Chapter 244 - 242: Has His Highness Truly Fallen for Shen Yinning?
Seeing that Lu Ying had no reaction, Xue Ling deliberately provoked him, saying, "First, she robs the imperial merchants. Then, she schemes to manipulate the imperial marriage decree. She’s baring her fangs and claws, throwing a war gauntlet at your face from a thousand miles away. How is this any different from challenging a tiger head-on? Your Highness, are you really not going to take a look? Could it be that... you’re afraid of her?"
Lu Ying looked back, casting a cold glance at him.
It was clear he saw through the provocation.
Xue Ling clutched his wide sleeves nervously but couldn’t suppress his curiosity. "Have you truly fallen for Shen Yinning?"
As a bystander, Xue Ling was acutely aware that, to Lu Ying, Shen Yinning had always been the most unique one.
Even when he made a mistake, he would have to roll through the Punishment Room as penance, but Shen Yinning, no matter the offense, was never truly punished.
Even the grave crime of causing the Crown Princess Consort to become barren, which warranted execution, was ultimately dismissed without consequences.
He recalled their youth, when he first met Lu Ying. He once saw him standing alone outside a crowd, silently gazing at Shen Yinning, who was lively, unrestrained, and engaging in cheerful conversation with others amidst the noblewomen. That deep, focused expression in Lu Ying’s eyes was something Xue Ling could never forget.
Yet, when faced with his question, Lu Ying merely brushed his fingers over the scars hidden on his arm and replied icily, "No, I don’t like her."
Xue Ling pouted.
He didn’t believe it!
He looked at Lu Ying with sympathy. As an observer, he felt it was obvious that their master, the Crown Prince, had fallen for Shen Yinning. But alas, while Prince Xiang pursued the goddess with affection, the goddess herself remained indifferent. She was wholly consumed by revenge and had been using him from beginning to end.