He Liufeng liked the light fragrance on Qu Qingxi's body. His hand, which was around Qu Qingxi's waist, was about to move upwards when it was grabbed by a soft little hand.
"I'm a little tired today." Qu Qingxi knew exactly what He Liufeng wanted to do, and she clearly refused.
Now, she doesn't know what He Liufeng's feelings are for Xu Yanyan, but knowing about Xu Yanyan and He Liufeng's relationship leaves a thorn in her heart.
Qu Qingxi didn't want to do that kind of thing with He Liufeng until the matter was investigated thoroughly.
Hearing Qu Qingxi's rejection, He Liufeng was only slightly taken aback and didn't think too much about it. He just assumed that he had been too busy these past few days and had neglected Qu Qingxi, so she was a little unhappy.
"Okay, you should rest well," He Liufeng replied, simply holding Qu Qingxi's soft body and closing his eyes to sleep, without making any other movements.
The next morning, when Qu Qingxi woke up, He Liufeng was nowhere to be seen. Qu Qingxi sat up, and at that moment, she suddenly realized that her vigilance had dropped.
In the past, she would know whether He Liufeng pushed the door open and came in or turned to leave, but she didn't know when it started, she no longer knew when He Liufeng left.
This shows that she has begun to believe in any rumors from the bottom of her heart.
This is not a good sign.
Ultimately, emotionally, she didn't really like or fall completely in love with He Liufeng; she always maintained a degree of clarity.
She was carefully nurtured from a young age, so it's impossible for her to give herself away completely just because of a man. To love someone else, you must first love yourself.
Qu Qingxi always knew that men and family would not be her whole world.
After a day of rest, a banquet was held in the palace that evening to welcome the Zhou Dynasty envoys.
After Qu Qingxi finished breakfast, Qingdai slowly appeared. She first observed Qu Qingxi's expression before speaking slowly, "Your Highness, there is a banquet being held in the palace tonight, with envoys from the Zhou Kingdom in attendance, so Your Highness is required to attend."
"Okay, I understand." Qu Qingxi was reading a book. Upon hearing this, she glanced at Qingdai and then looked back at the book.
Seeing that Qu Qingxi was still the same as usual, Qingdai felt extremely guilty.
However, she wanted to tell the Princess about Xu Yanyan's matter, but felt that she couldn't say it. Besides, the Prince clearly knew about it a long time ago, but he didn't say anything. She didn't know what the Prince was thinking.
It would be most appropriate for the Prince to handle this matter. Qingdai looked at Qu Qingxi's innocent expression and was caught in a dilemma. Tonight, the Princess Consort would meet with Xu Yanyan.
Xu Yanyan knew everything, but the princess was kept in the dark, completely unaware of anything. There were quite a few people in the capital who knew about that incident, but it was unknown how they viewed the princess.
Qingdai didn't want the princess to learn about this from someone else like a fool; how sad the princess would be.
Qingdai stood there hesitating for a long time, but still didn't speak, because she really didn't know how to tell the princess about this.
After hesitating for a long time, Qingdai finally decided to go find the prince.
She felt that it was best and most appropriate for the prince to speak on this matter, as he was the person involved, knew the most about it, and understood how to explain it.
She did know some things, but she wasn't entirely clear on the specifics of the two of them back then. After spending time together, she felt that the princess was a very good person.
Compared to Xu Yanyan, whom she had hardly met, Qingdai naturally chose to stand on the side of the princess.
Thinking this, Qingdai went straight to He Liufeng's courtyard.
They happened to run into He Liufeng, who had come back to pick up something and was about to leave.
The moment Qingdai saw He Liufeng, all the courage she had just mustered vanished without a trace; she was a little scared.
But seeing the prince walking further and further away, he must be very busy today. If I don't say anything now, what if I don't have a chance to meet him again today?
No, we still have to tell the Prince. We must tell him this. The Prince can only be with the Princess!
After giving herself a silent pep talk, Qingdai quickly ran towards He Liufeng, "Your Highness, Qingdai has something to say."
He Liufeng and Ling Mu stopped at the same time and turned to look at Qingdai.
"Your Highness, I have something to tell you." Qingdai said, glancing at Ling Mu, clearly wanting him to leave, as this was not something he could hear.
Ling Mu touched his nose, glanced at He Liufeng, and then walked outside.
Once Ling Mu's figure disappeared, Qingdai quickly glanced at He Liufeng, then lowered her head. "Your Highness, Miss Xu has returned from the Zhou Dynasty. Tonight, the palace will hold a welcome-back banquet, which the Princess Consort will also attend. However, the Princess Consort is unaware of this. Would Your Highness like to inform the Princess Consort about this?"
Qingdai finished speaking quickly, then immediately lowered her head, looking at the tips of her shoes, not daring to look at He Liufeng's expression, for fear that the prince might be unhappy and scold her.
Upon hearing this, He Liufeng fell silent for a moment, glanced at the timid Qingdai, and asked in a calm voice, "Who told you that?"
“No one told me. I felt that Your Highness should tell the Princess about this. There shouldn’t be too many secrets between two people who love each other.” Qingdai lowered her head even further and took two steps back unconsciously.
"Give this to Ling Mu and tell him to take these things over there first. I'll be there right away." He Liufeng tossed the things in his hand to Qingdai, turned around, and walked towards Qu Qingxi's courtyard.
Only after He Liufeng's footsteps disappeared did Qingdai dare to slowly raise her head, look at the things in her hands, and let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, the prince had passed away.
Today's events were actually a gamble for Qingdai, a gamble on whether the Prince valued the Princess more or Xu Yanyan more. Now the result is obvious.
She was right; the prince's heart was more inclined towards the princess.
When He Liufeng arrived, Qu Qingxi was sitting at the table reading a book. Noticing someone push the door open, Qu Qingxi glanced at the door and saw that it was He Liufeng. She was a little puzzled and asked, "Weren't you busy? What are you doing here?"
"Qingxi, there are some things I want to talk to you about." He Liufeng walked over and sat down next to Qu Qingxi, his expression somewhat serious.
Seeing this, Qu Qingxi put down her book and looked at He Liufeng, "What's wrong? Tell me, I'm listening."
"I've been quite busy these past two days because an envoy from the Zhou Dynasty is coming here, and my brother ordered me to be in charge of receiving them. Normally, I wouldn't need to tell you about these things, but this time the situation is a bit special."
"Among the envoys, there was a rather special person named Xu Yanyan, the daughter of the Grand Tutor. Five years ago, Xu Yanyan was bestowed the title of Princess Anping and sent to the Zhou Dynasty to marry the eldest prince."
Six months ago, the eldest prince passed away due to illness. Xu Yanyan had no children, so she pleaded with the Zhou Dynasty emperor to send her back here.
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