Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

The guard showed her the way to Xu Zifan’s room. Lin Jie stopped when Jingfei asked her not to follow her further. Jingfei wanted to have a conversation with Xu Zifan in the private. She was already embarrassed because of her actions. The guard left after showing her the room.

She found the room door was open and wondered if should walk in. She did not even find any servant around and after a wait for a few seconds, she stepped inside.

She saw Xu Zifan attempting to wear the thin robe. His hair was open and disheveled and his face looked pale. He lifted his head and was shocked to find Jingfei in front of her. Quickly, he covered his upper body with the robe that was put on the put. His arm was still visible to Jingfei, who lowered her eyes.

“What is the First Princess doing here?” Xu Zifan asked with a confused look.

He called his personal servant, but he did not come.

“The door was open, so I just walked in. Forgive me,” Jingfei said and furrowed her brows together. She told him that she would go out and turned to leave, but then she stopped on her way. Xu Zifan wondered why she stopped and found her turning to him.

“Should I help you?” Jingfei asked him.

“Help in?” Xu Zifan arched his eyebrow.

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Jingfei pointed towards the robe. “Help you wearing that robe,” Jingfei stated.

“No.” Xu Zifan immediately refused. “I can wear it on my own. The Princess shall leave,” he stated. He was already embarrassed that the Princess saw him in that state. Jingfei did not say a word after that and silently left the room.

She looked for a servant for Xu Zifan whom she could send in for his help. “Why does he have such lazy servants?” she mumbled and saw a man come running in her direction. He apologized to her first when Jingfei told him that he should go in and help Xu Zifan.

The man complied with her order and went into the room. After ten minutes, the same man came out and told Jingfei that she could meet Xu Zifan. She walked in and found him near the floor table.

“Have a seat, Princess,” Xu Zifan humbly said. She sat first and then, Xu Zifan took his seat.

“Why did the Princess come here unannounced? Is it because of Huang Xi? Forgive me as I could not get the chance to talk to him about it,” he told Jingfei.

“I am not here for that reason. I am here to sincerely apologize to you,” Jingfei stated.

Xu Zifan was bewildered by her statement. “May I know the reason?” He queried.

“I had an argument with Li Hua yesterday because of a misunderstanding. I thought she made a joke about my feelings. Huang Xi hates me and has someone whom he loves. I got to find out about this, however, not through Li Hua. I ended up suspecting her,” Jingfei stated. Her eyes were down during the entire conversation as she was too guilty to meet eyes with him.

“I accused Li Hua and you wrongly in front of my mother of hiding the truth from me. However, when Feng Lao and Brother Mingquan told the truth, the entire misunderstanding was cleared. I have already hurt Li Hua with my foolish step. I will apologize to her as well, but before that, I want to ask forgiveness from you,” Jingfei stated and finally gazed into his eyes.

“Li Hua is selfless. She is the one, who was ready to help you, despite we all were telling her not to get herself involved with the Princess,” Xu Zifan was straight and blunt. He did not like that Jingfei accused Li Hua and took the matter to the Queen.

“I cannot forgive you, Princess Jingfei, because your act has hurt my sister. I had decided to help you with her request. If she forgives you, I will also forgive you,” Xu Zifan straightforwardly said.

“Feng Lao had told me about Huang Xi’s feelings, but he told me later. Still, I decided to have a conversation with him. I am numbed to hear that the First Princess doubted my and my sister’s intentions. We are no one to mock you off for your feelings for Huang Xi,” he affirmed.

Jingfei knew that she would not get forgiveness easily. She told Xu Zifan that she would ask his forgiveness after she apologized to Li Hua.

“There is no need for the Princess to come here. I will not like it. The moment Li Hua forgives the Princess, I will also forgive her,” Xu Zifan asserted.

Jingfei nodded her head slowly.

“I want to make a request to Princess Jingfei,” he stated.

“What kind of request?” Jingfei asked with inquisitiveness.

“I want the Princess not to trouble my sister. She has already suffered a lot. It was tough for her to build trust in the people around her after what happened with our family. I want the Princess to leave her alone from her evil schemings,” Xu Zifan requested. “As a woman, you must understand her more. When a woman goes to her in-laws, she deserves respect and love. The Princess will also marry someday, and if such things happen to her, she will also not like it.”

Jingfei was out of words upon hearing those words of Xu Zifan. She never made an evil plan for Li Hua. She would not deny the fact of how she troubled Li Hua. Xu Zifan’s words were deeply imprinted in her mind.

She assured Xu Zifan that she would never trouble Li Hua. Xu Zifan did not believe her words and the reason behind that was clear. Jingfei stood up to leave and told Xu Zifan to take care of himself before leaving his room.