Chapter 263 (1/2)
Chapter 263: Mother, I want daddy
”Your Majesty, you…” Shadowgale walked to Ning Xiaoyao and stared at her in her dress, his gaze frozen
Ning Xiaoyao swept her eyes over the crowd Everyone else was reacting more or less like the head commander She cleared her throat and told theto pretend to be Miss Ji's little sister That's why I dressed up like this”
”What?!” old General Ji Jiu exclai was involved as well
”It's like this,” Ning Xiaoyao began to explain her plans with Ji Yuerong, Erya, and Xiaoqiu tonight When she was halfway done, Ji Yuerong entered the roos here and there
”So Miss Ji will be Chen Lu's er sister Erya is Miss Ji's eldest daughter, while Xiaoqiu is her son,” Ning Xiaoyao concluded
Old General Ji was floored by the plan He only ed to ask, ”Who's the father?”
”Chen Lu, ah,” Ji Yuerong answered
Old General Ji nearly toppled backwards Although he knew this was all an act, it was still intolerable to hear such words frohter and Ning Xiaoyao ”Can't a palaceXiaoyao shook her head ”None of the”
”……” said everyone else That's right Chen Lu's wife is a tigress If a delicate palace maid played the role instead, she'd never be able to take a slap
”I was originally planning to play theXiaoyao added ”But I'h I'm afraid Chen Lu's on't believe me if I tell her”
”Won't believe what?” the Lord Protector asked dazedly
”She would think, how could a girl who looks like this ever have seduced Chen Lu in the first place?” Ning Xiaoyao said with a shrug
”The face is convincing enough,” Ji Yuerong got straight to the point ”But not the figure”
Ning Xiaoyao only looked at her in silence
So you're doing it in his place instead? Old General Ji looked at his granddaughter with a pained expression A girl running off to play soranddaughter everXiaoyao asked after studying Old General Ji's expression He didn't answer, because he knew his granddaughter wouldn't heed his words anyways
”Then it's set,” Ning Xiaoyao clapped ”Tonight we'll only aim for success, not failure”
All of theXiaoyao They'd probably never get a chance to see their Majesty like this again after today Lou Zigui strode forward and had Ning Xiaoyao sit on a chair But the azes followed her there Supreme Commander Lou tried to block thean to divvy up tasks for theet them out as fast as possible Once everyone left to fulfill their orders and Old General Ji took Miss Ji away, only he and Ning Xiaoyao remained in the roo Xiaoyao unconsciously straightened up in her seat Lou Zigui's expression wavered between nothing and a s uncertain
”What does that ht,” Lou Zigui finally spok
”Ah? Oh” Ning Xiaoyao nodded How could I not be careful when I'?
”Chen Lu's wife h, but it's iui said lightly ”This doesn't just involve her and Chen Lu, but the Chen Clan and her own uts to pay for Xie Wenyuan's life with the lives of both clans”
Ning Xiaoyao rolled her eyes ”Am I as malicious as that? Even if that ants to kill him, I'll have to stop her myself An emperor like me can't even kill the Grand Preceptor whenever I want, so how could I let her steal that chance froui amended quickly ”I know Xiaoyao, you're not that kind of villain”
”That's right,” Ning Xiaoyao replied
Lou Zigui bent down and kissed her on the forehead, then said, ”I'll go write a little to Xu Feiyu Tonight I'll co Xiaoyao said hastily ”The Grand Preceptor will recognize you even if you've burned to ashes Supreme Commander, you should escort the empress out of the city instead That's important, too”
”Aren't you afraid that Xie Wenyuan will recognize you instead?”
”Nope,” Ning Xiaoyao said ”I'ht as soon as I stand into a crowd Moreover, how could my face be this clean after I tussle with Chen Lu's wife? When the time comes, I'll have a completely dirty face The Grand Preceptor would be a ui knit his brows ”You're going to take a beating?”
”I'll doXiaoyao replied ”Don't worry I' couldn't kill ui forced his worries down before brushi+ng at the stray hairs on her forehead ”I'll have Old Huo and the rest reed ”The oal is to trap the Grand Preceptor at Fangqi Lane until he's forced to call his subordinates for help”
Lou Zigui's hand trailed down until it stopped Ning Xiaoyao's face It al to kiss her on the lips before he turned to leave
”Looks like char Xiaoyao muttered to herself from her chair What to do? I'm not happy She decided to take a trip to the little kitchens and see if Chef Huang had finishedsoup yet
Two hours later, Ning Xiaoyao ate herself half full of soup straight fro, Erya, and Xiaoqiu out of the palace At a street near Fangqi Lane, they stopped to eat Chef Huang's pastries while waiting for the last of the sun to set and the city lanterns to go on