Chapter 588 Feng Yuran’s Indulgence towards the Back Yard
“Take it easy, don’t worry about him. Actually he is now openly drawing a clear line with Eldest Brother. I also found out that since he and Eldest Brother set you up that time, he has been very well-behaved. Moreover, he has been at home all the time and never gone out. He knows what’s good for him. If he continues to stand on Eldest Brother’s side, I would have been rude to him.”
Mo Xuetong knew that Feng Yuran had always been domineering, and it was normal for him to have such an idea. When he heard that Feng Yuxuan dealt with her and left her in King Yan’s Manor, he was so angry that he went to assassinate Feng Yuxuan in person and broke his hand. Feng Yuxuan’s hand was actually useless. Usually, he couldn’t carry anything heavy with it even though it didn’t seem to have any effect on the surface.
Then, Feng Yuran ignored how badly he was injured and brought Mo Xuetong to the entrance of the Qin Manor to watch Qin Yufeng being humiliated. He had made Qin Yufeng who was a gifted scholar seem like a cold-blooded, faithless man. It had almost ruined Qin Yufeng’s reputation as well. If not for Qin Yufeng’s intelligence, he would have been the one to suffer.
When she thought of that, Mo Xuetong’s heart softened even more. This man was not only extremely handsome, but also loved her very much. All the knots she had in her past life had turned into the passing clouds due to his gentleness. Well, was there anything else that could move a woman more than the fact that a man who tried so hard to protect her regardless of his noble status and had done it personally?
Noble people would not put themselves in danger. He was the Emperor’s most beloved and valued prince, but in order to seek revenge for Mo Xuetong, he didn’t care about himself! With such a person protecting her, there was really nothing for her to be worried about!
Even though Qin Yufeng was smart and intelligent, Feng Yuran who acted like a jerk but was cunning was not easy to deal with. Compared to the other princes, Mo Xuetong felt that Feng Yuran was better at “pretending to be stupid”. He seemed to have been indifferent to the imperial power. Watching those who were fighting at the outrance, he was calm and composed.
He didn’t extend his fangs until both sides had suffered a great loss!
He didn’t just have an ordinary black heart, and his means were ruthless. He was said to be romantic and extremely handsome, but that was just what he showed to people. This person had been pretending to be harmless in front of others, and he was actually so scheming!
With him around, she really did not have to be afraid of Qin Yufeng. Furthermore, Qin Yufeng in this life had confused Mo Xuetong greatly!
In her past life, Qin Yufeng did not take the exam. He had stayed by King Chu, Feng Yuxuan’s side and plotted for him in order to help Feng Yuxuan to take the throne. Then he naturally had a reason not to take the imperial exams. He had plotted against Mo Xuetong behind the scene. In fact, it was a part of helping Feng Yuxuan. He did not become an official for the royal family for Feng Yuxuan’s sake. He could be considered as Feng Yuxuan’s best friend.
In this life, everything seemed to be changing with her rebirth. Qin Yufeng was not close to Feng Yuxuan. He seemed to want to leave Feng Yuxuan and become an official in the royal family. What compelled him to make that decision? Mo Xuetong could not understand at that moment. She felt that it was hard to guess what the man was thinking.
In the past, he had done everything for Feng Yuxuan, and now he was trying his best to distance himself from Feng Yuxuan. It seemed that he just wanted to rely on the imperial examination to become an official. Besides, he treated her very well. And there was the painting Qin Yuxuan mentioned when he came to visit. Qin Yufeng had given the painting to her in the name of Old Madam Qin. Mo Xuetong had thought that Old Madam Qin had found it and given it to her because she had thought she liked the painting before.
She was now Consort Xuan. It was normal for Old Madam Qin gave it to her in order to get closer to her. The Emperor doted on Feng Yuran, so no one dared to offend him.
When Qin Yuxuan came, she only found out that the matter was not like this. It made her suspicious again. Perhaps since she had suffered too much from Qin Yufeng in her past life, Mo Xuetong would always think about Qin Yufeng’s odd behavior carefully. Then she realized that he had given the painting to her in private. What did he want to do? Or what did he know?
When she saw the painting in the Qin Manor, Qin Yufeng was already in the capital, so it was impossible for him to know that she liked that painting. Given Qin Yuxuan’s unrestrained character, he would not have thought about telling Qin Yufeng about such a small thing. Furthermore, she had only glanced at the painting a few more times then and did not dare to ask about Old Madam Qin about it.
Then how did Qin Yufeng know? If he didn’t know, why did he deliberately send the painting to her in the name of Old Madam Qin? What did it mean?
“Don’t think of anyone else!” Feng Yuran said unhappily when he saw that Mo Xuetong was a little distracted as she spoke. He lifted her chin and kissed her on the pink lips as a punishment. He even bit her on purpose. The pain brought Mo Xuetong back to her senses and she nudged him, complaining cutely, “It hurts!”
“That’s what I want. That’ll teach you not to think about anyone else.” Feng Yuran was rather jealous.
A man’s perception had always been sensitive, especially when Feng Yuran had always minded it. He knew that Qin Yufeng treated Mo Xuetong differently. It was said that he had run into Tong’er on the way, and his attitude was really good. At the thought of it, Feng Yuran felt jealous.
“I’m not thinking about anyone else. I’m just wondering if that person will hurt us!” Seeing him lifting his watery eyes proudly and looking at her accusingly, Mo Xuetong hurriedly comforted him.
She said “we” and left Qin Yufeng outside. Feng Yuran’s handsome face showed a little pride. No matter what Qin Yufeng thought, Tong’er was his woman. Of course, he would not let him have the chance to hit on Tong’er.
“Alright, it’s alright. We are here!” Feng Yuran stressed the word “we” and hugged Mo Xuetong tightly again. Then, he rolled over on top of her. Looking into her watery eyes, he stated softly, “Tong’er, I know you’re worried that Qin Yufeng and Eldest Brother might cause us a lot of trouble again. Don’t worry, I’m with you. Do I look like a man who can’t even protect his wife!”
That was true. Since they got married, she was his only woman. Those concubines could not make trouble in front of her at all. The only time when they made trouble was at her birthday banquet. That was because she had communicated with him and did it on purpose. Otherwise, how could those women have the chance to harm her?
Mo Xuetong believed firmly that Feng Yuran loved her.
“Yuran, do you have any plans for the women in the back yard?” Mo Xuetong nudged Feng Yuran when she thought of the concubines in the back yard and asked. She looked at him with her watery, charming eyes. It was said that something was happening in the back yard. Even though Mo Xuetong did not know much about it, she knew that something was wrong. Feng Yuran asked her not to worry about it, so she did not care about it. However, the Crown Prince and the Princess of the Southern Barbarian Lands were about to arrive. and it would not be good if the courtyard of the royal family was not very peaceful!
Anyway, this was King Xuan’s Manor given by the Emperor, and the house of the Prince of the Qin Kingdom. If something bad were to happen in front of the Crown Prince and the Princess of the Southern Barbarian Lands, not only would King Xuan’s Manor be embarrassed, the entire Qin Kingdom would be shamed as well.
Feng Yuran got off from Mo Xuetong, half leaned, and supported his forehead with one hand, saying lazily, “Don’t worry. I’ll handle it in the next two days. Anyway, it’s been so noisy recently. It’s impossible not to be found out. Yesterday, I deliberately brought a few people from the Ministry of Works over there and saw a sneaky man in the distance. Then I asked people to catch up with him, and kicked the older maidservant who guarded the door.”
“A few people from the Ministry of Works?” Mo Xuetong frowned slightly and asked in a hoarse voice.
“Yeah, the repairs in the palace are almost done, so I was going to the restaurant with these people to have a meal. When we passed by the manor, I especially asked the manservant to come in to get money, and he happened to come in from the back door. More than one of them saw me got angry. These people can testify for me by then.”
Feng Yuran’s eyes were calm and a hint of a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, but with deep coldness. His back yard had to be cleaned up. Judging from the situation yesterday, it was not in vain for him to indulge those women for so long. When Tong’er married into the manor, he wanted to clean up the back yard. However, he could not rush this matter. Otherwise, Tong’er would bear the bad reputation.
His father, the Emperor, grumbled recently as he had not taken his order to take a second consort. He could not let his father hate Tong’er!
As such, he loosened the entrance guard, but he was afraid that those people would disturb Tong’er. Then, he set up a door between the concubines and Tong’er, and that door was the real back door of King Xuan’s Manor. It would not be easy for the concubines to come even if they wanted to.
On one hand, it would prevent bad people from entering King Xuan’s Manor; on the other hand, it would also prevent people from using this matter to frame Tong’er. It could kill two birds with one stone. Of course, if that matter were to happen, it would kill three birds with one stone. Feng Yuran had planned it, and he had brought the people from the Ministry of Works there on purpose. Even Lian An, the former Minister of the Ministry of Works, was also there, so he could be a witness.
In Feng Yuran’s eyes, this was a matter of killing many birds with one stone!
Of course, he would not kill them all in case those people thought Tong’er was the culprit. Last time, more than a dozen people had been beaten to death when Tong’er was not in the manor, but some people had slandered her. This time, she was in the manor. Even if someone could testify for her, there was still a way to embarrass her in front of the Emperor.
As such, he had to discuss another matter with Tong’er now.
“Even if I clean up the back yard this time, there will still be a few people left. You can promote them so that others won’t gossip.”
Mo Xuetong was silent for a moment as her long lashes fluttered. Then she looked up gently and asked, “When?”
She knew that Feng Yuran was defending her by taking down all his concubines. Even if he was the Emperor’s favorite son, he would still be punished. And she, the daughter-in-law, had to take responsibility at that time. This was not like the last time when she was ill and was not in the manor. Even if the Emperor asked her about it, he would not blame her for that then.
In fact, Feng Yuran’s idea was the best, which could cover everything. She had heard about the things in the back yard. But Mo Ye had told her that Feng Yuran wanted her to stay out of it, and she also knew that he was prepared to get rid of some people. Originally, she thought that this idea was too fierce and would hurt too many people. She did not want anger the Emperor. However, if she promoted some concubines at the same time, the Emperor would not be able to blame her.
Feng Yuran propped himself up with his hands when he realized that Mo Xuetong had understood what he meant. He looked down at Mo Xuetong’s slightly red eyes and smiled charmingly. “Tong’er, are you moved? Do you think that you have to give yourself to me to express your gratitude? Then, why don’t we…”
His words were very ambiguous. Then, he deliberately leaned down, rubbed against her towering chest and even looked up at her tiredly. Mo Xuetong’s face turned red, and the pink extended to her jade-like neck. She pushed his face away shyly and said coyly, “Who want to give herself to you? Get up.”
She did not sound threatening at all. Even Mo Xuetong felt that she was acting coyly. She was too embarrassed to face him and pushed him away forcefully. Feng Yuran felt a dryness in his throat when he looked at her red cheeks. He rolled around slightly and his body heated up. He laid down beside her with his hands and legs outstretched. Then he muttered in pain, “I can see you, but I can’t have you. How am I supposed to live like this?”
His words made Mo Xuetong’s face even redder. She pulled the quilt and covered herself with it. This man… really dared to say anything. She could not help but grit her teeth and kick him again.