After marrying a sickly and powerful official, Jiaojiao cries every day

Feng Qiwu stared into her charming eyes and was about to answer.

Wen Ranyan's teasing voice came again, saying: "Forget it, your arrow wound has not healed yet, you definitely can't drink. Even if you are angry, you have to hold it in."

Hearing this, Feng Qiwu reached out and pinched her earlobe hard, as if to vent his anger.

Wen Ranyan gently brushed off his mischievous hand and said, "You can't drink alcohol, but I can accompany you for a midnight snack. Eating delicious food can make people feel happy. I don't know if it applies to you."

"Whether it's suitable or not, you won't know until you've tried it." Perhaps because he was afraid that she would change her mind again, Feng Qiwu spoke before she could say anything, thus cutting off her chance to speak again.

Wen Ranyan raised her eyes, smiled at him, and said in a charming voice: "Do you want to eat in the mansion, or go out?"

The sky now was as dark as ink, and the cries of jackdaws were heard in sorrow. Perhaps because there were no flowers or trees adorning the area near the dungeon, the wind made it seem even colder and chillier.

Wen Ranyan couldn't help but reach out and pull Feng Qiwu forward a few steps.

Feng Qiwu looked at her crystal white hands, his eyes burning slightly, and said calmly: "Let's eat outside."

The two of them had never strolled around the capital together before. Now was a rare opportunity, and they couldn't just stay stuck in the house.

Wen Ranyan also wanted to go out for a walk, so she agreed: "Okay."

But just as they walked to the front hall, Eunuch Desheng, who was beside Helian Xiao, came to convey the emperor's order, saying that he wanted to summon them to the palace for questioning.

Wen Ranyan shrugged regretfully and said, "It seems that we can't have this midnight snack. However, Helian Xiao didn't just send you the message, but sent it to us. I'm afraid he has bad intentions. I guess it has a lot to do with the incident with the Western Region envoy."

Feng Qiwu looked at the dark night and said slowly, "The Western Region envoy has not returned for many days, so the royal court will naturally come to inquire about it. I think Helian Xiao will do something about this matter."

"But it doesn't matter. What can you do if you refuse to recognize him?"

Feng Qiwu's thin, red lips curled up slightly, and her smile deepened, becoming a little mysterious.

Wen Ranyan looked at him, her eyebrows curved and she smiled.

A bright crescent-shaped moon hangs in the sky, and a hazy glow wanders among the jade buildings and palaces, as if giving them a layer of misty and smoky light, full of frost and faint shadows.

The carriage they were riding in stopped at the palace gate, and they had to walk into the palace.

The two of them walked hand in hand on the palace road. Even in the twilight, the magnificent palace exuded a faint golden light. The seasonal flowers and trees in the back garden exuded a lingering fragrance. The evening breeze blew, and the faint shadows were cast on the ground, showing their graceful demeanor.

Eunuch Desheng led them in front, and after walking around for a few times, he finally brought them into the imperial study.

The doors and windows of the imperial study were tightly closed. It was already quite hot at this time of year, and now that there was no ventilation in the study, it felt even more stuffy.

Helian Xiao was bending over his desk, reviewing memorials. He looked serious and diligent.

Incense was burning in a golden incense burner on his desk. Smoke was curling up and the fragrance was lingering. When the smoke dissipated, it seemed like a fairyland. Bright yellow crepe hung down on one side, and its silky and translucent luster was like the waves on the lake. The texture was very delicate.

"Your Majesty, the person has been brought here." Eunuch Desheng said in a low voice.

Helian Xiao was still reviewing memorials, seemingly not hearing anything, or perhaps just trying to intimidate them.

Wen Ranyan and Feng Qiwu were contented and not at all frightened by the royal pressure. Instead, they stood there straight, like two supervisors.

Helian Xiao felt like he was on edge because of their gazes. He really couldn't continue reviewing the memorials, so he raised his eyes to ease the atmosphere and said, "I was so focused on reviewing the memorials that I didn't notice that Feng Aiqing had arrived. It was my carelessness."

Feng Qiwu brushed the wrinkles on her sleeves and said slowly, "It's a good thing to be focused, but I don't know why Your Majesty summoned me and my wife here so late at night? Could it be that you came to see Your Majesty review the memorials?"

After saying this, he began to laugh, a laugh that was both irritating and annoying.

Wen Ranyan stood with him, seeming to be very well-behaved.

Helian Xiao frowned, feeling bored, but he didn't show it on the surface: "Of course not, Lord Feng is really good at joking."

Feng Qiwu met his gaze and smiled without saying anything.

Helian Xiao felt very uncomfortable. He took a deep breath and then continued, "Just now, someone from the Western Regions Royal Court sent a message saying that their envoy has not returned to report. I was also suspicious. The envoy has been away for such a long time, he should have arrived by now. Why hasn't he returned yet?"

"What do you think about this matter, Lord Feng?"

Feng Qiwu was not surprised. He understood the situation and spoke more casually: "I don't have any opinion. Maybe the envoy was too playful and got delayed on the way back?"

Helian Xiao said: "The envoy must be past the age of playing around."

Feng Qiwu said nonchalantly: "Then I don't know even more. I am not a worm in the envoy's stomach, how can I know everything?"

Helian Xiao stroked the glowing white jade ring on his thumb and stared at him without saying a word.

At that time, a eunuch hurried in and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Helian Xiao's eyes flickered slightly, and he did not hide his shock at all: "Is this true?"

The eunuch nodded repeatedly: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely true."

Helian Xiao retracted his gaze, but the shock on his face only increased. He looked at Feng Qiwu and said calmly, "I just received news that the envoy from the Western Regions is dead. He died of poisoning."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Feng Qiwu closely, as if trying to find some clues from his face.

Feng Qiwu exclaimed in surprise: "Did he die at the border of Beilang?"

Helian Xiao said: "He died in their Western Desert."

After hearing this, Feng Qiwu's surprise faded a little, and he said in a carefree manner: "Since he died in the desert, it is the business of the people of the Western Regions. Why is Your Majesty so nervous? Could it be that the people of the Western Regions are so treacherous that they want to put the blame of the envoy's death on us, Beilang?"

"..." Helian Xiao frowned.

Feng Qiwu seemed to be out of line, but he could easily put the blame on the people from the Western Regions themselves.

Sometimes talking to him always makes people feel extremely powerless.

Helian Xiao was silent for a moment before he spoke again: "That being said, I heard that your residence has been closed to visitors for a long time. As for your wife, she was also abducted by a group of villains. She seemed to be dressed as a person from the Western Regions, and she looked very similar to the envoy."

Feng Qiwu stood there, his body as tall as a mountain, his face calm.

Helian Xiao shot a cold and sharp gaze straight at him, and said, "I also heard that you have been closed to visitors these days because you are chasing after those people from the Western Regions. So, is the death of the envoy related to you?"

This calm tone did not sound like an accusation, but rather a calm inquiry, but it concealed annoyance and a sense of impending storm.

Feng Qiwu was not affected at all, his red clothes were slightly shining and his smile was sharp.

"Your Majesty, where did you hear this nonsense?"