Chapter Sixteen: Continuing as the Protector of the Nation's Wife

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  Why wake up so early and torture yourself for two more days?

  I was wrong, I thought Nan Gong Qiuyue wouldn't bother with Hou Xuan's calculations. He is so mature and gives people a sense of security like a mountain. But Hou Xuan obviously has the temperament of a child, arrogant and childish. However, Nan Gong Qiuyue got angry. Nan Gong Qiuyue also said I was impulsive, but I think he is not calm enough.

  As Hou Xuan was about to charge in front of Nan Gong, Nan Gong calmly lifted his hem and prepared for battle. I shifted my body and stood in front of Nan Gong, Hou Xuan was too arrogant, relying on brute force wouldn't work on a big kid like him. Hou Xuan instantly retracted his sword and landed it in front of me, with his hands clasped behind his back and the corners of his mouth raised: "Madam, you've finally made your move?"

  "Madam." Nangong's voice rose from behind me, I raised my hand, and Nangong fell silent. I smiled at Houxuan and said, "Houxuan, you can leave now."

  "Madam!" Nangong lightly tugged on my sleeve, I pulled it back and smiled at Hou Xuan, Hou Xuan's eyes sparkled: "Good! Just waiting for you to say that!" He turned around and lifted his foot.

  Before his feet touched the ground, I said lightly: "I wonder what gift would be suitable for you and Hanshi Yuer's grand wedding? After all, we do have some connection..."

  His feet hadn't touched the ground, he stood stiffly in the wind, his body swaying slightly with the breeze, before immediately turning around, still with a arrogant face: "I've changed my mind, you few husbands' martial arts are too poor, if I'm not at the Protector Manor, the assassins will definitely enter as if no one is there."

  "Hmm..." Nangong Qiuyue chuckled and walked to my side, "Hou Xuan, you're really wasting your talent in the Guardian Manor."

  "Of course." Hou Xian snorted, "If it weren't for the fact that I have a bit of a relationship with your wife."

  "I dare not." I waved my hand, "Madam can't afford to raise a bodyguard like you. You eat mine, wear mine, use mine, and even use my money to show filial piety to the girls. Why not do this instead? Xiaoyu doesn't look any worse than those girls either. Let Xiaoyu accompany you, and give that money to Madam, how about it?"

  "Hey." He raised an eyebrow and looked at me with a playful expression, "When did you become so petty, ma'am?"

  "It's always been like this." I'm not polite either.

  "Since that's the case..." Hou Xuan took a step forward, his hand reaching out to my chin. Nan Gong immediately grabbed his wrist, but Hou Xuan twisted it and slipped out of Nan Gong's grasp. He spun around and appeared in front of me, his face close to mine. "You don't look bad either, madam. Why don't you come with me? I'll give you money?"

  I blinked: "Really?"

  "Madam!" Nangong Qiuxue pulled me away from Houxuan's side, and Houxuan glanced at Nangong, humming softly: "He's so boring, no wonder Madam is thinking of Houxuan. Today, Houxuan got completely soaked, I'll go back and change into some dry clothes first. If Madam wants to play, Houxuan's door will always be open for you." After that, he threw a provocative glance at Nangong before floating away.

  It's a good idea, why don't I flirt with Hou Xuan and then let him take me out of the Hu Guo Fu?

  "Madam, you will always be the madam of the Guardian Manor." My arm hurts, and only now do I realize that Nan Gong has not let go of my arm. I raise my eyes, and Nan Gong's expression is tinged with a hint of urgency. I sneer: "Don't worry, I won't run away with the madam's body."

  "Qiū Yuè doesn't mean it that way, you stay in the Huǒ Guó Fǔ, Qiū Yuè can protect you."

  "Thank you for your concern." A mouthful of cool air was stifled in her throat, forcing herself to hold it down, her mind a complete mess, unable to process any words.

  Nangong Qiuyue released my arm and let out a long sigh: "As long as you are the mistress for one day, Qiuyue will not leave your side half a step."

  "I see, so that's what she meant."

  "Madam, you're still misunderstanding."

  "I didn't misunderstand."

  "You got angry, and that's the most obvious difference between you and her. She never loses her temper with me."

  "It's not her."

  "You, ah..." He sighed again, "Actually...". Nangong Qiuyue paused slightly, as if she wanted to speak but stopped herself, "The previous madam was all name and no reality."

  "Is it all in vain?" I asked, puzzled, looking at Nangong. He pursed his lips and nodded, with a hint of helplessness between his eyebrows: "Because she's from the Feng family, there are many things she wants to do but has too many concerns, you understand?" Nangong Qiuyue's shining eyes conveyed deep meaning.

  Surprise rose to the surface of my heart, it turned out that Feng Qingya couldn't do what she wanted because of too many worries.

  "But you did what the Empress Dowager should have done."

  "Are you referring to Jia Mingkai's son?"

  "Well, not only that, you also dare to defy the empress, call the emperor brother-in-law, haggle with Prince Sak, approach Yuanchen, and befriend her enemies. You turn crises into opportunities, just as she said, only you can change her fate, because now she is Xiao Jiu, and she is no longer a member of the Feng family."

  I took a cold breath, the chill entering my spleen, and retreated a step, staring blankly at Nangong: "Could it be that she's not afraid, not afraid that I'll bring about a catastrophe, and die on the executioner's platform?!"

  Under the moonlight, the wind swept across the lake, and the ripples sparkled, reflecting on Nan Gong Autumn's smiling face: "She and you are already dead people. Being dead, what is there to fear?"

  "No, it's impossible, yet she always..."

  "At first, she didn't know your abilities. Now, has she come to control you? You've become the true Guardian Lady, I'll always be by your side, assisting and protecting you. Even if you two switch bodies in the end, you can still stay in the Guardian Manor, where there's food, drink, and silver, which you love the most. Do you really want to leave this place?"

  Nan Gong Qiuye's words left me speechless, he is a good talker, I have to admit, his words have completely moved me. Xiao Jiu has indeed not interfered with me recently and doesn't care what I do all day. As long as I don't cause any big trouble, he basically turns a blind eye to me.

  He had already set me completely free, but I didn't know it yet.

  "If you understand her, she wouldn't say such things to you."

  Yes, Feng Qingya is very particular about saving face, how could she possibly say these things to me.

  So these things that have always been with me, assisting me and protecting me, are they not what Nan Gong Qiuye himself wants to express? He wants me to do the things that Feng Qingya has always wanted to do but hasn't done, is this a kind of substitution? Then he wouldn't also transfer his feelings towards Feng Qingya onto me, making me completely take Feng Qingya's place!