The more Lin Yi thought about it, the stranger it seemed. All kinds of thoughts tangled in his mind, and for a moment, he could not come up with a reasonable explanation.
"Lin Yi."
Just then, Ning Rongrong's voice rang out, pulling him from his thoughts.
Lin Yi looked up and saw Ning Rongrong frowning, her expression somewhat hesitant. "Did you hear that just now?"
"Hear what?" Lin Yi did not answer directly.
Ning Rongrong pursed her lips, seemingly choosing her words. "The people outside were saying... that His Highness the Crown Prince is dead."
Lin Yi said nothing, merely nodding.
Seeing him nod, Ning Rongrong's expression grew even more complicated. "Do you think it's true?"
"He was perfectly fine just a few days ago. He even returned from Spirit City with us. How could he suddenly..."
Her voice dropped at that point, as though the word was too heavy for her to say aloud.
Lin Yi looked at her and shook his head. "I don't know either. But if the whole street is talking about it, something must have happened."
This girl actually feels sorry for him?
Well, Xue Qinghe always seemed so perfect. If someone like that suddenly died, anyone would be stunned.
But perhaps it was precisely because he was so perfect that it felt even stranger.
Still, why did something about this feel so off to me?
There's no need to tell her any of this yet. Nothing has been confirmed.
Hearing him say that, Ning Rongrong sighed softly. "What a pity."
After a pause, she looked up at Lin Yi again. "Didn't His Highness the Crown Prince say before that he wanted to form a marriage alliance with Spirit Hall? Now that this has happened, wouldn't Spirit Hall..."
She stopped halfway through.
But Lin Yi