Don't ask where people go

Chapter 1487 Presentation
"Mr. Xie, I am following the orders of my father Dugu Xin to bring my younger sister Dugu Linxiu back to Xiguan City for trial." The man said, and without waiting for Xie Chen to react, he stood up and shouted at Dugu Ming beside him: "Why didn't you escort Huizhen into the palace? What are you doing now?"

Dugu Ming opened his mouth, explaining was wrong, and not explaining was wrong. At this moment of dilemma, he heard Xiahou Yunzhao's cold voice: "Dugu Linkai, I don't care whose orders you are following. If you want to act wildly in Xie Chen's court, you'd better weigh your own weight first."

"General Xiahou, the old land of Baiyue may be under the control of your Xiahou family, but the people of our Xiguan City..." Dugu Linkai paused deliberately, and then said in a deep voice: "It is not your Xiahou family's turn to intervene."

"I don't care who you belong to." Xiahou Yunzhao spat and sneered, "All land under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects. Xie Chen is trying the case under the order of His Majesty. You want to snatch someone from his court, but have you asked His Majesty if he agrees?"

Dugu Linkai's expression was stern. "I heard that Fu Congnan has been imprisoned. Mr. Xie should have tried him in court. Since when did the laws of Dajing not even spare weak women who are ignorant of worldly affairs?"

"General Dugu, your sister Dugu Linxiu has admitted that she is the gatekeeper of the five families in Lingnan..." As soon as Xie Chenfu opened his mouth, he was interrupted by Dugu Linkai, "Mr. Xie, what can an ignorant woman say to save her husband? You believe this kind of words that are obviously directed by someone?"

"Instigated by someone?" The head of the Wu family repeated these four words, and said with a smile: "General Dugu, you dare to say anything to get Madam Fu out."

"I think General Dugu is not protecting Madam Fu, but his Dugu family." Lord Liu snorted, "Didn't you hear? He keeps talking about Dugu Linxiu. Is he going to support Madam Fu to the end?"

"Isn't that just perfect?" The head of the Wu family and Lord Liu echoed each other, "Mrs. Fu is the gatekeeper of the five families in Lingnan, but she is a well-known vicious dog in the southeast. I was wondering how a weak woman like her could act so cruelly. Now it seems that the Dugu family is supporting her, so she is so fearless..."

"My two lords, please be careful with your words." Dugu Linkai said sternly, "My Dugu family knows nothing about what the five Lingnan families did. Do you think that just because Lin Xiu married Fu Congnan, the entire Dugu family is an accomplice?"

"Whether it is or not, you have no say." Xiahou Yunzhao said calmly, "We will know after the trial in court."

Dugu Linkai frowned. Seeing that the head of the Wu family and Lord Liu were in a united front, Xiahou Yunzhao added fuel to the fire. If this continued, let alone taking Dugu Linxiu away, it would be difficult for the Dugu family to escape unscathed.

"That's enough." Dugu Linxiu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "What my husband Fu Congnan did has nothing to do with the Dugu family, and the same goes for me."

She looked at Dugu Linkai and said, "Brother, you said that my father ordered you to come and take me back to Xiguan City for trial. Then let me ask you, what is my crime?"

The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice: "I only want to ask Your Majesty one question. What exactly does Your Majesty intend to do about the case of Prince Rong'an?"

"We should do what we have to do." Li Shengxuan said lightly, but the Empress Dowager's expression changed. "The case of Prince Rong'an involves many people. The southeast is like a den of tigers and wolves. Qiyou is still young. How can he handle it?"

"You're still young?" Li Shengxuan repeated these four words, smiling and saying, "When I was Qiyou's age, I fought bandits and defended the northern border. No one said it was impossible."

The Queen Mother's expression froze, thinking that Li Shengxuan was going to bring up the past. Without waiting for any rebuttal, she listened to him saying, "If Qiyou wants my position, then nothing is impossible."

"What did your majesty say..." The Queen Mother looked at Li Shengxuan in disbelief. Even if they all had the same thought, when it came out of his mouth, it had a completely different meaning.

He allowed them to have such ambitions, and even didn't care that they had such ambitions.

Li Shengxuan looked at the empress dowager, whose face was pale, and the grand empress dowager, who was still as steady as a rock, with great interest, "Am I wrong?" "If Qiyou can't..." The grand empress dowager heard his own voice and was as deep as water, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

"The Empress Dowager has too little confidence in Qiyou." Li Shengxuan restrained his expression. The Empress Dowager took a deep breath and asked again, "If Qiyou can't do it, what will Your Majesty do?"

"Although I let Qiyou stay in the southeast, I am not leaving everything alone." Li Shengxuan smiled slightly, "Qiyou can't, but don't you still have me?"

He paused, "As long as I am here, Qiyou will always be the King of Yucheng in Dajing."

For some reason, the Empress Dowager suddenly felt relieved, as if as long as Li Shengxuan said this, Li Qiyou would be alive no matter what happened in the southeast.

As long as he is alive, that is enough. As for whether he will become the King of Yucheng or the future ruler of the world, there is still a long way to go.

However, before the Empress Dowager could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Li Shengxuan say, "However, if the case of Prince Rong'an involves the Pei family and the Dugu family..."

He didn't say anything more, and the Empress Dowager looked cold, "We'll do what we have to do. Now that things have come to this, will Your Majesty still give each of them thirty lashes to save face?"

"The Empress Dowager understands me." Li Shengxuan smiled even more, "I will certainly not let the Empress Dowager down."

The Empress Dowager snorted coldly and turned to leave. The Empress Dowager looked gloomy, lowered her head and quickly followed until she reached a deserted place, then she said, "Mother..."

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"You also heard what His Majesty said just now." The Empress Dowager slowed down her pace and whispered, "The case of Prince Rong'an should be regarded as a training. As long as Qiyou is saved, nothing else matters."

"Not important?" The Queen Mother finally couldn't hold back and burst out, "Your Majesty, you can ignore the Pei family, but I can't ignore the Dugu family!"

"What are you going to do?" The Empress Dowager stopped in her tracks. "Since he has made up his mind, it won't be a good thing."

"There are so many noble families in the world, not just the Pei family and the Dugu family." The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with ruthlessness, "If he insists on investigating it thoroughly, all the noble families will attack him..."

"Shut up." The Empress Dowager's face was cold. "Do you know what you are saying?"

"Mother, there are not many people left in the Pei family, so it's not a pity to abandon them." The Queen Mother remained indifferent and said, "But my Dugu family is different. We have made great contributions for generations and we must not let them go..."

A crisp "slap" sound interrupted the Queen Mother's words. She covered her face and looked at the Grand Queen Mother in disbelief, as if she was hit hard by the slap.

"I have never heard anything like what you said today." The Empress Dowager withdrew her hand and warned, "He is far more powerful than you think. If you still want to leave a way out for Qiyou, then you should stop having any thoughts that shouldn't be had."