Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 373 Xiu Family Aristocracy Defects (4)
Feng Xuxu took a sip of flower tea before she began to speak slowly. She omitted part of the story on purpose, not wanting to alarm her eldest brother. Seeing that her big brother seemed very tired, Feng Xuxu asked the butler to show him to the guest room for a temporary stay.
As Feng Xi reached the entrance of the hall, he suddenly remembered something and turned around to ask, "Sister, do you know where our grandparents and uncle’s family have gone?"
"Our grandparents went on a trip to another place, and I guess they’ll be back soon," Feng Xuxu blinked and told her elder brother.
Feng Xi didn’t think any further and truly believed their grandparents had gone on a trip. "Oh," he uttered before turning his head and leaving.
"Big brother-in-law is really easy to fool," Dugu Chen said with a chuckle, addressing his delicate wife sitting on the chair.
Feng Xuxu gave him a stare, "My big brother is an honest person, unlike you, so sly."
"Yes, whatever my wife says is right. Shall we go to sleep now?" Dugu Chen picked up Feng Xuxu from the chair and smiled wickedly.
Dugu Chen slept soundly and beautifully, but in the Imperial Palace, Dugu Han was suffering from insomnia. After hearing the report from the Hidden Guard, he finally understood why Shangguan Rui’s attempt to capture Jueqing and his companions had failed—it turned out the Xiu Family had betrayed him.
Dugu Han walked through the vast Imperial Palace, looking at the endless majesty and extreme luxury, his eyes deepened, and he clenched his fists tightly. He would not allow anyone to deprive him of his power; he was the emperor, high above all, the master who dominated everything.
His venomous gaze grew more intense, and unknowingly he arrived at the Moon Fairy Palace. Remembering the betrayal of her brother and father, the rage in his heart blazed even stronger, and he stepped into the palace.
Upon entering the sleeping chamber, Xiaoxi, who was on night duty, slightly opened her eyes and saw the emperor in his bright yellow robe entering the bedroom. Startled, Xiaoxi quickly kneeled down, "Long live the emperor." The silence of the bedroom was suddenly interrupted by Xiaoxi’s voice, waking up Xiu Yang who was deep in sleep.
Dugu Han simply looked at Xiaoxi on the floor with cold eyes before heading straight into the bedroom.
Xiu Yang, not having time to compose herself, rose to greet him, "Peace to the emperor."
Dugu Han sat on the bed and coldly smiled at Xiu Yang, then reached out to grasp her chin, "You’re no different from the others," and harshly flung her aside.
Xiu Yang had been half-kneeling, and with a sudden force, she was thrown aside, her forehead hitting a soft couch. Fortunately, it wasn’t very heavy, but her forehead still swelled up red.
Xiu Yang, not understanding what had happened, rose and knelt down again, forcing herself to calm down and quietly waited for the emperor to speak.
"You won’t even ask me? Aren’t you curious?" He placed both arms on his legs, supporting his upper body, slightly leaning forward, staring at the fragile beauty kneeling on the ground.
Xiu Yang swallowed, her eyes lowered, with a drift in her gaze, her lips trembling as she forced a shallow smile, "Your Majesty, I have no knowledge of the matter."
"Humph, you don’t know? Then let me tell you. Your dear father and your brother have abandoned you and betrayed me. Now, tell me, what should I do?" His malicious gaze fixed on her. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
Xiu Yang sat on the carpeted floor, her eyes tearful, shaking her head vigorously, "It can’t be, Your Majesty, it can’t be. Father and my brother love me so much; how could they abandon me? I don’t believe it, I won’t believe it." By the end of her words, she was almost screaming in despair, slowly closing her eyes, letting the tears roll down.
"Heh, don’t believe it? Your dear older brother, Xiu Bingxi, personally escorted Feng Xi back to Prince Mei Residence. The facts prove that he has betrayed me." He straightened up, looking down at her from his elevated position.
"No, there must be a misunderstanding, Your Majesty. Please let me see my brother just once. I want to ask him face to face," she crawled forward on her knees, crying and begging the emperor to grant her a meeting with her older brother.
"Humph, you think to trick me again? Forget it." He disdainfully kicked her to the side, without consideration for whether she was pregnant.
Xiu Yang, who had been kicked aside, felt a sharp pain in her lower body. Her body had just recovered not long ago, and today she had been kicked again. Feeling something flowing out from below, Xiu Yang, terrified, rose and clung to his legs again, "Your Majesty, save the child in my womb. He is innocent, Your Majesty." She shook his legs, trying to appeal to him on account of their unborn child, but what she got instead was another kick.
"Humph, don’t blame this on me. Blame your father and your brother." He looked down at her disdainfully, feeling he had vented enough, and turned to leave without a care for the life or death of the person behind him.
Xiaoxi saw the emperor leave before getting up from the ground. She walked around the screen and seeing the empress kneeling on the floor, she hurried over to help her up, "Your Highness, the floor is cold, please get up quickly." It took some effort to help her onto the bed, but then she noticed a patch of blood on the empress’s underwear, "Your... Your Highness." Wide-eyed, she looked at Xiu Yang incredulously, and after a moment’s shock, she hurried out to find the Imperial Physician from the Imperial Medical Bureau.
