After Xiao Shunzi returned, Chu Qianli summoned the guards at the gate to question them.
"Did Prince He Jing come with him?" Even Fourth Uncle had come?
The arrival of two people together suggested it was no minor matter. What could be so important?
"Did Father Emperor or Prince He Jing say anything?" she asked.
The guard respectfully replied, "This subordinate seemed to hear Prince He Jing say, 'It's just a drop of fingertip blood, it won't harm her body.' The subordinate knows nothing else."
Fingertip blood!
Chu Qianli looked at her own finger, and suddenly, her heart tightened.
Feng Yexuan, who had been silent, was also looking at her finger, lost in thought.
"You may go now," Chu Qianli waved her hand.
After the guard left, Feng Yexuan looked at her, "Do you know your master's intention in seeking you out?"
This woman, it seemed, had already guessed.
But he, it seemed... still hadn't figured it out.
Chu Qianli lowered her eyelids, not wanting him to see any clues, "It's nothing, I don't know if it's about casting spells or something..."
"Do you think this Prince is like those fools outside, easily fooled by you?"
He even thought he had guessed it.
Fingertip blood...
Chu Qianli sighed and looked at him helplessly, "I'm just guessing, who knows? Anyway, I'll go see Father Emperor tomorrow. You'll know what it's about if you follow me."
"Ridiculous, why should this Prince follow you!" She didn't want to be honest with him about anything, and her evasiveness showed she didn't consider him one of her own.
This point made Feng Yexuan extremely frustrated.
"Alright, I don't want to argue with you." She didn't have the energy to argue either.
Back in her room, Chu Qianli sat on the bed and looked at him, "Prince Xuan, you've accompanied me all day anyway. Would you mind going back to rest now?"
Feng Yexuan's frustration deepened!
Couldn't she just ask him to stay?
At this moment, he... didn't want to leave!
But this woman, time and again, was driving him away.
Didn't he have any pride? Was he supposed to shamelessly stay here?
"Your Highness, I want to rest," Chu Qianli said again.
Feng Yexuan glared at her fiercely, and this time, he truly left.
After Feng Yexuan left, Chu Qianli found a palace maid and asked her to set off a firework in the courtyard.
Feng Yexuan, who had just left the courtyard, turned back and saw the trail of the falling firework.
This woman! She knew she wouldn't really rest peacefully.
She still wasn't willing to share her affairs with him.
He felt an indescribable sense of loss, yet was helpless.
Who could say that their relationship hadn't reached this point due to his own fault?
But he also didn't know why their relationship had become like this.
He truly didn't know...
His steps as he walked out of the courtyard felt heavy.
As soon as he stepped out, Leng Ji rushed over, "Your Highness, Miss Feng requests an audience."
"I won't see her." He was in a bad mood now and didn't want to see anyone.
He waved his hand, and Leng Ji dared not say more, only following behind him.
Who knew that the person he wanted to see kept pushing him away, while the person he least wanted to see kept pestering him.
Feng Ling was already waiting for him at the entrance.
"Yexuan..."
"What are you doing here?" Feng Yexuan's expression was very displeased.
Feng Ling knew he had been very unhappy with her lately, so her tone could only be gentler than usual.
"Yexuan, I haven't seen you in a long time. Where have you been all day today? I miss you so much."