"In reply to your Highness, I said nothing and did nothing. It was Fang who agreed to take the initiative to tidy up her appearance and dress up to win your favor."
Jingxi met the man's questioning calmly, then raised his eyelids and met the man's angry eyes.
That’s right, this is the one who was kneeling in the Empress Dowager’s small Buddhist temple and harshly questioning Jingxi.
It was none other than Feng Yinli, whom Zhen Qia had been longing to see for many days but had difficulty meeting.
"That's impossible, you must be lying! Cai'er was either forced by you, or you bewitched her!
She loves me so much, how could she possibly betray me! "
Feng Yinli became even more agitated. He didn't believe Jingxi's words at all and raised his voice even higher.
The corners of Jingxi's lips curled up slightly, and then she continued quietly.
"Fang promised that she has been searching for the prince these past few days, hoping that he would come to visit her and give her some comfort. In order to find the prince, she even sent her personal maid Liu Zhu to the palace to look for you.
It was because she had been searching in vain that she became disheartened and felt abandoned by the prince, so she had to prepare for her future.
If the prince does not want Fang to agree to serve the emperor, then you can go with me to Suiyuxuan now and tell Fang that you will take her out of the palace and marry her to the prince's palace as a concubine, and forbid her to serve the emperor, okay?"
"This..." Feng Yinli was choked.
The fair face turned red.
It took a long time before he spoke again.
"She is already my brother's concubine. Even if I take her away from the harem, I cannot marry her into the palace, let alone make her my Seventeenth Wife.
Besides, the relationship between my royal brother and I is becoming increasingly tense, and even his relationship with our mother is starting to become problematic.
If I show up at this time and snatch away my royal brother's woman, how can my royal brother let me go?
What's more, this matter will implicate my mother. I have always been the most filial and cannot bear to see my mother worry about me.
Cai'er has always been sensible and will definitely understand my difficulties."
Jingxi didn't say anything, just looked at Feng Yinli in silence.
Feng Yinli felt uncomfortable under her gaze, those quiet eyes that seemed to see through all his thoughts.
He said loudly while avoiding the quiet gaze.
"Besides, Cai'er swore to me that no matter what happens in this life, she will remain loyal to me.
Even if this prince cannot take her out of the palace, she should remain chaste for this prince! She is this prince's woman!"
"So, Your Highness, what you're saying is that even if Fang promised to die, she cannot betray you?
Even if you never intended to marry her?"
Jingxi looked at Feng Yinli's righteous face and finally spoke.
"Your Highness, do you think it's unfair for the other party to agree to this?"
"What's unfair about this? I'm still loyal and devoted to her. If I wanted, there would be plenty of beautiful women around me, but I haven't touched any of them, and yet she..."
Feng Yinli started yelling excitedly again, his handsome face turning even redder, as if he felt very wronged.
At this moment, a deep and sharp shout was heard nearby.
"Enough! Li'er, stop making trouble! I know you can't bear to part with Zhen Qia's face, but you also have to understand that we now need to use her as a tool and weapon to deal with Concubine Hua and your royal brother!
This idea was yours, wasn't it? How come in the end, you're so reluctant to part with a woman? "
"Mother, I have said that instead of constantly looking for women to distract my brother, it would be better to directly deprive him of the throne and let me take his place.
But the son never thought of letting Zhen Qia go to the emperor to compete for favor and obtain information.
My son has waited so long for her, and only now has he met someone who looks so much like my sister. I really can't bear to give her to my brother again."
Feng Yinli's dark eyes, as dark as ink and as beautiful as stars, were now filled with tears, and his eye circles were already red.
"Zhen Cai suffered setbacks from Concubine Hua and Concubine Jing, and was also punished by my brother. Just hearing about it makes me feel heartbroken, but Queen Mother forbade me to visit her, so I endured it.
But now the Queen Mother wants Zhencha to go to the Emperor's brother to win his favor. Has the Queen Mother ever thought about the feelings in her son's heart?
My son feels so sad."
"Okay, if you really feel uncomfortable and can't bear to send Zhenca to the emperor, then I will promise you.
Go to Suiyuxuan now to find Zhenca and comfort her. This time, I will definitely not stop you! Go ahead!"
The Queen Mother looked at Feng Yinli's red eyes, her face darkened, and she immediately gave an order.
Jingxi was shocked when she heard this and was about to speak subconsciously, but was stopped by a look from the Queen Mother.
Upon hearing this, Feng Yinli immediately stood up from the mat and rushed out the door.
He really missed Zhen Qia and wanted to see her, but he had never seen Zhen Qia's face again.
He rushed out of the small Buddhist temple, and sure enough, no one stopped him outside.
However, after he rushed out, his steps slowed down, then he stopped and stood there without moving.
"Go ahead. I'm a man of my words. No one will stop you from going to Suiyuxuan, and no one will stop you from meeting Zhenca. Just go without worry!"
The Queen Mother's voice sounded from behind him, becoming increasingly cold.
Jingxi also stood at the door of the small Buddhist hall, quietly looking at Feng Yinli's back. The anxiety and worry in his eyes gradually faded away, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his lips.
No one knows a son better than his mother, and the Queen Mother understands the prince's thoughts best.
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