Chapter 1247: Smoke and Fire Rise

If Concubine Long Gui wants to prove her innocence, then she should die to atone for it."Queen Cen interrupted Feng Linglong's words, looking at her pitiful appearance made her feel sick. Before Dugu...Du Gu Cheng responded and lowered the curtain, holding Wan'er in his arms.

As soon as they returned to the palace, news arrived. The Emperor, upon learning of Lady Liu's actions today, ordered her execution. Both Dugu City and Feng Lingxi were shocked by the Emperor's actions. Consequently, many officials in court expressed great dissatisfaction with this matter.

Some believed the Emperor was eyeing Prince Chen's power and killed Lady Liu out of jealousy, thinking she wasn't deserving of death. Others impeached Duke Dugu, accusing him of wielding too much military power and being arrogant to disregard the Emperor's authority.

For a time, the impeachment of Duke Dugong once again stirred up a storm in court.

Upon receiving the news of his impeachment, Dugu City sighed helplessly but said nothing.

In two more days, we can leave Beijing. No matter how they explain it, the court officials will not believe them.

In the study, Dugu City finished reading the letter from Feng Yu Mo of Linxi County and was about to reply when Ye Xi walked in and reported, "My lord, I just received news that Luo Li has entered the palace."

"Luoli" Dugu City's eyes were full of shock, "How did he enter the palace Was it the Emperor's summons or did he enter the palace himself"

"My subordinate hasn't figured it out yet, only that they entered the palace."

Ye Xi looked at the astonishment in the king's eyes. He learned the news like this too.

“Luo Li is truly capable. It seems the emperor is also interested in the Yao clan, but unlike Empress Cen who sought them out everywhere, he directly approached Luo Li.”

Although Xi'er is the Saint Master of the Yao clan, she hasn't returned to the Yao clan for a long time. Now, the daily life of the Yao clan and its people are no different from usual. Every day is the same, and nothing major has happened. This continues day after day.

It seems I still need to remind Xi'er, we should be careful about the Yao clan. We don't want to be used again.

"Let's not tell the Queen about this for now. Go investigate first and see who started it."

Night Xi took the order and withdrew, leaving Dugu City to write a letter before going out.

Luo Li walked out of the palace. Li Wu Yan stood there waiting for him for a long time. Seeing him come out, he stepped forward.

"Ah Yan, I've been waiting for you."

Li Wuyan glanced at him, "What did the Emperor ask you for"

"It's nothing, just asking about some Yao tribe matters. In this world, who wouldn't want to cooperate with the Yao tribe Since I came to Beijing, it's normal for him to seek me out."

"So, are you planning to work with him"

Looking at Li Wu Yan's calm eyes, Luo Li reached out and put her hand on his shoulder, hugging Li Wu Yan onto the carriage.

"Don't worry, I promise. I'm not interested in them. If I promised to help you, I wouldn't help them."

Li Wuyan hummed in response, fully believing Luo Li's words.

However, there’s something I need to make clear to you. Dugu City can't stay in the capital anymore. This time, the officials at court are attacking him, but his military power can't be taken away. The emperor and the Prince of Glory aren't easy to deal with either. Dugu City needs to be kept around to help you eliminate these two threats.

"In the end, the only one I fought was Dugu City."

Li Wuyan spoke in a low voice, and Luoli nodded.

"Very well, Dugu City is your final opponent, and he has that right. But rest assured, he won't be able to steal anything from you."

Li Wuyan responded, his eyes dimming considerably.

"Don't frown anymore, let's go to the Prince Chen's Mansion for a stroll and visit Wan'er by the way. I miss this little girl so much after just one day apart."

Li Wuyan frowned, looking at the smile in Luoli's eyes. He worried, when Wan'er turned ten, would Luoli still be willing to send her before the elder

You've taken a liking to that girl.

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Luo Li’s smile froze on her face and she turned to look at Li Wu Yan, “You don’t seem happy”

"No, I'm just worried that if you continue like this, you won't be willing to let her go in the future."

Luo Li's eyes held a hint of mockery. If anyone else had said this, he might have thought they were crazy, but when Li Wu Yan spoke those words, he felt an unsettling unease.

Wan'er and he really get along well, and she is endearing. Every time they are together, he feels particularly happy. At first, it was because of the elders' advice, but now, sometimes he wants to see her out of genuine feeling.

"What are you unwilling to give up When the time comes, even if you're reluctant, you'll have to let her go. Don't forget, we are all powerless. Don't overthink it."

After calming Li Wu-yan, Luo Li lost the desire to go see Wan'er.

"Go back, don't go anymore. I'll be back in two days."

Seeing Luoli close her eyes and meditate, Li Wuyan swallowed the words that had reached his lips.

The next day, the emperor did not summon Dugu City, but instead severely reprimanded the ministers who had impeached him, saying that they had fabricated lies and slandered the prince.

After Empress Liu's actions in the Imperial Garden were exposed, the news spread throughout the palace like wildfire. With numerous witnesses testifying against her, all of Empress Liu's crimes were confirmed.

Not only that, but Liu Fei's interpersonal relationships in the harem were already poor. Because of her favor with the Emperor, she had killed several palace maids, and these things were exposed one after another. A series of scandals made Liu Fei deserve her death.

All the evidence was confirmed, silencing those ministers who had impeached Dugu City. These investigations were carried out by people sent by the Empress Dowager, for Feng Lingxi and Dugu City, the Empress Dowager finally took action.

Emperor Yuan Zhao was quite surprised. He didn't expect the Empress Dowager to personally investigate this matter, which also proved the extent of the Empress Dowager's concern for Dugu Cheng and Feng Lingxi.

Du Gucheng knew this, and was not surprised. So many people impeached him in court. The emperor wanted to let him go, so he would naturally investigate clearly. Besides, the Empress Dowager wanted to protect them, and there were two incidents that happened in the palace. If this matter were still to be charged against him, it would make him seem incompetent.

It's just that half of the court officials belong to the emperor, and the other half belong to Prince Yu. That is to say, those who impeached him were Prince Yu's people. The brother who claims to be his brother on the surface but wants to kill him behind his back.

He initially said in Linxi County that he didn't want to compete, but now that he's back in the capital after only a few days, he has already made two moves. Is it because he values his bond with his brothers too much

They never treated him as their own brother.

By the time they set off to leave Beijing, Duguxing had already arranged for food and clothing along the way. The journey back to Linxi County was long and arduous, and no one knew what might happen.

As for Wan'er, knowing she was going back home made her overjoyed. She woke up early, moved all the food she had bought back to the carriage, and waited for the carriage to depart and return to Linxi County.

"Daddy, Mommy, hurry up."

Wan'er urged, a figure rode in on horseback and stopped at the front gate of the palace.

"By Imperial decree, the King of Chen is summoned to enter the palace and pay his respects to His Majesty."

Dugu Cheng looked at the incoming person. This man looked familiar. The emperor hadn't looked for him these past three days, how could he leave suddenly and then summon him It was indeed puzzling.

"Your Highness, Prince Chen, please."

"This king has never seen your face before. I wonder, esteemed one, who are you"

"I am Qian Zhen, the general manager of the Imperial Forest Army." He finished his statement and pulled out a waist card from his belt to confirm his identity.Cheng got on the carriage and saw Feng Ling Xi. His eyes softened."Xier, the Emperor just asked this King to find a way to reconcile with you."Dugu Cheng was honest and straightforward. He told everyt...