Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 378 The Fate of the Retired Emperor (1)

Prince Mei Residence underwent a thorough investigation, and as the news traveled back to the palace, Dugu Han let out a cold laugh after hearing it, thinking, ’So there are even spies within your Prince Mei Residence.’

Days silently slipped by. Since the last kidnapping attempt failed, my maternal grandparents and uncle and auntie decided to return to the Hidden Clan on the third day, considering that there were many loyal warriors there and it was much safer compared to the Capital City.

In the afternoon, Feng Xuxu was in the garden pavilion with the baby, basking in the sunlight that filtered through the outer layer of gauze. It wasn’t very strong, but it was pleasantly warm. Both enjoyed it immensely, squinting their eyes in contentment, on the brink of drowsiness.

After finishing his work, Dugu Chen returned to his chamber and found it empty with neither the child nor his wife inside. Upon asking, he learned that his wife had taken the baby to the garden, so he quickly made his way there.

Feng Xuxu sat within the gauze, watching over the baby who had just fallen asleep while also focusing on the martial arts manual in her hands.

"Wife, what are you reading so attentively?" Dugu Chen entered the pavilion, glanced at the sleeping child, and then turned his gaze to his wife at his side.

Feng Xuxu barely lifted her eyelids to glance at him before her attention returned to the book, continuing to read and mentally noting various movements, completely ignoring the living person behind her.

Dugu Chen blinked his charming eyes, slightly lifted his chin, and browsed over it, and after a few moments, suddenly chuckled.

Feng Xuxu frowned, glanced at him, and checked if the laughter had awakened the child. Seeing the baby still soundly asleep, she turned her eyes back to him, "What are you laughing at?"

Dugu Chen swooped in, picking up his wife who was sitting on the chair, and placed her on his lap, his hands going over hers, pointing to the book, "If you want to learn martial arts, ask me. Why read a book when you have such a ready-made teacher, silly."

She looked at him, blinked, and it seemed to make sense. Dropping the book from her hands, she wrapped her arms around his neck and tenderly kissed his cheek. Lifting her rosy lips, she whispered into his ear with breathy warmth and a voice sweet enough to be cloying, "Then thank you, Husband."

"How does Wife plan to thank me?"

"How about I thank you with a small whip and some chili water?" She released her hands and looked up into his alluring eyes.

"...Is that how you treat your husband and, additionally, your teacher?" His mouth twitched in disbelief, wondering if his wife had been switched out by someone.

"No good? I think it’s quite nice; otherwise, let’s give it a try!" She rubbed her hands together, eager to proceed.

Dugu Chen fluttered his eyelids, shaking his head vigorously, "I’m willing to serve Wife wholeheartedly. No need for any thanks."

"Really no need?" She blinked her clear, large eyes at him.

Still shaking his head, "Really no need, absolutely no need!" He grimaced, nearly raising his hand to swear an oath to the heavens.

"Well, that’s more like it." She glanced at him sidelong, hopped off his lap, stretched lazily, and looking back, addressed Dugu Chen who had returned to his reading on the stool, "Chen, it’s been two days already. How is the investigation going?"

Dugu Chen set aside the book in his hand, his shallow smile fading, "We’ve found some leads. Feng Qing and Hua Wuying are looking into them."

"Mhm, not finding him makes me feel uneasy. I’m always worrying that he might try something against the baby." She sighed, sitting next to the cradle, watching the peacefully sleeping babies.

Dugu Chen nodded, feeling the same way himself.

In the evening, after dinner, Feng Qing and Hua Wuying appeared in the study with several gold ingots and a pearl hairpin.

"Prince, these were found in the Liu Family’s possession."

Dugu Chen’s brows tightened as he picked up a gold ingot from the table and examined it closely. On the bottom of the ingot, there was the mark of Yinya Pavilion’s bank, indicating that the gold had come from there.