Chapter 549 - Leaving, Ling Ruiers Grievances (2/2)

“Over there?” Feng Yuran frowned slightly. His long and narrow eyes shone with light. He looked impa.s.sive, but he raised his eyes full of inquiry and suspicion.

The Empress grew weirder when she saw the suspicion on Feng Yuran’s eyes. She had hidden a man in the warm room, and if it was exposed, it would be hard to explain clearly. Furthermore, she could not say that the man was here to frame Mo Xuetong. She would not be able to defend herself then. How could she not be anxious at this point?

No matter how anxious she was, she did not show it on her face. Instead, she nodded with a smile and said, “You should give priority to Consort Xuan’s health.”

She implied that if King Xuan didn’t care about Mo Xuetong’s health, he could choose the one closer to them, and that if he cared about her health, he could only go to the warm room far away.

Everyone knew that Feng Yuran doted on his little wife. However, even so, the Empress still heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Feng Yuran taking Mo Xuetong in his arms and moving towards the direction she pointed out without saying anything else. She felt fortunate that Feng Yuran did not insist on going to the warm room that was close to them.

The Empress’ gaze landed on Yan Miao when she saw Feng Yuran leaving with Mo Xuetong in his arms. She only relaxed when she saw that Yan Miao nodded calmly. She lowered her head and hid the viciousness in her eyes. It seemed that the ruffian could not stay any longer. She would get someone to bring him to the lake later and make him drown there.

If there was one unknown man in the harem, she would, at most, be accused of mismanagement.

But it was less of a responsibility than getting involved with a man or bringing him into the imperial palace.

After this incident, the Empress had made up her mind to get rid of Ma Er. But it never occurred to her that Ma Er would come before she could get rid of him…

Feng Yuran held Mo Xuetong and found the warm room. When the palace maids and eunuchs guarding the warm room saw them coming, they hurriedly asked someone to fetch hot water and make tea. Then they left at the door and guarded outside the door. Mo Ye sensibly went to wait at the door.

In the warm room, looking at Feng Yuran with a cold face, Mo Xuetong pulled at his sleeve, pouted, and said coyly, “Sit down and let’s have a talk. I can’t see your face and it’s so tired to stretch my neck.”

“You also know that you are tired? Didn’t you not know about pain just now?” Feng Yuran snapped. However, he followed her gesture and sat by the bed. There was a hint of coldness in his handsome eyes that seemed to be on the brink of a storm.

“I know. It’s alright. She just hit me a little. It’s not too painful. My skin isn’t good and it’ll turn red once it is touched. It isn’t serious actually.” Mo Xuetong knew that he was angry. She could avoid Ling Rui’er’s slap but she didn’t avoid it and deliberately taken it. She pulled at his robe sleeve and leaned into his arms.

Of course, she did it on purpose. There were quite a few people who had gotten into trouble today. First, it was Consort Zhao, and then it was Ling Rui’er. The Emperor or someone else might be involved. If nothing had happened to her, it would be a little abrupt. So she just took Ling Rui’er’s slap and let everyone think that she had been injured. Anyway, she was still in poor health a few days ago, so it was normal that she couldn’t get up now.

“It really doesn’t hurt. Feel my face, it’s not that hot,” Mo Xuetong said in a tender voice as she held on to Feng Yuran’s hand to put it on her face. “I’m so afraid of pain. How could I allow Ling Rui’er to hit me? Don’t worry. Ling Rui’er is the one who feels painful.”

Feng Yuran’s anger immediately dissipated when he saw she looked at him lovely with her watery eyes, and there was confidence and dependence in him in her eyes. He almost could not control himself when he saw the red mark on Mo Xuetong’s face.

“If you make yourself hurt again next time, you’d better stay in the manor and not go anywhere,” he said seriously.

“Okay, okay, okay. I will not take actions rashly, okay?!” Mo Xuetong nodded continuously like a puppy when she saw that Feng Yuran was no longer angry. There was a hint of joy in her crystal clear eyes.

The last trace of anger in Feng Yuran’s pretty eyes disappeared as well. He reached out to pat Mo Xuetong’s beautiful hair, feeling heartbroken for this silly girl who had made herself hurt because she was afraid that others would suspect him, and now, she was making an alibi with him.

This was the woman he had wanted to protect and also the woman who had loved him. She could be happy because of his joy and be angry because of his anger. Feng Yuran’s cold and ruthless heart softened when he saw her gentle smile. He reached out and held her tightly in his arms. Then, he kissed her lightly on her lips…

As their room was filled with peace, the imperial garden was buzzing.

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