"The young lady won't let you leave," Yu Xing immediately moved to close the door.
As if afraid that if the door remained open, Ye Qingying would walk straight out and leave.
Ye Qingying said faintly, "I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot stay here any longer."
"Does Miss Chu know?" Impossible. If she knew, how could she possibly allow it?
As expected, Ye Qingying shook his head. "She went to explain to Prince Xuan."
"Then you..."
"If I stay here, I will not only harm you all, but I will also be a burden to Xiao Yao."
Moreover, he had important matters to attend to.
As long as the蛊 poison in his body was not removed, he would not be considered a normal person.
He could only be considered a tool for killing.
What right did such a person have to stay by Xiao Yao's side?
"Please trouble yourself to tell Xiao Yao that... I don't wish to continue staying in the imperial city. I want to leave here and live a life of freedom, wandering the world."
"Do you think she will believe that?" Yu Xing sighed softly. "You are afflicted with the蛊 poison; you cannot leave the person who administered it. If you don't receive the antidote in time, you won't survive."
"How could the young lady let you find a place to quietly... die?"
The words "die" felt heart-wrenching even for Yu Xing to utter. For this man.
After returning this time, Chu Qianli had treated Ye Qingying's face again, and now, the scars on his face were very, very faint.
If one didn't look closely, they would be barely visible.
This face also seemed to be becoming more and more handsome.
Yu Xing withdrew his gaze and said in a low voice, "If I were you, I would stay here, recuperate properly, and wait for the young lady to find a way to cure you."
"Although her medical skills are excellent, she knows nothing about蛊 techniques. She cannot cure my蛊."
Ye Qingying's mind was made up, and he walked towards the door. "If you were me, would you be willing to stay and wait for the poison to act at an unknown time, harming the people you care about?"
"Do you really... care about the young lady that much? Then why did you let her go find the Prince..." Yu Xing didn't know what to say and could only follow behind him.
The Prince had not forbidden him from leaving, nor had he ordered him to be thrown into the dungeon.
Therefore, in Yu Xing's opinion, Ye Qingying was implicitly free to be in the Prince's manor at this time.
If he wanted to leave, Yu Xing had no excuse to keep him.
Ye Qingying did not respond to the question and offered no further instructions. After leaving the west wing, he was gone quickly.
Yu Xing, however, was troubled. Should he quickly go and tell the young lady about this?
He somehow felt that Ye Qingying's departure this time seemed... like a complete break.
That retreating figure was truly... heartbreaking.
...
Feng Ye Xuan was not in the Prince's manor.
"Lord Fourteen sent the Empress Dowager back to the palace today. There was no one in the manor to persuade the Prince. Jing Ri followed, but the Prince forbade anyone from accompanying him."
Leng Ji was sweating profusely. "Young lady, the Prince... he was spitting blood just now. It was... because he was angered."
"He refuses to listen to explanations; his anger is self-inflicted!"
Although she said this, Chu Qianli's heart still felt a pang.
Even without her memories, the interactions during this period had somehow fostered certain feelings.
Thinking of him spitting blood made her feel uneasy.
He had returned from a serious injury just the night before yesterday. Couldn't he be less stubborn? He didn't care about his own body at all!
"He left on horseback?"
Chu Qianli quickly led her white horse over. "Which direction?"
"The back mountain. I know where the Prince is."
Leng Ji also quickly mounted his horse and said, "Young lady, in the direction of the back mountain, the Prince is going to... the secret base."
Secret base?
Chu Qianli also mounted her horse, her brows furrowed with a hint of confusion.
How many more secrets did Prince Xuan have that she didn't know about?
The two immediately pursued in the direction of the back mountain.
Unexpectedly, along the way, they encountered Jing Ri, who had returned injured.
Chu Qianli's heart tightened, and she urgently asked, "Where is Ye Xuan?"
Jing Ri took a shallow breath and said hoarsely, "The Prince... has been taken away."