Yun Xi felt her mood swinging up and down like a roller - coaster, all because of Qi Rong.
Annoyance welled up in Yun Xi's heart. She shook her head, trying to cast aside this tangled feeling for a while. Just then, Hong Luo came towards her, beaming with joy and holding a letter in her hand.
"Miss, there's news about the Prime Minister! It was sent by the Prince's guard early this morning. Come and have a look quickly!"
Although Yun Xi had come to Lingchuan with Qi Rong recently, she couldn't help worrying about her father's situation every day.
She had asked Qi Rong about her father more than once. But every time, Qi Rong either made excuses, showing a disgusted look and saying he had no time to pay attention recently, or he would evade the topic and only promised to keep her father alive.
She had agreed to stay in Lingchuan with him because she trusted Qi Rong.
Moreover, she had seriously considered how to tap the greater value of the Yan Cave to create more wealth for Qi Rong and the local people!
It was the first time Qi Rong had told her news about her father. How could she not be overjoyed!
Overjoyed? Didn't Qi Rong say the same thing before he left this morning? Could it be about this?
Yun Xi didn't realize that she had fallen into Qi Rong's spell again. A sweet smile crept onto her lips involuntarily.
"Hong Luo, let's open it quickly!"
Yun Xi eagerly took the letter from Hong Luo.
Before opening it, she saw her father's handwriting on the envelope, along with four strong characters "For Yun Xi's Eyes Only".
Could this really be a personal letter from her father?!
"Hong Luo, is this really what the Prince's guard gave you?"
Yun Xi looked at Hong Luo in surprise without opening the letter.
Seeing Yun Xi's strange expression, Hong Luo nodded immediately, looking puzzled.
"Yes, Miss. You've been losing sleep over the news of the Prime Minister. I guess the Prince must have taken a lot of trouble to get in touch with him."
Yun Xi knew Hong Luo's words made sense.
However, for her father to write a letter to her personally in this situation and have it sent to Lingchuan was no easy feat!
Without further thought, Yun Xi quickly found a chair and sat down. She opened the letter in a hurry, skimming through the content at first glance. Anger immediately flared up in her heart.
"This Qi Rong! I knew he had bad intentions!!"
Yun Xi gritted her teeth and squeezed the letter tightly in her hand, wishing she could throw it in Qi Rong's shameless face right away!
"What's wrong, Miss?"
Hong Luo looked at Yun Xi in surprise as her expression suddenly turned angry.
"Read it for yourself."
Knowing that Hong Luo could read and having always confided in her, Yun Xi no longer concealed things from her.
Yun Xi was so angry that she couldn't speak, so she simply handed the letter to Hong Luo.
Hong Luo took the letter hesitantly. Although she was grateful for Yun Xi's trust, she also knew this was a private letter from the Prime Minister to his daughter. But seeing Yun Xi so angry, she couldn't help but be curious.
Unfolding the letter, Hong Luo read the content carefully. The more she read, the stranger she felt.
By the end of the letter, Hong Luo was almost shocked.
"Miss, when did you elope with the Prince Xian?"
Hong Luo asked hesitantly, not quite believing it.
She remembered that she and Miss had left the capital together, entrusted by the old lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion to look for the Prime Minister in Longchang.
Later, they were attacked on the way with the Crown Prince and a group from the Jingzhao Prefecture. Miss and the Crown Prince went missing and were finally rescued by the Prince Xian. Then they came back to Lingchuan to recuperate, leaving the search for the Prime Minister to the Prince Xian.
How could it be that in the Prime Minister's mouth, Miss had eloped with the Prince Xian?!
"There's no need to think. It must be that man who talked nonsense to my father."
Otherwise, how could her father know that she was in Lingchuan at this moment?
Moreover, in the letter, her father anxiously asked her, "Have you really decided on Qi Rong for the rest of your life?" and "If father doesn't agree, will you really sever the father - daughter relationship with me and never return to the Prime Minister's Mansion?!"
Listen to these shameless and unfilial words. She had never said a single one of them!
If it weren't for Qi Rong fabricating things and deliberately provoking her father, how could her wise and calm father be so anxious in the letter?
She had even been grateful to Qi Rong before, thinking that although he didn't like her father, he was willing to help her.
Who would have thought that he had his own schemes?
"No, I'm going to the council hall to get it straight with him!"
The angrier Yun Xi thought, the more she got up and headed towards the council hall in the courtyard.
She had to make Qi Rong explain clearly what he had told her father. Otherwise, she didn't know how to explain to her father in the future!
Since the council hall was nearby, Yun Xi quickly arrived there in a huff. But she hesitated the moment she was about to enter.
"Miss, don't be impulsive."
Hong Luo chased after Yun Xi all the way and whispered outside the door to persuade her.
Inside the council hall, Qi Rong and a group of officials were arguing heatedly about the new plan for building dams and bridges in Lingchuan.
The information submitted to the emperor by Lingchuan before was very different from the local reality. If they followed the previous design drawings, the project couldn't be carried out at all.
However, although they all expressed their opinions, they knew little about the on - site survey, so it was difficult to reach a conclusion for the time being.
But since the matter was urgent, involving not only the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people in the middle and lower reaches of the Ling River but also their lives, everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
Qi Rong was sitting lazily in the main seat, silently watching the officials arguing red - faced. At this moment, he seemed completely unconcerned and remained silent.
His eyes frequently glanced at the door of the council hall, as if waiting for something.
Finally, a charming figure was projected on the window lattice by the sunlight. Qi Rong's deep black eyes suddenly brightened, and a faint smile curved his lips.
He immediately got up and walked towards the door. When Yun Xi was hesitating, he suddenly opened the door, making her appear in front of all the officials.
"Why is the princess here in the council hall? Are you also interested in the project of building dams and bridges?"
Meeting Qi Rong's teasing smile, Yun Xi was stunned for a moment. Immediately, she remembered what this man had just done to her, and anger welled up in her heart!
However, facing the scrutinizing gazes of more than a dozen people, she forced herself to suppress her resentment towards Qi Rong.
After all, she couldn't delay such an important livelihood project because of her personal feud with Qi Rong.
As for the matter between Qi Rong and her father, she could solve it privately when he got back.
"I took the wrong way. Gentlemen, please continue. Don't delay the important matter."
Yun Xi secretly glared at Qi Rong and explained to them awkwardly.
Just as she was about to leave, Qi Rong suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Since the princess has come to the council hall, how can you go back without sharing your brilliant ideas?"