Hua Rong remained silent, her face ashen and chilling to the bone.
"Mother..." Feng Jinrui wanted to approach, but she was too cold, and he dared not take even half a step closer.
He could only stare at her blankly, his eyes filled with unasked questions, yet he dared not voice a single one.
Cui Momo glanced at Feng Xi, her gaze filled with murderous intent.
That woman had escaped!
She wondered if Feng Xi had heard what Wen Ni had said before her death.
Only the dead kept their secrets.
That woman in black could not be allowed to live!
Feng Xi nodded, turned, and led a group of shadow guards in pursuit.
If they couldn't defeat her, they would poison her!
In any case, this person had to die!
Hua Rong watched Feng Xi depart.
Feng Jinrui, for reasons unknown, felt an urge to follow Feng Xi.
Hua Rong said coldly, "Come back with me."
"Mother, your body..." Feng Jinrui turned his head and saw Cui Momo supporting Hua Rong.
Hua Rong's complexion showed no obvious signs of distress, and her demeanor remained cold, hard, and strong.
However, the fact that she was leaning on Cui Momo and her steps seemed somewhat unsteady and weak.
Feng Jinrui glanced in the direction Feng Xi had led her team, then looked at Hua Rong, hesitating.
Hua Rong said coldly, "Are you not following?"
Feng Jinrui paused slightly, then finally followed behind her, walking towards the prince's mansion.
But as soon as they entered the mansion, Hua Rong said coldly, "Go to your room and rest."
Feng Jinrui understood that his mother did not want him to meddle in external affairs.
With his elder brother gravely ill and unconscious, his mother was in charge of the entire prince's mansion.
He hadn't gotten a clear look at the woman from earlier, but he was certain it wasn't Chu Qianli.
It was good that she wasn't the demoness.
He dared not interfere too much in his mother's affairs.
Finally, he nodded and said softly, "Then... Mother, you should rest well."
Hua Rong ignored him and, supported by Cui Momo, returned to her room.
As soon as the door closed, Hua Rong pushed Cui Momo away and sat on a chair, her face contorted with rage.
Cui Momo whispered, "Your Highness, it was... it was my fault."
"You only wanted to get the medicinal formula for me, how can you be at fault?" Yet, her heart was still filled with burning anger.
These damnable girls, like ants, were all so cunning!
"What was it that was taken down tonight?" Hua Rong asked.
Cui Momo immediately ordered someone to bring what had been captured to Hua Rong.
"It's this little thing. It was moving outside the window at the time, but no matter how I studied it, I couldn't figure out what it was. However..."
"However what?" Hua Rong picked up the object.
The material seemed to be made of iron, yet not quite.
It was very hard, but very light. Cui Momo said it could fly?
There were several pieces like thin leaves, so light and thin that if they spun, they might indeed be able to fly.
Cui Momo looked at her, pondered for a moment, and then said, "This thing is indeed the same as what Chu Qianli used before. Oh, right, the Second Young Master should know very well. I saw the Second Young Master and Chu Qianli handling it together."
Cui Momo's eyes lit up. "The Second Young Master knows!"
Hua Rong hesitated for a long time, then ordered Cui Momo to summon Feng Jinrui.
Jinrui took one look and became terrified: "Mother, the demoness tonight also... also..."
"The person who came was not Chu Qianli."
Hua Rong's expression soured. She knew that her son's relationship with Chu Qianli was unusual.
Therefore, she became even more angry.
"If it were truly Chu Qianli, would you help her, or would you help me?"