zhenguo, who had been at home sick for some time, came.

But the Duke of Zhenguo looked very ugly.

Because Pei Xuan was kneeling in the middle of the hall and crying.

I don’t know if it was because she was woken up in the middle of the night and her sleep was disturbed, but the Queen Mother was very irritable.

Seeing Liu Shu coming, he immediately shook his sleeves and said with dissatisfaction with a dark face.

"Since General Liu is here, let's discuss what to do! And how to deal with them.

Murong Xuan stood aside, his face turning pale and blue, especially when he saw Liu Shu come in, he subconsciously began to defend himself.

"Empress Dowager, General Liu, it was…it was Pei Xuan who seduced me. I didn't have time to do anything. As soon as I came in, she threw herself at me. I was…I was…I was…forced into doing so. Yes, I was forced into doing so!"

Everyone:...

What a helpless choice! Liu Shu couldn't help but shake her head when she used this phrase.

However, as long as Murong Xuan is not included in his team, he will definitely be a good teammate.

Pei Xuan was covering her mouth and sobbing. When she heard Murong Xuan's words, she almost died from the hiccups.

What a shameless person who confuses right and wrong.

She admitted that she did intend to seduce him, but it was obviously he who was blinded by lust. He couldn't wait to take action before she even used the medicine she had prepared.

Now he turns around and says that she seduced him and puts all the blame on her. How tasteless.

Pei Xuan was angry and afraid, and spoke quickly.

"Your Highness, I have heard that I did not seduce the Ninth Prince. He was attracted by my beauty and made advances towards me. I am innocent!"

"You are talking nonsense. What do you mean I put my hands on you? I am a prince. I have all kinds of women. How can a criminal like you be worthy of my coveting? Besides, it was you who winked at me at the beginning, secretly sent me messages, and asked me to meet. Of course you wanted to seduce me."

As he spoke, the Ninth Prince took out a letter from his arms and prepared to hand it to Liu Shu to prove his innocence.

Liu Shu: ...

Man! You are really something. You confessed before anyone else said anything.

Pei Xuan is not innocent, but are you, the person who is going to the appointment, innocent?

When Pei Xuan saw the Ninth Prince's actions, his face turned pale and he almost fainted from anger.

She knew that the Ninth Prince was not smart, but she didn't expect him to be so stupid.

Liu Shu did not take the letter from Murong Xuan's hand. She turned around, walked to the coffin, and took a look inside.

Very good, it’s almost burnt to ashes, only a skeleton is left.

"Empress Dowager, when I just entered the palace, I heard that His Majesty's body was on fire. Has Your Majesty caught the person who set the fire?" Liu Shu asked according to the procedure.

The Queen Mother frowned and looked at the eunuchs who were standing guard.

Upon seeing this, the chief eunuch hurried out to reply.

"General, I have been guarding the palace the whole time and did not see anyone setting the fire. It was just that the body of His Majesty suddenly caught fire."

Thinking of the scene at that time, the eunuch still looked a little frightened.

Only the corpse was on fire, emitting green flames, but the coffin made of golden nanmu wood was fine.

The situation was so strange that no one dared to put out the fire in front of the coffin. Fortunately, the fire burned quickly and fiercely, and the body was burned up in a short while.

Liu Shu glanced at the adults present and asked the questions in their minds.

"It burned up on its own. That's ridiculous. I've never heard of a corpse catching fire on its own."

The eunuch knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, and explained desperately with a bitter face.

"General, I dare not lie. Your Majesty really set the fire on himself!"

"This... Could it be that His Majesty is in heaven and saw His Majesty and Miss Pei in the back hall... and got angry and caught fire?"

At this time, an assistant minister made a bold guess.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at him.

The young minister suddenly became nervous and hurriedly tried to make up for it.

"I'm just guessing, it doesn't count."

Liu Shu looked carefully at this young man who seemed to have just entered the officialdom, and nodded.

Well, he's a promising talent.

You know what, this reason is very reasonable.

Although this statement was a bit outrageous, no one present refuted it.

Even the Queen Mother said nothing.

There was the example of Murong Cheng who was frightened to death by thunder, and now there is a corpse that spontaneously combusted due to anger. It seems... nothing strange!

No one spoke in the hall for a while. At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew outside, blowing the white curtains and lanterns outside to the left and right. The row of lamps in front of the coffin were blown out by the wind, and several of them were extinguished. The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

Pei Xuan was frightened by the young minister's words just now, and now she was frightened by this atmosphere, her heart was even more terrified. Her body was shaking violently, and she could no longer hold on. Her eyes turned black and she fell to the ground.

Pei Xuan suddenly fainted, which frightened the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother shrank her neck and suddenly grasped the hand of the nanny beside her.

She didn’t know why, but she always felt that this place was eerie. Could it be that Murong Cheng really died with his eyes open, and his soul was watching everyone here?

The Queen Mother was a little scared and spoke quickly.

"Now that the matter has been clarified and it's getting late, I will go back first. You adults can handle the rest!"

After saying that, she led her men out of the hall in a hurry. Looking at her back, it looked like a ghost was chasing her.