The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World - Chapter 224
Seeing this, Mu Wenchen had no choice but to suppress his desires, looking at Rufeng with pity, his hand on Rufeng's pulse, his face showing regret.
He knew perfectly well that Ru Feng was very tired, yet he still clung to her so much...
After Ru Feng finally fell asleep, Mu Wenchen got up, dressed, and walked out of the room, glancing at the banyan tree. Immediately, Mu Tong, Zhou Qian, and Zhou Hou flew down.
"Did anyone come last night?" Mu Wenchen's voice was hoarse from the afterglow of passion. Although his expression was calm and expressionless, there was still a sense of satisfaction on his face.
Mu Tong raised an eyebrow, suppressing the surprise on his face, and said, "The Second Prince and the Third Prince have both come before. As per the master's instructions, we did not stop them. They only stayed for a short while before leaving."
Mu Wenchen nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Have all the betrothal gifts arrived?"
"We've arrived. Wait for us at the entrance of the General's Mansion," Mu Tong said respectfully.
"Then let's go outside and wait." Upon hearing this, Mu Wenchen took the lead and flew away from Rufeng's courtyard.
Mu Tong exchanged a speechless glance with Zhou Qian and Zhou Hou, looking at the sky where the sun had not yet risen. Coming to propose marriage so early, with hardly anyone up in the General's Mansion—wasn't it... a bit too early?
In short, another beautiful story was added to the capital that day. It is said that the handsome and refined Prince Chen personally went to the General's Mansion early in the morning to propose marriage to Miss Rufeng. The betrothal gifts were dazzling and extremely rich, which made people envious. However, it is said that what was even more precious was the gift that Prince Chen personally handed to Miss Rufeng, but no one else could see it.
Legend has it that on the morning of the marriage proposal, Miss Rufeng, the one being proposed to, remained shyly in her bedroom the entire time and did not appear.
Legend has it that this marriage was personally arranged by His Majesty, who also bestowed many precious gifts upon the couple.
It is also said that the Empress Dowager, who had always wanted to arrange a marriage for the Yi family, tacitly approved of the wedding.
Legend has it that this famous couple in the Violet Kingdom will finally be married in three days! This makes one marvel at how swift Prince Chen's actions are.
The very next day, for reasons unknown, the Second Prince and the Third Prince suddenly took the initiative at the morning court session, passionately recounting the Crown Prince's crimes, exposing his collusion with bandits in the northern borderlands, and adding to the Crown Prince's usual illegal activities. Their methods were swift and merciless, ruthless and cold-blooded, completely devoid of their usual gentleness and refinement.
The outcome of this revelation became clear on the third day: the Crown Prince was imprisoned for his crime and would never be allowed to set foot in prison again. Meanwhile, the Second Prince, Yu Jue, was immediately proclaimed Crown Prince.
The people were still processing this fact when their attention was drawn to the joyous occasion at the General's Mansion: the first female general of the Violet Kingdom was getting married! Her fiancé was none other than Prince Chen, who rarely appeared in public.
Volume 3, Chapter 167: A Path of Ruthlessness Yet Full of Compassion
The night before the wedding was an unsettling one.
After seeing off his happy junior brothers and sisters, Ru Feng, unusually, didn't go to sleep, because Mu Wenchen hadn't bothered him for the past two days, waiting obediently at his residence. Since the emperor had bestowed a mansion upon Wenchen for the upcoming wedding, Ru Feng was currently quite free.
"Sister, I have something to tell you." Ru Feng went directly to the courtyard next door and found Ru Xue. Although the two sisters' relationship had improved a lot in the past few days, they hadn't whispered anything to each other.
Ru Xue raised her head from the embroidery frame, glanced at Ru Feng, and said, "I still need to embroider a 'Mandarin Ducks Playing in the Water' pillow for you. Speak quickly if you have something to say."
Ru Feng awkwardly touched her nose and said, "Didn't Wen Chen already ask the people in the embroidery workshop to help? Sister, you don't need to embroider." She looked at the scene before her; the soft luminous pearl emitted a crystal-clear light, her snow-black hair was tied up high, and she lowered her head, revealing a small section of her fair neck. At this moment, her gaze was focused on the embroidery frame, her hands constantly changing the various colored threads, while Xiang Ling was helping her beside her.
“After all, you are my sister. It’s fine if you can do it, but there should be something that your family sends you.” Ru Xue said quietly, without looking up.
"Sister, whoever marries you is truly blessed," Ru Feng blurted out, sighing. Her sister was indeed a talented woman, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and needlework.
Ru Xue finally raised her head and looked at Ru Feng, saying with a complicated expression, "If it were before, I would think I'm doing well, but not necessarily now. Ru Feng, you are a woman, but your achievements are unmatched by us young ladies." Now, who in the Zi Luo Kingdom doesn't know that the General's Mansion has produced a female general who is both scholarly and martial, and who also possesses unparalleled beauty? How many young men in the Zi Luo Kingdom are eyeing her covetously? It's just that Ru Feng has already been betrothed.
Looking at her younger sister, who wore no makeup, only a pink dress that her mother had forced her to wear, her black hair simply tied up, and her clothes completely bare, this simple outfit still managed to capture everyone's attention, making people feel that those women who painted their eyebrows and applied rouge were all vulgar and tasteless.
Perhaps she herself was just another ordinary woman; otherwise, why wouldn't he see her good qualities? Ru Xue thought bitterly.
"I am different from you; our thoughts are different." After a long pause, Ru Feng finally spoke. Her experiences were different from those of the women here; she was a transmigrator. Fortunately, she had a group of good friends, and Wen Chen was there to accompany her and tolerate her unconventional behavior.
"Actually, it's not easy for a woman to disguise herself as a man." Ru Feng recalled those difficult days on the battlefield. For a period of time, she couldn't even fall asleep, especially when she first started killing people. She couldn't sleep every night. Later, she talked about this with Wen Chen, and he comforted her. Then she learned that Wen Chen had also been to the battlefield and helped her grandfather. Although he had never fought in battle, his strategies had killed many enemy soldiers.
At that moment, Ru Feng felt that his heart and Wen Chen's heart were incredibly close.
"Yes, but you did have that opportunity," Ru Xue said calmly, gesturing for Xiang Ling to leave.
Xiangling gave Rufeng a deep look, nodded obediently, and turned to leave.
As Ru Feng watched her back, he couldn't understand where the sorrow in Xiang Ling's eyes came from.
"Ru Feng, do you really not like His Highness the Crown Prince?" Ru Xue's voice pulled Ru Feng back from his wandering thoughts.
"Crown Prince? Who would like him?" Ru Feng said dismissively upon hearing this, then, as if remembering something, she quickly added with a smile, "Hehe, you've got it wrong. Yu Jue is the Crown Prince now. I thought he was that bastard from before. Yu Jue is like an older brother to me, and I like him very much." Ru Feng nodded hurriedly, stealing glances at Ru Xue's reaction.
“Yes, you like him, and he likes you too.” A look of pain flashed in Ru Xue’s eyes. “Can I marry someone like that?” But she had been in love with him for several years, ever since Ru Feng returned from his apprenticeship.
“But…” Ru Feng stammered. “I’m getting married now, everyone should forget about the past.” Ru Feng didn’t know how to deal with Ru Xue’s distress. This was the first time she had encountered something like this in her two lives.
"Fine, since I've fallen in love, I'll stick with it to the end." Ru Xue smiled faintly, finally letting go, and said, "Many people fall in love with someone but can't be with them, but I have this opportunity. We have a long life ahead of us, so he might fall in love with me in the future too."
"That's right!" Ru Feng clapped her hands and laughed, saying, "Sister, you're so good, you'll be fine." Grandpa started talking to Yu Jue about Ru Xue's marriage a few days ago, I wonder how it will end?
"Well... Sister, I'll head back now," Ru Feng said softly. He always felt indebted to Ru Xue, which didn't feel good, so he decided to hurry back.
Ru Xue looked at Ru Feng for a while, nodded, and said, "You're the bride tomorrow, you should go to bed early."
After saying goodbye to Ru Xue, Ru Feng optimistically thought that since she and Ru Xue were sisters, there was no lingering grudge, and things would definitely get better in the future. However… she touched her chin, realizing she was getting married tomorrow, and wasn't even nineteen yet—too early.
Lost in thought, I returned to my room, only to find someone already waiting for me.
"Master, you've come!" Ru Feng rushed over excitedly. Her master had played a crucial role in enabling her to be with Wen Chen this time. So even though her master was always very cold, Ru Feng still bravely rushed over, even if she got slapped away.
"Little girl, this is my man. You should come and throw yourself into my arms." A woman's voice came, and Ru Feng immediately threw himself into her arms.
The soft sensation made Ru Feng linger for a moment before slowly saying, "Should I call you Master's Wife, or Aunt Lan?"