The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1785 Looking for Shang Xi as she pleases

Sui Xin leaned back in her chair and said, "My affairs have to be taken seriously too! It's been years, how come my affairs have been completely forgotten! If I don't mention them, are you all planning to stop mentioning them altogether?!"

"I have kept your matter in mind. I will have Shang Xi take care of it for you tomorrow."

Sui Xin's eyes lit up upon hearing this, "Really?"

"My words are law, how could they be false? However, you and Sui Xin are now both great generals with outstanding military achievements. You must not go to places you shouldn't go, and you must not be influenced by trends you shouldn't be influenced by. Now I am the ruler of the country, and you are my subjects. Especially you, Sui Xin, you must not be as carefree as before. You must avoid Ge Dongqing's bad habits!"

Sui Xin chuckled, "How could I be the same kind of person as Lord Ge? He's such a womanizer! But I need to get my business done quickly!"

The next day, someone from the palace came to invite Shang Xi and his wife.

Shang Xi's face was unnaturally pale after drinking, while Cheng Feng had recovered. However, both of them had hoarse voices when they spoke.

Shang Xi hadn't planned to go out today, but now she has no choice but to!

Once they were in the carriage, Shang Xi finally remembered to ask, "What are we going to the palace for? My uncle's old subordinate has returned; he won't have time to summon us."

Cheng Feng held Shang Xi's small hand and felt around it. "You'll know when you get there. Guessing? Hmph, you'd never guess even if you racked your brains!"

Shang Xi nodded in agreement, "The Emperor's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, beyond the comprehension of us insignificant people! But I guess it can't be anything bad!"

This time, it was Cheng Feng's turn to nod in agreement!

Upon arriving at the palace gate, the carriage from Prince Pang's residence happened to meet the carriage from Ge's residence. Cheng Feng and Shang Xi simultaneously called out, "Uncle Ge!"

"Hey!" Ge Dongqing had just returned from his mission to the Southern Yan Kingdom, and his dejected appearance from a few months ago had completely vanished. His spirits had returned to normal. Shang Xi wondered to herself, "He's been back for less than half a month. Could he have taken a wife and concubines at home? Otherwise, how could he have changed so much?"

Just as Shang Xi was making all sorts of guesses in her mind, Ge Dongqing poked his head out from behind Cheng Feng and spoke to Shang Xi, "Niece-in-law!"

I don't know when Ge Dongqing started calling Shang Xi his niece-in-law. It's obvious that he got the idea from Wan Lianxing. But his tone, manner, and pleasant manner make it seem like they are uncle and nephew.

Shang Xi greeted him with a smile; after all, he was her elder, and even if he behaved improperly, he was still her elder.

"Uncle Ge, is there something you need from me?"

Ge Dongqing glanced at Cheng Feng, who stood like a pillar between him and Shang Xi, and then reached out to pull Cheng Feng to his right!

Cheng Feng was baffled. How could this person just stand between the young couple? What was wrong with him standing between them? Couldn't they say what they wanted to say with him in between?

Just as Cheng Feng was about to stand back, he heard Ge Dongqing lower his voice and say to Shang Xi, "Niece-in-law, have you visited Lu Si Niang recently?"

Upon hearing this, Shang Xi realized that they were asking about Lu Si Niang. "I always go to Si Niang's place!"

"I heard she went to the mausoleum to escort goods?"

Shang Xi wanted to say that everything she had heard was true, without a trace of exaggeration. Did Ge Dongqing have to hear it through her mouth before he would believe it? Well, she wasn't afraid of the trouble and would just say what she knew. Anyway, everything she said was already what Ge Dongqing had heard!

"Fourth Sister's trip to Lingyuan to escort goods was a pretense; her true purpose was revenge. On her journey west, Fourth Sister had someone kill that Bo Ya, even severing his head. Her revenge is complete!"

Ge Dongqing nodded. He had heard that Lu Siniang had led a group to chop off more than two hundred heads from Ya Tuo. This person was indeed vengeful; it seemed that the few lashes she had given him back then were too lenient.

"How is her child with Li Lao Er? I heard it was born on the way!"

This time it was Shang Xi's turn to nod. "It's a girl. The child is lucky to have survived this whole trip unharmed! It's fortunate she's safe and sound, otherwise Li Lao Er would have no one to carry on the family line!"

The group walked silently for several meters before Ge Dongqing spoke again, "Did Fourth Sister mention me?"

Shang Xi considered it carefully before saying, "No, Fourth Sister is magnanimous and won't bring up the past!"

Although Fourth Sister didn't mention it, someone always did. Whenever this happened, Fourth Sister's face would show disdain and contempt. It wasn't that she hated Ge Dongqing, but that she deeply resented and was utterly disappointed in him!

"Niece-in-law, do you think it would be alright for Uncle Ge to go and see Lu Si Niang?"

Shang Xi wanted to tell him that he was making a fool of himself, but some people are like that, they won't turn back until they hit a wall. As an outsider, she had no right to tell Ge Dongqing not to go and get turned away. Look at what he has done to Lu Siniang, from an official's wife to a镖头's wife, and now he has caused her husband's death and caused her daughter to lose her father before she was even born. Wouldn't such a person just add to Siniang's troubles if he went there?

But the truth is hard to hear. This person asked because he wanted to visit Lu Si Niang. He probably felt guilty for a while and thought it was okay to go if he wanted to. "Because the child is young, Si Niang is at the escort agency almost every day. Uncle Ge can go and see her!"

Shang Xi thought you could try your luck.

The group followed the palace servants through winding paths and finally stopped in the Imperial Garden.

Shang Xi looked at the Imperial Garden in winter, where many precious flowers were still blooming in competition. She glanced at the people in the pavilion and thought, "What a refined taste they have! Could it be that they were summoned today just to admire the flowers?" The more Shang Xi thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. She felt that most of the lingering drunkenness from yesterday had disappeared. Smelling the fragrance of flowers and grass, Shang Xi felt refreshed and invigorated.

Upon meeting, Shang Xi had just greeted Wan Lian and hadn't even greeted everyone present when Sui Xin blurted out, "Your Highness, how's the matter we discussed last time going? Why did it just disappear without a trace?"

Shang Xi looked at Cheng Feng, who had just sat down on the chair. Thinking about what he had said to Shang Xi last night, he said he probably wouldn't forget. "See, I told you Sui Xin needed to talk to you, but you didn't believe me!"

Sui Xin glanced at the young couple who were still looking at each other and said anxiously, "Shang Xi, you haven't forgotten about me, have you? I'm still counting on you here! How can you not take my matter seriously!"

Shang Xi was completely bewildered, and unconsciously brought her hand to her mouth, almost biting her fingers. She, Shang Xi, didn't think she'd ever done anything unreliable before. This Sui Xin was a general on the front lines; she couldn't possibly be indifferent to his affairs!

Seeing Shang Xi's expression, Sui Xin felt utterly disheartened. He was incredibly disappointed. "It seems you don't care at all about what's going on between Sui Ming and me!"

Shang Xi then looked at Sui Ming, who shook his head, his temperament unchanged, "I don't care, Your Highness, you don't need to take it to heart!"

Shang Xi was even more confused now. One "following one's heart" was enough to keep her busy, so why did another "following one's fate" suddenly appear? "There's something about following one's fate here?"