Chapter 1088: Ghost Saint Country 49

our Kings, we are all here on orders to perform an autopsy. As soon as we confirm the body is correct, we will leave immediately."The chief coroner was the Empress's confidante. Even at this critical...Feng Lingxi crouched down and checked, confirming it was a self-inflicted bite to the tongue and nothing else.

"Why would someone suddenly commit suicide"

Dugu Cheng wondered, "Could it be that because he didn't get close to his mother, he felt she was certain to die and so committed suicide by biting his tongue"

"Could there be other reasons why she was brought here" Feng Lingxi inquired. Fourteen and Fifteen pondered, "She was begging for mercy, shouting for Taifei Shu to save her. When she was brought here, she suddenly bit her tongue and committed suicide. It happened too quickly; the subordinates didn't notice."

Feng Lingxi looked at the garden. Could it be that someone was threatening her

It's impossible. If someone appeared, they couldn't have gone unnoticed by the 14th and 15th.

The purpose of this Qing He's death remains a mystery. It feels rather perplexing that everything about her motives was kept hidden until her demise.

"Buried her."

Feng Lingxi ordered, stood up, and thought that perhaps she had overthought things about Qing He's appearance until now. Since everyone was dead now, this matter should end here.

"Xier, what do you think about this"

Dugu City watched Feng Lingxi checking the garden around, his brow sometimes furrowing and sometimes tightening, wondering what he was thinking.

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

“I’m going to check on my mother. She’s been a bit emotionally unstable lately. She took your words too harshly, and I already spoke to her about it. Her heart is probably heavy with resentment. I’ll go comfort her.” Pressuring her like this might make her attitude towards Xi'er and Wan'er even worse. They are the most important people to him, and Duguo Cheng couldn’t bear to hurt any of them.

Feng Lingxi nodded, "Go ahead. I knocked her out today to confirm if she was really my mother. I was afraid of being switched at birth and wanted to see if she had any human skin masks on her face to confirm her condition."

Duguxing nodded, he knew Xi'er's intentions.

Empress Dowager's words were indeed hard to hear, and he could understand.

"Xiao Li, go and check on the parents of this Qing He. Confirm if this person actually exists."

After Du Gucheng left, Feng Lingxi ordered, although this Qing He's appearance didn't cause any real harm, her reaction and performance truly caught Feng Lingxi's attention.

Feng Lingxi brought Wan'er back to the room. Seeing the tears on her face, he reached out and wiped them away.

"Tell your mother why you bumped into grandma today"

When Wan'er was mentioned, her eyes showed obvious fear. She timidly looked at her mother, biting her lip and remaining silent.

"Waner, Grandma has Alzheimer's and forgotten about Waner, so her attitude towards you isn't as good as it used to be. Actually, Grandma really liked Waner before." Feng Lingxi patiently explained to Waner.

Wan'er nodded. "I bumped into grandma, and she's very angry."

Wǎn'ěr rubbed her forehead and kneaded her knee. Fēng Língxī lifted her skirt and looked at Wǎn'ěr's knee, which was all red.

"Come, Mother, let me apply the medicine and rub it for you."

Feng Ling Xi carried her to the bed and gently wiped her, looking at Wan'er's eyes looking at her, she whispered, "Wan'er, mother knows you are much smarter than ordinary children, but you have to be careful too, don't hurt yourself."

She looked at her injured knee, her nose stinging with pain. She didn't even have the courage to scold herself.

Such a young child, let alone beating him, I wouldn't even scold him too much.

Although she was often injured, Luoli protected Wan'er. Even when she got hurt, Wan'er remained unharmed because of Luoli's protection.

Only now, seeing Wǎn'er's knee scrape, Fēng Lǐngxī realized that he hadn't been as good at taking care of Wǎn'er as Luólí had.

Grandma doesn't like Wan'er.

Wan'er bit her lip with grievance, her voice almost breaking into tears.

"She just forgot about Wan'er."

Feng Ling xi comforted her, "Wan'er doesn't want to think about these things. Are you hungry Mother will find some delicious food for you."

Wan'er rushed into Feng Lingxi's arms and huddled up.

Her tiny body made one's heart ache. Feng Ling Xi touched her hair, "Mother will work hard to cure grandmother and let her remember Wan'er."

Dugu Cheng went to see Shu Taifei. As soon as he mentioned Feng Lingxi, Shu Taifei became furious and fiercely told Dugu Cheng not to mention her. Even when it came to Wan'er's matter, she was extremely fierce.

"You don't need to tell me anything. Your heart only belongs to them, mother and daughter. There's no place for me, your own mother here. You don't need to say a word, I will not accept them, mother and daughter."

The Empress Dowager's attitude was very resolute. Feng Lingxi had her maids seized and even knocked her unconscious. With such a daughter-in-law, she couldn't possibly tolerate her; who knows what day she might take her life.

Dugu Cheng was having a headache. It wasn't just that the outside matters hadn't been resolved, but his mother's attitude towards Xi'er and Wan'er was enough to give him a splitting headache.

"Mother, Wan'er is just a child. Today's events were not intentional. You..."

"Without proper upbringing, if Feng Lingxi could manage her children well, would such a thing happen"

"Mother, Wan'er was always with you before she disappeared. Don't you remember her at all"

Dugu Cheng was really stifled. Even though this Wan'er was mischievous, her mother couldn't speak to her like that.

When the Shutai Fei heard this, she was even more furious.

“When I was with her before, she was certainly not like this. Look at her now, what a mess! She has no manners whatsoever. That woman actually dared to hit me and knock me unconscious! What kind of daughter-in-law is she She's not even worthy of being worshipped by our ancestors!”

"Mother, why have you changed your attitude towards Xi'er so much Before, you always praised her and treated her like your own daughter."

"You know that was back then, back then I must have been blind."

The imperial concubine Shu, when scolding, did not even spare herself.

"I will find you a new candidate for the position of princess. Even if you are here now, you cannot let her control you. There are many suitable candidates for this position of fourth princess. With her treating you like this, your harem has only her, and no other women. She is clearly a jealous person."

The Imperial Consort Shu was becoming increasingly arrogant, criticizing Feng Lingxi's faults endlessly. She spoke harshly and without restraint, leaving Feng Lingxi no chance to defend herself.

"Mother concubine, you should recover your memories first. When your memory returns, you will know how determined your son is."

Dugu Cheng bowed to her, "At present, this son has no mind to take a wife or concubine. There are so many eyes in the court, Mother Concubine, please don't interfere, and let this son handle the important affairs of the court properly."

"Don't worry, you don't have to bother with this."

The Duchess was straightforward. The next day, she sent word down that she wanted to select a bride for Duolun City. Any woman over fifteen and unmarried could come to the manor to participate in the selection, but not a single young lady from Linxi County would come to the manor for the selection.

When Feng Lingxi heard the news, she only frowned and made no attempt to stop it.

This was what she had expected.

Feng Lingxi took Wan'er out shopping to avoid the women who came to be selected as a bride, lest she get angry and cause trouble for herself and Dugu City.g meant, retracted her gaze, and stood beside Dugu Cheng."All of you, leave."Du Gu Yan's voice held a hint of fatigue. Inside the study, there were only three of them left. Du Gu Yan put away the impe...