"Chu Qianli demanded the marriage annulment in the grand hall, in front of all the officials, and cast you aside! Do you truly not care about any of this?"
"Is your dignity as a prince truly so unimportant?"
Standing at the edge of the cliff, Chu Huaiyu roared hoarsely.
But Feng Yexuan remained impassive. "Release her, and I will spare your life."
"She is merely a lowly maid!" Chu Huaiyu couldn't help but bellow again.
Her fingers tightened in her agitation.
Fu Ning, already struggling to breathe, turned a deep purple from her face.
Not only could she not speak, but she was completely unable to breathe.
If this continued, Fu Ning would suffocate to death before Chu Huaiyu even had to act.
Leng Ji had arrived.
Han Zhan, with Chu Qianli, also arrived shortly after.
"You've come. Good, you've come at the perfect time!"
Chu Huaiyu's fingers, still gripping Fu Ning's neck, tightened once more.
Fu Ning's face was purple, her breathing clearly labored.
If this continued, Fu Ning would die from suffocation before Chu Huaiyu could even act.
"You want to deal with me. This has nothing to do with anyone else. Chu Huaiyu, release her, and I'll be your hostage."
Chu Qianli walked forward.
Chu Huaiyu's expression darkened, and she raged, "Stop! If you dare to come any closer, I'll throw her down right now!"
She extended her arm, and Fu Ning was immediately pushed to the edge of the cliff, teetering precariously.
"No!" Chu Qianli knew that the more she appeared to care, the less likely Chu Huaiyu would be to let Fu Ning go easily.
But when she saw Fu Ning about to fall, her mind was filled with Xi'er, covered in blood.
She couldn't lose Fu Ning!
She didn't want to see another Xi'er!
"Heh, I told you long ago that those who stay by your side will never end well. Have you forgotten?"
Chu Huaiyu relished seeing her in pain, just like that day when Xi'er died before her eyes, and she had been in such a frenzied state.
"Do you remember the maid named Xi'er? Do you know why she came to find me?"
"Why?" Chu Qianli's palms clenched tighter and tighter.
This was the one thing she couldn't understand!
Why would Xi'er, who was perfectly fine, go looking for her?
"It was for you."
Chu Huaiyu sneered, her laughter carried by the wind from the cliff, sounding incredibly terrifying in the silent night!
"She went to Prince Xuan, wanting to tell him that you were the one who took meticulous care of him during those three days and three nights he was unconscious."
"Coincidentally, my maid Xiao Ya found out. Xiao Ya hinted to her that the Prince was in my room, so she foolishly came."
"She's truly stupid, so stupid that she thought she could help you with just her words. Ha, I've never seen such a foolish person! Hahaha..."
Fu Ning was on the verge of fainting.
She desperately opened her mouth, but still couldn't draw in a single breath.
Seeing her suffering, Chu Qianli's palms clenched even tighter.
Her sharp fingernails dug into her flesh!
"Chu Huaiyu, you only want to deal with me. Tell me, what do you want to let her go?"
Fu Ning's blurry vision was fixed on Chu Qianli.
She didn't need anyone to do anything for her; she could save herself!
But when she tried to lift her hand, it had no strength.
After being deprived of oxygen for so long, she had no strength left.
Chu Huaiyu sneered, "Fine, Chu Qianli. If you truly want to save her, take your knife and cut your face a few times."
Chu Qianli's lips pressed together tightly, and she remained silent.
"What? Scared? If you're scared, don't pretend to be righteous in front of me!"
Chu Huaiyu tilted her head, looking at Fu Ning, who was almost fainting from suffocation.
To let Fu Ning see clearly, she loosened her grip slightly.
"See? This is the master you foolish people are loyal to! You are so loyal to her, and what has she done for you?"
"Just a face, more important than your life. You now..."
"Alright." Chu Qianli raised her hand, and at some point, a knife appeared in her hand.
Her previous dagger had been lost after being used to frame her for killing Prince Long Yue.
Her silence just now was because she had bought another knife online.
At this moment, Chu Qianli raised her hand, the blade pointed at her own face. "Tell me how many cuts you want!"
Her face was not that important to her!
She never relied on her looks for a living!
"You..."
"Li'er!"
"Miss Chu!"
Han Zhan and Leng Ji stepped forward, attempting to intervene.
Chu Qianli said sternly, "Do not come any closer!"
Her wrist tightened, and the blade was already pressing against her face.
This face was likely to be ruined today. What was most important now was that after she disfigured herself, Chu Huaiyu would definitely relax her guard in her excitement.
She could only hope that Feng Yexuan could help then.
With his martial arts skills, as long as Chu Huaiyu loosened her grip, he would surely be able to rescue Fu Ning.
"Chu Huaiyu, I will give you what you want now!"
Her wrist tightened, and the blade was about to slash across her face.
However, before the knife could even be pressed down, Chu Qianli suddenly felt a sharp pain in her wrist.
Her tiger's mouth went numb, her fingers suddenly loosened, and the knife slipped from her fingertips, clattering to the ground.
"Li'er!" Han Zhan stepped forward and grabbed her wrist. "Are you crazy!"
Everyone could see that she had truly been about to harm her own face.
She could even give up her face! What kind of woman was she?
In this world, what girl didn't care about her face?
Tears instantly streamed down Fu Ning's eyes.
She had been truly terrified just now.
Miss's knife was really going to cut, it wasn't a joke!
If her wrist hadn't been restrained by Prince Xuan's palm wind, the knife would have definitely left a bloody gash on her face.
For her sake, she truly... didn't even want her face.
"Miss... Mmph—"
Just as she was about to speak, her neck was forcefully choked again by Chu Huaiyu.
At this moment, other than tears silently falling from the corners of her eyes, she couldn't utter a single word.
"Why? Why are you helping her? What makes her so special?"
Chu Huaiyu stared at Feng Yexuan and roared, "She was with Han Zhan. You just don't know it. They've been together for a long time! She's already impure!"
"Chu Huaiyu, don't spout slander!"
Han Zhan glared at her, enraged. "Lier and I are innocent!"
"You are innocent with her? Look at what you're doing now! Do you still say you're innocent?"
Seeing Han Zhan holding Chu Qianli's hand, Chu Huaiyu became even more furious.
"Haven't I treated you well? Han Zhan, I can give you anything. I've been so good to you, why do you insist on liking this slut? What's so good about her?"