"You dead woman..." Feng Yexuan's heart ached.
He wanted to reach out and touch her.
But her entire being was filled with a deathly despair.
It was a cold aura, as if she were so far away that no method could ever reach her.
After her scream, she simply held Qian'er's corpse, motionless, like a sculpture.
Blood trickled from the corner of her lips.
Feng Yexuan finally couldn't help but pull her up.
"She's dead. Wake up!"
He wanted to wipe the bloodstains from her lips, but the woman pushed him away again.
Dazed, after being pulled up, she frantically pushed away his outstretched hand.
She remained silent. Unable to push him away, she lowered her head and bit down hard on the back of his hand.
Feng Yexuan didn't let go. The back of his hand quickly bore a bleeding wound from her bite.
"Miss Li, don't hurt the Prince!" Leng Ji stood by, extremely anxious.
He wanted to stop her, but how could he?
The Prince could push Chu Qianli away at any moment, but since the Prince remained unmoved, what else could he do?
In the end, it was Feng Yexuan who let go.
Chu Qianli immediately released his bleeding hand and quickly crouched down to pick up Qian'er's body.
Leng Ji looked at Qian'er's face, and his heart was instantly gripped with pain.
Not long ago, he had held this little girl. Back then, she had been drunk and unconscious.
At that time, she was still a lively little girl.
Now, she had become a cold, lifeless corpse.
Leng Ji's heart, belatedly, tightened more and more.
Seeing Chu Qianli's expressionless face, like a stone statue, for some reason, a hint of moisture appeared at the corner of his eyes.
It truly felt awful.
He wanted to persuade her, but he didn't know what else he could say.
The person was gone. Anything he said would be in vain.
"Prince!"
The door to Chu Huaiyu's chambers was suddenly pulled open.
Liu Jin, who had only entered a moment ago, strode out. "Prince, Miss Huaiyu's condition is extremely serious. Prince, you... you must see her yourself!"
Feng Yexuan's expression changed. He glanced at Chu Qianli again.
Finally, he said to Leng Ji, "Watch her!"
And then he left.
Long Yuehan's daughter could not suffer any harm while in his care, or he would be letting down his benefactor for his entire life!
Leng Ji's heart tensed.
Liu Jin's medical skills were outstanding. If even Liu Jin was helpless, then this matter was truly serious.
But he couldn't believe that the small and timid Qian'er would dare to poison someone.
However, no one would dare to bet their own life to frame another person.
If Chu Huaiyu were to risk her own life to frame a maid, that would be too far-fetched.
What exactly had happened? How could this be?
Feng Yexuan and Liu Jin went inside.
The door was closed again. Inside, the urgent rescue was still underway.
Leng Ji crouched beside Chu Qianli and said hoarsely, "Miss Li, I... I'll escort you back."
This was Chu Huaiyu's place.
Leaving Qian'er here... even as a corpse, was inappropriate.
Chu Qianli said blankly, "Qian'er would not poison anyone. All of you are wronging her!"
"Miss Li, Miss Huaiyu is now between life and death. Even Master Liu Jin says it's difficult to handle. This illness cannot be fake. Master Liu Jin would never favor anyone."
Leng Ji had one hundred percent faith in Liu Jin.
If he said it was difficult to save, then it was truly a matter of life and death, a nine-death, one-life situation.
Leng Ji was also filled with doubts now.
But staying here was not an option.
"Miss Li, let's take Qian'er's body back first, okay? Miss Li..."
But he never expected that Chu Qianli would suddenly put down Qian'er's body and rush madly towards Chu Huaiyu's chambers.
Leng Ji didn't react. In that instant, he saw a murderous intent in Chu Qianli's eyes...
Murderous intent!
This was bad!
Leng Ji abruptly stood up, wanting to chase after her, but it was too late.
Chu Qianli, driven mad, had inexplicably gained much more strength.
She shoved aside the two maids blocking Chu Huaiyu's door and barged in.
The door panel hit her heavily, but she ignored it. Upon entering, without looking at anyone, she lunged towards the sickbed.
"What are you doing?" Feng Yexuan was sitting not far from the sickbed.
As Chu Qianli rushed over, he grabbed her.
"Are you crazy?"
"Let go of me!"
Chu Qianli struggled with all her might.
"They killed Qian'er. I want to avenge Qian'er. Let go!"
That pair of scissors, with one-third of the handle embedded in Qian'er's body, how much strength would that take?
This was no accident. It was premeditated. It was the people here who killed Qian'er!
How could someone without martial arts achieve this?
They killed Qian'er!
They deliberately murdered Qian'er!
"Let me go! I don't believe Chu Huaiyu is really dying. This is all their scheme! Let me go!"
Chu Qianli's eyes were bloodshot, her voice hoarse. "Feng Yexuan, let me go! If you continue to protect this woman, I will make you regret it!"
"I will make you regret it!"
"Utterly unreasonable!" Feng Yexuan pushed her away forcefully.
This time, perhaps the force was indeed a bit too heavy, causing her slender body to crash heavily onto a nearby chair.
Chu Qianli, already injured by Qing Ming, was hit violently. The sudden impact caused the blood in her chest to churn instantly.
If she hadn't endured it with all her might, she would have spat out blood again.
But she couldn't give up! She had to get justice for Qian'er!
It wasn't an accident! Someone with profound martial arts had used internal energy to drive the scissors into Qian'er's heart!
She was such a weak little girl, only fifteen or sixteen years old. If she were in modern times, she wouldn't have even graduated from high school!
They had killed her with such cruel methods!
They killed Qian'er!
"Chu Huaiyu, I'm going to kill you!" She gritted her teeth, blood almost reaching her lips, but she stubbornly held it back, refusing to spit blood in front of these jackals.
She wanted to kill her! She wanted to kill these people who were plotting schemes!
"Miss Li, don't be like this!" Leng Ji followed her in.
Before the Prince could get angry, he quickly pulled Chu Qianli back.
"Let go!"
"Miss Li!"
"Miss Li, Miss Huaiyu has indeed been poisoned. Even I don't know if I can save her."
Liu Jin was still administering acupuncture to Chu Huaiyu.
But with Chu Qianli causing a disturbance here, he was afraid of being distracted.
"Miss Li, you cannot suspect Miss Huaiyu. Why would she risk her own life to frame a maid of low status?"
Feng Yexuan had felt a sliver of compassion for Chu Qianli due to Qian'er's death earlier.
But now, Liu Jin's words instantly made him cold.
When he rushed over upon hearing about this, he and Chu Qianli had shared the same suspicion.
Could it be that Chu Huaiyu had staged a plan to frame them, the mistress and servant?
But after seeing the dying Chu Huaiyu, this suspicion was completely dispelled.
Who would risk their own life to frame a maid?
"Leng Ji, lock her back in Qianyun Pavilion for me. She is not to step out a single step without my command!"