Chapter 1410: Smoke of War Rises 231

ation...""Your sister's voice is rather loud. Does she want everyone in the entire manor to know about this If this gets out, don't blame me. If it weren't for our sistership, I would have caused trou...But this king still hasn't explained things clearly to Xi'er. If she knew, she would definitely hate this king.

Dugu City sighed, looking at Feng Lingxi's courtyard, his eyes full of heartache. Xi'er must have felt very uncomfortable knowing he was staying here tonight.

"My lord, just now, Little Li arrived."

Ye Xi's voice came, and even through the door one could hear Ye Xi's aggrieved voice. He wasn't only hiding it from the princess, but also from Xiao Li, his heart was equally hurting.

"Did Xier send her here"

Dugu City's voice was somewhat suppressed. He reached out and opened the window, looking at Ye Xi standing outside.

"No, it was the Princess who didn't sleep and opened the door to see if you were back. Xiaoli discovered it while guarding the night, so she secretly ran here to check."

"You told her everything."

Ye Xi shook her head, her voice dull with a hint of complaint, "How dare my subordinate, Little Li is so smart, she wouldn't need me to tell her."

Dugu Cheng let out a heavy sigh, slowly closed his eyes, what had to come, ultimately came.

"Find a way to get her and the child back to Xigu Country. Once things are sorted here, this King will go fetch them back."

Yèxī raised her eyes, clenching and unclenching her fists tightly.

"This King has already notified the Lu family to come and take her. She was hurt by this King, so she will naturally leave. If she doesn't leave now, she might truly have no chance to escape." Dugu Cheng closed his eyes, "Right now, the court is preparing to act against this King. This time, when the Prime Minister came, you are truly using the investigation into the death of the Prime Minister's wife and Nangong Huayun as an excuse. In reality, you want to completely eliminate this King. The Empress Dowager has asked this King to hand over his military power. And what does handing over military power mean You understand better than anyone."

The current situation forces Xi'er to leave. He must shoulder the consequences of what is to come alone. Wan'er is young, and if Xi'er stays, it will involve not only the Lu family, but also the Yao clan and many others. She leaves, and he is left with only the court.

“My lord, your subordinates understand. But wouldn’t the princess be furious if you did this Wouldn't she hold a grudge against you My lord knows her temper well. If you spoke to her about it, she would be willing to share your burdens and help you. But if you angered her, I truly fear that she might just leave you for good.”

Night Xi's words, Du Gu Cheng naturally understood.

He also thought about what to say, but he was afraid that if he did, Xi'er wouldn't leave. If Xi'er didn't leave, the Lu family would certainly not ignore her. There's also the Yao clan. As long as Xi'er was still the Saint Master of the Yao clan, they would be entangled with the Yao clan.

"What I need is for her to leave with Wan'er, not stay here to suffer with me. Ye Xi, remember this, it's my order, you just obey."

"My lord..."

Ye Xi still wanted to say something, but Dugu Cheng shut the windows and doors, leaving him standing outside feeling extremely depressed.

"If it were me, I definitely wouldn't abandon Xiaoli and let her go. Hurting her would also hurt myself. I really don't know what the King is thinking." Ye Xi complained as she left. In the room, Dugu Cheng heard Ye Xi's words, but he didn't speak. Instead, he sat down. Luo Qin yi squatted down and poured him a cup of wine, "Master, Yi Yi also thinks that Ye Xi is right."

You'll know tomorrow, Your Majesty did the right thing.

Dugu Cheng raised his head and drank it all in one go, who could know the bitterness on his handsome face.

"My Lord..."

Dugu Cheng raised his hand, stopping Luo Qin'yi. "Don't worry about me, go rest."

Luo Qin relied on her good fortune, looked at Dugu City with worry in her eyes, and turned to leave.

Having not slept all night, Feng Lingxi got up very early and played with Wan'er in the courtyard. However, her eyes kept looking towards the west wing, her expression struggling. Should she really not think about that direction How could Dugu Cheng be involved with Luo Qin'yi

Shaking off the filthy thoughts from her mind, Feng Lingxi tidied up her mental state, and whispers of discussion reached her ears.

"I heard that last night, His Royal Highness stayed overnight at Lady Luo's in the West Courtyard."

"Isn't that right The Wangye stayed there all night. According to the sisters who delivered wine and food, Miss Luo is very beautiful, can sing and dance well, and the Wangye was very happy there."

"Psst, quiet down, don't let the princess's people hear us, or else if it reaches the princess's ears we're done for."

Feng Lingxi walked forward and stopped them, "Are you guys serious about what you just said"

"See, Your Majesty the Queen."

Two maidservants were so frightened that they immediately knelt down, their bodies trembling, their heads nearly touching the ground.

"Just now you said that Lord Wang spent the whole night at Luo Qin'yi's place, is that true"

Feng Lingxi asked again, she thought that when she heard this, she would be very angry, but her heart was very calm, she just wanted to make sure if what they said was true

"I heard this from a sister who serves wine and food, I haven't been there myself."

"Go and call the maid who served us wine and food last night."

One maidservant hurriedly got up to call for help, while the other knelt on the ground trembling, afraid of being punished by the Princess.

"Get up."

The maid stood up and trembled beside him.

Soon, the maid was brought before her and hurriedly curtsied, "This servant greets the Princess."

"Know why I asked you to come here"

"I know."

The little girl was so frightened that she trembled and said, "When I sent wine and food over, the prince was indeed drinking in Miss Luo's courtyard."

"Are you still there"

The little girl nodded, her whole body trembling with fear.

"Lead the way, let's go see."

"Your Majesty,"

Xiaoli carried the breakfast over, "Have breakfast."

Feng Lingxi seeing Xiaoli's smile on her face, faintly said, "Go to the West Courtyard for a meal together, bring him along."

When Xiaoli heard about Xiyuan, she was taken aback. Could the Queen know everything

Seeing the several maids here, Xiaoli quickly stepped forward to stop Feng Lingxi, "Your Highness, why go to Xiyuan for a meal The maidservant has only prepared breakfast for you and the County Lord."

"It's nothing, just have the kitchen prepare some more breakfast. The more people, the better it tastes to eat."

Feng Lingxi finished speaking and, holding Wan'er's hand, walked towards the west courtyard. Xiao Li looked at the little girl beside her, lowered her voice and asked, "What's wrong with the princess"

The queen knows that the prince spent last night at Miss Luo's.

"Nonsense!"

Little Li sternly rebuked her, handing her the meal and hurrying after the princess's footsteps. Thinking of Ye Xi's expression last night, she was even more exasperated, but what worried her most was the princess's safety. She couldn't let the princess go there to be bullied.

Feng Lingxi's appearance startled the maidservants in Xiyuan. They hurriedly stepped forward and greeted her, "Greetings to the Princess."

"Luo girl, aren't you up yet"

Feng Lingxi did not directly ask if Dugu City was here. The maidservants hesitated, nodding and shaking their heads. This King has never come out, so he probably isn't here.

Tell her I'm here.

Feng Lingxi pulled Wan'er to sit on the stone bench in the courtyard. Breakfast was served one after another. Feng Lingxi held Wan'er and fed her breakfast with a calm face.One is also teaching, two are also, should be okay.Whether she learns or not doesn't really matter. It's just a formality anyway. The Empress Dowager hasn't sent anyone yet, who knows if she will eve...