Chapter 55: The Qin Woman Who Was Called Mengying at the Second Watch

  Of course, on the issue of how to help Wu Zixu, Luo Siqi had already thought it through. That was to kill the King of Chu before Crown Prince Jian was killed for being an internal response for Jin State. In that way, Crown Prince Jian could return home directly and she and Tang Xiaoxiao would be able to see the very handsome and ambitious Wu Zixu.

  Fei Wuji's family came to Lu Sike's residence in the evening to take her to dinner. Seeing more than a dozen strong guards following behind the butler, Lu Sike smiled disdainfully and was not so worried anymore. She even wanted to see what Fei Wuji could do to her if she went alone! If he really had ulterior motives, she would turn him into another Wu Xie to play with!

  She decided to find out what kind of formidable character this Fei Wuji, who had harmed the Wu family, was. However, her subordinate, Yue Ji, was not as obedient this time and insisted on following the Master's last instructions before he left, which was to not let Luo Siqi go anywhere alone in case she got ambushed.

  Luosiqi had to bring two Moon Maidens with her to the banquet at Feitianji's, while the other two Moon Maidens quietly followed behind the Fe family's procession and hid outside the Fe estate to provide backup in case of an emergency.

  Luo Siqi was initially touched by Han Yue's concern for her, but the final outcome of their confrontation with the Moon Maidens left her somewhat uncomfortable. In name, she was the Goddess of the Moon Cult, and these Moon Maidens were supposed to follow her orders. However, just because Han Yue had given them some instructions before they left, these Moon Maidens dared to become disobedient towards her, insisting on carrying out Han Yue's will instead.

  Luo Siqi woke up from her previous intoxication with the power she possessed, realizing that these maids were so respectful and obedient to her because Han Yue had ordered them to do so. That is to say, once Han Yue had other orders, even if this order was contrary to her thoughts as a goddess of the Moon God Cult, they would execute Han Yue's orders without hesitation, regardless of her feelings!

  This reality made Luosiqi feel a chill, if things were really as she thought, then her position in the Moon God Cult was not equal to Han Yue's on the surface, and she might even be just a pawn for Han Yue to develop the Moon God Cult. One day when the Moon God Cult developed and grew, and no longer needed her, Han Yue would eliminate her in order to monopolize power, let alone Tang Xiaoxia who was much less important to her now.

  Of course she doesn't have time to think about how to solve this problem now, after all, it's likely just her subjective speculation. The Fei estate will arrive soon and she needs to deal with the immediate crisis first.

  The whole banquet went far more smoothly than Luosiqi had imagined, the only ripple being when Feitianji asked Luosiqi to remove her hat so that he and the other guests could get a good look at her.

  Luosi was originally coming for the Hongmen banquet, and if Fei Wujin wanted to make a sneak attack on her, she could still show him some ferocity. However, since Luosi arrived at Fei Wujin's place, Fei Wujin had been gentle and calm, as if the person who froze his subordinates into ice sculptures was not Luosi.

  Since they were being so friendly, Luosi couldn't bring herself to get angry, and besides, she was still on their turf. For Luosi, it would be better if no conflicts arose tonight. It wasn't easy for her to refuse this request, and as she took off her hat, she drew gasps of amazement.

  The whole banquet was conducted in a subtle atmosphere, and Fei Tianji never mentioned Wu Xi's affairs from start to finish, as if he didn't know about it at all. He kept praising and flattering Luosi Qi, and at the end of the banquet, he wished her an early recovery for King Chu's illness and becoming the holy girl of the entire Chu state.

  Luosi returned to her residence, feeling that something was off. She felt that Fei Tianji's behavior of being overly friendly without any reason was suspicious. Later on, Luosi couldn't think of any other explanation and could only assume that he was intimidated by her abilities, which is why he was now desperately trying to curry favor with her in order to make amends for past grievances.

  "He must have a plot!" Rosy went to sleep with such a judgment, and she didn't know that this night was another sleepless night for the people on Lin Yuefeng.

  Luoshiqi's beauty became even more unimaginably widespread in the capital after she attended Feitianji's banquet.

  When she went to see King Chu under the escort of the messenger, there were even more people standing on both sides of the street trying to catch a glimpse of her.

  They were all a little disappointed that Lottie never took off her veil from start to finish.

  For these disappointed people, Luo Xi had no way out. She actually enjoyed the feeling of being expected by everyone and being in the spotlight, but now was not a time when she could satisfy her vanity and be complacent.

  Her goal is to assassinate the King of Chu! To kill the most powerful person in this country!

  She was actually nervous, the palace gates opened one by one, and when she entered King Chu's bedroom, even though she was a noble guest invited by King Chu as the goddess of the Moon God Cult, she had to hand over her sword to the king's guard captain for safekeeping. Those few moon maidens who had been protecting her all along were stopped at the first gate and waited there.

  Luoshi carefully observed the bedroom where King Chu was recuperating from outside, and felt that this bedroom was slightly smaller compared to other buildings in the palace.

  Besides Fei Wuji, there were many other officials who came to the palace with Luoshiqi. Among them, several important ones were announced by King Chu as they entered the palace together with her, and she knew their names. They were Nang Wa, Bo Huan, and Shen Baoxu.

  Luoshi heard the name of Shen Baixu and was slightly stunned, when he came in, looking at his appearance, he was only about thirty years old, but had already become a great doctor trusted by King Chu, which really surprised her.

  However, she no longer had time to think about Shen Baoxu's affairs. She and the ministers entered King Chu's bedroom together. King Chu was lying on the bed, with a slender woman attending to him by his side. Luosi Qi and the ministers knelt down together, thinking: "That woman should be Qin Nu, who was originally betrothed to Crown Prince Jian but was taken away by King Chu!"

  Luosi knew that this beautiful Qin woman was called Mengying. At this time, she looked very quiet and wore ordinary clothes, completely different from what Luosi had imagined. She was the favorite concubine of the King of Chu, and for her sake, the king had even killed his own son. One would think that she should be a flamboyant and soul-stirring woman, but now she just sat quietly by the king's bedside, looking at him silently. When Luosi and the ministers arrived, she didn't say a word, only nodding at them before leaving quietly.

  The King of Chu is now awake, his biggest problem at the moment is a headache, this headache is intermittent, and he also has nightmares every night, as for the content of the nightmare, he is determined not to tell his ministers.

  The current King of Chu is definitely headache-free because Losi can see the light flashing in the eyes of the King of Chu when he takes off his hat.

  This light is a yearning light, not about his own illness, but - the light of men's longing for women.