Chapter 312 The storm is coming
Chapter 312 The storm is coming
Murong Feng's face suddenly turned pale. He was determined to regain the throne of the crown prince, so he kept a low profile and was careful at all times. However, this time he unexpectedly met with failure. Thinking of what Murong Yuan had said to him in the morning, and looking at the impeachment memorials on the ground, Murong Feng became more and more convinced that this matter must have been instigated by Murong Yanhui. Otherwise, how could these censors have the courage to do this?
"Teach me how to respond to these memorials?" Murong Shiling asked in a deep voice.
Murong Feng quickly knelt on the ground, "Father, I was foolish today and was deceived by others."
Murong Shiling remained silent upon hearing this. Murong Feng hurriedly said, "Today's incident must have been framed by someone with ulterior motives. I hope your Majesty will investigate this matter."
Murong Shiling had naturally investigated the matter long ago and knew that it was Murong Yuan who instigated it. Murong Shiling was also familiar with Murong Yuan's temperament and felt that Murong Yuan was indeed capable of doing this. However, now that the impeachment letter was in front of him, he had to give these censors an answer.
What Murong Shiling really cares about is who is behind this whole thing. Although Yuan'er has always been impulsive, she is not the kind of person who likes to stir up trouble or make groundless accusations. It seems that the harem is beginning to become restless.
Murong Shiling looked at Murong Feng, his heart was in turmoil. After being deposed as the crown prince, Murong Feng's behavior was too resigned to his fate, which made him feel a little uneasy.
Don't do everything, especially not to your own son. Murong Shiling thought for a moment and said, "Qingli is a good girl. Since she married you, you should treat her well. Don't believe everything you hear and make a big fuss about the affairs in your palace."
"Your son knows he was wrong." Murong Feng knelt on the ground devoutly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.
"Murong Yuan has always been acting recklessly. As the eldest prince, you should be a role model for your sisters to learn from, and you shouldn't act recklessly with them." Murong Shiling continued.
Murong Feng became more and more humble, "I know I was wrong. I was confused. I will reflect on it and live up to my father's high expectations."
Seeing Murong Feng's attitude, Murong Shiling finally breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, that's all for today. Let's go back."
Murong Feng immediately knelt down and walked to the door, then carefully retreated outside the Wolong Hall.
The sun was shining brightly outside the palace, and the warmth shone on people. However, Murong Feng felt a chill running through his bones while standing in such a bright sunlight. Just now, he clearly sensed the murderous intent from his biological father. The coldness made him feel an invisible pressure enveloping his whole body, and he had no doubt that if he said a wrong word, he might end up in an irretrievable situation.
Just a moment ago, I felt like a person walking on a tightrope!
Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. Not long ago, his father swore to him that he had always valued him very much. Now, such a small matter has made his father so angry. It seems that as long as the throne is not in his hands, his life will be in danger at any time.
A gust of wind blew, lifting Murong Feng's clothes. He felt even colder on his back. He reached out to touch it and found that his heavy clothes were already soaked with sweat.
Murong Feng lowered his brows and closed his eyes. The fact that the matter reached his father's ears so quickly was probably due to the contribution of his young uncle. He had heard that not long ago, Prince Yan went to pay his respects to the emperor.
Greetings? Murong Feng sneered, perhaps he was taking the opportunity to spread some unfavorable remarks about him.
"Mu, Rong, Yan, come back!"
Murong Feng shouted these four words coldly in his heart, suppressed his anger and left Wolong Palace.
In the Ju'an Hall, Yu Qingli placed a chess piece on the rosewood chessboard.
Murong Yanhui frowned, but the chess piece he was playing with wouldn't fall. After a while, Murong Yanhui threw the chess piece in his hand away and said, "Forget it. Losing to Lili is not shameful for me."
Yu Qingli played with the chess piece in her hand. The cool jade was crystal clear, which matched Yu Qingli's temperament very well. She was silent, but seemed to have something to say, but she didn't know how to start.
Seeing this, Murong Yanhui asked in a deep voice, "Lili, you seem to have something to say?"
Yu Qingli looked up at Murong Yanhui, thought for a moment and said, "My young uncle has always been a carefree and unrestrained person. I hope he can remain the same."
Murong Yanhui raised his eyebrows and immediately glanced at Xiluo who was beside Yu Qingli.
"Young uncle, there is no need to worry about Xiluo. This matter has been reported to His Majesty, and His Majesty has punished Her Royal Highness the Princess to reflect on her mistakes indoors for half a month. Who in the palace doesn't know about this?" Yu Qingli said lightly.
"Wouldn't it be great if we could put a dent in Murong Yuan's prestige?" Murong Yan replied with a smile, "That girl has always been overbearing and arrogant. It's time to teach her a lesson."
Yu Qingli lowered her eyes and said, "It's good to put a stop to her prestige, but..."
Yu Qingli wanted to say something, but Murong Yanhui didn't need to take the risk herself. However, she stopped herself when the words came to her lips, as she always felt that there was some ambiguity in the words as soon as they came out.
Yu Qingli looked at Murong Yanhui, but couldn't help asking herself, was she worried about Murong Yanhui? Why was she worried about the person she hated so much in her previous life?
Murong Yan looked back and saw Yu Qingli's expression. She couldn't help but feel warm in her heart and asked directly, "Lili, are you worried about me?"
Yu Qingli felt a little embarrassed when Murong Yanhui revealed her worries. She turned her face away and said, "Little uncle, please don't be so self-indulgent. Qingli is just worried that you will act so recklessly and implicate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Murong Cheng had nothing to do with this matter from the beginning to the end, how could he be implicated?" Murong Yanhui was very puzzled.
"But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always had some friendship with the young uncle. He helped His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marry Miss Liu Caiyi a few days ago. It is understandable that he is now helping him to discredit the image of the eldest prince." Yu Qingli's words were light, but made Murong Yanhui frown.
He stared at Yu Qingli's cold eyes and felt that he was becoming more and more confused about this woman. She had said before that she wanted the world, but now he didn't understand, was she coming to this world for Murong Feng or Murong Cheng?
It couldn't possibly be me, didn't she say that? I'd just be a carefree wanderer!
However, there are often many things in life that are beyond one's control. From the moment he was born in the palace, he was destined to never live a comfortable life like "picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely viewing the southern mountains".
When necessary, he doesn't mind fighting!
Yu Qingli was silent for a moment, and suddenly became a little worried. Based on her understanding of Murong Yuan in two lifetimes, she was afraid that she would not be obedient just like that. What's more, she had a jealous and narrow-minded mother.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has a hot temper and is overbearing. Now that she's been humiliated like this for no reason and has been punished by His Majesty to reflect on her mistakes behind closed doors for half a month, will she truly let this go?"
Murong Yanhui sneered when he heard this, "What can that girl Murong Yuan do to me?"
"The princess naturally dares not offend the young uncle, but the young uncle must not forget that venting anger has always been the forte of the women in this palace." Yu Qingli spoke again lightly, but Murong Yanhui could not help but change his expression slightly.
"Lili, are you talking about Linlang?"
Yu Qingli nodded, "I heard that Miss Qu is planning to stay in the Imperial Capital for a long time. I'm afraid the young uncle will have to pay more attention to her."
"Linlang's Beauty Shop is about to open, so we really need to pay more attention to it." Murong Yan replied, turning to look at Yu Qingli, "By the way, Linlang's Beauty Shop will open in three days. Although she didn't invite us, we can't not show up to support her, right?"
Yu Qingli didn't know how to respond after hearing this. Qu Linlang came from a brothel, and this Beauty House was also a brothel.
Qu Linlang naturally knew that it was not appropriate for her and Murong Yanhui to come to such a place, so she did not invite them. But Murong Yanhui actually took the initiative to ask to go.
"Qingli is busy." Yu Qingli flatly refused.
"How come you are busy? I've already inquired about it. You have nothing to do these days. You stay in this Ju'an Palace all day long. What fun do you have?" Murong Yanhui immediately exposed Yu Qingli's lie.
Yu Qingli put away all the chess pieces and then said, "Miss Qu has good intentions, and Qingli dare not let her down. The young prince has always been used to doing things his own way. I beg you not to be ungrateful to Miss Qu and drag Qingli into this trouble."
Murong Yanhui felt embarrassed when he heard this, scratching his nose with his hand. He said unwillingly, "That 'Beauty House' has a back door. We went in through the backyard early in the morning, without anyone noticing. We'll be back after the show. Who would know?"
"Qingli won't go." Yu Qingli insisted.
"It's boring for you to stay in the palace. Looking at Yu Zhenzhen's fake face every day, I don't believe you will be in a good mood."
"I won't go then."
"Lili, you should be more easygoing and stop being so stubborn."
"Don't go."
"Yu Qingli, do you still consider Linlang your friend?" Murong Yanhui was annoyed and stood up suddenly. The lapel of his clothes overturned the rosewood chessboard in front of him. The chessboard tilted and knocked the chess tube in front of Murong Yanhui askew, and the black cloud pieces immediately scattered out.
"Lili considers Miss Qu as a friend, so she doesn't want to cause trouble for her."
"You are always right! Humph! Go if you want or not!" Murong Yanhui couldn't argue with Yu Qingli, so she turned around and left.
Yu Qingli arranged the chess pieces without raising her head, while Xiluo stood aside and sighed.
"Don't try to persuade me. I won't go."
"I have no intention of trying to dissuade you, young lady. You naturally have your own concerns if you don't go. However, young lady, this matter has become so complicated. Murong Yuan will not let it go. She has the Queen's support. I'm afraid Miss Qu's 'Beauty Shop' will be in turmoil when it opens in three days."
Although Xiluo was anxious in her heart, she remained calm on the surface. The young lady was her master, so she naturally sided with her. But this time, she hoped that the young lady could help Qu Linlang a little. With the young lady's wisdom, she would definitely be able to save Qu Linlang from danger.
Xiluo had followed Murong Yanhui for a long time, so she naturally knew the relationship between Qu Linlang and Murong Yanhui. Qu Linlang's personality had always been likable, and most importantly, she was Murong Yue's mother.
Yu Qingli put the last chess piece away, then stood up and said, "We can't go because we want to help Miss Qu."
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