Feng Yexuan did not answer why this was the case.
Of course, he did not agree to Feng Jinrui's request either.
"You are not married and she is not married, how can you live together?" was his reply.
"Then I'll let her live in another courtyard. We have plenty of courtyards in the prince's mansion," Feng Jinrui continued to plead.
"Under what pretense?"
"She..."
In the end, Feng Jinrui was driven out.
How strange, when did Fourth Brother become so petty?
He wouldn't even take in a young girl.
In fact, Feng Yexuan didn't know why he was being so stubborn. Perhaps he felt that Xiao Yao's identity was suspicious, and her so-called master behind her was even more suspicious.
Or perhaps... he inexplicably didn't want her to get too close to Feng Jinrui.
"Leng Ji."
With a call, Leng Ji immediately pushed the door open, "Your Highness, what is it?"
"I order you to keep an eye on that girl, how about it?"
"Your Highness, your subordinate has already sent people to watch her, but because the Fourteenth Prince has been with her, my people dared not get too close, and I don't know what they said all day."
"However, it seems they are indeed looking for her master."
"Did Jin Rui spend the whole day with her?"
"Yes," Leng Ji nodded, "The two of them..."
After thinking about it, the Prince seemed to really dislike the Fourteenth Prince and Xiao Yao being too close. Perhaps he felt that Xiao Yao was not suitable for the Fourteenth Prince.
Perhaps... anyway, the Prince never cared about the Fourteenth Prince's friends before. In fact, the Fourteenth Prince had never made many friends.
This time, it seemed particularly strict.
Leng Ji did not dare to speculate and could only report truthfully: "The two of them didn't do anything special, they were just looking for a tall man wearing a mask everywhere."
"Wearing a mask..." Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes.
This identity made her even more suspicious.
However, there were quite a few people in the martial world who wore masks, each for their own reasons.
"Continue to keep an eye on her for me."
"Yes."
As Leng Ji was about to leave, he seemed to remember something and turned back to look at Feng Yexuan.
After hesitating for a while, he said, "Your Highness, it's not a big deal for the prince's mansion to have one more person. Why... did you not agree to the Fourteenth Prince's request?"
After all, the Fourteenth Prince rarely got so close to anyone, it was very rare.
Moreover, Leng Ji felt quite good about the girl named Xiao Yao.
"It's none of your business."
Leng Ji quickly lowered his head and left.
Feng Yexuan, however, felt a bit restless.
He drank tea round after round. After an unknown amount of time, there was finally some movement outside.
She's here!
Leng Ji stepped forward, "Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
Chu Qianli waved her hand, lifted her skirt, and quickly walked to the door.
She had arrived at the prince's mansion half an hour ago, but after returning, she went to bathe and change, then styled her hair and makeup. It took her another half an hour to rush over.
It could be seen that Chu Qianli was also extremely anxious.
But this exquisite attire also showed that she had spent a lot of time and effort.
Leng Ji quickly opened the door for her, "Your Highness, Her Majesty is here."
Feng Yexuan was still holding his cup, his fingertips couldn't help but stiffen slightly.
His leg muscles had already tensed up at the first moment, wanting to get up.
But he didn't want to appear like a young boy.
He tried his best to conceal all his excitement and eagerness.
Tonight, it felt like a wedding night.
No wonder people say that absence makes the heart grow fonder; it turns out to be true.
"Mm." In the end, he resisted the urge to get up, put down the cup, and merely responded softly.
After Leng Ji invited Chu Qianli in, he quickly lowered his head and left.
The moment the door closed, Feng Yexuan almost crushed the cup.
His damned woman had finally returned.
A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold.
His entire body, all his muscles, were tensed.
Extremely excited, yet also nervous.
Although he was trying to disguise his excitement, Chu Qianli saw through it at a glance.
She hooked her lips and walked towards him, "Brother Yexuan, long time no see, won't you come and hug me?"