Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 337 - 336: Can It Be Considered a Promotion?

Chapter 337: Chapter 336: Can It Be Considered a Promotion?

Yu Linglong couldn’t help but look back towards the direction of the dense forest’s exit.

It wasn’t Chu Qianli.

She breathed a sigh of relief.

But in the moment when she turned back, she noticed a trace of gloom flit across Feng Yexuan’s eyes.

Yu Linglong’s palm unwittingly tightened.

What was he disappointed about?

Hadn’t he stopped caring about Chu Qianli? Could it be that among these selected ladies, there was someone else he cared about?

Who could it be?

The lady emerged, and Yu Linglong took a glance, feeling somewhat perplexed.

This lady’s clothes were clean and neat, without a trace of sweat or dust.

Most importantly, she looked so delicate and fragile—how could she have come out so quickly?

"Prince, Jingjing has retrieved the token,"

After dismounting from her horse, the girl named Jingjing walked up to Feng Yexuan with little steps,

Upon seeing Prince Yexuan from such a close distance, she was dazzled to the point of confusion and, reaching him, her legs suddenly became immobile.

"Miss, please hand over the token to me," Leng Ji spoke up, interrupting her infatuated gaze.

The girl named Jingjing hurriedly bowed her head and seemed a bit stiff as she handed over the token.

However, the stiffness was but a momentary flash before she relaxed again.

"Prince, Jingjing’s admiration for you..."

"Prince, this token is a fake," Leng Ji suddenly said.

Jingjing’s face changed color, and she protested anxiously, "How could it be fake? I brought it back with great difficulty from the other side of the mountain. You...you dare to slander me!"

"Prince, he..."

"Take her away and administer thirty lashes," Feng Yexuan waved his hand dismissively.

The girl named Jingjing was so scared that she couldn’t even think of pleading for help before she was dragged away.

It was only when the plank struck her body, and the intense pain jolted her awake,

that she began to loudly cry out, "Don’t...help! Stop it! Ah! Ah! I am the daughter of the Marquess Residence...Ah! Ah!"

"My father is...the Marquess, my mother...is, ah...a first-rank lady, who dares to hit...me...ah...ah..."

"Fifty," Feng Yexuan said expressionlessly.

Leng Ji was somewhat uneasy, "Prince, she is so delicate, fifty lashes might cost her life."

"Even the most delicate dared to participate in this Prince’s selection for a Princess?"

Feng Yexuan sneered, picked up a cup, and paid no further attention.

Leng Ji had nothing to say and could only turn back to look at the two guards carrying out the punishment.

Fifty, then, but be sure to control your strength.

It’s alright to disable her, but don’t actually kill her.

After all, the people from the Marquess Residence are not without influence.

The Prince may not fear making enemies, but he did not want to make too many enemies for the Prince.

"How did you know this token was a fake?" Liujin glanced at the tokens of the two girls and, at first glance, they looked quite alike.

"Oh, this is wrong," Liujin scrutinized more closely, finally noticing that on the lower right corner of the token, there were some symbols.

"Each lady’s symbol is different, all engraved by my order. I have the drafts here."

This entire matter was solely handled by Leng Ji from beginning to end.

Even the engraver did not know whose name it represented.

Thus, anyone trying to forge a token could only make an identical one, but the symbols, she certainly wouldn’t know which symbol was hers.

She could only see someone else’s symbols and carve an exact replica.

Little did she know that her own symbol was not like that at all.

The selection for Prince Yexuan’s Princess was eyed covetously by many; how many ladies wanted to marry the Prince, and how many nobles and dignitaries wished to use this opportunity to establish ties with the Prince?

This also demonstrated the extent of secret collusion and private dealings within the Imperial Court.

It wasn’t long before the girls inside started coming out one after another.

Feng Yexuan had not put down his cup until... Chu Qianli and Long Ziyue came out.

The two of them actually came out shoulder to shoulder, chatting and laughing as they emerged!

Feng Yexuan’s expression looked very unpleasant.

The two girls approached him, Long Ziyue handed her token to Leng Ji, but Chu Qianli looked at Leng Ji and said, "They didn’t prepare a token for me."

Leng Ji immediately showed embarrassment: "Because Miss Lili’s name wasn’t on the selection list."

"But I really did make it to the other side of the mountain, to the place where the tokens are issued." Chu Qianli earnestly looked at Feng Yexuan. "I didn’t deceive the Prince."

"Prince, I can vouch for that, Ali and I both reached the target destination together," Long Ziyue hurriedly said.

"Ali?" Feng Yexuan’s gaze darkened before slowly lifting again.

"You’ve befriended a lady who came to participate in the selection for my Princess?"

Chu Qianli bowed her head, at a loss for how to respond to this.

"Princess Pingyue, do you think this woman is sincerely seeking your friendship?"

Feng Yexuan suddenly stood up, looking at Long Ziyue: "How much do you know about the schemes of this woman? Her getting close to you must have a motive."

Dropping his cup, Feng Yexuan turned and walked away: "Princess Pingyue, go back and rest early."

Prince Yexuan left.

Behind him, there were still countless girls yet to come out, but he had lost the patience to wait.

Drago Road finally understood who Feng Yexuan had been waiting for all this time!

He was actually interested in Long Ziyue!

Yu Linglong was so furious her eyes reddened. Upon looking at Long Ziyue, where was there even half the beauty she possessed?

There wasn’t a trace of femininity in her entire being!

Yu Linglong couldn’t fathom what Feng Yexuan saw in her.

However, Long Ziyue is the daughter of the marriage-allied Prince of Longteng Country, and the marriage-allied Prince is the younger sister of the former and current Empress.

Her status is noble!

To Feng Yexuan, Long Ziyue indeed had value!

Yu Linglong bit her lip, clenching her palm, filled with anger and unwillingness.

Even if Long Ziyue had a noble status, Yu Linglong wouldn’t allow her to steal Feng Yexuan away!

Never!

Yu Linglong left as well, throwing a sneer at her former rival before leaving: "With such scheming, even Yexuan has seen through you. How pitiful!"

Yu Linglong was gone.

Chu Qianli remained expressionless, betraying not the slightest discomfort.

The guards of Longteng Country arrived to escort Long Ziyue away.

When Long Ziyue left, she too didn’t say much.

Chu Qianli was about to leave when another girl emerged from the dense woods.

Chu Huaiyu sat on horseback, panting heavily as if she had just gone through a life-or-death ordeal.

She looked so fragile, as though she could fall off the horse at any moment.

After Prince Yexuan left, everyone relaxed.

Han Zhan and Xiaoya came to wait for Miss Lili.

Han Zhan heard Feng Yexuan’s words earlier very clearly.

Seeing Chu Qianli standing there alone, he was tempted to go over and reassure her.

But he had no right to do so.

Chu Huaiyu came out, and Han Zhan could only go to greet her: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

Chu Huaiyu’s voice was hoarse with a tear in the corner of her eye: "It’s just... my whole body aches..."

Xiaoya was heartbroken, and together with Han Zhan, she helped her off the horse.

Leng Ji was still there, responsible for checking the tokens.

Chu Qianli looked at Leng Ji without glancing at Chu Huaiyu and asked, "With the Commandery Princess as a witness, do I qualify for advancement?"

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