Chu Qianli was truly exhausted.
She no longer had the strength to argue.
What he and she pursued were not the same.
He thought it was just a secret, he didn't think the matter was that serious.
But for her, it wasn't just a secret; it was more like the path they were supposed to walk together had been severed.
"You will never understand."
In Chu Qianli's eyes, there were no longer any emotions.
She turned, walked to the door, and opened it: "Let's go. Whether it's not loving enough, or loving someone else, what's the difference?"
"Chu Qianli!"
"It's not that I've fallen for someone else; I've just realized that I don't actually like you that much."
Chu Qianli smiled faintly, her smile tinged with coldness: "Prince Xuan, to be precise, being with you is really not as happy as I imagined."
"You..."
"I'm serious, I'm really, not happy at all."
...
In the end, he still left.
As he departed, he carried an aura of profound coldness.
And a sentence that chilled her to the bone: Don't regret it!
Yes, not to regret, and not to be able to regret!
Each had their own path to walk.
Some things couldn't be judged as right or wrong, but it was simply that the path could no longer continue.
Before leaving, she told him one thing: someone was poisoning Wuya.
After Feng Yexuan left, Chu Qianli did not idle. She changed into a fitted outfit and immediately went out.
Since Fu Ning was by Ding Chen's side, she should still be at Prince Xuan's mansion.
As for Feng Yexuan, he was indeed not going back to the Prince's mansion.
Chu Qianli thought for a moment, feeling there was no need to chase after him. She turned and headed in the direction of Prince Xuan's mansion.
Fu Ning was indeed at Prince Xuan's mansion.
Chu Qianli brought her back without anyone stopping them.
Fu Ning simply pursed her lips, not uttering a single word.
Upon returning to Prince Xiaoyao's mansion and entering the sleeping quarters, Fu Ning knelt down with a thud and said in a deep voice, "Your subordinate..."
"You did nothing wrong, why are you kneeling? Get up quickly!" Chu Qianli glared at her.
Fu Ning felt a wave of guilt. After a while, she finally got up from the ground.
"I shouldn't have disobeyed you, but... but I was too curious about who those people were."
"What did you see?" Chu Qianli's eyes darkened slightly.
Fu Ning was not someone who acted impulsively. If she hadn't truly discovered something, she wouldn't have gotten close.
She had repeatedly warned her that the area was full of experts and she absolutely must not get close.
Fu Ning whispered, "I saw that person, it seemed like..."
She seemed hesitant.
Chu Qianli did not rush her, but waited patiently.
After a while, Fu Ning said, "It seemed like Granny Ni, who is by Consort Yu's side."
"Granny Ni?" This was somewhat unexpected for Chu Qianli.
Granny Ni was Hua Rong's person? But she had been by Murong Yu's side for over twenty years!
It was said that she watched Feng Wuya grow up.
After so many years of master-servant affection, was it all fake?
"Could you see clearly?"
"I couldn't see clearly, that's why... that's why I wanted to get closer to see more clearly, but they discovered me."
Fu Ning looked at her, clearly wanting to say something but not daring to.
Chu Qianli remained unhurried, not urging her.
After a long period of hesitation, Fu Ning finally said, "Your Majesty, it was Prince Xuan who brought me back. Without the Prince, I... I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the chance to return alive to see you."
The Prince, to save her, was willing to defy Hua Rong, not because the Prince had any special affection for her, but because the Prince knew that if something happened to her, Your Majesty would be heartbroken.
Fu Ning knew that Chu Qianli and Prince Xuan's positions were now different, and there was already a rift between them.
But some things, in reality, had never changed, had they?
"The Prince has always cared about you so much, Your Majesty!"