Chapter 47: Unfulfilled Revenge

  Murong Haoran sneered, his words full of disdain: "Miss Xue is joking, with your beauty, how could you be willing to marry into an ordinary family and suffer a lifetime of hardship?"

  Those eyes were fixed tightly on Xue Lengyu, implying that what you said was so noble, but wasn't it just because of his family's wealth and your position as a concubine. How dare you say "drinking from the sea, taking only one scoop".

  Xue Lengyu also sneered: "A wealthy and noble family, with many wives and concubines, scheming and competing with each other, isn't that a life of hardship? And it's not certain to have a good ending. As for me, I'm straightforward and simple-minded, not suitable for that kind of life. As for the kind of family I want to marry into, thank you for your kindness, Mr. Murong, but don't worry too much about it."

  Xue Lengyu's attitude seemed to enrage him, and Mu Rong Haoxuan's breathing paused for a moment before he turned to face Li Mu: "Mu, I'm asking you something, and you'd better tell me the truth."

  Li Mu was watching with great interest as the usually elegant and refined Murong Haoran was being scolded by a lowly maid, almost losing his composure. Suddenly being asked so seriously, he was taken aback and also became serious: "What's going on?"

  Murong Haoran looked into Li Mu's eyes and said word by word: "This Xue Lengyu, is she your person?"

  Li Mu opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, and couldn't help but smile wryly: "Haoxuan, aren't you being too serious?"

  Murong Haoran didn't dodge: "Just tell me, is it or not."

  Murong Haoran's question was quite intense, and he asked another man such a thing in front of Xue Lengyu, which is not much different from directly asking Xue Lengyu if she had been on someone else's bed.

  Xue Lengyu's face replaced the cold smile with calmness. She slightly lowered her head and stood to one side, as if this matter had nothing to do with her at all.

  Li Mu coughed and covered up by taking a sip of wine: "She's just a maid in our household, not my concubine. Haoran, although she's a servant, after all, she's a young lady, you don't have to..."

  "That's great." As soon as Li Mu said that, a hint of joy flashed in Murong Haoxuan's eyes, and he slapped Li Mu on the shoulder: "Send her to me."

  Murong Haoran asked Li Mu for a maidservant, which is not a big deal. It's like in modern times, a buddy asking for a cigarette. The quantity is basically the same.

  Li Mu could only think that Murong Haoran was really enraged to the point of losing his mind, and looking at Xue Lengyu's calm demeanor, he couldn't help but smile wryly: "Haoran, what's wrong with you?"

  "Are you or are you not?" Murong Haoran asked seriously: "Otherwise, you also have a crush on this girl?"

  Li Mu could only nod and say: "Xue Lengyu, are you willing to go with Murong Young Master?"

  "I don't want to." Xue Lengyu said clearly and firmly.

  "What did you ask her to do?" Murong Haoran said discontentedly: "When did you become so kind-hearted, even when dealing with a maid, you have to consider her wishes?"

  Li Mu had not spoken, and Xue Lengyu calmly said: "As for what Murong Gongzi said, I am not a slave in the Li Wangfu. Moreover, I am still a free person, so whether I stay or leave can only be decided by me."

  Murong Haoran's anger grew even greater, and he took a step forward to stand in front of Xue Lengyue: "Xue Lengyue, if I really wanted you, do you think you could escape?"

  Xue Lengyu was even more calm: "Why did Murong Gongzi say this, what virtue or ability does a slave like me have to enter Murong Gongzi's eyes? Moreover, I am still a person of the Wangfu now, when beating a dog one must look at its master. Even if Murong Gongzi wants to forcefully take a commoner girl, he shouldn't be thinking about taking advantage of a Wangfu servant."

  When beating a dog, one must consider its master. This sentence seems to be scolding myself. However, there's no way around it, my identity is something that can't be changed now. The lower I place myself, the more I need to be mindful of Murong Haoran, who has a vastly different status than me. He's someone with a high social standing, and having a falling out with him would only lead to losing face, which isn't worth it.

  Xue Lengyu smiled complacently in her heart, after all, it was broad daylight and a clear sky. Firstly, she had snatched the commoner's daughter, and secondly, she had snatched the king's daughter. Even if Murong Haotian had an enormous reputation, he couldn't do such a thing, could he?

  Murong Haoran's forehead throbbed with rage, his anger barely contained. Xue Lengyu, however, remained indifferent, standing by with a cold expression.

  Li Mu suddenly felt a slight headache, not expecting Xue Lengyu to make such an evaluation of Murong Haoran's affairs, nor did he expect Murong Haoran to be so serious. But since he had already spoken, and outside was not like the Wang Fu, if he took back his words now and added punishment, it would be too much like going back on his word.

  As for Xue Lengyu, Li Mu only thought of her as a maid with some unique speech, although she didn't particularly like her, but still found her fresh and interesting, and unexpectedly didn't want to let her go follow Murong Haotian.

  Li Mu's expression turned serious as he said, "I have some matters to discuss with Murong. You wait outside."

  "Yes." Xue Lengyu couldn't wait to leave this place early, and being in the same room as Murong Haoran wasn't a comfortable thing either. After all, she didn't know what kind of grudges he had with Xue Lengyu in the past, and she was inferior, without anyone to rely on. If she really offended him and Li Mu turned against her, it was unlikely that anyone would stand up for her.

  Xue Lengyu envied other time-traveling heroines who could open their eyes to find themselves surrounded by handsome men, with romance brewing. However, she was well aware of her current situation - the three men in front of her were handsome, but none of them were someone she could get close to. She couldn't afford to be careless and make a mistake, or else she would ruin her beautiful face.

  Xue Lengyu bowed to Li Mufeng: "This servant takes her leave."

  Speaking of which, Murong Haoran also stopped thinking about finding trouble with Xue Lengyu. After all, there were more important things to attend to, and Xue Lengyu wouldn't evaporate into thin air. They would have plenty of time in the future. He narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched Xue Lengyu turn around calmly and walk towards the door, one hand subconsciously pressing gently against his waist.

  "Wait." Li Mu suddenly spoke up.

  Xue Lengyu stopped and turned around, waiting with his hands hanging down.

  Li Mu said, "You go and wait next door, I still have a lot of things to discuss with Murong. You've had a tiring trip today, so don't stand guard at the door anymore. When we need you, we'll call for you. Don't come over to disturb us unless you're called."

  "Thank you, Your Highness." Xue Lengyu still nodded with her head down and turned to leave the door. No need to stand at the door for a few more hours, this is not a bad thing.

  Xue Lengyu walked out of the room, carefully closing the door, and wondered if she should tell the shopkeeper that she had taken the private room next door. But suddenly discovered that this corridor was cold and deserted, without a single figure, and the bustle downstairs seemed to be two different worlds.

  Xue Lengyu lifted her leg, about to step out, wanting to call someone to ask what was going on, but then brought it back. Ah, how about herself? If Li Mu wanted to discuss things with Murong Haoran that she couldn't know about, then he probably wouldn't want others to know either. Sealing off this entire floor would be a trivial matter for them.

  Xue Lengyu smiled and pushed open a door next to him, and indeed there was no one inside. This was a private room similar in size and layout to the Chrysanthemum Fragrance Hall. Xue Lengyu walked in, closed the door behind him, sat down at the table, feeling listless and bored.

  Thought about the heart, poured a cup of tea for myself, sipped a few mouthfuls, thinking about Murong Haoran's face just now, couldn't help but hum a soft tune, one arm propped under my head, the other hand pressing down on my waist which was sore from riding horseback, slowly getting sleepy.

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