Chapter 32

  "Second prince! ——” A eunuch rushed over, “Second prince, you'd better go and take a look. Princess Yalai has gone to find the emperor, saying she was given to the emperor and is the emperor's person. How can she be with the second prince again? She...she has already run to the empress's place...we can't stop her, you'd better go and take a look.”

  Murong Feng listened on the side and was delighted in his heart. This Princess Yalai is quite interesting indeed.

  Before arriving at the Zhengyang Palace where the empress lived, a loud noise could be heard from inside.

  Simu Qiang was shocked in his heart, although he had known that Princess Yalai was born with a reckless personality all along the way, but he didn't expect her to be so bold as to dare to rush into Zhengyang Palace alone. This is the most powerful place in the harem, except for Xiangfu Palace.

  Murong Feng stood there, carefully sizing up the exotic attire of Princess Yalü. She looked like she was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes that were quite heroic. Her eyes were large and slightly sunken, her hair was a light yellow color, tied up in a complex flower-shaped headdress, with bangs hanging down from her forehead, a red mole between her eyebrows, and numerous hoop earrings dangling from her ears.

  If placed in the era of Bai Mian, this should be a pretty mixed-blood beauty, similar to a Gypsy girl. Petite, but with a slender figure, her eyebrows and eyes completely reveal her charming and passionate personality, using a phrase from the Bai Mian era - "passionate and fiery"!

  At this time, Princess Yalai was staring at the emperor and empress sitting above her, with anger in her big eyes, speaking recklessly, as if questioning why the emperor had promised her to the second prince, not putting the emperor and empress in her eyes.

  "Your Majesty, how can you be so dismissive of the gifts from our Wumeng country! What right do you have to give me away to the Second Prince again? I don't like him, he's as dull as a wooden stump. Traveling with him is unbearable, he doesn't understand romance at all, his heart and eyes are only filled with thoughts of that beautiful and virtuous Lady Hongyu. And I'm not willing to be with him! Besides, I'm a person, not some object, how can you casually give me away to someone else? Moreover, it's your own son, by rights, I should be his elder, but suddenly I become his consort, you're clearly looking down on our Wumeng country."

  Murong Feng almost burst out laughing, this Yalai princess may not be as beautiful as Murong Xue, but her fiery personality is probably something Murong Xue can't match. This imperial palace really has its hidden dragons and crouching tigers, it's going to be exciting from now on, no need to worry about being bored anymore!

  A chill suddenly spread through her, and Mu Rong Feng shivered slightly. The chill came from Sima Rui, who appeared in front of her at this moment. Sima Rui's peach blossom eyes were devoid of warmth, only cold and sinister, staring fiercely at Sima Qiang and Mu Rong Feng as they entered the Zhengyang Palace together. This chill was somewhat familiar to Mu Rong Feng; when she first met Sima Rui after marrying into the Fourth Prince's mansion, his hand felt just as cold when he held hers.

  "How did you end up here?" Sima Rui's voice was stiff, his tone sending chills down one's spine, and his expression was gloomy and frightening. He stretched out a hand and pulled Murong Feng in front of him. With this sudden movement, Murong Feng was caught off guard and almost bumped into Sima Rui's chest. His wrist clearly felt the anger emanating from Sima Rui's heart, sending a chill straight to his core.

  Murong Feng struggled to steady himself, Sima Qiang instinctively reached out to support him, but before his fingers could touch Murong Feng's clothes, Sima Rui had already lightly pulled him close, and Murong Feng was now standing steadily against Sima Rui's body. He could hear Sima Rui's heartbeat, rapid and urgent like a drumbeat, conveying anger. Murong Feng truly didn't know what had made Sima Rui so furious.

  He and Sima Rui parted ways on that very road where he had been chasing butterflies and encountered Sima Qiang.

  Because Sima Rui had an urgent matter to attend to. After leaving the Xiangfu Palace, Sima Rui was summoned by the Empress to the Zhengyang Palace. Before leaving, Sima Rui said: "I'm afraid it's related to Murong Xue's affairs, you'd better just wander around the palace and clear your mind before returning to the mansion, lest you go to the Empress Dowager's place and feel embarrassed." At that time, his tone was still very concerned and gentle, how did he become like this in such a short period of time?!

  Murong Feng's heart was burning with anger, and her wrist was being gripped by Sima Rui, feeling a dull pain. She stared at Sima Rui, her eyes full of grievance and confusion, just about to speak, but found that Sima Rui and Sima Qiang's expressions were somewhat off.

  "I've come to find Princess Yalai, my subordinates told me that Princess Yalai secretly ran here to find her father, so I rushed over." Sima Qiang's tone was not very friendly and had a hint of disdain, his eyes also had a hint of anger. "Why make things difficult for Miss Murong?"

  Simarui raised an eyebrow and hummed softly, "I must thank Second Brother for taking care of Feng'er. Feng'er is my wife, Sima Rui's consort, I will naturally take good care of her. It's just that seeing her with Second Brother together, can't help but worry about past events repeating themselves. I'm afraid I don't have the same magnanimity as Big Brother."

  "You're taking your anger out on Murong, there's no need to vent it on her. We just happened to meet on the road, and when she heard about Princess Yalier, she was worried, so she came with me -" Sima Qiang glared at Sima Rui in a low voice, "I'm afraid the one who will hurt Murong is not me, but you. If you keep holding onto Murong's wrist like that, I'm afraid she'll really be in pain!"

  Simarui was taken aback, immediately releasing Murong Feng's hand. Murong Feng didn't understand what deep-seated grudge existed between the two brothers and said with a mix of annoyance and anger: "Simarui, you're killing people in broad daylight!"

  When Sima Rui looked at Murong Feng, there was only a sense of guilt and pity in his eyes. Seeing Murong Feng smiling and teasing him, he truly felt both ashamed and happy. No matter whether Murong Feng liked or hated him, at least for now she didn't make things difficult for him.

  Simu Qiang's eyes had some unknowing sorrow, he shifted his gaze, his voice was not loud but authoritative, "Princess Yalai, do not make a scene again!" He walked forward and grabbed Princess Yalai who was stomping her feet, saying calmly to the Emperor and Empress above, "Your child was careless and disturbed Your Majesties, it was not intentional."

  "Alright." The queen looked a bit tired, the emperor had just come and told her that he was going to take Murong Xue as his concubine. Her two sons happened to be there too, and she hadn't yet recovered from what had just happened. "Take her away, Yali, since the emperor has already given you to the second prince, you can only serve the second prince. Causing a big scene here is not proper."

  "I didn't even talk to you." Princess Yalai, who might have been spoiled in the Wumeng country, was completely indifferent to the empress's words and instead looked at the emperor, asking persistently, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with me? My father personally told you that I would be given to you as a token of Wumeng's desire for peace. You are ignoring my father's sincerity. If I don't follow the second prince, I'm afraid it will be difficult to avoid another war on the border. You handle it."

  The emperor's face showed a hint of amusement, and he slowly said: "I am the golden mouth and jade words. Once spoken, there is no possibility of changing it. I can only do it this way. Your father has offered you to our dynasty, so I have the right to bestow you on anyone. Now that I have bestowed you on my second son, you should be grateful. Where did you get so many reasons?"