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

In Chu Yingge's heart, she could compromise on anything, but there was one thing she would never admit to if she hadn't done it.

Besides, hadn't she already been tortured to death by Lin Wan once before? So how could she possibly let Lin Wan off so easily this time?

Hmph, that's just a pipe dream!

The more Chu Yingge acted this way, the colder Mu Jingyu's heart became, and the more hurtful his words became.

"Do you know that you are disobeying your sovereign?"

"Does His Majesty really intend to pin the crime of plotting against the Empress Dowager on Yin Ge?"

"Chu Yingge, I have already given you a chance, but you didn't want it." Mu Jingyu's words had a double meaning.

Chu Yingge crossed her arms and sneered, her eyes filled with even more coldness.

"Opportunity? What opportunity? Does Your Majesty intend to frame me for plotting against the Empress Dowager?"

"Chu Yingge!" Mu Jingyu's tone suddenly rose, and it was clear that he was also suppressing his anger, but Chu Yingge had already ignored this.

The atmosphere in the main hall was quiet; so quiet that you could hear everyone breathing.

Chu Yingge stared coldly at Mu Jingyu, her expression both heartbreaking and somewhat frightening.

Emperors are inherently ruthless.

Perfect, she didn't need his affections anyway.

Looking at the sky outside the main hall, Chu Yingge's lips curled up slightly. She had spent so much time on foreplay, just to kill time. Now, the time had come.

Chu Yingge glanced at Mu Ziyuan and nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

After receiving Chu Yingge's tacit understanding, Mu Ziyuan glanced at Chu Yinnan sitting below, and the two of them immediately understood each other.

The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who was in charge of the Three Departments, probably felt the atmosphere was a bit awkward. He cleared his throat, coughed, and asked another question with a forced smile.

"Seventh Princess Consort, you say you didn't plot against the Empress Dowager, but what evidence do you have?"

"Do you have any evidence that I plotted to murder the Empress Dowager?" Chu Yingge retorted disdainfully.

Lin Wan now knew that Mu Jingyu was helping her, and her initial fear had disappeared. However, seeing Chu Yingge's arrogant demeanor, her face showed a hint of anger again.

"Chu Yingge, as the Empress Dowager, why would I slander you? No one else had the opportunity to make a move that day except you."

"What the Empress Dowager said is not without reason. After all, everyone knows that I almost died under your protection. It would be unreasonable for me not to have any resentment towards you."

"So you're admitting it?" Lin Wan asked, somewhat surprised.

Chu Yingge snorted coldly: "Do I still have the choice to deny it? The Emperor is on your side, so what difference does it make whether I admit to the crime or not?"

"Chu Yingge, are you saying that the Emperor is a foolish ruler who can't distinguish right from wrong?" Lin Wan successfully diverted the flames of war to Mu Jingyu.

Hearing this, Chu Yingge was not angry. She just stared at Lin Wan with a murderous look in her eyes, which made Lin Wan feel uneasy.

Last time, she saw Chu Yingge with the same look in her eyes, a look that carried a hint of conspiracy.

A smile played on his lips, and a gentle breeze swept through, plunging the hall into a deathly silence of darkness.

Before the panic could even begin, the lights in the main hall came back on, the sudden brightness momentarily disorienting the eyes.

When everyone's eyes adjusted to the light, they were almost speechless with astonishment at what they saw.

Lin Wan's golden hairpin was aimed directly at Mu Jingyu's chest, and bright red blood seeped out continuously, soaking his bright yellow clothes.

Even with her mild-mannered nature, Lin Wan was so frightened that she withdrew her hand.

"No, no, no, it's not me... no..." Lin Wan was already somewhat incoherent.

The people in the main hall had already reacted. They didn't care about Lin Wan anymore. They summoned the imperial physician and helped Mu Jingyu leave. Looking at the main hall where half the people had left, Lin Wan suddenly had a very bad premonition.

Chu Yingge stepped forward, glanced indifferently at the people around her, and her cold voice echoed throughout the hall: "Everyone saw it with their own eyes. It was the Empress Dowager who plotted to murder the Emperor. This time, the Empress Dowager shouldn't deny it, right?"

"It's you!" Lin Wan pointed at Chu Yingge: "It must be you who framed me!"

"Is that so?" Chu Yingge smiled. "Your Majesty the Empress Dowager always needs evidence to speak!"

"You, it was you, it was you who framed me!" Lin Wan lunged at Chu Yingge like a madwoman.

Just as Chu Yingge was about to be tackled, unexpectedly, Chu Yingge suddenly dodged, and Lin Wan fell onto the main hall by herself.

Her clothes were disheveled, and even her hair was messy, showing none of her usual dignified and elegant demeanor.

Chu Yingge looked down at Lin Wan, then squatted down, seemingly helping Lin Wan up, but whispered in Lin Wan's ear.

"The Empress Dowager should have thought of this day when she framed me. The crime of plotting against the Empress Dowager is nothing compared to regicide!"

"Chu Yingge! I'm going to kill you!"

Lin Wan bared her teeth and claws, trying to hit Chu Yingge, but the next moment Chu Yingge was protected in Mu Ziyuan's arms. To outsiders, this scene looked exactly like Lin Wan angrily beating Chu Yingge.

The person hiding in Mu Ziyuan's arms had unusually clear eyes at this moment.

She said that this time, she would make sure Lin Wan could never stand up again, and she certainly meant what she said.

Blame it on Lin Wan for making things difficult for her time and time again.

This is the price of offending her.

Lin Wan knew in her heart that she couldn't escape this time. The crime of regicide was not something she could bear. She never expected that Chu Yingge would retaliate against her in kind.

Getting up from the ground, Lin Wan looked at the people in the main hall, then at Chu Yingge in Mu Ziyuan's arms, and the smile on her lips turned somewhat sinister.

"Chu Yingge, as long as I survive this time, I will not let you go!"

"Guards! The Empress Dowager has gone mad! Take her away!" Mu Ziyuan waved his hand, and the Imperial Guards who had been waiting outside the main hall for a long time entered and led the screaming Lin Wan out of the main hall.

Watching Lin Wan leave, the murderous intent on Mu Ziyuan's face slowly faded. He looked down at the person in his arms, his face full of heartache.

"How did you get that injury on your leg? Did she give you trouble again after I left?"

Is there any point in saying all this now?

"Of course there is." Mu Ziyuan said with a serious expression, "If it really is, then I will make her die a few more times to make up for your pain."

"No, these are all fake," Chu Yingge said indifferently, her tone devoid of any interest.

Sensing Chu Yingge's low spirits, Mu Ziyuan frowned, his eyes filled with even more confusion: "Haven't everything been resolved now? Why are you still unhappy?"

"Really? Maybe it's because I don't show my emotions," Chu Yingge said casually.

As someone who knows Chu Yingge so well, Mu Ziyuan could tell at a glance that Chu Yingge was lying, but he didn't expose her.