Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 229: The Enchantress Who Brings Disaster to the Country, There Won’t Be a Good Ending

Chapter 229: Chapter 229: The Enchantress Who Brings Disaster to the Country, There Won’t Be a Good Ending

"You... what do you mean?" Chu Huaiyu was so upset that tears nearly rolled down her cheeks.

Chu Qianli smiled and said, "Miss Huaiyu, you’d best save these easily shed tears for the Empress Dowager."

"The future Empress must not be as fragile as you."

"You..." Chu Huaiyu’s face was filled with grievance.

But, she immediately saw a hint of disappointment in the Empress Dowager’s eyes.

The tears in the corners of her eyes vanished in an instant, and she hurriedly leaned towards the Empress Dowager, saying, "Empress Dowager, Huaiyu is not..."

"We can discuss whatever matters later!" The Empress Dowager huffed, clearly displeased.

She had said before that she least liked the harem’s ladies engaging in scheming.

Chu Qianli was defiant and proud, her scheming was not hidden, but blatant.

It somehow made her less annoying to others.

Unfortunately, her mother was a singer, destined never to be seen in the limelight.

As for Chu Huaiyu, her status might be noble, but her pettiness was indeed somewhat tiresome to behold.

She no longer paid attention to Chu Huaiyu but focused on Chu Qianli instead.

"Now that things have come to this, I have nothing much to say to you. If an enchantress leads the country astray, there will be no good end," she said.

"If you still want to be by Xuanxuan’s side, you’d best learn to behave. If you continue to act recklessly and Xuanxuan suffers any harm, the Imperial Family will not be lenient with you!"

She might stay out of worldly affairs in the harem, but that did not mean she was unaware of everything.

Recently, Yexuan had willingly ventured into Heifeng Ridge for her, a fact well known among the Imperial Family.

And now, Yexuan was even defying the Emperor for her, speaking disrespectfully to his own father!

If this continued, and the Crown Prince’s position fell into Prince He’s hands, with the Empress’s domineering ways, even her place as the Empress Dowager in the harem would be lost!

She would not allow such a thing to happen.

"You better watch yourself!"

With fury, the Empress Dowager left.

Chu Huaiyu wanted to see her off but was refused and could only stay in the courtyard.

After the Empress Dowager had left, Chu Qianli was just about to go to the side hall when Chu Huaiyu retreated two steps and blocked her way.

"Fifth Sister."

"A good dog doesn’t stand in the way," Chu Qianli said, not wanting to waste words with her.

Chu Huaiyu bit her lip, looking pitiful.

"Fifth Sister, I know the Prince is now infatuated with your body, but you can’t just ignore the Prince’s safety simply because he dotes on you."

"I know all about it, the Prince went to Heifeng Ridge for you; Fifth Sister, this is too much! If the Prince gets hurt..."

Chu Qianli pushed her aside, cutting off her words.

Chu Huaiyu immediately collapsed to the ground, as fragile as a kite with its string cut, with a thud.

Qing Ming, who was at a distance, saw this and immediately came over, barely restraining himself from acting against Chu Qianli.

"The Prince is in the side hall, are you sure you want to make a move against me?" Chu Qianli looked at him, her smile superficial.

Qing Ming was so angry he gritted his teeth, but Leng Ji had also arrived by then, leaving him with no opportunity to strike.

Leng Ji glanced at Chu Huaiyu and then at Chu Qianli, feeling greatly vexed.

He then said in a low voice, "Miss Chu, please go ahead."

"You think you can just leave after injuring someone?" Qing Ming clenched his fist.

"I injured her?" Chu Qianli chuckled lightly, "Alright then, what if I beat you until you’re severely injured? How about we go to the Prince and settle this?"

"Even if I were to injure you, the Prince would not punish me. Don’t believe me? Try it."

Chu Huaiyu gritted her teeth and, with the help of the maid, slowly stood up.

No sooner had she stood up than her body weakened, and she almost fainted.

Qing Ming was heartbroken and glared at Chu Qianli, said angrily, "Fine, then let’s have the Prince settle this!"

Although Chu Qianli’s Inner Strength was not particularly powerful, she had practiced the Yi Jin Jing, and her Inner Strength was equivalent to that of an ordinary expert.

As for Miss Huaiyu, she was frail and delicate.

For no reason at all, she had been struck to the ground by Chu Qianli, unable to get up—this incident happened in front of everyone’s eyes, so let’s see how Chu Qianli would deny it.

Chu Qianli ignored them and walked straight toward the side hall.

Qing Ming looked at Chu Huaiyu and said softly, "Miss Huaiyu, can you... walk?"

Chu Huaiyu bit her lip, trying to take a step.

But, after just one step, she became so weak that she almost fell.

Qing Ming’s face showed concern as he hastily said, "Miss Huaiyu, would you like... would you like me to support you?"

"No... need," Chu Huaiyu bit her lip, furrowing her brows in pain, yet she firmly refused, "There should be no... physical contact between men and women."

"The maid will support the young miss," Xiaoya said, helping her.

The two of them moved toward the side hall step by step, with great difficulty.

Qing Ming watched her, looking so fragile as if she could be blown down by the wind at any moment, and felt intense hatred for Chu Qianli!

How could a woman be so malicious? How could she not spare even such a vulnerable young lady?

In the side hall, Feng Yexuan was looking at a letter that had just been delivered.

Upon seeing Chu Qianli enter, he merely glanced at her casually, seemingly not allowing his attention to linger on her.

When Chu Qianli said she couldn’t see through this man, she wasn’t being modest.

Sometimes, she could clearly feel his attention on her.

But at other times, she couldn’t sense even the slightest warmth from him.

As for the men of the Imperial Family, one could only say that being with them was like accompanying a tiger.

Especially a man like Feng Yexuan, with overwhelming power and extremely enchanting looks!

If one wasn’t careful and fell for him, it would be a disaster with no turning back!

The only option was to stay away.

"Prince!" Finally, after Chu Huaiyu managed to move step by step, driven by her strong will, and entered the side hall, Qing Ming immediately spoke up, "Prince, Chu Qianli struck and injured Miss Huaiyu."

Feng Yexuan’s brows furrowed lightly, and he finally put down the letter in his hand, looking at him, "How was she injured?"

Qing Ming immediately said, "Miss Huaiyu was advising Miss Li to treat the Prince kindly, but Miss Li suddenly lost her temper and struck Miss Huaiyu, knocking her to the ground."

"You saw it with your own eyes?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!" Qing Ming nodded in affirmation.

A glint of unfathomable depth flashed in Feng Yexuan’s eyes; he was speaking to Chu Huaiyu, but his gaze was on Chu Qianli’s face:

"Miss Huaiyu, are your injuries severe?"

Chu Qianli was getting impatient, truly tired from standing for too long.

She just wanted to quickly talk to Feng Yexuan about some matters.

But Qing Ming and Chu Huaiyu were really annoying.

She turned her head to look at Chu Huaiyu and scoffed, "The Prince is asking you if your injuries are severe; you might as well describe your symptoms to the Prince in detail."

"I..." Chu Huaiyu looked up at Feng Yexuan.

But Feng Yexuan was looking at Chu Qianli.

She bit her lip, a trace of indignation in her eyes.

Her voice was very light, filled with endless grievance, "Huaiyu is... alright, I can... I can still..."

Before she could finish speaking, her body suddenly swayed, and she almost fell to the ground.

"Miss Huaiyu!" Qing Ming wanted to go help her, but he feared the Prince might think he had improper intentions toward Miss Huaiyu, harming her reputation.

He could only watch helplessly, his anxiety growing.

With great effort, Chu Huaiyu managed to steady herself. Her voice was very soft, as delicate as a thread, "I’m sorry, Prince, Huaiyu... Huaiyu doesn’t know how serious the injury is, but the place where I was struck on the chest seems... seems like it’s hard to breathe."

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