After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

Chifeng arranged for the fugitives to rest in the post station, and then began to deal with the matter of purchasing supplies.

The convicts took out their few silver coins and gave them to Chiffon, hoping to buy some items to improve their lives.

At this time, Murong Ling'er was coaxing Murong Chen to sleep.

Chu Lingfeng was anxiously waiting for Murong Ling'er's decision, feeling uneasy.

When Murong Chen fell asleep and Murong Ling'er walked out of the room, Chu Lingfeng immediately went to meet her.

"Miss Murong, what do you think?" Chu Lingfeng asked anxiously.

Murong Ling'er raised her head slightly, looked directly at Chu Lingfeng, and said slowly, "Chu Lingfeng, helping you detoxify is not easy. I can agree to this, but you must agree to one condition: you cannot return the jade pendant I took away. That jade pendant means a lot to me."

Chu Lingfeng frowned. The jade pendant was an important item, but thinking of his own illness, he steeled his heart and said, "Okay, as long as Miss Murong can cure me, I won't pursue the matter of the jade pendant anymore."

Murong Ling'er nodded and said, "Okay, starting tomorrow, you'll need to adjust your body according to my instructions. I originally wanted you to take a medicinal bath, but now that you're in exile, it's inconvenient to do so, so I'll make you some detoxification pills instead. However, the detoxification pills require a lot of herbs and the process is complicated, so it will take a long time. You'll have to be patient."

Chu Lingfeng agreed to all of them.

Murong Ling'er asked Chu Lingfeng to follow her into the room to help check his legs and other details so as to make a more accurate judgment of his condition.

However, just as Chu Lingfeng entered Murong Ling'er's room, this scene happened to be seen by Huo Shuixian.

Huo Shuixian's eyes rolled, and a plan came to her mind. She hurriedly ran to her father, Huo Jianjie, and said, "Dad, go and see! My sister and Prince Chu are doing something immoral in the room!"

Huo Jianjie frowned upon hearing this and shouted angrily, "Stop talking nonsense! Ling'er isn't such a shameless person. Don't try to ruin her reputation."

Huo Shuixian, however, refused to give in. She tugged at Huo Jianjie's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Dad, how could I lie to you? Come with me and take a look!"

Huo Jianjie didn't believe that his eldest daughter would do such a thing, so he ignored Huo Shuixian at first.

But Huo Shuixian kept pestering him and crying, which annoyed him very much. Finally, he had no choice but to go with her to Murong Ling'er's room to take a look.

Just as Huo Jianjie walked to the door of Murong Ling'er's room and was about to knock, Huo Shuixian secretly ran to find Captain Chifeng and several fugitives.

She exaggerated, "Captain Qi, and everyone else, go and take a look! Murong Ling'er usually pretends to be pure and innocent, but she's actually having an affair with Prince Chu in the room. My father doesn't believe me, so I'm taking him to see it. You should all go and be witnesses so everyone knows her true colors."

Qi Feng was skeptical. He didn't believe that a master like Miss Murong would have an affair with someone without a matchmaker, but he also wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, so he followed Huo Shuixian.

The convicts were already dissatisfied with their life in exile, so when they heard there was something exciting to watch, they were naturally happy to follow.

Everyone soon arrived at Murong Ling'er's door. Huo Shuixian had a smug look on her face, waiting to see Murong Ling'er make a fool of herself.

At this time, Murong Ling'er and Chu Lingfeng in the room had no idea what was happening outside. Murong Ling'er was concentrating on examining Chu Lingfeng's legs.

Huo Jianjie raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then knocked on the door.

With a "squeak" sound, the door opened.

Everyone rushed into the room and saw Murong Ling'er and Chu Lingfeng sitting at the table in neat clothes.

"What are you doing?" Murong Ling'er looked at everyone in astonishment.

Huo Jianjie quickly explained, "Ling'er, Dad heard Shuixian say that Prince Chu entered your room. In order to avoid suspicion, I came here to check."

Chifeng bowed and said, "Miss Murong, I was worried that you might be in trouble, so I came to see you."

Seeing this, Huo Shuixian widened her eyes and said, "How is this possible? I just saw..."

Murong Ling'er frowned and said, "What did you see? How can you slander others without any evidence?"

Huo Shuixian stammered and couldn't speak.

At this time, Chu Lingfeng stood up and said to everyone gratefully, "Thank you all for your concern. My leg injury is no longer serious. Miss Murong was just checking on me."

Only then did everyone notice that Chu Lingfeng's leg was bandaged intact.

Chifeng said, "In that case, we won't bother you anymore." After that, he led the others out of the room.

Huo Jianjie glared at Huo Shuixian fiercely and followed her out.

After everyone left, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense and depressing.

Murong Ling'er stared at Huo Shuixian with a sharp gaze, and the coldness in her eyes seemed to be able to freeze people.

"Huo Shuixian, I have tolerated you for a long time."

Murong Ling'er's voice was icy cold, devoid of any warmth. "You've repeatedly framed me and harmed me, yet I, for my father's sake, haven't pursued you. Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

Huo Shuixian unconsciously took two steps back, her body trembling slightly, her eyes filled with fear, but she still said stubbornly, "Sister, I...it was just a misunderstanding."

Murong Ling'er snorted coldly, "Misunderstanding? I've seen through your little tricks a long time ago! Today, I won't let you go easily." As she spoke, she took out a black pill from her arms.

When Huo Shuixian saw the pill, her face turned pale instantly, "Sister, what are you going to do?"

Murong Ling'er approached Huo Shuixian step by step, "This is a poison. After taking it, you will have severe abdominal pain on the 15th of every month. You will live a life worse than death. I will not give you the antidote until you sincerely repent."

"No, sister, no, Dad, save me!" Huo Shuixian turned to Huo Jianjie for help.

Huo Jianjie looked helpless. He looked at his two daughters, his heart full of pain and entanglement. He knew his younger daughter's fault and understood his older daughter's anger, but as a father, he was in a dilemma.

Murong Ling'er grabbed Huo Shuixian without any hesitation, stuffed the pill into her mouth, and forced her to swallow it.

Huo Shuixian collapsed to the ground, crying loudly.

Huo Jianjie finally couldn't help but speak: "Ling'er, she is your sister after all, isn't this too cruel?"

Murong Ling'er looked at her father, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes, "Dad, you have always favored her and indulged her in doing wrong things. If you don't teach her a profound lesson this time, she will never know how to repent."

Huo Jianjie sighed, "Forget it! Forget it! Maybe you are right. Narcissus has indeed been spoiled by me."

Chu Lingfeng, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, now spoke up: "Ms. Murong's actions were not excessive. This woman has brought this upon herself."

Murong Ling'er didn't respond to Chu Lingfeng. She just continued to stare at Huo Shuixian and said, "From today on, you should reflect on your actions. Don't think that crying will soften my heart."

Huo Shuixian sobbed and didn't dare to look at Murong Ling'er again.

Chu Lingfeng continued, "Miss Murong, although this matter has been resolved, you still need to be careful of her doing something bad again."

Murong Linger nodded slightly, "I know in my heart that if she dares to mess around again, it will not be as simple as a poison."

The room became quiet, with only Huo Shuixian's intermittent crying being the sound.

After a while, Murong Linger turned to Huo Jianjie and said, "Dad, she forced me to do this. I hope you can understand."

Huo Jianjie closed his eyes tiredly, "Ling'er, Dad knows you've been wronged. I just hope that Narcissus can grow up and become sensible through this."

Chu Lingfeng watched this scene and felt even more admiration for Murong Ling'er's courage and perseverance.

"Okay, let's all rest!" After Murong Ling'er said that, she no longer paid attention to others and walked to the bed and sat down alone.

Huo Shuixian also left the room tremblingly with the help of Huo Jianjie.