Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

317 Sadly, I also cannot help you

For Li Hua’s sake, Lóng Wei had promised to talk with Jingfei once for her sake, so after having tea in the hall with everyone in his family, he went to meet Jingfei.

Jingfei asked the maidservant to let Lóng Wei come in. She stood up to see him and thanked him for taking the time to meet her.

Lóng Wei sat on the floor chair before Jingfei settled down around the floor table. He asked her what she wanted from him. “The First Princess came to my manor twice and asked Li Hua to make me agree to meet you. What is it for which the First Princess was so desperate to meet me?” He jumped straight to the matter without beating around the bush.

“First, I want to say sorry,” Jingfei brought her hand to the left of her chest, “from the bottom of my heart for hurting Brother Lóng Wei with my harsh words.” He blinked a few times and pondered if he had heard right. Jingfei apologized to him, and it made him laugh.

Jingfei was confused to hear his laughter. Lóng Wei stopped after a while and wiped the tears from the edges of his eyes. “It seems the First Princess wants something big from me,” he concluded, and his grimace suddenly turned into a menacing one.

“Don’t show the fake apology to me,” Lóng Wei stated.

“It isn’t a fake, Brother Lóng Wei. It is sincere and from the heart. You are the youngest sibling in the royal family, yet I treated you badly. So, please forgive me,” she said again. Lóng Wei squinted his eyes in suspicion. Jingfei wasn’t the type who would apologize to a person before her or talk to the person politely until she wanted a favor from the person.

“You wanted me to die when I got the shot of the poisonous arrow,” Lóng Wei asserted. Jingfei curled her fingers and wondered how he found out about it.

“Why would I think this?” Jingfei tried to dodge the statements. She pretended as if she had never spoken those words to him.

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Lóng Wei gave her a sneer. “Li Hua does not hold grudges towards a person for long, but I do. You approached my Li Hua and talked sweetly to her, but that doesn’t work on me,” he stated. His gaze was intimidating, and she gulped in fear.

“You wanted me to die so that the anger inside you would be appeased. You wanted to get rid of my sight. Don’t pretend anymore. I have many informants,” Lóng Wei stated.

“Brother Lóng Wei, let’s forget about the past,” Jingfei said. Though she still didn’t admit it directly, she still prayed for her death. She was embarrassed and guilty because of this.

“Please listen to me once, Brother Lóng Wei,” Jingfei said with a pleading expression.

“Say it quickly. What do you want from me?” Lóng Wei inquired.

“I love Huang Xi,” Jingfei said.

Lóng Wei knitted his brows in bewilderment, wondering why she was telling him that. He wasn’t interested in knowing whom she loved or hated.

“I will be betrothed to someone from a high-status noble family’s son if Huang Xi refuses to marry me. He has already done it. He doesn’t like me. I want Brother Lóng Wei to talk to him once regarding this. I will be grateful to Brother Lóng Wei all my life if I get married to Huang Xi. I know that you both are close friends, and he will never refuse Brother Lóng Wei.” Jingfei finally expressed the thoughts she had wanted to tell Lóng Wei for a long time.

“The First Princess wants me to ask Huang Xi to marry you,” Lóng Wei simplified her words and she nodded at him.

“Don’t you think that you have come to the wrong person for help?” The smug on Lóng Wei’s face left Jingfei again in confusion.

“Brother Lóng Wei is the closest person to Huang Xi. He is the best person who can help me,” she stated.

“No. I cannot force anyone to marry the First Princess. However, if she can help me solve my problem, I may talk with Huang Xi,” Lóng Wei put forward a condition. Jingfei didn’t know what he would ask her because she had nothing that could be of his help. She told him the same, but he clicked his tongue with his mouth.

“Princess Jingfei is the Queen’s daughter. She is the best person to solve my problem. If she helps me, I will also help her,” Lóng Wei stated.

Jingfei lowered her eyes and contemplated for a while. What would Lóng Wei ask for? She peered at him again and asked him what he wanted.

“The access to the information about the Consorts and the Concubines, including the Queen,” Lóng Wei stated.

Jingfei widened her eyes in shock. She shook her head and told him that she would not do it.

“Sadly, I also cannot help you,” Lóng Wei said and got up to leave. Jingfei stopped him and rose to her feet.

“Brother Lóng Wei, I really cannot do it. Such information isn’t easy to access. I will be severely punished if I get caught by my mother,” Jingfei told him and asked him to change his condition.

“I cannot help you then, First Princess. You should solve your problem by yourself,” Lóng Wei advised her. “Don’t worry. I won’t tell Huang Xi that you are knitting the dreams to marry him,” he stated and walked out of her sight.

Jingfei could not believe that Lóng Wei refused to help her. She bit her bottom lip. “What to do? If I don’t do anything sooner, then it will be too late. My brother will get married soon, and if I fail to win Huang Xi’s heart, Father will betroth me to a man of his choice. I will not be able to even raise my voice or ask for time for my marriage.” Jingfei suddenly got scared. She shook her head and told herself that she would do her best.

She decided to go to see Huang Xi at his residence. Though it was a dangerous step, she had to do it rather than see herself getting tied to the man of her father’s choice.