The Red Bride - Chapter 33

Mu Qing happily bite into the little rice cake. Her face flushed a healthy pink. Her body exude excitement and trust. Yu Yue’s eyes never left her face. The dancer patiently smiled back at her friend. Her eyes were full of guilt. Her gaze followed the teacup in Mu Qing’s hands.

The Empress had a cold glint in her eyes, but continued to act normally around Yu Yue. She slowly raised the cup onto her ruby lips. Mu Qing made sure she did it in a slow and provocative manner.

Yu Yue’s hands balled into fists. Her back was soaked in sweat. Her heart was being shredded apart. Her eyes saw everything in slow motion. She saw the way Mu Qing’s dainty hands held the cup. She saw the steam creating a veil, covering the Empress’s face. She saw ruby red lips opening.

Suddenly, the teacup that Mu Qing has holding went flying in the air. Yu Yue bent over the table, her hand was still in mid air. She panted a little, and her actions finally registered in her mind. Yu Yue slowly sat back down, not looking at Mu Qing.

Mu Qing went cold. Her frosty demeanor made it hard for Yu Yue to breathe. A small cold smirk bloomed onto Mu Qing’s face. This was what she had been waiting for. She truly did became friends with Yu Yue, however, she would be foolish to put her guards down. Even family can turn on you, how can a friend not? Especially, when that friend was pushed onto you by your enemy.

She had Gu Chi followed Yu Yue’s servant early, and saw the white powder that was poured into the tea. Everything that Yu Yue and her servants did was always monitored by Gu Chi ands Ke Ying. Nothing escaped from Mu Qing. She just wanted to see what this girl would do. Mu Qing was mildly moved when she slapped the teacup out of her hands, but that does not mean, she was not angry.

“Miss Yu, can you explain this to this Empress,” Mu Qing asked coldly.

Yu Yue almost jumped out of her seat, hearing that cold tone. Tears started to flow out controllably from her eyes. She looked at that gorgeous face in front of her. Her heart was being shot by ten thousand arrows.

“Yo-Your Highness! I-I-I..I poisoned in your tea,” she whispered.

Mu Qing was indifferent, “I know.”

Gu Chi and Ke Ying helped Mu Qing stand up, and prepared to walk away. Yu Yue was luckily that Her Highness remembered their friendship and let her leave the palace alive. If this was up to them, they both would have long stabbed Yu Yue with a dagger.

Yu Yue that Mu Qing was leaving, so she panickingly blurted, “Your Highness! Give me a chance! I didn’t want to! I didn’t want to!”

Mu Qing turned around and looked at Yu Yue like she was a stranger. Her words cut Yu Yue’s heart into tiny ity pieces.

“Miss Yu, since the beginning I had already known your objective. Was it not to steal my husband? Was it not to eliminate this obstacle in your way?”

Yu Yue spoke through sobs, “I-I did. In the beginning, I did. But I don’t want to. I never wanted to. Mu Qing, I love.women.”

Her unspoken words. Her deepest fear. ‘Mu Qing, I love you.’

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