Jing Yan cut to the chase: "Why did you suddenly decide to bring Princess Feng here tonight, and why did you guess that she must know where the money went?"
Rong Ying chuckled: "It was just a coincidence. Your Highness asked me to persuade the Yue Kingdom's followers, and when I went to the prison, I inquired more about the situation of the remnants of the Feng clan."
"Who would have thought that a few women and children of the Feng family cared about their lives and believed the rumors spread by the Feng family, thinking that you were infatuated with Princess Feng, so they fawned over Princess Feng."
Princess Feng's reaction was also interesting. The jailer said that she had repeatedly assured the women and children of the Feng family that Jing Yan would treat them well.
Imagine if she hadn't been misled by rumors, or if she had known for certain where the money was, how could a sheltered princess have persuaded Jing Yan so easily from an opposing position?
Rong Ying only brought Princess Feng with her. These past few days, if she is truly confident that she can protect the orphan of the Feng family, she should make good use of the money she has to negotiate a way out when she sees Jing Yan.
Who knew that she would offer herself up right away without mentioning the money at all? Rong Ying later used Yue Jiang to provoke Princess Feng, forcing her to see the situation clearly and realize that offering money was better than offering herself up.
It's likely that Princess Feng had long planned to use the rumor that Jing Yan loved her to first win Jing Yan's heart, then give him the money as her dowry, and have Jing Yan welcome her back to Jing Kingdom in a grand manner.
Unexpectedly, Yue Jiang rejected him. Furious and angry, he underestimated Yue Jiang and blurted out the money.
It is true that Princess Feng was deceived by rumors spread by her own people, which led to her developing a ridiculous affection; it is also true that she knew where the money was.
After Rong Ying finished speaking, she saw that Jing Yan was still unmoved by the pitiful yet lamentable foolishness of Princess Feng.
His sharp eyes swept over Jing Yan a few times, and when he saw that the other man's dark clothes were covered in water stains, he smiled and sighed.
"Your Highness is covered in water. Could it be that the Princess of the Moon Kingdom drowned while taking a bath?"
Jing Yan glanced down at the person in front of him, unconcerned, and said in a nonchalant tone, "She's timid. She got so frightened that her legs cramped up and she couldn't get out of the bath. I just carried her out."
“Cowardly!” Rong Ying thought meaningfully.
Jing Yan felt that Rong Ying's words had a hidden meaning, and that he had deliberately dragged Yue Jiang into the situation so that things would eventually go according to his wishes.
Fearing that Rong Ying might know something, he asked cautiously.
"I went to the Moon Kingdom's entourage and found that there was something wrong with the Moon Kingdom's princess?"
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