Difficult to be a Concubine - C315 Chalcedony (IV)

The spring night, the wind was especially cold. Mu Fengchai pulled her cape tighter and looked down at her golden silk red embroidered cloak. She couldn’t help but stare blankly.

“Miss, we’ve arrived at young master’s courtyard.”

Xia Zhu softly reminded her.

Mu Fengchai thought for a moment, then took the bag from her hands: All of you stay in the courtyard for a while, after I gift the things to my brothers, we can return to our own small courtyard.

It was too cold at night for her to stay out.

Xia Zhu and the others responded in a soft voice.

Carrying two bags, Mu Fengchai walked down the main hall with small, happy steps.

“Jin Zhi, is that true?”

“Mn, yang-ge, when did I try to coax you?” Mu Jinzhi’s voice sounded heavy.

“That’s not what I meant. It’s just that he’s already sitting on that seat. Why is he still holding on to this matter?” “If that’s the case, cousin and brother-in-law will probably …” Mu Yiyang said until the end and was unexpectedly hesitant, as his voice revealed nervousness.

Mu Fengchai lowered her footsteps and placed her ear close to the door of the study room, trying to listen to every word that was said inside.

“Sigh, if it really isn’t possible, then let the two of them find an excuse to go to the Western Regions for a few years.” Sigh, if it really isn’t possible, let the two of them find an excuse to go to the Western Regions for a few years. Mu Jinzhi’s words were obviously not out of nowhere, it was clear that he had already thought of a way out.

“Would my cousin? “And my brother-in-law, he has a lot of things on his hands, so he can’t just leave.” Mu Yiyang was troubled, and asked again: “Furthermore, what if the one on top isn’t happy?”

There is a rumor going around the palace that if I choose a girl this year, I am afraid that he will use this as an excuse to kidnap my sister and bring her into the palace. If this is really what he wants, then I am afraid Brother Yang will suffer greatly and not be able to say anything.

was clear that his sister was the most intelligent among them all, and had long understood that the palace in which they were staying was not a place that women could live in easily. If she was willing, why would she choose Yang Zixuan at the end?

It was because there was a Dao in her heart, and Yang Zixuan was the only one who could overcome it. Mu Jinzhi could foresee, that if Family sister really entered the palace, it would be like a fleeting flower, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

As the current emperor, what could Su Ruirui do?

In the end, she couldn’t do it, so she was willing to do it.

Mu Jinzhi said with a serious expression, “Moreover, you know a little about what happened that year. My sister was connected to that person since childhood, and back then, even though it was the current Idle Consort, she secretly ordered someone to assassinate my sister. Who can be sure that the esteemed imperial concubine that day, the current empress dowager, did not hint at you in secret?”

“Does he really want to be willful?” Mu Yiyang really could not imagine that someone as cold and emotionless as Su Ruirui would actually do such a thing!

“Hmph, if it wasn’t for the prompt decision made by my sister that year, I’m afraid that he would have long since returned with a beauty in his arms.” For personal matters, Mu Jinzhi did not like Su Ruirui’s attitude towards his sister.

“I admit that he will indeed become the king of legends.”

The man’s heart was too big, and the woman by his side would have to suffer all the hardships. Mu Jinzhi, no matter what, did not want Family sister to become his concubine.

Mu Fengchai who was eavesdropping outside tensed up, could it be?

Even if Su Ruirui became the emperor, even if he could sit in the harem with three thousand beauties, could he not match her cousin?

What kind of passion and stubbornness was this?

If the current emperor really did so?

What would the world say?

She was afraid that her cousin would eventually end up in the dark. What tribulation of the natives, what seduction of the king? When that time came, nothing would go wrong with the monarch; the only thing that would go wrong would be her cousin!

Mu Fengchai secretly cursed at Su Ruirui, and then thought, maybe what he did not get was the best, who knew, after getting his cousin, would he still be like this, thinking about her?

Mu Yiyang’s voice sounded once again: “This matter, I will admit it, but, I am unable to solve this troublesome matter. Also, does brother-in-law know about this?”

There was a moment of silence.

Mu Fengchai could not hear the two of them conversing, and thought that Yang Zixuan should not have received the news yet. Otherwise, his brothers would not be the only one who would shut their doors and worry.

“There’s no way around it. We should just tell the two of them to leave the capital. That guy should at least show some face. At least on the surface, he doesn’t dare to send too many people to chase after them.”

Mu Yiyang’s voice sounded very dejected, “I thought that since you married the princess, became a Marquis of Wen Chang, and I entered the Office of the Crown Prince, we would at least be able to protect our little sisters.” Back then, it was him who was useless and unable to protect his big sister.

Although she was not someone who was liked by others, she was still a close relative. Now, only her bones were left, how could he not care about her and how could he not hate Mu Qingxi? Back then, if it wasn’t for her, how could his big sister possibly have ended up being an old man’s concubine?

“Sigh, our Mu Clan has only just entered the capital. Our foundation is too weak. If it is an old noble who wants to make a move, I’m afraid he will have to think for a while before coming to a decision.”

Mu Jinzhi’s words were like a heavy hammer that ruthlessly struck Mu Fengchai’s heart.

At night, as Mu Fengchai slept on the step bed, the light sandalwood fragrance gave her fluctuating heart a short moment of peace.

She opened her eyes wide and stared at the ceiling of the bed.

Fragments of his mind were like fast moving movies.

Mu Jinzhi’s conversation with Mu Yiyang kept on echoing in her mind, and every time they violently clashed, her heart would sink even deeper.

The Mu Clan?!

Her hand clenched into a fist.

Her favorite cousin was surnamed Mu. Her surname was also Mu, and her brothers shared the same surname.

Her cousin said her family was still too weak.

Firstly, because there were too few clan members, and secondly, because power did not enter the eyes of others, it was because of these two, that Su Ruirui, who kept saying that he would only take one ladle of wine in his life, was currently the new Emperor.

Because no one could stop his steps.

In the end, Mu Fengchai quietly withdrew herself, carrying a small bundle.

Xia Ye and the other girls were very qualified personal guards. They didn’t ask why she hadn’t entered the study when she had arrived.

Mu Fengchai returned to her residence uneasily, and waved her hands dispiritedly, signalling for the servants to withdraw, and Xia Ye to help her lie down.

“You can leave. I’m going to sleep now.”

Xia Ye responded and gently put down the cloth made of golden silk that was carved out of lotus: “Miss, if you have anything, remember to call me servant.”

Xia Ye was a bit worried.

Mu Fengchai did not speak anymore, staring at the top of the bed in a daze.

“Miss?”

Xia Ye’s voice came from outside. It was her watch today.

Mu Fengchai did not say anything, she knew that it was definitely because of her Twisting Insomnia that had alarmed her.

“Miss, do you want to get up at night?”

“No, pour me a cup of water, I’m thirsty.”

Mu Fengchai thought about it, and in the end, still allowed Xia Ye to enter her room.

She sat up in bed and went to the table in her embroidered shoes.

“Is Miss interested?” Summer Night handed her a cup of warm tea.

Ever since she returned from the front study, there had been something wrong with the girl.

Mu Fengchai shook her head and said: “Maybe it’s because she was greedy at night, so she ate a bit more crispy than usual.”

“Yes, that pickled cucumber peel is indeed very delicious. I ate two bowls of that dish tonight!” Xia Ye didn’t continue asking.

She thought that since Owner didn’t say it, she must have a reason not to say it.

It turned out that what she had overheard that day was not a dream, even though her cousin and her husband had not personally left the capital for some unknown reason.

However, Mu Fengchai’s worries continued to grow day by day. With the worry in her heart, her appetite had not been good in these past few days.

His face, which was originally a little baby fat, also became thinner as he looked.

So much so that when Mu Rousang saw her, she would reach out with her little hand to grab her micrognathia and tease her: “Little beauty, you’re getting more and more popular these days.

“Cousin!” Mu Fengchai climbed up the stick: “Do you think that I, your sister, am becoming more beautiful now?”

“Yes, she has some of my beauty from back then.” Mu Rousang had always been a thick-skinned person.

“Only a few points, let me show you.” Mu Fengchai lifted his bangs, revealing his shiny forehead.

This time, even Mu Rousang was surprised. The two sisters were originally only forty to fifty percent similar, but now that Mu Fengchai had slimmed down, she was actually more or less similar to her.

“Aiyaya, this is incredible! Where did this little girl come from? She scared me so much! Someone, save me!”

Mu Rousang pretended to be a pure scholar and hid in Chun Cao’s embrace while trembling.

The little girl and the Wives in the room burst into laughter again.

Mu Fengchai was also smiling, but no one noticed the worry that was hidden in the corners of her eyes.

Her cousin should be like the spring sun. Under the sunlight, the delicate flowers on the branches could only display their true colors when the wind blew.

If he really wanted her to enter the palace, he would probably feel as if he was struck by frost and would never be able to feel at ease for the rest of his life.

“Hmph! Cousin, I think that your brother-in-law has really gotten used to you.” Mu Fengchai hid the worry in his heart, and hugged her arm as tenderly and happily as before.

Mu Rousang thought about it for a moment, then nodded her head strongly: “Hmm, your brother-in-law does indeed favor me a lot, so, Third Sister, I hope that you can marry a man who loves and dotes on you.” It would be best if he could hold her little sister in his hands and feel pain for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, she once again thought of Yang Zixuan, and felt that his choice was the right one.

Mu Fengchai said hypocritically: “En, I will listen to my cousin’s words.”

Initially, she had thought that her life path would also be as ordinary as this. Marrying someone and having a child, not having any concubines or having a concubine in the backyard, accompanying her husband for the rest of his life was pretty good.

Unfortunately, the heavens did not count as well as the humans.

It was rare for Mu Rousang to not ask anything about the Third Young Master of the Guo Family. Mu Fengchai was secretly glad that she had escaped this calamity.