Chapter 217: Palace Change 61

i's gaze at Xiao Li didn't seem like a lie.Could it be that the original owner was pretending to be foolish all along, known only to herself, or is she truly foolish But if she's truly foolish, how co..."Xier, don't be angry, this king knows he was wrong. He will never hide things from you again."

獨孤城 hurriedly explained, looking at her angry face, the smile in his eyes became even more brilliant. Xi'er cared about him so much, perhaps she didn't even know it herself

Feng Lingxi glared at him, her voice dripping with anger, "I'm not angry."

"Alright, alright, you're not angry. This king misjudged you."

"You..."

Feng Lingxi swept him a cold glance, "Du Gu Cheng, I am not angry."

Dugu Cheng tugged at her sleeve and whispered, "This King knows Xi'er is worried about This King's safety. In the future, I will be careful and won't let Xi'er worry about This King."

"I'm not worried about you."

Feng Lingxi's tough words made Dugu Cheng's eyes smile even deeper. He reached out and hugged her in his arms. Feng Lingxi broke free from his embrace, but was pulled back by Dugu Cheng. "Xier, don't be angry, okay"

Dugu Cheng coaxed her in a soft voice, the gentle sound like March spring breeze brushing past her ear, dispelling her anger and causing Feng Lingxi's fire to subside somewhat.

"Dugu City, I hardly ever wanted to believe you, and now it turns out it was all a lie."

Feng Lingxi turned around, looked him in the eye, and mustered all her courage to be with him. She wanted to face everything together with him. She even entrusted Zi Xing to him, handing over her most treasured possession. With a heart full of trust, she poured her feelings out to him, believing in him wholeheartedly. The fear that he might deceive her, that he might disappoint her, was gnawing at her.

"No, I would never hurt you, no matter what I do."

"But you're not allowed to hide things from me and do these dangerous things. In fact, I'm not as weak as you think I am. I can..."

Feng Lingxi's words were not yet finished when a sudden voice came from outside, "My Lord, Liu Xi County has come to report."

Come in.

Feng Ling Xi put away her emotions and looked at Ye Xi as she entered. Dugu Cheng also recovered his cold expression.

"My lord, Liu Xi County has sent a report saying that the army of Huang Xia has withdrawn from Liu Xi County, and the main force of Huang Xia is stationed fifty miles outside Liu Xi County."

"Has Liu Xixian left"

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu City doubtfully, "Could this be Huang Xia's scheme"

Ye Xi hurriedly handed over the delivered letter, "This was found in the city when the troops retreated. It said to be passed on to you."

Dugu Cheng took the opened letter and looked at the contents. The frown on his handsome brows relaxed, "Huang Xia said that a rash attack on the city led to Huang Xia's emperor's anger. He withdrew from Liu Xi County and sincerely apologized to this king."

"Is Ah Xia this timid and fearful"

Feng Lingxi wasn't quite sure. Didn't every dynasty throughout history want to unify the world Even a small country like Aohua should have such aspirations, right

Furthermore, they have already captured Liu Xi County. Why should we retreat and apologize She truly couldn't understand this.

Dugu Cheng explained, “It’s not that Aohua is timid and afraid of trouble. It’s because the Emperor of Aohua cares about the world. Once war breaks out, it’s the common people who will suffer. The Emperor of Aohua hopes more than anything for his people to live in peace and prosperity.”

"Hearing you say this, I'm actually quite impressed with this Emperor Arah Summer. To have a heart for the world, he must surely be a wise ruler."

Feng Ling Xi's praise made Du Gu Cheng smile, and Ye Xi hurriedly explained on the side, "Your Highness may not know, Emperor of Huang Xia is actually not truly concerned about the world, but a few years ago, he was frightened by the King, almost destroying Huang Xia. How could he not be obedient"

"That impressive" Ye Xi's words made Feng Lingxi look at Dugu City with different eyes. To scare the emperor of a country, how ruthless would that be

Ye Xi said proudly, "Of course, otherwise, wouldn't the title of War God be blown out That's what was earned through real battles. However, there have been fewer wars in the past two years, and those small countries have become itchy again."

Ye Xi's words piqued Feng Lingxi's curiosity, so she pressed him, "Then tell me, how powerful is he Looking at him now, I don't see anything special about him."

Dugu Cheng looked at her dotingly. Seeing Ye Xi excitedly chattering about his past exploits to Xi'er, he shook his head with a smile.

At the beginning, let alone the marshals of various countries looking down on the prince, even the generals in our camp questioned him. It wasn't until the prince repeatedly won battles that those generals slowly submitted to him, and later, they became completely subservient, loyal to the prince with all their hearts.

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu Cheng, "I didn't expect you to be so young and promising. But have you ever thought about it, your military achievements are outstanding, and you are powerful, this is not a good thing. The higher your power, the more people will want to get rid of you."

"This king knows, that's why the Empress would go to great lengths to get rid of this king, and thus implicated Xi'er."

Dugu Cheng’s words earned him a withering glance from Feng Lingxi. “So you still know the meaning of ‘overpowering one’s lord,’ then why don’t you know how to handle things cleanly”

Since the danger of surpassing one's master is great, then either be low-key or bravely deal with the trouble.

"Is Xi'er trying to usurp the Prince's position"

Dugu Cheng narrowed his eyes, as if in thought. Feng Lingxi hurriedly said, "I don't mean that. I mean at least you have to show some dominance over the Empress."

"If it's really as Xi'er said, there's no other way but to ascend the throne of the Crown Prince."

Feng Lingxi looked at Dugu Cheng's thoughtful eyes and softly asked, "You wouldn't want the position of Crown Prince, would you"

Dugu Cheng approached her, his profound eyes fixed on hers. He asked in a deep voice, "What if this king said he wanted you Would Xi'er be willing to follow this king"

Feng Lingxi was startled by his words and hurriedly pushed him away. Was he asking her to follow him in the fight for the throne

This could very well be a capital offense. She doesn't even care about being a princess, let alone becoming Crown Princess. Besides, he became the Crown Prince, so will he still only marry her like when he was a prince

"Didn't Ye Xi say Liu Xicounty's troops retreated Should we go and have a look If this Arah Summer really intends to retreat, it would be a good thing."

"Prioritize peace and harmony, so as to avoid harming our soldiers."

獨孤城 saw that she did not answer his question, so he didn't ask any further.

"Go and arrange it, we're going to Liuxi County tomorrow."

Ye Xi took the order and left. Feng Ling Xi turned to look at Dugu City, her eyes meeting his gaze. She hurriedly changed the subject, “Dugu City, you said whatever in front of Ye Xi. Do you trust Ye Xi this much”

"He is like a brother to me, of course I trust him."

Feng Lingxi nodded slightly. It was fortunate for him to have someone trustworthy, unlike her who wanted to believe but couldn't find someone she could trust. Xiao Li, although sent by her mother to protect her, still had something she was hiding from her.

Seeing the troubled look in her eyes, Dugu City took her hand and said softly, "This king can also be someone you trust."

As he gazed at her with such deep affection, Feng Ling Xi was about to speak when the sound of clashing swords and fighting from outside the tent made Du Gu Cheng's face change drastically. His sharp eyes swept over the outside of the tent, "Stay here. Don't go out." pretended to be clueless."Xi'er, have you truly forgotten about the past with this palace Why is your attitude towards this palace so cold now You make this palace feel like a stranger."The bitternes...