Ji Feiyu turned around and cursed, "Just when I thought I'd figured it out, I'm disappointed! There's not a single good man in the world!" She put one hand behind her back and waved gently at Yong Yaxuan. Even if Yong Yaxuan hadn't reacted to Ji Feiyu's signal just now, he understood now that she didn't want him to cede the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.
How could Yong Yaxuan describe his mood at that moment? He could hardly believe it. At that moment, his queen had returned. She always considered the overall situation, was sensible, and was even willing to sacrifice herself. Just at that moment, thinking about his own actions, he felt even more guilty towards Ji Feiyu. She had always been a good queen, just a bit playful. He shouldn't have had even the slightest doubt about her in the first place.
He tried hard to suppress the shock Ji Feiyu had given him and maintain a calm demeanor. Then he heard Ji Feiyu pose that age - old difficult question to the Crown Prince.
"So, Crown Prince, do you choose me or the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun?" Ji Feiyu's eyes sparkled as she stared intently at the Crown Prince. For a moment, the Crown Prince's imposing manner was actually overpowered by her. The Crown Prince didn't know why his heart was pounding so fast. He was actually a bit flustered. How should he choose? This was a problem.
He wasn't as decisive as Yong Yaxuan, who had directly agreed after a fit of rage. He covered his nervousness with a smile and then opened his mouth, "Who should I choose? Naturally, I should choose..." He should have chosen the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun without hesitation, but looking at Ji Feiyu's peerless beauty so close to him, a trace of hesitation arose in his heart. It was this trace of hesitation that allowed Ji Feiyu to make the choice for him.
Ji Feiyu took a step back directly, pulled out the gold hairpin from her hair, and pressed it against her throat. She whispered, "If you choose the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, I'll make your Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun go up in smoke."
At that moment, both Yong Yaxuan and the Crown Prince were scared out of their wits. They both opened their eyes wide and shouted at her:
"Yu'er!" "Ji Feiyu!"
But Ji Feiyu stood in a place where the Crown Prince couldn't grab her within a step, with a determined look in her eyes. As mentioned before, Ji Feiyu was used to taking the initiative in any situation, even when she was just a pawn. Since under the Northern Cold's ambition, she and the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun carried the same weight, then she could be the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. She could give the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to whoever she wanted. She gambled with her own life in this high - stakes game. Would Yong Yaxuan exchange the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun for her corpse? No, definitely not. On the contrary, he might even directly flatten the Northern Cold. So, after thinking this through, the Crown Prince had no choice. This was also the countermeasure of a pawn.
The Crown Prince immediately said, "Naturally, I choose you! Put down the gold hairpin." The Crown Prince had only this one choice; he had no other way out.
He didn't expect that the well - laid trap of his would be broken by Ji Feiyu, because Ji Feiyu's performance was completely beyond his expectations. He thought that if a woman had the chance to hear her weight in a man's heart, she should be happy and delighted. When a man was willing to exchange something very precious for her, she should be extremely grateful. He had never thought that Ji Feiyu simply didn't want to prove her value in this way, because she was already priceless in herself.
He thought that Yong Yaxuan definitely wouldn't agree to his request today, so he could completely sow discord between her and Yong Yaxuan. Then, by getting close to her during their previous interactions and keeping her, he wouldn't lose out at all. Who would have known that today, under the stimulation of his deliberate match - making yesterday, Yong Yaxuan had gone crazy and directly agreed. This was naturally the best result. Ji Feiyu would surely be touched and her heart would return to the Great Yong. Then, with his previous deliberate match - making, even if the throne changed hands in the future, if these two could be together, they would still be grateful to them. But he didn't expect that Ji Feiyu simply didn't want to go back. She even came over to question his feelings for her. She was really playing by no rules at all.
When Ji Feiyu heard the Crown Prince say that he chose her, she knew that she had won the bet again. Sure enough, the feeling of having the weight of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun on her was like getting a cheat code. She put down the gold hairpin in her hand, but she didn't expect that after the Crown Prince suffered a setback, he would immediately try to get back at her.
After the Crown Prince knew that he no longer had the option of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, he simply stopped pretending. He stepped forward and picked Ji Feiyu up horizontally, laughing, "Since that's the case, you're mine now. You have nothing to do with him anymore."
Ji Feiyu let out a startled cry. Seeing this, Yong Yaxuan roared angrily, "Put her down!"
The Crown Prince ignored him and walked straight out of the door.
When Yong Yaxuan saw the door open, he said to Zhan Shan and Xi Zhuang outside, "Stop that man for me!" They and the Crown Prince's personal guards had been arranged to wait outside before the negotiation.
Hearing this, the two immediately drew their weapons and blocked the Crown Prince who was holding Ji Feiyu. The Crown Prince's personal guards also took out their weapons upon seeing this. It seemed that a close - range fight was about to break out. Then the Second Prince came with his men. Seeing this strange scene, he couldn't help but smile, "Brother, what are you doing? Did the negotiation break down?"
The Crown Prince, with the soft and fragrant Ji Feiyu in his arms, was very proud and said, "Brother, can't you see that I've won a great beauty?"
Hearing this, Ji Feiyu immediately put on a pitiful expression and said, "Crown Prince, it's inappropriate to mention our private affairs in front of everyone. Why don't you put me down first? Anyway, I can't run away."
Yong Yaxuan also chased out and said, "Crown Prince, don't go too far."
Hearing this, the Crown Prince put Ji Feiyu down. Ji Feiyu stood still, pretended to be dizzy while holding her head, and fell towards Xi Zhuang. Xi Zhuang was completely at a loss. He quickly put away his weapon and stretched out a hand to support Ji Feiyu's arm. Ji Feiyu immediately stood steady, gave Xi Zhuang a grateful smile, and said, "Thank you."
At this moment, Xi Zhuang felt something cold fall into his hand. It turned out that Ji Feiyu wanted to send him a signal. He quickly clenched the thing in his hand after retracting his hand, but his heart was still full of doubts.
The situation today was really too chaotic. So, how was his Majesty? He couldn't help but look at Yong Yaxuan and saw that Yong Yaxuan was staring fixedly at Ji Feiyu.
Seeing this, the Crown Prince said, "Since there's nothing good to talk about today, how about I send Emperor Yong back to his residence?"
Yong Yaxuan smiled faintly, "I didn't expect that some things can't be given away today."
The Crown Prince also felt extremely regretful and couldn't help but sigh softly, "You can't buy true affection with a thousand pieces of gold. It's rare that Feiyu has feelings for me. How could I let her down?"
Zhan Shan and Xi Zhuang were completely confused when they heard this. Only Yong Yaxuan knew what was going on. He knew that Ji Feiyu couldn't be in love with the Crown Prince. All the words she had said just now were just an act to stop him from impulsively exchanging the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun for her. But how could he let her really sacrifice herself to ensure the safety of the country?