After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but sob, her shoulders trembling, looking very desolate.
Hai Ling was stunned for a moment. She had only wanted to help Feng Qian and hadn't thought that after Feng Qian left, there would be another unfortunate person.
She assumed Princess Fengyao was marrying willingly, never imagining that she herself was unwilling to marry.
"Princess, it's me?"
"Jiang Hailing, how could you do this to me? You won't have a good ending. So what if you marry the Crown Prince? He doesn't like you at all, and he never will. Do you know that? He likes beautiful women. Everyone in the palace knows that. Your brother, the Crown Prince, has always liked beautiful things since he was a child. How could he possibly treat you sincerely? This is your fate."
Feng Yao pointed at Hai Ling and berated her. After she finished speaking, she looked up, forced her tears back into her eyes, and spoke again with a fierce tone.
"If we ever meet again, I will not let this go, Jiang Hailing."
After she finished speaking, she turned and ran away, with the palace maids chasing after her, calling out, "Princess, Princess."
Rouge walked over and saw Hailing's pale face and tightly clenched hands, and couldn't help but worry.
"Miss, what's wrong? Did Princess Fengyao bully you? Let's go find Her Majesty the Empress."
"Never mind, it's none of her business."
Hai Ling shook her head. She just didn't know how to talk about it. If she said that Feng Yao's matter had nothing to do with her, from Feng Yao's perspective, it was indeed because of her that she became the object of the marriage alliance. But from another perspective, she was only doing it to help her friend, and she did nothing wrong. So who was wrong?
The two returned to Zhengyi Hall, where Consort Yun had already left with her entourage.
The Empress is also gone; she has gone to the Emperor's palace to keep him company.
Ninghua was left to entertain her. If she wanted to stroll around the palace, Ninghua would accompany her; if not, the eunuchs would escort them out.
After what happened with Feng Yao, Hai Ling had no desire to stay. She greeted Ning Hua and asked her to send a eunuch to escort her and her servant back to the Crown Prince's residence.
By the time they returned to the Crown Prince's residence, it was already afternoon.
Hailing didn't want to eat and went to sleep immediately. Yanzhi didn't know what had happened and was worried and anxious, but she didn't dare to ask her mistress.
The study of the Left Prime Minister's residence.
Xi Lingfeng was reviewing some information and analyzing the current situation in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
There was a knock on the door.
Shi Zhu came in and reported, "Master, strange and eerie news has come from the Cold Demon Palace?"
Xi Lingfeng raised an eyebrow, put down the documents in his hand, looked at his subordinate, and asked in a cold voice, "What news?"
"Someone actually bought the antidote for the Globe Amaranth from us?"
"The antidote for globe amaranth? What's going on here?"
Xi Lingfeng's eyes instantly turned cold, and his whole body became sinister.
"I have already had someone investigate. The Crown Princess has drugged the General's wife, and that drug is Globe Amaranth."
"It's her?"
The chilling aura surrounding Xi Lingfeng slowly dissipated, leaving behind a strange feeling. A dazzling, eerie light flashed in her deep, mysterious eyes, and a slight smile played on her lips. How did she obtain this Thousand-Day Red? The Thousand-Day Red was still the treasure of the Cold Demon Palace. This medicine was generally used to punish palace servants who had committed serious offenses, causing them unbearable suffering and pain. This poison was known for its ruthlessness. Not to mention ordinary people, even those in the martial arts world would turn pale at the mention of the Thousand-Day Red.
I never expected that she would have it in her hands now.
Shi Zhu glanced at his master and asked softly, "Should I serve you?"
He didn't go into details. Usually, they would handle these kinds of things directly, arresting the person and questioning them to find out why she had the Thousand-Day Red. But this time, the person was different.
She is the Crown Princess of the current dynasty, but that's not the most important thing. If they want to make a move, they can do it without anyone noticing.
The key lies in the master's different attitude towards her. Look, one moment the master was so ruthless that he wanted to kill someone, but the next moment, upon hearing that she was the Crown Princess, his expression immediately softened.
Shi Zhu was shocked. Her master liked the Crown Princess, right? How could that be?
"No need, I'll handle this."
Xi Lingfeng waved his hand and gave the order. Shi Zhu dared not object, as he knew this would be the outcome.
"Master, Shimei is back."
Shi Mei was sent out by Xi Lingfeng to secretly protect the Crown Princess. Upon hearing of her return, a faint glow appeared on Xi Lingfeng's face, making his ordinary appearance look quite handsome.
"Let her in."
"Yes," Shizhu withdrew, and soon Shimei came in, respectfully reporting the situation at the Crown Prince's residence. When she mentioned that the Crown Prince had ignored the Crown Princess, her master's face was beaming with joy. However, when she mentioned that the Crown Princess had been bullied, the murderous aura emanating from him made even her tremble with fear.
Shi Mei was shocked. She roughly understood why her master had sent her and Shi Lan to secretly protect the Crown Princess. He clearly liked her.
The fact that the master actually liked that kind of person made Shi Mei feel like crying but had no tears.
In her eyes, the master was the most wonderful man in the world. She couldn't think of any woman who could be worthy of him. If anyone was a match, it would be someone like Princess Jingyue. But now it was this woman. She felt like she had been hit hard and couldn't breathe.
After Shi Mei finished her report, Xi Lingfeng's eyes sparkled with a hazy, dreamlike light, like a misty, emerald lake, shimmering and enchanting.
"Okay, go down there. Don't let anyone hurt her."
"Yes, I understand."
Shi Mei responded, but her voice was somewhat melancholy.
Xi Lingfeng asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something else?"
"Sir, you actually...?"