Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 486: The Wrath of Ah Jiu

Having eaten her fill and drunk plenty, Wufu had truly stood out tonight at the banquet. Being the youngest there and also a girl, the guild had taken special care of her and prepared fruit wine especially for her. Despite that, she had drunk quite a bit and felt somewhat dizzy in the head.

Struggling to stay sober, she saw Lady Wang to her carriage and watched her depart. Wufu herself was about to get into the carriage when a dark figure suddenly rushed up to her.

Her eyes sharpened instantly, and her body tensed up, leaving no trace of drunkenness in her gaze.

The shadow moved quickly, but another figure was even quicker—it was Xiao Li, who stepped in front of Wufu in a flash, eyeing the stranger warily.

That was a youth, seemingly no more than fifteen or sixteen, with a somewhat familiar face.

He glared at Xiao Li, then turned to scrutinize Wufu, his brows knitting and then relaxing as he looked her up and down.

Where did this rogue come from!

Xiao Li, quite annoyed, said sternly, "Liu Jin, help miss onto the carriage!"

"Miss!" Liu Jin reached out to assist Wufu.

Wufu, noticing no malice in the youth, started to feel lightheaded again and turned to board the carriage.

"Hey, are you Wufu?" the youth called out. "Tomorrow, I’ll be waiting to see what you carve!"

Having said that, he ran off.

Wufu was left feeling utterly bewildered. What was that all about?

At Chaoyang Inn, Ah Jiu was listening to Yuan Ye’s report on the ongoing investigations.

"You’re saying that Li An is a Little Rabbit Lord, enamored with Li Qing, and has come all this way trailing after him?" Ah Jiu laughed in disbelief, yet the laughter didn’t reach his eyes, and he coldly said, "How crucial is the frontier, yet he, a general, has chased after a rabbit lord for thousands of miles?"

Who would have told him that this matter was so utterly ridiculous!

"Li An, do you even remember you are a general of Beiyan!" Ah Jiu’s fist slammed heavily on the table.

That Li Qing, the son of the prefect of this provincial capital, a Nanyue man—they had become entangled with each other!

A general and the son of a prefect!

Was this a coincidence?

Ah Jiu’s anger was blazing.

He could disregard Li An’s sexual orientation as long as the Li Family secured Tubo’s border and maintained their loyalty—Ah Jiu couldn’t care less if the entire Li Family were Little Rabbit Lords.

However, Li An should not be fraternizing with a Nanyue man, let alone the son of a prefect. Ah Jiu suspected that there was more to this, some secret dealings concealed from view.

"A general and a prefect’s son—the Li Family wouldn’t be plotting treason, would they!" Ah Jiu said with a cold voice.

"Master, according to what Li An’s servant said, Li Qing took something of Li An’s and ran back here, prompting Li An to chase after him!" Tang Shi interjected from the side.

"What did he take?" Ah Jiu asked.

It must be something extremely important; otherwise, Li An wouldn’t have come chasing after it. Ah Jiu didn’t believe Li An was witless—if he were, he wouldn’t have reached his current rank.

Therefore, it must be something incredibly critical that compelled him to come in person.

"We are still investigating," Tang Shi replied respectfully.

"Investigate, delve into it," Ah Jiu ordered, frustrated. "Find out how this Li Qing got mixed up with Li An, from the very beginning to the end. And the Li Family, too—send word back and comb through the Li Family to see what exactly happened."

The folks back home must be as good as eating dirt, not even aware that Li An had left the border, let alone that he had an affair with the son of an official from the neighboring country.

What was his dear Imperial Brother doing? Was he perhaps unhappy with how stable his position had become?

Ah Jiu was seething with anger when suddenly, a crisp call came from outside: "Ah Jiu."

It was Wufu returning.

Ah Jiu waved his hand toward Tang Shi, who let out a quiet sigh and stepped out.