"Your Highness!" Chu Qianli chased after him.
She didn't know why he was suddenly angry again.
Just now, his mood had been fine. She thought they could at least talk.
"When you can shed that cold demeanor and learn to please me, I'll consider it!"
Feng Yexuan flicked his sleeves and left.
He was indeed very angry.
Every time he saw her cold expression towards him, he felt a surge of rage!
When she was with Chu Wang or even Jin Rui, not only did she smile, but she could even drink and sing with them!
But when had this woman ever sung for him?
Her singing and laughter were always for other men!
"Your Highness!" Leng Ji, who had been waiting outside, chased after him.
Actually, Leng Ji didn't quite understand. Hadn't His Highness carried Miss Li back last night, implying they had reconciled?
For some reason, at dawn, His Highness had thrown Chu Qianli back to Qianyun Pavilion.
After that, His Highness hadn't slept, spending the entire night in the study.
At that time, Chu Qianli was drunk and unconscious, so she couldn't have offended His Highness.
Leng Ji always felt a sense of gratitude towards Chu Qianli.
He quickened his pace, hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak.
"Actually, Your Highness, you can't blame Miss Li for speaking harshly to Miss Huaiyu just now. In fact, Miss Huaiyu's condition… is indeed very strange."
When she was well, her spirits were high, and she could even cook for His Highness.
But as soon as she knew she was well and would return to the Prince's Mansion, Chu Huaiyu immediately "fell ill" again.
Only someone as blind as Qing Ming wouldn't see through it.
How could His Highness not know? But it was strange that His Highness still allowed Chu Huaiyu to stay in the mansion.
"What do you want to say?" Feng Yexuan's gaze deepened.
Leng Ji suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
His Highness's voice and tone… were truly terrifying.
However, having said that much, he couldn't stop now.
Death was death either way, so Leng Ji said directly, "Anyone with eyes can see that Miss Huaiyu's illness is feigned. Why does Your Highness…"
"Since she is Long Qianyue's daughter, she can stay in this Prince's Mansion for as long as she wishes."
Feng Yexuan's expression was blank; he didn't care at all.
Leng Ji wanted to say something, but in the next moment, he suddenly understood.
His Highness truly didn't care!
It was just one more person staying in the Prince's Mansion, not to mention that she was the daughter of a benefactor.
If she wanted to stay here, she could have just said so directly; there was no need for pretense.
His Highness was completely indifferent to such trivial matters.
"But… Your Highness, she is ultimately an unmarried young lady. Staying in Your Highness's residence, I'm afraid…"
"When have I ever cared about the opinions of the world?" Feng Yexuan said dismissively.
Leng Ji scratched his head, a hint of helplessness in his voice. "The young lady herself cares."
"If she cared, would she have announced to the world at the banquet that her heart belonged to me?"
"This…"
Leng Ji thought for a moment and suddenly froze.
His Highness… was truly clear-sighted!
From the moment Chu Huaiyu loudly declared her loyalty to Prince Xuan at the banquet,
His Highness knew she intended to enter the Prince's Mansion.
His Highness was not only not blind, but he saw more clearly than anyone else.
Then…
"Your Highness, if that's the case, why did you bring her back?"
However, Feng Yexuan was unwilling to answer this question.
He strode forward, walking against the wind.
Leng Ji followed behind him, watching his desolate figure, and for a moment, he couldn't understand.
By the time he understood, His Highness had already walked far away.
His Highness was indeed indulging her, but he was indulging her based on her identity as Long Qianyue's daughter.
If Chu Huaiyu was truly Long Qianyue's daughter, and she wished to stay in the Prince's Mansion, His Highness would protect her for life.
As for whether he would marry her, it would depend on His Highness's willingness.
If she was not Long Qianyue's daughter, then her staying overnight in the Prince's Mansion would only ruin her own reputation.
In the future, as long as His Highness drove her out, Chu Huaiyu's life would be ruined.
No one would want a cast-off woman who had been driven out.
In any case, all of this was Chu Huaiyu's own choice.
Leng Ji let out a long sigh.
His Highness's thoughts were truly different from ordinary people.
Ultimately, he was the one who cared too much.
"Your Highness, are you going out? Wait for me…" He quickly ran to catch up.
...
Chu Qianli was confined again.
However, this time, she was not confined to her room. She could move freely throughout the Prince's Mansion.
She was just not allowed to leave the mansion's gates.
During this period, unable to go out, she refined medicine during the day and researched methods for detoxification.
At night, she continued to practice the Yi Jin Jing.
As her cultivation deepened, Chu Qianli discovered that the wonders of the Yi Jin Jing far exceeded her imagination!
With a hundred days for bones and tendons to heal, it would normally take at least two to three months for her shoulder blade injury to recover.
She had only been recuperating for less than ten days, and now she was completely mobile.
As long as she didn't suffer internal force shock, her shoulder blade was no different from that of an ordinary person.
"Princess Consort, what are you fiddling with these bottles and jars for?"
Xi'er saw her messing with these transparent, long jars for a long time.
She had never seen these strange things before and didn't know what they were.
But now, why were her eyes shining with such excitement?
Chu Qianli was naturally excited; she had finally found a way to completely clear the toxins from her grandfather's body!
"Good Xi'er, quickly prepare them for me. I need to go out."
She packed her things and, while Xi'er wasn't paying attention, threw the antidote into her bracelet's space.
This time, she could return and completely detoxify her grandfather!
After her grandfather recovered, she and her grandfather would join forces to find the villain in the mansion, which would surely not be too difficult!
"Princess Consort, you want to go out?" Xi'er looked confused. "But didn't His Highness forbid you from going out?"
Chu Qianli sighed.
That scoundrel's hurdle was indeed troublesome.
She would have to go and appease him again.
However, this matter was of great importance. For His Highness, she would endure it and not argue with him!
"Actually, Princess Consort, don't you think His Highness is very easy to coax in front of you?"
"Easy to coax?" That was simply the biggest joke in the world!
"Only you yourself don't know."
Xi'er almost rolled her eyes at her.
Anyone could see that His Highness doted on the Princess Consort, but sometimes he was truly too angry.
And half of the reason was because of the Princess Consort herself.
"Princess Consort, as long as you are willing to humble yourself before His Highness, even if you ask him to pluck the stars from the sky, he will do his utmost for you!"
"Forget it, I know you don't believe me, so I won't say anything more."
This time, Xi'er couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Chu Qianli ignored her. In any case, she was determined not to lose her temper with Feng Yexuan tonight.
If she wanted to return to the Duke's Mansion, she would endure that scoundrel's temper.
Unexpectedly, before she could leave, she heard someone knocking on the door.
With just one knock, the maid pushed the door open without any manners!
Behind the maid, Consort Jin walked in.
Beside her was a maid carrying a tray, on which was a bowl of something unknown.
"I heard you haven't been feeling well lately, so I specially had someone simmer a bowl of bird's nest soup for you to nourish your body."