Black Owl frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss: "Is it alright not to discuss this with Xiao Yao'er?"

Shang Xiye also sighed heavily and said helplessly, "She's stuck in a rut now, and she's on the same page as my mother. If I discuss it with her, it will definitely alarm my mother."

“That’s right, that’s right, these things have to be done secretly.” Ji Fengming was afraid that things might change if he left, so he used his silver tongue to persuade her to make sure the matter went through: “Brother-in-law, you leave first, let Yao’er think you’re angry, and she will definitely reflect on herself. This is called suppression first; after you bring my parents here, both sets of parents will be together, and then we can hold a grand and lively wedding for her. This is called celebration later. With suppression and celebration, the surprise will be doubled, and Yao’er will definitely have all her grudges gone!”

Shang Xiye frowned after hearing this:

It would have been better if my brother-in-law hadn't analyzed it;

After his brother-in-law's analysis, he felt that the whole thing was unreliable.

But given the current situation, he has no choice but to leave first, thus cutting off the source of the problem.

Only when he, the real person, is gone can his mother and Yao Yao calm down and stop thinking about the marriage left behind by his father who ruined his son.

The three grown men whispered amongst themselves in mid-air, their minds elsewhere.

They naturally couldn't catch the lightning-fast, spirit-grade dragonfish.

But seeing that Shang Xiye seemed to have regained his usual composure and his behavior was no longer so unpredictable, Ji Fengyao felt a little relieved.

It was late at night, just as dawn was breaking.

Ji Fengyao suddenly woke up from her dream. She reached out and touched the empty, cold space beside her. Her heart also seemed to feel empty and cold. Startled, she sat up abruptly from the bed.

It was somewhat dark inside the hall.

But she was a nun, and by the faint moonlight outside the window, she could see that the hall was empty.

"Your Highness?" she called out as she slipped on her shoes and went outside the palace.

The outside of the hall was bathed in a pale moonlight, which was brighter than inside, but also more spacious.

Ji Fengyao's heart began to pound, and the suspicions in her mind caught her off guard:

Could it be that the prince's "warming up" mood in the afternoon was just an illusion?

Seeing that she showed no remorse, he got angry, abandoned her, and left.

No, Master has never abandoned her outside of the Dan Sect.

The Kingdom of Jialuo is not the Great Zhao, nor is it Cangzhou. How could the prince abandon her and leave?

But... the prince is not my master after all;

He has no memory of his master, and his personality and style of doing things are different from his master's.

Ji Fengyao was in a state of utter confusion, her eyes stung with tears that streamed down her face uncontrollably.

She was not a weak person.

Can……

Her master was her biggest weakness.

Ji Fengyao's tears flowed like a broken dam, but she bit her lip tightly and didn't make a sound.

She rushed to her brother's and Xiao Chen's residences, wanting them to accompany her to find Shang Xiye. But when she rushed into Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao's residences, she found that their halls were also empty. Moreover, she found a letter on the table in Ji Fengming's residence.

The letter read:

Yao'er, your brother-in-law got angry and went back to Cangzhou. Your brother and Xiao Chen went to chase after him and try to persuade him.

Stay in the Kingdom of Gara and don't wander off.

Your brother and Xiao Chen will definitely help you appease your brother-in-law!

Brother, Fengming, stay.

Ji Fengyao felt a chill run through her body after reading the letter her brother left behind.

Her guess came true:

As expected, her master abandoned her and left her behind.

His heart was so resolute and unwavering; once he made up his mind, no one could ever dissuade him.

Ji Fengyao gripped the letter tightly, her body slowly collapsing to a squatting position, feeling a heart-wrenching pain that made her feel suffocated.