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The Duke's Pampered Darling is So Scheming

Chapter 696 - 697: She Finally Made Her Move · Oct 24, 2026

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651 Chapter 651: Water Ghost 2026-10-24
652 Chapter 652: Old Acquaintance 2026-10-24
653 Chapter 653: Bait 2026-10-24
654 Chapter 654: Bygone Days 2026-10-24
655 Chapter 655: Before the Tombstone 2026-10-24
656 Chapter 656: Is It Feasible? 2026-10-24
657 Chapter 657: Kite 2026-10-24
658 Chapter 658: Whose Reinforcements? 2026-10-24
659 Chapter 659: Found 2026-10-24
660 Chapter 660: Top Credit 2026-10-24
661 Chapter 661: February 2nd 2026-10-24
662 Chapter 662: Victory Report 2026-10-24
663 Chapter 663: To Teach Without Discrimination 2026-10-24
664 Chapter 664: Good News 2026-10-24
665 Chapter 665: The Gift 2026-10-24
666 Chapter 666: Reunion 2026-10-24
667 Chapter 667: Such a Good Daughter-in-Law 2026-10-24
668 Chapter 668: I Know a Thing or Two 2026-10-24
669 Chapter 669: Uncle Di 2026-10-24
670 Chapter 670: Argument 2026-10-24
671 Chapter 671: Triumphant Return 2026-10-24
672 Chapter 672: Reunion 2026-10-24
673 Chapter 673: He Won This Battle! 2026-10-24
674 Chapter 674: Overly Concerned 2026-10-24
675 Chapter 675: Tuoba Shan 2026-10-24
676 Chapter 676: Threat 2026-10-24
677 Chapter 677: Returning Home 2026-10-24
678 Chapter 678: Deduction 2026-10-24
679 Chapter 679: Dream 2026-10-24
680 Chapter 680: Inquiry 2026-10-24
681 Chapter 681: Investigate Who? 2026-10-24
682 Chapter 682: No Coincidence, No Story 2026-10-24
683 Chapter 683: Coming Out of Nowhere 2026-10-24
684 Chapter 684: Poisoned? 2026-10-24
685 Chapter 685: Are You Telling Me What to Do? 2026-10-24
686 Chapter 686: Awareness 2026-10-24
687 Chapter 687: Bluff 2026-10-24
688 Chapter 688 - 689: The Invisible Hand 2026-10-24
689 Chapter 689 - 690: Seeking Aid 2026-10-24
690 Chapter 690 - 691: Passing the Buck 2026-10-24
691 Chapter 691 - 692: The Last Chance 2026-10-24
692 Chapter 692 - 693: Waiting 2026-10-24
693 Chapter 693 - 694: Poisoning 2026-10-24
694 Chapter 694 - 695: Dead End 2026-10-24
695 Chapter 695 - 696: Xie Anbai 2026-10-24
696 Chapter 696 - 697: She Finally Made Her Move 2026-10-24
697 Chapter 697 - 698: Breaking the Cage 2026-10-24
698 Chapter 698 - 699: Unfailing Retribution 2026-10-24
699 Chapter 699 - 700: Please 2026-10-24
700 Chapter 700 - 701: Obtuse 2026-10-24

Chapter 696: Chapter 697: She Finally Made Her Move

The sky was just beginning to lighten.

Xie Anjun was still deep in sleep when he was suddenly startled awake by a commotion outside.

He sat up in irritation and barked at the door, ”What’s going on? What’s all this racket!”

He hadn’t slept well last night to begin with, having had a series of strange, jumbled dreams. Now, being woken up again, his temper flared.

Hurried footsteps approached, and a servant burst in, a look of panic on his face.

”M-Marquis! This is bad!”

Xie Anjun’s brows furrowed. Before he had a chance to get angry, he heard the servant stammer, ”S-Someone from the palace... from the palace is here!”

’The palace?’

Xie Anjun froze for a moment, a strange sense of unease creeping into his heart.

He immediately asked, ”Who is it? Is it Eunuch Li?”

The servant was on the verge of tears. ”N-No... It’s the Imperial Army!”

Xie Anjun’s mind went blank for a second. He almost uncontrollably raised his voice and demanded, ”Who did you say!?”

’The Imperial Army!?’

’Why would the Imperial Army be here so early in the morning!?’

The servant pointed outside, trembling so much he couldn’t form a complete sentence.

”Th-They...”

”Useless!”

Xie Anjun’s patience ran out. With a curse, he shot up, hastily threw on some clothes, and strode outside.

But just as he reached the doorway, with one foot over the threshold, he saw that the Imperial Army had already burst in!

They split into two columns and quickly surrounded the courtyard.

Clad in heavy armor, their long spears were menacing!

The grim, imposing pressure was almost suffocating!

Xie Anjun had never witnessed such a scene. The questions he’d intended to demand caught in his throat, and he couldn’t get a word out.

He took a deep breath, trying his best to calm himself. After scanning his surroundings, he spoke in a cold voice,

”What is the meaning of this? I was unaware the Duke Zhongyong Mansion had become a place anyone can just waltz into!”

A soldier in the middle took a step forward.

”Marquis, Your Majesty has a matter to discuss with you. Please come with us.”

Xie Anjun’s heart suddenly sank!

A deployment like this, and the way they spoke... it was a clear omen.

His face had already grown pale, but he refused to lose his nerve. He even managed a laugh. ”If it’s a decree from Your Majesty, I will naturally obey. But is all this really necessary?”

His words were met with silence, and the atmosphere grew unbearably tense.

The smile on Xie Anjun’s face began to falter, and his heart began to pound uncontrollably.

He coughed a few times to clear his throat, then put on a calm and composed expression again.

”Since I am to have an audience with His Majesty, I cannot go looking so disheveled. I must trouble you all to wait a moment while I wash up—”

”Marquis, there’s no need for such trouble.” The man cut him off mercilessly. ”We can wait, but His Majesty cannot.”

Xie Anjun’s expression froze.

After a brief standoff, seeing that these men truly had no intention of yielding in the slightest, Xie Anjun could only bite the bullet and say,

”Then... let’s go now!”

...

Xiao Jiayi had once again spent a sleepless night, sitting rigidly on her bed the entire time.

As the sky gradually brightened, she finally felt a touch of exhaustion and sleepiness, and prepared to lie down.

But before her head could touch the pillow, she heard a clamor outside.

She frowned and got up, moving to the window.

Xie Anjun had deadbolted the door to this room from the outside. She couldn’t get out at all. The only source of fresh air was the window, which she could push open just a crack.

However, when she focused her gaze, she saw the servants outside running about in a panic, muttering something nonstop.

They looked as if a great disaster was upon them.

Xiao Jiayi froze for a second, then suddenly realized something and her eyes widened in excitement!

’It’s Ye Chutang!’

’She’s finally made her move!’

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