Chapter 62: Heartless Humiliation

  Under the stunned gaze of everyone, Murong Lingyun slowly walked towards Bao'er, slightly crouched down, and very naturally hugged Bao'er into his arms. A bright smile spread across his face as he said softly, "So it's my little head who has arrived." His words made everyone's already stunned eyes widen even further, and they looked at him in unison with difficulty believing their eyes.

  It seems that Murong Lingyun has acknowledged this girl as his daughter, so who is her mother? It can't be Murong Lingfeng, she and Murong Lingyun are siblings, isn't this a mess?

  “Haha...” Originally still a bit hesitant and afraid, Murong Lingyun wouldn't recognize her treasure, but finally relaxed, and the radiant, innocent smile bloomed on her face. Two chubby arms tightly wrapped around Murong Lingyun's neck, as if fearing he would suddenly change his mind and not acknowledge her, "Daddy still wants Baby, right?"

  As they spoke, a pair of round eyes still looked at Ling Feng with a hint of grievance, carrying an obvious accusation, "Mother doesn't want Bao'er anymore."

  Murong Lingyun gently pinched Bao'er's little nose and said with a deliberate tone of dissatisfaction, "Bao'er shouldn't talk nonsense. How could Mother not want Bao'er? Bao'er is the heart's treasure of both Mother and Father."

  Murong Lingyun surprisingly showed no restraint, calling him "dad" repeatedly, as if intentionally emphasizing his relationship with the girl.

  "But, but..." Bao'er looked at Ling Feng who was still sitting on the side with a sad face, "But mother didn't recognize me just now."

  "Haha...” Murong Lingyun couldn't help but chuckle, his eyes also lightly scanning Ling Feng before slowly saying word by word, "That's because Mother has already married." His words paused slightly on the phrase "married", revealing a hint of sadness, but he continued to smile and said, "So, Bao'er can't call out like that anymore."

  Everyone's gaze kept sweeping over Murong Lingyun and Lingfeng, but they were getting more and more puzzled. What did Murong Lingyun mean? Was he accusing Murong Lingfeng of abandoning a poor girl to marry another man, or was he indirectly blaming her for abandoning him to marry someone else?

  But what is the relationship between Murong Lingyun and Murong Lingfeng? How...this is all messed up!

  Ling Feng was also stunned, for a moment he didn't understand what Murong Lingyun meant. By saying this, it would only make everyone more suspicious.

  "Why?" Baobao protested slightly incredulously, "That's Baobao's mother, why can't Baobao call her mother again?"

  "That's because, the father next to Mother doesn't want to, Baby didn't see that father's face is very terrifying? Proving he is extremely, extremely angry right now." Murong Lingyun deliberately lowered his voice, but it was just enough for everyone to hear.

  Xuan Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and his pupils also narrowed slightly. The words he heard in his ears were quite piercing, and Murong Lingyun's deliberate teasing made his eyes sink involuntarily. Emotions, this stepfather should be willing to wear this green hat with a happy face.

  "When he gets angry, Mother will be in trouble." Murong Lingyun's voice this time was extremely low, only Bao'er could hear it, "So Bao'er knows what to do?"

  Bao'er has always been clever, and although she is not very old, she is very considerate of others, especially towards Ling Feng. Every time Ling Feng feels even a little uncomfortable, Bao'er becomes anxious to the point of tears.

  The little girl's round eyes glanced at Ling Feng, then met Mu Rong Ling Yun, seemingly hesitant. However, when she looked again at Xuan Yuan Chen's gloomy face, the fearless and daring her couldn't help but shiver. This father of hers was truly too frightening.

  "It's fortunate that Bao'er has more than one mother, this one can't be called out, but there's another one that can be called." Xuan Yuan Chen once again intentionally raised his voice, this was his true goal, first letting people slowly follow his train of thought and jump into his trap, when they're dizzy and disoriented, then pointing out another 'fact' at this time.

  Of course, he did this mainly to get Bao's recognition and cooperation.

  Is there another one to call? The bewildered eyes of the crowd became even more confused, and this mother can still have a few more, if she can have a few, then it proves that this is not the real mother.

  Bao'er was clever and immediately understood Murong Lingyun's meaning, and smiled in agreement, "Right, right, I also have a fairy mother!"

  Xian'er had always been very fond of her, and every time they met, she would let her call her "mother". However, she was still used to calling Xian'er "auntie", but then father said that if she called her "mother" again, the mother would be bullied by that terrible father, so she couldn't do it anymore.

  "Really." Murong Lingyun secretly let out a sigh of relief and quickly added, "By the way, who brought Bao'er here?"

  "It's just Xian'er...Xian'er's mother." Bao'er suddenly remembered that he had entered, but Xian'er seemed to have not come in yet?

  "Oh?" Murong Lingyun slightly furrowed his brow, "Where is Xian'er's mother now?" But in his heart, he couldn't help but secretly wonder, why would Xian'er bring a treasure down the mountain? Since she brought the treasure here, why didn't he see her, only letting the treasure come in alone?

  "Xian'er, is that you?" Bao'er's round eyes involuntarily looked towards the outside of the door, "Just now it seemed like she was blocked by those people outside. Bao'er had secretly snuck in."

  Just now when entering the Mu Rong Fu, someone indeed blocked their way. She took advantage of everyone's inattention and sneaked in quietly.

  He finished speaking and looked at Murong Lingyun with a pleased expression.

  Murong Lingyun's eyebrows furrowed even more tightly, he had just gone to take a look and hadn't seen Xian'er at all, what was going on?

  "Yun'er, what's going on?" Liu Yu'anner also understood Murong Lingyun's meaning, so she asked proactively. The play had reached this point and had already confused everyone, so it was necessary to give everyone an explanation.

  Murong Lingyun smiled slightly, and his mother understood his thoughts the most, so she could always appear at the right time to help him. He turned to Liu Yuanyu with a light smile, holding Bao'er in front of her, and said softly, "Mother, this is a child that Master brought back from the mountain two years ago. Because I don't know who his father is, I saw that the little one was pitiful, so I let him call me Dad." Murong Lingyun's explanation was somewhat ambiguous, but everyone could understand the implication.

  "At that time, Feng'er was also in Qing Shan, playing with her every day. In her earliest memories, it should be Feng'er, so she naturally called her 'mother'. Of course, Xian'er, who often went to Qing Shan, was also called 'mother'."

  Muruong Lingyun continued to explain, and everyone finally slightly understood, it turned out that they had been calling out for half a day, but none of them were real.

  "Oh, I see. This girl is really cute. Come here, let me give you a hug." Liu Yuanyu's beautiful eyes smiled and narrowed, warmly stretching out her hands to hug Bao'er.

  The little one didn't feel shy either, and cooperated very well by stretching out her small hand to hug Liu Yuanyu, and sweetly called out "Nana". It was as if there wasn't a hint of unfamiliarity in the natural setting, just like it was real.

  Liu Yanyi was slightly stunned, but the smile on her face spread even more, "Really is a good kid, especially this mouth, really likable."

  "Yes." Murong Lingyun immediately chimed in, "This little girl is like that, whenever she sees a young woman, she calls her 'mother', and when she sees someone slightly older, she calls her 'grandma'. Feng'er and I got used to it when we were at Qing Shan."

  "Hmm, so that's how it is." Yan'er harmonized with him, their coordination was seamless. "If you hadn't spoken up, I would have been really scared just now?"

  "Mother also followed suit and joked, Mother, look at this girl, which part of her looks like me or like Feng Er?" Murong Ling said with a half-true and half-false smile, this point he was quite confident about, Bao'er indeed didn't look like Feng Er at all.

  "Haha...” Liu Yanyu couldn't help but laugh lightly, "A beauty like Feng Er is rare in this world. Perhaps only her own daughter could inherit her looks. And this little girl, is just lovely." The implication being that Bao'er and Ling Feng really don't resemble each other.

  Everyone's gaze involuntarily turned to Bao'er, seeing her round face, round eyes, and plump body, all of which were completely chubby, and couldn't find any resemblance to Ling Feng.

  "Oh, it was just a misunderstanding." The crowd couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Of course, Murong Lingyun and Murong Lingfeng were siblings, so how could this girl possibly be their child?

  In Xuan Yuan's eyes, there was still a hint of something unusual. As the saying goes, "no wind can make waves", people could easily believe it because they believed that Murong Lingyun and Lingfeng were siblings, but he...

  Murong Lie's lips still held a hint of cold smile, but he immediately chuckled and said, "Since the lady likes this girl so much, let her stay in the mansion for a few more days."

  Liu Wanyi's hand, which was holding Bao'er's, stiffened slightly. She knew Murong Lie too well, so his thoughts naturally didn't escape her eyes. She smiled coldly and replied calmly, "This child has come down the mountain this time, but Qingfeng Daozhang probably doesn't know yet. Let's have Yun send her back quickly to avoid worrying Qingfeng Daozhang."

  Her tone was as gentle as ever, and what she said was reasonable, but in a subtle way, she brought up Qingfeng Daochang to suppress him, because she knew that Murong Lie still had some reservations about Qingfeng Daochang.

  "Yun'er is currently acting on behalf of the imperial court, so at what time should we let this girl stay in the Murong residence and then have someone notify Qingfeng Daozhang? As long as she stays here, Qingfeng Daozhang won't need to worry." Murong Lie's face sank slightly, but he immediately retorted.

  Murong Lingyun's eyes flashed slightly, just as he was about to speak, a commotion came from outside the door. "Let me in!" The voice was unmistakably that of Zui Xian'er.

  Murong Lingyun's face showed a hint of joy, and he shouted loudly, "Let her in."

  The servants outside the door didn't dare to disobey Murong Lingyun's orders, so they could only let Xian'er in. Xian'er rushed into the hall with an anxious face and saw Bao'er sitting on Liu Wan'er's lap, and she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. "Bao'er, you're here, I was scared to death."

  "Xian'er is small..." The word "mother" was about to leave her mouth, but she suddenly saw the dark warrior of Murong Lingyun on one side, and immediately changed her words to say, "Xian'er's mother."

  As they spoke, he broke free from Liu Wan'er's embrace and ran towards Zui Xian'er.

  "Xian'er, where did you just go?" Murong Lingyun asked casually, his eyes scanning Xian'er lightly. It wasn't that he suspected her, but this matter was indeed too strange.

  "Me?" Zui Xian'er was slightly stunned, looking up at Mu Rong Lingyun's eyes with a hint of sadness. She then lowered her eyelids and said in a low voice, "Just now they didn't let me come in, I didn't see Bao'er for a moment, thinking she had run far away, so I went outside to look for her."

  Such an explanation is reasonable, but Murong Lingyun somehow feels a little strange.

  "Oh?" Murong Lingyun slightly raised an eyebrow, "How did you suddenly bring Bao'er down the mountain, does Shifu know?" At this critical juncture, Shifu should absolutely not let Bao'er come down the mountain.

  Zuixian'er quickly raised her head, looking at Murong Lingyun with a stunned expression, "Wasn't it you who told someone to inform me to bring Bao'er..." Suddenly, she was shocked and the rest of her words were hidden in her astonishment. Wasn't it supposed to be like that?

  Murong Lingyun was suddenly startled. When did he let someone inform Xian'er to bring Bao'er down the mountain? Was it someone who forged his name to send a message?

  Only a few people knew that Bao'er existed, and he was even afraid of leaking the news, not even telling his mother. How could outsiders possibly know about this matter, let alone suddenly send someone to deliver a message?

  So who is that person after all? What's his purpose?

  Ling Feng was also shocked, and Murong Lingyun's doubts were the same as hers. Thinking about the strangeness of this whole thing, she couldn't help but worry.

  If this thing wasn't an accident, but someone was really secretly plotting, then what would be the purpose of that person? She doesn't seem to have offended anyone here.

  Murong Lingyun also thought of this at the same time, and hurriedly said, "This may just be a misunderstanding. I'll take you to send Bao'er back to Qing Shan immediately." If someone really wanted to use Bao'er to stir up trouble, then both Bao'er and Lingfeng would be in danger. He absolutely couldn't allow such a thing to happen, so at this moment, he had to first send Bao'er back to Qing Shan.

  "Yun'er, you've forgotten that you still have unfinished business, how can you just leave like this." Murong Lie spoke out to stop her once again.

  "I won't be delayed for a few days, I believe that Wang Ye alone can handle the affairs of the court well. Moreover, the emperor's case has been investigated for three days and still no clues have been found. Now, if I leave the city, I can also secretly investigate." Murong Lingyun's reason was self-evident, leaving people unable to refute it. Moreover, he also suspected that Bao'er's matter might be related to the emperor's case.

  Xuanyuan Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, as if thinking about something. After a moment, he said in a low voice, "Hmm, this is also good." He was naturally referring to Murong Lingyun going to secretly investigate the Emperor.

  Xuan Yuan Chen had already agreed, so Murong Lie couldn't refute it anymore and could only let Murong Lingyun take Bao'er away.

  A farce that ended quickly, and everyone just thought it was a misunderstanding. Only in Xuan Yuan's heart, he couldn't suppress the annoyance, which was too sudden at this time, making him unable to let go so easily.

  ……

  After leaving the Murong Mansion, Xuan Yuan Chen did not return to the Imperial Palace. Originally, he would have returned to the Wang Mansion after attending the morning court session today. Therefore, there were no particularly urgent matters in the Imperial Palace, and the Emperor was still his usual self. The four great dark warriors continued their pursuit.

  So he doesn't need to go back to the palace at this moment either.

  Instead, he ordered someone to drive the carriage back to the palace directly.

  He didn't ride horseback either, but sat in a carriage with Ling Feng.

  Originally, Xuan Yuan Chen rode with his mother, and only Ling Feng was sitting in the carriage, so he didn't choose a small one. With just Ling Feng sitting in it, it felt just right.

  However, at this moment, Xuan Yuan Chen squeezed in hard, and the space was obviously a bit cramped. From the moment he got on the carriage, Xuan Yuan Chen had a cold face, making the whole carriage even more depressing.

  Ling Feng slightly dodged and shifted his body, trying to avoid him as much as possible, but the carriage space was too small, and the ancient road was not as flat as modern ones, with many bumps and potholes everywhere, causing the carriage to shake and tilt from time to time.

  So every time, Ling Feng's body would uncontrollably shake, and then he would occasionally bump into her. Every time she quickly sat up straight, but his face looked increasingly unpleasant.

  Xuanyuan Cheng's cold eyes stared at her, seeing that she was unconscious, seemingly with intentional movements. The anger in his heart spread continuously. Seeing her eyelids slightly drooping, as if deliberately trying to avoid him, he finally couldn't bear it and said in a low voice, "How? Doesn't the king's queen feel that she still owes the king an explanation?"

  Ling Feng slightly hesitated, but didn't lift his head. His body swayed with the carriage's rocking motion, and he moved slightly twice. His red lips opened lightly, and he said faintly, "What kind of explanation does Your Highness want to hear?" His eyes stared straight at the ground, and if not for the title used earlier, Xuan Yuan Chen really wouldn't have dared to believe that this woman was talking to him right now.

  Her indifferent expression and lukewarm response made it seem as if nothing had happened, yet she still dared to ask him what kind of explanation he wanted. This woman's apathy further fueled the anger in his chest.

  "What do you think?" Xuan Yuan's gaze was frozen in her eyes, slowly icing over, but that layer of anger continued to spread, as if wanting to burst out. Unfortunately, at this moment, whether it was his astonishing coldness or his burning anger, both were halted on Ling Feng's forehead, because Ling Feng simply couldn't see.

  Ling Feng still lowered his eyes, still without any movement, and repeated in a light tone, "What kind of explanation does the prince want?" Just now, Murong Lingyun had already explained clearly enough. If he believed it, he would believe it; if not, then no amount of explanation was needed at this moment.

  "You..." Xuan Yuan Cheng's face suddenly turned cold, his hand on the carriage door tightened involuntarily. This woman was really bold enough to use such ambiguous words to deceive him in response to his question. Fine, if she wanted to play dumb, then he would make it clear.

  His body slightly leaned towards Ling Feng's direction, his thin lips slowly opened, and he said word by word, "I want to know, before you went with Murong Ling, whether..." In the cold voice, there seemed to be a grinding of teeth, he found that facing this woman's indifference, he was somewhat unable to control his emotions.

  "We're not as dirty as you think." Ling Feng finally raised his head, his voice equally cold, but with a hint of obvious mockery in his eyes.

  Her response initially made Xuan Yuan's face pause in anger, but when he saw the obvious mockery in her eyes, his anger rose again, coldly questioning, "Is that so? I happen to know how pure and noble you are with Murong Lingyun."

  Because of his deliberate leaning forward, when Ling Feng raised her head, she was close to his face, so she slightly turned her face and ignored him. At this moment, Ling Feng didn't have the mind to answer such an unreasonable question, she was worried about Bao'er, wondering if Murong Lingyun could safely send Bao'er to Qing Shan.

  Thinking of Bao'er, Ling Feng's heart ached uncontrollably again, silently shouting in his mind: Bao'er, my Bao'er, you mustn't come to any harm.

  While worrying, she suddenly felt a sharp pain on her chin, and with the force transmitted from her chin, she involuntarily turned her face, directly meeting Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes that seemed to be burning her into ashes.

  "I've said it before, in front of me, you can only think of me." The cold voice couldn't hide the thick anger, the gnashing teeth and clenched jaws slowly spreading out in front of Ling Feng, "If you want to think, you can only think of me."

  This woman actually drifted off while he was talking to her, daring to despise him like this, she's the first one.

  Ling Feng couldn't help but secretly laugh at this, the man was indeed overbearing, what right did he have to demand that she only think of him, his women were countless, why bother with her, this must be one of those cases where the more unattainable something is, the more you want it.

  But honestly, in these three years, she would still think of him from time to time, only each time it was with the desire to kill him.

  Seeing the hatred in her eyes, Xuan Yuan's body stiffened slightly, but his gaze towards her became even colder. His hand grasping her chin tightened, and he said harshly, "What? You hate me? Hate me for separating you from Mu Rong Ling Yun?"

  His voice paused for a moment, and his eyes flashed with a fierce and bloodthirsty glint. His tone grew even colder as he continued, "Let me tell you something, you can give up that thought now. If you want to be with Murong Lingyun, it's only possible if I'm dead..." A cruel smile spread across his lips, but was quickly followed by an even more ruthless remark, "No, even if I were to die, I would make sure to kill you before I do, so don't even think about being with Murong Lingyun for the rest of your life."

  What he couldn't tolerate the most was that her heart had always been with Murong Lingyun, from the beginning when she agreed to marry him in order to save Murong Lingyun, to later on, after returning to the capital, escaping marriage and even eloping with Murong Lingyun in the middle of the night. Each and every one of these events was like a thin fish bone stuck in his throat, unable to swallow or spit out.

  Ling Feng's body involuntarily stiffened, and her eyes, gazing at Xuan Yuan Chen, also showed a few more hints of subconscious fear. She had long known about this man's ruthlessness, but his words just now still startled her heart. Having met him, would she really be unable to escape for the rest of her life?

  "So you'd better let Murong Lingyun disappear from your heart, otherwise this king..." The cold warning, accompanied by a slightly chilly breath, was sprayed directly onto her face, causing her to tremble again.

  Ling Feng slightly furrowed his brow, if a person could now lightly control their own heart and forget when they wanted to, then there wouldn't be so many worries.

  "My heart, no one can control." Ling Feng muttered to himself, seemingly talking to him, but more like he was talking to himself. The heart in her body would sometimes go out of the ordinary and hurt, even she couldn't control it, let alone others.

  "You,?!" Xuan Yuan Chen's furious roar was accompanied by his hand grasping her chin, seemingly exerting force uncontrollably, and faintly, the sound of bones shifting could be heard. "You'd better not challenge my limits."

  Severe pain made Ling Feng involuntarily take a deep breath, but he gritted his teeth and endured it, not making a sound.

  His strength was still increasing uncontrollably, making her break out in a cold sweat, and her back stiffened involuntarily. She thought, Xuan Yuan Chen must be ruthless enough to strangle her to death?

  Feeling her stiffness and seeing her forced expression, Xuan Yuan's hand unconsciously relaxed a little, but he still said coldly, "This king may not be able to control your heart, but if this king wants Mu Rong Ling Yun to disappear, it seems like an easy task." This was her only weakness.

  As expected, a flash of panic quickly flickered across Ling Feng's eyes. She knew that this man, once he said something, would definitely do it, and his ruthlessness was always something that both heaven and earth abhorred.

  But to his surprise, he saw her flustered expression without any intention, Xuan Yuan Chen not only didn't feel a bit satisfied, but instead became even more furious, for a moment, his anger made him lose control and let out a low growl, "I really doubt your innocence with Murong Lingyun." The cold voice was full of questioning, yet seemed to be hiding a faint tremble.

  Ling Feng's angry gaze turned to him, "Can't you think that everyone in the world is as filthy as you?" In this man's eyes, a woman had no status at all, or was not even worth a piece of clothing. He knew how to cherish his clothes because they were related to his appearance, but women were just tools for him to vent his emotions, piled up one by one in his backyard, waiting for him to visit whenever he needed them.

  For a man like that, Ling Feng was most resentful. In the two days he wasn't in the mansion, Ling Feng had already found out that there were countless women hidden in the backyard. No, it shouldn't be said that they were hidden, but rather that they existed would be more suitable.

  "Ah..." Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes flashed a cold light, but quickly hid it and smiled, "Good, very good." However, the hand holding her chin suddenly loosened, just as Ling Feng felt a slight surprise, his hand swiftly grasped at her clothes.

  "What are you going to do?" Ling Feng was taken aback, although he had thought about marrying her before, but still couldn't help...

  But now he was in a carriage, and on a busy street at that, how could he...

  "What are you doing?" Xuan Yuan's eyebrows slightly raised, but his movements paused slightly, and in Ling Feng's eyes, a smile with ulterior motives flashed by. "I will test it right now to see if you and Murong Lingyun are as pure as you said."

  As they spoke, a hand reached out and tugged at Ling Feng's sleeve.

  How could he forget this? If she and Murong Lingyun were really innocent, then she must still be innocent now. He only needs to take a look, wouldn't he know?

  Ling Feng's body was stunned again, his meaning was to check her chastity at this moment, and if she wasn't chaste, then he would have determined that she had an affair with Murong Lingyun...

  Seeing his hand grab her sleeve, she was furious but couldn't stop him and could only watch as his hand suddenly pulled down.

  But just at this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped. Because it was too sudden, Ling Feng didn't sit steadily for a moment and fell straight into his arms, which also happened to ease the force in his hands.

  He subconsciously stretched out his arm and pulled her into his embrace, the hand that had just grasped her sleeve instead reached for the carriage curtain, asking loudly, "What happened?"

  Chu Wei hastily approached, speaking in a low voice, "Your Highness, just now a small beggar suddenly ran out from the front." That's why he quickly pulled the reins, fortunately, the little beggar was not kicked.

  Xuanyuan Cheng looked forward with the horse and saw a child, about 1.3 meters tall, wearing tattered clothes, sitting on the ground with a pale face, obviously still in shock from the sudden fright.

  Xuanyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he didn't utter a word of rebuke. Instead, he said coldly, "Continue on the journey."

  Chu Wei also let out a slight sigh of relief, quickly walking to the front of the child and helping him up, softly saying "Are you okay?" The child's face was covered in dust, making it impossible to discern their features or tell whether they were a boy or girl.

  The child finally came back to his senses, but still dazedly said, "I'm fine, I'm fine." However, he still stood in front of the horse and didn't move aside.

  Chu Wei smiled slightly, "It's okay, just be more careful when walking in the future." He thought to himself, this kid is probably scared silly, almost got kicked to death by that horse just now, yet at this moment, he doesn't seem to know what fear is, not even giving way.

  The child, however, seemed to have not heard Chu Wei's words and instead quickly raised the flowers in his hand. Seeing that they were still relatively intact, he let out a slight sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the flowers are fine."

  Chu Wei slightly furrowed his brow, and vaguely felt that something was a bit off, but for the time being couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. He only saw the little kid walking along the horse carriage towards the back, and as he passed by the carriage, the curtains of the carriage happened to be blown open by the wind. Originally, due to curiosity, Ling Feng had been looking outwards, and now completely revealed himself in front of him.

  "Wow, it's so beautiful!" The little kid suddenly exclaimed and quickly ran to the front of the car window, lifted the curtain, and handed the flowers in his hand to Lingfeng's face. "Sister, only you deserve this flower, so I'm giving it to you." His sincere expression made people unable to doubt him.

  Ling Feng was taken aback, intending to refuse, but then he saw the flower he was holding, each petal with ten different colors, and couldn't help but be secretly shocked - wasn't this her Ten-Colored Rose?

  She hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it, "Thank you."

  "You're welcome." The little kid, seeing Ling Feng accept the flower, smiled sweetly and then mysteriously said, "Sister, legend has it that this flower is the flower of love. Whoever possesses it will possess true love." After finishing speaking, he ran away in a flash.

  Xuanyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he didn't stop her. When he saw the flower, his eyes narrowed slightly.

  Ling Feng held the flower in her hand, thinking of that child's last words, secretly amused. Having it would mean having true love, this statement was indeed ironic for her.

  On the first day she won it, she was taken away by force, and after raising it for three years, she is now married to the person who took her away back then. Is this what they call love?

  Holding the flower's hand, it involuntarily tightened, tightly adhering to the stem. Suddenly, my hand trembled slightly, as if there were words written on the stem.

  Slowly stretch out your fingertips, little by little, and carefully feel that the words are: be careful, take care.

  Ling Feng was taken aback, and her heart was also secretly puzzled. Could it be that the flower was sent by Murong Lingyun? But when they left the Murong residence, didn't Murong Lingyun take Bao'er away with him? How could he suddenly send flowers to her?

  Seeing her so tense over a bouquet of flowers, Xuan Yuan's eyes flashed with discontent once again, his lips curling into a sneer as he coldly laughed and said, "What? Could it be that you really naively think a bouquet of flowers can bring you what's called love?"

  But it seems to have forgotten what was just confirmed.

  The little boy's actions were a bit strange, but he had been paying close attention to her all along and hadn't noticed anything unusual, or maybe it was just because of her beauty that he gave her the bouquet.

  This woman wouldn't really believe something like that, would she?

  Ling Feng also smiled coldly, slightly raised her eyes, looked at him, and similarly had a hint of mockery, saying in a low voice, "Love, do you believe it?" She originally wanted to ask if he understood? A man like him might not even deign to care, but the words reached the corner of her mouth and suddenly changed.

  Or maybe even she doesn't truly understand what true love is.

  Xuanyuan's eyes widened slightly, seemingly not expecting her to ask that, his eyes flashed quickly, and he said with disdain, "That's just a trick to deceive you women, I..." But the words suddenly stopped, as if waiting for something, only to continue with a cold smile on Lingfeng's lips, "I don't bother."

  "Haha……" Ling Feng chuckled, "Yes, that's just a trick to deceive women. A man like him, how could he possibly care? In this ancient era, which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? They might even shout out loud about love. Love is truly a joke to them."

  However, he is also quite frank and at least doesn't have those hypocritical and mawkish words.

  Xuanyuan Chen's face sank, and his eyes, gazing at hers, unconsciously added a few points of anger. He said harshly, "What are you laughing at? Is what this king says so ridiculous?"

  Ling Feng's lips slowly opened into a faint smile, and he glanced at him lightly, saying slowly, "I'm not laughing at you, I was just thinking that those men who shout about love every day, yet are surrounded by women on both sides, may understand what love is even better?" In the light tone of voice, it's hard to tell whether it's sarcasm, disdain, or a detached indifference.

  "What? Don't you understand?" Xuan Yuan Chen's eyebrows rose slightly, and his light voice didn't reveal any emotions, but his gaze added a few more inquiring glances.

  Ling Feng was slightly stunned, and her eyes also flashed involuntarily. She spoke softly again, "I don't understand, nor do I want to." At this moment, she really hoped that she wouldn't think about anything, and she also acknowledged that she didn't truly comprehend the overly profound question.

  "Really?" A hint of doubt flashed quickly through Xuan Yuan Chen's eyes, her answer had apparently caught him off guard.

  After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly leaned in closer to her and said with a hint of seriousness, "If you marry me, you can have anything you want. I'll give it all to you." His low voice made it impossible to discern whether he was being sincere or not, and perhaps even he himself didn't know the truth behind his words at that moment. For as soon as they left his lips, he couldn't help but be taken aback by them.

  Ling Feng was slightly startled, his body subconsciously leaning back, with a terrified expression looking at him, as if he had suddenly seen an alien, really not daring to believe that the words just now came from his mouth.

  And her heart, because of his half-true and half-false words, suddenly hung in suspense. What did this man want to do again?

  "Hahaha......" Seeing her panic, Xuan Yuan Chen suddenly burst out laughing loudly, but that laughter was unknown whether it was due to the excitement of seeing her embarrassed or wanting to cover up something.

  The whole carriage was shaking even more violently because of his arrogant laughter, and people who didn't know the situation thought they were so lovingly affectionate with each other in this carriage, on this street filled with joyful voices.

  The carriage came to a steady stop, and it was clear that they had arrived at the Wang Fu. Before they could even get down from the carriage, a guard hastily walked up to them, looking flustered as he said, "Your Highness, the Empress Dowager requests your immediate presence in the palace." Such urgency must mean something unexpected has happened.

  Xuanyuan Chen's face also sank, but he didn't say anything. He took a leap and jumped down, ordering Chu Wei, "Send the princess back to her room."

  Ling Feng let out a sigh of relief again. These past few days, the Emperor's matters had actually helped her get out of trouble several times. But she didn't know how much longer this could be kept under wraps.

  ………

  As soon as Xuan Yuan Chen entered the palace, the empress dowager rushed up to him with a flustered expression, completely losing her usual pretended calmness. "Chen'er, what's going on with the emperor?"

  Xuanyuan Zhen realized the severity of the situation and didn't dare to hesitate, quickly walking in, walking to the bedside, and surprisingly saw some red dots flashing on the emperor's face. However, when he touched it with his hand, there was no feeling at all, as if those red dots also disappeared instantly with the touch of his hand.

  The doctors all stood by the bed, also with a look of helplessness on their faces.

  "What's going on here?" At this moment, the empress dowager was also confused. If even the imperial physician didn't understand, how could Xuan Yuan Chen?

  Xuanyuan's eyes narrowed slightly as he quietly observed for a moment, then slowly spoke word by word, "The emperor should be poisoned." But this poison has never been seen before, can't be detected, and no one knows the antidote.

  "Poisoned?" The Empress Dowager exclaimed in surprise, "Then what kind of poison did the Emperor take? Why has he been unconscious all this time?" She immediately turned to the imperial physicians beside her and urgently asked, "Tell me, is it true that the Emperor was poisoned?"

  "It's possible." A imperial physician replied cautiously, "However, none of us can figure out what kind of poison the emperor was poisoned with, so we don't even know where to start."

  "Right, isn't there a thousand-year-old ice silkworm in the palace? Maybe it can temporarily suppress the poison in the emperor's body." Xuan Yuan Chen suddenly shouted, he remembered that among the tribute goods from the Western Regions last year, there seemed to be such a strange object.

  "Yes, yes." The Empress Dowager repeatedly responded, "It was placed in the rear palace of the Ai family, and the Ai family said it was brought back as a bride." As she spoke, she hurriedly went to fetch it, because she knew its preciousness. After the Emperor handed it over to her, she personally took charge of it, not even letting her closest palace maid know where it was placed, so only she herself could retrieve it.

  After a while, the empress dowager hurried back, holding an exquisite box in her hand, slowly opening it to reveal a completely transparent ice silkworm inside.

  The empress carefully took out the ice silkworm and slowly placed it in the emperor's palm. After a moment, she saw that the originally transparent body of the ice silkworm was slowly seeping out some black spots.

  "The Emperor has indeed been poisoned." The Empress Dowager said indignantly, "If I find out who administered the poison, I will not let them off lightly." Her voice was filled with ruthless cruelty that made one's blood run cold. Several imperial physicians couldn't help but tremble with fear.

  Xuan Yuan Chen was also startled, his heart inexplicably skipped a beat, as if a bad premonition flashed through his mind.

  "By the way, where is General Murong?" The Empress suddenly remembered that she had also sent someone to inform Xuan Yuan and Murong Lingyun, but after so long, there was still no sign of Murong Lingyun entering the palace.

  "Oh." Xuan Yuan Cheng responded lightly, "Because there have been no leads in the past few days, so Murong Yuanshuai went out of the city today to investigate and see if he can gain anything." He unconsciously made an excuse, but absolutely did not mention that Murong Lingyun had gone out of the city to send Bao'er away.

  About half a time, the ice silkworm had obviously turned black, while the black spots on the emperor's face had completely disappeared, and his complexion was much better than before.

  "The Empress Dowager, it seems that this ice silkworm can absorb the poison from the Emperor's body. It seems that the Emperor is now safe." A court physician flattered.

  "Hmm." The empress also let out a slight sigh of relief, as long as the emperor was fine, she could rest easy too, but didn't know when he would wake up.

  Xuanyuan Chen has returned to the palace, so he naturally needs to take care of some things in the palace. Since Murong Lingyun is not around, he is even busier than usual and doesn't finish until midnight.

  Just as she was about to get up, a concubine slowly walked in, holding a bowl of ginseng soup. As her eyes slightly lifted, they coincidentally met Xuan Yuan's icy gaze. She hastily turned her face away and looked at the emperor on the bed, saying softly, "I came to take a look because I was worried about Your Majesty."

  Xuan Yuan Chen simply gazed at her coldly, without any response. The thoughts of this woman, he could see right through them. He saw the woman hesitate for a moment before slowly walking towards Xuan Yuan Chen's side, handing him the ginseng soup in her hand and softly saying, "I thought that Your Highness must be tired too, so I prepared a bowl of ginseng soup for you."

  A slender figure, soft voice, and under the thin clothes, a glimpse of spring light, in the dim lamp light, extremely seductive.

  Everyone in the Xuan Yuan dynasty knew that Xuan Yuan Chen had always been open to women, but only those with some charm dared to approach him...

  And this woman was a woman in the harem, her beauty was naturally not to be doubted, and the subtle temptation she deliberately created at this moment would make any normal man unable to resist.

  Xuanyuan Chen didn't go to pick her up, and there wasn't much emotion in her eyes either. Although she hadn't accepted directly, she also hadn't explicitly refused.

  The woman's courage grew slightly, and she leaned in closer, her body subtly rubbing against his. She thought to herself that this woman must have been neglected for many years, and now with the emperor's uncertain fate, if he were not to wake up, the king would be the most likely candidate to ascend to the throne, so she was thinking...

  If it were an ordinary day, Xuan Yuan Chen might not have refused, because he originally only treated women as tools for venting and didn't care who was who.

  But at this moment, he had an instinctive resistance. When she intended to touch him again, his arm suddenly stretched out and quickly wrapped around her neck. He used force without any tenderness, saying harshly, "If you don't want to die, then get away from me quickly."

  He immediately used force to push her away, and the woman was unable to stand for a moment, heavily falling to the ground. However, she did not dare look back again, and rolled and crawled out in escape.

  Looking at the woman who fled in disarray, Xuan Yuan's eyes, which were gazing up at the night sky, flickered slightly. It seemed that he hadn't been with a woman for a long time?

  Since when did he stop using that addiction to escape his own pain?

  Suddenly, a figure flashed through his mind, and the corners of his lips curled up into a faint smile. It seemed that since he met her, his thoughts had been occupied by her. Just now, he actually felt an instinctive disgust towards that woman, which was something that had never happened before. It seemed to be because...

  In that case, she should take on this responsibility, and she is his rightful queen after all.

  At this point, he no longer hesitated, his body flashed and quickly disappeared into the darkness of night.

  ……

  Back at the Wang Fu, the entire estate was quiet, even Chu Wei had already fallen asleep.

  He quickly walked towards his room, although he was moving fast, but he didn't make any noise.

  Arriving at the door, she gently pushed it open, only to find that it was locked from the inside. She couldn't help but feel a little stunned, realizing that this woman didn't even have the awareness of waiting for her husband's return.

  A faint sense of discontent flashed through his mind, but he didn't want to startle her, so he walked over to the window and made a gentle movement, only to find that it was also locked from the inside.

  In the dark of night, his eyes involuntarily sparkled with a hint of fire, what did this woman mean, deliberately blocking him? This was his room, and she actually dared to lock him out.

  He drew his sword and returned to the door, with a light push, the bolt opened, but in the quiet night, no sound was made.

  He slightly pushed open the door and walked in, but his heart was secretly amused. How did he return to his own room, making it seem like he was sneaking around?

  Ling Feng slept fitfully, slightly turning over, but didn't wake up. The moonlight spilled in through the open door and shone on her exquisite face. On the bedside table, a candle had burned out, but next to the candle holder was an additional flower vase with the flowers that little boy gave to Ling Feng today.

  Xuanyuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, this woman had actually tucked the flower in, really childish, but not overthinking it, and slowly walked towards the bedside.

  He slowly walked towards the bed, then suddenly stretched out his arms and pulled her into his embrace.

  Ling Feng, who was already sleeping restlessly, suddenly woke up with a start and exclaimed, "Who?"

  Xuanyuan Chen quickly turned over, pressing her down, and his lips also leaned towards her, until she was almost out of breath. Only then did he slightly release her, saying with a hint of dissatisfaction, "In the king's chambers, who else would you think there is?"

  As they spoke, he quickly tore off her clothes, not even giving her a chance to catch her breath. He didn't want to waste too much time like before and have another unexpected occurrence...

  His lips slid slowly down her neck, and his hands also moved slowly along her smooth skin like jade.

  When Ling Feng's lips touched hers, she knew it was him, and that what was meant to come would ultimately come, so there was no use hiding from it, and she didn't resist either.

  He hadn't heard her voice, nor had he felt any resistance from her. Xuan Yuan Chen was slightly surprised, but also somewhat pleased with her docility.

  It was just his hand, placed on her arm, that involuntarily stiffened. Her arm was too smooth, so smooth that he couldn't feel any imperfections, but it was precisely this perfection that made his eyes suddenly sink, and the thread of confusion that had just appeared quickly disappeared.

  It seemed as if he was trying to confirm something, his hand once again brushed against her arm, and still slid all the way down.

  The hand grasping her arm suddenly tightened, clutching it fiercely. Suddenly, he recalled the girl he saw at the Mu Rong estate today, calling her "mother". He had doubted it, telling himself it was a misunderstanding, but now...

  He didn't get up, but his arm quickly stretched out, took the flint from the table, and quickly lit the candle on the table that had never been lit before. As his arm swung away, it knocked over the vase on the table, which shattered with a loud crash, and the flowers scattered all over the floor, revealing faint scratches at the base of the stem.

  As the candlelight slowly ignited, everything in the room became clear, and his face, frozen with congealed blood, was also completely reflected in Lingfeng's eyes.

  Ling Feng was well aware of why he was angry, and what was bound to come would ultimately be unavoidable.

  The candlelight illuminated the entire room, his eyes slowly turned to her arm, and as expected, what entered his eyes was a smooth expanse without a single blemish that represented her purity.

  His lips, frozen to the point of numbness, slightly curled up, and his thin, icicle-like lips opened slightly. In a cold voice, he said, "Is this what you call purity and nobility?" The terror in his voice was like it came from the depths of hell.

  "You have such a huge grudge with Murong Lingyun, yet you still dare to claim innocence in front of me?" The hand grasping her arm tightened its grip, and instantly, a purplish mark appeared on her pale skin, accompanied by the faint sound of bones shifting out of place.

  Ling Feng smiled coldly in her heart, she knew that if he found out he wasn't innocent, he would definitely assume Bao'er was her and Murong Lingyun's child. So no matter what, anything she said to Murong Lingyun in front of him would be considered a lie.

  Her silence pierced his eyes, and his hand suddenly moved to her chin, increasing the force, saying loudly, "How? Can't think of anything to say now? You're not eloquent, are you? How did you become mute?"

  At this moment, the more she was silent, the more he hated it. Only at this moment, even if she spoke up, it would be useless, let alone that Ling Feng didn't want to argue with him in the first place.

  "Good, really good, the women of the Murong family are truly pure and noble. Before even marrying, they're already engaging in that kind of shameful and dirty behavior. How noble indeed?" The cold sarcasm was not only meant to hurt her, but also to vent his inner anger.

  His long fingers dug deeply into her chin, his eyes were fiercely tearing her apart with violence, looking at her white arm without any ornamentation, the corner of his mouth twisted into a cold and sarcastic sneer.

  A moment of anger made him lose his mind and say things that even he himself might not know what they mean.

  "Is it dirty? Then the king is not indulging in that dirt every day." Looking at those bloodthirsty eyes, those eyes that brought her to hell three years ago, she smiled coldly, "With you, it's indeed dirty." The pain and shame he brought to her that night, she would never be able to forget for the rest of her life.