Volume 2 Chapter 94 Wang Fei Murong Shi

  Thank you, Xiaoyu, Little Leaf Sister, Xiao Xiao 2006's pink ticket, thank you Meizai Fei~ for the 3 evaluation tickets, thank you dsl1227_mami for the reward of a safe amulet, thank you Yuhou Tingyuan for 3 and Yuxi Yan for 1 reward zongzi...

  Long Han stood quietly in the meditation room next door, waiting until he could no longer hear the conversation between Gu Qingjin and Shui Jingchen. He waited for them to finish talking and come over to his side to say something to him, but after a long time, all he heard was Gu Qingjin's footsteps leaving Shui Jingchen's place and heading into the distance.

  He quietly opened the door and saw Gu Qingjin's flying green clothes, her sleeves fluttering as she left without looking back. He stared at her back, chewing on the words he had just heard between her and Shui Jingchen, his eyes dark and profound.

  He walked out of the room and into the meditation chamber where he saw Shuijingchen, who was usually as calm as still water. But for the first time, she didn't have that serene look on her face. Her eyes were distant, staring in the direction where the woman had just disappeared. Suddenly, a faint sense of unease crept into his heart.

  "Do you want to return to secular life?" Due to this thread of discontent, Long Han gazed far into the Water Mirror Dust, his voice unconsciously icy and abnormal.

  Upon hearing Long Hanyuan's voice, Shuijing Chen closed his eyes and softly chanted a Buddhist mantra: "Amitabha!" Then he opened his eyes and spoke to Long Hanyuan: "Just say what you want to say!" In an instant, his expression returned to its usual calm and collected state.

  "You're not suitable for her!" Seeing Shuijing Dust's calm and peaceful gaze, Long Han stared at him, his eyes clear and sharp as he spoke lightly.

  Shuijing Chen heard Long Han's words and her gaze remained steady without flinching.

  Long Han turned around, his back to the water mirror, with his hands behind him. "Young Emperor Shu is a high-ranking monk of the Banruo Temple, also a high-ranking monk of the Great Scene, and a talented Zen master. The fame of his Buddhist name can be compared to that of Master Kongwu. If I'm not mistaken, Young Emperor Shu is the one Master Kongwu has chosen as his successor. Do you think the people of the Great Scene will look up to you if you were to leave the monastic life and marry her? Of course, having cultivated Buddhism since childhood, your temperament is beyond ordinary people's comparison, perhaps you don't care about what others say. However, as a great saint of the Great Scene, Young Emperor Shu, this talented Zen master leaving the monastic life for just one woman... how do you think the common people will look at her, evaluate her?" After finishing speaking, he turned around and gazed at Water Mirror Dust with a clear and cold gaze.

  The Buddha beads that were originally rotating in a regular rhythm in Shuijingchen's hand seemed to pause for an instant under Long Han's words. The rhythm was disrupted. However, Shuijingchen was still Shuijingchen, and the loss of composure only lasted for a moment. After a brief moment, the Buddha beads in his hand rotated regularly again. Shuijingchen raised his head, facing Long Han's cold gaze, with a calm smile: "Han, are you not confident?"

  "This king is just reminding the master." Long Han Yan replied calmly to Shui Jingchen's question.

  "She is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Hou, and her uncle is also your lifesaver, if I'm not mistaken. Han Yuan, you've already married Princess Wang, haven't you?" Shui Jingchen said calmly.

  "The Emperor has already decreed a marriage for me and her!" Hearing Shuijingchen's words, Long HanYuan threw out this sentence at Shuijingchen before striding away from the Banruo Temple.

  Upon hearing Long Han's words, Shui Jingchen's calm smile faded away. Gazing at the back of Long Han as he departed, she closed her eyes and whispered a Buddhist mantra: "Amitabha!"

  After Long Han Yan left the Ban Ruo Temple, he returned to the Jing Wang Fu when the sky had already darkened. He directly went to the main house where Queen Mu Rong was located.

  Murong's appearance was above average, born into a family of generals, calm and dignified. After several years as the crown prince's consort, she had an air of elegance and nobility about her. In recent years, she had managed the household with precision, earning the respect and awe of the servants in the manor. As the mother of Long Han Yuan, her position as a woman in the household depended on two things: favoritism and offspring. As the crown prince's consort and the mother of his eldest son, Murong's position as queen should have been secure. Until today, she had thought so too. But thinking about the news she received today, a hint of bitterness and ruthlessness flashed in her eyes...

  When she heard Long Han's arrival, the bitter and harsh expression in Murong's eyes faded away. After Long Han entered, she immediately got up from the couch, walked over carefully, with a gentle smile on her face, and said to Long Han, "Your Highness, you're back!"

  "Hmm..." Long Han's icy gaze softened slightly as he saw Murong's gentle smile, and he nodded faintly.

  "Congratulations, Your Majesty." Murong's lady personally poured tea for Long Han, smiling and saying: "Congratulations on obtaining the virtuous concubine, I've heard that Concubine Zhen was exceptionally intelligent from a young age, previously known as a talented woman, and also the eldest daughter of Duke Anji. Recently, I even heard that Concubine Zhen told a pleasant story and played a beautiful melody at the Yang family's banquet!"

  Murong's face showed no sign of jealousy or pretence, as if she was truly happy for Long Han Yuan. She smiled lightly and said: "I don't know when the wedding will be held, do I need to make any arrangements in advance? Also, after Sister Jing enters the manor, where does Master plan to arrange her residence? How about Qingyu Pavilion? It's just next to my courtyard, it would be convenient for Master too!" After Murong finished speaking, she looked up at Long Han Yuan with a questioning expression, but saw that he was frowning. Murong immediately spoke carefully: "Or does Master have other arrangements?"

  "Don't mention the poetry recital again, and don't bring up the Yang family banquet in the future either." Long Han's icy voice spoke up.

  Murong's smile on his face stagnated for a moment, but he quickly reacted and continued to maintain a proper smile, without asking more questions, and replied to Long Han Yuan: "I understand..."

  Long Han discovered that Murong's stiffness at that moment, opened his mouth and said: "This king does not want the women in this king's mansion to be widely spread by people, you should understand?" There was a clear intention of comfort in his tone.

  The lady of the Murong family had been married to Long Hanyuan for several years, and naturally understood his way of speaking. Upon hearing this sentence from him, a surprised smile appeared on her lips as she respectfully replied: "I understand, Your Highness. It was my mistake just now."

  Long Han heard Murong's words and nodded to Murong, "You've managed the backyard very well in these years, I'm very satisfied. The affairs of the mansion are left to you, I'm at ease!"

  Murong's eyes had a hint of moisture, "I am the king's queen, it is my duty to take care of the king's household, to be able to receive the king's praise, I am truly..."

  "Hmm, I still have some official business to attend to, I'll go to the study first!" Long Han stood up.

  "Your humble servants bid farewell to Your Majesty!"

  Long Han Yuan walked out, "Wang Ye, where is the residence of that virtuous concubine..." Mu Rong Shi asked, looking at Long Han Yuan's back.

  "This matter has its own arrangement." Long Han Yan turned around and said coldly to Murong Shi.

  Murong heard Long Han's words and nodded silently, smiling warmly as he watched Long Han's back disappear.

  After Long Han left, Murong returned to the couch, her face no longer showing a hint of smile, coldly humming: "Good one, Gu Qingjin, really has the ability, clearly already having a marriage contract, can still make the king infatuated, personally went to ask the emperor for you, sealed as a side concubine, and gave a title, Chastity, do you deserve it?"

  "Your Highness, the imperial concubine is just a concubine after all. Although she has a title, it's just a pleasant name. In reality, isn't she still just a concubine? How can you, as the legitimate wife and original partner of the king, stoop to arguing with a concubine?" Murong's personal maid, Le Jiejie, poured her mistress a cup of tea and couldn't help but speak up to comfort her.

  "I'm not petty, with so many women in the backyard, if I were petty, I wouldn't know how much trouble I'd stir up. Besides, the women in the backyard, he doesn't care about them at all. But, nanny, this Gu Qingjin is different. You didn't hear me just testing him out with a couple of sentences, and he responded so coldly to me. And Gu Qingjin's family background, the Emperor is currently favoring the Anji Marquis Manor, Gu Qingjin's maternal family is still the Jun family, nanny, I..."

  "Your Highness, you're putting too much emphasis on Consort Jing. How can the Anji Marquis's household compare to our Murong household? Besides, you've already given birth to the king's eldest son, and young master is intelligent and well-behaved. And previously, Consort Jing was engaged to be married, a woman like her cannot be mentioned in the same breath as Your Highness."

  "Auntie, it's not that I'm being paranoid, but I always feel that the prince treats this Gu Qingjin differently. Auntie, you say, that Gu Qingjin is already engaged, how could she suddenly become the prince's concubine? And one with a title at that? I'm getting a bit worried..."

  "Tomorrow, let someone investigate this Gu Qingjin thoroughly. Your Highness shouldn't take her too seriously either. Didn't the king just praise you? This Gu Qingjin has a marriage arrangement and was suddenly bestowed upon the king, who knows what kind of commotion she'll cause tomorrow? Being betrothed and then suddenly being given to the king by imperial decree, it's possible she's just a shameless seductress. Even if she's granted a title, she's still just a concubine and will have to obediently pay respects to you, Your Highness. The king is infatuated with her now, but a man's favor is the most unreliable thing. If you really can't put your mind at ease, wait until the king marries her and the novelty wears off, then you'll be the one in control as the king's primary wife. She'll still have to follow your lead, even if she becomes a secondary consort. So, it's not worth losing sleep over her."

  Murong heard Le's words, thought for a moment and said: "Le, you are right, I am the king's first wife, not to mention that I have Qianyuan. I cannot weaken my momentum first. Anji Houfu can only be considered a new noble family, and your family has no one in the court. Even if it is for Qianyuan, I cannot have any thoughts of retreat..."

  "It's all right as long as you understand, Your Highness. You are the king's legitimate wife and have a young master. Your position is as stable as a rock." Lai Tai Tai saw the confidence return to Muyong Shi's face and nodded in satisfaction.

  "Right, nanny, Zhen Ce Fei was previously engaged to someone else, but now she's suddenly been betrothed to the prince. Tomorrow, the capital will definitely be in an uproar. Zhen Ce Fei will soon become a member of our royal family. You must instruct the people in the palace to behave themselves and not let any unpleasant rumors reach the prince's ears. This title of 'Zhen' was bestowed by the emperor himself!" Murong Shi said, gazing deeply at Le Nanny when she mentioned the word "Zhen".