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  As soon as they left the Si Gu Yuan, they saw Yan Yu rushing over, looking a bit frightened. Seeing a group of people, she bowed and said: "Yan Yu is being presumptuous, but the Fourth Prince, the Fourth Princess, and Meng's grandmother have gone to the He Yi Yuan, and are having the Fourth Princess's things smashed."

  Murong Feng slightly raised an eyebrow, interesting, here it comes, then let's take it slow.

  Simarui's heart immediately ignited with anger, "Hmph! In the past few days when Feng'er wasn't around, I was in a bad mood and didn't bother to argue with you. Today, you actually came looking for me yourself? Father Emperor is afraid of you, but do you think I'm afraid of you?"

  Not yet arrived at He Yi Yuan, from a distance, the noise inside could be heard, just entering the courtyard, a woman in her late 50s was seen standing in the middle of the yard. Judging by her appearance, she bore some resemblance to Meng Wanluo. It could also be discerned that she had been a beautiful young woman, only with sharp eyebrows and eyes that made one's heart skip a beat.

  "Fourth Prince's consort, this old lady is the emperor's paternal aunt, older than him by over a decade. She has a fiery temper and you should be careful around her. Today, as soon as you and the Fourth Prince left, she arrived, clamoring to see you. After waiting for some time, she started smashing things and throwing your belongings everywhere. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I went to find you and the Fourth Prince. The Empress Dowager also knows about this and instructed De Gonggong to tell me to let her have her way, and once she's done causing a ruckus and destroying something, the Empress Dowager will compensate you for your losses. This person is truly difficult to deal with."

  Murong Feng smiled slightly, "Let her have her way for now, it's too easy for her anyway. This is my territory after all, how can I let a deposed princess do as she pleases?"

  Yan Yu didn't dare to make a sound, she knew the severity of this old lady, otherwise, Meng Wanlu wouldn't have dared to be so arrogant in the Fourth Prince's mansion. However, she didn't want to trouble the Fourth Prince's consort and was thinking about how to explain it to Murong Feng in her heart.

  Simarui's eyebrows were furrowed, just about to speak.

  But then, Murong Feng smiled slightly and said in a light tone, "Yan Yu, you're really something. Why didn't you bring over a stool for Old Lady Meng to sit on? At her age, how can she stand in the wind for so long and still be angry? Someone, quickly bring over a chair for Old Lady Meng, so she can comfortably scold me. Yan Yu, pour another pot of good tea, so Old Lady Meng can moisten her throat."

  As soon as this was said, Sima Rui almost didn't react, and Yan Yu was a bit dizzy. Had the Fourth Prince's consort been driven mad by anger? Or what?

  Murong Feng, however, ignored the gazes of the crowd and sat down on a stone bench in the courtyard. He looked at Old Lady Meng with a smile and said: "Old Lady Meng, you've come all this way to scold me, it's really making me feel ashamed. You're standing there getting angry, and your subordinates are being roughed up, I'm truly sorry."

  Mrs. Meng turned her head back, listening to the sound, and saw Murong Feng. Under the sunlight, a beautiful woman with a bright and gentle smile on her face, her eyebrows were clear as water, but her eyes were deep like the sea, quietly looking at her.

  "Hmph! Girl, do you know who I am?" Old Lady Meng gazed sternly at the woman in front of her. It was this woman who had caused her granddaughter to be heartbroken. What right did she have? Wasn't she just the third miss of a prime minister's family? And yet, she didn't put her in her eyes. How could someone who could make her proud and arrogant granddaughter like her be given to someone else? Especially when it was said that this girl had won the favor of the Empress Dowager, that stinky woman! If not for her, perhaps the one who would have become the Empress Dowager now would have been her own mother, and the Emperor would have been her own brother!

  "I know," Murong Feng smiled slightly and said gently, "Feng'er knows that you are a deposed princess, now the emperor's sister, Madame Meng, the mother of Scholar Meng, and the grandmother of Miss Meng."

  "You!" Old Mrs. Meng felt annoyed as soon as she heard the maid's words, and no one had ever dared to speak to her like that before. No wonder her own granddaughter couldn't compare to this girl, such a vicious and hateful little servant, she deserved a good scolding. "How dare you be so ill-mannered and speak to me like that!"

  "Madam Meng, I've already been very polite and respectful to you." Murong Feng smiled slightly, without a hint of anger on his face. "You came all the way to He Yi Yuan, scolding me and making a scene, but have I ever blamed you? Instead, I even had the servants move a chair for you and bring you tea. How can you say that I'm so ill-mannered?"

  Murong Feng's mood at this time is completely different from before. The last crossing was an accident, and she had been thinking of returning home all along. This time, the crossing was also an accident, but she has made up her mind to return and accompany Sima Rui properly. As a result, she has become an insider, and her mood is naturally different. She is no longer afraid and is actually enjoying herself. She wants to fully enjoy the beauty of the Great Xing Dynasty and the joy of being with Sima Rui.

  Mrs. Meng didn't know, she just felt that the girl in front of her was really troublesome, always smiling, not urgent or impatient, not angry or annoyed, like a smooth goose egg, and didn't know how to deal with her. She turned to Sima Rui, who was standing on the side watching the excitement, with a face full of schadenfreude, just looking at him made her feel annoyed, really couldn't understand why Wanluo liked this rascal.

  "Rui Er, is this your concubine?! She's really uncouth, and you don't even bother to teach her any manners. What a joke! You're truly bringing shame to the imperial family."

  Simarui smiled lightly and lazily said, "Auntie, sorry about that. After Rui'er married Feng'er, he got a bad case of being afraid of his wife. All the matters in the Fourth Prince's mansion, all the things in He Yi Yuan, are all decided by Feng'er and I just listen to her. So, please bear with me, Auntie."

  "How was Wanlu settled?" Old Lady Meng glared at him and said with a huff.

  Simarui raised an eyebrow and said with a smile: "What does Feng'er say is how it is?"

  "You!" Old Mrs. Meng said angrily, "I really don't know what Wanluo saw in you! Such a despicable person, how can you be worthy of my family's Wanluo?! You, tell me, how do you plan to take care of my Wanluo?" She glared at Murong Feng with hatred.

  Murong Feng smiled and said lightly, "I'm a narrow-minded person, so I don't want to share my husband with anyone. So, please trouble yourself to find a way to settle your family's Wanluo young lady."

  Old Lady Meng glared at Murong Feng and said to her subordinates, "Teach this ignorant girl a lesson for me!"

  The people under Old Lady Meng were also used to being arrogant and overbearing, and someone actually stepped forward wanting to push Mu Rong Feng.

  "Who dares to make a move? I want to see who has the guts to lay a finger on Sima Rui!"

  There was indeed one who didn't fear death, rushing forward. Sima Rui's anger flared up, and with a slap, that person stumbled and fell to the ground, not getting up for quite some time.