Chapter 64

  Murong Feng had a faint pain in his heart, as if he had lost something precious, and he felt an urge to cry, unwilling to lift his head or speak.

  Simma Minglang quietly shifted his gaze outside, the autumn rain was indeed lingering. "The 15th of August has passed, and I've also seen my mother, it's time to go back." Suddenly looking at Murong Feng, he smiled and said, "You're a lovely girl, your singing is also very pleasant to listen to, I will often think of you, live well, no matter where or when, if you need me, I'll definitely help you."

  Murong Feng suddenly had tears welling up in his eyes, and the tears fell uncontrollably, along with an inexplicable reluctance and complicated attachment that flowed out together.

  "Thank you, Uncle Huang. Feng will remember your words and live well. If needed, Feng will definitely tell Uncle." The voice had an unspoken sense of reluctance and promise, as well as the ambiguous emotions in her heart - love or not, it didn't matter, but a trust and dependence that rose from the bottom of her heart, believing that this person would do anything for her!

  Siming Lang smiled slightly and said to Sima Rui: "In the palace, I miss you the most, so I only bid farewell to you. Take good care of Feng'er, she is a blessing that you can't ask for, it's the greatest love from heaven to you."

  Simarui's eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of understanding, but he didn't say anything. He just smiled and said: "Imperial Uncle, I will definitely treat her well. She is more important to me than my own life."

  Watching Sima Minglang turn and leave, Murong Feng's tears flowed uncontrollably. Sima Rui stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, "The Emperor is a great person, but sometimes he just happens to meet the right person at the wrong time, so leaving is the best for both."

  Murong Feng remained silent, his head bowed against Sima Rui's chest, listening to the sound of his heartbeat. He saw the contradictions in Sima Minglang, yet he could understand and even calmly accept them.

  She bid farewell to Sima Minglang in her heart, he played the flute for her all night, she sang a song for him all night, and Sima Rui accompanied her patiently all night. Sometimes, liking someone is also happiness, being able to accompany the one you like is another kind of happiness.

  "Being able to be with you like this, being able to love you, is the greatest happiness for me, Sima Rui." Sima Rui said softly, "I am the happiest person in this imperial palace."

  Murong Feng raised her tearful eyes and smiled, saying: "Simarui, I'm thinking that loving you might not be too difficult a thing, but you have to guarantee that you'll always treat me this way. Otherwise, I'll give up on loving you, and won't let you love me either."

  Simarui smiled at her, all language in his eyes.

  "If you no longer love me like this, I will disappear." Murong Feng said softly, "Disappear from your world, and you will never see me again."

  Simarui tightly hugged Murong Feng, and was somewhat uneasy, as if she wasn't joking, as if one day he changed, she would really suddenly disappear and never be found again!

  After Sima Minglang left, Murong Feng thought for a very long time: Why did she cry? When Sima Minglang left, she didn't feel heart-wrenching pain, but only felt sad, as if she had lost something precious, yet it was so helpless! She hadn't experienced love before, but she thought this feeling was different from what she saw in books and on TV. It was faint, yet couldn't be expressed in words.

  Just as Sima Minglang was leaving, the people sent by Sima Rui to Wumeng country brought back the medicine. Li Fei disguised herself again and left Luyu for Yu Jiao Ge to treat Yu Jiao's injuries.

  The process was more cruel than Sima Rui had imagined. At first, Yu Jiao could still endure it, but later on, she was in so much pain that she begged Sima Rui and Li Fei to let her die. Even though Sima Rui had heard from Li Fei beforehand about how painful it would be, when it actually happened, he was still furious.

  "This is just the first time, and there will be several more times of such pain in the future, each one more painful than the last. This will put a lot of pressure on her mind, making her even after she recovers still have lingering fears, and even if she just moves her leg slightly, it will feel like heart-wrenching pain." Consort Li said worriedly, "I'm afraid that this young lady may not be able to dance again in the future."

  Simarui didn't say a word. What could he say? Was he supposed to go find Hongyu right now and settle the score with her? She would definitely not admit that this matter had anything to do with her, and even if Sima Zhe believed it did have something to do with Hongyu, he would probably still try to protect her.

  That day, when bringing Sima Zhe to see Yu Jiao, Yu Jiao was asleep. Sima Zhe only felt some heartache but didn't ask who Yu Jiao got hurt by. He might have been guessing in his heart too, just not willing to admit it.

  Hongyu was with her mother-in-law at this time, she came to find her mother-in-law for something, she had thought about it for a long time, and Sima Rui's words that day reminded her, making her decide to do it immediately.

  "Mother-in-law, Hong Yu wants to trouble you with something, it's for the Second Prince."

  Liu Fei has been in a bad mood these past few days. The Emperor stayed overnight at Xue Yuan last night, and after the morning court session this morning, he went to Xue Yuan again. Mu Rong Xue's piano performance last night moved the Emperor once more. Taking advantage of her youth, she dared to openly vie with him for attention, this little girl is truly not to be underestimated. Listening to his wife speak, he felt somewhat annoyed in his heart, but upon hearing that the matter involved Qiang Er, he managed to contain his temper and asked: "What's going on?"

  "The Empress Dowager wants to ask the Queen Mother to be the master, and propose to the Emperor that Princess Yunhui be married to the Second Prince." As soon as Hongyu said this, she also hesitated for a moment. Once it was said, there was no turning back. "The Second Prince has deep feelings for me, but unfortunately, we have not had any children, which is really unfilial of me. The Second Prince has always been very good to me, so I want him to take another concubine and have children with her." After careful consideration, Hongyu thought that Princess Yunhui was the most suitable choice. Firstly, she was the Emperor's niece, and secondly, she was also Hongyu's own sister, and they had always gotten along well. With her status, she would also be of great help to the Second Prince in the future. The Empress Dowager was also very fond of her, so if the Queen Mother were to propose it, she would surely agree. Hongyu finished speaking and lowered her head, no longer daring to speak.

  Liu Fei listened to her finish, pondered for a moment, nodded, "You have some reason to say so, although Qiang Er treats you well and has never taken a concubine, but after all, you haven't given birth. As the second prince, how can he not have children? I was also thinking of taking a concubine for him, but there hasn't been a suitable candidate. You've reminded me by saying this. Alright, it won't be in vain that Qiang Er cherishes you. Since you have this intention, I will fulfill your wish as your mother-in-law. Today, I will go see the Empress Dowager. If there's nothing else, you can go down now. I'm feeling a bit vexed and want to rest for a while."

  Hong Yu retreated with a bow, walked outside, took a deep breath, thinking that she might have to serve the same husband as Yun Hui in the future, her heart felt inexplicably sour. But even if she didn't propose it, her mother-in-law would arrange it anyway. It's better to choose someone who is likable and get along with each other. If she were to bring back someone unknown, and that person were to flirt with Sima Qiang, that would be a real disaster for herself.

  From a distance, she saw someone walking on the road, his figure was very familiar, he was lowering his head, walking and thinking about something, Hong Yu's sharp eyes caught sight of him, wanting to hastily hide to one side, at this time she didn't want to see this person, her mother-in-law's mood wasn't good, her mood wasn't good either, because of her husband taking a concubine, how could she possibly be in a good mood?

  But at this moment, the other person happened to raise his head, saw her, hesitated for a moment, and was also hesitant whether to greet or pretend not to see.