Chapter 51

  "Why? Why is it like this?" Murong Lingyun couldn't accept the fact, his hands tightly grasping Ling Feng's arm, shaking slightly. "Tell me, why did you agree to marry him." A voice that was both urgent and angry, yet hid an unbearable pain, how could this be, how could he bear to watch her marry someone else.

  My heart was like being stabbed by a wooden sword, slowly and painfully grinding in, inch by inch tearing apart, the pain is indescribable.

  "You can't marry him, absolutely not." Murong Lingyun suddenly shouted loudly, at this moment he suddenly thought of one thing, which was the matter of Lingfeng being taken away by someone three years ago. He wouldn't have any repulsion towards her because of that matter, but would only love her more.

  However, Xuan Yuan Che absolutely cannot. If she marries Xuan Yuan Che and lets him know that she is not a virgin, it's unknown how he will treat her.

  So no matter what, he couldn't let her marry Xuan Yuan Che, not just because of his reluctance to part with her and his attachment to her, but also for her sake.

  "Hmph." Xuan Yuan Cheng let out a cold hum, the sinister look in his eyes spreading rapidly. "It seems that the Empress Dowager was right, your love for this younger sister of yours is not ordinary. What? Could it be that you still want to guard her for a lifetime?" His lips curled into an undisguised sneer, but he immediately laughed coldly and said, "Guarding her for a lifetime as an older brother?"

  Murong Lingyun's face suddenly darkened, Xuan Yuan's words undoubtedly struck the deepest pain in his heart. All these years, it was because of this identity that he couldn't openly and honestly possess her.

  But the empress's words just now have added another lock to his and Lingfeng's bodies, so that their identities are no longer just a secret, but may become a 'fact' known to everyone. And the happiness he and Lingfeng long for is getting farther and farther away from them.

  But even if he were to protect her for the rest of his life as an older brother, he couldn't bear the thought of her marrying someone else, because he couldn't stand seeing her get hurt. So he said sternly, "Even if I have to spend my whole life protecting her as an older brother, I will absolutely not let her marry you."

  "Haha, really, truly...," Xuan Yuan's light voice was cold and mocking, the sarcasm at the corner of his lips becoming more apparent. "Touching, it's really touching, such deep sibling love, I've never seen anything like this before..." His words paused slightly as he turned to the Empress Dowager, "I'm afraid you must have been moved by their sibling love too."

  The empress dowager looked slightly stunned, and muttered to herself, "Chen'er, why must you suffer so?" She understood him, that he was not as cruel as his exterior showed, and she knew even more, that the more cruel he was to others, the more pain he would feel himself.

  Xuan Yuan Chen didn't wait for the Empress to finish speaking, and once again quickly turned his cold eyes towards Murong Lingyun. "However, I seem to recall that your beloved younger sister has agreed to marry me."

  "Impossible!": Murong Lingyun gritted his teeth and roared, "Feng'er absolutely agreed to you willingly, you must have coerced her. Tell me, what did you use to threaten her?"

  He was one hundred percent certain in his heart that the wind was definitely threatened by Xuan Yuan Che.

  "Is that so?" Xuan Yuan Chen didn't answer, instead asking back, his eyes also gazing at Ling Feng with a deeper meaning. "Did I force you?" His light voice couldn't convey much emotion, but the slight curl of his lip was a hint that startled her.

  "No." After a moment of hesitation, Ling Feng replied solemnly. She was all too clear about the purpose behind this man's question, and at this moment, she could only give one answer.

  "Feng Er, what are you really afraid of?" Murong Lingyun shouted again, "Tell me, what did he use to threaten you."

  He must know why, never having forced her before, at this moment, in order to get an answer, he had to force her to respond.

  Ling Feng subconsciously looked into his eyes, where a flash of unbearable pain quickly passed through. She knew how much he had paid for her over the years, and she understood even more that his intense reaction at this moment was not just for himself, but also for her, fearing that she would be hurt. For so many years, she had been all too familiar with his thoughts.

  However, the more it is so, the more she cannot bear it, and similarly, she also cannot bear him getting hurt in any way.

  Xuanyuan Chen treats the Emperor with disdain, and even Murong Lie can't move him in the slightest. When Murong Lingyun opposes him, it's like an egg hitting a rock.

  "There's no threat, I'm willing." Ling Feng slightly raised his head and said in a low voice, just let her, for his sake sacrifice this once, because she knew he couldn't die, he still had too many things to do.

  Murong Lingyun was suddenly stunned, his hand slowly loosening its grip on her arm, looking at her incredulously, "Feng'er, what did you say? What did you say?"

  Her hand relaxed, then tightened again, straightening her body, making her face him directly, and said hastily, "Feng, look into my eyes and repeat what you just said."

  At this moment, he couldn't allow her to escape in the slightest.

  Ling Feng was forced to look at him, his heart aching in that moment, but he had to grit his teeth and say slowly, word by word, "I said, he didn't force me, everything was my own will."

  Xuanyuan's lips, which were cold and slightly upturned, seemed to have forgotten to probe for the truth in her words, or perhaps it was because of his own final victory. Only those cold eyes also became slightly softer.

  Xuanyuan's subtle changes all fell into Taihou's eyes.

  The empress dowager was slightly stunned, and it seemed that Zhen'er had a crush on the maid. If that were really the case, she would also be happy to see them together, or perhaps the two of them would go through many hardships and find true happiness.

  "All right, since it's your own will, then this is settled." The Empress Dowager suddenly spoke up, interrupting Mu Rong Ling Yun's next words of anger and confusion.

  "Empress Dowager, this...!" The Emperor finally lost his patience and hastily shouted.

  "Your Majesty." The Empress Dowager's eyes shifted slightly, gazing at the Emperor with a profound meaning, "She might be the one you've been searching for all along."

  The emperor was shocked and stared at the empress dowager in dismay, could it be that she knew something? Impossible! He had never told anyone about that matter, so it shouldn't be possible for anyone to know.

  It's just that, unexpectedly, the Empress Dowager was clever, or perhaps she had already guessed something, and actually said that she wasn't? Could it be that she really wasn't? After all, from their last meeting until now, he hadn't found a single shred of her former self on her.

  Or she really wasn't the one he was looking for, and at this moment, the emperor himself didn't know whether he was doubting or deceiving himself.

  It's just that this matter has been decided by the Empress Dowager, and I'm afraid no one can change it anymore.

  Murong Lingyun's hands, which were grasping her arms, fell weakly, and a thousand words sank into her willing tone. The Empress Dowager's final decision was to plunge him into despair.

  Such an ending was what he had feared most all these years, but ultimately could not escape. He did not blame her, nor did he resent anyone else, only hating his own powerlessness.

  "Why?" He couldn't believe she would do this to him, he knew she loved him and it was impossible for her to agree to marry Xuan Yuan Chen out of the blue. "Tell me why? At least give me an explanation." Unlike his previous urgency, at this moment, he became unusually calm.

  Ling Feng froze, an explanation? If she could give it, she would have given it long ago. She closed her eyes slightly and said ruthlessly again, "If I marry him, I'll become the legitimate queen." She used her own selfishness as an excuse, just to make him give up.

  Mo Rong Lingyun suddenly froze, his eyes also suddenly widened in shock, his face filled with incredulity, her words undoubtedly striking a chord in his heart.

  A sharp knife was ruthlessly stabbed into a heart already dripping with fresh blood.

  It turned out that she had always been concerned about it; it turned out that she was just like all the other women, only longing for a status.

  "Fine, since that's the case, I'll bless you." Murong Lingyun sneered coldly to himself, staring straight at her as he backed away step by step. "Perhaps it was indeed my mistake." The low voice echoed faintly in the deep darkness of night, and his figure quickly disappeared into the shadows.

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  The next day, the Mu Rong estate was unexpectedly lively. The Emperor and Empress Dowager personally came to preside over Miss Mu Rong's wedding, which was unprecedented. This scene was probably even more grand than the coronation of an emperor.

  Even Murong Lie, who had always been opposed, couldn't help but wear a proud smile on his face at this moment.

  As the Empress Dowager personally arranged the marriage, Xuan Yuan Chen naturally had to come in person to welcome the bride. The onlookers lined up hundreds of meters away, but they all voluntarily made way for him.

  When he arrived at the gate of Murong's residence, although he did not dismount his horse, when he saw the person being supported near the sedan chair, a faint smile of satisfaction flashed across his face.

  The Mu Rong estate was not far from the Wang estate, and it seemed like only a few minutes had passed before they arrived. Ling Feng let Yatou support her as she got down from the sedan chair, entered the main hall, and allowed those beside her to guide her through the rituals.

  The stiff body seemed to be manipulated by others without any sensation.

  Until she heard the host shout "send into the bridal chamber", her stiff body straightened even more.

  She was supported and turned around a few times. Because of the veil, she couldn't see anything around her, only feeling herself being sent into a room and being supported to sit down on the bed.

  She suddenly sprang up quickly, and it was that little girl who got a fright.

  "Your Highness, what's wrong?" The maid said cautiously, "The king will be back soon, please wait a little longer, Your Highness."

  He helped Lingfeng sit back on the bed, then slowly walked out, leaving behind a room of silence and her uncontrollable panic.

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