Hearing Ye Li's words, Duke Hua was stunned at first. He clearly didn't know how to react. Mo Xiuyao didn't say anything either. He held his teacup and calmly waited for Duke Hua's reaction. After a long time, Duke Hua finally came back to his senses. He looked at the two calm people in front of him and said, "What's going on? Prince, you … "Mo Xiuyao put down his teacup and looked at Duke Hua apologetically," This happened so suddenly that I didn't inform you. I'm really sorry. " Duke Hua finally reacted after a long time. He sighed and glared at Mo Xiuyao unhappily, "Who wants you to apologize? I just want to ask why you brought the Empress to the Prince Ding Mansion for no reason. Does the Prince think that there aren't enough people watching the Prince Ding Mansion? "
Hearing this, Ye Li smiled faintly, "I'm sorry for making you worry. It's true that we're young and inexperienced. We were impulsive. "
Duke Hua sighed and looked at Ye Li, "The Prince and the Princess aren't impulsive people. I won't ask why. Ask the Empress to come out. I'll try to send her back to the palace. "
Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao looked at each other. They didn't expect Duke Hua to let them take the Empress away with just a few words. However, since Feng Zhiyao had taken the risk to bring the Empress out, they couldn't let Duke Hua take the Empress away before they could be sure that Feng Zhiyao couldn't persuade the Empress. Mo Xiuyao looked at Duke Hua and calmly said, "That's why I said sorry to you, Duke Hua. I'm afraid I can't let you take the Empress back for now."
"Why is that?" Duke Hua frowned and asked.
The Empress being taken out of the palace by the Prince Ding Mansion was really out of his expectations. The reason why he hurried to the Prince Ding Mansion was because he wanted to use the Prince Ding Mansion's power to investigate this matter. But he didn't expect such an outcome. Regardless of whether it was for his personal relationship with the Prince Ding Mansion or for the relationship between the Da Chu State and the Northwest, this matter could not be spread. Therefore, this decision could be said to be the best decision for everyone. He did not understand why Prince Ding and Wang Fei would object.
Ye Li sighed helplessly. It seemed like Duke Hua didn't know about Feng Zhiyao. As a result, none of them knew what Duke Hua's reaction would be if he heard that it was Feng Zhiyao who took the initiative to kidnap the person.
After thinking about it, Ye Li was about to say something when the Empress's voice came from the door. "I've made Father worry. I'll go back with you now."
The three of them turned their heads to look outside the door. The Empress, who had taken off her large cloak, appeared at the door in her bright yellow phoenix robe. The expression on his face was indifferent, and no one could tell what he was thinking. The Empress stepped into the hall, and Feng Zhiyao followed her in. The man in red had bloodshot eyes, and his expression was tired and gloomy. He looked even worse than when he had been hit by Mo Xiuyao last night.
"Feng San, what's wrong? You look so bad. Didn't you see a doctor last night? "Ye Li asked faintly.
Duke Hua's expression changed when he saw Feng Zhiyao behind the Empress. However, when he saw that Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao were both present, he didn't say anything. Instead, his hand on the armrest slowly tightened. Ye Li glanced at Duke Hua out of the corner of her eye, and then asked Feng Zhiyao with a smile.
Hearing this, the Empress turned to look at Feng Zhiyao in surprise. She had noticed before that Ge Hua's expression was not good, but the two of them were not on good terms, so she didn't ask too much. She just assumed that he didn't rest well last night. Now that she took a closer look, she found that not only did Feng Zhiyao's expression look wrong, but his face was also tired and pale.
"I'm fine. Thank you, Princess, for your concern." Feng Zhiyao said hoarsely.
Ye Li frowned. "Xiuyao didn't go easy on you. You should have a doctor take a look at you later, in case it leaves a lasting illness."
Feng Zhiyao silently lowered his head, neither refusing nor agreeing.
When Ye Li said this, the two people present naturally understood what was going on. The Empress's face paled, and Duke Hua's expression turned even uglier.
Mo Xiuyao waved his hand. "Let's sit down and talk. Sister Hua, even if you want to return to the palace, there's no need to rush. " The words' Sister Hua 'made the Empress's eyes turn red. In fact, after she married Mo Xiuyao, Mo Xiuyao stopped calling her Sister Hua. This seemingly ordinary form of address made her involuntarily recall the carefree time when she was still a budding young girl.
Duke Hua looked at everyone present for a long time, then sighed deeply and waved his hand. "Forget it. It's already like this. It won't be bad even if it's a little later. "
The Empress and Feng Zhiyao finally sat down, one on the left and one on the right. Feng Zhiyao sat opposite Duke Hua, but his eyes were fixed on the Empress as if the people around him didn't exist. Seeing this, Duke Hua frowned but didn't say anything in the end.
"Old Duke, do you really want to send the Empress back to the palace?" Mo Xiuyao looked at Duke Hua and asked calmly. "Old Duke, you should know that the news of the Empress's disappearance has spread throughout the palace. Even if you send her back without leaving a trace, in the future, if the new emperor or someone else wants to make trouble for the Empress, this will definitely be used against her. "
Duke Hua glared at Feng Zhiyao with some anger. He was also an old man who had experienced countless things. Seeing the situation in front of him, how could he not know what was going on? Looking sideways at his calm daughter sitting beside him, Duke Hua sighed helplessly. "So what if she doesn't go back? If it's possible, our Hua family won't be willing … This old man understands Prince's meaning, but the Empress's identity is different from others. If it's discovered that the Empress is in the northwest, it will be a great blow to the Prince and the Prince Ding Mansion's reputation. "
Back then, how could Duke Hua be willing to marry his daughter to Mo Jingqi, who was still a prince? The Hua family's wealth had reached its peak. As long as he was still alive, no matter who ascended the throne, they would leave some face for the Hua family. A Prince's wife or even the Empress was never a good thing for the Hua family. Unfortunately … the late emperor was worried that the Hua family and the Prince Ding Mansion were too close, so he forcefully tied the Hua family to the ship of Mo Jingqi, who was about to succeed the throne. If the emperor wanted his subjects to die, they had no choice but to die, let alone a mere arranged marriage.
Duke Hua had always known of Feng Zhiyao's existence. However, he had never placed too much importance on Feng Zhiyao. It wasn't that he looked down on Feng Zhiyao, but Feng Zhiyao was, after all, several years younger than the Empress. When the Empress was married, Feng Zhiyao was still a half-grown child. Even if there was something going on, Duke Hua only treated it as a child's momentary infatuation. Thus, when Feng Zhiyao sneaked into Duke Hua's Mansion on the night before the Empress's wedding, not only did he not make a move to capture him, he even allowed him to smoothly meet him. Otherwise, given that Feng Zhiyao was only fifteen years old, how could it be so easy for him to break into the heavily guarded Duke Hua's Mansion?
Duke Hua naturally wouldn't say these things. He sized up the red-clothed man in front of him. Feng Zhiyao, who was already in his thirties, was no longer the thin youth who had left in the heavy rain. His handsome face now had a hint of calmness and elegance that hadn't been there in his youth. More importantly, Feng Zhiyao, who was the same age as Mo Xiuyao, didn't even have a concubine, let alone a wife. Duke Hua naturally knew why this was. No matter how one looked at it, Feng Zhiyao was undoubtedly the most satisfactory son-in-law candidate. It was just a pity … Sizing up the somewhat thin and haggard man who still couldn't hide his handsomeness, Duke Hua's eyes gradually turned into pity and helplessness.
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