Chapter 122: Crisis
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The atmosphere in the main hall was tense.
Xiao Ming and Hóngyún stared at each other for a long time before Hóngyún let out a soft sigh. “It’s only been half a year, yet Your Highness treats me like a stranger.”
“Miss Hóngyún, let’s get to the point. Do we really need to exchange sweet nothings and talk about eternal love? Besides, you’ve always been entangled with the Wáng family. Do you think I don’t know that?” Xiao Ming said indifferently.
Hóngyún chuckled lightly. “Your Highness has indeed changed. It seems that over the past five years, Your Highness has truly been biding your time. Back then, I found it strange why a prince of the empire would mingle with the Wáng family.”
Xiao Ming frowned and remained silent.
Hóngyún had first met Xiao Ming at a banquet hosted by the Wáng family. That very night, Wáng Shìjié had sent Hóngyún to Xiao Ming’s mansion, and Xiao Ming had been overjoyed at the time.
But now, things had changed. Looking back, Xiao Ming couldn’t help but feel wary of Hóngyún.
Turning to gaze at the blooming peach tree outside the main hall, Hóngyún continued, “Now that the Wáng family is gone, I have no more reservations. Your Highness is of noble birth, and I know I am unworthy of entangling with you. All I ask is for my freedom and a comfortable life in my later years.”
Hearing this, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn’t that he was heartless, but the “entanglement” had happened before his time.
However, from his memories, Hóngyún had always been a shrewd woman, and now it seemed that was indeed the case.
If she had thrown a tantrum or made a scene, she would have been driven away. But by offering a secret about the Wáng family in exchange, she had earned herself a favor.