Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter (PART 2)

Chapter 225-226

Chapter 225 Splitting Skin, Forcing King Chu Away

It was the time when she sent Mo Lan to Princess Royal. Mo Xuetong was slightly dazed and seemed to remember someone indeed walked past her back then. It turned out to be King Chu, Feng Yuxuan.

Mo Xuetong slightly answered, "I didn't see Your Highness, please forgive me for my ignorance."

Feng Yuxuan looked at her and his eyes looked dark. "Does Third Miss Mo hate to be with me or talk with me?"

Mo Xuetong rose and stepped back to curtsy. "Your Highness, it's really inconvenient."

Feng Yuxuan didn't imagine Mo Xuetong to admit it so straightforwardly. He couldn't help feeling startled, and then he smiled. "When I first saw you, I was thinking about where that girl came from. She looked so fragile and beautiful, yet so determined."

She sent Mo Lan there and directly turned to leave without even a word! It was hard for a girl like that not to leave an impression!

Mo Xuetong's eyes grew even colder, and she lowered her head, eyes downcast. "I was going to the capital at that time. I heard someone liked my Mo Lan. I thought even if I brought her into the capital, I might not necessarily arrange her well. So I decided to give her to someone who liked her. They must be taking good care of her."

She was trying to stay out of his business and Feng Yuxuan could detect that. However, he still gently continued, "I heard you fell heavily ill in Cloud City. Have you fully recovered since moving here?"

Mo Xuetong looked up, her bright and watery eyes meeting Feng Yuxuan's mild and dark ones. She was about to say her farewell. "Thank Your Highness for your concern. I've recovered from that past disease long ago."

Feng Yuxuan managed to find a chance to chat her up, so how could he easily let her go? He lifted his head and smiled. "Can Tong'er keep me company for a little longer?"

The words sounded ambiguous. He should call her Tong'er, which was obviously affectionate. Mo Xuetong was slightly startled and soon added, "Your Highness is too polite."

Feng Yuxuan seemed to ignore the anger on Mo Xuetong's face, and waved his hand to make the young eunuch leave while smilingly saying, "After the Spring Festival, there'll be a selection. You should be selected easily, considering your status. I will take a consort and two second consorts this time. Tong'er, how about you be my second consort?"

Second consort? Mo Xuetong's heart skipped a beat. She stared at Feng Yuxuan in disbelief. She never thought King Chu would have his eye on her. Wouldn't he marry Ling Fengyan? Now, what was this? Did he want to find two obedient second consorts with low ranks to drive Ling Fengyan away?

One was the assistant minister's daughter, and now she was the other one?

"Your Highness, I believe that I can't match Second Miss Ling or compare with her. I'm afraid I have to turn down Your Highness's offer." She coldly stared at Feng Yuxuan while saying those words. No matter what he wanted, she wouldn't marry into King Chu's manor. Indeed, with her current rank, she would be greatly promoted if she became King Chu's second consort. However, after how she suffered for love in her last time, she never thought of marrying into a noble family again.

Love and affection were all fleet clouds. She simply wanted to find a happy family, marry a reliable man, and live a simple life. That was all...

The royal palace and the duke's manors were the dangerous places in the world. Moreover, the royals hadn't selected the crown prince, so there must be an imminent fight over the throne! She didn't want to get entangled in this messy war.