sjar Chapter 384 Hatred
Chapter 384 Hatred
Murong Shiling taught earnestly, "Father can't help you much. These people are his confidants that he has cultivated over the years. Father is old, and one day the imperial power will fall into the hands of your generation. So now I am handing the Anbu people over to you. I hope you can familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible."
Murong Feng's heart moved, and his eyes were filled with ecstasy. This should be the meaning of letting him lead the Anbu, right?
He had heard of this Anbu a long time ago. He heard that every member of the Anbu could fight ten people at once, and they could do many things, such as tracking, assassination, intelligence gathering, and even commanding the army. In this organization, each of them had a very clear division of labor, and it was a gathering of masters in various fields.
Now Murong Shiling has taken out his last trump card, obviously to show his position. He probably wants to replace the crown prince!
Murong Feng clenched the blood jade in his hand. With the emperor's support, everything he did was justifiable! Murong Cheng, you are destined not to be able to sit on this throne!
After that, Murong Shiling gave Murong Feng a few more instructions before letting him leave. Murong Feng could not hide his inner ecstasy and walked directly towards Chaofeng Palace. He wanted to tell his mother about this matter as soon as possible!
In Chaofeng Palace, Queen Li was extremely unhappy at the moment. She had just heard the news that the Crown Prince was acquitted, and she also heard that His Majesty went directly to Concubine Lin after the morning court, which obviously meant that he wanted to regain her favor. In addition, Murong Yuan came over just now and locked herself in the room. It seemed that she was not in a good mood either. She wondered who had offended her again.
What a bunch of crap!
The palace maids stood trembling on one side, and the hall was silent for a while.
"Mother!"
Murong Feng was in high spirits, and all the palace maids looked at him as if they had been pardoned. This situation had happened countless times. As long as the eldest prince came, the queen would feel much better.
Queen Li saw Murong Feng's joyful face and couldn't help but feel a little strange. "Feng'er, what are you so happy about? You failed to overthrow the Crown Prince this time. What a miscalculation!"
"Mother, as the saying goes, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. This time, I have received an unexpected surprise!"
"Oh? What's the surprise?"
"You go down first!" Murong Feng waved his hand to let the palace maids retreat one by one, then sat next to the queen and told her everything.
After hearing this, the queen did not think it was as simple as Murong Feng thought. The first thing she thought of was whether Murong Shiling was testing her.
As if he could see the Queen's worry, Murong Feng said with a smile: "Mother, if I had been worried before, but now, Mother, look!"
Murong Feng took out a small jade stone from his sleeve. The jade stone was blood red all over and had a very strange shape, like a ghost face, but it didn't look like it was carved.
Queen Li frowned, "What is this?"
"Does Queen Mother know that there's an organization around Father that's always engaged in shady activities called the Anbu?"
Queen Li nodded slightly. She had followed Murong Shileng for many years, so she naturally knew these things. She also remembered that this should be Murong Shileng's trump card!
Then, Queen Li's eyes flashed, and she said in surprise: "Feng'er, you just said that your father gave you the Anbu token!"
Murong Feng nodded heavily. Empress Li was extremely excited and clasped her hands together. "God is truly merciful. His Majesty has finally figured it out. Now that His Majesty has given you this token, it means that you will take over the throne. Feng'er, now we can finally be at peace. It seems that His Majesty has not been deceived by those vixens and still knows how to distinguish between relatives and strangers."
Murong Feng laughed and said, "Father is not as foolish as Mother says. In fact, if Mother puts in a little more effort, she can naturally snatch Father from those people."
"That's easy for you to say. Haven't I invested enough thought in your father? I dedicated my entire youth to him, and what's the result? He still ignores me. Now I'm afraid he feels uncomfortable even looking at me for a second."
"Mother, you haven't put your mind to the right thing. I'm a man, so I naturally understand men's minds. Mother, please don't keep bringing up the past. The most important thing is the present, not the past."
Empress Li glanced at Murong Feng thoughtfully. "Feng'er, you're quite animated. I've seen you've been busy these days, so I haven't asked you. What's going on between you and Yu Qingli? I've heard you haven't consummated your marriage yet? Not only that, but those questionable men keep coming to Ju'an Palace. What's going on?"
"You don't have to worry about this matter, mother. Yu Qingli is deliberately putting on airs, and I don't bother to pay attention to her. As long as she doesn't do anything excessive, I won't delay other things for a woman."
Murong Feng's words made Queen Li frown. "Feng'er, you're not a child anymore. Even Murong Cheng has a child, but you haven't made any move yet. If you continue like this, you'll give others a handle. If you don't like Yu Qingli, your mother will find you a concubine."
Murong Feng quickly evaded the question, "Don't worry, mother. There's no need to rush about this matter of having an heir. Besides, I feel very free now and can focus on my important matters. Yu Qingli doesn't cling to me like other women do, and I feel relaxed instead."
"I can't argue with you anyway! You're always right. I don't care about your own affairs, but I can't ignore your sister's. Rumors have been circulating around the palace lately, saying your sister is chasing after that Persian prince like an old maid who can't get married. It's outrageous!"
"Mother, calm down. Yuan'er has indeed gone too far these days. I have also heard these rumors. I will talk to her later. After all, she is the eldest princess of Canghe. If she disregards her status like this, won't she be laughed at by those foreigners?"
"Whether it's a joke or not is a small matter. If it gets out, how will Yuan'er get married in the future? Some people have already started to spread the rumor that Yuan'er is a nymphomaniac princess!"
Queen Li's face was filled with worry and anger. Although she had dealt with the two gossiping palace maids, rumors could only be controlled at the source.
Murong Feng seemed to be thinking about something. "Mother, have you ever considered that it's time for Yuan'er to start a family?"
"I have indeed thought about this matter, but I don't know what your father means."
"Isn't Persia planning a marriage this time? Since my sister likes the Persian prince, why not let our father arrange the marriage?"
"This..." Queen Li hesitated. "Letting Yuan'er marry so far away really worries me."
"Mother, Yuan'er is not a child anymore. Besides, it's better for her to marry someone she likes than someone she hates in the future. With Yuan'er's personality, if it's not what she wants, she will do everything she can to destroy it. If you don't want Yuan'er to be laughed at in the future, it's best to settle her down as soon as possible."
Queen Li pondered for a moment, "You are right, but we still don't know the attitude of the Persian prince. If he refuses like the Persian prince did, your sister might not be able to bear it!"
"Don't worry, mother. I will go and find out."
Just when the mother and son were worried about Murong Yuan, Murong Yuan in the room had a fierce look in her eyes and stared at the portrait in her hand viciously.
Murong Yuan was holding an oil painting in her hand. The woman in the painting was quiet and beautiful, with a faint smile on her lips. She was polite and distant. It was Yu Qingli, whom she had always hated!
It turned out that an hour ago, Murong Yuan went to see Prince Ashura. During these days, she put aside her princess airs and stayed around Prince Ashura, hoping to impress him.
However, surprisingly, Prince Ashura was not there, but the door of his room was open. On the table were paintbrushes and some strange colors. These were things Murong Yuan had never seen before, but she also knew that they were used for painting.
There was something covered with fine silk on the shelf next to her. Murong Yuan was very curious for a moment, so she reached out to uncover the silk, revealing a picture inside. The woman in the picture was not her, Murong Yuan, but Yu Qingli, the person she hated the most!
At this moment, Murong Yuan's heart was filled with hatred. This Yu Qingli was simply born to be in conflict with her! Did she want to take away everything she liked? One Murong Yanhui was not enough, she even seduced Prince Ashura, who had only been in Canghe for a short time!
When she thought of this, Murong Yuan felt her heart boiling with anger, and she wished she could tear Yu Qingli to pieces!
Yu Qingli! Yu Qingli!
What kind of magic does this woman have that makes these outstanding men surrender to her one by one?
Murong Yuan immediately tore down the oil painting of Yu Qingli, went straight back to Chaofeng Palace, and locked herself in the room, refusing to go out.
But at this moment she felt a little regretful. If Prince Ashura found out that it was her who took the painting, wouldn't he hate her even more?
She absolutely couldn't let things turn out like this!
Murong Yuan thought about it and decided to find someone to discuss countermeasures. The only person in the harem who she thought was pleasing to the eye and not on the same page as Yu Qingli was Yu Zhenzhen.
So Murong Yuan didn't delay any longer, took the scroll and went to find Yu Zhenzhen!
Yu Zhenzhen has been very depressed these days. She has been in the palace for many days. She originally thought that she could spend more time with Prince Yan after entering the palace, but it turned out that she couldn't even see Prince Yan. When Prince Yan came to see Yu Qingli on weekdays, she didn't know how to go in and show her goodwill.
The habits she had developed over the years and Yu Zhengsha's teachings made it impossible for Yu Zhenzhen to lose face, so she could only watch Murong Yanhui and Yu Qingli chatting and laughing.
When Murong Yuan came to find Yu Zhenzhen, she was holding a cup of scented tea and daydreaming in the yard. When she saw Murong Yuan coming, she quickly put down the tea bowl in her hand and greeted Murong Yuan.
"How did you find time to come here, Princess?"
Murong Yuan said nothing and put the oil painting in her hand on the table.