Feng Yexuan looked down at Chu Huaiyu.
He detested all struggles between women; everyone in the prince's manor knew this.
"Can't you stand to speak? If your body is truly this frail, then stay in your room and rest from now on. Don't come out again!"
He was truly annoyed!
This message was received not only by Chu Huaiyu but also by Chu Qianli.
Chu Huaiyu trembled all over.
She was flustered in her heart for angering the Prince.
She had no choice but to support herself on the ground. Although it was "difficult," she could only slowly crawl up.
"Your Highness, Huaiyu truly isn't..."
"Leng Ji, send her back to the Duke's manor."
"Your Highness!" Upon hearing this, Chu Huaiyu's legs went weak, and she fell to her knees with a thud.
This time, it wasn't an act; she was genuinely terrified.
"Your Highness, don't you want Huaiyu anymore?"
"When have I ever wanted you?" Feng Yexuan's brow furrowed.
Chu Huaiyu quickly said, "Your Highness had said... had said..."
"I have never made any promises to you!"
Feng Yexuan's face was icy cold. "I am grateful to you as Long Qianyue's daughter, and I indeed wanted to treat you well. If you don't want to return to the Duke's manor, I can allow you to come and go freely within the prince's manor."
"However, this does not mean I will permit you to be a hypocrite in the Duke's manor!"
"Long Qianyue's daughter should not be like you in character! Whether you want to return to your room to rest or return to the Duke's manor is up to you! Stop putting on an act in front of me! I am utterly disgusted!"
He waved his hand!
Leng Ji immediately stepped forward, pulled Chu Huaiyu up, and dragged her out of the side hall.
He had long disliked this hypocritical woman!
The Prince, because of Long Qianyue, had indulged her tantrums. He just hadn't expected this woman to push her luck, truly believing the Prince was blind!
Chu Huaiyu was completely panicked.
She still wanted to explain, but given the current situation, it was no longer her turn to explain anything.
Leng Ji threw her to Xiao Ya and said coldly, "Miss Huaiyu, His Highness is grateful to your mother, not that he has any affection for you. If you are unhappy, I will immediately order someone to send you back to the Duke's manor!"
"I'm not going to the Duke's manor! I am someone of Prince Xuan's manor!"
Chu Huaiyu bit her lip, clenching her palm.
"I live as the Prince's person, and I die as the Prince's ghost! You people are ganging up to bully me, and the Prince will definitely not let you off!"
She turned and walked away! This time, she walked quickly, afraid that Leng Ji would truly drive her out and send her back to the Duke's manor.
She had already displeased the Prince, and she had to immediately adjust her emotions and change this situation.
Otherwise, she would lose the Prince's heart!
The Prince liked her; otherwise, he wouldn't have brought her back to the manor from the banquet.
It was all because of Chu Qianli, because Chu Qianli used seductive arts to charm the Prince, that the Prince was like this!
If... if she could let the Prince possess her body...
That's right, as long as the Prince possessed her body, he would be completely unable to leave her!
But the problem was, unlike Chu Qianli, she wasn't shamelessly undressing in front of the Prince.
She was so noble and pure; how could she do something like stripping naked in front of a man?
The Prince doted on her and pitied her so much; he wouldn't force her.
So, what could be done?
What method could make the Prince understand that she was willing too, to actively take her into his embrace, without making the Prince feel that she was not noble enough, like those concubines who specifically served men, like Chu Qianli?
For a moment, Chu Huaiyu couldn't think of a good solution.
This question was rather difficult.
...
After Leng Ji took Chu Huaiyu away, the side hall finally became quiet.
Feng Yexuan was indeed somewhat agitated.
Long Qianyue's daughter...
Back then, even though he detested Chu Qianli, he still married her due to her identity, out of necessity.
But he hadn't expected that the Chu Qianli he married would be so different from the rumors.
He was even somewhat pleasantly surprised.
But he hadn't expected that now, Long Qianyue's daughter had become Chu Huaiyu.
Because of Chu Qianli's presence, looking at Chu Huaiyu now, he seemed to be increasingly disgusted.
But because of his own disgust, he felt even more sorry for Long Qianyue.
Therefore, he tried his best to be tolerant towards Chu Huaiyu.
The more he disliked Chu Huaiyu, the more he forced himself to be tolerant.
But today, he truly couldn't stand it anymore!
In this world, the only person who could make him so patient was Long Qianyue, one of the very few.
But this did not mean he had no bottom line!
"Do you have something to tell me?" Because of his annoyance, his tone towards Chu Qianli was not very good.
Chu Qianli said faintly, "Is the favor Long Qianyue owed Your Highness really that great? You detested me before, yet you still married me, and now you detest Chu Huaiyu, yet you still tolerate her staying in the manor?"
Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes and snorted, "There's no need to sow discord in front of me. Since she is Long Qianyue's daughter, no matter how much you mock, I will not drive her out."
Chu Qianli knew this, of course.
It was precisely because she knew that a trace of resentment arose in her indifferent heart.
But it was only a trace.
In a blink of an eye, she completely suppressed this thought.
What were his feelings for Chu Huaiyu? What did it have to do with her?
"I am being nosy, please forgive me." It was just momentary curiosity!
She now only cared about the safety of her grandfather and the Duke's manor. She wouldn't pay attention to anyone else.
"Your Highness, I have learned some information about Black Wind Cliff."
"You have great courage!" Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes.
Since she had learned about the situation at Black Wind Cliff, she still dared to not say anything. Did she not know that Black Wind Cliff concerned the safety of members of the royal family?
For the past two years, members of the royal family had been attacked by the "medicine people" from Black Wind Cliff. They had now become public enemies of everyone in the royal family.
"Your Highness, this matter cannot be blamed on me. It was Your Highness who forbade me from entering the palace to see the Emperor, so I had no opportunity to tell the Emperor."
The coldness in his eyes suddenly became even more intense!
"Then you are coming to me now to ask me to let you enter the palace?"
"No." Chu Qianli took a step forward, meeting his gaze. "As I said, I want to make a deal with Your Highness."
"Tell me about it." Feng Yexuan's tone was still not good.
Always as cold as frost.
Chu Qianli didn't know what he was thinking, so she could only say, "I want to tell Your Highness about the matter of Black Wind Cliff."
"Meaning, if I refuse to make a deal with you, you will only tell the Emperor about Black Wind Cliff?"
He wanted to laugh! But this laugh was definitely bone-chillingly cold!
The people in his Prince Xuan's manor, their hearts were not on him at all!
Chu Qianli, however, remained neither servile nor overbearing. Facing his potential outburst of anger, she remained calm and indifferent.
"Your Highness, my grandfather is currently in the palace. With Your Highness's astuteness, you should know that even his personal safety is not guaranteed."
"If I were to enter the palace and report the matter of Black Wind Cliff to the Emperor, the Emperor would not make things difficult for my grandfather during this period."
"If that's the case, then why are you looking for me to make a deal?"
Feng Yexuan's expression was extremely unfriendly!
"You are so intelligent; can't you already grasp the overall situation?"