Is there retribution in the world?

  "I didn't... I wasn't strong enough... I couldn't protect her... So she's gone missing, and I don't know if she's dead or alive, is she?"

  Zui Hua Lou, the fifth prince Wu Ming Hao who had drunk too much grabbed Chu Qing Kuang's hand tightly, his thick eyebrows locked in a painful knot: "Brother Chu, what should I do? How can I find her?"

  Chu Qingxiao smiled and raised his hand to press down on his, handing him a cup of strong tea: "Your Highness Wu, you've had too much to drink, sober up!"

  "No... don't mind me, I'll have another drink! Someone, bring me more wine!"

  He loudly scolded and shouted, while the top courtesan of the Drunken Flower House, Qiao Niang, glanced at Chu Qingxuan and inquired with her eyes.

  Chu Qing raised an eyebrow, neither confirming nor denying, and stood up cleverly, poured wine for Wu Minghao and said softly: "Your Highness, drink less, too much wine is bad for your health!"

  Wu Ming Hao's eyes were half-closed in a drunken haze, gazing at the gentle and warm smile of Yi Qiao. A wave of sadness surged up in his heart, and he subconsciously grabbed her hand, exclaiming: "Rong Rong, I'm sincere towards you, why don't you believe me?! I don't want any other woman to be my queen, I only want you... Come back, I only want you! I'll protect you... I definitely will!"

  "I know... I understand!" She also gently patted his hand, and when she saw Chu Qingxuan stand up, she raised her head and followed him with her eyes.

  Chu Qingcang seemed to ignore her expectation, straightened his brocade robe and walked out. His back disappeared at the door, and Xi Chuo lowered her eyelashes in disappointment, pouring wine for Wu Minghao, her long eyelashes covering the impatience in her beautiful eyes.

  Chu Qing walked out of Zuihuatang, Mo Yu led his horse over and asked: "Sir, are you going back?"

  Chu Qing's expression turned solemn as he pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "You go back first! I'll go take a look at Gu Jing's place!"

  "Oh...... be careful then!" The squid rode his horse back to the wine building.

  Chu Qingcang walked along Huabang Street, turning seven or eight times before disappearing into the crowd. The people following behind looked at each other in dismay and searched for half a day but couldn't find him, so they returned to report back.

  Three Kings' Mansion

  The princess He Donghui was reading a book alone under the lamp, when her maid Lianmei came in with a tray of food and said: "Princess, the lotus seed porridge is ready, you can take it to the king now!"

  "Oh, okay!" He Dongxi put down the book and took over Lian Mei's food tray, ready to go out.

  "Your Highness, wait a moment, put on your cloak, it's windy outside!"

  Lian Mei hastily went to get her cloak, but He Donghui thought for a moment and said: "No need, I can still bear it!"

  Having said that, she didn't wait for Lian Mei and carried the food tray herself towards Wu Mingyuan's study.

  It's already deep autumn, and it's really cold. She was wearing thin clothes and hadn't even walked halfway when she started shivering. She forced herself to walk towards the room, but before she got close, she heard people talking inside and subconsciously stopped in her tracks.

  The angry voice inside was Wu Mingyuan's, although it wasn't clear what he was saying, the voice was familiar. The other two were unclear, vague, was Wu Mingyuan handling official business?

  She had a mind to avoid, and felt that they had all walked to this point, it was not worth going back, just hesitating, someone came out, she recognized it was Ma Xiang and another general, and slightly nodded.

  Ma Xiang saw the plate in her hand and called out: "Wang Fei, are you sending a midnight snack to Wang Ye?"

  He Dongxi nodded and smiled: "The king has been having a fever for the past two days, I made him some lotus seed porridge to help him cool down. Is the king... feeling better now?"

  "It's all right now, Your Highness, please go in quickly! It's getting windy, don't catch a chill!"

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  Ma Xiang quietly winked at her, He Dongxiang suddenly understood and knew that Wu Mingyuan was angry, so she felt a little guilty and didn't dare to go in.

  Ever since the Xiao family was beheaded that day, Wu Mingyuan became a different person. His former gentle temperament disappeared and he became irritable, often smashing things and scolding his subordinates at the slightest dissatisfaction!

  Even towards He Dongxiu, it wasn't as good as before. Not to mention lacking patience, he even rarely visited her bedroom, often lingering between several concubines' chambers, causing some servants to speculate whether she had fallen out of favor.

  Her family didn't know where they heard the rumor from, and her father even scolded her for it two days ago when he specially called her back home.

  It's just reminding her not to forget her identity, she is the real princess, if the third prince is established as the crown prince by the emperor, she will be the crown princess, and later the mother of a country.

  Her father told her to control her temper, be more considerate of Wu Mingyuan, coax him into happiness, and give birth to a little prince as soon as possible. With a son, she would have a secure position in the future when she grew old and weak.

  He Dongxi was trained to be depressed, why didn't she think of ways to please Wu Mingyuan! She had already been humble enough to please him, what else did he want?

  Why doesn't she want to have a little prince as soon as possible! It's just that the previous child died in the womb, and the doctor told her not to get pregnant again within half a year, otherwise it might not be saved...

  That doctor has served the He family for many years, and He Donghui wouldn't suspect him of having ill intentions. It's all for his own good, so he can't not listen.

  But looking at Wu Mingyuan's current attitude, she is getting restless again. Maybe if she really gives birth to a girl in a year or so, Wu Mingyuan will be delighted and dote on her like before.

  So although she was afraid of his unpredictable temper, she still tried every means to get close to him, hoping that he would favor her and give her a child.

  Gathering her courage, He Dongxiu held a tray in one hand and gently knocked on the door of the study with the other. She called out softly: "Husband, it's getting chilly outside, I've made some lotus seed porridge for you to warm yourself up, would you like some?"

  The room was silent, she reluctantly knocked on the door again, and after just one knock, she heard Wu Mingyuan's loud roar: "Get out, I don't want to eat anything, take it away, and don't send me any midnight snacks in the future!"

  He Dongxi was choked for a moment, such a shameless thing seemed to be the first time. In the past, Wu Mingyuan would not have been so angry and humiliated her, even if he was furious. Was this anger related to Ma Xiang's earlier behavior towards them?

  She calmed down and said in a low voice: "Since husband doesn't want to eat, I won't bother him! It's late at night and the sky is cool, husband should rest early, I'll go back."

  After finishing, she turned around and slowly left the study, coughing occasionally as she walked. However, even after hurrying down the long corridor, the door to the study still didn't open. She stood in the shadows of the corridor, looking at the brightly lit study with a disappointed expression. Was Wu Mingyuan really so heartless? In the past, whenever he heard her coughing, he would anxiously ask her questions left and right. Why was it like this now? How could everything change overnight?!

  She had been standing for half a day, her body chilled to the bone. Just as she was about to return to her room, she suddenly heard voices coming from the other side of the corridor. The voice belonged to another concubine, Xiangqin. She stopped in her tracks, subconsciously wanting to see if Xiangqin would also be treated coldly.

  Xiangqin and a maid came over, the maid also holding a food tray in her hand. They walked on the other side, so He Dongxue was not worried that they would see himself.

  She walked closer, chose a very secluded place, and watched as Xiangqin walked to the study door, lightly knocked, and called out in a soft voice: "Master, Qiner has brought you your favorite lotus seed porridge. Can Qiner come in?"

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  Uh... Her voice, like that of a courtesan from a brothel, made He Dongyi's face turn red. Upon closer inspection, Xiangqin was wearing a thin, pink dress as delicate as a cicada's wing. Under the dim light of the corridor lanterns, her full breasts were visible through the fabric, and her slender waist swayed back and forth like a snake...

  He Dongxi's face turned even redder... dressed so sloppily, wouldn't Wu Mingyuan get angry?

  But what surprised her was that Wu Mingyuan heard Xiangqin's voice, and instead of yelling at her to get out like he did with her, he calmly called out: "Come in!"

  Xiangqin took over the food tray from the maid's hand, waved her hand, and the maid retreated.

  He Dongxiu saw Xiangqin holding a plate in one hand and loosening her hair bun with the other, letting a few strands fall on her chest. She then pulled down her shoulder dress before swaying her waist and pushing open the door to enter.

  He Dongxi's feet seemed to have taken root and she couldn't move, staring blankly at the door as it closed.

  Before long, a coquettish voice came from inside: "Master, you've had a tiring day, take a rest! Qiner will feed you... come, I've tried it, it's not hot, just right... open your mouth... ah!"

  Soon, Wu Mingyuan's voice came: "Not bad, sweet but not greasy, Qiner you are more and more understanding of my taste!"

  I don't know what Wu Mingyuan did, but Xiangqin suddenly let out a strange cry and said with a pout: "Master, when I'm feeding you, don't move your hands or feet! If the porridge spills on you, Master mustn't blame Qiner!"

  "No, it splashed on me, you just need to eat it clean, haha..."

  The room was filled with the sound of laughter and playful noise, He Dongxi's face turned pale as he stared at the window where the silhouettes of two people embracing were visible. He clenched his fists tightly around the tray, feeling an overwhelming urge to rush over, kick open the door, and smash the tray violently towards the shameless couple...

  Inside, the two of them had no idea whether they were eating porridge or eating people. He Dongxue stood until the lights went out before stumbling back to her residence. Lian Mei hadn't slept yet and saw that she was pale when she returned, startling her into calling out: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

  She reached out to pull her, her whole body was icy cold. Mei became even more anxious: "What's wrong with you? Where did you go to blow the wind for so long? Your body is originally not good, what if you get sick? Hurry up and lie down on the bed, I'll go make ginger soup for you!"

  Lian Mei helped her onto the bed and covered her with a thick quilt, then busied herself making ginger soup.

  Lian Mei returned to see He Dongxiu staring blankly at the ceiling with a dispirited look, and she couldn't help but be shocked. "Miss, what's wrong? Has Prince Wang upset you?"

  He Dongxi suddenly looked at her and said: "You say, is there such a thing as retribution in the world?"

  "Miss!" Lian Mei helped her up, handed her a cup of ginger soup to drink, and frowned, saying: "Hurry up and drink the ginger soup, stop thinking nonsense! What retribution or not, you haven't done anything bad, what are you talking about retribution?"

  "Hehe... Hehe!" He Dongxi smiled foolishly, passively accepting the ginger soup, and said: "I originally snatched Cui Cui's man, now I've been snatched away by Xiang Qin, is this considered retribution?"

  "What? Did you see that cheap woman in Wang Ye's room? No wonder..."

  Lian Mei stamped her foot: "What's the hurry, you're the princess, Xiang Qin is just a concubine. Even if she spends tonight with the king, it's only because he's temporarily favoring her, it doesn't count! Another day when the king doesn't like her, she'll have nothing to be proud of! You're different, you're the empress's favored princess, no one can take your place... Hurry up and drink the ginger soup, sleep for now, we'll think of a way to win back the king's favor later!"

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  He Dongxi drank the ginger soup as instructed, and after falling asleep, her body slowly warmed up, and her mind began to clear up. She secretly called out in shame, wondering how she had been confused for a moment and lost her footing.

  At first, Wu Mingyuan and Xiao Congrong had a marriage contract that was not destroyed by her, but she snatched the husband. How is it now that she is the princess consort, yet afraid of a concubine taking away her rightful position? Isn't this getting more and more muddled?

  He Dongxi is a talented and virtuous person with an extraordinary demeanor, how could she possibly lose to Xiangqin, a woman who relies on flaunting her charm and being flirtatious?

  Calm down, He Dongxiu felt that he couldn't let Xiangqin continue to seduce Wu Mingyuan like this. This was the beginning of having to resolutely cut off the sprouts that were harmful to her, and if she let it go on, it would only grow into a big tree that was unfavorable to herself.

  She thought and did, and on the second day, He Dongcai found a gap to invite Ma Xiang to ask in detail about what happened after the Xiao family was beheaded that day. She didn't let go of any details and asked Ma Xiang to recount it again and again, also asking repeatedly about the confrontation between the masked man and Wu Mingyuan.

  Ma Xiang was entangled with Qi Ze at the time, and they were far apart. He didn't see clearly how they fought, nor did he see Wu Mingyuan get hurt. It wasn't until Wu Mingyuan let out that miserable cry that he noticed Wang Ye had fallen off his horse.

  As for where he was injured, he wasn't even clear himself, and could only watch as the group of people came like the wind and then mysteriously disappeared. Afterwards, Wu Mingyuan didn't tell anyone what had happened, and simply mounted his horse and rushed to the Wang estate, leaving him and the few soldiers who had managed to survive with puzzled expressions, secretly guessing what kind of injury he had sustained...

  He Dongxi was shocked after hearing the news. That day, Wu Mingyuan returned and locked himself in his study room. She went there several times but couldn't even get in. It was also from that day on that Wu Mingyuan became difficult to approach. Was it this injury that caused such a huge change in his temperament?

  Thinking about it, I find that blue-eyed masked man scary. He actually hurt Wu Mingyuan as soon as he made a move. Who is he? I've never heard Xiao Zong mention knowing someone like him before!

  No wonder Wu Mingyuan wants to find out who this masked person is. Even she thinks he's a formidable opponent, and how can she rest easy if she doesn't find out?

  Knowing that Wu Mingyuan was injured, it wasn't hard to find out where the injury was, someone always knew, and on the same day He Dongxue figured it out, with a slight curl of his lip, he also thought of how to win back Wu Mingyuan's heart...

  She never thought that it would be in this way that Xiangqin lost favor and even her life...

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