Chu Qianli simply watched her, saying nothing, making no move.
Hua Rong slowly calmed down.
"I know you hate me, but actually, Ye Xuan didn't betray you."
"It was me who put the蛊 on him, which made his behavior so strange, and made him… do things that hurt you."
"Are you going to tell me that all of this was Feng Ling deceiving you, and that's why you treated your son this way?" Chu Qianli's voice was somewhat cold.
Hua Rong looked at her, and after a long while, she smiled.
But it was a smile of deep sorrow.
"Feng Ling did deceive me, but it's all my fault for being blind and trusting the wrong person."
"She stayed by my side for so many years, and I never expected her to be Nian Gong Shu Ya's person."
"The Empress?" Nian Gong Shu Ya was the Empress's name, but in this harem, it hadn't been mentioned for a long time.
"Yes, she is the Empress's person, and the one who used illusion techniques to try and kill you and Xuan'er back then was also her."
Hua Rong closed her eyes tightly, blaming herself for her lack of discernment, that a spy had been by her side for so many years and she hadn't discovered it.
Chu Qianli's gaze deepened, recalling that time when they were attacked by the medicine-infused army, and among them, someone understood illusion techniques.
And the illusion techniques were extremely powerful!
So, it was Feng Ling after all.
"Didn't she… like Feng Ye Xuan?" To think she would harm Feng Ye Xuan!
"Back then, she probably hadn't reached the point of liking him enough to give up everything for him. Later…"
"Later, she realized she had a chance to become the Xuan Wang Fei, and thus was willing to truly help you?" Chu Qianli raised an eyebrow.
Hua Rong felt helpless. Such a complicated matter, yet Chu Qianli could see through it at a glance.
"I think she did have a period of time where she genuinely wanted to defect to us, but that was only because she thought she could truly be with Xuan'er."
After all, with the help of her blood蛊, coupled with Feng Ling's own hypnosis, making a man believe he was in love with her should not be difficult.
But she never expected that the method used on Feng Ye Xuan would be so difficult!
"Xuan'er's obsession with you is too deep. Even my blood蛊 and Feng Ling's hypnosis couldn't shake him."
"I never expected that the final outcome would be harming Xuan'er…"
"How is he?" Although Chu Qianli was unwilling to admit her concern for Feng Ye Xuan in front of Hua Rong, she couldn't hide her anxiety.
After all, she still didn't know what had happened in the palace that night.
She also didn't know how Feng Ye Xuan was doing.
"They used Feng Ling to subdue Xuan'er."
Hua Rong truly hated herself at this moment.
Her voice became even hoarser, "Because of the blood蛊, as long as Xuan'er saw Feng Ling injured, his head would hurt."
"That night, Nian Gong Shu Ya used the method of harming Feng Ling to make Xuan'er's head split with pain, causing him to lose his combat ability, and finally, they captured him alive."
"Then he is now…"
"I think he should be fine now. Xuan Wang's old subordinates have not yet been consolidated. Feng Bu Fan, that old scoundrel, wouldn't dare to take his life."
"That old scoundrel also wouldn't dare to publicly reveal Xuan'er's identity. If people knew he was the only bloodline of Prince Ye…"
She turned her head and looked at Chu Qianli.
Chu Qianli's face remained expressionless.
Hua Rong was completely convinced.
"He even told you this, didn't he? In his heart, you really are… more important than anyone else, more important than me…"
(End of Chapter)