It was another sleepless night.
Chu Qianli was alone in her room, quietly drawing.
Not daring to disturb her, Chu Wang did not go in.
However, Chu Wang felt distressed that little Li'er had no one to talk to.
After an unknown amount of time, he could no longer bear it and went to Lingjiu Hall.
"Did Prince Xuan really leave with the treasure map?" Fu Long sighed when he heard the news.
His heart ached incomparably, but when he looked back, he could see Lan Qing, who was still immersed in the ice pool not far away.
No matter how distressed he was, he could not leave even half a step.
But now, he could imagine how heartbroken Ah Li must be.
"Fu Ning," he suddenly called out.
"I know, I... I also want to go see the young lady." Fu Ning wiped her eyes, and indeed, they were wet.
She did not have the young lady's strong heart; she was truly heartbroken.
She had thought that the young lady and Prince Xuan could really be together. They had even joined forces before.
But who knew that Prince Xuan would do something like this?
Could it be that the young lady's words were true, that love was not worth mentioning at all, and it was better to be beautiful alone?
It was truly too heartbreaking.
"You go. I see that the National Teacher's complexion has improved a lot these past two days. I'll watch over things here alone."
"I'll have Cang Yu take over Fu Ning's position." Cang Yu was Chu Wang's personal guard and had been with Chu Wang for many years.
Chu Wang trusted Cang Yu a great deal.
Moreover, with Prince Yu now overthrown and brought to justice, only Lan Fan remained.
If Lan Fan were to break in, Fu Ning would be of little use here, as her martial arts were far inferior to Lan Fan's.
But on little Li'er's side, she truly needed someone to comfort her emotions right now.
Fu Long nodded, but he was still somewhat worried.
"Before, Lan Fan did not dare to offend again because Prince Xuan was by Ah Li's side. Now that Prince Xuan has left, this news will surely spread quickly. I fear..."
He looked at Chu Wang.
Chu Wang nodded. "I will send people to guard strictly and will not allow Lan Fan to have a chance to approach little Li'er."
"Ah Li's safety is entrusted to you, Your Highness!" Fu Long bowed to him solemnly.
Chu Wang could only sigh silently.
There were many fine men in this world who were truly sincere towards little Li'er.
But in little Li'er's heart, from beginning to end, there was only Feng Yexuan.
It was a pity that the one who hurt little Li'er the most would always be that scoundrel.
"I'll also entrust the National Teacher to you. Farewell!"
Chu Wang had Cang Yu come and take Fu Ning away.
Thus, at midnight that night, it was Fu Ning who served the princess with sweet soup.
"Fourth Uncle found you?" Seeing Fu Ning, Chu Qianli did not seem surprised.
"The young lady has already guessed?" Fu Ning was so composed, her face unperturbed. Indeed, she was still that admirable young lady who evoked pity.
Fu Ning placed the sweet soup on the table. "Young lady, they said you haven't eaten anything all night. Why don't you have some sweet soup first?"
"It seems you won't rest until I eat."
Chu Qianli put down her brush and stood up.
Fu Ning did not expect it to be so smooth and was momentarily taken aback. "Young lady..."
"I am not a melodramatic person. I am indeed very upset, Fu Ning. I am so upset that I could vomit blood at any moment."
Chu Qianli picked up the bowl and lowered her head. A single tear fell into the bowl.
"But if I don't eat, everyone will be upset, and everyone will be dejected with me. Only if I am strong can everyone see hope, right?"