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

"Wait a minute!" Just as Zhang decided to take a gamble, an anxious voice suddenly interrupted her.

Green Bamboo rushed over, out of breath, and walked up to Zhang Shi. She looked at Mu Zi, and finally fixed her gaze on Zhang Shi's face.

"Madam, let's go back."

"Why?" Zhang asked, puzzled.

Green Bamboo stepped forward and whispered a few words in Zhang's ear. Sure enough, upon hearing Green Bamboo's words, Zhang's expression changed drastically; she had almost lost the bet.

Seeing the unpredictable expression on Zhang's face, Mu Zi already guessed that his princess had returned safely.

"Madam Prime Minister, are you going to search this Prince's mansion or not?" Mu Zi asked in a lighthearted tone, with a hint of teasing.

Although Zhang was furious, she knew she was in the wrong and that if she continued to make a scene, she would be the one to suffer.

"Steward, you're mistaken. Even if you gave me a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare search the Prince's residence. That's a blatant disrespect for imperial authority. Steward, you can't just pin that on me for no reason!"

"Is the Prime Minister's wife staying at the Prince's residence for a cup of tea instead of leaving?" Mu Zi's smile vanished, replaced by a cold expression.

Zhang was angry, but she knew her limits. She nodded to Mu Zi and left with her servants.

Watching Zhang's departing figure, Mu Zi let out a long sigh of relief; the matter was finally over.

Turning around, I entered the Prince's Mansion, and the lacquered pear wood door behind me slammed shut.

……

When Zhang returned to the Prime Minister's residence, she didn't have time to ask any more questions before heading towards her daughter's courtyard.

As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard the sound of things being smashed coming from inside the room, accompanied by a series of curses!

Looking at the shards scattered on the floor, Chu Yanran's eyes were filled with boundless resentment. She had finally found an opportunity to trample Chu Yingge underfoot, but unexpectedly, Chu Yingge had easily dodged it.

"Why? Why? You should have died back then, why did you survive!" Her resentful eyes blazed with anger. If she weren't currently embroiled in rumors, she would surely have stirred up trouble again.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang, who was outside the door, finally pushed the door open. Seeing her daughter suffering like this, she felt extremely unwilling.

However, Chu Yingge was as cunning as a fox, and even if the two of them joined forces, they would not be a match for her.

"Yanran, you didn't seize this opportunity, but there will be another one. Why are you making yourself so angry!"

"Getting angry with yourself? Heh." Chu Yanran sneered, turned around, and faced away from Zhang Shi.

She was indeed angry with herself. She was clearly the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, and she was clearly the only choice to become Empress. But all of this changed because of Chu Yingge, and she was no match for Chu Yingge.

Over the years, as the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family, she had given Chu Yingge a hard time, but now, Chu Yingge was actually giving her a hard time in return.

The cold water she had splashed on Chu Yinge was boiled by Chu Yinge and then splashed back at her.

"Mother, I will never forget the humiliation Chu Yingge inflicted on me, and this matter will absolutely not be left unresolved!"

"What do you want to do?" Zhang asked.

Chu Yanran turned around leisurely, her smile clear, yet without a trace of meekness: "If Chu Yingge's mother were still alive, what would Mother do?"

“Of course, we should exterminate them all,” Zhang said without hesitation.

The person she hated most in her life was Chu Yingge's mother. That bitch ruined everything for her, stole her husband, and left behind Chu Yingge, this bastard child, to bully her daughter. Of course, she wouldn't allow that woman to live.

Chu Yanran nodded appreciatively, a hint of business in her eyes: "That's what I think too, so I plan to completely eliminate Chu Yingge and nip it in the bud."

"Eradicate the roots?"

"Of course, are we just waiting for the spring breeze to blow it back to life?" Chu Yanran said disdainfully.

She could kill Chu Yingge once, and she could kill Chu Yingge a second time. She refused to believe that no one in this world could touch Chu Yingge!

Money makes the world go round. Although she wasn't the richest woman in the capital, her father was the prime minister, so she had some wealth. That was enough to buy Chu Yingge's life!

Zhang admired her daughter's ruthlessness, believing that only those who could be ruthless could become outstanding individuals, and that there was no need to be soft-hearted towards enemies.

"It's best if you don't flaunt it too much right now, since what happened before is still affecting you."

"Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?" Chu Yanran said coldly. She wasn't stupid enough to do it herself.

First, she doesn't know martial arts, so she won't gain any advantage against Chu Yingge. Second, killing Chu Yingge would dirty her hands; she is destined to become the mother of a nation, and she would never allow her hands to be stained with the blood of filthy people.

"In short, Mother, you don't need to worry about this matter. If you really want to help Yanran, then do something for her!"

"What is it?" Zhang asked.

Chu Yanran whispered in Zhang Shi's ear, "Try every means to let me see the Empress Dowager. Only by seeing the Empress Dowager can I see the Emperor."

"Are you crazy?" Madam Zhang couldn't help but step back. "What happened before has already made you unpopular with the Emperor. If you go up to him now, he might dislike you even more, and then the Empress's position will belong to someone else!"

"I will absolutely not give up this position."

“No!” Madam Zhang refused outright. “In my opinion, you should stay in the Prime Minister’s residence and wait until later. After all, your reputation is not very good right now.”

The thought of Mu Zi's words when she demanded someone at the Seventh Prince's mansion felt like a knife stabbing into Zhang's heart.

Her daughter was being talked about like this, and what was most hateful was that what these people were saying was true. Although her daughter was framed by that bitch Chu Yingge, things had come to this point, and she could only temporarily avoid the limelight and not go against the tide.

"You didn't sleep a wink last night, you should get some rest now."

"Mother, are you really not going to help me?" Chu Yanran asked pitifully.

Seeing her daughter so aggrieved, Zhang's heart softened, and her tone of voice became less forceful.

"Mother is doing this for your own good. You've liked the Emperor for so long, since he was still the Crown Prince. Do you really want to give him up to someone else?"

"Absolutely not." Chu Yanran slowly uttered two words. She could give up everything, but she was determined to have this most noble man in the world!

"Mother, believe me. As long as I can see the Emperor, I can definitely make him marry me! Even if I don't become Empress at first, it doesn't matter. As long as I'm by the Emperor's side, I'll make sure he only has eyes for me!"