Chongfei Manual - Chapter 168.6

Chapter 168.6

Chapter: 168 . 6 out of 171

The little fellow had been perfectly fine, but a moment later, he suddenly started to wail . No matter how she tried to coax him, he wouldn’t stop . He grasped the lapel of Wei Luo’s robe and cried as if he was so sad that he wanted to die . Wei Luo felt heartache seeing him like this .

On the side, the wet nurse said, “The little heir is probably hungry . Let this servant feed him . ”

Wei Luo thought for a moment . She shook her head and said, “I’ll do it . You can withdraw . ”

Since little Zhao Xi had been born, Wei Luo hadn’t fed him milk many times . Wei Luo’s milk wasn’t much and Zhao Jie drank most of it, so little Zhao Xi didn’t receive much of it . Coincidentally, Zhao Jie hadn’t been home much during the past few days and Wei Luo had accumulated milk, so she fed it to Zhao Xi today . As expected, the little fellow was hungry . He sucked Wei Luo’s nipple and started drinking . He didn’t cry or fuss as he eagerly drank .

Wei Luo used her fingers to wipe the tears from his eyelashes . She said with a smile, “You’re so silly . Crying just because you’re hungry…”

The little fellow whimpered for a bit and continued drinking .

After Wei Luo finished feeding him milk, it was time for Zhao Xi to sleep . She carried him back to the cradle in the side room . After she coaxed him into sleeping soundly, she walked out of the room .

Bai Lan came into the courtyard . Her expression was slightly strange . She seemed as if she wanted to say something, but she kept stopping before the words came out . “Your Majesty…”

Wei Luo asked, “What’s wrong?”

Bai Lan followed Wei Luo inside . In a baffled voice, she said, “When this servant wanted to go out to buy something, this servant saw many guards standing outside the residence . Not only are there guards at the front entrance, there’s also guards protecting the corner and side entrances as well . What do you think is happening? Hasn’t the capital been peaceful lately?”

Wei Luo paused . She turned around and asked, “Did you personally see this?”

Bai Lan nodded with certainty . “Your Highness, there isn’t anything wrong with this servant’s vision . This servant really did see this . There are many guards inside and outside the residence . ”

Wei Luo pursed her lips and thought of the words that Zhao Jie had said to her last night . She had though those were just ordinary instructions . After all, Zhao Jie hadn’t said anything else . However, from the current situation, it wasn’t as simple as she had thought . What exactly was Zhao Jie planning? Why didn’t he tell her? Was he in danger?

Wei Luo passed the afternoon with an unquiet mind . When little Zhao Xi woke up, Wei Luo brought him into her arms to coax .

Fortunately, the little fellow was very good . After she fed him, he played by himself . His large, dark, limpid, eyes would occasionally turn to look at her and he would babble sounds that nobody could understand .

By the time it was nightfall, Bai Lan had gone out and brought back shocking news .

The fifth prince and Prince Rui had rebelled! The two of them had brought all of the soldiers they had control over . They invaded the palace to force Emperor Chong Zhen to abdicate .

Wei Luo had been drinking tea . When she heard this news, her hand shook and the tea spilled onto her hand . Without thinking, she asked, “What about Zhao Jie?”

Bai Lan said, “This servant heard that His Highness Prince Jing is guarding Han Yuan Hall . This servant doesn’t know the details of the situation . ” After saying this, she glanced at Wei Luo’s pale face and said, “Your Highness, the prince probably didn’t tell you anything because he didn’t want you to worry . Look, there are so many guards in the residence . You can see how much the prince cares about you . ”

Wei Luo also knew this . At this moment, she shouldn’t be concerned about why Zhao Jie didn’t tell her anything . Instead, she was worried about his current safety . The fifth prince and Prince Rui had work together to instigate a rebellion . They had probably prepared for this in advance . Would Zhao Jie be able to stop them? Emperor Chong Zhen was also sick and probably wouldn’t be able to help . Wei Luo was very worried about Zhao Jie .

Preoccupied with these thoughts, Wei Luo walked back and forth . When she looked up, the sky wasn’t dark yet .

She didn’t know the situation in the palace . She wanted to send Bai Lan out to ask around, but the residence was too tightly guarded . Bai Lan had gone out too much and was stopped by the guards at the entrances .

The only thing that Wei Luo could do was wait .

Wei Luo barely closed her eyes this night . As soon as she closed her eyes, she would see Zhao Jie holding a sword and riding a horse . She was scared of seeing something happening to him, so she sat on the couch that was near the window the entire night until the sky gradually revealed a smear of pale blue . This night had finally passed .

Wei Luo jumped down from the couch, hurriedly washed her face, and started to walk out of the room .

Seeing this sight, Jin Lu and Bai Lan hurriedly stopped her . “Your Highness, where are you going?”

Wei Luo said, “I’m going to go and ask what’s happening in the palace . ”

Jin Lu and Bai Lan couldn’t stop her . They could only take out a fox fur cloak for her to put on and go with her . But, just as they walked to the front entrance, two black-robed guards stopped them .

One of the guards said, “Greetings, Your Highness . The prince has ordered for the princess consort and little heir to remain in the residence . It’s dangerous outside . Your Highness, please return . ”

Wei Luo didn’t go back . She looked at the guard and said, “Tell me, how is the prince right now? Where is he?”

The guard’s expression didn’t change . He said, “To respond to the princess consort, this subordinate doesn’t know . This subordinate’s task is to protect the princess consort . ”

Wei Luo didn’t move . She looked towards the north side of the capital from the front entrance . The palace seemed exceptionally tranquil . What was happening there?”

She bit her bottom lip . A moment later, she made her decision . She pushed the two guard’s swords and said, “Step aside!”

She couldn’t keep waiting . She had to know how Zhao Jie was .

The guards didn’t dare to injure her . They hurriedly put away their swords . A flash of imposingness had let her walk out of the residence .

The guards chased after her . They hadn’t run far before they saw a large military group ahead of them . They immediately stopped .

Wei Luo stood outside of the residence’s entrance and saw people riding horses as they headed towards here from far away .