Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 612: The Fallen Emperor Visits (2)

Seeing her pale face, he reached out and touched her cold little hand, his voice somewhat displeased, "Why didn’t you take the sedan chair?"

"Walking just a few steps and using a sedan chair would make my bones rust. It’s better to get some exercise," Feng Xuxu chided with a smile.

Turning her head toward the seat occupied by Lou Qianyu, she pressed her lips together in a light smile, "Should this palace address you as Crown Prince Luo or Emperor Luo?"

"Ha ha ha, those are just titles. The empress calling me Qianyu is fine too, it feels even more intimate," Lou Qianyu responded with a laugh. How could he not detect the sarcasm in the empress’s words?

Yet Feng Xuxu was utterly serious, "That won’t do. Emperor Luo would be more appropriate. After all, you are a sovereign of a nation. Your name should not be carelessly used." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Dugu Chen chuckled and shook his head. Following that, Lou Qianyu turned to Dugu Chen for help with an expression that said the empress was all he had eyes for, and with a resigned smile, he said, "I would ask Brother Dugu to speak kindly of me in front of your wife."

Feng Xuxu, surprised, turned her head toward someone with a smiling face, her eyebrows playfully raised, "Since when did I have a younger brother?"

"Just now," Dugu Chen replied with an amused look.

Feng Xuxu turned her gaze to Lou Qianyu, corners of her mouth lifted, her bright, big eyes staring at him, "Little brother?"

Lou Qianyu was momentarily stunned and then forced a bitter smile, "Sister-in-law, it sounds like you’re subtly cursing at me?"

"You’re overthinking it. I don’t have the spare time to curse people. If I have that moment to spare, I’d rather enjoy a cup of tea," Feng Xuxu said lethargically, reclining in her chair behind her. She accepted the tea Ying Su handed her and took a small sip. The atmosphere here was just different—taking a sip instantly revitalized her.

"Yes, Sister-in-law speaks truly," Lou Qianyu replied with a chuckle and a shake of his head.

"My wife, Brother Luo has come to request to take his sister, Luo Qianxiang, back home."

Feng Xuxu tilted her head in thought, then remembered that she was Dugu Han’s concubine, the princess with a natural body fragrance, "She is not currently at the Imperial Palace. After Dugu Han died, Concubine Xiang was moved to a temple."

"No affliction, Sister-in-law, Qianyu has already gone to visit her upon entering the palace. However, this time I hope Sister-in-law will show mercy and allow me to take her back with me."

Seeing his earnestness, Feng Xuxu glanced at Dugu Chen and saw him give a slight nod with a silent pause, "By rights, Concubine Xiang should not return." Seeing him open his mouth to speak, Feng Xuxu cut in first, "However, since you have come for her, that’s a different matter."

"Thank you, Sister-in-la—"

"Stop, I haven’t finished talking yet. To my knowledge, Concubine Xiang isn’t born of the same mother as you, and your relationship isn’t so close that you’d need to come for her personally. I’m very curious, for what reason are you taking her back to your country?" Feng Xuxu put down her teacup and watched him with suspicion.

Caught off guard by Feng Xuxu’s direct question, Lou Qianyu pondered for a moment before slowly revealing the reason, "Before Concubine Xiang came to Xueyan Country, she had already given her heart to another. Later, forced by the emperor, she traded her own status for the life and future of the man she loves. When he found out what she had done and learned of her current plight, he implored me; moved by his sincere affection, I traversed thousands of miles to Xueyan Country."

Feng Xuxu was touched by the man’s actions. To think that although Princess Xiang was no longer a maiden secluded within her boudoir, he still didn’t reject her, showing that the man either truly loved Princess Xiang or had deep schemes, using her for his purposes.

"My wife, Brother Luo seems to have more to say!" Dugu Chen said with a smile, watching his wife deep in thought.