Everyone sensed the displeasure of Prince Xuan when he frowned.
This displeasure was clearly directed at Chu Qianli.
Even Yu Linglong immediately noticed Feng Yexuan's dissatisfaction with Chu Qianli.
At that moment, Yu Linglong felt relieved.
Indeed, Feng Yexuan had been muddled during his illness back then, and he didn't know who had saved him!
Heaven was helping her!
Yu Linglong straightened her back, her confidence instantly soaring.
However, her face maintained a look of delicate charm. "Miss Chu..."
"Hold on!"
Chu Qianli glanced at her and sneered, "Why do others call me the Crown Princess, but you always call me Miss Chu?"
Yu Linglong was stunned. She couldn't answer this question for a moment.
Hadn't she called her Miss Chu before? And Chu Qianli had never voiced any objection!
Why was she being so insistent and making a fuss now, in front of so many people?
"Miss Yu, in your heart, you have never acknowledged my identity as the Crown Princess. Could it be that you haven't forgotten your past feelings for the Prince, and are still plotting to sabotage my marriage?"
"I... how could I..." Yu Linglong was startled by her glare and, caught off guard, took a step back.
By the time she realized it, she found herself forced back half a step by Chu Qianli's imposing aura!
This woman! Where did she get such a powerful presence?
Just as Yu Linglong was about to straighten her back again, she heard Chu Qianli coldly say, "Then, Miss Yu, does that mean you have never cared about my Prince?"
"I..." Yu Linglong was furious!
How could anyone pressure a young lady like this in front of everyone?
If she said she truly didn't care about the Prince, what would the Empress Dowager and the Emperor think?
What would Feng Yexuan think?
Wouldn't this cut off all her future prospects?
But if she said she had feelings for the Prince, wouldn't that be telling everyone that Chu Qianli was right, that she was deliberately trying to ruin their marital relationship?
For a moment, Yu Linglong's mind was in chaos!
Her usually calm thoughts were completely thrown into disarray!
Unexpectedly, Chu Qianli took a step forward towards her at this moment: "Do you really want to break up Feng Wang and me?"
"I don't!" Yu Linglong exclaimed.
She stumbled back two steps, losing her balance.
Her feet faltered!
After finally regaining her footing, she realized that she had once again been intimidated by Chu Qianli's fierce aura!
Yu Linglong was thoroughly angered at this point!
"Miss Chu, if I address you this way, don't you know the reason yourself?"
She stood up straight, her voice still a little unsteady, but she had managed to calm herself.
"Your actions on your wedding night were disgraceful! The Prince, out of consideration for the Duke's and Marquis's families, did not publicize the matter, but I despise you!"
"You are not worthy of being the Crown Princess!"
"Linglong, what exactly happened on Xuan'er's wedding night?" The Empress Dowager could no longer sit still.
Although she had always stayed out of imperial harem affairs, Concubine Zhen had suffered considerable grievances in the harem recently.
She had heard some rumors.
It was said that Prince Xuan had issued a decree forbidding Concubine Zhen from setting foot in the Prince's manor for three years!
The Empress Dowager had intended to inquire about the situation, but later, one incident after another occurred in Prince Xuan's manor.
She had no energy to pursue it any further.
Looking at Feng Yexuan, he remained as still as a statue!
What had happened on his wedding night?
Yu Linglong met the Empress Dowager's gaze, took a deep breath, and then said, "It is not for Linglong to inquire about the Prince's family matters, but... but Linglong truly cannot bear to see Concubine Zhen suffer injustice!"
"The Crown Princess, feeling neglected by the Prince on their wedding night, then... then lost her virtue and seduced the Fourteenth Prince!"
Now that Cui'er and Xiao Tao were dead, this matter had no witnesses.
Evidence was impossible to obtain. It all depended on whom the Emperor and the Empress Dowager chose to believe!