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

Chu Tian is a cunning and treacherous old fox, and he certainly wouldn't easily believe Chu Yingge's few words.

However, Chu Tian still took Chu Yingge's words to heart.

He was getting closer and closer to that position, and he couldn't afford to be careless in the slightest. Naturally, he would keep an eye on this son.

"You can't say anything, of course, but remember this: you'd better not say anything carelessly."

Seeing Chu Tian's expression, Chu Yingge knew she had successfully fooled him. She put down her teacup, stood up from her seat, and gestured for him to enter.

"Since we've already come this far, then Father, please take care and don't see me off."

"Hmph!" Chu Tian snorted coldly, turned around, flicked his sleeves, and strode away.

Watching Chu Tian's departing figure, Chu Yingge's eyes unconsciously darkened. She hadn't wanted to get involved in the power struggles of the imperial court, so even after learning Chu Tian's secret, she didn't have many plans.

But now, she doesn't think so anymore.

Now she is the rightful Seventh Princess, and everything she does must be for the sake of her husband.

The thought of Mu Ziyuan made Chu Yingge feel happy, and the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, making her look like a young girl in love.

……

Early in the morning, the bustling sounds reached her ears, and Chu Yingge frowned and sat up in bed.

What she hated most in her life was being disturbed while she was sleeping.

He got out of bed, grabbed a cloak and put it on, then pushed open the door to the room and finally saw what had happened.

Gold and silver jewelry, brocade fabrics, jade and emeralds—the list goes on and on.

Even Chu Yingge, who was used to seeing good things, was slightly stunned and looked down at Chu Yinnan with a puzzled expression.

"How is this going?"

"Can't you see it yet?" Chu Yinnan walked up the steps, smiling as she pulled Chu Yingge down with her.

"These things are all the betrothal gifts from the Seventh Prince to you."

"Dowry?" Chu Yingge asked, puzzled.

Chu Yinnan nodded. She had been worried that her younger sister would be bullied if she married into the Seventh Prince's mansion, but now it seemed that there was no need to worry about it at all.

After all, such etiquette represents the highest level of betrothal gifts, which is enough to demonstrate the Seventh Prince's thoughtfulness towards his sister.

"Look, these eight treasures are the highest level of betrothal gifts. You know, even the Emperor only gave the Empress eight treasures as betrothal gifts."

Chu Yinnan didn't think much of what he said, but Chu Yingge heard it in a completely different way.

It seems that Mu Ziyuan is offering her the entire empire as a betrothal gift; if he becomes king, she will surely be queen.

"Brother, you should take these betrothal gifts to your courtyard."

"Why do you say that?" Chu Yinnan asked, somewhat puzzled.

If others received such betrothal gifts, they would naturally be overjoyed, but his little sister showed no extra expression, and not only that, she was not tempted at all.

"You don't actually dislike these things, do you?!"

"That's not true."

Although Chu Yingge liked money, she didn't care too much about it. Besides, she was about to become the mistress of the Seventh Prince's Mansion. She had everything she wanted, so these betrothal gifts were of no use to her.

Pulling Chu Yinnan aside, Chu Yingge then spoke: "I'm getting married soon, and these are betrothal gifts. Naturally, I can't take them with me, and I don't want them to benefit others, so it's better to leave them in my brother's courtyard."

“But…” Chu Yinnan hesitated for a moment: “This is, after all, a betrothal gift from the Seventh Prince to you. If you give it to me…”

"Isn't my brother of marriageable age? This can be a gift from your sister to your brother."

Chu Yinnan blushed at Chu Yingge's words. Although he was the elder brother, he was completely clueless about love.

I had never thought about this before all these years.

"Since you've already said so, then I'll accept it."

Without further refusal, Chu Yinnan ordered all the betrothal gifts to be carried to her courtyard.

Watching Chu Yinnan's departing figure, Chu Yingge's eyes held a deeper contemplation.

Mu Ziyuan is definitely not as useless as outsiders say; on the contrary, he must be an ambitious person.

Moreover, they possess hidden strength.

When the late emperor passed away, Mu Jingyu must have caused Mu Ziyuan a lot of trouble on his way back to the capital from his place of exile. However, Mu Ziyuan was still able to return safely, which is enough to prove that Mu Ziyuan is not just a pretty face.

Having remained hidden since arriving in Kyoto, never revealing his abilities, he has now openly provoked her for her sake. With Mu Jingyu's narrow-mindedness, he is bound to become suspicious of this matter.

This makes Mu Ziyuan's situation even more difficult.

This step was taken far too carelessly.

She needed to think carefully about how to draw all the attention and conflict to herself.

Ideally, it would implicate the Prime Minister's Mansion, causing Mu Jingyu and Chu Tian to fight like dogs.

Inside the Seventh Prince's residence, Mu Ziyuan, dressed in white, stood in front of the fishpond, teasing the fish in the water with fish food, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Mu Zi, who was standing to the side, had a dark expression the whole time, but her prince ignored her, so she had to speak up herself.

"Your Highness, why are you doing this? You know perfectly well that there's no benefit in doing so."

"How can there be no benefits? Is the Princess unhappy?" Mu Ziyuan said without turning his head.

Glancing at the person beside her, Mu Zi looked utterly dejected before finally speaking, "Your Highness, are you serious?"

"Of course." Without even thinking, Mu Ziyuan knew how to answer Mu Zi's question.

"Nothing in this world is more important than her. You'll have to get used to it."

"But if we do this, the Emperor will become suspicious. The Prince has had a very difficult journey, and now it's all exposed. Isn't that a bit too much to ask?"

Mu Zi always felt a little cheated. You know how difficult their lives have been all these years, how they got to where they are today step by step, and no one knows how hard it was.

However, just because of Chu Yinge, this hard-won situation was ruined, and Mu Zi was naturally very upset.

Mu Ziyuan paused in his actions, turned his head, and his expression was more serious than ever before.

"I don't need to hide what I want. Now that we've torn off all pretenses, there's nothing to hesitate about. Also, you need to watch your attitude. Chu Yingge is my woman, and whether she's worth it is up to me."

"Yes."

Perhaps it had been a long time since she had seen her lord speak to her so seriously, Mu Zi looked extremely cautious. It seemed that this time the lord had truly fallen in love.

He hadn't realized that Chu Yingge was actually quite capable. He was starting to feel a little curious about the woman who was about to become his mistress.