C70 (1/2)
Consort Rong thought back to the time when Mu Fei was treating the little princess, when she was playing with the little mutt in the courtyard. She couldn't help but be surprised. The baby in her arms was clearly just crying. It didn't know how to eat, drink, and do anything else. Was there some secret behind it? She shook her head and decided not to think too much. It didn't matter what the secret was, now that the child was in her possession, she couldn't be bothered to pursue the matter any further.
”Sister Rong, put the child on the bed. It's tiring to carry her like this.” Venerable Xiang kindly reminded.
Rong Fei looked down at the crying Boss, whose eyes were swollen and red. She still needed to use medication to sleep, so her lips curved into a kind smile. She softly kissed his forehead and murmured, ”Darling, as long as you behave, mother will love you a lot and give you a good life. It's much better than following an imperial concubine.”
It was unknown whether or not the Boss was woken up by her voice, but her small mouth started to cry out loud in surprise. Hurriedly shaking, she patted his back to coax him, ”Be good … Don't cry... Don't cry. ”
For the past few days, the crying of the Boss had been like a nightmare to her. At first, the Boss still cried and struggled. But it was too ashamed to struggle and just started crying.
Every time he cried, he wouldn't stop. He was so tired that sometimes, he really wanted to strangle him to death. However, when he thought of how he was the Emperor's flesh and blood, he ruthlessly resisted.
”Sister Rong, I'm crying again. What should we do?” Both she and consort Rong were afraid of hearing this little grudge cry! It was good enough for an ordinary child to cry, but no matter how this child coaxed them, it was of no use. It caused the two of them to want to die.
”If I knew what to do, I would have done it.” Concubine Rong glared at the Boss angrily. Her ears were about to explode from the noise. That sound was quite earth-shattering, like the sound of a weeping ghost or god.
Not long after Princess Changxin left, Prince Rui entered the palace. He could naturally guess that Princess Changxin had made a complaint in front of the emperor. Otherwise, the Emperor wouldn't have allowed him to enter the palace. Even now, there were people following him with every step he took.
He originally thought that the Emperor had only announced that he was entering the palace to reprimand her, but he didn't expect that the Emperor would throw over a paper slip right after the ceremony. He calmly said, ”Take a look at this paper, then give this emperor a clear answer.”
Prince Rui unfolded the paper and quickly glanced at it. A trace of surprise flashed through his deep eyes, then he closed the paper. He looked at Long Zhaofeng and said, ”The Emperor wants to reject this request of the Emperor with just one sentence. I hope that the Emperor can help this subject with this matter, and this subject will be forever grateful.”
”King Rui should be well aware of the relationship between the Revolving Moon and the Cloud Country. On the surface, they seem very friendly, but the Cloud Country in private has been ready for a while. King Rui, if you refuse, then you just happen to jump into that old man's trap. King Rui, are you willing to see all the people in the world hurt because of this?”
King Rui bitterly smiled. ”This subject agreeing to marry Princess Changxin is already very difficult. Why does the emperor still need to make things difficult for me?” He was willing to accept any kind of punishment for Mu Chen's sake, but they had to go all out again and again.
He didn't even need to think to guess Long Zhaoting's thoughts because this was the result of his desire. How could he be willing to help him reject this unreasonable request? If he could be Prince Consort in the Cloud Country, then he could stay far away from Mu Fei and never see her again!
”Prince Rui seems to have misunderstood me.” Long Ze smiled and said, ”The paper was sent from the Cloud Country. I only saw it today. It wasn't my suggestion that you be sent as a prince consort in the Cloud Country.”
”Your Majesty, leave this matter to this subject to handle. This subject will explain everything clearly to the Emperor of the Cloud Country.”
”How dare you!” Long Ze suddenly slammed the table and stood up, his face immediately filled with rage. He stared at Xiao Jue and said while clenching his teeth: ”Xiao Jue, don't think too highly of yourself, you still want to cancel the marriage yourself? Go and tell Cloud King? What do you think of the Revolving Moon Country? Can you just hold it in your hands and play around with it? ”
”If King Yun wants this subject to become Prince Consort in the Cloud Country, then that is already considered to be a toy for the Revolving Moon Nation. If this subject really fulfills his wish, then wouldn't that mean my Revolving Moon Kingdom is afraid of the other Yun states? Wouldn't it make you a laughingstock? ” King Rui said.
Long Zhaozu only sneered and sat down. ”So what if he's proud? When he's proud enough, I will make him regret it one day. I will let him know that my Revolving Moon Kingdom is not someone to be trifled with!”
Long Zhaosu then quickly said, ”Alright, this matter ends here. You go back first, and I'll warn you again, treat Chang Xin well and please her. You must always remember that she's a princess of the Cloud Country and is not someone a little prince like you can afford to offend. Go on.”
At this point, Rui Wang could no longer stay. After a moment of silence, he bowed and left.
The Hall of Justice was not far from the Qing He Palace. King Rui looked in the direction of the Qing He Palace and took a deep breath. He turned around and walked in another direction. He really wanted to see Lin Mofan, but Eunuch Liu was waiting by the side with his body bent down. He wanted to personally escort him out of the palace at the emperor's command.
Although there were many national affairs, Long Zhaozhu still went to the Qing He Palace to accompany Lin Mufan when it was time for dinner. Just as he stepped into the courtyard, he heard Lin Mofan shout unhappily, ”No! Don't touch me! ”
”Empress, please be careful …” The servants' hearts burned with anxiety. All of them stood to the side to protect Mu Ru Yue, not daring to leave. They didn't dare to scold this Mu Fei who had lost her spirit.