Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Chu Xiaohe met Lu Shangfeng in the hall.

However, Lu Shangfeng clearly came with ill intentions, and he showed Chu Xiaohe no friendly attitude whatsoever.

They drank cup after cup of tea, but Tuoba Liuli still hadn't come out.

In the end, Lu Shangfeng was furious!

"General Chu, I have long heard about your affair with the Seventh Princess, but while I do admire her, I do not wish to speculate about her character! Yet you have been preventing me from seeing her. Do you intend to imprison her in your Duke's mansion?"

He slammed the cup on the table, his anger blazing: "Just because the Seventh Princess's eyes are damaged, does that give you the right to bully her? Chu Xiaohe, you've got some nerve!"

“The Seventh Princess is unwell, and Ali is taking care of her. I have already sent word to her, but whether the Seventh Princess wants to come out to see you, Your Highness, is not something I can interfere with.”

Chu Xiaohe remained expressionless. The thought of the girls who were rumored to have been abused to death made him want to kick him out of their Duke's mansion.

Ideally, we should beat them up first, until they're dead.

If no one sees it.

Should we discuss this with Ali? This idea isn't entirely unfeasible...

"General Chu!" Lu Shangfeng couldn't help but raise his voice when he saw that Chu was ignoring him completely.

Chu Xiaohe then came to his senses and looked at him: "What was Your Highness saying just now? I'm sorry, I haven't been feeling well these past two days and my hearing isn't working properly. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"you……"

"So much happened in the city a while ago. I was injured while apprehending the rebels and haven't fully recovered yet. I'm truly sorry," Chu Xiaohe said calmly.

Lu Shangfeng coldly snorted, "If General Chu feels he is incapable of leading the Dragon Guard to protect the Imperial City, why not inform the Emperor so that he can select a more suitable candidate..."

"Isn't that to keep power in our own hands?" A hearty laugh suddenly came from outside the hall.

Chu Yueli helped Tuoba Liuli walk in slowly, laughing as she went, "How foolish is Your Highness to ask such a question? You know how much power the Dragon Guard has. If the Dragon Guard suspects that someone close to Your Highness is a rebel, they can kill them on the spot, without reporting to the authorities."

"What did you say?" Lu Shangfeng suddenly stood up, pointed at Chu Yueli, and was about to curse.

He truly didn't expect Chu Yueli to dare speak like that; she was practically courting death!

Isn't she afraid that she'll say these words to her father?

Unexpectedly, Lu Shangfeng's gaze inadvertently fell on Tuoba Liuli next to Chu Yueli, and he was so shocked that his heart skipped a beat and he almost lost his balance and fell down.

"You...who are you?" No, isn't this woman the Seventh Princess?

But why... why did it turn out like this?

The Seventh Princess, who walked in with Chu Yueli, had dull, lifeless eyes. But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that her eye sockets were a dark black, and her once bright and beautiful face had a large sunken area on her cheek.

At first glance, it's pitch black and looks like a skull!

"you you……"

"Seventh Princess, there's a threshold ahead, be careful." Chu Yueli supported Tuoba Liuli, seemingly oblivious to Lu Shangfeng's expression, and carefully led her in step by step before helping her sit down on a chair.

Looking up again, she saw Lu Shangfeng standing up, staring at Tuoba Liuli, clearly looking extremely shocked and dumbfounded.