Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 1028 - 1027: Someone in the Yard!

Chapter 1028: Chapter 1027: Someone in the Yard!

Hua Rong probably regretted it too, having inadvertently used her True Qi once again.

But she was just too angry.

"It’s Chu Qianli again! Must this woman entangle herself with both of my sons?"

Despite her fury, she slammed her palm down on the table.

The table immediately caved in where she struck it.

Mama Cui sighed. She knew her mistress was angry, but now was not the time to vent.

"Master, in the Prince’s eyes, you are someone so ill... on the brink of death, not the way you are now!"

She meant not to reprimand, but to remind.

"Master, you revealed your hand in front of the second young master tonight, and Jinrui has begun to harbor doubts."

"So what? Would he dare to disclose matters concerning me?" Hua Rong didn’t believe Feng Jinrui would betray her.

Mama Cui spoke softly, "The second young master wouldn’t dare betray the Master, but his loyalty lies with the Prince. No one else may dare, but what if he were to tell the Prince..."

"He wouldn’t dare!" Hua Rong’s anger was still present, but her bluster was clearly halved.

She couldn’t let Xuanxuan know that she wasn’t ill.

Under no circumstances.

Mama Cui’s voice sank lower, "Master, you must be very clear in your heart that the greatest reason for the Prince’s difficulties is because of your ’imminent demise’."

"The Prince’s temperament isn’t so easily controlled. If it weren’t for his affection for you, Master, getting him to leave Chu Qianli would be utterly impossible."

These words only served to fuel Hua Rong’s uncontrollable rage.

Yet she knew that Mama Cui spoke the truth.

Torn between anger and unease, eventually, her rage subsided significantly, and her voice softened, "It won’t do, my actions tonight were indeed too excessive."

"Mama, that medicine... Go and prepare a bowl for me."

After taking the medicine, she would look as if she were on death’s door—only then, when Xuanxuan woke up, would he harbor no suspicions.

However, Mama Cui looked troubled, "Master, that medicine... its effects are too severe, and absolutely harmful to your body. If you take too much, you could truly be poisoned."

If it weren’t for that, even Liujin would have been deceived into believing she had been poisoned for many years—such was the medicine’s insidious nature.

There are gains and losses in all things; indeed, that medicine was nothing benign.

"Master, since Prince Yexuan hasn’t awakened yet, there’s no need for you to be too anxious. Perhaps, you could wait until he awakens."

"What if he wakes up and notices something off about me..."

Hua Rong thought it over and still felt insecure.

"Xuanxuan is willing to listen to me now, only because I’m ’about to die’."

While prideful, she did possess self-awareness.

She knew her son’s temperament better than anyone.

Her son, Feng Yexuan, was the type to be coaxed but not coerced, only with guilt and pity directed toward her would he be compliant.

"At this point, the effects of the medicine have mostly worn off. If Liujin were to suddenly take my pulse, he could easily detect the truth."

Hua Rong looked at Mama Cui. She didn’t want to disregard her own health, but now, she really had no choice.

"Go quickly, prepare another bowl of medicine for me."

"Master!" Mama Cui was genuinely reluctant, "Master, you know the effects of this medicine. If you drink a few more bowls, you might actually..."

Suddenly, both of their expressions changed.

Hua Rong tried to go out, but Mama Cui quickly grabbed her arm and shook her head.

There was someone in the courtyard!

Mama Cui pushed open the door with a palm and quickly rushed out.

She thought it was a guard who had stumbled in, ready to kill to silence him.

But unexpectedly, the person she saw was him!

"Second young master?"