CHAPTER 1373: CHAPTER 1372: HOWEVER, LET ME KEEP HER SECRET

Yuxing approached Fen Ling before?

Feng Yexuan’s deep and intense gaze instantly locked onto Fen Ling.

Fen Ling lowered her eyes, concealing all the unease within them.

When she raised her head again, she was entirely composed.

Her voice was soft: "Are you referring to... that night three days ago?"

"Yes, exactly that night three days ago!" Ding Chen was, in fact, extremely anxious but dared not show it in the Prince’s presence.

Fen Ling pressed her lips together, seemingly lost in thought.

After a brief moment, she said, "That night, Yuxing indeed came looking for me, but only because... because I discovered Yuxing’s secret, and she came to ask me not to tell anyone."

"A secret?" Ding Chen took an urgent step forward, "What secret?"

"She..." Fen Ling hesitated briefly before lifting her gaze to Feng Yexuan, as if unsure whether she should speak.

"Yexuan, I promised Yuxing not to say anything. This... speaking of it now might not be appropriate."

"But no one knows where she is now. The most important thing at the moment is to find her!"

Ding Chen and Yuxing had always been especially close. Secrets or not, he didn’t care about that. What he cared about was whether Yuxing was still... still alive.

Some things were too terrifying to even think about. But not thinking about them didn’t mean they ceased to exist!

"Miss Fen, what exactly do you know? Please, tell us quickly!"

In his urgency, Ding Chen almost grabbed Fen Ling’s hand.

Fen Ling stepped back slightly, dodging him.

Only then did Ding Chen remember that she was a lady.

He quickly said, "Miss Fen, I meant no harm, and I certainly didn’t mean to offend. I just... I just... Prince, please ask Miss Fen to share what she knows. I... I... am desperate."

Ding Chen was sweating profusely from anxiety.

Was Yuxing still alive? Where could she be?

Fen Ling continued to look at Feng Yexuan, as though she would only dare to speak if he ordered her to.

Feng Yexuan was also deeply troubled about Yuxing’s safety.

After a moment of silence, he said, "If revealing this secret could help us find Yuxing and ensure her safety, then it would not be wrong for you to say it."

Fen Ling exhaled softly and then said in a faint voice, "Yuxing... Yuxing is not a man. She... is a woman."

"What?" Ding Chen’s jaw nearly dropped in shock, "Miss Fen, you... you said what? Yuxing, she... she..."

Feng Yexuan didn’t say a word. His deep, enigmatic eyes betrayed no emotion.

No one could tell whether he was pleased or angry.

Fen Ling thought she understood him well enough; after all, they had spent most of their recent days together.

But in truth, most of the time, she realized how little she truly knew about him.

What was he really thinking?

Still, the Prince’s thoughts were too meticulous. Lying to him felt dangerous, as if she might slip up at any moment.

To avoid revealing anything, Fen Ling simply lowered her eyes, avoiding Feng Yexuan’s gaze.

By not scrutinizing him, she wouldn’t give him any opportunity to scrutinize her in return.

At this moment, Fen Ling was, at the very least, thinking clearly.

She spoke in a low voice, "It was something I discovered unintentionally some days ago. That night, Yuxing came to find me specifically to beg me not to tell Yexuan. She feared that if Yexuan knew she was a woman, he would cast her away."

Still, Feng Yexuan said nothing.

Ding Chen wanted to speak but didn’t dare to.

"It’s honestly just a woman’s little secret. I didn’t think much of it, but Yuxing was deeply unsettled. She felt like her secret was bound to be exposed eventually."

Fen Ling then picked up the bowl of ginseng soup and held it out in front of Feng Yexuan. "I think she might have just gone out for a walk. It’s probably nothing... Yexuan, the soup is getting cold. Please, drink it now."