Phoenix Fight: The First Concubine

Chapter 50 Is she so beautiful?
He wanted to give her a high status, a good life, and everything precious in the world.

"Okay, what a Xiao Mingrui, what a Luo Wang!"

He was angry and hated, and he acted first to be strong, and then to suffer disaster.

It was him who wasted so much time. If he had insisted earlier, even if he had already engaged Murong Wei, King Luo would not regret it. Even if he regretted it, it would be useless.

But now I have given him an opportunity to take advantage of, not to mention that if Luo Wang does not make a move, it will be a direct hit to the death point.

He actually asked the emperor directly.

So what chance do they have?
As expected of King Luo, a person who has fought in battle, born in the palace, can always be so decisive.

He can always make a decisive decision at every moment.

Just like the chess game before, whether you win or lose, it never ends.

He thought he had won at the time, and Xiao Mingrui also gave him a chance.

He backed out, and he chose to come forward.

But for such a long time, he delayed it and let time go by. If he could have persuaded his father at that time instead of waiting, he would not have been able to...

Xiao Jinglan felt extremely depressed for a moment.

Who is to blame, who is to blame?

Should he blame fate, should he blame him for not being a prince?
Even if he really asked her father to ask the emperor for an order now, would she be willing to marry him?
Xiao Jinglan suddenly felt his heart hurt, like a silkworm cocoon being thrown into scalding water and being pulled from the outside one by one.

He really wants to be nice to her, but is it his own wishful thinking?
"Jing Lan, you..."

Xiao Jinghua patted him on the shoulder worriedly: "Why does a man have to worry about not having a wife? Now that this is the case, do you still want your father to make things difficult for you?"

Xiao Jinglan suddenly said coldly: "Isn't this the only thing that has embarrassed me these years?"

He suddenly had some crazy thoughts in his heart, he just wanted a result.

Even if this result makes him completely disheartened.

Xiao Jinghua was stunned for a moment, then fell silent.

"Second brother, I didn't protect you well. When my mother left, I always asked me to protect my brother, but I..."

Xiao Jinglan didn't answer, mother?
For him, the woman who has no impression has always existed only in his imagination.

How good would it be if a lot of things didn't happen?

Just when Xiao Jinglan was disappointed by the news, Qi Wangna also got the news.

King Qi's expression changed slightly when he was chatting with his staff. Although he soon regained his calm appearance, Gao Shiqi, the reluctant staff, knew his thoughts very well.

"Your Highness... in this matter, the opportunity has been lost."

"Unexpectedly, the second brother's hands are so fast."

The corners of King Qi's mouth rose, and the cold light in his eyes flashed away.

He really didn't expect that after returning that day, he just stood still, but he didn't expect that the second younger brother would ask his father for orders.

and……

It's the first wife I'm asking for.

This incident was the most unexpected for King Qi. Originally, he thought that even if King Luo liked Murong Wei, it would be limited to be a side concubine at most.

This was no more than his plan.

He has no shortage of women.

It's just flowers and brocades, embellishing the room.

If Murong Wei didn't look a little special, he wouldn't have bothered about her.

King Qi clenched his fist with one hand and narrowed his black eyes slightly. His good second brother is really a swift soldier, and if he doesn't make a show, he will already be a blockbuster.

Such a decisive approach not only messed up King Qi's original plan, but also put him in a predicament.

It was indeed a missed opportunity.

Gao Shiqi sighed, "It's not easy for Your Highness to beg this girl now."

That's right, if he did this, he would be disregarding his brother's feelings. Even if he could hit Murong Wei so that she couldn't marry Luo Wang, he would still be scolded by his father.

Originally, she was just a woman, it didn't matter if she got it or not.

But this made him very unhappy.

"It's not that easy for him to get."

If he can't get it, King Luo wants it?
Now that the previous idea is invalidated, it is just a matter of face now.

He lost face, and it won't make him feel better.

At this moment, the news was also spread in Murong Mansion. Murong Lan was drinking ginseng tea, but she just felt dumbfounded when she heard the news, and Murong Wan'er, who was asking about embroidery by her side, was completely dumbfounded.

"No, it's impossible!" Murong Wan'er stood up and said indignantly, with a little madness: "It can't be her, it's a rumor, it's a lie!"

She firmly did not believe that King Luo would marry Murong Wei as his concubine.

Still asking for marriage?
Murong Wan'er thought of the King Luo she had seen before, but felt that he was a dignified, handsome, god-like figure, and her heart was corroded by intense jealousy.

She had a feeling that her whole heart seemed to be burning very painfully.

Is it jealousy, unwillingness, or anger?
Why, why can she get such a thing?
But he can only marry Liu Pingyi, a concubine who took a concubine before entering the family?
Thinking of this, Murong Wan'er only felt that the jealousy that had been hidden since Murong Wei was made a township lord burst out suddenly.

Murong Lan smashed the blue-and-white porcelain flower-and-bird pattern teacup in her hand with a snap, and she flung herself into her bedroom. Soon, there was a crackling sound of porcelain shattering in the room.

Murong Wan'er was originally angry, but at this moment when she heard the voice inside, she suddenly woke up.

Looking at the way the eldest sister looks, I'm afraid she is even more angry, right?

"That little bitch!"

Murong Lan's face became a little hideous, thinking of Feng Yu's special treatment of Murong Wei, she even wanted to marry her as his wife.

Ha, now let him see what kind of virtue the woman he likes.

She's just a woman who climbs the dragon and attaches herself to the phoenix, pretending to be noble.

Not choosing Feng Yu is to climb up to King Luo.

That woman, she had always underestimated her.

Before that, she continued to do things with Luo Wang and won the title of Xiangjun.

Now she even went one step further, to become Princess Luo?
In fact, with her identity as Murong Lan, it is not difficult to become a princess, but she has her own heart and is married to the Feng family since she was a child!

But why did Murong Wei take advantage of such a good thing?

She's just a lowly concubine.

Why did she climb up to such a good thing?
She should at most fall into someone like Rui'an Hou Shizi, who will make her suffer for the rest of her life.

That's who she should marry.

Murong Lan only felt that the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. Why do you think that all the good things have happened to her?
The maids outside were silent like cicadas, even Murong Wan'er was furious at the moment.

Thinking that in the future she would see the most hated Murong Wei wearing the royal concubine's crown, triumphantly in front of her, Murong Wan'er wanted to vomit.

She clenched her fists, no, this must not be true.

Definitely Not.

If it is true, why hasn't the imperial decree come down yet?

Murong Wei still stayed in the room practicing calligraphy as usual, and now she is really calm.

Even if Murong's house replaced a batch of porcelain tomorrow morning, it would not disturb her mood.

Although it is a rumor, I am afraid that grandfather and father should know some truth in court.

Just thinking about the fact that her grandmother didn't let her have a relationship with King Luo, she couldn't figure out the family's attitude now.

What would happen if she became Princess Luo?

How should the family treat her?

Based on her understanding of the elders, she could feel that they did not want to participate in the battle for the reserve position.

Murong Wei shook her head, leaving this matter to the elders for discussion.

What to do is not up to her to decide.

"The emperor gave me a hint." The old man stroked his beard, his eyes were shining brightly on his thin face: "What do you think of Duaner?"

Murong Duan also had a serious expression: "Father, you must have heard those rumors, right?"

"Exactly, there are still some people congratulating me today." The old man shook his head: "If a day's work is not done, there will be infinite changes."

Murong Wei also had some headaches: "It seems that it will finally be involved."

This is not a good thing from the dragon's power. If you bet on the wrong treasure, wouldn't you annoy the new king?

Their house is a direct descendant, and they have always focused on hard work, and their ability is not bad. There is no need to bet on a capable official like them.

When the new emperor ascends the throne, he will naturally win them over.

This is also the reason why the Murong family didn't marry the prince before, otherwise, with their family background, no one would refuse to marry their daughter into any prince's mansion.

The old man smiled, "My son is confused, so what if he really becomes a princess? You just need to walk around as ordinary relatives. It's according to the rules of etiquette, and you don't need to be inclined in business. Your Majesty naturally understands my Murong family's loyalty. "

Murong Duan thought about it, even if they become in-laws, it's nothing.

There are many in-laws who are related in the capital, and there are also many people who are independent.

The old man thought deeply: "The old man didn't expect that sister Wei would have such abilities, and asked King Luo to ask her to be his concubine."

"Wouldn't it be King Luo's solicitation?"

"There is no need for him to lose a better candidate for the princess."

The old lady who had been silent all this time also sighed a little: "At first, I thought Mrs. Rui'anhou would come to see Wei'er, but I didn't expect..."

"Mrs. Rui'anhou?" Master Murong frowned, "For her heir?"

"Yes, I think this condition is also very good. If you marry, you will be the wife of Shizi, and you will have no brothers or sisters."

The old lady originally thought that this marriage was a good one. Although it is more honorable to marry into the royal family, it is easy to get involved in the circle of right and wrong.

"If I had known this, I should have arranged a marriage for Wei'er earlier."

The old man frowned, Ruian Hou looked okay, how could his family like Wei Er as his wife?
"It's useless to think about it. If it's okay, the imperial decree will come down in the second day. Now the eldest granddaughter and the second granddaughter are also getting married. You have to prepare the dowry. After all, you are marrying into the royal family. You can handle these things."

The old lady nodded.

Now that it has become a fact, it is useless to think about it.

It's better to prepare the dowry for marriage earlier, and also have to ask a retired nun from the palace to teach Murong Wei royal etiquette.

Looks like she'd better teach her some things herself.

At that time, the palace should also send someone to teach her the rules and etiquette.

This night, many people may not be able to sleep.

Murong Wei changed into her middle clothes quite calmly and slept under the quilt warmed by the stove, read the book for a while, and planned to sleep in a while.

Just as she was enjoying watching, suddenly a masked man in black appeared at the head of the bed, and suddenly covered her cherry lips that were about to scream.

"Don't shout." A dagger suddenly appeared in front of her, "Otherwise you don't want to live!"

Murong Wei stared at the man in front of her in surprise, and suddenly felt familiar.

This scene, this situation, no matter how you look at it, it feels familiar.

This reminded her of the massacre that happened in the capital, and she happened to be hijacked by that gangster on the way.

She whined, "I won't shout."

She was terrified, and always felt that the situation in front of her was not right.

But how is it possible, how could that man appear in her boudoir?
She originally thought that only Xiao Jinglan would break in at night...

Murong Wei's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly opened her almond eyes and stared at the man in front of her.

"You, what on earth are you trying to do? I, I don't know you..." Murong Wei took a deep breath, looking very pitiful, and her body seemed to be shaking.

There was a strange flash in the eyes of the man in black, "I don't want to do anything, I just want to discuss something with you."

"Miss Murong, maybe we can discuss your marriage to me."

Murong Wei stared at the man in front of her in astonishment, who is he, he must be telling her this.

Her heart sank, thinking of that possibility.

Is the man in front of him, is he that extremely beautiful young man?
Is it him?

His breath was somewhat familiar, not the gangster she had thought before.

No, he might be the gangster!
"Why don't you answer, hmph, don't even think about marrying King Luo, why not marry me, and I'll take you out of here!"

Murong Wei pulled the tip of the knife away, "Who do you think you are, Xiao Jinglan, do you think you can force someone to marry you just because you are beautiful? That's enough, stop playing games with me!"

Sure enough, a trace of panic flashed in the black pupils of the man in front of him, and then they were full of frustration and anger. With a touch, the knife fell to the ground with a clang.

Murong Wei just tried it, but she didn't expect that he was really Xiao Jinglan!

Was Xiao Jinglan the gangster who hijacked her that day?

Murong Wei was shocked beyond measure.

"Murong Wei, you are still so smart, so smart that people hate you."

He suddenly tore off the veil on his face, his handsome face was already full of pain and frustration, as if he had lost all goals and motivation for a while.

He just thought he was ridiculous.

This kind of him is too unlike himself, more like a fool.

What was he trying to do, just for an answer?

"You are willing to marry him, aren't you?" He was looking for answers from her, more like grasping for the last straw.

The woman in front of him looked cold with alienation and suspicion. Could this be his purpose today?

Why did he think she was willing to elope with him?

"Tell me!" He rushed forward, "Weier, as long as you tell me that you don't want to, I will go to the palace and ask you to marry me. The emperor hasn't issued an order yet..."

Murong Wei looked at the handsome man in front of her with complicated emotions. At this moment, he was no longer as cunning as usual. On his face, the black pupils were full of anxiety and madness.

"Xiao Jinglan." She sighed: "You, don't do anything for me anymore. I'm not your good match."

Waiting and waiting, it really is the answer.

Xiao Jinglan only felt that his heart was split open, a big hole was opened.

He never knew the feeling of heartache was so uncomfortable.

Murong Wei, he already understood what she was thinking, didn't he?
He had known for a long time that she didn't have himself in her heart, and now the answer could have been thought of.

However, he still had to come to her.

He wanted to hear her say it himself.

such……

He might be able to die.

Xiao Jinglan stared blankly at the girl in front of him, suddenly laughed, fell down on the carpet, and laughed indistinctly.

For a moment, he seemed to lose all his strength.

It turned out that all this was just a dream.

But, who is to blame?

Blame her?Blame yourself, or Xiao Mingrui?

Murong Wei frowned, a trace of discomfort flashed in her eyes, she stepped forward to support him, and said softly: "Don't do this... I know you are kind to me, but I... I don't want to lie to you."

She has never had the impulsive and heart-pounding feeling of love towards Xiao Jinglan.

But she didn't want him to be so uncomfortable.

Seeing him now, she is not having a good time either.

especially……

She remembered his seemingly crazy behavior just now.

How many things did Xiao Jinglan hide?
She was right, after such a long time, she didn't realize that Xiao Jinglan was the gangster.

Could it be that he did the murder?
Murong Wei was only shocked, he was indeed as mysterious as she expected, it turned out that he was still hiding such power.

He actually created a massacre.

Murong Weijian couldn't imagine it.

The handsome young man in front of him with a gloomy expression turned out to be such a cruel and merciless person.

The scene of that day appeared in front of her eyes. At that time, she felt that the gangster was somewhat familiar, so it was so.

At that time, she only felt that this person had deep plans and cruel methods.

Unexpectedly, it was Xiao Jinglan.

This made her hate it.

This young man who always looks like a rascal on the outside, is smiling.

Murong Wei looked at him with a complicated expression.

"I'd rather not have your honesty. Weier, why, you can't like me? Why am I always one step late? Obviously, I was the one who met you first!"

Xiao Jinglan felt pain in his heart, he didn't want to stay any longer, looking at her, his heart ached unbearably.

Murong Wei narrowed her eyes: "I'm sorry, you just met the wrong person at the wrong time."

She didn't want to procrastinate and postulate.

Now that she has chosen, she will not let others misunderstand her again.

Either cut everything cleanly, or stay together.

Short-term pain is worse than long-term pain, tell him clearly now, maybe he will be bored for a while, but he will gradually get better in the future.

Time heals all wounds.

Xiao Jinglan laughed at himself: "Wrong time... I just met the right person at the wrong time."

After that, he picked up his dagger, turned and left.

"Xiao Jinglan..." After a pause, she finally said, "No matter what, I just want you to be happy."

Xiao Jinglan froze and didn't look back.

Murong Wei watched him leave blankly, and suddenly felt a little cold.

She felt that everything today made her very confused.

Xiao Jinglan, what kind of story did he have that made him become such a murderous person?

She really didn't see him doing this usually.

Murong Wei suddenly felt that this calm appearance always concealed a lot of truth.

Perhaps all of this has something to do with the inside story of Prince Jing's mansion.

That child is actually a poor man.

But sympathy is not the same as love.

Murong Wei sat back on the bed, staring at the candle in a daze.

That's fine, she's not the kind of half-hearted person who can't do that kind of sad thoughts.

If there is no love, then it is better to forget each other and be ordinary friends.

only……

But he may not be willing.

Well, a lot of things are still unavoidable after all.

"Miss, why did the servant seem to hear something just now?" Xiang Tao came in wearing a jacket.

Murong Wei frowned: "It's okay, you heard it wrong, the wind outside is too loud. Who else is here besides me?"

Xiangtao yawned: "Probably the servants got it wrong...Miss, please fix it, it's getting late, and reading at night is too hurtful to the eyes."

Murong Wei responded, and lay on the bed casually, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Early the next morning, Murong Wei got up early and ate a bowl of green rice porridge, drank a cup of milk, and ate some steamed buns with sesame seeds and walnuts, accompanied by mixed wild rice stems, mixed winter cabbage hearts, and shredded radish harvested with sesame oil.

All the maids and servants in the Ink Garden probably heard some rumors early in the morning, and they seemed to be more beaming than New Year's.

Especially that Qiu Fang, who can't stop jumping in the morning, since Murong Wei promoted her to the second-class maid, she is full of energy.

When You Qi heard the news, he offered tea and water all morning long to flatter him, and was reprimanded by Murong Wei before he gave up.

Dong Fang helped put away the dishes, and Qiu Fang said on the sidelines: "Miss will go to pay respects to the old lady later, but be careful, I heard that a lot of porcelain was changed in the house yesterday."

Xiang Tao gouged her out from the side: "Then can I still eat Miss?"

"Even if it's not, I'm afraid there are a lot of bad things."

Qiu Fang felt that if she could go to the palace with her dowry, the wealth would naturally be more than that of Murong's mansion.

Murong Wei said flatly: "Let you take care of the people in the yard, don't gossip around, anyone who gossips will be dealt with according to the family law."

Just do what she wants, she is not interested in letting people find fault with herself at this time.

Lu'er replied yes, and the maidservants also listened.

Although Qiu Fang was somewhat disapproving, she did not dare to disobey Murong Wei's intention.

Seeing that the young lady didn't look particularly happy when she encountered such a thing, she felt that she was unfathomable.

This season has already passed the beginning of spring, and the world is filled with the prosperity of early spring. In early spring, the grass sprouts a little buds, the plum blossoms gradually fall, but it is the winter jasmine, and the camellia has already opened early.

Murong Wei asked someone to get a few pots of ladies' pictures and transplanted a few camellias, which are blooming leisurely at the moment.

One of the plants, White Pearl, is pure white, elegant and clean, with overlapping petals, and has a pleasant fragrance, Murong Wei likes it very much.

There are also two Drunken Yang Fei plants with pink petals, dreamy and affectionate.

The weather wasn't too cold, and the sun was shining outside. Murong Wei only put on a water-green silk cloak with folded branches and flowers, and went to greet the old lady.

Entering the main hall, Murong Wei saw that a group of sisters had come early, normally it was not too late at this time, but luckily she came early, the Fourth Madam and several cousins ​​hadn't come yet.

As soon as Murong Wei entered the main room, the eyes of the crowd immediately shot towards her, like a spotlight, which made Murong Wei a little speechless.

The old lady was drinking milk tea, and the lady and Yunxia beside her were talking about something, Murong Yue winked at her, Murong Lan and Murong Wan'er had bad eyes, Murong Xue was sitting next to the old lady, and she saw that she was full of eyes. envious.

Murong Wei frowned slightly, until she saw her eldest brother Murong Fu and Murong Guan coming in again, Murong Fu glanced at Murong Wei and said nothing.

Murong Guan still had a pale face and a foolish look, now he smiled and said: "Hey, isn't this the third sister, it's amazing, grandma, our Murong family is about to have a princess."

The old lady's face darkened, and she said dissatisfiedly: "What nonsense, look at your good looks, even a little rumor outside makes you look like nothing, do you look like a big man?"

The eldest lady hurriedly said: "Mother, don't be angry, isn't Brother Guan happy? He has always been sensible, and he is not young now, not like when he was a child."

The old lady snorted: "I think he's worse than when he was a child, and he's becoming less and less motivated. Brother Fu, you should also pay attention to him as an older brother."

Murong Fu nodded and said: "Grandson understands, he has been busy studying recently and forgot to check his younger brother's homework."

"Forget it, you should be busy with your own work, this should be your father's worry."

(End of this chapter)