Chapter 54

  "Father has taken in Chun Tao." Murong Xuan suddenly spoke up coldly, her words devoid of emotion. "Today, the old slave from the manor came and brought a letter from Father, saying that Father has taken in Chun Tao."

  Murong Feng was stunned. Murong's wife had just passed away, and by all accounts, Murong Qinglang should still be in mourning. How could he possibly take in Chun Tao at this time? That plump, charming, yet simple-minded Chun Tao? How is that possible? Why?!

  "My father said in the letter that after my mother's death, he was heartbroken and lost interest in life. Fortunately, Chun Tao accompanied him every day, comforting him with gentle words and taking care of him, so he took her as his concubine." Mu Rong Xuan smiled bitterly, looking at Mu Rong Feng, "Third sister, tell me, is there still any truth in this world? My mother just passed away. The body of my father's wife has not yet been buried, and he has already taken a new concubine, who is even a lowly maid in the mansion. How can my mother rest in peace?"

  Murong Feng also couldn't understand in his heart why Murong Qinglang wanted to make this decision.

  "Chun Tao that little girl, I will not let her off lightly! Murong Qian gritted her teeth, "How dare she seduce her own master at this time, and even got into the master's bed just after the master's wife had passed away, and was taken as a concubine. It's simply a shame to our family, Father is of such an age, doing such a thing, it really chills my heart. Our household isn't without concubines either, why must he do this at this time? Where is the logic in that!"

  When troubles come, they come in a bunch.

  Murong Xuan suddenly burst into tears, the tears fell so helplessly, one drop after another, as she looked at Murong Feng, her expression was so helpless.

  "Third sister, I'm so tired. Little sister is like this, father is like that, this palace really isn't a place for individuals to stay, and those who have anything to do with the palace don't have a good ending. Sister shouldn't have listened to father's words and let you marry into the palace too, if it were just me, it would be fine, but now our whole family is implicated."

  Murong Feng smiled slightly and comforted Murong Xuan, "Sister, be more open-minded. Everyone has their own fate, let's just accept our own destiny. As for Father, although he is our father, he is also an independent person. We can't stop him from doing what he wants to do. Now, I just hope that Chun Tao can take good care of Father, it's like having someone taking care of him on our behalf. As for Murong Xue's matter, since it has already happened, let her be. In the palace, she will inevitably grow up, and I think the Emperor will also consider the power of the Murong family and won't treat Little Snow unfairly. Li Fei is a woman with a bold personality, passionate like fire, from a foreign country, with different customs and habits than ours. Maybe she just lives according to her own personality, and it's unlikely that she will always be at odds with Little Snow. Sister, you can rest assured, after all, we are here, and we will definitely help."

  Murong Xuan let out a sigh, and her mood seemed still not quite right.

  The spring willow hurried over and whispered to Murong Feng: "Miss, the fourth prince suddenly had an urgent matter and left, saying he had something to deal with, and asked you to remember to eat."

  Murong Feng was taken aback and subconsciously asked: "Didn't you say where we were going?"

  Chun Liu shook her head, "The fourth prince left in a great hurry, but Yan Yu sister recognized the person who came to find him was from Drunken Flower Pavilion. Yan Yu sister guessed that something might have happened to Yue Jiao again, so the fourth prince left in such a rush."

  Murong Feng's expression was extremely calm, without the anger that Chun Liu had imagined. He simply nodded and thought for a moment before saying: "Then let's have dinner. Sister, do you want to stay here and eat with me?"

  "Never mind, I have something on my mind and can't eat anything." Murong Xuan shook her head, looking at Murong Feng with a somewhat puzzled expression, "You really are an optimist, in such a situation, you can still eat, if it were me, I would have been driven to death by Sima Rui long ago."

  Murong Feng smiled and said, "Sister is joking, why should I be angry? It's just that she got married, but didn't give him her heart. If the heart isn't willing, where does the anger come from? Besides, he only went to Xiuxiang Tower to visit the injured Yu Jiao, not to flirt with other women, what do I have to be angry about?"

  Murong Xuan couldn't help but laugh, this third sister's personality was completely different from before, what was she like in the past? Can't remember, maybe it was always like this. It's just that after returning to Murong Wangfu from her grandmother's place, she couldn't blend in for a while, so she felt a bit lonely and quiet, and everyone ignored her. Now that she's arrived at the imperial palace, she's reverted back!

  "What's the difference, do you not know what the Drunken Flower Pavilion is? That's a place of smoke and flowers, going to see Yu Jiao and asking for flowers and willows are no different." Murong Xuan smiled at her third sister and said quietly, "If it weren't for this Fourth Prince's character being stubborn and difficult to deal with since childhood, Yu Jiao that courtesan would have been executed long ago. It's just that he didn't want to make a fuss, so he turned a blind eye. You really can tolerate it!"

  Murong Feng smiled and remained silent, but Sima Minglang's explanation from last night was still clear in his ears. After some thought, he felt that Murong Xuan was the most pitiful one. As the eldest daughter of the Murong royal family and the future empress of the Daxing dynasty, she had to maintain a virtuous and dignified demeanor, enduring humiliation and hardship with caution and diligence.

  "What's your brother-in-law busy with?" Murong Feng changed the subject and asked softly.

  Murong Xuan smiled faintly, her expression returning to calmness, and said softly: "It's just that your father is handling some trivial government affairs. Your brother-in-law is a honest and kind person, although he is the crown prince of the Great Xing Dynasty, he doesn't have those bad habits of princes."

  Murong Feng smiled lightly and said, "Sister is lucky. In the past, this brother-in-law was the person whom Murong Feng and Murong Xue admired the most. Originally, sister and brother-in-law were meant to be together for a lifetime."

  Murong Xuan smiled lightly, but her smile was somewhat hesitant, as if hiding something.

  Yu Jiao's situation was worse than Sima Rui had imagined. Her leg injury worsened rapidly, and the wound had become infected.

  The imperial physician said, "I'm afraid it's not just a fall from dancing. Looking at the situation, I'm afraid someone has poisoned her. Logically speaking, if it were just an injury, resting in bed for half a year would be fine, but instead, the more she rests, the worse the situation becomes. It may not have been apparent at first, but as time passes, the poison takes effect, and that's what happened. However, looking at this medicine, it shouldn't be from our Great Xing Dynasty, so I, an old minister, can't guess what kind of medicine it is."

  Simarui furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and said: "It shouldn't be like this. At first, it should have been just a simple injury, but later on, there might have been a problem with the medicine. When I examined her injuries at that time, there were only signs of bone fractures in her leg, no signs of poisoning. But now, it seems that the poisonous medicine has slowly entered her bones through the wound and caused an abscess... Who gave Yu Jiao medicine and brought her to see me?"

  A little girl was brought over, looking innocent and honest.