Chapter 329: Seizing Power 84

the Yao Clan's affairs. It's best to avoid jeopardizing your own life; it wouldn't be worth it."Feng Lingxi faced Luo Li Fu with a respectful bow, her eyes cold and sharp. "Thank you, Clan Chief, for..."If they really dared to assassinate me in the mansion, wouldn't they be walking right into a trap I'm quite looking forward to it."

Feng Lingxi turned and entered the house, Xiaoli following closely behind, very anxious.

"Your Majesty, this is not a joke. I'm saying they could really be plotting an assassination attempt within the palace."

Feng Lingxi looked at Xiao Li's anxious eyes and smiled, "Which eye did you see that I was joking with you I'm serious."

But…

"Take a break, it's time to refine the medicine."

Feng Lingxi took a sip of water, "They wouldn't dare do something so reckless. This isn't the Great Yuan Dynasty. Even if they disregarded my status, they would have to consider the Empress Dowager and the Xia Dynasty's position. This is their territory. If we were truly caught, we'd be like that person."

"If they were to send assassins, wouldn't there be a high chance of being assassinated"

Feng Lingxi raised an eyebrow. If it were really like that, then there was indeed still a possibility.

Keep a sharp eye on things when you do them.

Feng Lingxi got up and went to refine pills, ordering Xiao Li to sprinkle medicine powder around her house, telling them that the weather was hot and she was afraid of snakes, insects, rats, and ants entering the room. In reality, it was a poison.

As Xiaoli said, assassins did indeed appear in Feng Lingxi's backyard. However, they were secretly dealt with by Yao WanYing's people before getting close to Feng Lingxi's room. Those assassins, once they missed their mark, committed suicide.

Three waves of assassins arrived throughout the day, but they were all intercepted and dealt with by Yao Wan'ying's people before they could do anything.

Wind Ling Xi learned that assassins had entered, and hurried to find her mother. Upon learning that all the assassins had committed suicide, her face paled slightly.

"He really is a dead soldier."

"Xier, mother doesn't feel comfortable with you going out alone. Maybe you shouldn't go out for a while."

Yao WanYing thought of these dead men, truly afraid that Aixi'er would have an accident.

Feng Lingxi shook her head, "Killing so many assassins won't do any good. If we don't catch the mastermind behind this, I'll be in danger forever. You can't keep me locked up at home my whole life, can you"

"This..."

Yao Wan Ying frowned. She truly cared about Xi'er's safety. Not only was Xi'er her daughter, but she was also the future of the Yao clan; she couldn't afford to have anything happen to her.

"Mother, I'll be extra careful when I go out. We must find the people behind Yao Feifei and take them all down. If you're really not at ease, send someone to secretly follow them. Once they appear, arrest them. But unless absolutely necessary, please don't intervene. I can handle it."

Feng Ling's eyes flashed a hint of coldness. She could no longer hide, she had to make preparations.

"Xiao Li, protect the young lady's safety."

Yao Wan'ying saw the look in her daughter's eyes and knew she could no longer hide the fact that she had recovered her memories. But it was fine, after all, she already knew, if she didn't say anything, she wouldn't. Xi'er was her daughter, whatever she did, as her mother, she would just follow along.

As long as she is safe, that's all that matters.

"I obey, my lord."

"Xiaoli, let's change our clothes before we go out."

Feng Lingxi and Yao Wan Ying said a word to each other before returning to their room to change their clothes. She hid the silver needles she had bought, and handed the medicine powder in her hand to Xiaoli, "Here you go."

Xiaoli readily accepted them, saying that with these medicines, the Princess should be able to protect herself well.

"Notify all Yao people in the capital to ensure the safety of Xi'er. If Yao Feifei appears, kill her without mercy."

Yao Wan'ying had just finished speaking when a maidservant hurried forward. “Your Majesty, the Emperor requests your presence.”

Yao Wanying glanced at Feng Lingxi's departing back with a hint of worry, ordering someone to secretly follow her before entering the palace.

Inside the palace

Huangfu Ying clutched the imperial decree in his hand, his face ashen. Seeing Yao Wan'ying enter, he quickly strode forward.

"Wan Ying, come look at this."

Yao Wanying received the imperial edict and, as she read its contents, her face darkened. "This Empress Dowager Cen is truly too much, so arrogant."

She made me hand over Xi'er. How did she know Xi'er was still alive

"Could it be that Fourth Prince has been watched this whole time without realizing it"

Yao Wan'ying looked at Huangpu Ying, "Your Majesty, will you give up Xi'er to save the Huangxia Dynasty"

"Wan Ying, how long have we known each other Why don't you trust me If I were going to give Xi'er away, would I invite you here to discuss it"

Huangfu Ying threw the imperial edict on the table, “I truly didn’t expect that Empress Cen would want Zixing so badly.”

"Not everyone is like the emperor."

The Yao族's treasure is what everyone in the world craves, Huangfu Ying doesn't want it, that's because of him, but for others, it's different.

Peering into things that don't belong to you will never end well.

Huangfu Ying looked at Yao Wan'ying, "I understand this truth."

Yao Wanting waved her hand, unwilling to bring up past matters. She hastily replied, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to respond to Empress Dowager Cen"

"I intend to delay, waiting for Yun'er and the Fourth Prince to return triumphantly. Then, I shall bestow upon Xi'er the title of Princess Yao Hua and accompany Yun'er to the Great Yuan Dynasty."

"Is the Emperor planning to go to war with the Yuan Dynasty"

Yao Wan'ying raised an eyebrow, seeing the confidence in Huangfu Ying's demeanor, fell into thought.

"Wanying, don't you want to let Xier wash away the charges of poisoning the former emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty I bestowed upon Xier the title of princess, with no ill intentions."

"I didn't mean it that way, I just think this bestowal of Princess Xicheng upon the Emperor... Perhaps Your Majesty should reconsider. The Empress..."

Yao Wan'ying was worried that Xi'er being bestowed the title of princess would make the Empress unhappy. In this desolate summer dynasty, there was only one prince, and now with an additional princess, it wouldn't be appropriate.

"This palace, of course, agrees."

The Empress entered, Yao Wan'ying looked at the smile on her face and greeted her.

"The emperor did this for another reason."

The Empress stood before Yao Wan'ying, “Empress Cen wants us to hand over Xi’er, of course, we are unable to fulfill her request. We bestow upon Xi'er the title of Princess Yao Hua and send her to marry Dugu Cheng in Da Yuan as a political marriage.”

"This…"

"In the summer, the princess of Huansha married the fourth prince of the Great Yuan Dynasty. The dowry was Feng Lingxi, whom they both desired. This palace believes that if Empress Cen wanted Xi'er, she would definitely recall Dugu Cheng back to the capital. At that time, she would appear as Princess Yaohua of the Huansha Dynasty. Even if they knew that Princess Yaohua was Xi'er, they wouldn't dare to harm her. As long as they could return to the capital, the rest would be much easier."

"The Empress's words mean that I seem to understand. You intend to use Empress Cen to get Xier, then send the Fourth Prince back to Kyoto first, and then send Xier back to Kyoto to help her clear her name."

Yao Wan Ying looked at the smile on the Empress's face, "Your Majesty and Empress have helped me so much, I truly don't know how to thank you."

"Wan Ying, this is what I've always owed you, I..."

"Ahem..."

The Empress coughed lightly, and Huangfu Ying's eyes immediately returned to normal. This suppressed emotion always made him feel lost. Now that he could help Xi'er, it was also a way to settle his own feelings.

"Then, thank you Your Majesty and Empress. I will go back and tell Xier about this."ng to be unaware was just the way to go.” By the time Luo Li found out, that person was already gone. If she wanted to find trouble with him, it wouldn’t change anything anyway.Xiao Li thought about...