Phoenix Cries Across the World: The Cold-Hearted Princess is Too Alluring

He didn't know what was wrong with him today, but his eyelids kept twitching, which made him feel very uneasy, as if something big was about to happen.

Mu Zi and Guo Zi walked to the door. Just as Mu Zi was about to knock, Guo Zi pushed the door open.

Mu Zi was stunned for a moment before she realized what he meant. She knew that her prince hated people who entered his study without permission. In the prince's mansion, no one except the princess had such privileges.

"Your Highness, Guozi didn't do it on purpose; she must have had something urgent to attend to."

"What's the urgent matter?" Mu Ziyuan didn't even look up, his irritation growing stronger.

Guozi didn't care about anything else and hurriedly went to the desk, where she knelt down with a thud.

"It was Guoguo's fault for barging into the study, but there was a reason. Guoguo has something important to say."

"What's the matter?"

"Please, Your Highness, save the Princess Consort! She's barely clinging to life in the Imperial Prison. This information is absolutely accurate; I just returned from the Imperial Prison."

"What did you say?" Mu Ziyuan's eyes flashed with anger. No wonder he had been feeling uneasy all along; it turned out it was because of the little woman.

"What exactly happened? How could he only have one breath left?" Mu Zi asked.

Guozi burst into tears, her voice choked with sobs: "It was the Empress Dowager, it was the Empress Dowager who killed Miss!"

"I should have thought of that sooner!" Mu Ziyuan slammed his hand on the table, and the pear wood desk shattered into pieces. Wood chips flew everywhere and splashed onto Guozi. Fortunately, Mu Zi was quick enough to pull Guozi, who was kneeling on the ground, into his arms, thus preventing Guozi from being injured more seriously.

Mu Ziyuan closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and was about to walk outside when Mu Zi blocked his way at the door.

"Step aside!"

"Your Highness, you cannot go. Don't you know why the Princess Consort did this? Going now will only waste her good intentions!"

"The person is already gone, what use is sentiment? Get out of my way!" Mu Ziyuan's eyes were filled with a chilling murderous intent that sent shivers down one's spine.

Mu Zi knew better than anyone what that gaze meant; it was the prince in a fit of rage. But even so, he couldn't back away.

"Your Highness, today you either step over Mu Zi's body, or you don't go at all!"

"Do you think your life is comparable to that of a princess?" Mu Ziyuan said in a deep voice.

Guozi only realized what had happened then; she had been genuinely terrified by the slap her master had delivered. Seeing Muzi standing precariously in the doorway, she hurried over.

“Your Highness, this matter needs to be discussed from the beginning. Miss certainly doesn’t want you to go, which is why she’s keeping it from you. I was too worried about Miss, so I didn’t have time to think it through.”

"Hidden from me?" Mu Ziyuan's body was filled with murderous intent, extremely cold.

Seeing this, Mu Zi quickly pressed her advantage, saying, "Yes, Your Highness, going now will only expose you and won't do you any good. Why don't we discuss this further before taking any action?"

"Discuss? How can I discuss anything now?" Upon hearing this news, Mu Ziyuan's heart was already broken. How could he possibly listen to anything else, let alone discuss anything?

He said last time that he would never let anything happen to the little woman, but now, he still let her go to the tiger's den.

He knew exactly what the Heavenly Prison was, and besides, it wasn't his territory. It would be far too easy for Lin Wan to do whatever she wanted.

Having finally seized an opportunity, how could Lin Wan possibly let it slip away so easily?

He closed his eyes, and as he recalled the promise he had made to Chu Yingge, his mind gradually calmed down.

Yes, he had promised the young woman that he would never act rashly.

"You may make the arrangements. Do not disturb me. I need to think about this carefully."

"Yes."

Seeing that her master had agreed, Mu Zi hurriedly pulled Guozi out of the study, closing the door behind her to completely cut off any distractions.

Guozi was pulled into the yard by Muzi, and before she could say anything, Muzi started scolding her.

"Who do you think you are? Do you think you can just walk into that prison whenever you want? How come you went there without my permission?"

"I'm worried about you, Miss."

"Is that a reason? Do you think you're so great?!" Mu Zi's tone rose, which really startled Guo Zi.

She was already shaken, and Mu Zi's outburst completely broke her down, tears streaming down her face.

"I know I'm not very capable, but I'm just worried about you, Miss. Is that wrong?"

"Then why didn't you tell me? I could have taken you there!" Seeing that Guozi was crying, Muzi's tone softened.

Guozi sniffed: "How was I supposed to know you'd take me?"

"You..." Mu Zi was at a loss for words.

Looking at the wound on Guozi's face, Muzi felt a pang of heartache: "I won't hold this against you, but just now, it was so dangerous, why didn't you dodge?"

"I was terrified." Guozi still felt a little panicked when she thought about what had just happened.

Looking at the wound, Mu Zi said helplessly, "Luckily, the wound isn't deep. If it's treated properly, it shouldn't leave a scar. Otherwise, you'd never be able to get married in your life."

"Isn't there you?" Guozi muttered.

These words immediately made Mu Zixin overjoyed. She patted Guozi's little head and said, "Alright, go back and get some rest now. I need to arrange things for the Princess."

"Can you..."

"No." Before Guozi could finish speaking, Muzi immediately refused.

Somewhat disappointed, Guozi still obediently went to her room. It has to be said that she was really frightened a lot in the process.

My body hasn't fully recovered yet, and I'm still sweating profusely.

Seeing Guozi leave, Mu Zi finally felt relieved and went to deal with her business.

In the study, Mu Ziyuan looked at the wood chips scattered on the floor, his eyes filled with an unreadable emotion.

He couldn't let the young woman's efforts go to waste, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything. He could think of other ways to help her.

Oh, right, Qingyun Temple.

Thinking of this, Mu Ziyuan's eyes finally lit up. He quickly tidied himself up and hurriedly left the palace.

With only one breath left, he would definitely need some miraculous medicines, and Qingyun Temple has these things.

A fine horse galloped through the streets of Kyoto, rushing swiftly towards the Seiun-kan Temple outside the city.

The sound of horses' hooves pounding the ground caused a moment of panic, but soon calm returned.

Kyoto returned to normal, calm and undisturbed.