Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 496 - 495: Maybe, never finding someone like her again

Chapter 496: Chapter 495: Maybe, never finding someone like her again

Long Xinghe’s words left both Long Ziyue and Feng Yexuan somewhat confused.

Setting aside what the title "Mother" meant, the fact that she mentioned working with Chu Qianli once more contained implications they were unclear about.

Why say "again"?

Had they collaborated before?

Both of their gazes fell upon Chu Qianli.

Chu Qianli’s face was always expressionless, calm and quiet, but it was obvious that she was pondering something.

She naturally understood what Long Xinghe meant.

She was a person who had transversed time, merely borrowing Long Xinghe’s body.

But to her, Jiang Tao, Long Tianliu was not her mother; that was only Long Xinghe’s mother.

If Long Tianliu were truly sincere towards her, for humans are made of flesh and emotion, over time Jiang Tao would inevitably come to regard her as her real mother.

But the Imperial Family, where is such sincerity to be found?

After all, they were only using each other.

Therefore for the current Long Xinghe, Her Majesty the Empress was just that—Her Majesty, not "Mother."

Chu Qianli stared at Long Xinghe for who knows how long before she finally spoke indifferently, "What do you want?"

A trade had to be beneficial for both parties.

Otherwise, it was certainly a scam.

"I can forego Dragon City, but one-third of Longteng Country must be mine," Long Xinghe unreservedly revealed her ambition, "I want the twelve cities of Tengbei!"

The twelve cities of Tengbei were the region bordering Beiming Country.

Suddenly, Chu Qianli seemed to understand. If Long Xinghe took the twelve cities of Tengbei, should Wuya return to Beiming Country in the future, there would still be entanglements between them.

Feng Yexuan’s eyes turned frosty cold.

Long Ziyue didn’t dare speak for the moment and merely observed Chu Qianli.

Right now, they truly didn’t have much confidence since their grand army had only just started to join forces.

It was all too rushed. To face the Empress’s grand army head-on at this moment, the odds of victory were not that great.

But if the Grand Princess lent her support now, their chances of success would surely increase significantly.

If the Grand Princess could stand forth and declare that it had been Long Tianliu who had wronged the late emperor and forced away Lady Xiyue, then Long Tianliu would certainly face abandonment and betrayal.

Their odds of winning were substantial!

But the twelve cities of Tengbei truly constituted one-third of Longteng Country.

Long Xinghe fixed her eyes on Chu Qianli and said in a heavy tone, "The grievance between you and me will inevitably lead to a battle one day. If in the future you cannot secure your position as the Empress of Longteng, then I will take your place."

She was making these concessions now, all for Feng Wuya!

"I can work with you, but at the very least, you need to show me your sincerity," Chu Qianli stared at her, knowing that cooperation was not just lip service but required tangible actions.

Long Xinghe turned her head and called out, "Wei Qiong, bring my token here!"

She walked to the desk, pulled out paper and ink, and wrote several letters.

Soon, Wei Qiong brought her the token.

The discussions they had inside the room were heard clearly by Wei Qiong who stood outside.

At this moment, Wei Qiong still felt uneasy.

"Princess, please... think thrice before you act," he pleaded.

But Long Xinghe ignored him, ordering him to tidy up the letters. Then Long Xinghe looked at Chu Qianli, "The only thing I ask now is that you must watch over Wuya, at least until he wakes up."

"Chu Qianli, you understand my temperament. If anything happens to Wuya and he can’t be saved, I would absolutely rather perish with you than live with the consequences!"

These words startled Long Ziyue. She could feel the Grand Princess’s resolve to sever ties.

She had not expected that the Grand Princess cared so deeply for Prince Xiaoyao.

If anything happened to the Prince, the Grand Princess would undoubtedly go mad!

Having known each other for only a few short days, yet to have such deep affections, what kind of emotion was this?

She truly did not understand.

Chu Qianli did not dwell on it further and solemnly responded, "Alright, I promise you!"

Long Xinghe tossed down the letter and the token, and together with Jiang Tao, led his own guards out to deal with Anshang Palace.

Long Ziyue looked over Long Xinghe’s letter and the seal repeatedly; there were no issues at all.

Indeed, it was a directive to entrust his trusted general with full support for them.

He even clearly specified the time, when they would retreat together to Tengbei.

No matter whether Chu Qianli won or lost, they were to leave when the time came, without lingering to fight.

Long Ziyue looked at Chu Qianli, "Your Highness, she... really wants to cooperate with us."

"I know," Chu Qianli knew Long Xinghe too well—her gaze, her every move, she could see them all clearly.

"Take her token and my mother’s token with you, and together with Wei Qiong, first try to contact General Wei’s former subordinates to counter Long Tianliu."

Chu Qianli took out Long Xiyue’s token from her pocket and handed it to her.

"Our biggest trouble right now is that the Jade Seal of Longteng Country has not yet been found; if we find it, everything will be justified!"

Feng Yexuan’s eyes flickered.

He felt like cursing someone.

This foolish woman.

But he just didn’t want to say it, to let her continue being foolish!

She’s so foolishly dead!

She doesn’t care about him, and that’s his retribution!

No one knew his thoughts, and after pondering, Long Ziyue asked again, "Your Highness, do you really plan to stay here? Is there no other way...?"

"These three days are the most critical moment; we absolutely cannot let Wuya stir things up, he won’t be able to withstand it."

So, before Wuya wakes up, she really can’t leave.

Chu Qianli looked at Feng Yexuan, "It should be chaotic outside now; I’d ask you to take Ziyue out."

Just by herself, Long Ziyue definitely wouldn’t make it out.

Feng Si said nothing, grabbed Long Ziyue by the collar, and left through the window.

Chu Qianli watched, dumbfounded.

Was this the same way Prince Yexuan brought Long Ziyue in before?

She had been wondering, given that Prince Yexuan usually doesn’t like to get close to girls, how he had brought Ziyue inside.

So it was like this.

Did he have to be so rough? Could that choke someone to death?

Unbelievable!

She returned to the bedside to continue applying needles and performing massages on Feng Wuya.

Looking at Wuya’s pale face, Chu Qianli couldn’t help but sigh lightly.

"The Grand Princess truly cares for you; in this lifetime, you might never find another woman who is better to you, who is crazier about you than she is."

Feng Wuya showed no reaction at all, still in a deep slumber.

Chu Qianli sighed again, unable to help herself.

Long Xinghe was indeed a character; in the past, they had collaborated countless times, each time yielding twice the result with half the effort.

They knew each other’s habits and understood each other’s methods.

Their understanding was very high.

It’s just a pity that, as fate would have it, whether Qiang Xinghe’s blind loyalty was being exploited, she might never figure it out in her lifetime.

But the boss was her life-saving benefactor; in her previous life, Qiang Xinghe only cared for two people.

One was her, this so-called sister, and the other was the boss.

But Chu Qianli knew that if Qiang Xinghe had to choose, she would undoubtedly choose the boss.

Yet, whether the boss of the Wolf Domain is truly trustworthy remains to be seen.

Why does she suddenly feel that things are not as simple as they seem?

After an unknown amount of time, a cold wind suddenly swept through from outside.

The windowsill was opened again.