After Li Xia stood firm, he realized that the perimeter of the Li Mansion was filled with armored guards.
Her eyes flickered.
"Miss Li, don't get me wrong. Some time ago, bandits came to the city, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent them to protect the peace of the Li Mansion."
Dongxue lied with open eyes without changing his expression.
Li Xia nodded gently, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."
She went down the steps.
"Miss Li, please." The guard bowed respectfully and raised his hand to open the door of Li's mansion.
"Let's go back to the palace."
After Li Xia went in, the queen waved her hand and the carriage continued to move.
"Dad, Mom, my daughter is back."
Li Xia went straight to the inner courtyard.
The palace was unusually quiet, with guards standing upright in every corner.
Li Xia did not see any of the servants who were supposed to be doing their jobs in the mansion.
"Master, Madam, I think I heard the young lady's voice."
Mingyue is a martial artist and has extraordinary hearing.
Ruyan's eyes lit up when she heard this, "Mingyue, did you hear it wrong?"
"Yes, Mingyue, we didn't hear it. Did you miss the young lady so much that you heard it wrong?"
When Qiao Yue saw the look Mrs. Li gave her, she quickly gave her a look.
Mingyue reacted and scratched her cheek, "Maybe I heard it wrong."
"Dad, Mom!"
As soon as Mingyue finished speaking, Li Xia appeared outside the main room.
"Xia'er!"
"Asha!"
"Miss!"
Everyone turned their heads following the sound.
Mrs. Li stood up from her seat excitedly and staggered towards Li Xia.
"Xia'er."
"mother……"
The mother and daughter hugged each other in the middle of the main room.
"Xia'er, you are confused. If you come back now, wouldn't it be..." Mrs. Li hesitated to speak.
Today, the Li Prefecture is as strong as a solid wall.
When she came back at this time, she could only go in but not out.
Li Xia looked at Madam Li's worried face and said to her comfortingly, "Mother, I am sorry that I am unfilial and have made you worry. Don't worry, I will take care of it."
She looked at Mrs. Li with kind eyes and felt uncomfortable as she saw a few gray hairs growing on her temples.
In just half a month, Li Fugui and his wife looked visibly older.
This is all for her.
"Alas, you are a woman, how should you deal with this?" Mrs. Li said with red eyes.
The wedding date is on New Year's Eve, and there are only ten days left.
The mansion was full of guards, so Xia'er had no second chance to escape.
Was her daughter destined to be imprisoned within those palace walls?
Mrs. Li couldn't help but feel sad.
Li Fugui said soothingly, "Madam, it's good that A-Xia is back. This way, you don't have to worry about your daughter not having enough to eat or clothes to wear outside."
"But……"
"Now that we are here, let's make the best of it."
Mrs. Li moved her lips and frowned.
Li Fugui patted her shoulder gently.
She also knew that they could not fight against the imperial power. In order not to burden Li Xia, Mrs. Li suppressed her worries.
"Ruyan, Qiaoyue, go and help Miss take a bath." Madam Li looked up at Ruyan and Qiaoyue and instructed them, then took Li Xia's hand, "Xia'er, are you tired? You don't have to think about anything now. Go back to your room, take a bath, and have a good sleep."
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The Imperial Palace.
The Queen had just returned to Fengyi Palace and hadn't even had time to sit down when the Emperor couldn't wait to come find her. The eunuch's reports could not keep up with the Emperor's pace.
"Your Majesty, have a drink..."
"Jingrong, I heard that Li is pregnant. Is this true or false?"
Dongxue stepped forward and handed the emperor a cup of hot tea to warm him up.
The emperor waved his hand and walked straight towards the queen who was leaning on the chaise longue with her eyes closed and taking a nap.
A few days ago, he left the palace for some government affairs.
After returning to the palace, I heard from the eunuch beside me that the Queen had left the city with a large group of people.
It is said that the Crown Prince sent a letter saying that the future Crown Princess is pregnant.
When the emperor heard the news, he immediately jumped up from the dragon throne.
The excitement was no less than when he learned that the Queen was pregnant 20 years ago.
He walked with great speed.
If you don’t know, you might think he is the one who is about to become a father.
The queen narrowed her eyes slightly, glanced at the emperor lazily, and then closed her eyes again.
She turned over and made no attempt to stand up and salute.
"If the emperor wants to know whether it is true or not, why not ask the prince himself?"
"Ahem..." The emperor coughed lightly, glanced around, and said, "All of you go down."
The palace maids knelt and saluted, "Yes, Your Majesty."
The palace maids and eunuchs of Fengyi Palace retreated outside the hall one after another.
The emperor changed his majestic appearance, half-knelt in front of the concubine's couch, stretched out his hands like a servile person, and massaged the queen's body.
"Jingrong, are you still angry with me?" he asked cautiously.
It doesn't matter if my son ignores me.
If his wife no longer pays attention to him, there is no point in him being the emperor.
"I dare not." The Queen opened her eyes. "Your Majesty is the ruler of a country and shoulders the whole world. How dare I, a woman, get angry with your Majesty?"
She didn't say this out of anger.
From the moment he called himself "I" in front of her and acted like an emperor.
The queen suddenly came to her senses.
It was her fantasy to ask an emperor to give her the love of an ordinary couple.
"Jingrong, I know I was wrong. Please give me one last chance."
"emperor!"
The emperor abandoned his imperial dignity and knelt on his knees with a thud.
He had seen how the Queen loved him, so he could naturally tell at a glance that she didn't want to love now.
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