Chapter XXVI: The Showdown

On a cold winter night, in the quiet study, Murong Hong stood alone in front of a wall, sighing at a portrait, the woman in the painting was lifelike, beautiful and elegant like a fairy, but under closer inspection, it was a little similar to Murong Qing, this woman was Murong Qing's mother Song Huilan.

Murong Hong gently stroked the face of the woman on the portrait, his eyes were slightly red, and he said in a bitter tone, "Lan'er, I didn't protect you well and let you die of persecution by traitors, and I know now that I'm really sorry for you!" ”

As this sentence came to mind in the past, their encounter was too dramatic, but in the end, they still fell in love with each other, but because of Song Huilan's poor health, she was unable to give birth to a son and a half daughter for Murong Hong, so she married Han in desperation.

This Han family also gave birth to Murong Hua and Murong Cheng in the first year of entering the door, which gave the Han family the confidence to do everything in the General's Mansion, and it was not until two years later that Song Huilan had Murong Qing Han Clan, which was much more restrained.

Thinking of Murong Qing, Murong Hong chuckled and said, "Lan'er, you gave birth to a good daughter for me, are you also very pleased to see her so sensible." ”

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the study, Murong Hong covered the portrait with a gauze curtain, turned to look at the door and said, "Come in." ”

Murong Qing pushed the door in with the wine and food, and Murong Hong saw that it was a difference in her eyes and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

Murong Qing put the wine and food on the table and saluted, saying, "My daughter is here to compensate her father, isn't it?" ”

Murong Hong pursed his lips and said, "You still know that you are wrong. ”

Murong Qing lowered her head with a grievance on her face and pouted, "My daughter is also forced to be helpless, and my father should not worry about his daughter." ”

Murong Hong looked at Murong Qing's little appearance and laughed in his heart, this is the attitude of admitting mistakes, it is clearly the attitude of being wronged!

He walked over to the table and sat down and said, "Oh! Have no choice but to partner with your brother to plot against me? Really, when I'm old, I can't see anything? ”

Murong Qing hurriedly said, "Father is in the prime of life, how can he be old?" It was the daughter who made her father laugh by showing off in front of her father! ”

Murong Hong glared at her, and said angrily: "Even if you have a conscience, I will coax you, Lao Tzu and me!" ”

Hearing this, Murong Qing stepped forward with a smile and said, "Father is not angry, then my daughter will compensate you for two drinks!" ”

"Humph!"

Murong Hong snorted coldly and said, "Did I say that I wasn't angry? ”

Murong Qing endured the laughter in her heart, shrugged her head and said, "If the father is not angry, he will scold his daughter!" ”

Murong Hong couldn't help but smile bitterly when he was angry with such a perverse Murong Qing, and scolded her, did you scold anyone?

Murong Hong pretended to be displeased and said, "Okay, my lord has a lot of trouble with you." ”

When Murong Qing heard this, she smiled and said, "Then I'll pour wine for my father!" ”

Murong Hong saw Murong Qing pour two glasses of wine and asked, "Do you still want to drink?" I haven't punished you for being so drunk last night! Don't drink it tonight! ”

Murong Qing said with a bitter face: "That father is so boring to drink alone!" Why don't your daughter drink less with you? ”

Murong Hong looked at her dotingly, chuckled and said, "Just don't drink too much at all!" ”

Murong Qing hurriedly said, "Okay, thank you, father!" ”

Murong Qing raised her glass and said, "When my father came back, my daughter didn't take care of you and wash the dust, so today's daughter will take this opportunity to make up for her father." ”

Murong Hong smiled and said, "If you calculate me less, I'll be content!" ”

Murong Qing pursed her lips and said, "Father made fun of me again, and my daughter ignored you!" ”

"Haha......"

Seeing that Murong Qing was still coquettish in front of him like he was a child, the dark clouds in Murong Hong's heart were swept away and he laughed heartily.

"Humph!"

Murong Qing snorted angrily, pretending to be angry, turned his body to other places, and muttered in a low voice, "Stingy!" ”

"Haha......"

Murong Hong sighed again after laughing, his daughter will marry and leave him sooner or later, because since the failure of the proposal, the prince has been showing favor to him in the past few days, he can see what the prince means, but he really doesn't want to see his daughter become a victim in the struggle for imperial power.

Murong Qing saw Murong Hong's sad face and asked, "Father, what's wrong?" ”

Murong Hong drank the wine in the cup and said, "Qing'er, what do you think about marriage?" ”

"Huh?"

Murong Qing looked at Murong Hong suspiciously, and said, "Father, has anyone mentioned this matter to you?" ”

Murong Hong sighed again and said, "The prince has been mentioning this matter in and out of his words in the past few days, especially after the Song family came, the prince even mentioned that he wanted to marry you as the crown princess!" ”

Murong Qingxiu frowned slightly, she knew that Song Zifeng would have a lot of small troubles, but in order to attract the real murderer, she had to do it.

Murong Qing pondered and asked, "What does that father mean......"

Murong Hong said, "I want to ask you first if you like the crown prince or the seventh prince?" ”

"Uh......"

Why did this happen to Su Muchun again?

Murong Qing asked tentatively, "If my daughter says she doesn't want to marry yet...... Can the father give his consent? ”

Murong Hong was slightly stunned and said, "I'm afraid this matter can't be caused by you and me!" ”

He couldn't understand what he said, if the prince wanted to take the truth from Murong Qing, he only needed a holy decree from the emperor, and no one needed to agree.

Murong Qing asked unwillingly, "Is there no other way?" ”

Murong Hong was silent and said, "Unless...... Shift their target! ”

What Murong Hong meant by this was that if you have something in your hand that is worthy of his attention, then hand it over.

Murong Qing also understood what Murong Hong meant, she thought about it for a long time before she slowly took out the God of Wealth Order that had been prepared in advance from her arms, because she also knew that this matter would not be hidden for long, and it was better to have a showdown with Murong Hong earlier.

Murong Hong was a little puzzled when he saw the God of Wealth Ling, and then said in shock, "This...... It's not going to be ...... yet."

Murong Qing said, "God of Wealth Order, this is what the prince wants, and it is also what killed my mother!" ”

"Knock ......"

"Whoa......

As soon as Murong Qing said this, Murong Hong's whole person was petrified, the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground, and running water splashed on his robe.

He never thought that such an important thing would be in the hands of his daughter, and it was also something that killed Lan'er!

Murong Qing sighed and said, "I only found out in the past few days!" ”

Murong Hong took the God of Wealth Order with trembling hands, and looked carefully under the light, he now finally understood why the prince was so obsessed with Murong Qing.

Why didn't he think of it? The Song family, the richest merchant in the Shenwu Empire, can be said to be the economic lifeblood of the entire country in the hands of the Song family, hey...... I'm confused!

After Murong Hong saw it, he said, "Quickly keep it well, don't let outsiders know." ”

Murong Qing smiled bitterly and said, "I just don't want outsiders to know about it now, Song Zifeng's matter has already been guessed by many people, otherwise why would the prince be so concerned!" ”

Murong Hong also felt a headache when he looked at the God of Wealth, this is a hot potato, and it is also a crazy thing.

Murong Hong thought for a while and said, "No...... Qing'er should send it back to the Song family's ancestral home! ”

Murong Qing vetoed it and said, "No, my mother's murderer hasn't been found yet, and if I send it back now, everything I did will be wasted." ”

Murong Hong asked, "Do you have a clue?" ”

Murong Qing took a sip of the wine glass, and the big sleeves hid the cruelty in her eyes and said, "Yes, but it's just a bait, it's not enough for me to move her!" ”

Murong Hong asked, "Who is it?" ”

Murong Qing smiled and said nothing, and after a long time, he said, "As long as my father doesn't stop me, it's fine!" ”

Murong Qing's words are very intriguing, if she doesn't stop her, it can only mean that she is looking for someone close to her, who will it be? Could it be ......

Thinking of this, two fine lights burst out of Murong Honghu's eyes, and he asked, "Is it her?" ”

Murong Qing didn't answer, but drank again and hid the streamer from her eyes.

"Bang!"

Murong Hong clenched his fists and hammered it on the table fiercely and said, "I know that this woman is vicious, I didn't expect to do such a thing, it's really damned!" ”

The more Murong Hong spoke, the more angry he became, he got up and walked to the wall, took down the hanging sword, and wanted to go out.

Murong Qing stopped him and said, "Father, what are you doing? ”

Murong Hong said angrily, "Qing'er, don't stop me, let me kill her, avenge your mother." ”

Murong Qing chuckled and said, "Father is confused, it's easy to kill her, but if you want to kill the person behind her, how can you understand it with a sword?" ”

Murong Hong tightened his hand holding the long sword, and then laughed again, and said, "It seems that I am really old, and I am not as thoughtful as you little girl." ”

Murong Qing chuckled and said, "Father can be so impulsive because of certain things, that proves that he is not old, but you have not lived in the court for a long time, but you have more pure heart that others do not have." ”

After Murong Hong savored Murong Qing's words, he suddenly glared and said, "Okay, you stinky girl, you dare to beat your father and me!" ”

Murong Qing shook her head and chuckled, "Daughter doesn't dare!" ”

"Hehe......"

Murong Hong smiled at Murong Qing's words, and the father and daughter went back again.

Murong Qing said again, "Father, people are different, and hatred does not affect some people. ”

How could Murong Hong not understand what Murong Qing meant, what she meant was that the Han family's feud had nothing to do with Murong Cheng.

Murong Hong was silent and said, "You can be so pure-minded, I think your mother will be happy if she has a spirit in the sky!" ”

Speaking of Murong Qing's mother, the father and daughter were silent for a while.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

At this time, there was a knock on the door of the study again, the father and daughter looked at each other, and Murong Hong said, "Come in!" ”

It was Murong Cheng who pushed the door in, he had been wandering outside for a long time, and finally knocked on the door of the study.

Murong Hong was a little stunned when he saw that it was Murong Cheng, and he didn't know what he was looking for when he came to the study so late.

On the contrary, Murong Qing chuckled, poured the other cup full of wine, and said, "Second brother, come and sit!" ”

At this time, Murong Hong found out that Murong Qing had taken three cups, and he asked differently, "Did you already guess that your second brother would come?" ”

Murong Qing chuckled and said, "No, but are you prepared?" ”

Murong Hong glared at her angrily, does that mean that ghosts will believe that you are prepared?

Murong Qing and Murong Cheng looked at each other and smiled.

Murong Hong asked, "Why don't you go to rest here so late, won't you enter the palace tomorrow?" ”

Murong Qing asked differently, "Second brother wants to enter the palace?" ”

Murong Cheng chuckled and said, "Yes! Tomorrow I'll be entering the palace for the first time every day. ”

Murong Qing asked, "What is the second brother doing in the palace?" ”

Murong Cheng said, "On New Year's Eve, there are many foreign officials and envoys from various countries in the palace, and I will teach them the etiquette of facing the saints. ”

Murong Qing chuckled and said, "Isn't it very hard for the second brother to face those high-ranking officials and envoys every day!" ”

Murong Cheng smiled and said, "It's not too hard, it's just that everyone's temperament is different, and the way they get along is different!" ”

Murong Hong advised: "The palace is no better than at home, and you must be more careful in everything after entering the palace." ”

Murong Cheng saluted and said, "My son has written it down." ”

Murong Hong told him again, and then nodded reassuringly, after all, those in the palace sacrificed an insignificant person for their own interests, and it was nothing to them.

The more the father and son talked, the more excited they became, and it wasn't until late at night that Murong Qing and Murong Cheng got up and left the study.