The sight of his daughter tore at Prince Yu's heart.
This was the daughter he had doted on for over a decade!
He never imagined he would let her end up like this!
But ever since that incident... after she fled the next day, he hadn't seen her again.
He had thought she had likely found some place to take her own life.
Though Prince Yu had regretted it at the time, for the sake of his grand ambitions, he could only suppress his grief and personally erase this familial bond.
He never expected Feiyan to still be alive.
"Feiyan, where have you been all this time? Your father has been searching for you so hard."
Seeing the current scene, Prince Yu immediately understood Chu Qianli's intention in bringing Chu Feiyan out.
His concern for his daughter ultimately couldn't outweigh his own grand ambitions.
Prince Yu immediately stepped forward, intending to support his daughter who looked like she was about to collapse.
Unexpectedly, upon seeing him approach, Chu Feiyan cried out and hid behind Xi Jiu.
"Don't come near! Don't let him come near!"
Soon, she saw Lan Fan standing in the hall.
That glance terrified her, making her tremble all over. Her legs went weak, and she almost fell to her knees.
"Princess Feiyan!" Xi Jiu quickly supported her.
Chu Qianli rose from her seat and personally walked to her, helping her up. "Don't be afraid. No one here dares to harm you."
Chu Feiyan, flustered and panicked, tightly gripped Chu Qianli's hand.
Chu Qianli felt a pang of guilt.
Bringing her here was indeed a great harm to her.
But Chu Feiyan, instead, looked at her and nodded forcefully.
She wasn't afraid. She wasn't afraid. She was no longer afraid of anything.
She was determined to ruin that bad person's reputation! She wanted revenge!
"Princess Feiyan, I trust you are well." A gentle voice drifted over.
Chu Feiyan's vision went black, and she almost fainted.
Chu Qianli gripped her hand tightly and said urgently, "Don't look at him. His illusions are too powerful!"
Chu Feiyan gritted her teeth, managed a nod, and then followed Chu Qianli to the jade chair.
From beginning to end, she dared not look at Lan Fan.
"Feiyan, you're not feeling well. Come back with your father to rest!" Prince Yu's voice was deep. "Feiyan, your father is here. No one can threaten you. Come back to your father's side."
The ministers dared not say much. Was Prince Yu implying that the princess was threatening Princess Feiyan?
But this time, although Chu Feiyan was still anxious, her words were extremely firm:
"Father, you don't need to imply anything. The princess is not threatening me. On the contrary, for the past half month, it has been the princess protecting me. Otherwise, I would have died long ago."
"Feiyan! Do you know what you're saying? She is Chu Qianli, the Chu Qianli you hate the most!"
Prince Yu felt a bit panicked. His daughter seemed to have aligned herself with Chu Qianli?
How could this be!
"Feiyan, quickly come back to your father's side!"
"You are not my father!"
Chu Feiyan finally made up her mind, lifted her head, glared at him, and choked out furiously, "To curry favor with this Mr. Lan, you actually gave me to him, to be his plaything! Did you ever consider me your daughter?"
What? Prince Yu gave Princess Feiyan to Mr. Lan?
But wasn't Lan Fan the heir of the Lan clan? Shouldn't he, like the Grand Tutor Lan Qing, remain pure and unsullied?
Why would such a person need a woman?
After touching a woman, could he still be considered a pure person?