Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

159 I must meet Shui Feng Lao

L贸ng Wei and Li Hua reached the cold palace. L贸ng Wei sent Li Hua to the chamber with Eunuch Qian He while he went to see Mingquan.

L贸ng Wei saw the servants taking away the dishes in the trays. He walked in and found Mingquan had his dinner with Huang Xi and Xu Zifan.

Huang Xi and Xu Zifan rose to their feet upon seeing L贸ng Wei. They bowed and asked him about his time with Li Hua.

鈥淚t was good. A person recognized Li Hua,鈥?L贸ng Wei answered and took a seat around the floor table.

鈥淲ho!?鈥?Xu Zifan asked.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 know,鈥?L贸ng Wei replied and asked a servant to bring wine for him.

鈥淒id Brother L贸ng Wei reveal his identity to the person?鈥?Mingquan asked. L贸ng Wei hummed and told him that it was necessary.

鈥淓veryone will be shocked to find that the daughter and the son of the Xu Family are alive,鈥?Huang Xi stated. 鈥淭he Shui Family head might come to see them,鈥?he asserted with a smile.

L贸ng Wei nodded at him. 鈥淭his is what I want,鈥?he said and shifted his gaze to Mingquan. 鈥淲hat happened in the Governor鈥檚 Residence?鈥?He asked.

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鈥淭hey are surprised to see me in the town. I told them I came with my Sixth Brother and Sister-in-law to Xinshui. Shui Xiaoqing has invited us as Brother L贸ng Wei wanted,鈥?Mingquan informed L贸ng Wei.

The maidservant walked in and bowed before them. She put the wine jar on the table and then the wine cups. She rose and bowed before leaving the chamber as L贸ng Wei dismissed her.

L贸ng Wei stayed silent. He picked up the wine jar and filled the glasses with the wine. He handed the wine glasses to each of them and then picked the last glass. Sipping the wine, L贸ng Wei furrowed his brows together.

Mingquan glanced at Xu Zifan.

鈥淒id you know Shui Feng Lao is going to be a father soon?鈥?Mingquan鈥檚 question came out of the blue. L贸ng Wei stopped sipping the wine and tilted his head to look at Xu Zifan.

鈥淚s it true?鈥?L贸ng Wei asked him.

鈥淵es, Your Highness,鈥?Xu Zifan answered.

鈥淲hy did you hide it from me?鈥?L贸ng Wei frowned at him. 鈥淲hen did you find out?鈥?He then asked Xu Zifan. He apologized to the Sixth Prince first.

鈥淭wo weeks ago, I went out. I wanted to check if Feng Lao was living a happy life,鈥?Xu Zifan said. 鈥淭hen I found out that he will be a father soon,鈥?he asserted.

L贸ng Wei plonked the wine cup on the table in frustration. Huang Xi and Mingquan were confused to see L贸ng Wei act this way.

鈥淟i Hua wants to know about Feng Lao. I had planned to make her see him. However, my heart stopped me from doing so. I am glad that I did that,鈥?L贸ng Wei asserted.

鈥淚sn鈥檛 this what my Sister-in-law wanted? She wants to see the culprits who killed the Xu Family. Why is Brother L贸ng Wei hesitating now?鈥?Mingquan realized that L贸ng Wei had hidden another deep secret. He wanted L贸ng Wei to be honest with them.

L贸ng Wei again picked up the glass of wine and took a few sips. 鈥淟i Hua liked Feng Lao. She was supposed to marry him that night,鈥?L贸ng Wei stated.

鈥淟i Hua loves Feng Lao. I saw her a few months ago and fell for her at first sight. I decided to marry her as soon as my punishment would get over. However, everything was ruined that night. Somehow, Li Hua escaped and the person who helped her escape the residence was Shui Feng Lao. She came to the palace to search for the culprit.鈥?L贸ng Wei told him in a brief how it all started.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 why Brother L贸ng Wei was too desperate to marry her. Did he plan all the things that happened in the palace within two days of his return?鈥?Mingquan would not be surprised that L贸ng Wei made a thoughtful plan to marry Li Hua.

鈥淵es.鈥?L贸ng Wei didn鈥檛 hide the truth from the Fourth Prince. 鈥淚t was necessary to marry her. I love her, so I must have her,鈥?he said possessively.

鈥淚t is complicated,鈥?Huang Xi spoke out. 鈥淚f Princess Consort Li Hua loves Shui Feng Lao, then how will we kill him? She will stop us. Now, I realized why my mother used to say that sometimes love becomes a weakness,鈥?Huang Xi concluded and bit his tongue as he found the sharp glare of L贸ng Wei at him.

鈥淲hat if Shui Feng Lao saved the Sister-in-law from getting killed?鈥?Mingquan stated.



鈥淭hat鈥檚 not possible,鈥?Xu Zifan said.

鈥淲hy do you think so? The Shui Family knew the Xu Family for a long time. Feng Lao might have pitied your sister at that time or probably he also liked her.鈥?Mingquan stated two possibilities.

鈥淏oth are false,鈥?L贸ng Wei declined both possibilities that Mingquan presented. 鈥淗e tricked Li Hua,鈥?he asserted.

鈥淔eng Lao never confessed his feelings to Li Hua except for that night. He took her to the pavilion, which was isolated, just to confess his feelings. Li Hua was the only person from the Xu Family who was outside the guest chamber. They wanted to kill all of them in the residence so that no one would be suspicious of them. Most of the evidence was lost when the residence caught fire. Because Li Hua was out, things went out of the plan.鈥?L贸ng Wei made them understand.

鈥淲hy would Feng Lao leave Li Hua in the forest? In short, he helped her,鈥?Xu Zifan pronounced.

鈥淣o. He tricked her in the wrong direction. Probably, it was her destiny to meet me in the palace. It is the time when I must meet Shui Feng Lao. That man is amusing,鈥?L贸ng Wei affirmed. He curled his lips into a grin and continued, 鈥淴u Zifan, you need to take care of your sister tomorrow. Don鈥檛 tell her too many things.鈥?br>
鈥淏rother L贸ng Wei, do I need to accompany you?鈥?Mingquan asked.

鈥淥f course. We need to find out many things tomorrow,鈥?L贸ng Wei stated and smiled.