Chapter 144

  Suddenly a loud noise, the room shook in an instant, almost instantaneous reaction, at the same time three people rushed towards Murong Feng, Sima Rui, Sima Minglang, Sima Qiang, three people simultaneously used their bodies to block Murong Feng. Even if the room collapsed and couldn't save Murong Feng, at least let her suffer less.

  Murong Qingliang suddenly smiled and let out a long sigh: "My beloved wife, I'm coming to find you!"

  Heavy rain, strong wind, lightning flashing, thunder roaring, buildings collapsed like blocks into ruins.

  Almost at the same time, Sima Rui, Sima Minglang and Sima Qiang simultaneously used their internal strength to shake off the bricks and tiles that were thrown at them. A wooden beam fell from above, but the three of them did not react in time.

  Simazhuan didn't even think, his body suddenly straightened up, and the wooden beam heavily smashed onto Sima Qiang's back. His body shook violently, but he stood firm without falling. On one side, Sima Minglang slapped open the wooden beam with a palm, feeling a sour pain in his tiger mouth. The wooden beam was shaken to one side, and at the same time, another hand managed to pull up Murong Feng, pushing her towards Sima Rui. Sima Rui completely disregarded the flying rocks everywhere, embracing Murong Feng tightly, and took her away from the midst of the chaotic rocks.

  Simazhuang felt a numbness throughout his body as he watched Sima Rui take Murong Feng away, but in his heart, he felt happy, as long as Murong Feng was okay, that was all that mattered.

  Simar Minglang covered his wrist, his breathing was uneven, but seeing Sima Rui take away Murong Feng, he let out a sigh of relief. As long as Murong Feng was fine, nothing else mattered.

  The empress looked at everything happening in front of her, only to feel a blackness before her eyes, as if something was stuck inside her, and she couldn't express the discomfort. Suddenly, a strange thought came up, she wanted to protect Sima Rui well and let him be the emperor of the Great Xing Dynasty, but that girl named Murong Feng was absolutely not allowed to stay.

  That Murong Feng is the daughter of Murong Qingliang, how can she become the empress of the Great Xing Dynasty?

  Why does it feel so uncomfortable in my heart?

  How did it suddenly become like this——

  It's been a day since everything happened.

  Murong Feng was also poisoned, but fortunately he had drunk little wine at the time and it wasn't too serious. Plus, Ya Li gave him medicine, so Murong Feng only slept for a day.

  "Maple." Sima Rui held Mu Rong Feng's hand and smiled at her.

  Murong Feng opened her eyes, everything else was fine, but she felt a bit dizzy and had some residual pain. She subconsciously brushed her hair, which scattered on the pillow. "What's wrong with me?"

  "You had a cup of wine, got poisoned, but it's okay, at the time I wore the detoxifying jade pendant around your neck, so you only had some mild reactions, nothing serious. You slept for several hours, should be fine now." Sima Rui said calmly, but his haggard appearance still betrayed his concern, "Now that you're awake, it's all good."

  Jade tablet?

  Murong Feng looked at his chest and saw the black jade pendant that Sima Rui always carried with him. He was puzzled and looked at Sima Rui.

  "This is the relic of the former emperor, it was the item of the former emperor Sima Xichen when the Daxing Dynasty was first established. It can ward off all poisons and was a treasure of the Bai Du Men sect back then. I've been carrying it with me every day, you could say it's a treasured item that even the Wumeng Kingdom envies." Sima Ruiwen smiled warmly and said faintly, "At that time, the adopted daughter of the Bai Du Men was the empress of the former emperor, I guess it should be a gift from the empress to the former emperor."

  Murong Feng looked at the jade pendant on her chest, this jade pendant had an inexplicable similarity with the chain that brought her here, the material was exactly the same. So, where is the chain?!

  Yan Yu walked in from outside and said softly: "Fourth Prince, the Empress Dowager has asked you to go over, saying that there is something to discuss with you."

  "Uh, I see. I'll be right back." Sima Rui responded with a smile, saying to Murong Feng, "You rest for a while, I'll go and come back. Speaking of which, Grandmother is really lucky, the entire Xiangfu Palace was blown up, but she's fine, just suffered some shock. When you recover, I'll accompany you to see her."

  Murong Feng nodded slightly and smiled lightly, saying: "I just feel a bit tired, otherwise I'm fine. As long as grandma is okay, that's all that matters. You can go now."

  The Empress Dowager now lives in Pingyang Palace.

  As soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw Xiao Dezong waiting at the door and casually asked, "Is Grandmother in?"

  "In, waiting for you." Little De's expression was a bit strange, watching Sima Rui quietly walk in and follow behind him quietly. Just after a while, the sound of quarreling came from inside, and he couldn't help but let out a soft sigh.

  "You have no other choice, you can only inherit the throne!" The empress dowager's expression was stern, leaning diagonally against the headboard, her cold voice carrying a hint of chilliness. "Moreover, Murong Feng absolutely cannot be your consort again. Considering your feelings for her, you can let her die more easily."

  "Grandma! This is absolutely not acceptable." Sima Rui said firmly, "You can let the Emperor's uncle inherit the throne. He is in no way inferior to my father in governing the country. Moreover, he has only suffered minor injuries and will recover after some rest..."

  "No!" the Empress Dowager said coldly, "The situation is urgent now, you can only immediately ascend to the throne, no maybes. Otherwise, I will have Murong Feng executed at once!"

  "Grandmother!" Sima Rui looked at the Empress Dowager, shaking his head. "The matter was done by Murong Qingliang, why must you wrongly blame Feng'er?"

  "I know she's not wrong, but her mistake is that she's the daughter of Murong Qingliang!" The Empress Dowager said without any room for negotiation. "Nowadays, everyone knows what happened on my birthday. Good news doesn't spread far, but bad news travels a thousand miles. If Wumeng Country finds out, it's hard to guarantee that nothing will happen. Moreover, your father the king is seriously injured and can't move for the time being. You can only inherit the throne immediately now, and then make Murong Feng disappear immediately. I know you don't like Meng Wanluo, but now you can only let her be your consort, to shut people's mouths. After all, she is also someone you married properly."

  "What if I don't agree?" Sima Rui said coldly.

  "Now Murong Feng is staying in Heyi Garden, I can take her life at any time!" The empress said expressionlessly. "You think it through carefully and leave the Zhengyang Palace when you're ready. However, remember that every day you delay, Murong Feng will be in greater danger. If I lose my patience, she'll lose her life at any moment. But I promise you, I won't let her suffer, I'll let her leave safely. After all, she's also someone I've deeply liked for a long time. But when it comes to national affairs, these things can't be considered, she can only go and die!"

  "Grandmother." Sima Rui furrowed his brow and said quickly, "Unless I can forget about Feng'er, otherwise I won't be able to do it. If you want me to forget about Feng'er, unless you take my life right now."

  The Empress Dowager listened and waved her hand, saying: "Bring the fourth prince down. Without my order, he is not allowed to leave the Pingyang Palace for now!"