The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

The moment Yang Yuhuan stepped into the side hall, she saw Murong Jin sitting at the table.

Upon seeing this, Yang Yuhuan immediately ran over, "Princess!"

Seeing that she looked travel-worn, Murong Jin raised an eyebrow and asked, "Miss Yang, you haven't returned all night. Where have you been?"

Yang Yuhuan lowered her head. "Princess, this servant has gone home to visit her family."

Murong Jin nodded upon hearing this, then poured Yang Yuhuan a cup of hot tea, saying, "The journey has been long, you must be tired!"

"Princess, it's no trouble for me. It's my honor to be able to accompany you," Yang Yuhuan said, bowing her head and looking flattered.

Murong Jin chuckled. Did this girl really think she was being treated like a servant?

"Princess, what would you like to eat today? I'll instruct the imperial kitchen to prepare it." Yang Yuhuan noticed that Murong Jin was staring at her, so she rubbed her hands nervously and lowered her head to ask.

Murong Jin shook her head, "No need, let's talk after breakfast!" With that, she put down her teacup, stood up, and walked to the door. "Come on, come with me to see Father and Mother!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yuhuan immediately nodded and followed Murong Jin out.

"Father, Mother." Murong Jin saw Xiao Yan and Murong Min practicing martial arts in the courtyard, so he walked over and greeted them casually.

"Jin'er, how are you feeling today? Are you feeling better?" Xiao Yan put down his sword, quickly came forward, and asked Murong Jin with concern.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin looked up at his concerned expression and a smile curved her lips. "Father, rest assured, Jin'er is fine now."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then took Murong Jin's hand and carefully examined her injuries.

Murong Jin was both amused and exasperated by Xiao Yan, but she let him hold her hand and examine her injuries.

Xiao Yan was relieved to find that Murong Jin had no other injuries besides a few scrapes and bruises. He then instructed Murong Jin, "Jin'er, although you were not injured yesterday, you must remember not to overexert yourself, understand?"

Murong Jin smiled upon hearing this, "I know, Father!"

After Murong Jin finished speaking, she looked at Xiao Yan, who was standing next to him, and asked, "Father, how is Mother?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan revealed a gentle and doting expression, "Your mother is fine now. She should rest well these next few days and she will recover soon."

"Well, that's good." Murong Jin said, her gaze shifting to Xiao Yun, who was practicing martial arts on the other side.

Xiao Yan noticed Murong Jin's gaze, so he followed her gaze and explained, "A-Yun was injured yesterday, so she stayed here to keep your mother company today. Don't worry."

Murong Jin nodded upon hearing this, then turned her gaze to Xiao Yan, "Father, last night..."

Xiao Yan knew what Murong Jin wanted to ask, "Don't worry, your father will investigate this matter thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Murong Jin's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that yesterday's assassination attempt was really related to Xiao Yi?

Murong Jin composed himself. "Father, I believe you, but..."

Seeing Murong Jin's hesitant expression, Xiao Yan vaguely guessed what was going on and comforted her, "Jin'er, your father understands what you want to say. Leave this matter to your father; you don't need to worry about it."

Murong Jin pursed her lips and remained silent. Seeing this, Xiao Yan sighed softly and tightened his grip on her hand.

Yang Yuhuan followed Xiao Tao into the side hall, where she saw Murong Jin and Xiao Yan gazing at each other affectionately.

She paused for a moment, then lowered her eyes to hide the envy, jealousy, and hatred in them.

Murong Jin noticed someone entering, so he slowly withdrew his hand and said to Xiao Yan, "Since you two have something to talk about, I'll go back to my room to rest."

After Murong Jin finished speaking, he walked straight towards the palace. Xiao Yan quickly followed after him.

After watching Murong Jin leave, Yang Yuhuan turned her gaze to Xiao Yun, who had a cold expression on his face.

"Second Brother!" Yang Yuhuan couldn't help but call out to Xiao Yun when she saw that he still had an icy expression.

Xiao Yun frowned upon hearing this, turned to look at Yang Yuhuan, and asked in a calm and distant tone, as if he hadn't just been kissing Murong Jin.

Yang Yuhuan gritted her teeth, then suppressed her anger and said as calmly as possible, "Let's talk!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow, then nodded and took the lead in walking towards the pavilion in the garden. Yang Yuhuan followed suit.

After the two arrived at the pavilion, the guards served them pastries and tea, and then retreated to stand guard outside the pavilion.

Yang Yuhuan sat down opposite Xiao Yun, then placed her hands on her knees and lowered her head.

"What brings you here?" Xiao Yun picked up a pastry from the table and elegantly put it in her mouth to savor.

Upon hearing Xiao Yun's voice, Yang Yuhuan abruptly looked up, took a deep breath, and mustered her courage to speak:

"Second brother, Jin'er is still a child. Please don't make the wrong decision because of Jin'er!"

Xiao Yun raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, a smile playing on his lips. "Oh? What do you mean?"

Seeing Xiao Yun's nonchalant attitude, Yang Yuhuan felt a surge of anger and raised her voice to question him: "Second Brother, don't play dumb!"

Looking at Yang Yuhuan's excited expression, Xiao Yun reached out and stroked the rim of his cup, his tone nonchalant, "If I hadn't pretended to be stupid, what would you have done?"

"Second Brother, Jin'er is already married to Prince Rui. Are you going to force her to her death?" Yang Yuhuan stared at Xiao Yun with wide eyes.

Looking at Yang Yuhuan's indignant expression, Xiao Yun curled the corners of his lips and asked, "Are you blaming me?"

"I..." Yang Yuhuan was speechless for a moment, and after a long while she managed to utter a sentence, "I didn't!"

Xiao Yun laughed upon hearing this, "Hehe, it's best if there isn't one!" Then he stood up and looked down at Yang Yuhuan, "Consort Yang, I advise you to give up those thoughts, otherwise you won't even know how you died!" After saying that, he turned and left, leaving Yang Yuhuan stunned on the spot, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

Meanwhile, at the residence of Prince Rui.

As Xiao Yun entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong medicinal odor, which made him frown slightly, but he continued on his way.

"Your Highness, the Princess Consort has awakened." Xiao Ling's voice came from outside the men's dressing room. "Please come in, Your Highness!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun stepped into the men's changing room and saw the woman lying on the bed with her eyes closed. His gaze softened instantly.

"Jin'er, you're awake?" Xiao Yun sat down by the bed and gently touched Murong Jin's forehead. He found that her temperature was much better than before, and his heart finally settled down.

Murong Jin felt a warm touch on her forehead, opened her eyes, and saw a handsome face with joy and tenderness in his eyes.

Xiao Yun's heart skipped a beat when he saw her suddenly open her eyes. "Jin'er? You're awake?"

Seeing Xiao Yun's nervous expression, Murong Jin smiled and asked, "Hmm, what are you doing here?"

"I heard you were sick, so I came to see you." Xiao Yun said, reaching out to take her pulse and finding that all the remaining toxins in her body had been expelled.

Murong Jin felt a warm current flow through his heart upon hearing this, and then smiled and said, "Thank you."

Xiao Yun withdrew his hand, a gentle smile on his lips. "Why are you being so polite with me?"