Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 406 Urgent Detoxification (4)

"You see, if the Emperor wants it, just take it away, so I won’t have to look at it and get upset," she said with a wave of her hand, sitting down on the chair outside the bedroom, taking short breaths. Having aged and lived in luxury for so long, even a slight movement left her winded.

Dugu Han gripped the exquisite box tightly, his wolf-like eyes staring at the old woman sitting and resting with her eyes closed on the chair, angrily flung his sleeves and strode out.

Nangong Ruoxi, sitting on the chair with her eyes closed, opened her eyes slightly, pursed her lips in a smile, and thought with sardonic amusement, dreaming of acquiring the treasure from my hands in broad daylight.

Back in his own chambers, Dugu Han looked at the item in his hand, hoping that the old witch hadn’t deceived him, and praying that even if the flower had withered, its medicinal effects might still remain. Holding onto a sliver of hope, he summoned Liu Yuan Chief.

"Take a look at this, can it still be used in a medicine?"

Liu Yuan Chief took the brocade box from the Emperor’s hands and opened it, furrowed his brows tightly, "Your Majesty, this has withered, and its medicinal effect is gone, it’s not very useful."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Han’s eyes darkened once more, his hope extinguished again. He recalled the old witch’s words; was he really going to ask Jueqing for a plant? He wondered if such a rare thing was still in his possession.

"Zhuisu, go to Xuanyuan Mansion, summon Jueqing to the palace," he ordered, opening his dull eyes, hope flickering within once again.

The silhouette of Zhuisu quickly vanished from the palace.

At this moment, in Moon Fairy Palace, Xiu Yang was thoroughly amused. Truly, what goes around comes around. Dugu Han, the agony you inflicted upon me, I will return to you twofold.

Feng Xuxu had also heard a bit about the palace’s affairs, but she treated it merely as a joke. Right now, she was busy directing the maids to pack up, preparing to move to a new home.

"Princess, should we take this with us?" Baihe lifted an item in her hands, calling out to the princess.

Feng Xuxu glanced back and waved her hand, "No, leave it."

"Princess, what about this?"

"Yes, take that," she glanced at the needlework box in her hand; even that required a question from this maid.

Dugu Chen returned on horseback from the Summer Villa, his face beaming as he entered the grand hall.

"Wife, I’ve arranged everything. Are you done here yet?" His voice carried into the room before he entered.

Feng Xuxu turned and looked at him, "Almost done."

"Wife, let them handle it, there’s no need for you to do it personally; be careful not to overexert yourself," he said, stretching his long arm to embrace his busy little wife and took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.

Feng Xuxu stayed obediently in his arms, letting him wipe her sweat, while her eyes occasionally darted to the maids.

Seeing his wife’s attention being stolen away, Dugu Chen extended his hand to gently turn her face towards himself.

Feng Xuxu blinked, looking at his aggrieved expression and laughed, "Husband, have I ever told you?"

"What?" Dugu Chen shook his head, puzzled.

"I love you," Feng Xuxu tiptoed gently, pulling down his neck to whisper in his ear.

Taking advantage of Dugu Chen’s momentary daze, Feng Xuxu, with a bell-like laughter, darted out, followed by Dugu Chen, who came back to his senses and chuckled with joy, also running after her. Without a doubt, he was going to pick up the child.

The carriage slowly exited Prince Mei Residence, and the entire family moved to the newly established Summer Villa outside the Capital City.

Arriving at the villa by evening, and after everything was tidied up, barely after the lamps were lit, they had a simple supper before taking a stroll hand in hand through the villa.

"Wife, how is it? Does it meet your expectations?" After walking around for a bit, and noticing his wife’s silence, he tentatively asked.

Feng Xuxu shook her head, lifted her eyes to hurriedly look at him, "I like it very much, thank you."

"Silly, I know you’re homesick; although we can’t go back now, I can build you one here, to alleviate your longing," he said lovingly.

Looking at the familiar estate, with its artificial mountains, water bodies, small bridges, even the cobblestones that lined the ground were exactly the same.

"Did you have someone copy the blueprints from our house again?" she asked.

"Have you forgotten? I took the blueprints you gave to Uncle Ma, and then you drew a new set," he explained.

Only then did she remember that she had indeed drawn two sets of blueprints at the time. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"Did you already like me back then?" Feng Xuxu widened her eyes, her lips pursed in curious scrutiny.

Dugu Chen’s lip twitched, and under her intense gaze, he awkwardly nodded.

"You—you don’t have a thing for children, do you?" She shivered and looked at him incredulously; back then, she was quite young and skinny, nowhere near what she looked like now.

Dugu Chen’s face twitched fiercely, and as he met Feng Xuxu’s wary gaze, his lips curled into a mischievous smile, and he drew out his words playfully, "Wife~~~~"

"What~~~~"

"You know!"

"Ahhh~~~ go away."