Chapter 5: Bewilderment

  Murong Mansion

  A gentle and beautiful middle-aged woman looked at Murong Lingfeng on the bed, a thread of unbearable emotion flashing in her beautiful eyes, and she unconsciously took a step forward.

  "Daughter." Murong Lingyun slightly turned around, his eyes filled with heart-wrenching pain, and his voice was also suppressing a heavy sorrow.

  "Take good care of her." He stood still for a moment, didn't make any move, just softly sighed, "This girl......"

  On her gentle face, a faint pause, a deep thought slowly flashed across her face, her red lips lightly opened, and she murmured, "Originally, in that small courtyard, although it was bitter, it could be peaceful." Her eyes slightly turned, looking at Ling Feng's beautiful face that made people dizzy, there was no surprise or envy in the depths of her eyes, but rather a faint sense of helplessness, "But this stunning face, even if I wanted to hide it, couldn't be hidden, and he still discovered it."

  Her words paused slightly, the helplessness in her eyes slowly turned into disappointment, and a stinging pain. Her gentle face also became slightly stiff. "For him, women have only two uses: one is possession, the other is exploitation. And for you, he naturally chose the second option. This is his ruthlessness, and your sorrow. From the moment you entered the Mu Rong manor, this fate was sealed. So, girl, with your strong will, today's events are not entirely without benefit."

  Soft words, seemingly muttering to oneself, seemingly lamenting a woman's helplessness, but the last sentence is so shocking and unconventional, is it an intentional comfort or a hint with ulterior motives?

  Ling Feng was also taken aback, and his eyes, which seemed to have lost their luster, quickly turned towards her, not hiding his puzzlement at all. How could he imagine that there would be such an unusual woman in this feudal ancient times?

  After she came here, the only ones in the Murong Mansion who truly cared about her were Murong Lingyun and herself. So she believed her.

  She was Murong Lie's legitimate wife, Liu Yanyu, a gentle and kind-hearted person who never bothered to care about anything. It seemed that everything had nothing to do with her, except for Ling Feng, whom she loved deeply, even more than her own son, Murong Lingyun.

  Her care, without deliberate exaggeration of action, nor deliberately exaggerated words, sometimes just a facial expression, a simple reminder that can't be simpler, yet deeply warming others' hearts.

  Ling Feng was just because of that intimacy, put down all his guard and got close to her.

  "Girl, don't you understand what I'm saying?" In response to Murong Lingfeng's puzzlement, her lips slowly curled up into a faint smile, as if she really wasn't hurt at all by the events of last night. However, no one noticed that behind that faint smile was a hint of deep sorrow. "Didn't you do something even more extreme that night? A woman's chastity is important, but compared to her life, it's insignificant. Girl, I always thought you were like me, not some kind of pedantic person... aren't you?"

  It wasn't a consolation that consoled, nor a comfort that comforted. The gentle voice like a light cloud and breeze had hidden all her worries and anxieties. She didn't ask for much, just hoping that Ling Feng could live well.

  Ling Feng was slightly dazed and suddenly remembered that the first time he woke up here was when someone rescued him from the river.

  At that time, she didn't understand what was going on and didn't dare to ask randomly. However, now from Liu Yuanyi's words, she roughly understood that the original Murong Lingfeng should have been a suicide, and she herself had also inexplicably crossed over into her body at that time.

  Why did Murong Lingfeng want to commit suicide? Is it related to Murong Lie? ???????

  She didn't dare to ask more, and Ling Feng's lips slowly curled up into a faint smile as he said calmly, "Don't worry, madam, I won't do anything stupid." She naturally understood what Liu Wan'er was worried about.

  "Uh-huh." Yan'er let out a slight sigh of relief, but her face didn't show much joy. She said softly, "Cloud will stay here and keep her company, I'll go get someone to bring some food for her." After finishing speaking, she left hastily, only letting out a breath of relief after exiting the room, but the heartache in her eyes deepened even more.

  Just as I stepped into the hall, I saw Murong Lie's fiery figure walking in, and I couldn't help but be startled. The relaxed expression on my face instantly froze.

  "Old master, how did you come back so quickly?" Still the soft voice, but at this moment, it couldn't hide her concern. Was he coming back so soon because of that Ling Feng girl?

  "Haha...! Murong Lie burst out laughing unexpectedly, "What a wonderful thing, what a great joy! I didn't expect the Emperor to make such a sudden decision today."

  Upon hearing the good news and the emperor's words, her body stiffened slightly, yet she still asked softly, "Master, what makes you so happy?"

  He won't let Ling Feng enter the palace again, will he? If such a Ling Feng enters the palace, it's likely that...

  Murong Lie might have been too excited and didn't notice her abnormality, happily laughing, "Today the Emperor suddenly issued an order, letting Xue'er enter the palace, and even directly conferred her as a noble consort."

  That tense heart suddenly fell, and the face also instantly became gentle, but it seemed that there was still some disbelief in asking, "Is the old master referring to Xue Er?" As long as it's not Ling Er, it's fine, besides, that little girl Snowy is eager to enter the palace anyway.

  "Of course it's Xue Er, who else could it be?" Mu Rong Lie's face suddenly sank. Thinking of Mu Rong Ling Feng's matter, his eyes flashed with anger again, "Fortunately, when I told the Empress Dowager at that time, I didn't specifically say who it was. Otherwise, all today's events would have been ruined by that little girl."

  "Master, why get so worked up." The beautiful face no longer had that layer of worry, only a kind of intoxicating gentleness, "That little girl originally grew up alone in that small courtyard, never saw the world, and didn't understand what etiquette was, her temperament was also...

  She's quite stubborn, let her enter the palace, but I'm afraid she may not be able to help Master at all."

  Her cleverness made her understand what words to say and when, and what absolutely not to say. At this time, saying such words can calm his anger, but also keep Ling Feng safe.

  "Never mind, never mind." Murong Lie slightly waved his hand, "This time, it's just that little girl's good luck."

  Now that the Emperor has personally selected Xue Er to enter the palace, his plan should go more smoothly.

  "Right, the Emperor wants Xue Er to enter the palace in three days, you go and arrange it." Murong Lie looked at that gentle face, his voice also became softer, she had accompanied him for twenty years, during these twenty years, the women by his side changed countless times, but only she, no matter what time, could not be ignored.

  "Three days, how can it be so fast?" A look of astonishment flashed across that calm face.

  Murong Lie slightly furrowed his brow, "I don't know either, why the Emperor would suddenly make such a decision. But at least it doesn't harm me in any way. After Xue'er enters the palace, you should get Empress Dowager to help her out more often, and let her become the Empress as soon as possible." This was one of his most important goals.

  She gazed at the face that was slightly aged but still full of ambition, and felt a chill in her heart. This man was so ruthless, for everything he wanted, not even his own biological daughter was spared any mercy.

  "What? Old Master said that our Xue'er can enter the palace and become the Empress?" A woman dressed in a seductive manner rushed in, her face filled with excitement and an uncontrollable sense of pride.

  Murong Lingshu, who was closely following her, also had a look of surprise on her face. It's great that the little girl had such an accident yesterday and couldn't enter the palace, so she would be the empress of the Xuan Yuan dynasty.

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