"I beg Father not to arrange a marriage for me. If any ministers urge or force me into marriage, I will not accept it. I do not want a woman."
Upon hearing his words, the Emperor raised his eyebrows as if he understood something, and said, "So the person you just said you wanted to protect is Su Fuliu?"
Feng Muting replied without hesitation, "Yes."
The Emperor sighed again: "I had been hoping for your success, and I believed that you would become an emperor even better than me in the future, but it all came to nothing."
“How can there be no result? Father is still young. Father, work harder and give me another younger brother. I will definitely help you raise him well so that he can become an even more outstanding successor than you and me.”
The Emperor choked, then looked at him with annoyance: "You've thought things through so thoroughly, considering such a long-term plan. I'm counting on you to have many children, and you, instead, are counting on me?!"
“If it weren’t for the fact that my other brothers are incompetent, Father wouldn’t have had to go through all this trouble,” Feng Muting replied.
"You really are my good son!" The emperor said, somewhat amused and exasperated.
Feng Muting went over again and continued to massage the Emperor's shoulders: "Thank you for the praise, Father."
"..." The Emperor was speechless and choked with emotion.
Chapter 276 You Don't Deserve It
"Now that the Crown Prince has been deposed, you know what the situation will be like next, don't you?" the Emperor asked.
Feng Muting nodded: "Mm."
"It's good that you have a plan. Once you've resolved all these troubles, I'll give you what you want."
"yes."
Then, the Emperor sighed softly again: "Your father misses your mother again. Why don't you come with me to see her again tomorrow?"
"good."
"Bring Su Fuliu along as well," the Emperor said after a moment's thought.
Feng Muting immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I will bring it without you having to tell me."
"..." The Emperor choked for a moment, then raised his hand and patted Feng Muting's hand that was massaging his shoulders. "Go, go, go, I have to get busy. Don't get in my way."
Feng Muting paused for a moment, then withdrew his hand: "Then I will not disturb Father Emperor any longer."
The Emperor glanced at him, then grabbed the mountain of memorials piled on the table, took half of them, and shoved them into his hand: "Since you've chosen this path, it's only natural that you'd help me share the burden."
Feng Muting, somewhat amused and exasperated, held the stack of memorials and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I am willing to share your burdens. I take my leave now."
He had only taken a few steps when the Emperor called him back: "Wait a moment. When you came, tell me that you brought me a jar of wine from Physician Yuan. Don't forget to bring it to me when you get back."
"Yes, I will bring it to you when I get back." After saying that, he continued walking.
But before they had taken more than a few steps, the Emperor called out to them again: "Forget it, don't send it to the palace. Just take it to the Jade Pavilion tomorrow. You, Su Fuliu, and I will have a good drink together."
Feng Muting immediately laughed, because the Emperor's offer to drink with him and Su Fuliu meant that he had agreed to the matter and accepted Su Fuliu. So he was overjoyed and immediately nodded and said, "Yes."
Seeing his happy expression, the emperor waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go! Hurry up, you're annoying."
Feng Muting glanced at the Emperor's insincere expression, nodded slightly, and then left with the memorial in his arms.
As he was walking on the road out of the palace, a figure suddenly rushed out.
She shouted at him, "Feng Muting, do you think you can become the crown prince just because I've been deposed? Even if the emperor agrees, the officials won't. Your mother is just a country bumpkin who can't even read a single word. She's also very crude when it comes to wielding weapons. No wonder the emperor's grandmother wouldn't let her enter the palace. So, with your background, you still want to be the crown prince? Dream on!"
Feng Muting, holding the memorial, stood there, watching Feng Mulei roar like a madman.
He then chuckled and clicked his tongue at Feng Murei, saying, "Tell me, if someone like me were to become the crown prince, wouldn't that be infuriating?"
Feng Murei snorted, "Impossible! For someone of your status to become the crown prince would be a disgrace to imperial authority!"
Feng Muting exclaimed "Oh dear!" and then weighed the pile of memorials in his hand: "Tsk, Father is really something. He's not afraid of tiring me out by making me carry so many memorials back to read."
Feng Murei felt as if Feng Muting had stabbed his heart several times: "Father must have been bewitched by you and your mother to be so biased. You are not worthy. You and your mother are both lowly scum. Your mother is a woman who frequents the martial arts world and doesn't know how many men she's been with outside..."
Before Feng Murei could finish speaking, Feng Muting kicked him in the neck, slamming him against the palace wall.
Chapter 277 Cleverness Backfires
Feng Mulei's neck was being stomped on by Feng Muting, making it difficult for him to breathe. He kept trying to pry Feng Muting's foot off.
"My father accused me of harming my own siblings and deposed me from my position as crown prince. If you dare to hurt me now, my father will surely depose you from your position as Prince Ting!"
Feng Muting sneered: "Does this mean you never understand my place in Father Emperor's heart, even until your death?"
Feng Murei was taken aback: "Even if Father Emperor favors you, he can't..."
Before he could speak, Feng Muting said, "Father has favored me more than once or twice. They all see it clearly, and you know it too, but none of them dare to touch me. Only you, you fool, keep provoking me. So, can I assume that you're tired of living?"
"you……"
"I'm a soft-hearted man, and I can't stand seeing others ask me for favors. If they do, I'll definitely grant their request. So, since you're so eager to die, I really want to grant your wish. But I have to say, you're quite cunning. You're trying to force me to kill you so that people will say I'm cold-blooded and murder my brother, right?"
Feng Murei was speechless. He hadn't thought of anything; he simply wanted to come and scold Feng Muting.
He then stopped.
Feng Murei quickly gasped for breath; his neck had almost been broken by Feng Muting's foot.
Feng Muting looked at his disheveled appearance without any expression on his face.
After catching his breath, Ke Feng Murei looked at him and laughed, "Hmph, in the end you still don't dare to kill me. If you kill me, you can forget about becoming the crown prince. No one will let a cold-blooded fratricide become the crown prince!"
Feng Muting nodded, looking at the "naive" Feng Murei: "Hmm, I wouldn't dare. You're so cunning, trying to force me to kill you and give others cause for gossip. I'm not that stupid to fall for your trick!"
Meanwhile, Feng Murei was still thinking that Feng Muting was being too clever for his own good. He clearly had no plans, but Feng Muting still thought he was being schemed against. How ridiculous.
Just as he was feeling smug, Feng Muting suddenly leaned close to him and whispered, "But I have too many ways to kill you without getting my hands dirty. Isn't that a bit of a headache?"
"..." Feng Murei was speechless and panicked, his whole body began to tremble.
Feng Muting gave him a disdainful look, then left with the memorial in his hand.
Feng Murray stood there for a long time without daring to move. He knew that his days were numbered.
After leaving the palace, Feng Muting got into a carriage. He didn't go straight back to the Prince's Mansion, but went to find Lu Chimo and Bai Yulang.
At this moment, Su Fuliu was still lying in bed, his back and legs aching so much that he didn't want to move at all.
He shouldn't have been so soft-hearted.
Being soft-hearted will only bring you suffering.
Is Feng Muting even human?! How can his stamina be so incredible?!
His poor back, so pitiful...
However, I wonder how Feng Muting is doing; he's been in the palace for half a day now.
Thinking of this, Su Fuliu couldn't help but look towards the door.
Just then, he heard footsteps. Overjoyed, he forgot his aches and tried to get up, only to strain his back: "Ouch—"
As soon as Feng Muting entered, he saw Su Fuliu with her hands on her waist, looking like she was in pain.
He immediately ran over: "What's wrong, Liu? Does your back hurt so much?"
As he spoke, he reached out to massage Su Fuliu's waist.
But Su Fuliu slapped his hand away: "Didn't I tell you not to touch me! I'm in so much pain because of you!"
Chapter 278 You're just trying to scare me.
"Yes, yes, I was wrong, I was wrong. I will definitely be more civilized next time, okay?" Feng Muting said pitifully.
Su Fuliu snorted: "You want a next time? No way. You can sleep in the study and don't need to come back."
"Ah Liu, in front of others, at least give me some face..." Feng Muting looked at him with a wronged expression. Who would have thought that just a moment ago he had pinned the former crown prince against the wall in the palace and almost couldn't pry him off?
Su Fuliu was taken aback. The others?
Then he looked towards the door and saw Lu Chimo and Bai Yulang standing there blinking at him.
With a bang, Su Fuliu's face turned as red and hot as if it were on fire.
When did Lu Chimo and Bai Yulang arrive? Did they hear everything he said to Feng Muting?
Seeing Su Fuliu furtively grabbing the blanket with both hands, Feng Muting knew what he was planning to do, so he reached out and pressed his hands down: "Don't hide anymore. Let Bai Yulang give you acupuncture to treat your back pain. Tomorrow, Father Emperor wants me to accompany him to the Jade Pavilion. If your back hurts, how will you go?"
Su Fuliu looked at him irritably: "I'm not going."
“You can’t refuse. Father Emperor has given the order that I must take you with me.”
"Huh? Why does His Majesty want me to go with you? Does he want to eat the fish soup I make?" Su Fuliu asked back.
Feng Muting smiled slightly: "Perhaps. That's why I called Bai Yulang here. If your back pain isn't cured, you won't be able to go with me tomorrow. If you do, you'll be disobeying the emperor's orders, and Father will be unhappy and have someone spank you."
Su Fuliu pouted: "You're just trying to scare me!"
"Alright, I'll have Bai Yulang come over and give you acupuncture as soon as possible," Feng Muting said with a smile.
Su Fuliu felt incredibly embarrassed whenever he thought about what had just happened.
When Feng Muting told him not to cover himself with the blanket, he withdrew his hand, covered his face with both hands, and said, "Then let Yulang stay here. Your Highness, get out."
"Shouldn't I stay and keep you company?"
"I don't want you to accompany me. Get out. Doctor Lu is a guest. Go have a cup of tea with him. Don't stay here!" Su Fuliu protested.
"Very well, I'll go have some tea with Physician Lu now." After saying that, Feng Muting looked at Bai Yulang.
Bai Yulang immediately ran over and said, "Your Highness is really taking advantage of my ability to relieve Brother Liu's back pain, that's why you're going so crazy!"
Before Feng Muting could speak, Lu Chimo quickly said, "Yulang, please give Young Master Su acupuncture properly. Senior Brother and the Prince have gone to have tea."
Bai Yulang nodded: "Yes, I will definitely give Brother Liu acupuncture properly and make sure his waist gets better right away."
Lu Chimo then looked at Feng Muting: "Your Highness, shall we go?"
Feng Muting glanced at Su Fuliu reluctantly before leaving with Lu Chimo.
Bai Yulang walked to the bedside and sat down, then reached out and pulled down Su Fuliu's hand, smiling at him: "Brother Liu, don't be shy. We've all been through this before, what's there to be embarrassed about?"
Su Fuliu blushed and said, "How embarrassing!"
"What's there to be embarrassed about? It's just that Brother Liu is too serious. By the way, I have a question I want to ask Brother Liu. Can you tell me?" Bai Yulang said, moving closer to Su Fuliu.