"Fourth Imperial Brother, how could Xiao Yao harm Imperial Grandmother? She has no grievance or enmity with Imperial Grandmother, there's no reason for it."
Feng Jinrui had been pleading for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, but Feng Yexuan still ignored him.
Leng Ji stood by, busy saying, "But the Empress Dowager's palace maids identified that it was indeed Miss Xiao Yao who injured the horse, causing the carriage to fall into the lake, and that Miss Xiao Yao truly watched the carriage sink into the lake without offering any help."
"Impossible!" Feng Jinrui did not want to deal with him, only looking at Feng Yexuan.
"Fourth Imperial Brother, Xiao Yao is not that kind of person. You have interacted with her too, can't you see what kind of person she is?"
Finally, Feng Yexuan looked up and glanced at him.
"How much can you really see? Her master is Jian Wuying. She saw Jian Wuying in Yaoren Valley that night, yet she still hid it from this King."
Feng Yexuan put down his brush.
Leng Ji immediately went over, picked up the letter he had written, dried it, put it into an envelope, and sent it out to Yu Xing.
Feng Jinrui glanced at him, then looked at Feng Yexuan again: "Fourth Imperial Brother, Jian Wuying is her master, it's understandable that she would help her master."
"Then in your eyes, what is it that she does that is not understandable?"
Feng Yexuan coldly snorted, and tossed a book at him.
Feng Jinrui immediately took it and opened it: "A military treatise?"
"You are too idle. Go back and diligently study this military treatise for this King. In two days, I will test you."
"Fourth Imperial Brother..."
"If you fail the assessment, whether it's Fu Ning or Xiao Yao, I will make it so they cannot survive in the imperial city."
Feng Jinrui said nothing, holding the military treatise in his hand, his heart heavy.
Fourth Imperial Brother seemed to be joking, but it didn't feel like it.
However, he knew Fourth Imperial Brother's temper well; he was not one for jokes.
Feng Jinrui finally left, and Leng Ji personally saw him off.
Yu Xing returned soon after, bringing Ding Chen with him.
Ding Chen bowed and said, "Your Highness, after she left the palace, she got into Prince He's carriage and followed Prince He to his villa. Afterwards... she met Prince Yu."
"Prince Yu?" Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes.
The fake Chu Qianli was now very interested in Yaoren. Did she think Feng Qihe was not the mastermind behind the Yaoren army, and thus turned to Prince Yu?
"Your Highness, Prince Yu went to find her himself," Ding Chen added. "Your subordinate was afraid of being discovered and did not follow too closely."
"She stayed at Prince He's villa for over half an hour. As for Prince Yu, he only spoke a few words and took something."
"Prince Yu is hosting a banquet tomorrow. That item he took is likely an invitation," Feng Yexuan picked up another document.
Suddenly, he thought of the little girl who was being held captive.
Her ability to read documents was in no way inferior to his, as if she possessed a natural talent for governance.
"Your Highness, what are you thinking about?" Yu Xing dared to ask, "Do you want to invite Miss Xiao Yao here?"
Feng Yexuan glanced at him.
Yu Xing quickly lowered his head and whispered, "If Miss Xiao Yao were here, Your Highness's speed in reviewing documents would be much faster, and Your Highness would also... be more comfortable."
"Heh." Feng Yexuan actually laughed instead of getting angry, and waved his hand.
Yu Xing turned and left the room.
"You go out too. Continue to pay attention and see who else she contacts. None of them can be overlooked!"
Any one of them could be related to Li'er's disappearance!
"Yes!" Ding Chen replied and immediately withdrew.
Midway, he caught up with Yu Xing: "Are you intending to matchmake His Highness with that girl named Xiao Yao? Do you know that our Prince's heart belongs only to the Princess Consort?"