Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 119 Looking at the Lover's Eyes

Bai Yu's words seemed flawless, but Feng Zong had already become suspicious.

The strangeness revealed by the entire Princess Mansion made him think too much, but in the end he did not say anything.

After walking around the princess's mansion seemingly unintentionally, his brows furrowed even deeper.

He hadn't looked at it carefully or thought about it before. At that time, every time he came, he was visiting Mu Qingli. He was always worried about her health and had no time to look at anything else.

Now, after taking a walk around the mansion, I discovered that there are many well-trained masters among the guards in the mansion. They should not be ordinary guards.

He didn't say anything. After walking around the house for a while, he came to the warm room where An Ran and Mu Qingli were.

He then gave Mu Qingli some detailed instructions, and seeing that she looked tired, he finally said goodbye and returned home.

On the way back home, the two talked about what happened today, and An Ran told them about the unusual pulse diagnosis she had done for Mu Qingli.

"Ali's body seems to be abnormal, but I can't figure out the specific reason. My husband, I'm very worried about her health. The injury she suffered last time has caused her body to lose too much strength, and it hasn't recovered yet. Judging from her current condition, ordinary medicines may not be able to help. I'm better at treating external injuries. As for internal treatment, I still have to rely on Doctor Su. But he's not in the capital recently. Should I write to him to inform him of Ali's physical condition? Doctor Su is a superb doctor, and he is also the one who is taking care of Ali's health. Should we tell him?"

Feng Zong patted her hand comfortingly, but his brows did not relax.

"I knew something was wrong the moment I saw your face today. Ali is clearly worried, but she doesn't want us to know. You know her personality. Even if we ask her again, she won't say anything she doesn't want to say. As for Su Minsheng, I'm afraid he won't be back for some time. Now it's not just Ali who's acting strangely, the entire Princess Mansion is acting strangely too. You know the relationship between Miss Wanyue and Ali. She disappeared on the day of our wedding. I asked Bai Yu, and he said Wanyue was unwell, but I think that's just an excuse. Ali's abnormality might be related to Wanyue. There are also fewer guards in the mansion. Bai Yu said that she was taken away by the Sixth Prince for training. Although that makes sense, I don't think it's that simple. No matter how much we speculate right now, it's useless. I'll go to the Sixth Prince tomorrow. I think he's definitely involved in this matter."

Although An Ran didn't observe as carefully as Feng Zong, she also agreed with what he said. However, when she heard that Jiang Ci was involved in this matter, the intuition she had since the first time she met Jiang Ci became even stronger.

Although she was not sure whether her intuition was correct, she still said what she was thinking.

"My dear husband, there is something I should mention. Have you noticed that the Sixth Prince's attitude towards Ali is a little different?"

Hearing this, Feng Zong raised his eyes and asked:

"Which aspect are you referring to?"

"Although they call each other brother and sister, you and I both know they are not. During the three years in Sifang City, you and I both know how much Ali values ​​him. She considers the Sixth Prince more important than herself and truly treats him as her own brother. I only learned from chatting with Ali that they once depended on each other in Qi State. Last time, when Ali was injured, I met the Sixth Prince for the first time. I had a feeling at that time that his feelings for Ali were not just those of a simple brother and sister. I even had an illusion that although the Sixth Prince's eyes were complicated every time he looked at Ali, they looked more like the eyes he used to look at his beloved."

After An Ran finished speaking, Feng Zong understood, but his expression became more solemn. It turned out that he was not the only one who had this illusion. If things were really as he and An Ran had guessed, then things would be complicated.

At the wedding banquet that day, the emperor personally said that he wanted to grant a marriage between Mu Qingli and Su Minsheng. If Jiang Ci really had this intention, with his methods and personality, he would probably not let it go easily.

But these are just their guesses at the moment. If they want to verify their guesses, they can only meet Jiang Ci in person.

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When Jiang Xian received the news from his subordinates, his face turned ashen with anger. He angrily threw the secret letter in his hand at the face of his personal attendant with a murderous look in his eyes.

The good mood that I had finally achieved in the past two days was directly ruined.

"This is what you call strengthened guards. Why was the entire stronghold still discovered and immediately wiped out? You know how much effort this prince has put into this stronghold. What use are you, useless people?"

The servants dared not utter a sound and could only shrink their necks and try to reduce their presence as much as possible.

Jiang Xian didn't expect Jiang Ci's revenge would come so quickly. When he sent the letter to Mu Qingli, he knew Jiang Ci would take action, so he had people strengthen defenses in advance. However, he didn't expect that the stronghold he had painstakingly built for many years would be wiped out overnight.

Jiang Ci went to Xinzhou to quell the banditry and gained credit, but he also took away the control of the city defense army that originally belonged to him. How could he not hate it when it was taken away from him like that?

At the beginning, none of them took this hostage who had been raised in Qi for many years seriously. However, they never thought that in just three short years, he was the only one among the princes who could compete with him.

Jiang Ci's growth rate exceeded all of their expectations. Even Feng Zong, who never took sides, had obviously chosen Jiang Ci.

How could he sit still in this situation? Naturally, he couldn't let Jiang Ci continue to grow.

So they put in a lot of effort and lost several waves of people before they finally captured the secret guard who had followed Jiang Ci in Qi.

However, he never expected that the man would keep his mouth shut so tightly. Even after being beaten to the point of being on his last breath, he still refused to speak. In the end, when he had no other choice, he almost used up the entire intelligence network in his hands to find the family of the secret guard.

By threatening the man with his unborn child, they learned the truth about Jiang Ci and Mu Qingli's escape. However, the secret guard only revealed this little useful information before committing suicide, but it was enough.

It was enough for him to use this to alienate the relationship between him and Mu Qingli.

As long as the relationship between the two of them breaks down, Feng Zong, who has always remained non-participating in the fight for the throne, will no longer be able to help Jiang Ci.

According to the intelligence obtained in the past two days, Jiang Ci and Mu Qingli did have a bad relationship. Now that his desired goal had been achieved, his bad mood due to losing control of the city defense army was relieved. However, he never expected that Jiang Ci's revenge would come so quickly and so cruelly.

The current loss of troops and generals has weakened his strength a bit, but no matter how much hatred he has in his heart, things have already happened. Jiang Xian's face is gloomy and his fists are clenched with a "bang" sound.

But what was the use? In the end, he could only beat and scold his personal attendants to vent his anger.