Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 450 - 449: Love at First Sight

Chapter 450: Chapter 449: Love at First Sight

Long Ziyue’s intentions, Chu Qianli understood them.

Although their time together was short, she absolutely trusted her own judgment.

Long Ziyue was loyal to Long Xiyue.

However, she hadn’t seen Prince Xiaoyao in person, so, she couldn’t speak just yet.

She must, first, meet this much-spoken-of great uncle of the Emperor.

Long Ziyue was still excited, "Ali, Princess Xiyue..."

"I was just curious, don’t read too much into it," said Chu Qianli with a light smile.

Long Ziyue’s mood was like a roller coaster, harboring some grievances in his heart.

"Ali, don’t make such jokes. My mother... has missed Princess Xiyue for many years, day and night hoping for her return. When you see my mother in the future, don’t act so rashly in front of her, it could... hurt her feelings."

"I understand," Chu Qianli nodded.

But there was still something she was curious about: "I heard that Prince Xiaoyao is nearly fifty..."

"My mother is forty-six this year," interjected Long Ziyue quickly.

Chu Qianli looked at her and was even more baffled, "Speaking of which, you and Princess Xiyue are of the same generation, so why are you... so young?"

She seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen, not much older than herself.

But by generation, Long Ziyue was her elder.

"My mother dedicated her life to the country and paid little attention to matters of men and women. She conceived me with a favored man in the house by accident, and it was said she hadn’t intended to keep the child."

If it weren’t for my mother’s momentary softness, would I even exist in this world?

"Just like the current Empress, her heart is with the affairs of the state, where would she have the energy to bear and raise children? If not for the desire to leave an heir, perhaps the Grand Princess wouldn’t exist either."

Chu Qianli immediately understood as she said this.

The women of Longteng Country prioritized their careers, and having children would seriously affect their speed in drawing swords.

"So, the current Empress also only has the Grand Princess as a daughter?"

"Correct, just like my mother, I am an only daughter," said Long Ziyue.

Fu Long couldn’t help but sigh lightly, "The women of Longteng Country are indeed different from those of other nations."

Each one of them is striving for their careers.

Family, husbands, aren’t really that important.

As they were talking, suddenly, there was a bit of commotion outside.

It seemed that someone had returned.

Chu Qianli exchanged a glance with Fu Long and Long Ziyue, and both immediately fell silent.

Chu Qianli went to the door and listened carefully.

It was Princess Long Xinghe herself who had personally escorted Feng Wuya back.

"Prince Wuya, tonight, won’t you stay in my sleeping chamber and make merry over wine with me?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qianli suddenly felt her breath catch in her chest.

This vixen!

If Wuya stayed in her sleeping chamber overnight, wouldn’t she devour him until not even his bones were left?

The voice of Feng Wuya, as always, was indifferent, without a hint of emotion: "This prince is tired, Grand Princess, if you please!"

Saying thus, under the escort of Tie Xin, he went back to his own sleeping quarters, not waiting for any response from the Grand Princess.

Long Xinghe watched his retreating figure, until he had gone back to his room and the door was shut, then she finally turned her gaze away.

Her eyes glanced at the room next door, she smiled lightly, and turned to leave.

Chu Qianli was in that "next door" room.

Once Long Xinghe had walked far enough away, she immediately went out and pushed open the door to Feng Wuya’s room.

As if he had known she would come, Feng Wuya hadn’t changed his clothes after returning, but was simply sitting in the chair, waiting.

Seeing Chu Qianli enter, he said, "Tie Xin, go back and rest."

"Yes." Tie Xin had been nervous all night, and now, he was close to collapsing.

He had been terrified that Long Xinghe might do something to the Prince, but fortunately, the visitor had only come to have tea and chat with the Prince and didn’t exhibit any untoward behavior.

"Miss, the Prince drank quite a lot of tea." Before leaving, Tie Xin reported to Chu Qianli.

Chu Qianli had once said, in the deep of night, one should not drink strong tea.

"I understand," Chu Qianli nodded.

Only then did Tie Xin leave, closing the door behind him for the two of them.

Feng Wuya looked at the maid who kept glaring at him after she entered and said with a smile, "Ali, what’s with that look? Who has made you angry?"

"What do you think?" Everything was fine, so why did you agree to the Grand Princess’s invitation? Don’t you know she’s as dangerous as a wolf?

Feng Wuya maintained his gentle smile and soothed her, "I just wanted to see what she had to say, and find out some information for you, that’s all."

"Why did you need to get information for me?" Chu Qianli was still not pleased.

Now you’re back safe and sound, which is a relief, but what if something had happened?

"Heh." Feng Wuya didn’t explain himself further, merely adding with a smile, "Now, isn’t everything fine? Ali, it’s late, you should go back to rest. Who knows what tomorrow may bring."

"Where’s Feng Si?" Speaking of tomorrow’s events, Chu Qianli was indeed worried.

But, her concern was for him.

If Feng Si wasn’t around, who would ensure his safety?

"Mr. Feng Si is unpredictable, and given his temperament, he wouldn’t inform me in advance if he decided to go somewhere," Feng Wuya said.

So, he didn’t know where Feng Si had gone either.

"Isn’t he here to protect you?" How could he just run off without telling you?

"When did I ever say he was here to protect me?" Feng Wuya raised an eyebrow.

Chu Qianli looked puzzled: "He..."

"He does what he likes; I can’t control him, and he doesn’t listen to me," Feng Wuya said.

The smile on Feng Wuya’s face was so pleasant that it made it impossible for her to stay mad at him.

He said with a smile, "Go back and rest, save your strength for what comes tomorrow. As for Mr. Feng Si, he’ll come back when it’s time for him to return."

Chu Qianli had a lot more to say, but it was evident that he was truly exhausted.

"Tie Xin mentioned you drank quite a bit of tea. Don’t drink tea at night in the future; it can affect your sleep, you know?" she said.

She still went over, out of habit, to check his pulse.

Noticing nothing amiss, she finally allowed him to go to rest: "Go to sleep early."

"All right." Feng Wuya knew she wouldn’t leave until he went to sleep.

Reluctantly, he went behind the screen, undressed, and went to bed.

Seeing that he had settled down, Chu Qianli left his bedroom and returned to her own room.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt Long Xinghe was too mysterious.

Was he really Qiang Xinghe?

Was he, like her, also from the modern era?

She had to find an answer!

After pondering for a moment, she immediately took the stealth clothes out of the Universe Chain.

Soon after, a figure that blended seamlessly with the night appeared on the rooftop.

She moved across the rooftops effortlessly, without making a sound, quickly locating Long Xinghe’s bedroom.

Then, she gently landed on top of Long Xinghe’s room, carefully lifting a piece of tile.

Before she could see what Long Xinghe was doing, she heard his personal maid speaking in the room:

"This Prince Xiaoyao, being weak from childhood, holds no real power. Princess, are you really considering proposing marriage to Beiming Country? He won’t be of much help to you."