Hearing this, Ji Feiyu couldn't help but frown. She wouldn't dare to drink something so mysterious. So she said straightforwardly, "No thanks. I'm in a good mood. But Your Highness the Crown Prince, why do you seem to be in a bad mood?"
The Crown Prince took a small sip of the wine and said, "This wine is excellent. Really not going to give it a try?"
Ji Feiyu shook her head. She noticed that the Crown Prince seemed slightly tipsy already. For a Northerner with their high tolerance for alcohol, this wasn't normal.
Seeing Ji Feiyu's hesitation about the medicinal wine, the Crown Prince said, "This wine is non - toxic. I've tested it. It just has a special taste that lingers on the palate."
Ji Feiyu replied, "I never like trying new things. I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness, but if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." It was another boring and non - negotiable invitation. After saying that, Ji Feiyu was about to leave.
"Wait a moment." The Crown Prince quickly called out to her. The moment Ji Feiyu stopped, the Crown Prince waved his hand, and all the servants in the room immediately withdrew.
Ji Feiyu suddenly had a bad feeling. "Your Highness, what do you mean by this?"
"What do I mean? You tell me!" The Crown Prince laughed and stepped forward, lunging at her.
"Your Highness!" Ji Feiyu quickly dodged to the side, her eyes filled with suspicion.
"Emperor Yong has left. Since you've stayed in the Northern Cold, don't you understand what it means?" The Crown Prince lunged at her again.
Ji Feiyu dodged once more but ended up back at the table. "Your Highness, didn't you say you'd give me time?"
As if sensing the prey's struggle, the Crown Prince got excited. "But I can't wait any longer." Laughing maniacally, he lunged at Ji Feiyu again. Ji Feiyu just managed to avoid him, but accidentally, her sash knocked the wine cup on the table to the ground. The crisp sound of the broken cup echoed immediately.
The guard outside the door quickly asked, "Your Highness, are you all right?"
"I'm fine." The Crown Prince replied with a laugh, but continued to chase Ji Feiyu towards the bed.
"Let's see where you can run!"
"Ah!" Ji Feiyu let out a scream. She found herself cornered by the bed. When she tried to break out, the Crown Prince grabbed her and pushed her onto the bed. Then he pounced on her.
"Don't! Stay away!"
The Crown Prince leered and ignored her refusal.
Seeing an opportunity, Ji Feiyu suddenly knee - kicked him in the groin. The Crown Prince let out a loud scream.
The guard outside the door asked again, "Your Highness, are you okay!"
The Crown Prince, in pain and furious, roared, "Get out! Get out of here! Mind your own business!"
It suddenly became quiet outside, and then the sound of footsteps faded away.
Ji Feiyu tried to get up, but was pressed down again by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince pinned Ji Feiyu down with one hand while stroking her panicked face with the other. "You've got quite a fiery temper. I wonder how you'll be in bed."
Ji Feiyu turned her face away and said angrily, "Your Highness, do you really want me to hate you?" She was making her last struggle.
The Crown Prince laughed. "Emperor Yong is so arrogant. Today, I'll make you a lifelong disgrace to him. I'll give you a title and announce it to the world. Let's see how he can hold his head up!"
"I'll kill you!" There was hatred and despair in Ji Feiyu's eyes. Combined with her beauty, it only excited the Crown Prince more. "Kill me? How? I had your maids check your nails when you were dressing up. You couldn't bring any poison in. None of the ornaments I gave you are sharp. You're so weak. How can you kill me!" Laughing, he reached out to tear open her collar and pressed down on her.
Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his neck. It was as if something had cut through it. Then blood spurted out onto Ji Feiyu. Ji Feiyu let out a scream.
At the same time, a man's cold voice said, "If she can't kill you, isn't there still me?"
The Crown Prince opened his eyes wide and felt himself being grabbed by a strong force and thrown to the ground.
He immediately covered the wound on his neck from which blood was continuously flowing. At this moment, he felt his strength fading away, and his senses becoming blurred. That medicinal wine was finally taking effect on him.
The man helped Ji Feiyu up and handed her the broken piece of the wine cup in his hand. Ji Feiyu looked at the Crown Prince with hatred in her eyes. With a flick of her hand, she threw the broken piece at the Crown Prince's throat. The trachea was cut, and the Crown Prince was gasping for breath. He looked at them in disbelief and said hoarsely, "How dare you..."
The man standing in front of him, although dressed in a Northerner's servant's clothes and with a strange face, had a familiar voice. Who else could it be but Yong Yaxuan, who had negotiated with him for several days? He hadn't left at all. Instead, he had disguised himself and sneaked into the Northern Cold Palace!
"Guards..." His voice was weak because his trachea was cut.
Ji Feiyu said coldly, "You chased all the guards away yourself. You're really looking for your own death today."
The Crown Prince tried to stop the bleeding with one hand and pointed at them with the other, laughing bitterly. "Don't be so arrogant... None of you can escape... With Emperor Yong accompanying me in death... It's worth it... Hahaha..."
Yong Yaxuan looked at him coldly and said, "You wanted to humiliate me, but you didn't even ask if I'd allow it. You should be lucky to die here today. Otherwise, the entire Northern Cold would pay for what you've done."
The Crown Prince's vision was already darkening, and he couldn't see the two of them clearly. But he still stubbornly said, "The Northern Cold will only get better... better..."
He couldn't say anything more and collapsed powerlessly.
Yong Yaxuan went over to check and said, "He's dead. Let's go."
Ji Feiyu said, "We can't get away. It's not that easy to escape after assassinating someone in the Northern Cold Palace." She had observed the defense layout of the Northern Cold Palace every time she walked in it.
"How did you get in just now?" Ji Feiyu asked.
Yong Yaxuan replied, "Zhan Shan and I were hiding in his servant queue. After I entered with him, I immediately concealed my figure and hid without going out. Zhan Shan stayed outside, waiting for an opportunity to ask about his safety. After angering him, he led the other guards away."
Ji Feiyu then said, "In that case, we'll use the same method. You hide first. Later, the Second Prince will come in to arrest me. When the servants search the room, you can sneak into their ranks and leave."
"What about you?" Yong Yaxuan frowned and looked at her.
Ji Feiyu said, "Arresting me will be a great achievement for the Second Prince. I have to play this act with him to the end. I may be executed, but don't worry. We have a master of disguise. After I'm replaced, I'll contact you, and we'll leave together."
Yong Yaxuan looked at her lovingly. "This way, you're sacrificing too much."
Ji Feiyu sighed. "But the Crown Prince must be eliminated. Otherwise, he'll be a hidden danger to the Great Yong sooner or later. If it weren't for the medicinal wine weakening his strength and alertness, and using me as bait, you wouldn't have been able to get close to him at all."
Yong Yaxuan nodded. "Your decision is right. I just feel sorry for you..."
Ji Feiyu then said, "I didn't tell the Second Prince that you'd be involved in this either. So hide quickly and act according to the situation later."
Hearing this, Yong Yaxuan turned around and disappeared into the room.
At this time, someone outside the door asked again, "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Ji Feiyu messed up her makeup and began to cry loudly.