Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 232: If I don’t agree, are you going to look for him?

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: If I don’t agree, are you going to look for him?

Chu Qianli knew that Feng Yexuan was angry.

He didn’t like her being too smart; she could feel it.

It was nothing but male chauvinism acting up.

"Does the Prince wish for me to be like Chu Huaiyu, delicate and weak, constantly seeking your protection, and always scheming everything, just to win the Prince’s favor?"

She wasn’t mocking with a smile, she was just... somewhat helpless.

"Such women have never been in short supply around the Prince, have they? But does the Prince really like them? If the Prince does, why then did you drive Chu Huaiyu away just now?"

Feng Yexuan didn’t speak.

He just knew that this damn woman always had the ability to anger him.

But did he truly wish for her to be like the other women, groveling at the sight of him, courting his favor?

In fact, Feng Yexuan had never considered this question before.

He wanted her to be submissive, but he couldn’t help but take extra glances at the pride she carried.

If she became submissive and her pride was no more, would she still be her?

He lifted his cup to drink tea, completely unresponsive to her words.

Seemingly disdainful as well.

Chu Qianli dropped the subject, only saying, "I don’t dare tell His Majesty about this directly."

"Hmm?" He seemed more interested in what she was saying now.

Indeed, this man liked big affairs, not trifles like childish love.

To understand his heart would require stepping carefully, one step at a time. Not easy at all!

"After the battle at Phoenix Mountain, although the Prince helped me come forward and stay low-key, there are no walls in the world that don’t leak, and His Majesty still found out."

"This time, he simply wants to use my ability to foresee events."

Feng Yexuan’s expression was inscrutable, but Chu Qianli could feel that he was surprisingly willing to hear her analyze the situation without any irritation.

Chu Qianli pursed her lips and continued, "His Majesty thinks I am useful, and this time, it’s just the first step of his testing."

"If I really bring the news back to him, he will know that I’m not only useful but very easy to use, and the days when I’m exploited will be far from over."

"You’re afraid of being used by His Majesty, but aren’t you afraid that I might use you too?"

If she was really so formidable, then in the Imperial Family, there would be many who would want to use her to gain her favor.

Why couldn’t he be one of them?

Chu Qianli looked up, meeting his gaze, seemingly hesitant.

After a moment, she finally said, "Even if I’m used by the Prince, at least I can trust that with the Prince’s status as the War God, you wouldn’t stoop so low as to threaten me with my grandfather’s well-being."

Suddenly, she bent her legs and knelt down before him.

"Prince, I can be used by you; I only ask the Prince to keep my grandfather safe."

"In the future, wherever the Prince may need me, I will surely do my utmost, but I hope the Prince can first retrieve my grandfather from His Majesty’s clutches."

Feng Yexuan remained silent; a somber coldness could be seen in the depths of his eyes.

Actually, he should be pleased that she chose to work with him.

But for some reason, he just couldn’t feel happy about it.

Why did she have to make it a transaction?

If she had earnestly asked him... he didn’t know whether he would agree, for it would mean outright enmity with his father, the Emperor.

But if she asked him as his woman, at least, the atmosphere wouldn’t be as rigid as it was now.

"Prince, please consider my grandfather’s lifelong loyalty to the Imperial Family, and let him spend his twilight years in peace at the mansion!"

"Even if I don’t agree, His Majesty wouldn’t really harm Duke Sir; you needn’t panic like this."

The Emperor highly valued the image of benevolent governance. If Duke Sir were to meet with misfortune within the palace, outsiders would inevitably be suspicious of him.

Why would the Emperor foolishly ruin the good reputation he had cultivated for decades over one woman?

"I know that His Majesty won’t let my grandfather die within the palace, but perhaps the Prince doesn’t know what I’ve been through within the palace."

Chu Qianli lowered her eyes and clenched her fists tightly, so as not to completely expose her emotions.

She spoke in a hoarse voice, "His Majesty commanded me to reveal how I obtained the power of foresight, and I did not agree. Then he ordered me to meet my grandfather first."

"When I met my grandfather, his head had just been injured, just moments before—it was a fresh wound! Bloodied and gashed open!"

Looking at Feng Yexuan, the agitation and sorrow in her eyes and on her face could no longer be concealed.

"He can harm me, and I am not afraid, but he injured my grandfather, and I am scared!"

"My grandfather is already in his seventies; he truly cannot withstand such torment! Prince, please, for all the hard work my grandfather has done for Beiming Country in the past, save him! I beg you!"

Feng Yexuan looked down at her.

She was proud to the bone and never bowed before anyone.

If it weren’t for having no other recourse, she most likely would not beg him like this.

He hadn’t expected that, to exploit her, his father would indeed be so ruthless to such a loyal subject as Lord Duke.

No matter what, he was a fiercely loyal old minister who, if not meritorious, had endured much hardship over the years.

This time, his father indeed had gone too far.

Without a change in expression, he set down the cup he was holding onto the tea table and continued to look down at her.

"What exactly is at the bottom of Heifeng Cliff?"

"Does that mean the Prince agrees to..."

"Do you think you are in a position to negotiate terms with me?"

Did she have any other choice now?

Chu Qianli took a deep breath in helplessness, only to gamble, "I can draw everything at the bottom of the cliff for the Prince to see."

"What else?"

"Prince?"

"Among my subordinates are talents aplenty. If I wanted to learn the secrets of Heifeng Cliff, there surely would be a way. In the past, I simply disdained to do it!"

His duties were to lead battles and protect the country.

The matter of the Medicine Men was being handled by a specialized team within the Imperial Court; it wasn’t his concern.

If he had to stretch his hand out to manage everything, where would he find so much energy and time?

But now, he had grown somewhat interested in those Medicine Men.

"If you don’t have any better terms to offer, I may not be inclined to deal with this matter."

Chu Qianli’s fingers hidden within her sleeves slowly tightened.

Her thin lips were pressed tightly, as if she was thinking about something, clearly with difficulty.

However, Feng Yexuan was running out of patience.

"If you have nothing else to say, then go back. Come find me when you figure out what to say."

Suddenly standing up, Feng Yexuan strode towards the door of the side hall.

"Prince..."

"Your Highness, you’re not entitled to waste my time," he passed her by without a second glance.

Chu Qianli watched his cold and distant silhouette, and finally, just as he was about to exit the side hall, she spoke in a raspy voice.

"Prince, if you... desire my body, I shall be at your disposal."

His steps halted, but he did not turn around.

However, that silhouette of his was ineffably colder than before.

Even, icy cold.

Chu Qianli did not know what he was thinking.

Nor did she know how much time had passed when he suddenly took a long stride back to her side, and with a strong grip, fiercely pinched her chin upward:

"To save your grandfather, you are even willing to sell your body?"

"If I do not agree to your request, will you seek another man? Perhaps, the man you once met privately with, King He?"

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