(Chapter One)
Hsu Fengnian had just asked Murong Xiongzhu if she had been scared to the point of wetting herself. Soon, he was frightened by his own thoughts.
Those beauties with elegant clothes beside the emperor in the smoke of spring and autumn, no matter if they were the empress who had caused the emperor's relatives to rise to power or the concubines who had seduced the emperor, they were nothing more than scapegoats. The scholars who had lost their country and were loyal to the former emperor did not dare or did not know to get to the bottom of the matter. They could not see the root of the problem and could only use poems and articles to vent their anger on those beautiful women. They used the excuse that demons and monsters had come into being. In the eyes of discerning people, it was absurd and unreasonable. Murong Tonghuang was a beautiful young man who could not even defeat the Xuanyuan family. How could he collapse a prosperous dynasty?
Hsu Fengnian, who had come back to his senses, laughed at himself. The imperial harem had Zhao Zhi as the mother of the country. This empress's iron fist was not inferior to that of a famous general. No matter what, there would not be chaos. In the capital, there was that emperor who was adept at controlling all factions and parties. Inside, there was the empress who was recognized as virtuous to take care of the inner chamber. Outside, there were civil and military officials and generals who looked at all directions. What a big iron bucket of country.
The thin-skinned and shallow Murong Wuzhu was short of breath. She carefully sized up this young man whom she had only known for a dozen years. His Royal Highness in Beiliang? How high was his official position? Murong Wuzhu did not understand these things. She only occasionally heard some bad comments about Beiliang when she was socializing with the scholars of Jianzhou. They said that the King of Beiliang was a tyrannical executioner who had killed the most people in the dynasty. He used to like slaughtering cities. As for the eldest son, he was very foppish. He could not write or fight. He only knew how to bully good women in Beiliang. Sooner or later, he would lose the family property and was not worth mentioning. No matter how simple Murong Wuzhu was, she knew that seeing was believing. First impressions were the strongest. She had a good impression of Hsu Fengnian who had saved her and her brother. Under the premise that he was in control of their lives, he could resist the temptation and did not bully them. This was a hundred times better than those aristocratic scholars who were full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality but secretly had obscene eyes. She was so simple. In the past, she had accepted her fate to be captured and played by Ancestor Xuanyuan. Now, she accepted her fate to warm the bed for His Royal Highness one day. Murong Wuzhu looked at the handsome face. Even if she took a thousand steps back, he was very good-looking when he was young, wasn't he? Among the siblings, Murong Tonghuang, who was the one who made the decisions since childhood, saw the look in his sister's eyes and felt helpless.
Xu Fengnian was extremely disgusted with the scholarly men's penchant for cutting off their sleeves. Of course, he kept a respectful distance from Murong Tonghuang. However, he quite liked this guy's unscrupulous ruthlessness in order to achieve his goal. He was truly ruthless if he dared to be ruthless to himself. If a man could endure the disgust and throw flirtatious glances at another man, he would be unlucky to be born in a small family. If he was given a bigger stage, he would be good at dancing. Since Murong Tonghuang's words and actions were straightforward, Hsu Fengnian couldn't disappoint him. He gently kicked away the Tiger Kui King Kong who was biting his robe and said with a smile, "If you want to use Beiliang's tiger skin as a banner to intimidate others, you don't need to hide it. Since I've eaten my fill and have nothing better to do, I won't be so shameless. However, I'll say the ugly words first. At least we're in the same camp now. Don't stab me in the back and think about giving Mount Hui a proof of your allegiance. We can't let you and your sister take all the good things."
Murong Tonghuang nodded and said gloomily, "After we stepped out of the family, we didn't think about going to the Xuanyuan Family to live an ignoble existence. However, since His Royal Highness said so, I also hope that Your Highness won't use us to win over Mount Hui. If so … "
Hsu Fengnian waved his hand and shook his head, "Then you're underestimating me, Hsu Fengnian."
Murong Wuzhu whispered softly, "Hsu Fengnian?"
Hsu Fengnian said with a smile, "Isn't the name nice? A phoenix won't perch unless it's a parasol tree. You two are quite fated, right? My courtyard in Beiliang Palace is called Parasol Garden. If you have the chance, you can go there and play. Don't worry, I really don't have any thoughts about you two. I also feel that it's a waste of saliva to keep talking about this. In the future, don't be on guard against this. Do you see the big sister holding the white cat? I like her. If we're talking about her face and smooth skin, then Big Sister Pei, or Aunt Pei, who wears the veil hat with you two, is definitely more outstanding than you two. You two are guarding against me like you're guarding against a thief. It's very hurtful. "
Murong Wuzhu giggled. As a result, she was glared at by Murong Tonghuang, but this time, she didn't shrink back for the first time. Hsu Fengnian looked at Murong Tonghuang and said helplessly, "You can't protect your sister for the rest of her life. She has to get married and take care of the family alone. When that time comes, don't tell me that you're still following behind your sister? Aren't you afraid that your future brother-in-law will dislike you for being an eyesore?"
Murong Tonghuang coldly snorted and said, "That'll have to wait until she finds that kind of man. Once she finds that kind of man, it's fine even if she wants me to die!"
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