Chapter 186 Deliberate Enticement

Chapter 186 Deliberate Enticement

Shen Nanzi went to the palace every day at the crack of dawn, with Ye Shuyin disguised as a guard following her.

Upon arriving at the horse farm, Ye Shuyin stood at a distance, while Shen Nanzi hovered around Mo Lanxing, making sure that Lightning could see her. If it was disobedient, she would have to constantly soothe it.

On a chilly early winter morning, she stood gracefully by the fence, clutching snow-white hand guards and wearing a snow-white fox fur collar around her neck.

On the first day, Lightning wouldn't even let Mo Lanxing touch the reins, which angered Mo Lanxing so much that she threw the reins at her.

The next day, after much persuasion from Shen Nanzi, Mo Lanxing finally managed to get hold of the reins, only to be dragged to the ground by lightning, his face covered in dirt.

Shen Nanzi couldn't help but laugh.

Mo Lanxing got angry, snatched the snow-white gauntlets from her hand, and then threw her a gauntlet covered in mud.

Seeing that Shen Nanzi's face had turned green, Mo Lanxing snorted coldly before leaving with satisfaction.

On the third day, Shen Nanzi got tired of coaxing him, so she went for a horse ride with Mo Lanxing, and the two of them didn't say a word the whole way.

This time, Lightning didn't get angry.

However, the Queen learned that Shen Nanzi and Mo Lanxing had been walking side by side for half an hour.

The bronze furnace in his hand was smashed to the ground, sparks flying everywhere.

The blanket burned several black holes.

On the fourth day, it was still time for the horse race, and Lightning seemed to finally accept Moran Star.

Mo Lanxing was probably itching to try it out, and almost died trying.

Mo Lanxing was thrown to the ground by lightning and almost trampled by a horse's hoof. Fortunately, Shen Nanzi reacted quickly and scolded the lightning.

A group of palace servants surrounded Mo Lanxing.

On the fifth day, while they were enjoying their ride, Mo Lanxing suddenly asked, "Who named Lightning?"

Shen Nanzi, who was admiring the sunrise, came back to her senses and exclaimed, "It was taken by this humble woman!"

"I knew it was you who came up with that name, it's awful!" Mo Lanxing said with obvious disgust.

"What's so bad about it? It's as fast as lightning!" Shen Nanzi retorted, pointing her hand and making a "chirp" sound as she did so. "Is there anything faster than lightning?"

She reached out and almost hit Mo Lanxing in the face, but Mo Lanxing glared at her coldly.

Shen Nanzi awkwardly withdrew her hand and said sheepishly, "Now it's yours, you can call it whatever you want!"

“From now on, it will be called Sun Chaser.” Mo Lanxing looked at the morning sun and coldly retorted, “Chasing the Sun, that doesn’t sound as good as your Lightning!”

Shen Nanzi nodded indifferently, but unexpectedly, Lightning, who was walking normally behind her, suddenly jumped between the two of them and spat at Mo Lanxing.

It was as if they were protesting his name.

Day after day, you're the one who's called a pig, a pig!

Looking at Mo Lanxing with Ye Shuyin's face, he was filled with disbelief.

Shen Nanzi couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Mo Lanxing snatched her white fur handkerchief and wiped the stuff off her face.

He grabbed the reins and mounted the horse.

He wanted to show the lightning who its master was.

Seeing this, Shen Nanzi stopped him, saying, "Your Majesty, you are the ruler of a country and cannot take risks."

Although Shen Nanzi hoped he would fall to his death immediately, so that she could directly obtain her three thousand soldiers and armor.

But with so many people watching, you can't just change your identity like that!

Mo Lanxing was angered by a horse, so she pulled hard on the reins, bypassed Shen Nanzi, and ran forward.

Shen Nanzi thought to herself, "This lightning has spent five days with Mo Lanxing, and although each time it's only for half an hour, it shouldn't be enough to kill him."

However, Shen Nanzi was still too optimistic. She watched Mo Lanxing battling with lightning.

Lightning was determined to throw him off the horse, while Mo Lanxing held the horse's belly and neck, trying to tame it.

After several laps, Lightning's stamina remained, while Mo Lanxing's body gradually weakened, and he lurched and staggered on horseback.

Shen Nanzi knew that if Mo Lanxing was thrown off by the lightning, given its speed, she would either die or be seriously injured.

He can't die in public!

Shen Nanzi watched the lightning rushing towards her, aimed at the stirrups, pressed down on Mo Lanxing's body, made a beautiful turn, leaped onto the horse, and squeezed the horse's belly.

He snatched the reins from Mo Lanxing's hand and grabbed the leather belt around his waist. "Lightning, be a good boy!"

Lightning was so excited that it seemed to completely ignore Shen Nanzi's voice and kept running.

Shen Nanzi simply let it go crazy to exhaust its energy, while continuing to soothe it by calling its name in its ear.

After running a lap, Lightning seemed to come to its senses, turned its horse around, glanced at Shen Nanzi, and obediently stopped.

All the storms seemed to stop abruptly.

Mo Lanxing turned her head, her face pale, her eyes filled with shock.

Shen Nanzi looked at him and said, "I didn't mean to ride with Your Majesty. I was just worried about your safety."

The common women have all forgotten to use it.

"If anything happens to you, I'll have to pay with my life! I don't want to die!"

Mo Lanxing dismounted and looked at her coldly, "Madam Xue, why did the horse suddenly go out of control on the second lap!"

"How could I have known?" Shen Nanzi jumped off her horse, looking aggrieved. "Your Majesty, please don't wrong me. I risked my life to save you."

"Your Majesty, if you do this, I will not come tomorrow!"

Shen Nanzi ran with a taut face, her hair disheveled and some strands falling onto her forehead.

On a chilly early winter morning, the cold air calmed the two people who were burning up.

Mo Lanxing looked her over and suddenly smiled, "You saved me, how could I wrong you?"

A crack appeared on Shen Nanzi's tense face. "Your Majesty, you really know how to scare people!"

She patted her chest, trying to calm her rapidly beating heart.

"I will tame this beast one day," Mo Lanxing said bitterly, wearing Ye Shuyin's face.

After spending a lot of time with the two men, Shen Nanzi sometimes felt confused, wondering who Ye Shuyin was.

Meeting her somewhat dazed gaze, Mo Lanxing suddenly snapped, "What are you looking at?"

He knew his appearance often amazed women.

They thought she was extraordinary, but it turned out she was nothing special; their eyes already held a hint of contempt.

Shen Nanzi snapped out of her thoughts: "Your Majesty, your hair ornament is crooked!"

Mo Lanxing touched it and found that the hair crown was indeed crooked. He simply pulled it open and let his hair fall down.

Then, turning around irritably, she said, "You're no better!"

Shen Nanzi glanced at the ground, then raised her eyes and smiled gently.

After Mo Lanxing walked away, she bent down and picked it up. It was a jade hairpin, used to secure the jade crown.

The news that Lady Xue rode with the king naturally reached the queen's ears.

A few days later, Mo Lanxing finally made some progress.

They seemed to be talking more, and at least to outsiders, they appeared to be getting along better.

Shen Nanzi felt the opportunity was ripe. After watching Mo Lanxing go to the front hall, she went to meet Ye Shuyin as usual.

Outside the horse farm, there is a road leading to the palace, which is also the road she takes every day.

It was very quiet because it was so early.

Ye Shuyin was waiting behind a bamboo grove.

He had now regained his appearance and was wearing the same robes as Mo Lanxing.

Shen Nanzi glanced casually at the palace servant following behind her; this person usually accompanied her from a distance every day.

Today, she'll show her something nice.

As Shen Nanzi walked, she was pulled into the bamboo forest by a pair of strong arms.

Falling into Ye Shuyin's embrace, his lips descended, and Shen Nanzi stretched out her palm, his lips landing on her palm.

Shen Nanzi struggled, but she couldn't withstand the man's strength and was eventually pulled into his arms.

In the eyes of the palace servants, it was the king and Lady Xue having a secret rendezvous in the bamboo forest.

It was the king who provoked Lady Xue, and forced her into it.

The palace maid turned pale and hurriedly headed towards the inner palace.

This time, the queen did not get angry, but remained unusually calm.

Another day passed, and the Queen could no longer sit still!

After Lady Xue and Mo Lanxing parted ways, the Queen followed behind Mo Lanxing.

However, she couldn't enter the Xuanzheng Hall, so she went to the side of the hall.

That also leads to the road where Lady Xue left the palace.

Here the queen witnessed a scene that filled her with rage.

Mo Lanxing was facing away from the outside, and Lady Xue was imprisoned among the bamboo by Mo Lanxing.

Madam Xue's slender figure was almost completely hidden by him.

She heard Mo Lanxing's voice.

"Wait for me, the position of my queen is rightfully yours."

“But you already have a queen, and I have a husband. Your Majesty, we cannot do this,” Lady Xue refused.

However, to the Queen, this wasn't a rejection; it was placing an obstacle between them in front of Moranxing.

As expected, Mo Lanxing said, "Some people are meant to disappear, so don't worry, just wait for me."

"My heart belongs to you, and I cannot live without you."

The Queen was so shocked she could hardly stand. She stood there watching Mo Lanxing kiss Lady Xue and insert the jade hairpin into Lady Xue's hair.

In Fangshuo, when a man inserts his hairpin into a woman's hair, it is a declaration of love, signifying that he will marry no one but her.

It means "to tie up your hair and hold you close".

The queen was shocked and saddened, and turned to leave.

At midnight that night, Lady Xue's mansion was surrounded by a large number of assassins.

Standing in the shadow of the artificial hill, Yunxiao immediately noticed the abnormality. The men in black, who kept breaking in from the darkness, had almost surrounded the entire mansion.

With so many assassins, Lady Xue's mansion will likely be silenced today.

Just as Yunxiao was preparing to send out a distress signal and increase manpower, footsteps suddenly sounded outside Madam Xue's residence, followed by torches that lit up the entire residence.

A large number of guards rushed into the mansion and fought a desperate battle with the men in black.

Shen Nanzi, dressed neatly, opened the door and calmly looked at the scene before her.

Yunxiao was somewhat surprised; it seemed she had a backup plan and was prepared.

He couldn't help but look at her with new respect; she was more capable than he had imagined and knew how to protect herself and Cheng'er.

The clash of swords and the clang of weapons echoed throughout the air.

The battle ended before dawn.

When my great-aunt came out, the bloodstains in the courtyard had been washed away.

That day, Shen Nanzi still went to the riding arena, but she was very indifferent, keeping her distance from Mo Lanxing.

This puzzled Mo Lanxing, and after a long silence, she asked, "Why are you so cold?"

Shen Nanzi gave him a cold look and took out a stack of evidence from her waist.

“Last night, a large number of assassins appeared in my mansion. If it weren’t for the fact that a large group of guards from my mansion who were smuggling goods returned just in time, His Majesty might not have been able to see me.”

"No, it's that my entire family will be wiped out, not a single one will be left."

Shen Nanzi pointed to the list in Mo Lanxing's hand, "This is the evidence. Although I am just a merchant, I was able to find out the identities of those assassins."

"It's the Queen! She wants to kill everyone in my household!"

Mo Lanxing looked at the evidence in her hand, her expression gradually becoming serious.

"Your Majesty, today is the last time I will come to the horse farm. Please explain to the Queen that I have no relation to you."

"Please don't misunderstand, Your Majesty. Also, regarding the weapon, I'm afraid the Queen will be angry and the business will be forced to stop."

Mo Lanxing's expression was grim. The evidence in her hand showed that the assassin from last night was a bodyguard that the Queen kept outside, specifically to do things for her.

Mo Lanxing said nothing, but returned to Xuanzheng Hall and sent someone to verify the matter.

Because the evidence provided by Madam Xue was very clear, Mo Lanxing received a reply in less than half a day.

Everything Lady Xue said was true; the king had tried to assassinate her twice.

Mo Lanxing was furious and grabbed the evidence, heading towards the inner palace.

The Queen's men were all killed by Lady Xue, and she has already prepared a third attack, which will take place tonight.

If Lady Xue doesn't die, her position as queen will be unstable.

The Queen was slightly startled by Mo Lanxing's sudden arrival and quickly got up.

He hadn't visited her palace for several days, and had been resting in the front hall.

It was already dark outside, and the Queen asked gently, "Has Your Majesty had dinner yet?"

Mo Lanxing looked at his queen, the daughter of the prime minister, who was dignified and elegant. Their marriage was arranged by the late king.

Their marriage was relatively harmonious. He was busy with state affairs, while she lived peacefully in the palace, raising their two children.

They had been living in peace, and Mo Lanxing did not want to disrupt their harmony because of Lady Xue.

He suppressed his anger.

"Your Majesty, Lady Xue is useful to me; you must not kill her again!"

Mo Lanxing's tone was emotionless, just like before, indifferent and lacking warmth.

However, the Queen had overheard his gentle words to Lady Xue.

Originally, she had always thought that Mo Lanxing was such a cold person.

Only now did she realize that he could be tender and affectionate towards women.

The Queen felt a chill in her heart. Lady Xue had clearly complained this morning, yet he remained so calm.

It seems he's faking it, stalling for time before seizing an opportunity to get rid of her.

The queen, thinking of how she had climbed to this position with great difficulty, could not soften her heart.

She had already experienced the fickleness of human nature.

Since Mo Lanxing intends to kill her, then she shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

"I understand." She remained as docile as ever, never directly contradicting him.

Seeing her so obedient, Mo Lanxing knew that she was only agreeing superficially, so he emphasized it again.

"My relationship with Lady Xue is purely transactional, nothing more. You must not touch her."

"I know, Your Majesty. If you are busy with official duties, please go and attend to them!"

Seeing her like this, Mo Lanxing knew that she must not have listened to anything, so she sat down and explained it to her in detail.

"Although our country is located in a strategically important position, our national strength is weak and we have no power to wage war. We can only try our best to protect ourselves."

"The most urgent task is to conserve our strength and wait for the right opportunity to launch a counterattack."

"Now, I urgently need to ask Yunhan for weapons. If this can be accomplished, our dynasty will have the confidence to resist enemy countries."

Do you understand?

"Lady Xue must not be touched!"

The Queen sneered inwardly. Wasn't the reason he protected Lady Xue time and time again because he was afraid that she would harm her?

They clearly didn't believe her, yet they spoke so confidently.

"Your Majesty, I know that I am not the kind of shallow woman who disregards the greater good of the nation."

"Since Your Majesty has given such earnest advice, if I were to fail to understand Your Majesty, I would truly deserve to die."

Seeing that she spoke sincerely, and still having something on her mind, Mo Lanxing got up and returned to the front hall.

The queen watched his retreating figure, a calm yet cold look in her eyes.