Chapter 430 - The Past Thing, What Is Peony Master For (1/2)

Feng Yuran’s hesitated and uneasy voice that was unusual rang. “Tong’er, do you like me?”

He, who always appeared confident and devilishly attractive, was never so unsure like now.

Smiles appeared on her face, and the corners of her lips lifted unconsciously with warmth in her heart. She leaned still on his chest and clenched a corner of his sleeve, as if only in this way, could the sweetness not pa.s.s away.

Feng Yuran was so tenacious that when he couldn’t hear Mo Xuetong’s reply, he stretched out his hand to hold Mo Xuetong’s chin. “Why don’t you speak?”

Mo Xuetong tried to get rid of his hand, but failed. And her chin was held up by his strong hand.

Feng Yuran was really unbending. “Say, do you like me?” His comely red lips lifted, revealing a domineering charm but with a little antic.i.p.ation in his eyes. With his temperament, it was almost impossible for him to have such a look. But she was able to see the antic.i.p.ation in his eyes.

Mo Xuetong’s heart softened, and she tried to get rid of his hand, lowered her head on his chest, compressed her lips and murmured, “I pledge that I will hold your hands till death and end.”

Hearing the sentence, the man with good hearing was stiff and collected himself after a while. He lifted his beautiful lips with great joy, turned Mo Xuetong over in his chest, and kissed her tender pink ears. And he said softly, “Just keep your words!”

Mo Xuetong blushed and nodded. She pushed him, opened her bright eyes, and pouted her delicate red lips, “Then tell me what His Majesty asked you for today. I was worried… worried… about you.”

Speaking of this, she could not continue, and bit her lips with a hint of unease flas.h.i.+ng in her eyes.

This little cunning thing was waiting for him here.

Feng Yuran gave a warm smile and pinched her nose gently to pamper her. “It’s not a big deal. Since the posthouse has not been built well yet, the prince and princess from the Southern Barbarian Lands will live in King Xuan’s Manor first, and His Majesty asked me to arrange for it.”

“The prince and princess of the Southern Barbarian Lands will live here? Why?” Mo Xuetong was surprised, raised her head suddenly and asked puzzledly. She did not remember that King Xuan’s Manor had to receive the prince and princess of the Southern Barbarian Lands in the last life. And it worried her, and she felt at the subliminal level that they should stay away from the people and the things of the Southern Barbarian Lands as far as possible…

“Yes, I heard that it was the eldest brother who made the request to His Majesty. So rare that he still cherishes the brotherhood.” Feng Yuran got off from Mo Xuetong and pulled her into his arms again. His lips raised into a bright and devilish sneer, with a slight hint of sarcasm. How could he let down Feng Yuxuan’s careful thoughts for him?

Mo Xuetong’s heart throbbed, and her eyebrows wrinkled slightly. She would not believe that Feng Yuran made that request out of good intention. Now Feng Yulei was confined, and Feng Yuzhen was suppressed too harshly to take any movement. Although Feng Yuran had not represented any threat before, Emperor Zongwen reused him now, and Feng Yuran did not stir up any ridiculous matter after marriage.

Did Feng Yuxuan feel threatened, so he took action first?

“What does King Chu want to do?” Mo Xuetong asked uneasily with a hint of doubt in her charming eyes. The Southern Barbarian Lands was close to Great Qin geographically. If Great Qin could make good terms with it, Great Qin could win its support. If Feng Yuran could get its support, it would be of great help to him. So did Feng Yuxuan really not care about it?

“No matter what he wants to do, it is too early to tell. It’s fine. I am here to deal with the Southern Barbarian Lands affairs. Go to bed earlier. Tomorrow, the Empress Dowager will ask you and other grandson’s consorts to enter the palace. She said she missed you so much since she hadn’t seen you for a long time.” Feng Yuran smiled softly with a gleam of darkness flas.h.i.+ng in his eyes.

Everyone knew that the Empress Dowager cared about King Ning, Feng Yuzhen most. But it was a pity that King Ning had lost his wife in such a disgraceful way. And the Grand Secretariat w.a.n.g lost two daughters unexpectedly, so he was not in the mood to help Feng Yuzhen any longer. He did not know what tricks the Empress Dowager played now.

It was really disturbing!

Astonished, Mo Xuetong s.h.i.+fted her focus from the Southern Barbarian Lands to the Empress Dowager, blinked her eyes and asked curiously, “Just ask me and King Chu’s consort to enter the palace?”

Since she could not get along well with Ling Rui’er, every time they met, some trouble would be caused. Why did the Empress Dowager bring Mo Xuetong and Ling Rui’er together?

“It’s not just you. There’s also King Yan’s consort. It’s said that You Yuecheng’s newly-married wife will come tomorrow, as well as other young ladies and married ladies. The Empress Dowager said she was in poor health and wanted cheering up by the young people’s vigor. So the people she asked are all young.” Feng Yuran’s dark eyes gleamed with a dangerous light, and a trace of coldness appeared on the corner of his lips.

The Empress Dowager’s intention was easy to guess. All she did were definitely for Feng Yuzhen. But where did she get the confidence that Feng Yuzhen could win the throne from His Majesty?

w.a.n.g Yueyue had died, and no one knew who would be the next.

Mo Xuetong gave a resigned smile, and her long eyelashes fluttered. Then, she suddenly snorted with laughter when the matter between You Yue’e and the first miss of Ling’s Manor occurred to her. Mo Xuetong had heard about the First Miss Ling’s story when coming to the capital for the first time. Then, she heard that First Miss Ling was rebuked by the Empress Dowager, and was confined in the manor.

Not long after First Miss Ling had been released was she framed up by Feng Yuran. Of course, it was mainly because of Ling Mingyan’s own plot. Surprisingly, the unruly and unreasonable legitimate first miss of the Ding General Manor knew how to frame up others, which was rather unexpected.

But it was not bad anyway. At least You Yuecheng, the pesky person, had no time to bother Mo Xuetong.