Chapter 79 Is he cheating?

Luo Xifeng was very busy for the next few days.

Every time he hurried over to give Chu Yangyang a medicinal bath, he would leave in a hurry.

Under Luo Xifeng's treatment, Chu Yangyang's toxicity was suppressed quite well, but she felt a little sleepy every day and spent half of the day sleeping.

That day, she was resting at Bishuiyunju when Miaoyun walked in angrily and complained to Chu Yangyang, "Princess, Lord Luo is really going too far."

Chu Yangyang drank a glass of water and asked casually, "What did Lord Luo do to make our little Miaoyun angry again?"

Miao Yun was furious. "Princess, Lord Luo has been running into Miss Xiao's room these past few days, saying he's busy with official business. But it seems to me that Lord Luo is cheating on you!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yangyang paused while drinking from the teacup, and the tea almost spilled out.

She said calmly, "They are a couple, so it's normal for them to be together."

But for some reason, whenever she thought of Luo Xifeng and Xiao Renyu snuggling together and being affectionate with each other, she would feel a surge of anger running through her body.

She held the teacup, pursed her lips and said nothing.

Miao Yun continued to ramble, "How could they be a couple? The princess and Lord Luo are clearly a legitimate couple. Lord Luo is really going too far. This servant cannot stand it."

As soon as Miao Yun finished speaking, a female voice came from outside the door, "Sister Princess, how are you these days?"

Chu Yangyang looked back and saw Xiao Renyu standing at the entrance.

"Thank you, Sister Renyu, for your concern. Lord Luo is not here with me. Please come again next time."

She didn't know why, but her mouth felt a little sour.

Xiao Renyu smiled and stepped in, "I'm here to see the princess, not Brother Xifeng."

Chu Yangyang asked, "Well, please come in."

Xiao Renyu sat down on the carved armchair, the silk handkerchief in his sleeve deeply wrinkled. "My princess, do you know what Lord Luo has been doing recently?"

Chu Yangyang pressed her knuckles against the celadon cup, and a cool feeling climbed up her meridians.

She straightened her coat, calculated the time, and suddenly realized, "Hmm, it turns out it's the summer solstice."

According to the original book, Luo Xifeng and Xiao Renyu were the male and female protagonists. She would be killed by Luo Xifeng in less than half a month, and her father was implicated in the third prince's rebellion.

That’s right, Luo Xifeng is making plans together with Xiao Renyu.

"Five days ago, he came to me and asked me to help him." Xiao Renyu looked at Chu Yangyang, "I didn't expect that Lin Shuyue was actually the Third Prince's man."

Chu Yangyang recalled the spring banquet that day when she saw the third prince and Lin Shuyue having a secret meeting behind the rockery.

Xiao Renyu's voice trembled, "I helped Lin Shuyue before, she trusted me..."

The original book said that the old emperor would indeed suffer a sudden illness after the summer solstice, and the prince vomited blood for three days after accidentally eating incompatible medicinal food, and his health deteriorated.

And all this was clearly Luo Xifeng's work to cover up his tracks.

Xiao Renyu suddenly grabbed Chu Yangyang's sleeve and said, "Brother Xifeng said that the Crown Prince will have a sudden heart attack, and then the Third Prince will definitely raise an army to force the abdication. He will secretly fight against the Third Prince."

Chu Yangyang looked at the cracked teacup, and the clear blue tea reflected her pale face.

In the original book, this case of treason was a bloodbath, and Luo Xifeng used it to eradicate the Third Prince's followers. However, he was also discovered by the Third Prince's followers and was assassinated at one point, almost dying.

"He was investigating evidence of the Third Prince's illegal manufacture of weapons on his own, and was attacked at the iron mine on the outskirts of the city the night before."

Xiao Renyu lifted his sleeve, revealing the fine cloth used to bandage the wound. "This is the blood I stained when I changed his bandage. Princess, he's injured and in great pain, but he keeps repeating your name."

Say her name?

Chu Yangyang looked at the pearl hairpin swaying in Xiao Renyu's hair, and recalled that this passage in the original novel was the key to the relationship between Luo Xifeng and the heroine.

She asked, "Sister Renyu, please tell me the point. What do you want me to do?"

Xiao Renyu pursed his lips, paused for a moment, then raised his eyes and said, "From what I know, although my adoptive father holds a neutral position in the court, he is related to the Third Prince through his mother's family. If my adoptive father can assist the Crown Prince and Brother Xifeng, their chances of victory may be greater."

"You want my father to send troops to encircle and suppress us?"

Chu Yangyang ran her fingertips over the cracks on the teacup.

She was thinking about the content of the original book. In the original book, Xiao Renyu hated the Prime Minister's Mansion and Chu Yangyang, so she was eager to see the destruction of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Therefore, Xiao Renyu had to take advantage of the delicate relationship between his father and the third prince.

It was also her planning that made the emperor suspect that the prime minister was forming a clique for personal gain.

If my father were to turn against the prince now, perhaps he would be looking for another way out.

"Sister Renyu, why are you helping us?"

She asked the question in her heart. After all, a few days ago, Xiao Renyu still seemed to hate her to the core.

Xiao Renyu lowered his head, and when he raised it again, his eyes were clear, "I owe you this. When we were in the dry well, you were injured but you refused to let go and held me."

"As a human being, you should be grateful and repay kindness."

After Chu Yangyang was stunned for a moment, the author smiled. Perhaps sometimes, using strategies, force, and power to conquer a person is powerless, and may even only bring about a short-lived harmony.

There is only one way to truly make another person believe in you, and that is sincerity.

Xiao Renyu continued, "As for Brother Xifeng and me, he has always treated me as just his sister, and has never had any feelings beyond friendship. On the contrary, I can see that he treats you, Princess..."

She hesitated to speak.

"Forget it, since we are not destined to be together, why bother begging for it?"

Chu Yangyang held Xiao Renyu's hand. "Sister Renyu, it's impossible for Lord Luo and I to be together, but I'm glad you can figure it out. I also want to tell you that maybe we women don't have to put our happiness in the hands of men. Sometimes, we can create our own happiness, right?"

Xiao Renyu pondered her words carefully, and suddenly it dawned on him, "It's still very clear."

"I will discuss the matter you just mentioned with my father. Don't worry."

Chu Yangyang must help. This is not about saving others, but about saving herself.

Xiao Renyu exchanged a few more words with Chu Yangyang and then left in a hurry.

Chu Yangyang called out to Miaoyun, "Has father returned home?"

Miao Yun replied, "The Prime Minister has gone to the morning court and should be back in the afternoon."

Chu Yangyang stared at the mottled shadows of trees in the distance in a daze. How should she persuade her father to listen to her?