The pampered heiress holds the script and leads her cannon fodder family to a counterattack.

I currently lack evidence and cannot disclose this matter. To do so rashly would be seen as framing the county magistrate and sowing discord.

The crown prince glanced at Fei Yu kneeling on the ground, his expression showing some reluctance.

This foolish boy has been deceived by Ye Zhihui for so many years, and even regarded Ye Zhihui as his benefactor. In the end, he has been thanking the murderer who killed his loved ones.

Upon realizing this, the crown prince was suddenly taken aback.

And you call others fools? What about yourself?

Wasn't he also kept in the dark by Ye Zhihui for so many years?

If it weren't for Qin Wanying's true feelings, I don't know how much longer I would have been kept in the dark.

Since this person is so vicious, we absolutely cannot let him stay in his mansion.

His first priority now is to find out the truth behind Fei Yu's death. Although Qin Wan Ying has expressed her true feelings, he still needs some evidence.

He wants to send someone to investigate this matter.

The second is to find the eyewitness in red whom Qin Wanying mentioned in her inner thoughts, and to get to the bottom of the matter of falling into the water.

Qin Wanying looked at Fei Yu, who was kneeling on the ground, soaking wet, and said coldly, "Please get up, it's nothing."

Feiyu was, after all, the Crown Prince's man, so he couldn't say too much.

Feiyu stood up and looked back at the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince also looked at Fei Yu.

These past few years have really made him arrogant and spoiled. It's time to teach him a lesson.

He wanted everyone in the manor to know that Qin Wanying was very important to him, and that no one was allowed to disrespect her.

The crown prince lowered his eyes, his expression cold, exuding an aura of unassailable majesty.

He said, "Feiyu, I have said before, if you dare to disrespect Miss Qin again, I will not let you off easily. Go and receive twenty strokes of the cane."

As soon as the Crown Prince finished speaking, Fei Yu's eyes widened.

He thought that the Crown Prince had already made him kowtow and apologize, which was the limit, but he didn't expect that he would actually be punished.

Over the years, the Crown Prince had treated him extremely well, which had indeed made him somewhat arrogant. The Crown Prince had always been kind and generous, and he had even forgotten that the Crown Prince had the right to punish his servants, and even the right to kill him.

At this moment, Fei Yu understood that Qin Wanying was truly different in the Crown Prince's heart.

He had followed the Crown Prince for many years and had a certain understanding of him.

The Crown Prince had never cared so much about Yan Yuelan, whom he was previously engaged to.

Even towards Miss Ye, who had saved his life, the Crown Prince had never shown such concern.

This Miss Qin is the only one who is special.

He originally thought that Miss Qin and Yan Yuelan were no different, and that it was just a political marriage.

It seems that Miss Qin is truly special in the Crown Prince's heart.

Feiyu also began to regret it.

The Crown Prince values ​​Miss Qin so much, yet he still spoke to her like that. Isn't he courting death?

However, Fei Yu also understood that he was a martial artist and that twenty strokes of the cane would not harm him; it was just the Crown Prince giving him a lesson.

I really need to learn from this experience.

If he speaks to Miss Qin like that again, he's a dog!

Fei Yu nodded obediently, "Yes." Then he went to receive his court flogging.

Ye Zhihui was also shocked.

Isn't Fei Yu a confidant of the Crown Prince? He is very favored by the Crown Prince, which is why I tried every means to make him grateful to me.

But now, His Highness the Crown Prince has hit Fei Yu for Qin Wanying's sake!

Ye Zhihui felt a great sense of crisis. It seemed that Qin Wanying held a very important place in His Highness the Crown Prince's heart!

At the same time, there is also a sense of frustration.

She had lived in the Crown Prince's residence for years, bearing the title of his savior. Although the Crown Prince treated her well, she knew that he had never given her a second glance.

She had been reprimanded by the Crown Prince for sending him ginseng soup last time, so she dared not overstep her bounds again, fearing that the Crown Prince would drive her out of the mansion.

This Qin Wanying, on her very first day here, the Crown Prince actually attaches such great importance to her!

Why!

The servants watching also sighed inwardly.

The Crown Prince even punished Fei Yu because of this Miss Qin.

The Crown Prince was also reminding them that from now on, no one in the Crown Prince's residence could disrespect Miss Qin.

Qin Wanying was also very surprised.

She thought the Crown Prince would only reprimand Fei Yu, and Fei Yu had already kowtowed to her to apologize, but she didn't expect the Crown Prince to continue punishing her.

This made Qin Wanying feel flattered.

When she was little, she lived in an orphanage. When other children bullied her, the teachers at the orphanage would not speak up for her or punish the child who bullied her.

At most, they'll both be equally blamed, and told to stop making a scene and keep quiet.

The crown prince not only spoke up for her, but also reprimanded his own confidants on her behalf.

This touched Qin Wanying's heart.

Now I feel that the Crown Prince is quite good.

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's lips curled up slightly, almost imperceptibly.

Qin Wanying's affirmation of him was more important than anything else.

Everyone dispersed.

Ye Zhihui awkwardly wrapped herself in a blanket and went back to her room.

The Crown Prince said to Qin Wanying, "Miss Qin, since you have just arrived at my residence, I was busy with official business at noon and did not host a banquet for you. I will host a banquet for you tonight."

"Thank you, Your Highness," Qin Wanying replied.

The two then returned to their respective chambers.

After the Crown Prince had walked away, Chunying, who was standing to the side, said, "Second Miss, I think His Highness the Crown Prince is quite nice."

Qin Wanying nodded. The Crown Prince did seem like a good person to her.

Then Chunying lowered her voice and said to Qin Wanying, "This servant noticed that His Highness looks at you differently than he looks at others. I feel that His Highness is interested in you."

Qin Wanying was slightly taken aback.

"Don't say things like that so casually in the future," Qin Wanying said sternly.

This is the Crown Prince's residence. How can you discuss the Crown Prince here?

"Yes, I misspoke." Chunying stuck out her tongue.

Qin Wanying actually guessed that the Crown Prince most likely wanted to marry her.

However, she did not want to marry the crown prince.

She wanted to tell the Crown Prince during the banquet that she could not marry a member of the royal family.

But when I think about it, I feel a little sad, as if I can't say those words.

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Feiyu's room.

Fei Yu had once saved the Crown Prince, and the Crown Prince treated him differently from others, providing him with a separate room so that he wouldn't have to live in the guard quarters like the other guards.

Fei Yu returned with the cane, and now he was lying on the couch, having already dried himself off and changed his clothes.

He was a martial artist, so twenty strokes of the cane were not too heavy for him. Moreover, the executioners knew he was a confidant of the Crown Prince and let him off the hook.

However, don't expect to be able to move around freely for the next couple of days.

Just then, there was a knock on his door.

"Feiyu, it's me. May I come in?" It was Ye Zhihui's voice from outside the door, soft and sweet.

"Please come in, Miss Ye," Fei Yu said.

Ye Zhihui came in, holding a bottle of medicine in her hand.

"Feiyu, it's all my fault. I caused you to be punished by His Highness." Ye Zhihui said, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Miss Ye, please don't say that. It was because I didn't follow His Highness's orders that His Highness punished me," Fei Yu replied.

"Does Feiyu believe me? Does he believe that Miss Qin pushed me into the water?" Ye Zhihui asked.