That day Mingyue discussed with the craftsmen and drew up the decoration drawings. She also specially found special craftsmen to customize a special counter. She was so busy that she had long forgotten her previous ideas.
Just as she finished taking a shower and was about to dry her hair and take a rest, there was a sudden knock on the window.
Mingyue slowly put one hand of hers on the whip on her waist, and with the other hand she fumbled for the whistle on her changed clothes, while she asked softly, "Who is it?"
The visitor's tone was respectful and polite: "Miss Ming, my master invites you to come out of the house for a chat."
Mingyue raised her eyebrows slightly. At this time
But since someone has come to invite me, it seems I have to go.
Mingyue hung the whistle around her neck and said softly, "Please wait a moment, let me change my clothes."
The visitor naturally agreed.
Not long after, Mingyue changed her clothes and opened the door.
The man at the door was wearing a nightgown and a black turban. He didn't look like a good person at all. However, his attitude towards Mingyue was very respectful. He kept his eyes on the ground and didn't dare to even look at Mingyue.
What surprised Mingyue even more was that the guards that Prince Chen gave her were actually just watching the man from the side, without fighting or confronting him.
Mingyue instantly guessed who this man's master was.
She slowly lowered her hand that was hanging on her waist, and a smile appeared on her face: "Please lead the way."
The man nodded and walked ahead.
Mingyue looked at the man in black and couldn't help but twitching her lips.
No, is it really okay for me to walk on the street so brazenly wearing this assassin outfit
But thinking of the owner of this 'assassin', Mingyue shook her head slightly, it was really okay.
It was too late at this time, the city was under curfew, and there were not many people on the streets. Mingyue followed the man in black and wandered around, finally arriving at a small shop called Brilliant Wine Shop.
The man in black pointed to the wine shop and said, "The owner is already waiting for Miss Ming inside."
Mingyue looked at the unremarkable wine shop, thanked the man in black, and walked into the shop.
The wine shop was closed at this time, with only a dim candle still lit.
As soon as Mingyue entered the shop, she saw a pot of wine on the table and a tall man sitting with his back to her.
Mingyue approached and asked in a clear voice, "I wonder why you invited me here?"
At this time, the man turned around when he heard the voice, and his face was fully reflected in Mingyue's eyes.
This was a face that was extremely similar to Prince Chen's. However, compared to the youthful charm on Prince Chen's face, this man's face had a more mature and steady charm. Coupled with his pair of majestic eyes, his identity was self-evident.
This man is none other than Prince Chen’s elder brother, and the most powerful person in the world today, Murong Zhen.
Mingyue immediately bowed and saluted, but the words she chose were particularly interesting: "Subordinate Mingyue greets His Majesty."
Murong Zhen had read countless stories about Miss Mingyue in his brother's letters, such as her expert hand at gambling on stones, her lovable personality, her cunning yet kind-heartedness, etc.
This was the first time he had seen someone praised so highly by his brother, the emperor who always looked down on others. He had long been curious about this Miss Mingyue.
Now that I see it, it is really interesting.
Murong Zhenxu supported Mingyue's arm, curled his lips and said, "Miss Ming, please stand up. There is no emperor here today, only Mr. Murong."
Mingyue stood up obediently and said, "Yes, Mingyue meets Mr. Murong." The smile on Murong Zhen's face got bigger, but when he thought of the purpose of his visit today, the look he cast on Mingyue's face couldn't help but add a bit of pity.
Mingyue could naturally sense the change in his eyes, so she asked with a little confusion: "Why do you look at me like this, sir?"
Murong Zhen thought of Marquis Dingyuan's appearance, and then looked at Mingyue's face, and he could really find similarities in many places.
Thinking of the things reported by his subordinates, he felt that she was really unlucky. Even a tiger does not eat its own cubs. How could she have met such a cold-blooded and heartless father like Marquis Dingyuan
However, it was also thanks to Marquis Dingyuan that he mistook the pearl for a fish eye, which allowed him to get a great bargain.
Murong Zhen said, "I heard from Ah Chen that Miss Ming has never known why Prince Wen is hunting her down. I guess she doesn't know her true identity, right?"
Mingyue's heart skipped a beat, and she remembered the attitude of the people in Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion during the day. She immediately understood why the emperor had called her there.
It was probably those idiots in Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion who leaked the news and let the emperor know the truth.
In this way, everything is laid out in the open.
Mingyue raised her eyes slightly and said with a smile: "Why do you sound as if I have a powerful identity? In fact, I am just the daughter of a young scholar in Hanchang County. My parents are also very simple, so there is absolutely no way my identity is wrong."
Murong Zhen looked at her with more and more pity. She should have been the daughter of a noble family, raised in luxury, but now she still thought she was a peasant woman.
With her abilities, if she had really grown up in Marquis Dingyuan's Mansion, she would have become famous by now. It's such a pity.
Murong Zhen slowly told the truth: "In fact, you are the biological daughter of Dingyuan Hou, and Wen Pengfei is Chen Xiucai's son. Your identities have been swapped since birth. It was not until recently that the Marquis's wife sent someone out to look for you. Wen Pengfei learned about it and went to silence you, which led to everything you experienced."
Mingyue froze, an expression of disbelief on her face.
This was the fact reported to Murong Zhen by the people in the Huihuang Pavilion after Liu Shangzhi came to the Pavilion, and he had someone investigate.
No one could have imagined that the famous assassin organization, the Brilliant Pavilion, was actually the open pawn of the current emperor.
Those who could not be dealt with by national laws were dealt with privately by the Huihuang Pavilion.
It is precisely because this Brilliant Pavilion has given a clear path to success in front of His Majesty that it has been able to survive in the world and not be strangled.
So Liu Shangzhi went to Huihuang Pavilion, but by chance the emperor learned the truth, and thus he also found Mingyue.
After a long time, Mingyue seemed to regain her sanity.
She smiled bitterly and said bitterly: "No wonder my parents treated me like that since I was a child. It turns out that I am really an outsider..."
Murong Zhen didn't say anything and just let her calm down.
When he saw her face calm down, he suddenly said, "It's not that no one is sincere to you. As far as I know, the Marquis's wife has always wanted to see you."
Mingyue subconsciously looked up at him, but quickly looked away: "But hasn't Madam Hou always treated Wen Pengfei as her own son? How could she care about a daughter who is wandering outside?"
Murong Zhen thought about what his men had said about the current situation of the Marquis' wife, and felt that fate was playing tricks on the mother and daughter.
So he said, "No, no, the Marquis just didn't know the truth before. Now, for your sake, she has already ignored Wen Pengfei. Do you want to meet her?"
(End of this chapter)