Rêve de Jiangshan

Chapitre 197

Ru Feng smiled sweetly, but suddenly jumped up, grabbed Mu Wenchen's shoulders, and shook him violently. Although she didn't succeed, Ru Feng still said fiercely, "Speak! You prepared all these things, which means you knew I would be arrested. What do you mean by this? Also, why didn't you appear openly at the flower viewing banquet, but instead stood sneakily behind me? Are you hiding something from me? And, knowing I was in danger, you didn't save me, letting me get arrested like an idiot!" Ru Feng rattled off her words in one breath, and finally put her hands on her hips, looking fiercely at Mu Wenchen.

Mu Wenchen was taken aback for a moment, then pulled Ru Feng's hand down, and then lovingly hugged her in his arms, saying, "Okay, I'll tell you the truth."

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng, who had been struggling, stopped moving and just stared at him with bright eyes.

Mu Wenchen smiled and said, "I originally just wanted to casually observe the flower viewing banquet, but when I saw the bees swarming around you while you were performing your sword dance, I knew your identity was about to be exposed. Those bees were brought by my mother; they all disappeared later, but they reappeared this time. I knew there was no way out, so I left halfway through and went back to my room to make some preparations." Mu Wenchen briefly recounted the events, though he didn't mention some things, such as being forcibly kept in his room by his brother.

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng nodded knowingly and said, "It seems that either the emperor or the crown prince wants to deal with me. Who exactly was that young scholar we met at the food street?" Ru Feng asked, puzzled.

Mu Wenchen patted Ru Feng's head and said, "Ignore him. They've achieved their goal. Come on, eat up." He then took out the pastries that had been moved when Ru Feng was throwing a tantrum.

Ru Feng was satisfied with what he saw and happily ate the pastries. Hehe, Mu Wenchen didn't like sweets, so all of this was his.

Mu Wenchen smiled slightly as he watched her eat.

"Wenchen, do you think I'll get beheaded?" Rufeng asked anxiously as they ate.

Mu Wenchen shook his head resolutely and said, "No, I won't let you die, and my brother won't let me die either. If that's the case, I will stay with you."

Ru Feng nodded and chuckled, "I don't know why, but with you around, I rarely use my brain. I always feel like you can solve everything for me. That doesn't seem like a good thing. If this continues, I'll become too dependent on you, and my brain will become rusty."

Upon hearing this, Mu Wenchen chuckled and said, "It's alright. Once you've openly revealed your true gender, you can use your own brain. It's just that these are extraordinary times."

Ru Feng nodded upon hearing this and continued eating.

After a long pause, she suddenly spoke up: "Wenchen, have you noticed that your brother's attitude towards you is very strange?"

Mu Wenchen paused, then said, "He's been very good to me. Since you've asked, I'll tell you honestly." He gathered his thoughts before continuing, "Ever since I got together with you, whenever I return to the capital and spend time with my brother, I feel increasingly uneasy. The way he looks at me is very strange..."

“Yes, yes.” Ru Feng nodded vigorously and said, “It suddenly occurred to me in the main hall today. I noticed that the way he looked at you was very strange, like he liked you.” The last sentence was whispered in Mu Wenchen’s ear.

Mu Wenchen's ears burned, and he suddenly pulled Rufeng into a tight embrace, pressing his lips to Rufeng's and stealing a few bites from her mouth before letting go.

Ru Feng was startled by his sudden action, and by the time he was about to savor it, he had already stopped.

"You bad guy!" Ru Feng shouted, but his face flushed. Why did this guy kiss him so suddenly?

Mu Wenchen smiled and said, "You have a sweet tongue!" There was a hint of ambiguity in his smile.

Ru Feng said angrily, "That's because I still have pastries in my mouth." As she spoke, she pinched his chest haphazardly.

Mu Wenchen was taken aback, but in the end he just smiled and said, "Stop talking, let's lie down for a while." With that, he sat on his robe and began to practice his martial arts.

Ru Feng touched his feverish chest, glanced around, and decided it was best that their first time didn't happen here; this wasn't a good location. So, Wen Chen, you should just bear with it. Ru Feng gave Mu Wen Chen a sympathetic look and dared not tease him any further.

"Sigh, it must be very chaotic outside right now," Ru Feng sighed.

It's really chaotic outside, as Ru Feng was right.

In no time, the sensational news that "Yuchi Rufeng of the General's Mansion is a woman" spread throughout the capital. Many people didn't believe it, especially women, who were typical of those who wouldn't believe until they saw Rufeng in women's clothing.

The men wanted to know if Yu Chi Ru Feng in women's clothing was really that devastatingly beautiful.

Of course, what worries everyone the most is that if Ru Feng is a woman, wouldn't that be a crime of deceiving the emperor? What would happen to Ru Feng's life then?

As soon as the news spread, everyone rushed to the General's Mansion, only to find that the main gate and side gates were tightly closed, and no one could get out. This meant the news must be accurate.

Now, everyone who admired Ru Feng was worried, especially the women. Although Ru Feng was a woman, she was so beautiful. It would be such a pity if she died, especially since she had brought so much honor to women. She was the first female general of the Zi Luo Kingdom, and a graduate of Feng Xian Academy—how proud she must have been! She had shown the men what a woman's talent was.

At this moment, Zui Zhu was furious. She picked up her sword and said angrily, "I'm so angry! My senior brother has been hiding the fact that he's a woman from me all this time. She treats me like an outsider! I want an explanation from her!"

Zuiyue stopped her and said, "Senior brother just doesn't want anyone to know."

"Then how did you know?" Zui Zhu exclaimed indignantly. Why was it that Zui Yue, who was also a junior sister, could know her senior brother's secret, but she couldn't? No wonder they wouldn't let her go see him when he was injured; now she understood!

Although Nanshan was initially angry, he quickly calmed down and, seeing the two of them arguing so heatedly, said, "Stop arguing. Our senior brother has already been arrested by the emperor for deceiving the emperor! If he doesn't come back, arguing won't do any good." Nanshan rarely spoke so loudly, which startled the two of them.

"What do we do now?" Zuiyue asked hurriedly. Although she knew that her senior brother might not be able to hide it for long, she did not expect it to happen so quickly. He had only been back in the capital for a short time and had not even resigned from his post before he was discovered. It was a pity that her senior brother had successfully pretended for so long.

"The best course of action now is to go to the General's Mansion immediately and check on Grandpa Yuchi and the others. Two heads are better than one, and we'll be able to get our senior brother out." Nanshan's mind was in complete disarray. Senior brother was a woman? This was a huge shock. Now she no longer had a senior brother, but instead, she had become a senior sister.

The thought of his senior brother dressed as a woman made Nanshan feel uneasy.

"Where is Hanshan? Where did he go?" Zuizhu put down his long sword and shouted loudly when he heard Nanshan say this.

At this moment, Han Shan hurriedly walked in from outside the door and said, "Hurry up, I've prepared the carriage, let's go to the General's Mansion right away."

Upon hearing this, everyone set off.

Soon, the four arrived at the General's Mansion, but the mansion was shrouded in gloom ever since Yuchi Huaiyang returned from the palace.

"Waaah... I originally wanted to persuade Rufeng not to become an official, but before she could resign, she was found out. Waaah... What should we do now?" Although Lin Yilan was usually a bit fierce, she was at a loss when faced with such a big matter and could only hope that the man in her family could come up with a solution.

"It's all my fault. If it weren't for Master Xiang taking a concubine and insisting that Ru Feng dress as a man, she wouldn't be in this mess today," Lin Yilan added, tears streaming down her face again.

Although Yuchi Song felt sorry for his wife, he was at a loss. He looked at his father and said, "Father, the Yuchi family has always been loyal to the court. His Majesty won't do anything to Rufeng, will he?"

Nanshan, standing nearby, whispered, "Could it be that his achievements are too great and threaten the emperor's position?" Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent for a moment.

Yu Chi Huaiyang frowned and said, "It shouldn't be. My Yu Chi family is already quite small now, and we don't even have any male grandsons left. Besides, this isn't the most prosperous period for my Yu Chi family. Even at our peak, the Yu Chi family immediately handed over military power after the war, without any hesitation. We also didn't have close ties with court officials, and we even refused a marriage alliance with the royal family. It can be said that for hundreds of years, my Yu Chi family has always been law-abiding." As he spoke, he glared at Lin Yilan and Yu Chi Song, deciding to settle the score for deceiving him later when Ru Feng came out! Hmph!

"Your heart is unpredictable!" Nanshan sighed, recalling some past events.

Zuiyue's face also darkened.

"So what should we do now?" Lin Yilan started crying again when she saw that everyone was silent.