rt."Your Highness, please don't be sad. Perhaps the King just needs some time to process this."Feng Lingxi rose to her feet, her eyes dimming."I'm fine."She should have expected Dugu City to blame her...Lu Nianwen rushed back upon hearing the sound and saw Feng Lingxi lying on the table, drunk as mud. He hurried to her side and sat down.

"What are you doing Are you trying to kill yourself You've had way too much to drink."

Feng Ling Xi heard someone talking to her, she raised her eyes, her hazy and scattered gaze fell on Lu Nian, and suddenly smiled at Lu Nian, "I recognize you, you are my older brother, Lu...Lu Nian."

Lu Nian's hand froze, and the words he had intended to say to Feng Lingxi were swallowed back. Looking at Feng Lingxi like this, he felt a pang of heartache. This was the first time he had ever seen Feng Lingxi drunk. He had checked, and she would never get drunk like this, nor would she casually drink outside. What could have happened to make her like this

“I have an older brother.”

Wind Ling Xi whispered, her voice choked with emotion, making it sound as if she were crying. It was heartbreaking to hear; her words came out in a strained and stifled manner.

"My mother won't let me acknowledge him."

Feng Ling Xi's tears streamed down her face, her wronged expression making Lu Nian feel even more distressed.

"Yes, you have an older brother, that's me Lu Nian. Tell your big brother who bullied you, and your big brother will go teach him a lesson."

Feng Lingxi glanced at Lu Nian, picked up a wine glass beside her, and wanted to take a drink. Lu Nian quickly snatched the glass from her hand. Feng Lingxi complained dissatisfiedly, "Why don't you let me have some wine I just want to have a little."

"You are drunk."

Lu Nian helped her up, but Feng Lingxi pushed him away. "I'm not drunk at all, I only had a little bit, I'm not drunk, not drunk."

"Bring me the Crown Prince."

He must have bullied his sister. Let me teach him a lesson.

Hearing the name Dugu City, Feng Lingxi hurriedly grabbed Lu Nian, and her whole person seemed to have sobered up a lot, "Don't look for him, I don't want to see him."

"Did he curse at you"

Lu Nian's handsome face was dark and gloomy, looking at Feng Lingxi's pitiful appearance, he even felt like slapping Du Gucheng for his impulsiveness.

"He said I was meddling."

Feng Lingxi chuckled self-deprecatingly, her eyes blurred by alcohol yet holding a hint of wry sorrow. Looking at her, Lu Nian felt a surge of pity.

"They're the ones who dragged me into this mess, yet they all say it's my fault for meddling and causing trouble."

Feng Lingxi complained, tears falling drop by drop, her voice choked with grievance. Lu Nian listened, his heart growing heavier and heavier.

"This jerk, he said he wouldn't bully you, and now he's talking to you like this Just wait until I get my hands on him."

Feng Lingxi looked at Lu Nianqi's angry expression and nodded in agreement, "That's right, he deserves a beating. He doesn't understand how hard my life is." Feng Lingxi's voice choked up, her eyes filled with grievance, tears streaming down her face even harder, "He really doesn't understand me."

Lu Nian watched Feng Lingxi cry, hurriedly reaching out to wipe her tears, but found that she was crying even harder. Feng Lingxi seemed to have opened the floodgates, a torrent of tears cascading down her face. She cried uncontrollably, her grievances flowing into tears.

Lu Nian looked at her like this, reaching out to hold her, pressing her head against his shoulder. His eyes were full of heartache and anger, "Cry, crying will make you feel better."

"Big brother."

Feng Lingxi hugged Lu Nian tightly, and this shout of "Big Brother" shattered Lu Nian's heart. Hearing Feng Lingxi's sobs in his ear, Lu Nian felt both heartbroken and helpless, but there was nothing he could do except let her cry on his shoulder.

“Don't try to shoulder everything alone. If anything happens, just tell your elder brother. Your elder brother is your support system. No one can bully you, your elder brother will protect you.” Lu Nian’s voice echoed in Feng Lingxi’s ear, each word resonating with her heart and making her feel the warmth of being protected by family.

Feng Ling Xi didn't reply to him, she just cried harder and louder, as if she was releasing all the past grievances and pain in this way.

After an unknown amount of time, the crying subsided, and Lu Nian heard a steady intake and exhale beside her, accompanied by even breaths.

Lu Nian held her up, looking at Feng Lingxi who had already fallen asleep from crying. Her face, the size of a palm, still had traces of tears, and her eyes were red and swollen.

"Just let it out, with Big Brother's protection from now on, don't always repress yourself. The grievances and suppression that should be released still need to be released."

Lu Nian carried Feng Ling Xi to her room, placing her on the bed. He covered her with blankets and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes before walking out. He saw that there was an extra person where they had been sitting just moments ago. Without a word, he walked towards Du Gu Cheng and raised his hand, delivering a powerful punch straight to his chest. Du Gu Cheng did not fight back, enduring the blow with gritted teeth. The pain caused him to break out in a cold sweat, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, an internal injury forming within him.

Lu Nian, after finishing his attack, discovered that Dugu City hadn't retaliated. He knew he had gone too far, but he showed no intention of apologizing.

Why not fight back

"To make you feel more comfortable."

Dugu Cheng wiped the blood from his lips and leaned against a nearby pillar, glancing at Feng Lingxi's room. "Do you know why I spoke to her like that"

"Don't tell me you're only doing this to let her vent her frustrations with you."

Dugu Cheng nodded, "Yes, this is how I think. Xi'er has been too repressed these years, she has changed, she doesn't seem like the girl we first met. I don't want her to be like this. If I don't stimulate her in this way, and let her come here to vent, I'm afraid she will really become a woman who doesn't want to laugh or smile."

"Is that all true"

Upon hearing this from Dugu City, Lu Nian felt it made sense.

He's known Du Gucheng for quite some time. This is what the outside world says, and Du Gucheng's kindness towards Xi’er isn't something a man who would bully Xi’er could do. Besides, what he said makes sense, so the anger in Lu Nian's heart dissipated somewhat.

"How could I joke about something like this When the Prime Minister questioned her today, her emotions almost spiraled out of control. I saw it with my own eyes and was truly worried. While she is a skilled physician, she has never acknowledged the suppressed illness within herself. She always carries everything on her own shoulders. I wanted to help her release it, and as it turns out, Xier really does explode at the slightest provocation."

Lu Nian, hearing this, suddenly felt a bit sympathetic towards her brother-in-law.

It's really not easy for this man to get to where he is today.

"So, she came here at your suggestion"

Dugu Cheng nodded, "You're safe here." Most of the people here belonged to Lu Nian, so there wouldn't be any problems. Besides, Lu Nian was a doting younger sister maniac, and knowing that Feng Lingxi was in a bad mood, he would definitely rush back to comfort her.

"Xier wouldn't know you did this for her good. She just gave you a mouthful of insults."

Du Gu Cheng looked at the location of the room, "Let alone scolding her, even if it's beating her up, as long as she can release the pressure in her heart, whatever she does, this king deserves it all."

"I just don't get you, isn't this asking for trouble"

But just that, he found it very comforting.

Dugu Cheng remained silent. Suddenly, Lu Nian punched him in the face again. Dugu Cheng didn't react in time and was hit hard, his face swelling instantly.he capital. After all, everyone knew of Duguyu's rebellious intentions. What could Empress Cen and Duguxiu possibly want by summoning him Feng Lingxi had no clue whatsoever."Xiaoli, have you heard an...