“The Empress Dowager was angered, but it wasn't me who angered her; it was Yu Linglong.”
Chu Qianli glanced at Feng Yexuan, then snorted coldly, “If I told you that Yu Linglong faked her suicide by hanging, and I exposed her in front of the Empress Dowager, would you believe me?”
The one who relayed the message to him must have been Mama Yao, who was by the Empress Dowager’s side.
Mama Yao colluded with Yu Linglong; she was not a good person at all.
Feng Yexuan remained silent, his thin lips pursed, looking indescribably handsome even in his cold demeanor.
Qingming, however, found it hard to believe, “Wangfei, Yu Linglong is so cunning. How could she do something so foolish?”
“So you don’t believe me either, you think I’m just trying to exonerate myself, right?” Chu Qianli sneered.
“This subordinate…” Qingming was speechless.
Chu Qianli ignored him. She got into the carriage with Feng Yexuan and closed her eyes to rest.
Qingming didn’t believe her, and Feng Yexuan surely didn’t either.
Therefore, there was nothing to explain.
Unexpectedly, just as she closed her eyes to rest,
The man not far away spoke in a calm, low voice:
“She has been by the Empress Dowager’s side for many years. Even if you exposed her, the Empress Dowager would at most be angry; she wouldn’t do anything to her.”
“The palace is her territory. In the future, don’t meet her privately or be alone with her in the palace. Her martial arts are superior to yours.”
Chu Qianli’s eyes snapped open.
Feng Yexuan was resting with his eyes closed. Chu Qianli looked at his emotionless face.
Her heart, however, was in turmoil in an instant.
He believed her!
Even Qingming didn't believe her, but he did!
He even believed that Yu Linglong would harm her if they were alone!
This man actually believed her!
Chu Qianli’s fingers, hidden in her sleeves, unconsciously tightened.
Looking at him again, he was still resting with his eyes closed, his expression cool and indifferent.
Chu Qianli’s lips moved slightly, wanting to say something, but in the end, she said nothing.
Only her heart was inexplicably fluttering…
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the Duke’s mansion.
Upon hearing that Prince Xuan had returned with his Wangfei for a visit, Duke Chu Buqu, along with everyone in the Duke’s mansion, personally came to welcome them.
This showed how important Prince Xuan was in everyone’s hearts.
Chu Qianli followed behind Feng Yexuan, being ignored the entire way.
Finally, Chu Buqu, along with the men of the household, invited Feng Yexuan to the main hall for tea.
Chu Qianli was completely left to her own devices.
She went to the back courtyard of the Duke’s mansion.
This place where the original owner had lived for sixteen years now seemed neither unfamiliar nor familiar.
The impressions were deep; after all, they were all left in the depths of memory.
However, emotionally, it was almost zero.
Behind the flower bushes not far away, she seemed to hear the laughter of young ladies.
Bored, Chu Qianli continued to walk forward,绕过 the flower bushes.
Unexpectedly, one of the young ladies, holding something in her hand, emerged from behind the flower bushes.
Neither party saw the other. The young lady, not being careful, bumped directly into Chu Qianli.
Her hand trembled, and with a clatter, the object fell from her hand, scattering across the ground.
“Who is so blind?”
A maidservant behind her reprimanded.
However, when she looked up and saw who it was, she was immediately terrified.
“Seventh… Seventh Miss! Seventh Miss, spare me!”
The maidservant immediately knelt down with a thud and kowtowed, “Seventh Miss, spare me!”
The young lady who had bumped into Chu Qianli was now bowing, her face full of unease.
“I didn’t know Sister Qianli was here. I’m sorry, it was my fault. I’ve stained Sister’s clothes. Sister, please don’t be angry!”
The fifth daughter of the Duke’s mansion, Chu Huaiyu, one of the three great talents of the imperial city.
But at this moment, in front of Chu Qianli, she was as humble as a servant.
Chu Qianli was stunned and hadn’t had time to react.
From behind her, a cold voice suddenly broke through: “Chu Qianli, how long are you going to bully Huaiyu?”