Tell the Crown Prince I'm Breaking Off Our Engagement

Meng Anli tidied herself up. Calculating that no one else would likely visit, she prepared to cultivate when a knock sounded at the door.

Lu Yao told her to lie down quickly before going to open the door.

Liuyin entered with two immortal maidens. She held her head high, looking Meng Anli up and down with disdain, and lightly flicked her cloud veil to cover her mouth and nose with disgust.

Lu Yao retorted with displeasure, "Stop covering yourself. Do you smell worse than a fox?"

Liuyin's expression shifted slightly, then she arrogantly lifted her head again. "Meng Anli, the Crown Prince sent me to deliver medicine to you."

Meng Anli said calmly, "Just put it down."

"What?"

Liuyin looked at her in surprise. Shouldn't she jump out of bed, excitedly rush over to see what the medicine was, and then excitedly ask her about the Crown Prince?

Lu Yao felt smug. With her arms crossed and chin raised, she looked down at Liuyin.

"Are your ears not working? Our Anli told you to put it down."

Liuyin ignored her and spoke to Meng Anli, "The Crown Prince sent me."

She emphasized the words "Crown Prince" deliberately.

Meng Anli coughed lightly. "I said I know. Put it down, and thank you for making the trip. Tell the Crown Prince I'm doing very well. If he's still worried, he can come himself."

Upon hearing her last sentence, Liuyin laughed. "I thought you truly didn't care. So it was a tactic to lure him."

"A tactic to lure him?"

Meng Anli gave a bitter smile. "He's protecting the one who hurt me. Any affection I had for him is gone. I'm asking him to come because I want to discuss breaking off the engagement."

"Really?" Liuyin's lips curved up unconsciously before she pressed them down hard. "Don't say things in anger."

"When the Crown Prince arrives, he'll know if I'm speaking in anger or not." She pulled the cloud-like quilt over her head. "I'm tired. You can go."

"You'd best remember what you said today and not regret it."

Liuyin had the immortal maidens place the medicine down and turned to leave. As soon as she was outside, she exclaimed, "Meng Anli wants to break off the engagement with the Crown Prince? Is she really just trying to lure him?"

"Meng Anli says she wants to break off the engagement, but it's actually to draw the Crown Prince over."

"..."

Lu Yao closed the door and looked back at Meng Anli, who had already gotten out of bed.

"Weren't you going to avoid conflict with the Crown Prince for now? Why did you mention breaking off the engagement? Liuyin will probably spread the word all the way back, and by the time she reaches the Crown Prince's manor, the entire Heavenly Realm will know."

Meng Anli took out a cushion and sat down cross-legged.

"I'm so heartbroken, of course, I'll say some angry words. It's also a way to lay the groundwork for a real annulment later. At this critical juncture, the Crown Prince won't agree to break the engagement; he'll just be relieved that I'm not bothering him for now."

Lu Yao understood, her eyes shining as she looked at Meng Anli. "Our Anli is so clever."

"Let me see what kind of pills this rotten persimmon sent." She opened the pile of medicine.

Meng Anli sneered, "Why would he prepare it himself? This is Liuyin's doing."

Lu Yao had already opened them. "Two bottles of Eighth-grade bruise and sprain external application medicine, one bottle of Fifth-grade internal injury healing pill, and one bottle of Third-grade calming pill."

The highest grade of medicine was twelfth grade, but medicine above tenth grade was extremely rare.

Lu Yao commented, "This is acceptable."

Meng Anli didn't care. "Let's cultivate."

"Coming~"

Lu Yao casually put down the pills and began cultivating with Meng Anli.

Liuyin indeed spoke as she walked. Before she even arrived, her words had already reached Shaoguang's ears.

When she returned to the Crown Prince's manor, she was met with Shaoguang's grim expression.

Shaoguang, with a dark face, pinched her mouth. "Such a loose tongue?"

Liuyin's eyes were filled with allure. "Your Highness, please calm your anger. This servant merely believes Meng Anli is throwing a childish tantrum. If Your Highness tolerates her without holding a grudge, it will earn you more popular support."

"A childish tantrum?"

Shaoguang released her. This was truly novel; Meng Anli had never thrown a tantrum in front of him.

"Yes."

Liuyin repeated Meng Anli's words verbatim, describing her demeanor.

Shaoguang sneered, "Give her an inch, and she'll climb all over it."

Liuyin leaned against his chest. "It's just a little feminine wile, Your Highness~ She's waiting for you to coax her. It's also a good opportunity for you to win people's hearts."

"She can't be spoiled too much. Regardless of whether it's a tantrum or not, she shouldn't have mentioned breaking the engagement. Where does that leave my reputation? I will punish her."

The Crown Prince pushed her away. "Go and do another task for me..."