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Chapter 98: The Deeds of the Lord Consort
“Do you hold this consort of mine in disdain?”
Li Xuanyueâs question left Yinxin stunned on the spot.
“You are forbidden from speaking such nonsense in front of this Princess again.”
“Since he has arrived in the Phoenix Clan, regardless of whether we have consummated the marriage, he remains this Princess’s consort in name.”
“You must not treat him with coldness!”
Yinxin lowered her head.
“Understood, Princess.”
Although she felt aggrieved, she knew that her tone toward Yaoguang just now had indeed been disrespectful. She realized her mistake.
“This servant will not do it again.”
Seeing Yinxinâs sincere admission of fault, Li Xuanyue said no more on the matter.
“Letâs go. First, accompany this Princess to the Twilight Palace to have a look, and then we will visit Consort Yao.”
The news that Li Xuanyue was heading to the Twilight Palace quickly reached the Wolf Tooth Palace. Consequently, halfway there, Li Xuanyue encountered Langhuaâs people.
“Princess, my Young Master says he has matters to discuss with you.”
Fengyi stood before Li Xuanyue, looking apprehensive as he spoke in a low voice.
He wasn’t sure if the Princess would agree, but he dared not disobey Langhuaâs command. Moreover, this matter very likely concerned his Young Masterâs life and future safety. He couldn’t afford to be careless.
“Your Young Master isn’t resting?” Li Xuanyue asked curiously.
At this hour, the residents of the various palaces should still be resting. Why was Langhua up so early today? Had something happened?
Fengyi looked at Li Xuanyue with an expression that suggested the situation was hard to explain. “The Princess will know once you go.”
In short, last night had not been a peaceful one for Langhua. It could be said that he had suffered greatly.
Seeing Fengyi, who usually wore a smile, looking so solemn and hesitant to speak, Li Xuanyue began to feel worried.
“Lead the way. This Princess will go with you to the Wolf Tooth Palace first.”
Seeing this, Yinxin hurriedly asked, “Princess, what about Consort Yu?”
Li Xuanyue paused. “There is a reason for the delay,” she said with a serious expression. “Go and tell him to wait a moment; this Princess will be there shortly.”
Inside the Twilight Palace, when Yumian heard from Yinxin that Li Xuanyue had rushed to the Wolf Tooth Palace due to an urgent matter, he wasn’t angry at all.
On the contrary, he rose from his seat.
“Letâs go. We shall go and take a look as well,” he said faintly.
Yumian was not unaware that Langhua had been kept at the Xihe Palace yesterday to speak alone with Hua Shan. He could roughly guess what Langhua had endured last night.
Yumian was different from Langhua. Even if he knew something, he wouldn’t court death by poking at it like Langhua did.
Hua Shan appeared amiable on the surface, but when he struck, he showed no mercy.
Langhua must have suffered a great loss at his hands last night. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have sent someone to intercept the person Yumian had invited first thing in the morning, thereby crossing Yumian.
The facts were exactly as Yumian surmised.
Yesterday, Langhua had not had an easy time in the Xihe Palace.
The moment Li Xuanyue left, Hua Shanâs attitude toward him underwent a complete reversal.
First, he made Langhua kneel on the floor for a full two hours. Then, he ordered him to peel an entire basket of walnuts.
Even now, Langhuaâs fingers were swollen.
These petty, tormenting methods usually found in the inner courts were all used on him. How could Langhua accept this in his heart?
Thus, when he heard from Fengyi that Li Xuanyue was going to the Twilight Palace, he specifically sent someone to intercept her. His goal was to probe her regarding her true opinion of Hua Shan.
After last night, Langhua was even more certain that Hua Shan was not as kind as he appeared. He was a man of deep schemes and vicious methods. It was just that he never revealed this side to others. Or perhaps, those who had seen it were no longer alive to tell the tale.
That he was fortunate enough to be escorted back to the Wolf Tooth Palace last night was likely only for Li Xuanyueâs sake. If she found out that someone had vanished after talking to Hua Shan all afternoon in the Xihe Palace, she would immediately point the finger of suspicion at him.
It had to be said, Hua Shan was extremely adept at manipulating people’s hearts.
He just wondered if Li Xuanyue knew her Father Monarchâs true face in private.
Langhuaâs heart felt complicated.
When Li Xuanyue arrived at the Wolf Tooth Palace, Langhua was lying on his side on a divan, deep in thought.
Right now, his entire body could be described with one word: Pain!
Not only did his hands hurt, but his legs and arms were also in excruciating pain. It felt as if dense, long needles were still embedded in his flesh.
Therefore, when Li Xuanyue approached, she clearly saw how pale his face was. Gone was yesterday’s rosiness; he looked sickly and weak.
“What happened to you?” Li Xuanyue asked with concern.
She didn’t care that Langhua hadn’t risen to greet her. She just wanted to know how he had ended up in this state.
Langhuaâs gaze became complex and dark. “Is the Princess worried about this subject?”
Li Xuanyue paused. She had asked so obviously; could he not tell?
“What happened?”
Seeing him so weak he looked unable to care for himself, Li Xuanyue didn’t connect his condition to his stay at the Xihe Palace yesterday. She assumed he was ill.
“Did you catch a cold?”
When he didn’t reply, Li Xuanyue reached out to touch his forehead. Sensing that his temperature wasn’t high, she knew it wasn’t a cold and frowned.
Seeing her action, Langhua reached out and lightly swatted her hand away.
“This subjectâs health is fine,” he said grumpily.
Even if others caught a cold, he wouldn’t.
Li Xuanyue: “…”
The moment she looked down, she noticed his swollen fingers.
“What happened to your fingers?”
Her voice trembled slightly as she asked. She was clearly shocked.
Langhua didn’t try to hide them. He let her hold his hand and examine it openly.
“Make a guess, Princess?”
He still had the leisure to tease Li Xuanyue. But seeing her subsequent probing and serious expression, he continued.
“If this subject said these injuries on my fingers were the work of the Lord Consort, what would the Princess think?”
Li Xuanyue had thought Langhua was just being difficult, but upon hearing this sentence, she froze.
“What do you mean by that?”
She sat up straight, her expression solemn. She seemed to have guessed the reason Langhua had invited her to the Wolf Tooth Palace today.
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