Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Of course, Madam Shen also had her own ulterior motives. She didn't want Xiao Fengyi to wake up and wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of her.

But now that the Eighth Prince Feng Mingyu has appeared at the Xiao residence and is protecting her, it's really not appropriate for her to take action.

They had no choice but to settle for second best, appease Feng Mingyu for now, and wait for an opportunity to get rid of Xiao Fengyi.

Madam Shen bowed and said to Xiao Qishan and Feng Mingyu, "It is acceptable to call the physician for Fengyi, but the matter of her framing Qingyin cannot be let go. Once she has recovered, I will personally punish her."

"Punishment? You still want to punish her?"

Feng Mingyu had already draped his cloak over Xiao Fengyi's thin and frail body. After hearing Shen's words, he felt a sense of absurdity.

However, Madam Shen argued that "Fengyi did not return home last night and was punished according to family law. She harbored resentment towards Qingyin, which is why she falsely accused Qingyin of pushing her into the water. Qingyin was punished by His Majesty because of Fengyi's false accusation."

This statement was exactly the same as what Xiao Qingyin said to the Emperor.

Unfortunately, the Emperor is the Emperor, busy with countless affairs of state, and not so easily fooled. The Eighth Prince, Feng Mingyu, is the Emperor's son, and naturally, he too will not be fooled.

Feng Mingyu gripped the white sword at her waist, raised an eyebrow, and asked in return, "How come I heard that Xiao Qingyin pushed Xiao Fengyi into the water in order to slander Xiao Fengyi and Ninth Prince?"

Ever since this prince entered the hall, he has been favoring Xiao Fengyi, which makes Xiao Qingyin extremely jealous.

She never told anyone that she actually liked the Eighth Prince very much. Unfortunately, with Xiao Qingyin's sensitive mind, she knew that the person the upright and noble Eighth Prince loved most was her sister, Xiao Fengyi.

Why? Why? Everyone loves her.

Xiao Fengyi wiped her beautiful face and said firmly, "Eighth Prince, are you accusing Qingyin of lying and framing my sister?"

Feng Mingyu did not expect that Xiao Qingyin would dare to question her.

He was so concerned that he lost his composure and didn't want to waste any more words with this woman. He directly grasped the hilt of the sword, drew the longsword, and placed it on Xiao Qingyin's slender, fair neck.

At the same time, he arrogantly asked, "Do you dare question me?"

Xiao Qingyin nearly fainted upon seeing Feng Mingyu like this.

She still wore a victim's expression and cried out pitifully, "Waaah... Eighth Prince, I dare not question you. I am just defending myself. I really didn't expect my sister to push me into the water, nor did I expect her to fall into the lake herself."

Xiao Qingyin spoke haltingly, struggling to utter a complete sentence.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood me, and now even Your Highness the Eighth Prince has misunderstood me. Am I really so unworthy of being trusted? Since no one believes me, then I have no choice but to prove my innocence with my death."

After she finished speaking, she prepared to run into Feng Mingyu's sword to commit suicide, but she would definitely stop herself at the last step.

Moreover, Xiao Qingyin was very confident that Feng Mingyu would definitely retract his sword once he saw her intention to strike it, thus saving her life and preserving her reputation. There was no better way than that.

Unaware of her daughter's true intentions, Madam Shen assumed she had been wronged by the Eighth Prince and was preparing to commit suicide, and thus stepped forward to stop her.

In a flash, Feng Mingyu was filled with rage and truly wanted Xiao Qingyin to die by his sword to avenge Xiao Fengyi.

"Since you want to die, then I will make it happen for you."

The moment Feng Mingyu sent out the longsword, everyone was worried that Xiao Qingyin's life would be in danger, and even Xiao Qingyin herself thought so.

But just as the sword tip touched Xiao Qingyin's fair neck, Feng Mingyu suddenly felt a pain and numbness in her wrist. The Chunxiao sword in her hand barely grazed Xiao Qingyin's hair and went out without hurting her.

When Xiao Qingyin and Madam Shen saw the hair that the Eighth Prince Feng Mingyu had cut off scattered on the ground, they were almost scared to death.

Shen couldn't argue with the Eighth Prince, so she could only hug Xiao Qingyin and cry loudly, thanking the person who saved Xiao Qingyin while also blaming Xiao Qishan.

"It's all your fault. You didn't raise our daughter well, which has caused unrest in our home."

Everyone present knew that the daughter Shen and Xiao Qishan were referring to as the one who hadn't been properly raised was Xiao Fengyi, not Xiao Qingyin.

She felt that everything would be perfect if Xiao Fengyi didn't exist.

When Feng Mingyu sheathed his longsword, he could still feel the numbness in his right wrist.

Just now, someone hit an acupoint on his wrist with a hidden weapon, causing him to lose his grip on the sword and deviate from its direction, thus failing to injure Xiao Qingyin.

Feng Mingyu knew that the hidden weapon had flown in from outside the door, not from inside.

He immediately shouted towards the door: "I wonder which chivalrous person is hiding in the darkness, unwilling to come out and see me?"

Xiao Qishan also found it strange that someone had saved his youngest daughter.

"We beg you, sir, to come out and meet us. Our family will be so grateful to you."

"Among those who thank me, is Xiao Fengyi, who is lying there?"

As soon as he said that, a man actually walked out of the darkness.

The man was dressed in black, tall and slender, with a handsome and rugged face that exuded an undeniable and extraordinary heroic spirit.

Upon closer inspection, everyone in the Xiao family hall realized that this person could only be Prince Zhao, Feng Xingye.

Xiao Qishan found it strange that it was this Prince Zhao again.

Qingyin said that Feng Xingye took the initiative to admit that Fengyi went to his mansion to see the zither yesterday, and came to the Xiao family today.

What was his intention in appearing beside Fengyi time and time again?

Xiao Qishan couldn't help but look back and forth between the upright and pine-like Feng Xingye and the faintly breathing Xiao Fengyi.

Is this Ninth Prince deliberately getting close to Fengyi also in order to vie for the throne?

But he is not His Majesty's son, but His Majesty's brother.

Feng Xingye walked over to Xiao Fengyi's side to check her injuries.

Having been ill for a long time, he had become a doctor himself and determined that the woman's fainting was caused by blood stasis and coagulation. Although it seemed dangerous, he could be fine after taking some medicine.

Feng Xingye immediately took out some Purple Gold Blood-Activating Pills from his bosom, squatted down next to Xiao Fengyi, and fed them to her.

When he fed the medicine, the Xiao family members all bowed.

His arrival prompted not only the Xiao family to pay their respects, but even the Eighth Prince, who was originally the most honored here, addressed him as Ninth Imperial Uncle.

“Ninth Imperial Uncle, Fengyi did not frame her sister.”

Feng Xingye said nothing, but instead extended his hand, indicating to Feng Mingyu that he knew everything.

"I know."

After saying those three words, he stood up and helped Xiao Qishan up.

"Duke Xiao, please get up."

Xiao Qishan felt ashamed and unworthy when the former war god helped him up.

"Your Highness Prince Zhao."

Feng Xingye, however, did not adhere to such formalities. Instead, he explained to Xiao Qishan, "Xiao Fengyi did not lie. It was indeed Xiao Qingyin who pushed her into the water. His Majesty, being discerning and fair in rewarding and punishing, has already settled the case. Why are you starting to overturn the case after arriving at your residence?"

Who would dare to overturn a case set by the Emperor? Wouldn't that be treason?