Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 486 - 485: You Doubt Me?

Chapter 486: Chapter 485: You Doubt Me?

Those... matters of Longteng Country?

Chu Qianli’s heart tightened in an instant.

She looked at Feng Yexuan, full of confusion that she couldn’t hide in her eyes.

He seemed to know something?

But she hadn’t even told Feng Wuya about this matter, and even Long Ziyue was in the dark.

Apart from her uncle and her deceased grandfather, only the betrothed Prince and the current General Wei knew her true identity.

Even Wei Qiong hadn’t been told before she came here.

Why did Feng Yexuan know, and how did he find out?

Feng Yexuan also realized after a brief moment of stun that he might have misspoken.

But when he turned his head to look at her, the suspicion and defensiveness in this insufferable woman’s eyes infuriated him in an instant.

"You doubt me?" What kind of look is that?

Defensiveness!

This infuriating woman! How dare she be defensive towards him?

"I... No, I’m just..." Just too shocked.

Who had let the cat out of the bag, revealing her identity to him?

Feng Yexuan was very annoyed.

All the grievances and unwillingness that had been simmering in his heart for a long time suddenly erupted.

"I defied the imperial command and traveled thousands of miles here to protect you, yet you do not trust me!"

He was really angry!

She could forget him, could say she liked Wuya, could call him her fourth brother!

But how could she doubt him?

Chu Qianli was too shocked for words.

He defied orders to come here, not to protect Feng Wuya, but... to protect her?

She had never imagined that she meant so much to him.

Although he had repeatedly claimed she was his woman, she had forgotten it all, and afterwards, he no longer talked about that topic.

But he really was here because of her...

"I..." Chu Qianli covered her heart, feeling that familiar piercing pain once more flooding her chest.

But this time, Feng Yexuan turned a blind eye.

"Quit your acting in front of me, I’m sick of your games!"

He was truly angry, or he wouldn’t have said such hurtful words.

Yet her defensiveness just now was like a sharp sword that brutally stabbed into the deepest part of his heart.

He turned around, not wanting to see her face anymore, and began to leave.

"The Medicine Man could catch up at any moment, I don’t need to waste time here with you! Whether you leave or not, it’s up to you!"

"Leave, of course I’ll leave!"

Chu Qianli’s mind was in turmoil, the pain in her heart was truly unbearable.

But she could only hurry and follow after him.

She really wasn’t doubting anything; it all just came at her too suddenly.

Feng Yexuan knew her secret; when did he find out, and how?

The questions grew larger, but with his rage flaring, he probably wouldn’t be willing to say half a word to her now.

It was her own fault. Why did she have to be defensive towards him?

Being doubted and guarded against by someone who had shared life and death with her, who wouldn’t be angry?

But she hadn’t meant to do it on purpose.

The sharp pain assaulted her heart again, and Chu Qianli pressed hard over her chest, panting slightly.

Don’t think, mustn’t think. Right now, wolves ahead and tigers behind, with both the Fuso Ninjas’ pursuit and the ambushes of the Medicine Men.

Danger lurked at every turn.

Any words could wait until they were safe and back home.

"Fourth Brother, I can’t walk anymore, wait for me."

...

Long Xinghe was ultimately persuaded by the Anshang Palace to go back.

Even though she left Feng Wuya in the palace, she felt extremely uneasy, always fearing he might suffer injustice.

With her current abilities, she simply had no grounds to confront the Empress.

If a real conflict were to arise, not only would she be unable to maintain her position as Crown Princess, she couldn’t even save Wuya.

If she really angered Her Majesty to the point of being deposed, she would have nowhere to turn thereafter.

But, this situation couldn’t be allowed to persist indefinitely!

She must find a way.

That evening, Jiang Tao brought her another piece of news.

"They were attacked by a Medicine Man?"

"Indeed, there were Medicine Man corpses in the forest," reported Jiang Tao truthfully.

"Who tamed these Medicine Men?" Long Xinghe felt increasingly that something was off, "Could it be, the Empress?"

Yet the Empress had never mentioned anything about Medicine Men to her.

If it really was the Empress, then in fact, she did not hold much trust in her own daughter.

"Grand Princess, until we investigate this matter clearly, we should not act rashly,"

"Unacceptable!" This time, Long Xinghe could not suppress her emotions.

"Since Her Majesty doesn’t trust this palace at all, there’s no need for me to remain loyal to her any longer! Jiang Tao, you immediately order Bai Hu to investigate the Medicine Man breeding facility for me."

"Princess, what are you planning to do?" Jiang Tao asked in fright.

"The existence of Medicine Men has a long history, and as you well know, our Fuso Dead Soldiers and the Medicine Man Corps have never crossed each other’s paths..."

"That’s because I was unaware that they were Her Majesty’s people."

"Grand Princess, Her Majesty has never investigated the Fuso Dead Soldiers either, she was also giving face to you, the Grand Princess!"

Jiang Tao feared most that the Grand Princess would clash with Her Majesty.

Her thoughts actually aligned with those of Anshang Palace – the Grand Princess and Her Majesty needed to unite!

"Grand Princess, don’t be impulsive. You are young and promising, while Her Majesty is already old. Just wait another ten years or so..."

"My Wuya cannot wait!"

Long Xinghe slammed her palm onto the chair, splitting the armrest instantly.

She said angrily, "Do you think that after three days, Her Majesty will really allow Wuya to return to my side?"

"But Her Majesty promised..."

"Jiang Tao, when did you become so naive?"

Long Xinghe was well past the age of naivety! She saw many things for what they were.

"Her Majesty is merely employing a stopgap measure. She will surely secretly threaten Wuya, forcing him to make his own choice, which is the leeway Her Majesty is leaving for herself."

"After three days, Wuya will definitely tell me that he wishes to stay in the palace and never return to my side!"

No matter what threats were used, in the end, Her Majesty wouldn’t return Wuya to her!

She temporarily held off from causing a scene and returned to her own Princess Residence to think up an infallible plan.

"Princess, no matter what, you shouldn’t start a conflict with Her Majesty right now; the military power in your hands... it’s nothing compared to Her Majesty’s!"

Jiang Tao knelt before her, pleading desperately: "Princess, please forgive my insolence, but you can’t outfight Her Majesty, you are not Her Majesty’s match!"

"What if, I were to collaborate with someone else?"

"Princess! She’s your mother, the Empress!"

How could she join with others to go against her own mother, the Empress?

"Has she ever truly treated me like her daughter?"

Medicine Men were no trivial matter, lethal weapons to be precise.

The Empress had held back, not wishing to inform her about the Medicine Men. Had it not been for the attack on Chu Qianli today, she would’ve believed the Medicine Men were secretly tamed by Wei Qiong.

To think that it was her own mother, the Empress!

The Empress never truly trusted her!

Why then should she remain undyingly loyal?

She was an individual from another world, Long Tianliu was never her real mother to begin with!

Why then should she remain so devoted?

"Jiang Tao, if you still wish to follow me, then immediately send someone to unearth the Medicine Man breeding facility for me! But if you prefer to follow Her Majesty, you can leave my service right now!"