Chapter 1552: Chapter 1552: This Matter, She Must Decide

The only hope!

Chu Qianli merely found it laughable.

Once upon a time, was she not the one they all most wanted to eliminate?

However, she was never someone to act impulsively.

Soon, Chu Qianli calmed down.

"Is Hua Rong now in the palace?" she asked.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Cui finally saw hope and quickly said, "I haven’t seen the Master myself, but we suspect the Master must be imprisoned in the palace by the Emperor."

Saying this, a dark shadow crossed Aunt Cui’s eyes.

"The Master in the palace must be... must be suffering greatly."

Chu Qianli didn’t want to hear this; she didn’t feel any sympathy for Hua Rong.

She wasn’t the kind of person who’d pity anyone.

"And Prince Yexuan? When did you last see him?"

"Four days ago," Jingri was quick to reply. "The Prince returned to the city with us, but after returning, everyone went their separate ways to gather information about the Master."

"Later, news came from the palace that the Emperor was going to deal with a criminal."

"So your Prince went to the palace?"

"I don’t know." Jingri and Wangyue exchanged looks.

Wangyue said helplessly, "The Prince didn’t allow any of us to follow him, and we don’t even know when he entered the palace."

"Just later, we heard there was a big commotion in the palace, and we didn’t know which assassin broke in..."

"Didn’t you think of going to see for yourselves?" Chu Qianli couldn’t believe it; this was not how Jingri and Wangyue usually acted.

Knowing their Prince was most likely that assassin, how could they not follow?

Were they just going to watch Feng Yexuan run into trouble?

Everyone knew that the Emperor’s so-called dealing with a criminal was a massive trap.

"The Prince didn’t allow us to follow," Jingri said, lowering his head and slowly clenching his palms.

"The Prince... The Prince thought it through long ago; perhaps he wouldn’t come back, so..."

Jingri didn’t continue, only looked at Chu Qianli.

Chu Qianli’s mind was in turmoil.

Did Feng Yexuan fall into the Emperor’s hands? Was the Emperor torturing him or intended to use him?

Most of Prince Yexuan’s old subordinates were loyal to him; the Emperor probably wouldn’t dare to kill him easily now.

Chu Qianli closed her eyes and took a deep breath before saying, "Do you have something to say?"

Jingri and Wangyue exchanged looks again.

Jingri was unwilling to speak.

After much hesitation, Wangyue said in a low voice, "The Prince said if... if the girl came and he couldn’t return, then..."

"He already guessed I would come?" That bastard, how did he know she would definitely come here and not go directly to Heifeng Forest to search for the legendary treasure?

"The Prince wasn’t sure; after all, the Prince made the girl believe he betrayed you and left."

"So, did he intentionally make me think he betrayed me?" Chu Qianli looked at him, "What exactly did he have you say to me?"

Wangyue still clenched his palms, opened his mouth, but didn’t speak.

What words could make him so hesitant?

"Leng Ji, you speak." Chu Qianli’s gaze fell on Leng Ji, who hadn’t spoken all along.

Leng Ji was shaken.

No one wanted to say this; no one was willing to say it.

But, Miss Chu had finally come.

At least, the Prince’s wish had come true.

He looked at Wangyue, "Since Miss Chu has really come, then this matter must be decided by Miss Chu."