Chapter 95

He knew that Xue was standing up for him but it was true that he was married into the Zhuque Empire. If he really cared about other people’s gossiping, how could he be her royal consort?

Feeling that Huangfu Che’s empathetic gaze, Duanmu Xue became soft-hearted. They had been married for so many years. How could she not understand his thoughts?

She lowered her head to look at Prince Ning kneeling on the ground and struggling nonstop. A shimmer of killing intent flashed across her dark purple eyes. Her lips curved into a sneer. Then, she said to Phoenix Five and the other guards with feigned anger, “How can you treat him like this? After all, he is my husband’s brother. In this case, of course we don’t need to pay too much attention to the formalities. Release him now.”

Upon hearing the instruction, the two phoenix guards immediately let go of Prince Ning and stepped aside.

Prince Ning stared at Duanmu Xue with red eyes and slowly stood up. This must be a purposeful act of this woman. She deliberately made him kneel, insulted him and then released him with feigning kindness. He would never let go of this damned woman.

With a smile on her face, Duanmu Xue said apologetically, “It’s my guards’ fault. Second Imperial Brother, I’m sorry for letting you suffer grievances.” Although she made the verbal apology, there was no apologetic glint in her eyes.

“Humph. I don’t dare to be your Second Imperial Brother.” With a flick of sleeves, Prince Ning turned around.

“You are wrong. Since you are my royal consort’s second imperial brother, of course you are my brother too. You are such an open-minded man. I suppose that you won’t lose your temper over such a trifle and get mad at the guards, right?”

Duanmu Xue’s speech was brilliantly made! She reminded Prince Ning of her identity and then called the matter of making Prince Ning kneel as a trifle. She was an empress. It was a common and trivial thing to kneel before an empress. In the end, by saying “you won’t lose your temper over such a trifle and get mad at the guards”, she just left Prince Ning no room to veto her.

“Of course not.” Prince Ning’s tone was a bit rigid. He narrowed his black eyes. As a prince, how could he be mad at the guards for a trifle? This damned woman not only regarded what had just happened as a trifle but also made him unable to refute.

“Good. I was afraid that you would hold grudges for such a trivial matter before. I was too narrow-minded.” Duanmu Xue looked guilty as if she really felt ashamed.

Prince Ning’s black eyes glistened. He put on a strange look and yet still said, “You must be kidding. How can I hold grudges for such a trivial thing?”

“Of course. It is that I’m too narrow-minded,” Duanmu Xue answered and glanced around the guards brought here by Prince Ning, saying with narrowed eyes, “May I ask why you brought so many people to Huanghe Building?”

Prince Ning also glanced at the guards brought by him and found that they were all captured by the women in black brought here by Duanmu Xue. Slightly surprised, he mulled it over and said, “Here is the thing. I didn’t know the identities of my niece and her husband. There was some misunderstanding. Since we are a family, we are cool then.”

He had better get through this first and teach them a lesson later.

A shimmer of coldness flashed across Duanmu Xue’s dark purple eyes. Today, she would let go of Prince Ning for the sake of Che.

“Since you call it a misunderstanding, I will not pursue the matter then. However, if you do it again, I will not let go so easily.”

Duanmu Xue glanced over all the people in Huanghe Building fiercely and then fixed her eyes on Prince Ning, saying seriously, “Remember, I will kill whoever bullies my husband and make whoever bullies my children live in a living hell.”

While she was talking, a rush of powerful coercion and killing intent emitted from Duanmu Xue, which made all the people in Huanghe Building hardly able to breathe. Especially Prince Ning suffered the pain most. He didn’t expect the empress to be so capable.

Feeling the deep love of Duanmu Xue, Huangfu Che and Duanmu Xi were both touched.

However, it was Xuanyuan Mo who was deeply moved. No one had stood up for him since his childhood. He suddenly felt that it was too worthwhile to call Duanmu Xue as Mother. It was so lucky for him to be their family.

Duanmu Xue looked at Prince Ning and suddenly asked, “Where is the manager?”

Hearing the summon, the manager immediately got out of the corner and knelt before Duanmu Xue, replying respectfully, “I’m here.”

“I’ll buy your Huanghe Building,” Duanmu Xue said and meanwhile winked at Phoenix Two.

Phoenix Two took the hint and immediately gave the manager five white crystals.

Seeing the white crystals in Phoenix Two’s hand, the manager immediately waved and said in horror, “These are too many. Only one white crystal is enough.”

“Just take them. The rest will be your reward.”

“Thank you, Your Majesty.” The manager raised his hands to fetch the crystals and prostrated himself to express his gratitude to Duanmu Xue.

Duanmu Xue waved her hand and then the phoenix guards immediately cleared the site.

A moment later, only Prince Ning and the guards brought by him were left in Huanghe Building.

“My husband and I have traveled a long way here so we will not see you off on our own.” Duanmu Xue put on a smile again as if nothing had happened.

However, Prince Ning didn’t dare to treat her without proper respect now. Knowing that Duanmu Xue meant to ask them to leave, he immediately bowed and said, “I dare not ask you and Fifth Brother to see me off. Goodbye then.”

“You are wrong. Now, Huanghe Building is mine. Since you are in my place, of course I should send you back home.”

After saying that, Duanmu Xue shouted before Prince Ning could answer, “Phoenix Two, send Second Imperial Brother and his guards back home on behalf of me.”

Prince Ning was dumbstruck. If these women sent them back home, he would be laughed at by all the people of the capital.

“Yes,” Phoenix Two immediately bowed and answered upon hearing the instruction. Then, she turned around and made a gesture of invitation to Prince Ning.

Prince Ning took a few glances at Duanmu Xue and Huangfu Che and felt like saying something. In the end, he followed Phoenix Two and the others out of the inn resignedly.

After Prince Ning and his guards were sent away, only Duanmu Xi’s family and the phoenix guards were left in the whole Huanghe Building.

Staring at Duanmu Xue who was still angry, Huangfu Che said gently, “Okay. Xue, don’t be angry. No need to be mad at him.” His second imperial brother had been like this since childhood. He just didn’t change after so many years.

Seeing that, Duanmu Xi also went forward to persuade her, “Okay. Mother, don’t be mad. You’ve kind of punished him just now. I think he won’t dare to do so again.”

“Humph. Punishment? If it were not for your father and grandfather, I would kill him today.” Prince Ning’s insulting her Che was not different from courting death!

“Okay. Okay. Okay. If he dares to insult Father next time, let’s kill him, okay?” Others would take it that Duanmu Xi was joking. Actually, only she knew that she was being serious.

“Xue, let’s stay here overnight and enter the imperial palace to meet my father tomorrow morning, okay?” Huangfu Che didn’t want Duanmu Xue to keep thinking about what had happened so he deliberately changed the topic.

Hearing that, Duanmu Xue nodded and said, “Okay.”

Actually, that was also her plan. Otherwise, she wouldn’t buy the inn.

“Xi, which room do you stay in?” Duanmu Xue turned to look at Dunnmu Xi.

“Room Heaven No. 9,” answered Duanmu Xi.

Huangfu Che knitted his eyebrows and glared at Xuanyuan Mo, asking, “Why do you stay in one room?”

He had written to Xuanyuan Mo, telling the latter not to lay a finger on his precious daughter before.

Faced with Huangfu Che’s fury, Xuanyuan Mo had no idea how to explain the matter so he had no other choice but to lower his head in silence.

Seeing that, Duanmu Xue tried to mediate the dispute, “It’s okay. Just let them stay in one room if they want to.”

Huangfu Che immediately refuted, “No way. It is not appropriate that they stay in one room before getting married!”

Duanmu Xue looked at Huangfu Che who talked decisively and then puckered her lips, “Can’t they stay in one room before getting married? Before we two got married, we also…”

“Xue…” Duanmu Xue was interrupted by Huangfu Che before she finished talking.

Huangfu Che goggled at Duanmu Xue with a slightly bashful look. How could she talk about this before the juniors?

Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo couldn’t help snickering with their heads lowered.

Duanmu Xue looked at Huangfu Che’s bashful facial expression and then didn’t continue talking about that. Instead, she said, “Young people may act wildly. Since they want to stay in one room, just let them. Maybe we can have our granddaughter sooner!”

Hearing the word–“granddaughter”, Huangfu Che got somewhat relieved and turned to look at Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo, saying, “Go back for the wedding after attending the birthday party this time.”

Duanmu Xi and Xuanyuan Mo both nodded and said okay.

Seeing that, Duanmu Xue winked at Duanmu Xi and dragged Huangfu Che to the table, saying, “Well, we’re tired after sitting in the carriage for one day. Let’s go to sleep after eating.”

On the arhat bed in Room Heaven No. 9 at night.

Xuanyuan Mo tried his best to hold back his desire and stared at Duanmu Xi in his arms. “Xi, your parents both want to have a granddaughter,” he bantered in a husky voice.

Hearing that, Duanmu Xi answered with her head buried against Xuanyuan Mo’s chest, “When the medicine refining contest is over, let’s get married then!”

If they kept staying together like this, even she wouldn’t be able to hold back her urge, let alone Snow. Not only men had needs.

Xuanyuan Mo kissed the top of Duanmu Xi’s head and said, “Okay. When the medicine refining contest is over, let’s get married!”

He was not sure of whether he could hold back his needs until their wedding date.

Suddenly, Duanmu Xi raised her head and said to Xuanyuan Mo, “How about me marrying into your family?”

Hearing that, Xuanyuan Mo frowned and asked, “Why do you want to do that?”

Duanmu Xi buried her face into Xuanyuan Mo’s arms again and said, “I don’t want to see you suffer grievances. I don’t want you to stay in the imperial palace of the Zhuque Empire for a lifetime like Father. Neither do I want you to be mocked by others.”

Xuanyuan Mo’s heart clenched all of a sudden. He rubbed his handsome face against the top of Duanmu Xi’s head, “Silly, Father is willing to do that. For him, where Mother stays, there is freedom. So it is with me. Even if it is hell, as long as you are with me, I’ll feel more than happy. Why would I feel aggrieved?”

Duanmu Xi was so touched. As long as Snow was happy, she would do everything.

Duanmu Xi raised her head again to look at Xuanyuan Mo, “Okay, I will go to the Baihu Empire to propose marriage after I attend the medicine refining contest.”

“No problem.” Xuanyuan Mo laid a kiss on her red lips.

Now, they didn’t know that they would have the most unforgettable trial in the Baihu Empire.