Feng Yexuan did not respond to Feng Ling's words, merely casting a detached glance at her through the gauze curtain.
Feng Ling's crying quieted down.
From such a distance, she could still feel his cold indifference towards her.
Even her attempt to drown herself hadn't stirred much emotion in him.
Was the only remaining connection between them the subconscious sense of responsibility under the influence of hypnosis and蛊术 (gu technique)?
But that was merely responsibility, not affection.
Feng Ling clutched the quilt, turned over, and faced away from everyone, not wanting anyone to see the panic in her eyes.
If even suicide wouldn't do, what else could she do to win back his heart?
After an unknown amount of time, Feng Yexuan suddenly said indifferently, "If you feel unhappy here with this Prince, a few days from now, when you've recovered, this Prince will order someone to escort you back to Beiming."
"What?" Feng Ling sat up abruptly in shock.
She wanted to say something to him.
But Feng Yexuan had already turned and left.
He wanted to send her back to Beiming! He truly didn't want her anymore!
No, absolutely not!
So much thought, time, energy, manpower, and resources had been invested! How great were the expectations the Sovereign Lord had for her?
If she were to be driven back to Beiming at this time, how furious would the Sovereign Lord become?
Even Feng Xi was dead; if the Sovereign Lord became too angry, would he directly execute her?
She couldn't return to Beiming, absolutely not!
...After leaving Feng Ling's chambers, Feng Yexuan went to the Emperor's palace, wanting to see Chu Qianli.
As he entered the palace, he heard a young eunuch say that the princess had woken up.
His mood, soured by the encounter with Feng Ling, instantly improved.
He quickened his pace.
Unexpectedly, after the young eunuch announced his arrival and led him in, another figure was already present in the chambers.
Feng Qihe.
This persistent nuisance!
"Fourth Imperial Brother, you've also come to see the princess?" Feng Qihe hadn't expected that less than ten days after receiving a secret letter from his mother and leaving the Southern Underworld Imperial City, the palace would have undergone such earth-shattering changes.
Chu Qianli had become a princess of Southern Underworld!
His life had suddenly leaped from hell to heaven. He felt that the path ahead, previously blocked and bleak, now finally had a bright way forward.
Who said he had to ally with Prince Yu?
Since the Emperor now had a princess, it wasn't impossible for him to ally with the Emperor.
Chu Jiangnan sat on the jade chair. Through the screen, the figure of Chu Qianli could still be vaguely seen sitting by the bed, a palace maid serving her medicine.
"Master." Since Feng Yexuan and Chu Jiangnan's master-disciple relationship had been made public, there was no need to hide it from anyone.
After performing the disciple's禮 (li - ritual) to Chu Jiangnan, Feng Yexuan looked at Feng Qihe, "May I ask why the First Imperial Brother is here?"
Feng Qihe immediately said with a smile, "I heard that Li'er was injured in Xin Hua Village and rushed back from outside the city to see how she was doing."
"Even if you wanted to see her, you should have waited in the side hall. Why barge into Li'er's private chambers?" Feng Yexuan was displeased at the sight of him.
Feng Qihe, however, smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "Didn't Fourth Imperial Brother also barge in directly?"
Moreover, this was not Chu Qianli's private chamber.
The current Emperor was extremely fond of this Princess Chu Qianli.
After being bestowed the title of princess, she had not yet received her own palace, so the Emperor had her directly reside in his Dragon's Sun Palace.
Fortunately, Southern Underworld was not as strict with women as Beiming; otherwise, how could a man freely enter and exit Chu Qianli's chambers?
Even through a screen, it was inappropriate!