Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 414 - 413: I Just Want You to Survive

Chapter 414: Chapter 413: I Just Want You to Survive

In Feng Yexuan’s study.

Leng Ji placed the items he had organized in the cave on the desk.

"Prince, this painting was found in the cave, torn to shreds. I ordered someone to repair the portrait," he said.

A complete repair was impossible, but craftsmen had pieced the painting together bit by bit using a wooden frame.

Now, standing it upright, the figure in the painting could still be made out clearly.

Long Qianyue.

Why, again, Long Qianyue?

"Does Consort Yu recognize Long Qianyue?" he asked, looking at Leng Ji.

Leng Ji shook his head in confusion, "Prince, I... I have never even met Lady Long."

If the prince had not mentioned it, he would have had no idea the woman in the painting was Long Qianyue.

Hadn’t Long Qianyue died more than ten years ago? Why then would Consort Yu keep her portrait all this time?

Leng Ji brought out the portrait taken from Xianlan Palace and displayed it before Feng Yexuan.

Although the two paintings were not the same, the woman in them was the same person.

"Truly Lady Long?"

"She is the one who saved my life. Her visage is engraved in my heart, unforgettable till death!"

That being said, the woman in the painting was indeed Long Qianyue.

"Could it be that Consort Yu, like you, Prince, had once received Lady Long’s kindness in the past?"

But there was something Leng Ji didn’t understand.

"Now Qin Liuyan has already clarified to the Duke Residence’s people that Miss Chu is Lady Long’s daughter, and everyone knows it," he said.

"If Lady Long had truly granted Consort Yu such a great favor, one that kept Consort Yu grateful for over a decade, then why hasn’t there been any word of Consort Yu taking care of Miss Chu these years?"

"And now that Miss Chu’s identity is known, even if Consort Yu is distressed over the matter of the fifth prince, she wouldn’t hurt the daughter of the woman she had been worshipping for over ten years."

Leng Ji always felt that this matter was very peculiar.

When had Consort Yu ever taken an interest in Chu Qianli?

"If one is so grateful to a person, Consort Yu should have, from time to time, wanted to meet Miss Chu, don’t you think, Prince?"

Just like the prince, despite his dislike for the former Chu Qianli, he still married her out of gratitude.

Why was there not a stir from Consort Yu’s side?

Was it illogical?

"Is it possible that the woman in the painting just happens to look like Lady Long? Or perhaps, Lady Long had a twin sister..."

Accidentally meeting Feng Yexuan’s cold gaze, Leng Ji felt a chill down his spine and quickly bowed:

"Prince, I, I got carried away, my words, too many, I didn’t mean to..."

"It is not necessarily unreasonable," Feng Yexuan replied.

"Eh?" Leng Ji was taken aback.

Did the prince think his words made sense?

Leng Ji almost couldn’t help but jump up and scream!

Having been by the prince’s side for so many years, the prince had never praised his words like this before!

The prince said his words made sense!

He was almost ecstatic enough to ascend to heaven.

Feng Yexuan glanced at him indifferently: "Go investigate Long Qianyue’s background."

"What?" Leng Ji was confused.

Long Qianyue, wasn’t she the eldest lady of the Long family? What was there to investigate?

"Prince, the Long family has been in Imperial City for many years, could it be that there is also a problem with the Long family?" he asked.

Feng Yexuan narrowed his eyes, staring at the woman in the painting.

Inside, he always had a strange feeling.

Why did Chu Qianli approach Long Ziyue?

Initially, he thought he would wait for the girl to tell him herself; he didn’t want to meddle in her affairs.

After all, she was unlike ordinary women—stubborn. He didn’t want to use the old ways and make her angry, or even hurt her.

But now, she had been afflicted with the Soul Captivating Technique by Consort Yu, and Consort Yu was related to Long Qianyue...

It is essential to investigate the full story behind this matter.

Leng Ji didn’t hesitate in the slightest, nodding immediately and saying, "Yes!"

If the Prince orders an investigation, then that’s what will be done, whether it concerns the Long family, the Chu family, or even any other Prince.

His only duty was to obey!

Leng Ji followed orders and left.

Feng Yexuan’s gaze remained fixated upon the portrait.

Long Qianyue, Consort Yu, that dead woman, and the Longteng Country’s betrothed Prince behind Long Ziyue...

Lili, what exactly do you want to do?

What relationship do you have with Longteng Country?

...

"Ali, the Fourth Prince really is your husband."

"Oh."

Feng Wuya felt somewhat helpless.

This was the Nth time they’d had a similar conversation, and even he couldn’t understand what Ali was truly thinking.

Why had the Soul Captivating Technique used by his imperial mother resulted in such a situation?

Ali remembered everyone, she even remembered Tie Xin and Leng Ji, so why couldn’t she remember her own loyal brother?

How could a simple Soul Captivating Technique lead to this?

Could it be that what his mother used on her wasn’t just the Soul Captivating Technique?

"Ali..."

"Wuya, don’t you like being with me?" Chu Qianli asked him to sit beside her on the bed, pinching the pulse on his wrist.

"Why do you keep trying to push me onto other men?"

"I’m not trying to push you onto the Fourth Prince; it’s just that you already belong to him."

"No, I remember, I am now just the seventh young miss of the Duke Residence."

"Ali..."

"Wuya, my head hurts."

Chu Qianli rubbed her brow, a trace of darkness flitting across her eyes.

"I can’t remember anything about that person, but some memories are strange, disjointed, as if they don’t connect."

"That person?" Feng Wuya was slightly stunned.

"The Fourth Prince you mentioned, War God Prince Yexuan." Chu Qianli looked up to meet his gaze.

Her fingertips remained on his pulse, gently squeezing.

"I have no feelings or memories of him. Maybe I really had some relationship with him, or perhaps it is as you said, Consort Yu did use some Soul Captivating Technique on me..."

She frowned and shook her head, her face displaying a troubled expression.

"No, I can’t think about it; it hurts when I try to force it."

"Alright, alright, then don’t think about it! Just for now... don’t."

When she said her head hurt, it certainly was no joke. Feng Wuya could see that when she thought about this issue, her complexion would turn pale.

As if she were enduring an ever-increasing pain.

"Ali, let’s not think about it for now, just take a break," Feng Wuya coaxed softly.

Chu Qianli closed her eyes.

Her furrowed brow remained tight, difficult to relax.

"I know I must have forgotten something..."

"Ali."

"But," she opened her eyes again, still meeting his gaze, "but I know what I most want to do right now is to stay by your side, to protect you."

The major part of his heart was damaged, only barely clinging to life because a person with profound martial arts had used their inner strength to stave off his nearly shattered heart.

But this life was like a dried leaf in the autumn wind, on the verge of falling.

Chu Qianli’s slender fingers slowly moved away from his wrist, her hands clasping his large palm.

"Wuya, don’t think about anything! I just need you to survive; I don’t care about other people, and I don’t want to care."

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