Yu Xing looked somewhat taken aback. "How could I possibly try to matchmake the Prince with any other woman? I simply want to share the burden of the Prince's worries."
Ding Chen looked at Yu Xing. Yu Xing's expression was frank, without a hint of guilt.
"But..." Ding Chen still didn't understand. "Isn't the Prince angry with Miss Xiao Yao? She hurt the Empress Dowager so badly..."
"Are you genuinely slow-witted or just pretending to be foolish?" Yu Xing chuckled and glared at him.
"If the Prince truly believed Miss Xiao Yao had harmed the Empress Dowager, would she still be alive now?"
"Then..."
"Miss Xiao Yao wanted to leave the Prince's manor. Isn't it perfect now? She can't leave even if she wants to, and she has a legitimate reason to stay."
Upon hearing this, Ding Chen suddenly understood.
So, this was the Prince's true intention.
However, something still felt a little off.
"Why must Miss Xiao Yao be kept here?" Didn't he say the Prince only had eyes for the Princess?
"Xiao Yao is Jian Wu Ying's disciple. The Prince suspects Jian Wu Ying is involved with the fake Chu Qian Li, so the Prince is still investigating."
"At this time, Miss Xiao Yao cannot leave the Prince's manor. The Prince keeping her here naturally means she still has a use."
As for reviewing official documents, that was indeed Yu Xing's own initiative to help the Prince.
To them, anyone who could help the Prince and lighten his burden was a useful person.
It didn't matter who they were.
Ding Chen seemed to understand, yet not entirely.
He nodded, then shook his head. "Then... by keeping Xiao Yao here, what is our Prince's intention towards her..."
"Naturally, it's only for utilization. Besides the true Princess, the Prince will not favor any other woman."
Yu Xing was absolutely convinced of this.
"However, there's always something peculiar about this Xiao Yao. Perhaps, like Jian Wu Ying, she's also working for Chu Qian Li."
"But the fake Chu Qian Li has been targeting her..."
"How do you know it's not an act?" Regardless, the Prince keeping Xiao Yao is for utilization, nothing more.
Romance? There seems to be none.
Only her eyes resemble someone, but the Prince isn't that foolish.
For the Prince now, finding the true Chu Qian Li is the most important matter.
"I need to continue monitoring the fake Chu Qian Li. You attend to the Prince more."
"Go ahead."
The two parted ways, unaware that two figures were already lurking on the rooftop.
If their martial arts weren't so profound, Yu Xing and Ding Chen would surely have discovered them.
Xiao Yao remained silent, facing the wind and looking at the empty courtyard gate below.
The people had already gone.
The person beside her said faintly, "Do you understand his intentions towards you now?"
Xiao Yao didn't speak.
Didn't she already know? That scoundrel, how could he have genuine feelings for her?
So, he was truly just using her, and he even wanted to use her against her master!
This scoundrel was too much!
Ye Qing Ying suddenly grabbed her and leaped into the air.
"Mas..." Her words were ultimately scattered by the wind.
Ye Qing Ying pulled her along, galloping towards the back mountain.
Xiao Yao said nothing, allowing him to carry her swiftly through the wind.
In the past, when her master led her, she would feel at peace. Tonight, as her master led her, she didn't know why, but her heart was devoid of any emotion.
Perhaps, her mood was just too low.
In the woods of the back mountain, Ye Qing Ying stopped and looked back at her.
She lowered her head, lost in thought, but her expression was not the one he was familiar with.
Had her heart completely changed just from spending a short period by Feng Ye Xuan's side?
"Do you... truly have feelings for Feng Ye Xuan? Do you still have a place for your master in your heart?"
Xiao Yao was startled and looked up at him abruptly. "Master, what... what are you talking about?"