NABC Chapter 505 That bastard clearly wants to devour us bit by bit.
Chapter 505 That bastard clearly wants to devour us bit by bit.
It's an open secret that the Emperor is unwell, but most people don't know just how bad his health is.
Regardless, it's true that the dragon's health is not good. Since we're asking for a favor, it's best not to delay their business.
Don't disturb his rest.
The strange thing is that even though he was already terminally ill, he could still be attracted to beauty and have thoughts about Qing'er.
What an old codger.
Granny Ji followed Consort Yu out of the house, but just as she stepped out of the bedroom, she saw a young eunuch walking quickly towards her in the courtyard.
"Your Highness, I'll go see what's going on." Granny Ji immediately went to greet her.
Not long after, Granny Ji returned and said softly, "Your Highness, the Duke is seriously ill. The Marquis has sent someone to inform Your Highness that you should return to the manor immediately to see him."
The Duke mentioned here is the Duke of Qin, who is also Consort Yu's biological father.
After instructing Xiao Guizi to deliver a message to Lu Beimo, Consort Yu immediately rushed back to the Duke of Qin's mansion.
To Consort Yu's surprise, the Duke of Qin's request for her to return to his residence was not truly due to serious illness, but rather because he had received news from Huaihe City—
"My elder brother was separated from us by the rebels?" Now, his fate is still unknown!
Consort Yu was so startled that the hairpin on her head almost rolled off.
She looked at her third brother, Qin Jianye, and asked anxiously, "Is the news accurate? When did it come back? Is there still no news of our eldest brother?"
"When the news came back, there was indeed no trace of my elder brother yet." Qin Jianye glanced at the Duke of Qin.
Seeing that the Duke of Qin nodded, he whispered, "This is the news to the outside world. Our people have found our elder brother. He is safe now, only slightly injured. Huaiyu has already gone there."
"And now he..."
"I don't know yet, I only know that he's safe. I'm afraid the spies wouldn't dare to spread the news, for fear of revealing my brother's whereabouts." Qin Jianye's voice lowered even further: "Sister, do you understand?"
Yu Fei's chest heaved.
She understood! But she still couldn't believe it!
"Why would he do this? Mo'er no longer has any desire for power. He only brought back three thousand personal guards. What prince would do that? Can't this dispel his suspicions about our Qin family?"
The Duke of Qin looked at her and coldly snorted, "You actually believe him!"
"Father, it's not that I believe him, I just don't understand."
"What do you need to understand about the heart of an emperor? He has always been very suspicious, and this isn't the first or second time! You even handed over the troops of Five Lakes City to him!"
The Duke of Qin looked at Consort Yu, his anger burning fiercely, his expression one of exasperation at her lack of progress.
"Do you know that the moment your elder brother had his accident, that bastard ordered the troops from Huaihe City to Qinzhou! Once the soldiers are in Qinzhou, when will they ever return? That's just an excuse for that bastard to nibble away at our Qin family's forces! He wants to weaken our forces and eliminate our Qin family step by step. Don't you understand?"
Consort Yu didn't say anything; she was relieved that her elder brother was alright.
But in reality, she didn't particularly care about the number of troops.
If she cared, she wouldn't have returned the troops of Wuhu City to the Emperor.
“Father, Mo’er is now the King of the Northern Frontier. If you don’t like the capital, let’s go to the Northern Frontier together…”
"You want me to go with you to that desolate land and spend the rest of my life there?"
Upon hearing this, the Duke of Qin was so angry that he almost fainted.