Upon hearing this, the steward panicked instantly.

Although the master did not love Chu Weiyue in the past, he never said anything about withholding her monthly salary. He was busy with important matters every day and had no time to take care of these trivial matters.

If Chu Weiyue were to go out in this outfit, she would definitely be laughed at by the people, which would be like slapping their master in the face...

If this girl goes and complains again, he will be the one to take the blame in the end.

He hurried to Chu Weiyue and bowed deeply: "My dear lady, I am afraid of you. Here is fifty taels of silver. You can spend it first. When I get the payment for the goods in the next few days, I will definitely make up your monthly salary."

Chu Weiyue felt happy in her heart, but she remained aloof on the surface, acting as if she was reluctant to accept it.

After warning the steward a few words, he took the silver and walked away in a swagger, even his back looked a bit arrogant and domineering.

The steward almost collapsed to the ground and couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead. Why did he feel that this young lady had changed drastically?

At the same time, news came that the eldest son of the Marquisate, Chu Lingfeng, had won the battle and returned triumphantly to the court.

When he returned to the capital three days later, he was directly invited to a grand banquet by the emperor. As his family member, Chu Weiyue entered the palace with his father and others.

After drinking a few more glasses of wine, her cheeks turned red and hot, and she slipped away quietly when no one was paying attention.

There were beautiful sights everywhere in the palace. Chu Weiyue was so engrossed in strolling around that she even forgot the way back!

There was a tree where she had just stopped. After walking for a long time, she returned to the tree...

Chu Weiyue kicked the tree in frustration: "What a ghost!"

There was no maid here, so how could she get back? She could only run around like a headless fly, and accidentally bumped into a solid wall of flesh at a turn.

"How do you walk? Don't you have eyes?"

Chu Weiyue covered her forehead which was swollen from the collision and yelled angrily.

When she raised her eyes, she happened to meet Wen Jingchi's icy gaze.

His face was dark, and he exuded a strong sense of violence. You could also hear the sound of his knuckles crackling.

Then, he sneered, "Chu Weiyue, you really planned to get in touch with me! You walked around my bedroom again and again, are you planning to use the same old trick again? Huh?"

The flames gushing out of his eyes were enough to burn people to pieces.

Chu Weiyue was stunned for a moment, glanced to the side, and then realized that this was Wen Jingchi's old residence when he was in the palace.

After he came of age and left the palace to build his own residence, he would occasionally come back to live for a few days...

Thinking of the scene where she was lost just now, Chu Weiyue's face turned red with anger, but she didn't know how to refute a word.

No matter what, it was just her making up excuses!

But he couldn't stand Wen Jingchi's arrogant face, so he simply put his hands on his waist and snorted disdainfully: "So what?"

There's no one here anyway, so no one would hear her admitting it.

"Chu Weiyue, you really don't understand the slightest bit of propriety, righteousness, and shame..."

Wen Jingchi felt a tightness in his chest, as if he had punched cotton.

At this moment, a bright yellow figure came into view. It was Crown Prince Wen Chenxuan.

His brows were gentle as he quickly moved in front of Chu Weiyue and blocked her behind him.

"Royal brother, you are really something. Wei Yue is a girl after all. How can you openly embarrass her? Give me some face. No matter what she did to offend you just now, just forget it."

Before Wen Jingchi could express his opinion, Chu Weiyue walked out from his side openly and stood beside Wen Jingchi without any gratitude, as if he was going to go to war with Wen Chenxuan for Wen Jingchi.

Glancing at Wen Jingchi, Chu Weiyue raised her chin arrogantly: "Your Highness, how can you blame a good person without knowing right from wrong? Did I say that the Ninth Prince bullied me?"

"What are you talking about?" Wen Chenxuan's face turned black with embarrassment.

Not only did Chu Weiyue not appreciate it, but she took out the jade pendant that was given to her when they got engaged and threw it into his arms.

"Your Highness, let's cancel our engagement!"

These words instantly made Wen Chenxuan unable to suppress his anger.

It would be a huge shame if the news got out that a woman broke off the engagement with the crown prince!

Looking at the two people standing together, he understood instantly and sneered in disbelief.

"Wen Jingchi, you are really amazing. You even poached your brother! If father knew about this, how would you explain it?"

Wen Jingchi clenched his fists and lowered his eyes to look at Chu Weiyue, just in time to catch her smirking expression.

If he still doesn't understand now that this woman is deliberately framing him, he would be the biggest fool in the world!

Compared to Chu Weiyue, the feud between him and Wen Chenxuan and the grudges they had against each other were the most unavoidable. This man was just looking for an opportunity to make a fuss.

This time, he did not avoid Chu Weiyue, but moved closer to her, and his eyes suddenly showed a hint of smile.

"Brother, marriage is a one-sided affair. Since Chu Weiyue doesn't want to marry you, why do you deliberately make things difficult for others? For some things, you should look for the reasons from yourself. Don't always say that someone else stole your things..."

He didn't say it directly, but they grew up in the intrigues of the deep palace, so how could they not understand the implicit meaning of his words.

It was clearly a mockery of the prince, saying that he had no ability or charm to keep a woman, but he ridiculously attributed the reason why the woman abandoned him to someone else!

Seeing Chu Weiyue eating melon and laughing beside her, he did not forget to drag her into the water.

"Miss Chu, you'd better think clearly about your own worth before you cancel the engagement. Not everyone can have a marriage that will turn them into a phoenix!"

These words made Chu Weiyue so angry that she almost bit her tongue. Only at this moment did she realize how sinister Wen Jingchi was.

He provoked both her and the prince without showing any emotion. How despicable!

She was not afraid and retorted: "Wen Jingchi, are you men so untrustworthy? You made a promise but you changed your mind so suddenly..."

Want to cut off ties with her and avoid getting involved in this mess? No way!

Wen Jingchi clenched his fists so hard that they made a clattering sound. He was rubbing his hands together, wishing he could go over and strangle Chu Weiyue to death right away.

The three of them stood in the cold wind, facing each other, and the atmosphere became increasingly tense...

Just when the war was about to break out, Chu Lingfeng walked out from the side with a smile.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty."

He bowed respectfully to the two of them.

Chu Lingfeng won the battle, but since he was the emperor's favorite, the two had to give him face.

Wen Jingchi glared at Chu Weiyue with disdain, then walked away angrily.

After he left, Wen Chenxuan did not stay either. The backs of both of them were filled with raging anger!

"You girl!"

Chu Lingfeng poked her forehead lovingly and took her back to the main hall.