Chapter 174 Xiao Guogong saw that the driver was refused?
Princess Guo was relieved after hearing what Chu Yunxi said. She knew that it was definitely not a trivial matter related to the prince, so she stopped asking in detail. It was not something she could get involved in.
"Xi'er, I will take care of my mother's side. You don't have to be distracted. If there is still any need for me, just ask."
Chu Yunxi stood up and bowed playfully.
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I will never be polite to you."
She was grateful to Princess Guo. If Princess Guo hadn't been by her mother's side, she wouldn't have been able to do other things with peace of mind.
"You are trying to break my heart. You are also tired today. Go to bed early. I will leave first."
Princess Guo stood up to say goodbye, and Chu Yunxi ordered He Xiang and Xiao Lian to send them out of the courtyard.
In the dead of night, Chu Yunxi looked at the moon in the sky. The closest distance between her and Jun Lingyun was probably the same sky.
In the next few days, the emperor claimed to be ill and did not go to court. He only accepted memorials and did not see courtiers. The palace gates were heavily guarded.
Xiao Guogong lay on the bench with his eyes closed, his maid rubbing his head, thinking about whether anything went wrong that day.
He felt a little uneasy because none of his people came back to meet him.
Could it be possible that they all died in the hunting forest? At that time, he was worried about being exposed and did not investigate the identities of the dead people in detail.
Xiao Guogong sat up suddenly. He thought that after the prince was injured, he had not seen the prince up close, which was really a big hidden danger.
Xiao Guogong was about to go out, but was stopped by Xiao Feifei.
"Father, where are you going?"
Duke Xiao Guo's face turned cold. If it weren't for this ignorant daughter, he might have seen the prince up close that day.
"Where am I going as a father? Do I need to report to you?"
Xiao Feifei also suffered from psychological torture for several days, her eyes were sunken, and she couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Father, tell the truth to your daughter. Is it your fault that His Highness the Crown Prince was injured this time?"
She thought about going to see His Highness the Crown Prince's injury every day, but every time she thought of Chu Yunxi's words, which made her embarrassed to face the Crown Prince.
This time, she must ask clearly.
Xiao Guogong was so angry that Xiao Feifei felt tight in his chest.
“So what if it is, so what if it’s not?”
Duke Xiao's expression was cold, and Xiao Feifei was suddenly a little scared. Her father had never spoken so harshly to her before.
"If so, is it possible that you want to go to the emperor to report my father for treason? If not, can you pretend that the documents you created do not exist and then pester the prince to make the Chu family laugh?
"
Xiao Guogong took a step closer, and Xiao Feifei took a few steps back unconsciously.
"I, I don't know, I don't know."
Xiao Feifei shook her head vigorously.
"I don't know why, the person I like is the prince? I don't know why, my father is Xiao Guogong, who is fighting with the prince to death? Why, the prince refuses to look at me, why is this?
"
Xiao Guogong's eyes were dark and incomprehensible. He did not expect that in the end, after all his hard work, his daughter would question his identity as a Xiao family member and everything he had brought to her.
"You were born into the Xiao family, and you have enjoyed the life of a master. You can have enough food and clothing, and be arrogant. You should be grateful that you were born into a good child, instead of just wallowing in self-pity!"
"But that's not what I want. I just want to stay with the person I love for the rest of my life!"
The sadder Xiao Feifei cried, the angrier Xiao Guogong became.
"If you are not a member of the Xiao family, you are not even qualified to like the prince! How can we talk about staying together for a lifetime? It is precisely because you are a member of my Xiao family that you have the right to choose."
Xiao Guogong pointed at Xiao Feifei:
"But this is not for you to do whatever you want. You should choose a family that can help our Xiao family. This! It is your responsibility as the daughter of the Xiao family!"
Xiao Feifei was completely stunned. Yes, if she didn't have a prominent family background, she wouldn't even be qualified to like the prince.
But Chu Yunxi's family background is not as good as hers, so why was she able to bear the name of the Crown Prince from birth, and naturally become someone close to His Highness?
Xiao Feifei suddenly felt envious of Chu Yunxi. She felt that her father would never understand her, so she turned around and ran back to the house crying.
For the first time in her life, she no longer wanted to be a member of the Xiao family. She had understood that being a member of the Xiao family meant being an enemy of the prince. She would never be able to marry the prince in her life.
Duke Xiao paid no attention to Xiao Feifei, who was greatly hit. He just wanted her to wake up. As a member of the Xiao family, after enjoying the glory brought by the Xiao family, we must shoulder the responsibilities of being a member of the Xiao family.
Duke Xiao went straight to the palace. Many ministers who were concerned about state affairs or wanted to know the current trends of the court were waiting outside the palace gate, hoping to be received by the emperor.
Xiao Guogong calmed down his mood, walked into the crowd with his head held high, and was greeted by everyone's salutes and compliments.
"My lord, the emperor has refused to see us for several days in a row. What should we do?"
"My lord, you are here. You have to go and see the situation of the Emperor and His Royal Highness, so that we can understand what is wrong."
Duke Xiao Guo felt comfortable with the compliments of everyone, and walked towards the palace gate arrogantly, but was stopped by the guards.
"My lord, your Majesty has an order not to see anyone, so please come back."
In front of so many courtiers, Duke Xiao Guo was subdued and kicked him over.
"You are a bastard, you are so blind that even I dare to stop you. I have been assisting the emperor for more than twenty years. The emperor has long allowed me to come and go freely in this palace. How can you not see me?"
The guard was kicked to the ground, but he didn't dare to have any objection and just got up silently.
If he were an ordinary person, he would have been regarded as a trespasser in the palace, and the guards would have attacked him with knives. But this was the powerful Duke Xiao, who would dare to do this to him.
"My lord, please take pity on me. The emperor has an edict and no one is here. I really don't dare to disobey the edict. Why don't you let me go and report to the emperor first, and then let the emperor make a decision?"
"
Duke Xiao then shook his sleeves and said, "Hurry up and go!"
"Yes!" The guard ran away quickly.
Duke Xiao Guogong just stood there waiting outside the palace gate without moving, with his hands behind his back.
At first he could close his eyes and rest his mind, but a quarter of an hour later, the impatient courtiers began to make a noise.
"I don't know what's going on with the emperor's dragon body. I'm really worried."
"The Emperor doesn't even see the Duke, so we can't even see him."
Duke Xiao opened his eyes impatiently and glared at the guard guarding the door.
"Go and ask for instructions again!"
Another guard left helplessly.
Duke Xiao started pacing back and forth, and waited for another half an hour, but no one came back.
The courtiers rubbed their sore legs. If Xiao Guogong refused to leave, they could only accompany him.
"Well, what should we do? It's almost noon now."
Xiao Guogong squinted at the guard blocking the road in front of him. The guard's head felt cold when he looked at him.
"My lord, the emperor is not feeling well. Why don't you come back another day?"