It was decided happily.
If the Prince truly could not tolerate her and did not wish to keep her by his side, she would find Chu Qianli and beg Chu Qianli to take her in.
After all, Yu Xing had seen clearly that the Prince still harbored complicated feelings for Miss Chu.
When the Prince learned of Feng Ling's true nature and distanced himself from this wicked woman, perhaps he would return to Chu Qianli's side.
Then, if she followed Chu Qianli and worked for her, and Chu Qianli and the Prince eventually reunited and married, wouldn't she also be working for the Prince?
Thinking this way, her mood suddenly brightened, and she no longer worried about her secret being exposed.
Yu Xing opened the door and was about to step out.
Feng Ling suddenly fell to her knees with a thud: "Yu Xing, I beg you, don't treat me like this! Please!"
"You shouldn't beg me, and I won't be soft-hearted towards you."
To allow the Prince to be with such a wicked woman would be her disloyalty to the Prince! She could not do that.
"Say whatever you have to say to the Prince yourself."
"Yu Xing!"
Yu Xing ignored her further and walked out.
...
Chu Qianli and Feng Yexuan rushed out because they had heard the news sent back by Xi Jiu's subordinate.
There was a situation in the critically ill area.
"Princess, the patients have suddenly developed stomach pains. The pain came on suddenly, and many are restless and moaning."
Xi Jiu led Chu Qianli over while explaining the situation: "Some patients are in so much pain they've fainted, and others are clamoring to rush out."
"Our guards are trying to stop them, but the patients are completely out of control. Some guards have been scratched and bitten, and everyone is now terrified, wanting to stop them but also afraid."
The guards who were scratched and bitten had been withdrawn to be treated by physicians.
But these were patients suffering from an epidemic! Being scratched or bitten by them meant they would definitely be infected.
The guards were now extremely worried, and most of them dared not get close to block the patients, only using wooden poles to push them back.
If this continued, not only would the guards be unable to hold their ground and suffer heavy casualties, but the patients would also be more severely harmed.
After explaining the situation, Xi Jiu said worriedly, "Princess, what should we do? The superficial calm cannot last much longer."
"Moreover, the cries and wails of the patients in the critically ill area will surely alert the villagers, and the news will spread quickly, causing people's trust in the Princess to plummet unprecedentedly."
This was another concern for Xi Jiu.
On one hand, the critically ill area could not be secured. On the other hand, it was hard to guarantee that the villagers would not flee in large numbers.
Once they escaped, surrounding villages would also become disaster areas!
The situation would spiral out of control.
Unless... unless, as Chu Minghao suggested, those who escaped were killed on sight, perhaps that could prevent the spread of the epidemic.
But Xi Jiu knew that the Princess would never choose that path.
Those were all living lives!
Even before reaching the critically ill area, the sounds of patients' moans could be heard from afar.
Chu Qianli's heart grew anxious, and she quickened her pace.
However, as Chu Qianli was about to enter, Feng Yexuan stepped forward and blocked her path.
"Such widespread abdominal pain is likely related to the new medicine you developed and administered to them today."
"You suspect me?" Chu Qianli stopped, her heart instantly turning cold.
Feng Yexuan looked at her with a hint of helplessness, seeing the defensiveness in her eyes, and his voice softened: "This King is merely worried that they will harm you."