Chapter 51

"Send someone to watch in secret and see how long that Rong boy can hold out."

Having received the order, the Marquis of Changxin immediately summoned the gatekeeper and gave clear instructions.

Night fell, and the Marquis's Estate was ablaze with lights.

Princess Mingyi was restless with worry. She summoned the gatekeeper again and asked, "Has the Rong boy left?"

She hoped Rong Xi would leave the estate, yet she also hoped he could keep holding on.

Seeing her like this, the Marquis of Changxin gently comforted her. "If you are truly worried, why not summon him in and meet him? If he really is a fine young man, that would not be bad either."

"You truly have no heart!" Princess Mingyi shot him a glare.

She had never seen anyone like Qin Yuan, who did not care about carrying on the family line. It was truly astonishing.

The Marquis of Changxin looked utterly aggrieved. "I have already bared my heart and lungs to you."

Forget it. There was no talking to him.

Not until the Hour of the Pig did the gatekeeper come report again, saying that the Rong boy was still waiting quietly outside the gates.

Princess Mingyi could not bear it in the end and finally instructed, "Let him come see me."

A moment later, Rong Xi arrived uneasily and performed a formal bow, expressing both respect and guilt.

He looked so obedient and gentle that Princess Mingyi actually felt she had been too cruel earlier. She softened her voice and said, "Sit and speak."

Worried about Qin Ke, Rong Xi remained kneeling on the ground and said sincerely, "Xi came so rashly to disturb Your Highness. I beg Your Highness's forgiveness."

"What crime have you committed?" Princess Mingyi asked.

Rong Xi was silent for several breaths