Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 188: The Fourth Prince, Indeed There Is a Weakness

Chapter 188: Chapter 188: The Fourth Prince, Indeed There Is a Weakness

With a whoosh, a cloak was tossed over, tightly wrapping around Chu Huaiyu, whose body was nearly exposed.

The young ladies from the Duke Residence, including Qin Liuyan, had all lost themselves in the music of the qin just moments before.

Now, seeing what had almost occurred, Qin Liuyan’s face turned as pale as death, and she staggered as she rushed out.

"Huaiyu!" she exclaimed, hugging Chu Huaiyu tightly, both anxious and angry, "How, how could this have happened?"

Qing Ming also came fully to his senses.

He had actually been watching Miss Huaiyu undress amidst the sound of the qin.

As if Miss Huaiyu were undressing for him!

He knew he had deep inner strength, yet he had not expected that, simply because he fantasized about Chu Huaiyu throwing herself into his arms, even he would fall prey to the lure of the qin’s melody!

Once Qing Ming had snapped out of it, he was so angry he wanted to kill someone, "Prince, Yu Linglong used the qin’s sound to captivate souls!"

Chu Huaiyu, terrified and trembling, watched as Feng Yexuan and Qing Ming approached her, and suddenly she forcefully pushed Qin Liuyan away.

Crying, she ran towards Feng Yexuan, "Prince, I didn’t know... It wasn’t intentional, I really didn’t know what was happening!"

"Prince, please don’t be angry, don’t... wuwu..."

Chu Huaiyu cried her heart out, and Qing Ming felt a pang of heartache watching her.

"Miss Huaiyu, it’s not your fault, it was Yu Linglong using the qin’s sound to captivate the soul, controlling your actions," he reassured her.

Qing Ming glanced at Feng Yexuan.

The Prince’s face was as dark as iron, but, this rage clearly wasn’t directed at Chu Huaiyu.

It was meant for Yu Linglong.

However, Yu Linglong had already fainted, and even if the Prince was furious, he surely couldn’t lash out at a lifeless body.

"The Prince is not angry," Qing Ming consoled Chu Huaiyu, "Look, the cloak on your body, that’s the Prince’s!"

Seeing Chu Huaiyu cry like this shattered Qing Ming’s heart.

If she would stop crying, he’d do anything for her!

Chu Huaiyu looked down at the cloak wrapped around her, feeling a warmth in her heart, and instinctively wanted to lean closer to Feng Yexuan.

But the Prince emitted an aura that seemed to ward off strangers, so she didn’t dare to act recklessly now.

Still, her heart was in turmoil, still filled with shock and fear.

"Prince, please don’t be... angry..."

Perhaps it was the shock that scrambled her senses, for just after she spoke these words, Chu Huaiyu suddenly saw darkness before her eyes and felt her body go limp as she collapsed.

Feng Yexuan casually reached out to catch her.

Chu Huaiyu fell toward his embrace.

But for some reason, the strength in the Prince’s support felt... somewhat misdirected.

She inadvertently ended up collapsing into Qing Ming’s arms.

Qing Ming was taken aback but knew he had to support the frail Miss Huaiyu regardless.

Only with surprise and joy, and in the least ambiguous manner possible, he held her steady.

He looked to Feng Yexuan, "Prince, Miss Huaiyu... she’s about to faint."

Feng Yexuan’s expression was icy.

Turning to look at the Empress, his voice was indescribably indifferent, "Mother, your son has urgent matters to attend to, I take my leave!"

He then turned and walked away.

Qing Ming immediately supported Chu Huaiyu and followed behind him, leaving the scene.

This was... this was the implication that he was taking Chu Huaiyu back to his Prince Residence!

Upon realizing this after a moment of shock, Qin Liuyan’s heart bloomed with joy!

The Prince is wise!

Who would have thought that Huaiyu, despite the misfortune, would actually find favor, and be directly taken into Prince Residence!

This was too good to be true!

The scene fell into complete silence.

Chu Qianli watched their retreating figures, feeling inexplicably pained despite not having any feelings for that man; it was as if her nerves were being tugged at, aching suddenly.

It was probably the wound on her shoulder that she had inadvertently agitated again.

Feng Yexuan left with Chu Huaiyu in tow.

The young ladies were utterly heartbroken.

Time passed, and finally, the Empress coughed heavily.

All of her thoughts were pulled back to the present.

The Empress was furious!

The so-called selection banquet meant to humiliate Prince Yexuan had, at this moment, turned into a loss of face for herself!

One could tell from the way the ladies looked at Feng Yexuan as he left.

Each and every one of these ladies had their hearts set on Prince Yexuan.

Did they hold such disdain for her son, Prince Qihe?

Enraged, the Empress’s gaze finally landed on Chu Qianli.

Feng Yexuan had left, and Yu Linglong had been assisted back as well.

Someone had to bear the brunt of this anger!

And that person was Chu Qianli!

The Empress snapped, "You are a concubine discarded by Prince Yexuan! A disgraced woman, yet you dare to attend the selection banquet held by this palace for Prince Qihe. What are your intentions?"

Chu Qianli could not help but feel both tearful and amused.

This Empress, needing to vent her frustration, had chosen to take it out on her.

It was indeed a baffling accusation to bear.

Just as she was about to respond with a cold expression, Feng Wuya, who stood by her side, said indifferently, "Mother has misunderstood. Little Lili came with your son."

He stood up, looked at Chu Qianli, and smiled, "Since mother is unhappy, Little Lili, come back with me."

He then turned and left, just as nonchalant as Prince Yexuan.

It was clear to everyone that even if the Empress had called out to him to stay, it is doubtful she could have convinced him to remain.

The legendary Prince Xiaoyao was said to be indifferent to politics and passion, regarding no one with interest.

It turned out to be true.

He didn’t even consider the Empress worth his regard!

Although Chu Qianli did not wish to get entangled with the imperial family, the retreat offered by Prince Xiaoyao was still a welcome escape.

Thereupon, she also stood up and inclined her body towards the Empress, "I take my leave!"

She promptly followed Feng Wuya and left as well!

The Empress who was left behind was so angry she almost flipped the table.

On the other hand, Prince Qihe, sitting beside the Empress, just calmly sipped his wine from beginning to end.

In contrast to the Empress’s quick temper, he appeared much more profound and composed.

A discarded wife?

The Empress called Chu Qianli the discarded wife of the Fourth Prince, but he, Feng Qihe, didn’t necessarily see it that way.

At the feast just now, most people’s attention was on Chu Huaiyu’s dance, but what Feng Qihe focused on were two other people.

One was Chu Qianli, who watched Chu Huaiyu dance with an unaffected, hearty laugh.

The other was a man who watched Chu Qianli with an extremely chilly, yet also incredibly complex gaze.

His brother, the Fourth Prince, Feng Yexuan.

Such a look... Hah, this discarded wife was not as simple as just that.

His brother’s feelings for Chu Qianli, though hidden from others, could not escape him.

It seemed that his brother truly had a weakness now.

And that weakness was Chu Qianli...

...

Chu Qianli simply followed Feng Wuya out of the banquet and had just entered the Imperial Garden when she bid him goodbye.

"You’re injured, are you sure you don’t need the Imperial Physician to take a look?" asked Feng Wuya.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I’m fine; I just need to apply some medicine when I get back."

Chu Qianli inclined her body towards him, then turned and walked away.

This girl, how much did she not want to deal with him?

Feng Wuya watched her departure before leaving himself.

Chu Qianli exited the Imperial Palace through the back gate, intending to return to her carriage.

Unexpectedly, just as she walked out, a shadow suddenly flickered in front of her.

Before she could react, the person had already landed behind her in the blink of an eye.

A sharp pain hit the back of her neck!

Her pressure point had been struck!

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