"You marry Wen Ru Ge, and then she won't owe the Prime Minister's mansion anymore. What kind of nonsensical logic is that?"
Lu Qing Wan was so angry that she forgot she had just been teased by Feng Xi Wu. She darted to Feng Xi Wu's side, about to scold Consort Wen Taifei severely, when the sound of hurried horse hooves came from outside.
Immediately after, an unfamiliar voice rang out, "Greetings, Regent.
Reporting to Your Highness, something has happened at the guesthouse. Princess Fei Feng suddenly attacked the Third Prince of Bei Wei for some reason, and the envoys from the two countries are in a terrible spat. Minister Jing requests your presence."
Lu Qing Wan was squatting beside Feng Xi Wu, and when she heard this, their eyes met.
Feng Xi Wu naturally picked her up and turned her over, "Li Yang, to the guesthouse."
...
Li Yang had just heard Lu Qing Wan's furious roar and knew that the bad mood their Highness had brought from the Southern Estate should have dissipated.
He was pricking up his rabbit ears, secretly eavesdropping on the conversation between their two masters. Upon hearing the order, he turned his horse around.
He then asked the person inside, "Your Highness, you and the Consort haven't even had lunch, and it's almost dinner time. How about I have someone prepare some snacks and tea to be delivered?"
With an incident at the guesthouse, no one knew when it would be resolved. If it dragged on for three to five hours, Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan would go hungry.
Feng Xi Wu was accustomed to not knowing when his next meal would be when he was out on campaign, so he hadn't paid much attention.
Hearing Li Yang's words, he suddenly realized how time had flown. He glanced at the hourglass in the corner of the carriage and saw it was past the hour of Shen.
He said, "No need to return to the manor. Have someone fetch some light porridge and side dishes from Fan She and deliver them to the guesthouse. This Prince and Consort will dine at the guesthouse."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qing Wan's stomach rumbled loudly, a crisp sound that echoed powerfully. A smile instantly spread across Feng Xi Wu's eyes.
Lu Qing Wan was mortified. She covered her stomach and glared at him fiercely, "What are you smiling at?
I married you, and I can't even fill my stomach. And you call yourself Regent? How can you be so shameless!"
"Yes, yes, it's this Prince's fault."
Seeing that Lu Qing Wan was about to become angry, Feng Xi Wu finally stopped probing the edge of her temper.
"You heard me. This Prince has already sent someone to prepare a meal. We'll be at the guesthouse soon. This Prince will handle the issue, and you can just focus on filling your stomach, alright?"
Lu Qing Wan covered her stomach and turned her head away, refusing to look at him. No matter how Feng Xi Wu teased her, she wouldn't turn back, stubbornly maintaining her principle until they reached the guesthouse.
"Your Highness, Consort, we have arrived at the guesthouse."
After Li Yang finished speaking, he jumped down from the carriage to help Feng Xi Wu alight. As soon as he approached, he was met with a disdainful glare from his master.
Li Yang, though bewildered, remained sharp and stopped in his tracks.
Then, he watched his master, like a rogue, reach out to the Consort and say, "This Prince's leg ailment has flared up, and I need the Consort's help to get out of the carriage."
Li Yang was jolted by these shameless words and, placing the four-wheeled carriage on the ground, vanished.
Lu Qing Wan was stunned by this pair of shameless master and servant. "Feng Xi Wu, you have so many capable subordinates, and you're asking me, a weak woman with no strength to even truss a chicken, to help you get out of the carriage? Have you no shame?"
Feng Xi Wu sat in the carriage and looked at her innocently. "A weak woman who can kick this Prince away, with Li Yang on the left and Qi Huai An on the right?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yang recalled the bewildered look on his master's face when the Consort had kicked him away. He couldn't help but chuckle.
Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan's faces both darkened. Feng Xi Wu's vision blurred, his body became airborne, and then he was in a different position.
He turned his head and met Lu Qing Wan's ferocious smile. "Your Highness was right. I am indeed not a weak woman with no strength to even truss a chicken.
So, in the future, please think twice before speaking such nonsense to me!"
With that, she shot dagger-like glares at Li Yang. "And you, the beam is crooked, so the planks are crooked. If you collude with him to play me again, I'll poison you to death!"
After delivering her threats, Lu Qing Wan pushed Feng Xi Wu into the guesthouse. The threshold, which was only calf-high, was easily overcome with a single movement.
However, the landing made a "thud" sound, almost throwing Feng Xi Wu out.
Li Yang, startled, ran to the front. Seeing that Feng Xi Wu hadn't fallen, he breathed a sigh of relief.
He frantically gestured with one hand behind his back to the guards, urging them to bring Lu Qing Wan's meal, and then hurried after them.
Feng Xi Wu had held onto the handrail tightly as Lu Qing Wan lifted the four-wheeled carriage. After landing, he couldn't resist making a sarcastic remark, "Is the Consort trying to murder her husband?"
"I'll kill you..."
"Greetings, Regent. Greetings, Consort!"
A familiar voice rang out. It was the Prefect of Jing Zhao, Han Guang.
Lu Qing Wan was slightly surprised, but realizing she shouldn't interfere at the guesthouse, she closed her mouth.
Feng Xi Wu also spoke at the opportune moment, "Jing Chu Nan even called you here. What happened?"
"Your Highness, you should go inside and see for yourself."
Han Guang was also in a difficult position. "Princess Fei Feng is now acting as if she sees the Third Prince of Bei Wei as an enemy. Minister Jing asks her questions, but she doesn't answer. I'm even less able to get anything out of her.
The Third Prince of Bei Wei is demanding an explanation from us. I'm at my wit's end, so I came to the entrance to wait for Your Highness."
Feng Xi Wu seemed quite amused. "Lead the way."
Han Guang quickly responded, "Your Highness, Consort, please!"
He then hurriedly explained to Feng Xi Wu, "I was also acting on Minister Jing's orders. I heard that the Third Prince of Bei Wei made advances towards a maidservant in the guesthouse. Princess Fei Feng saw it and attacked him with a sword.
But somehow, this famous female general couldn't even defeat a few of the Third Prince of Bei Wei's guards. Instead, she fell and injured herself.
Now, both sides are demanding an explanation from us. What can we do?!"
Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan exchanged glances. Their previous suspicions seemed to have an opportunity to be verified!
Feeling quite fortunate, they were stunned as soon as they entered the inner courtyard of the guesthouse.
The entire courtyard looked as if it had been ransacked by bandits. The flowers and plants were scattered everywhere, and guards stood in the courtyard, wanting to act but not daring to. Seeing Feng Xi Wu arrive, they were so moved they almost cried.
A group of people knelt on the ground, shouting, "Greetings, Regent! Greetings, Consort!"
As if afraid Feng Xi Wu wouldn't hear them!
Han Guang introduced from the side, "Your Highness, the Western Liang envoy is in the West Courtyard, and the Bei Wei envoy is in the North Courtyard. Which one would you like to see first?"
"Both," Feng Xi Wu said, seemingly very familiar with the members of the various national delegations. "Let's see Princess Fei Feng first, and then hear what Nie Ming Yang has to say, so as to avoid believing one side and distorting the facts."
Han Guang and the others were eager for someone to make a decision and readily agreed.
Lu Qing Wan remained silently by Feng Xi Wu's side, acting as a woman who stands behind a successful man.
Upon entering the West Courtyard, the Western Liang envoys were all standing outside. Seeing Feng Xi Wu arrive, the representative of the Western Liang delegation, Jiang Jin Zhou, stepped forward.
"I am Jiang Jin Zhou, greetings, Regent."
"Is Princess Fei Feng inside?"
Jiang Jin Zhou directly stepped aside, assuming a posture of leading the way. "Her Highness never speaks without reason. We implore the Regent to investigate thoroughly. As long as it is the truth, we are willing to accept and bear the consequences."
This demeanor was not at all like that of an envoy from a defeated nation.