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Feng Hengzhi turned around, his gaze suddenly falling on Sang Luan.

At this moment, Sang Luan had her head down, her shoulders swaying slightly, and the tip of her nose was faintly red, which stood out on her fair face.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and two large teardrops clung to her eyelids.

A sense of sadness emanated from her, and her usually bright face was now tinged with sorrow.

Feng Hengzhi paused for a moment, a strange emotion flashing across his already deep eyes.

His gaze was fixed on Sang Luan's eyes, and the impatience in his brows and the disdain in his eyes vanished without a trace.

He paused for a moment, then after a long pause, he parted his lips slightly and said, "I'm sorry."

Sang Luan suddenly looked up, her expression clearly showing surprise.

They met Feng Hengzhi's complicated gaze.

Seeing her puzzled expression, Feng Hengzhi slowly took out a white handkerchief from his sleeve.

He stepped forward, grasped the handkerchief in his hand, holding only one corner, and gently wiped away the tears from Sang Luan's eyelids.

The two were extremely close, so close that Sang Luan could feel Feng Hengzhi's body temperature.

Sang Luan raised an eyebrow slightly; she actually saw a hint of gentleness on Feng Hengzhi's face.

An illusion must be an illusion.

She silently looked away, but then heard Feng Hengzhi speak again, "What happened today was my fault."

His voice was cold and clear, but it greatly shocked Sang Luan.

Her eyes slowly widened, and just as she was about to say something, the handkerchief suddenly fell into her hand. When she looked up again, she couldn't even see a corner of Feng Hengzhi's clothes.

She quickly wiped her eyes; the feeling of her heart pounding in the air hadn't completely dissipated.

*

Prince's Mansion.

Qi Ran glanced at the water in the basin, seemingly in disbelief. After sitting up straight, he looked at it again.

He was silent for a moment, then turned to Cang Hei beside him and asked, "Tell me honestly, did you sneak in and beat me while I was resting?"

His gaze was fixed on Cang Hei, his tone dangerous, as if he were about to explode at any moment.

Cang Hei waved his hands repeatedly, "Young Master, even if you gave me a hundred lives, I would never do such a thing!"

Qi Ran glanced at him, then lowered her eyes slightly, gently touching the bruise at the corner of her eye, and couldn't help but cry out in pain, "I knew you wouldn't dare, so tell me."

He pointed to the bruise near his eye. "What happened here?"

Cang Hei was silent for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You really don't remember anything about last night?"

Qi Ran let the maidservant beside him wipe his wounds. Upon hearing this, he immediately glared at him fiercely, "Didn't I go to see Changfeng last night? And then..."

As he spoke, he suddenly fell silent, his brows furrowing slightly, and he grasped the maid's hand, which was still wiping her wound.

The maid lowered her eyes instantly, silently packed up the things, and turned to leave.

He looked at Cang Hei and said steadily, "I didn't do anything last night, did I?"

Cang Hei thought about it carefully, then shook his head firmly, "No."

Before Qi Ran could fully relax, he heard Cang Hei say in a serious tone, "Last night, besides hitting the son of the Vice Minister of Justice for the sake of the Crown Princess, you almost lost the last round at Jinzhaozui. The Crown Princess came to the rescue in time and won the game."

He paused, then added, "And then, the Crown Princess brought Young Master Xiang's wife home."

Qi Ran paused, then suddenly chuckled, glanced around, his gaze casually sweeping to the side. He casually picked up an object nearby and beckoned to Cang Hei…

Meanwhile, in a side room of Yunyan Pavilion.

The woman lying on the couch had her eyes tightly closed, and her face was extremely pale.

Suddenly, her fingers twitched slightly, and she slowly woke up.

His brows furrowed, and he reached out to tap his head.

Suddenly, as if she had just remembered something, she abruptly lowered her eyes and reached out to cover her abdomen.

The moment her hand touched her abdomen, she visibly froze for a second.

She clutched her abdomen tightly with both hands, bent over slightly, muttered something under her breath, and large tears streamed down her face.

Despite her deep sorrow, she didn't utter a single sound.

It's as if all the bitterness and exhaustion are mixed together, smashed, and swallowed down.

The man's cruel words and disdainful expression from last night kept replaying in my mind.

Thinking of this, her tears fell even more heavily.

This was the scene that Meng Youning saw as soon as she opened the door.

Upon seeing this, Mu Xiang immediately closed the door.

Meng Youning stepped forward and stopped when she reached the woman's side.

Her gaze silently fell on the woman's abdomen. "Last night, it was still too late."

The woman bit her lower lip tightly, and traces of blood seeped from it, but as if she were conscious of it, she continued to bite down hard.

She shook her head violently, staring blankly ahead. "It's my fault. I didn't protect my child. She didn't even have a chance to see this world, not even a wisp of her soul remained."

Meng Youning frowned; the person in front of her was in a very strange state.

The words of comfort she wanted to say were on the tip of her tongue when Xiang Hongxuan's actions flashed through her mind, and she swallowed them back down.

Cheng Zhaodi's eyes reddened slightly. In an instant, she endured the pain in her body, suddenly stood up, and quickly knelt down heavily in front of Meng Youning.

His knees slammed into the ground with a loud thud.

Cheng Zhaodi didn't care at all. She straightened up, grabbed Meng Youning's hands, and said with tears in her eyes, "You are a great benefactor. Thank you so much for saving me!"

Meng Youning's eyelids twitched instantly. Before she could speak, Mu Xiang bent down, gently supported her arm, and pulled her up. "Miss, please get up. My princess consort doesn't care about these things."

Cheng Zhaodi shook her head violently and remained motionless.

She looked up at Meng Youning, "Princess Consort, please save me again. I'd be willing to be your maid."

She thought she had seen through Xiang Hongxuan long ago, but after what happened last night, she still couldn't help feeling upset.

Mu Xiang glanced at Meng You Ning with some difficulty, then silently took a step back.

Cheng Zhaodi straightened up on her knees again, now much calmer.

She stared intently at Meng Youning, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "My name is Cheng Zhaodi. My parents sent me to Xiang Hongxuan's bedside for the sake of my younger brother. Madam Xiang saw that I was quite pretty, so she let me stay in the mansion, but..."

At this point, she choked up.

Although she didn't explain what came next, Meng Youning had already guessed most of it.

"That does sound terrible, but you've come to the wrong person. I'm only slightly better off than you." She sat down casually to the side, her eyes lowered. "I can't help you with this."