138 A Thousand Mile Of Red Cloth (1/2)

After Mu Qing left, Xu Fei Yi pulled a scroll that was hidden on the lowest part of the study table.

”Shadow.”

Immediately after Xu Fei Yi called him, Shadow appeared instantly in front of Xu Fei Yi.

”This subordinate is here, Your Lordship.”

Xu Fei Yi unrolled the scroll and silently read the content. A few breaths[1] later, Xu Fei Yi rolled it and placed it on the study table.

”How's Yue Shin's side?”

”Reporting to Your Lordship, Chief got a new information regarding Yue Ling's disappearance but when he arrived at the place, he was ambushed instead. When those people were cornered by our men, the remaining assassins committed suicide, thus, we were unable to find anything.”

Hearing the information from Shadow's mouth, Xu Fei Yi's eyes hardened. Tapping his finger on the study table, Xu Fei Yi went silent.

*tap* *tap* *tap*

Only the repetitive tap of his finger could be heard in the entire room. Moments later, Xu Fei Yi opened his mouth once again.

”Yue Shin was ambushed, and someone knew our movements. A spy must have been implanted during these five years that I was away.”

'Who is it?'

Xu Fei Yi could not help but think deeply. The spy was able to get valuable information from him. The spy knew that the prostitute Yue Ling from Intoxicated Pavilion was his subordinate and could even stage an ambush for Yue Shin. It would only mean that someone powerful was trying to provoke him.

'But who?'

Xu Fei Yi immediately excluded Xu Ji Mo since the Imperial Family of Qian Zou was oblivious to him being the Moon Emperor.

'Was it perhaps the Emperor of Jing Country?'

Xu Fei Yi recalled his five-years stay in the Country of Jing. The Emperor's spies were all around him, observing his every movement to the point that even when he was alone, he had to act foolish at all times. It was as if the Emperor of Jing Country was suspicious of him. He could not properly move all his forces and was unsuccessful in finding the truth about his Imperial Mother's death. Although he had no evidence, Xu Fei Yi guessed that the Jing Country was related to his Imperial Mother's death and his 'illness'.

'But… the one who was affected was the Moon Emperor and not the foolish Xu QingWang.'

Xu Fei Yi did not like being kept in the dark. He hated it when he did not know who his enemies were. It could be the Emperor of the Jing Country, finding out that he was the Moon Emperor or other forces from the JiangHu who hated the Moon Emperor and wanted to retaliate. He had to stop the operation to avoid any mishap. He must find the spy first before sending someone again. He had already lost Yue Ling, he did not want to endanger Yue Shin. He had to plan first before taking an action. But regardless of who his enemies were, one thing was for sure, he had to make sure that XuanRong would not be harmed at all cost.

”Shadow, call Yue Shin back. Tell him to pull back and stop searching for Yue Ling.”

When Shadow heard Xu Fei Yi's words, he was startled. Although he knew that at the current time, they were unsuccessful in finding any clues that would lead to Yue Ling's location, but still, searching blindly was much better than not searching at all.

Although Xu Fei Yi knew what Shadow was thinking, he did not say anything. He did not like explaining to other people. There were many important things to do than to talk with Shadow.

If Shadow knew what was on Xu Fei Yi's mind, for sure, he would definitely cry rivers of tears and would say, 'Busy? Busy my foot! You were only busy listing all the valuable items in QinWang Fu to be Lady Xuan's bride price! How about those betrothal gifts you prepared from Dark Palace, ah?'

But then again, even if Shadow learned Xu Fei Yi's thought, he would not have the courage to say those words.

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On the fifth day after the announcement of Xu Fei Yi and XuanRong's Imperial Marriage, the whole people in ZhongYang[2] was shocked when they saw a thousand mile of red cloth[3] coming from Xu QinWang's Palace.

The procession was very eye catching due to the amount of betrothal chests being carried towards the Prime Minister's Residence. Every lady who saw the procession could not help but sigh in regret and pity. Looking at the endless line of betrothal gifts, some were envious of XuanRong.

Receiving a thousand red chests full of betrothal gifts, who would not feel happy and honored? Then again, those ladies were only envious for a moment. No matter how much gifts XuanRong received and how grand her wedding would be in two days' time, in the end, she would marry the fool of the Imperial Family. It would not change the fact that her husband to be was mentally disabled and could not fulfill the duties of a husband or bring honor to oneself.

While the entire capital was busy gossiping, the lady in question, XuanRong, was currently sleeping inside her room. Without any other choice, Zou Mama ordered YuYing to wake XuanRong up and receive the betrothal gifts.

When XuanRong arrived at the Residence's gate, she was greeted by a huge number of red chests.

”…..”

For the first time in history, XuanRong could not find words to express her feelings.