"Yuan'er, what are you doing?" Lu Fengjin suddenly stood up and firmly grabbed Tuoba Feiyuan's wrist. "Put the knife down!"
Outside, the guards of the Duke's Estate came pouring in.
Qin Wu strode over and shouted in a deep voice, "Prince Jin is here! Who dares to act presumptuously? All of you, fall back!"
The guards did not dare to make a move.
One of them immediately turned around to inform Chu Xiaohe.
"Yuan'er, put the knife down first." Lu Fengjin tightened his grip around her wrist.
Tuoba Feiyuan glared at him angrily. "You still have feelings for her!"
"Yuan'er!" Lu Fengjin had no idea why he could never harden his heart against her.
The moment he saw the fury in her eyes, all his temper vanished.
"Yuan'er, you are the only one in my heart, but this is the Duke's Estate. Don't make a scene! Put the knife down first!"
"You mean once she marries into the Prince's Mansion, I can do whatever I want to her?" Tuoba Feiyuan sneered. "Well, I can't wait!"
"Yuan'er..."
"So, what do you want to do?" Chu Yueli remained seated. From the moment Tuoba Feiyuan barged in until now, with a gleaming dagger pointed right at her, her expression never changed.
This composure made Tuoba Feiyuan laugh out of sheer fury. "I said it before: those who cross me will be hunted down even to the ends of the earth! You ruined my body, and I will definitely ruin you!"
"Yuan'er!" This was no game. How could Lu Fengjin let her act so recklessly? "That matter is already in the past."
"It's not in the past for me!" Tuoba Feiyuan glared fiercely at him. "I agreed to let you take her in as your wife, but she must pay me back with a slash of this blade! Lu Fengjin, if you dare to stop me, I will leave the capital immediately and never wish to see you again for as long as I live!"
"Yuan'er..." Lu Fengjin looked torn. He knew Tuoba Feiyuan's temper all too well; she meant what she said. If he didn't let her have her revenge, she would really walk out on him.
She sought neither fame nor fortune, and she wasn't even afraid of death. Lu Fengjin truly had no way to deal with her.
His troubled gaze finally landed on Chu Yueli. "Ali, when all is said and done... this started because of your waywardness. If... if you still want to be Princess Jin, then... let her take her slash."
He loosened his grip.
The tip of Tuoba Feiyuan's blade immediately aimed straight at Chu Yueli. "I told you long ago..."
"I won't allow it." This was the first time Chu Yueli stood up since taking her seat.
In her hands, she was still holding the wooden box.
Tuoba Feiyuan sneered. "What qualifications do you think you have..."
"This is the Duke's Estate. If the Prince condones Tuoba Feiyuan's attempt to harm me here, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will surely demand justice for me. I can guarantee that if she really stabs me, she won't survive."
"You think I care?" Tuoba Feiyuan wore an arrogant expression.
Lu Fengjin immediately grabbed her wrist again, but glared fiercely at Chu Yueli. "You owe her this slash; you should have returned it in the first place! Besides, Feiyuan only wants revenge, she doesn't want your life! Ali, once you take this slash, you will still be my Princess Jin, and all past grievances will be wiped clean. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise, the Prince will call off the wedding, turning me into the laughingstock of the entire capital, destined to spend the rest of my life in solitude, is that it?" This time, Chu Yueli didn't smile. She only looked down at the wooden box in her hands, her heart feeling utterly dead and cold.
Lu Fengjin averted his gaze, refusing to look at her, and said in an icy tone, "If I call off our wedding, looking across the entire capital, who would dare to have you?"
"Stop wasting your breath!" Tuoba Feiyuan struggled hard. "Lu Fengjin, let go! I must have my revenge! If you don't let go right now, don't blame me for being ruthless with you!"
Lu Fengjin knew she was at the end of her patience.
When she lost her patience, she was truly capable of doing anything.
By then, she might even end up hurting herself.
And Lu Fengjin could never bear to see her get hurt.
He had no choice but to glare at Chu Yueli. "Ali, I promise you, once you let her have her revenge, I... I will cherish you from now on!"
"I know my own blessings are too thin; I am unworthy of the Prince's affection." Instead, Chu Yueli walked right up to him and held out the wooden box in her hands. "My Lord, why don't you take a look at what is inside."