Feng Yexuan gave Chu Buqu a tour of the manor.
Leng Ji soon came to report something to him.
Feng Yexuan seemed to have urgent matters, so Chu Buqu did not want to disturb him.
He took his own people and bid farewell.
Chu Huaiyu was finally able to end her punishment.
Qing Ming personally escorted them out.
As they were leaving, Qing Ming couldn't help but say to Chu Huaiyu, "Our Prince... he just listened to the Crown Princess's slander. Miss Huaiyu, please don't take it to heart."
"You speak so ill of your Crown Princess behind her back, aren't you afraid the Prince will punish you?"
Chu Huaiyu's voice was faint. Although she had been wronged, there was no resentment in her eyes at this moment.
Seeing this, Qing Ming felt even more sorry for the girl.
Thinking of the Crown Princess's terrible past, his heart grew even more disgusted with Chu Qianli.
He said, "One day, the Prince will see clearly who the truly kind person is."
Chu Huaiyu said softly, "Thank you for believing in me, Lord Qing Ming. I will remember this kindness."
Chu Huaiyu had been kneeling for a long time, and her body was not well, so she could not stay any longer.
She was helped by her maid onto the carriage.
Before leaving, she deliberately lifted the curtain and smiled at Qing Ming, "Thank you, really."
After that, the curtain was lowered.
The carriage took her away from the manor.
Qing Ming, however, stared in the direction the carriage had left, his soul seeming to have been lost, unable to find its way back for a long time.
This girl was truly too beautiful and too kind!
If she were their manor's Crown Princess, he, Qing Ming, would do his utmost to protect her for a lifetime, until death!
...
Feng Yexuan rarely showed such anxiety.
But from the speed of his steps, one could tell that he was indeed a little anxious at this moment.
He strode into a bedroom in the West Wing and saw Chu Wang packing his bags.
"Uncle-Master, are you really leaving?"
Chu Wang turned and smiled at him, "Yes, the matter entrusted by my Imperial Brother is not yet completed, and I cannot linger here for your fine wine."
Feng Yexuan felt a sense of loss.
In his life, he did not have many elders he could talk to.
His master was one, and his Uncle-Master Chu Wang was another.
But his Uncle-Master had only been here for a day and was already leaving. He was truly reluctant to part.
Chu Wang laughed heartily, "Aren't you newly married? Don't you have your new bride by your side?"
With all the nightly revelry, what need did he have for a drinking companion like him?
Thinking of this, Chu Wang suddenly asked, "How was it today? Did your relationship with your little wife improve?"
Feng Yexuan pursed his lips. He was still not used to communicating such matters with people.
After a long while, he said, "For now... it's alright."
Chu Wang smiled and said, "You're right to listen to your Uncle-Master. Girls need to be pampered. If you can keep her heart and mind with you, you won't have to worry about her running away from time to time."
Although Chu Wang did not think that his nephew, who was so outstanding that women went crazy for him, needed to make an effort to please girls.
Didn't girls usually flock to him in the past?
Therefore, this little wife in the manor was indeed a bit different from ordinary girls.
He wanted to meet her personally when he had time in the future.
However, he had no time now.
Feng Yexuan responded faintly, "Okay."
Seeing Chu Wang pick up his luggage, Feng Yexuan frowned, "Do you have to go?"
"The little princess still hasn't been found, and my Imperial Brother is anxious. If I don't find the little princess, my Imperial Brother will surely skin me. I have no choice but to go."
Feng Yexuan, however, was dismissive, "She was just a newborn infant when she was lost. Sixteen years have passed in the blink of an eye. Where do I even begin to look now?"