Xiahou Yuan simply shrugged his shoulders at this, saying with an innocent face, "I’m just stating the facts, staring at me won’t help."

The other several families had already shaken their heads, choosing to step aside—one look at the situation and they preferred not to get involved.

Zongzheng Zehang furrowed his thick brows and glared at Xiahou Yuan displeasedly, his lips curling into a sarcastic smile, "Even if Prince Dugu Chen turned into an idiot, he’s still a prince, and you’ll always kneel at his feet."

Xiahou Yuan, upon hearing this, pointed angrily at Zongzheng Zehang, "You... Hmph," and stormed off, flinging his sleeves behind him. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Second brother?" The Crown Prince shook Dugu Chen, trying to wake him up, refusing to believe that his brother had become a hopeless case.

Xiao Jiazhen and Fo Conghui, each breaking free from their guards, ran to their cousin’s side, unable to believe that he had become a fool.

Zhennan King Fo Huiquan and Prime Minister Xiao Yiran looked at each other, eventually shaking their heads in resignation.

"Let them go. They’ve been close since childhood. We are heartbroken already; how much more so for the children?" lamented Fo Huiquan.

"Ah, fate toys with us," the Prime Minister agreed, nodding his head with a look of regret.

The Little White Tiger being hugged was squished into the shape of a pancake; the once fierce tiger eyes instantly turned cross-eyed, and its plump tiger face tightly sandwiched its mouth and whiskers.

It rolled its eyes at Dugu Chen in exasperation. One shouldn’t mistreat oneself even in excitement; it began kicking at Dugu Chen, flailing its four paws, while lettings out little hums from its tiger mouth.

After calming down, Dugu Chen picked up the Little White Tiger and planted a kiss on its face. The Little White Tiger blinked its eyes at Dugu Chen, blinked again, and upon realization, it understood it had been shamelessly teased—by a male no less. Woo woo woo, it too was a male! Heartbroken, it opened its tiger mouth, revealing sharp little tiger teeth, ready to take a bitter bite.

Everyone, including the Crown Prince, was curious about the strange little beast in Dugu Chen’s arms—neither fully cat nor tiger, it was a bizarre creature.

"Where’s my woman? Take me to her," Dugu Chen said, setting down the Little White Tiger, the excitement on his face giving way to a look of eager anticipation.

Stretching out its short legs, the Little White Tiger gestured wildly at Dugu Chen, who, with a slightly puzzled frown, picked it up and reached for its ears, pulling a piece of paper from the right one, which read, "Chen, I am fine, I will be back at the house tonight, do not worry."

After reading this, he let out a long breath into the sky, his handsome face breaking into a smile that had been absent for too long.

Looking down at the Little White Tiger, he touched its head and said, "Take me to her; I can’t wait until tonight."

The Little White Tiger blinked its tiger eyes, shook the fur on its body, turned its hindquarters, and gave Dugu Chen a backward glance before setting off on its four paws toward the secret chamber.

Dugu Mo, upon seeing this, quietly got up, ready to make a run for it, but was caught red-handed by Jueqing who pulled his belt off his body and promptly tied him up with it.

"You bastard, let me go," Dugu Mo struggled and shouted angrily, his venomous gaze fixed on Jueqing.

Jueqing scoffed, "Just stay put here, and we will deal with you when we get back."

He left Dugu Mo under the watch of Xuefei while he followed in the footsteps of Dugu Chen to rescue their cousin.

Passing through the garden, across the back courtyard, by the secret passage, they finally arrived at another courtyard. Inside a rockery cave, they found a protruding stone that opened the secret chamber where Feng Xuxu was imprisoned.

Feng Xuxu, thinking that Dugu Mo had come, quickly lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.

The moment Dugu Chen stepped into the secret chamber and saw everything adorned in red, even the dragon and phoenix wedding candles slowly burning, he knew it was a bridal room. He clenched his fist, which naturally tightened even more, and with a few large strides, he entered the bedroom.