Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“What is the message about?” Feng Lao asked.

“Someone knows who was behind the Xu and Shui Family massacre. The person is in Qinping,” Li Hua said. Feng Lao asked her to give the scroll to her and he read the message.

“We should not believe this. It might be a trap for us,” Li Hua opined. Because Lóng Wei was not around, their enemies could take a chance to harm her. She could not risk her life this way by falling for such a trick.

“I agree,” Feng Lao said. “I will ask General Mu where he found out this.” He put the scroll inside the wide waistband.

“It will not be wise if you ask Prince Mu. I will ask him later,” Li Hua said and they soon reached the manor.

Though Li Hua had decided not to trust that message, her mind was speaking otherwise. What if it was true? What if the person, who sent it really knows the truth? She furrowed her brows together.

“Do not think about this message. It was too easy for this message to go unnoticed by the recruited staff in the department. Even General Mu did not bother to check it,” Feng Lao asserted.

“Prince Mu does not bother about other’s matters. But it is indeed weird. Who could send such a message to me? The person has mentioned that he will meet me in the city’s center,” Li Hua stated. She decided to talk about it with Hei Chengxi regarding this. He was an expert and would guide her better to clear her doubts. He told the same to Feng Lao, who agreed with her.

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Li Hua still had not taken her lunch, so she asked Feng Lao to go and rest as she would take her lunch.

“Sure.”

“Have you taken your meals?” Li Hua asked him when he turned to leave.

“I will eat in the evening,” Feng Lao answered.

“I will ask the maidservant to send lunch for you as well. Do not skip meals,” Li Hua said with a tiny smile and went to her chamber.

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Zhu Liling reprimanded Jingfei for saying aloud her feelings for Huang Xi and turned herself into a laughing stock. Jingfei kept her head down while apologizing to her mother.

“Princess cannot behave like a mad lover. And why did Huang Xi start hating you? Did you do something?” Zhu Liling questioned her. Jingfei fiddled with her fingers as she found herself stuck. If she would lie, her mother would call Hei Chengxi to ask about it. The matter would be stretched which she did not want.

“Why is Princess Jingfei quiet? Did she start hiding things from me?” Zhu Liling looked angry and it terrified Jingfei. “Answer me, Princess!” She ended up raising her voice at her.

“The day when Brother Lóng Wei was injured, I ended up saying something bad for her, and Huang Xi heard that,” Jingfei said and tears poured down her cheeks. “I am truly regretful of my act, Mother. I have even apologized to Huang Xi, but it was of no use.” She sniffled when Zhu Liling scolded her and asked her not to cry.

She held her arms and told her that she was the Queen’s daughter. “Is this the way my daughter going to act?” She wiped the tears from Jingfei’s eyes. “I will make you marry Huang Xi. How dare he say that he hates you?” She muttered and hugged Jingfei. She caressed her hair.

Jingfei pulled away from the hug. “But mother, Huang Xi loves someone else. I do not think that I must get involved with him anymore. He will hate me more,” she opined. Her nose had turned red.

“Huang Xi will not hate you once you both are married. So, do not cry anymore,” Zhu Liling said.

“Lady Mi Yao, send a message to General Hei. Tell him that the Queen wants to see him,” Zhu Liling passed an order. Jingfei looked at her mother in astonishment. “I will do everything for my daughter’s happiness. You should go to your chamber.”

Jingfei bowed at her mother before leaving. Even though her mother would speak to Hei Chengxi, she was scared of the consequences ahead. Huang Xi might get angry. What if he started to hate her more? He already had someone whom he loved. She was restless because of all these reasons.

She reached her chamber and asked her personal attendant if she could arrange a palanquin for her.

“May I know why Your Highness?” Lin Jie asked.

“I want to go to the market,” Jingfei said.

“Yes, Your Highness,” Lin Jie said and walked out.

Jingfei wanted to bring her restless heart to rest and calm her mind too. Many things happened within a short period of time. Xiaolian lied to her and she believed her. Li Hua would also not help her anymore.

She picked up the jar and poured the water into a glass. She drank it and then, picked up the mirror to look at herself. She did everything to make a place in Huang Xi’s heart, but he only hated her. He even told this to his friends. She wondered if that man would be good for her after she would marry him.

Her father was the King while her mother was the Queen, so their command was enough for Huang Xi to marry her. But what would happen after that? She would only suffer in that marriage. She wanted Huang Xi to equally reciprocate her feelings, which he would never do. She put the water glass on the table surface and went back to her mother to tell her not to ask Hei Chengxi for his son’s hand for Jingfei.

When Jingfei stepped into her mother’s chamber, she saw Hei Chengxi was already present. She bowed at him.

“Princess Jingfei, I was going to talk with General Hei about your marriage with his son, Huang Xi,” Zhu Liling said with a bright smile.

“I do not want to marry Huang Xi,” Jingfei announced before them.