Feng Ling emerged from the shadows, her figure appearing somewhat frail.
"Your Highness, I had no intention of hiding. I merely saw you were speaking and did not wish to intrude."
She kept her head bowed, avoiding Feng Ye Xuan's gaze.
Feng Ye Xuan's eyes were chillingly clear. "You are in my manor. You had best not harbor any wicked intentions. I am not acting against you solely on the尊主's behalf, not because of you yourself."
"Do not let me see you playing tricks on Li'er again. In my eyes, you are insignificant!"
A mere illusion, and she dared to show off in front of him!
Feng Ling trembled all over. The composure she had desperately maintained shattered into pieces.
"Your Highness, I... I only wanted you to sleep better, which is why I... used illusions on you..."
But as soon as she spoke, she regretted it.
She had lost her composure in front of him.
Feng Ling took a deep breath, striving to maintain her calm, trying to be like someone else.
"Your Highness, if you dislike it..."
"Since you know I dislike it, why aren't you leaving?" Feng Ye Xuan waved his hand, and a gust of palm wind instantly surged towards her.
Feng Ling was startled again, the composure she had managed to muster on her face cracking once more.
She was forced back several steps by the palm wind. It took considerable effort to stabilize her footing and her heart.
Had Feng Ye Xuan not held back, she would have been unable to withstand that blow.
Feng Ye Xuan looked at her contorted face, a result of her panic, and coldly snorted. "You are far from her! You think by imitating her calm indifference, you can catch my eye?"
"How utterly ridiculous!"
As soon as these words fell, Feng Ye Xuan was no longer in Feng Ling's sight.
The words "utterly ridiculous" filled Feng Ling with a sense of grievance.
She wanted to pursue him, but a voice from behind stopped her. "The尊主 wishes to see you."
...
Feng Ling knelt on the ground. Her face now held no trace of composure, her eyes filled with panic and unease.
Seeing this, Hua Rong was instantly enraged!
"Useless creature!"
With a sharp crack, a slap landed on Feng Ling's face.
Feng Ling's face immediately swelled and reddened.
"This subordinate deserves death! This subordinate knows her mistake!" Feng Ling stammered, lowering her head and begging for mercy. "尊主, this subordinate truly knows her mistake!"
"Do you know where you went wrong?" Hua Rong glared at her.
Feng Ling cautiously raised her head, her eyes bloodshot and already misting over.
She shook her head. Though slapped hard, she wanted to cry but dared not.
"尊主..."
"Silence!" Seeing her like this, Hua Rong's anger intensified!
"Look at yourself, how are you like her? How are you better than her? That woman, have you ever seen her cry? Have you ever seen her so weak?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ling immediately took a deep breath, forcing herself to hold back her tears.
"尊主, I am not trying to cry, it's just that the slap was quite painful..."
"Even if she were in excruciating pain, she would not cry!" Hua Rong said angrily.
Feng Ling bit her lip. Despite feeling wronged, she could only force her tears back down.
After a while, her face regained a semblance of calm.
"尊主, it was this subordinate's mistake..."
"She never refers to herself as 'subordinate.' That wench, her ambition is higher than the heavens!"
Feng Ling's eyes flickered, and her expression became even colder.
She said indifferently, "I understand. I will not make the same mistake again!"
The尊主 had trained her for so long precisely to make Feng Ye Xuan see Chu Qian Li's shadow in her, and thus, fall for her.
But tonight, she had easily lost her composure due to a few words from Prince Xuan.
Indeed, it was her mistake!