Feng Qihe's face was somewhat unable to maintain composure.
It was simply a profound humiliation.
"The Emperor's marriage is, in the eyes of the Fourth Prince, merely a trivial matter?"
Normally, he would never argue with Feng Yexuan about such things.
But today, for some unknown reason, he felt a surge of indignation.
It was suffocating!
Feng Yexuan's gaze finally fell upon their clasped hands.
But he smiled with a distinct air of flippancy, quite out of sync with his usually stern demeanor.
"Why should the Emperor be angry? It was merely a joke."
"When did you, Prince Xuan, learn to joke?" Feng Qihe was angered by the disdain in his eyes.
Feng Yexuan's gaze made him feel utterly humiliated.
Because Feng Yexuan knew that the woman he was to marry was a fake!
Yu Linglong, a discarded shoe in Feng Yexuan's eyes, utterly worthless!
But he was unwilling, unwilling to be so lightly dismissed by Feng Yexuan!
"Even if Fourth Prince does not care about your Emperor brother, you cannot disregard everything that Li'er represents. How can the marriage of the Empress of the Longteng Kingdom be a trivial matter?"
He emphasized the words "Empress of the Longteng Kingdom." Even if they now knew this woman was Yu Linglong and not Chu Qianli, with such a face, who could deny her identity?
Feng Qihe had long declared that unless the true Chu Qianli returned, Yu Linglong would forever be Chu Qianli.
Did Feng Yexuan also disregard everything she represented?
Impossible!
Feng Yexuan was simply being stubborn!
Although Feng Qihe knew that Prince Xuan was not typically like this.
He simply could not accept the fact that Feng Yexuan remained indifferent!
"I naturally care about the identity of the Empress of the Longteng Kingdom, but I wonder how long this person can remain in this position. Why then should I care?"
"You!"
"Her'er, Xuan'er, I summoned you today to have a small gathering. Can you not set aside your differences for my sake?"
The Emperor was, in fact, quite astonished, but he quickly regained his composure.
From their current demeanor, it seemed Feng Yexuan and Chu Qianli had fallen out.
But it was peculiar for a couple who had once pledged their lives to each other to fall out so suddenly.
The Emperor could not fathom Prince Xuan's intentions, and Eunuch Qing was equally at a loss.
All they could do was temporarily suppress the rising tempers.
After all, Chu Qianli was, in a way, the Empress of the Longteng Kingdom.
"Li'er," whether she was to marry Prince Xuan or Prince He, once married, she would be part of the Feng imperial family. The Emperor's address of "Li'er" was not out of line.
"My two princes are always bickering like this. Please do not take offense."
Chu Qianli, with great effort, finally withdrew her hand from Feng Qihe's grasp.
The pain was still present, but she could only force a smile at the Emperor: "Li'er understands."
... The small gathering did not last very long. Later, Eunuch Qing suggested taking Chu Qianli for a walk around the palace, to let her see more of its scenery.
Yu Linglong left with Eunuch Qing.
She knew that the Emperor and Princes Xuan and He had matters to discuss.
After coming out, Yu Linglong expressed a desire to walk alone, asking Eunuch Qing to return to his duties.
Eunuch Qing did not dare to stray far, only keeping a watchful eye from a distance.
But at least, it did not hinder Yu Linglong from speaking with Hong Chou.
"Ye Qingying is missing, and Xiao Yao has been taken back to Prince Xuan's manor. Your subordinate suspects that Ye Qingying is also likely at Prince Xuan's manor, confined by Prince Xuan."
Ye Qingying!
Yu Linglong murmured the name, a hint of disdain in her smile.
Unwilling to be the foremost assassin of Beiming, yet willingly becoming the obscure Ye Qingying forever for the sake of a woman.
This man was truly astonishing.
Completely different from the cold and unfeeling Jian Wuying of the past.
"Your Majesty, Ye Qingying is under your蛊 poison. He will inevitably be controlled by you in the future. Wherever he is, as long as he is alive, he can be used by Your Majesty."
Therefore, Ye Qingying was not a concern for the moment.
Hong Chou was worried about another matter: "Your Majesty, Prince He appears very unfriendly towards you. Should we advance our plan?"