SFS Chapter 391 It Turns Out to be Wishful Thinking
Chapter 391 It Turns Out to be Wishful Thinking
Murong Feng's words left Yu Zhengsha and Madam Yu confused. They looked at each other, feeling vaguely uneasy. Zhenzhen had not returned all night before. Did something really happen?
But when Yu Zhenzhen came back, she didn't say anything. She just locked herself in the room with red eyes, which made it impossible for her parents to even ask anything.
Unexpectedly, Murong Feng came to propose marriage the next day. Could it be that Murong Feng bullied Zhenzhen?
But this isn't right! Murong Feng is Yu Qingli's husband. Although Zhenzhen is temporarily living in the palace, she is the future Crown Princess designated by His Majesty himself. How come Yu Zhenzhen, who was supposed to share a husband with Liu Caiyi, is now involved with her brother-in-law?
Yu Zhengsha's face was serious, with an innate arrogance. "I don't understand what His Highness the Crown Prince is saying. Could you please clarify? His Highness personally approved the marriage between Zhenzhen and the Crown Prince. It's only been a few days. Could His Highness have changed his mind? Why didn't I know about it?"
"Father-in-law, don't worry. If you want to understand the details, I'm afraid you should ask your daughter to come over and explain it to her!" Murong Feng paused, "How about asking Miss Zhenzhen to come out and see her?"
Yu Zhengsha frowned, "Don't beat around the bush, Your Highness! Just speak directly if you have something to say!"
"As expected, the Prime Minister is so straightforward! In that case, I don't need to hide it anymore. Just as the Prime Minister guessed, due to some strange coincidences, Zhenzhen and I are now husband and wife!"
"what?!"
Murong Feng's words shocked Yu Zhengsha and his wife so much that they couldn't even hide their expressions. What had they heard? Zhenzhen and Murong Feng were actually married? If this matter were to get out, it would ruin not only Yu Zhenzhen's reputation, but also the reputation of the Yu family, not to mention that Yu Lihan hadn't even married yet.
Even for the sake of the only male in the Yu family, this matter cannot be exposed.
Thinking of this, Yu Zhengsha had already made a decision in his heart. No matter how things happened, now that things have come to this, he can only follow Murong Feng's wishes. Fortunately, he was willing to propose marriage, which at least showed that he was still willing to take responsibility.
Murong Feng straightened his expression and said, "Prime Minister, I can't explain this matter clearly. Anyway, it's probably all fate, so I won't let Zhenzhen down."
Yu Zhengsha sighed. Well, after all, daughters cannot be kept at home when they grow up. But he didn’t expect that in the end, both daughters would marry the same man. Is this a blessing or a curse?
"Your Highness, Zhenzhen's marriage was personally approved by His Majesty. If you come here rashly, even if I agree to it, His Majesty will..."
"Don't worry about this, Prime Minister. I have already made all the arrangements. My mother will speak to the Emperor. As long as the Prime Minister agrees, everything will be fine."
Yu Zhengsha remained silent, his face not looking good. Madam Yu beside him also had a gloomy look on her face. She tugged at the hem of Yu Zhengsha's clothes, and Yu Zhengsha said, "Can we discuss this matter for a moment?"
Murong Feng was not in a hurry. "Prime Minister, please do as you please. Although it is a happy occasion, it seems a little hasty. How about this? I will leave the things here for now, and I will come back in three days to get your reply."
Murong Feng left the Yu Mansion without lingering. After he left, Yu Zhengsha angrily shouted to Madam Yu, "Why don't you let that evil girl out?"
Madam Yu winked at the maid beside her, and the maid went to invite Yu Zhenzhen.
Soon, Yu Zhenzhen appeared in the front hall. Her face was pale and she hadn't even put on her makeup. Her distraught look made Mrs. Yu very distressed. Even Yu Zhengsha, who was always strict, was a little unable to say anything harsh when he saw his daughter, whom he had always been proud of, in such a state.
Madam Yu glanced at Yu Zhengsha, then took the initiative to pull Yu Zhen to her side, "Zhenzhen, tell me what happened? Was it... was someone forcing you?"
Yu Zhenzhen hadn't even opened her mouth when tears began to fall. What could she say? Did harming others ultimately harm oneself? Or was it just bad luck?
"Hold your tears! What did I teach you since you were a child?"
Yu Zhengsha was very angry. He didn't expect that after all his hard work, his plans were ruined by the most unlikely person. It had to be said that Murong Feng was really strategic. When he was planning to remain neutral, he suddenly did this. It seemed that it was time for him to make a decision.
Yu Zhenzhen sobbed, trying to calm herself down. She knelt upright on the ground under Yu Zhengsha's accusing gaze. Madam Yu, standing beside her, pleaded, "Master, someone must have framed Zhenzhen. How could Zhenzhen get involved with Murong Feng for no reason?"
As Madam Yu spoke, she pulled Yu Zhenzhen and anxiously said, "Zhenzhen, quickly tell your father, was it that Yu Qingli who framed you?"
Yu Zhenzhen unexpectedly didn't say anything, so Yu Zhengsha sternly said, "Shut up! Yu Zhenzhen, tell me what's going on here! Don't try to deceive me. You should know the consequences!"
Yu Zhenzhen was silent for a moment before she spoke, "Father, now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to marry the eldest prince."
"I don't care who you marry. Do you know that this will completely change my position in the court? Do you know that I always wanted to support the prince?"
"But father, didn't you say that the princelings in the court have always been at odds with you?"
"That is my own business. Besides, I still need to carefully consider your marriage with the eldest prince. You stay home for the next few days. I will take care of the affairs of the palace."
Yu Zhenzhen bit her lip. This was the only way for the time being. The fewer people knew about the ridiculous relationship between her and Murong Feng, the better.
For the next three days, what people in the capital talked about most was that Zizhu Garden had changed its owner overnight, and all the previous managers and clerks were replaced. No one knew who did this, and the new owner of Zizhu Garden was also very mysterious.
When the news reached Murong Feng's ears, he just smiled and said, "This old fox is quite clever. Before I took any action, he destroyed all the evidence first."
"Your Highness, would you like to..."
"No need. Since the old fox doesn't want to marry his daughter to me, I want to see how he plans to resolve this matter. Spread the word that Yu Zhenzhen drugged me and lost her virginity to me. If you don't accept my offer, you'll have to drink the penalty. It won't be easy for Yu Zhengsha to keep himself out of this!"
"Yes!"
In the past few days, people in the palace have been talking about the fact that the eldest prince's wife was being seduced by her own sister. This scandal of Yu Zhenzhen and Murong Feng has spread throughout the court and the country at the fastest speed, which is something no one expected.
The most shocked among them was Mei Hong. She had been thinking about using the baby in her belly to make Murong Feng marry her, but ended up hearing about the scandal between Murong Feng and Yu Zhenzhen.
Mei Hong was surprised and upset, and decided to go to Murong Feng to find out the truth. So she found an excuse to ask Yu Qingli for leave and walked towards Murong Feng's study. She had already inquired and knew that Murong Feng would be working in the study all day.
When Mei Hong knocked on the door and went in, Murong Feng seemed to be in a good mood. He was painting. His bony fingers held a wolf-hair brush, dipped in thick ink, and embellished the spread of rice paper lightly or heavily, as if he was doing something extremely solemn. He had a signature smile on his lips, and was gentle and humble.
When Murong Feng saw Mei Hong coming in, he just looked up at her and said, "You're here, just in time to help me grind the ink."
Mei Hong hesitated for a moment, but just stood there without moving forward.
Murong Feng frowned, looking somewhat dissatisfied. "What's wrong?"
Mei Hong bit her lip and finally said nothing. She just walked obediently to Murong Feng's side, picked up a piece of fine ink, added water, and ground it with great pleasure.
Only then did Murong Feng continue to paint with satisfaction, continuing his painting of plum blossoms.
It has to be said that Murong Feng is a very talented person, otherwise Yu Qingli in her previous life would not have looked at him differently or even loved him so much. His paintings are very good, and among all his paintings, the one he is best at and likes best is plum blossoms.
After a while, Murong Feng finally finished the plum blossom painting in his hand. The red plum blossoms in the painting were blooming on the branches, looking very energetic in this bleak winter day.
"Your Highness's painting skills are becoming more and more exquisite." Mei Hong couldn't help but praise.
"How does it compare to your master?"
Mei Hong was speechless and didn't know how to answer.
Murong Feng laughed unexpectedly, "You don't have to answer, it's okay. By the way, what did you want to say just now?"
Mei Hong saw that Murong Feng was in a really good mood today, so she mustered up the courage to speak: "I heard that His Highness and the Second Miss..."
"It's just as the rumors say. In fact, if nothing unexpected happens, I will marry her."
Mei Hong secretly clenched her fists to calm her inner emotions. She glanced down at her belly and said with a look of grievance, "Then what does Your Highness plan to do with this servant and the child in my belly? If more time passes, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep it a secret anymore!"
"This is your problem, Meihong. Don't try to control me. As for the child, I'm not sure whether the one in your belly is mine or not."
"Your Highness!" Mei Hong's face was filled with panic. Was all this just wishful thinking? Did His Highness never intend to marry her from the beginning?
Seeing Mei Hong's panic, Murong Feng soothed her, "Alright, Your Highness was just joking. Just focus on your pregnancy and don't worry about anything else. I'll arrange for you to leave the palace and hide for a while."
Mei Hong's face turned pale when she heard this. It turned out that in Murong Feng's heart, she had always been a lowly slave. Even though she was pregnant with his child, she couldn't even get the status of a concubine. It was really sad.