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

Chief Steward Li had intended to put on airs and deliberately whet Chu Yingge's appetite, but he didn't expect Chu Yingge to agree to enter the palace so readily. He was speechless for a moment, his face turned red, and his expression was as if he had eaten a whole pair of woolen trousers.

"Alright, Miss Jiu, please."

"Please go first, Father-in-law."

"Hmph!" Steward Li waved the whisk in his hand and walked forward.

Chu Yingge had no doubts and naturally followed. She had only taken two steps when she noticed that Guozi was also following closely behind.

"Why are you following me?" Chu Yingge asked.

Guozi said with a righteous expression, "Guozi is Miss's personal maid, so naturally Guozi will go wherever Miss goes."

"Wait patiently for me to come back. If you have nothing to do, prepare dinner."

"But...Miss..."

Guozi wanted to say something, but Chu Yingge glared at her and stopped her: "Didn't you say you would obey orders without question?"

"Yes, Miss." Guozi didn't dare to disobey and obediently replied.

Chu Yingge shook her head, said nothing more, and followed Steward Li out of the Prime Minister's residence.

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Inside the palace, in the imperial garden.

Under the blazing sun, the shadows on the ground remained motionless.

Chu Yingge lowered her gaze, clenched her fist repeatedly, and remained silent for a long time.

The scene was so similar. If she remembered correctly, Mu Jingyu had given her a similar warning last time. Would he beat her half to death next, just like last time, to play the role of a victim?

Mu Jingyu, standing in the pavilion, remained silent, his gaze scrutinizing Chu Yingge. This woman was remarkably composed; after all this time, she had uttered no complaints. If this were a woman from the imperial harem, she would have already begged for mercy.

However, this is understandable, since he had already witnessed Chu Yingge's abilities last time.

Without further ado, Mu Jingyu gestured to Steward Li beside him to invite Chu Yingge into the pavilion. Seeing the fine beads of sweat on Chu Yingge's face, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her.

"Just wipe it."

"No need," Chu Yingge said coldly.

Mu Jingyu awkwardly withdrew his hand, looked around, and coughed lightly: "You can all go down now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chief Eunuch Li had been by Mu Jingyu's side the longest, so he naturally knew how to read the room and quickly led everyone away.

The huge pavilion was now empty except for Mu Jingyu and Chu Yingge.

Mu Jingyu reached out to wipe Chu Yingge's sweat, but Chu Yingge subtly dodged him. Looking at the handkerchief in his hand, Mu Jingyu felt inexplicably irritated.

After a moment, he threw the handkerchief onto the stone table beside him, and his face returned to normal.

Why do you reject my kindness?

"His Majesty's favor is so great that I'm afraid I can't bear it," Chu Yingge said without looking up.

He, Mu Jingyu, was capable of slapping someone first and then offering them a sweet treat, but that didn't mean Chu Yingge would accept it all.

She may not be as powerful as Mu Jingyu, and she wouldn't want to break ties with him at this time, but that doesn't mean she would tolerate him in every way.

It's not like everyone in the world is a mother, why should we spoil them!

Hearing Chu Yingge's defiant reply, Mu Jingyu's originally gloomy face gradually revealed a smile. He didn't expect that the aloof person in front of him would have such a womanly side. She must be complaining about his ignoring her earlier. Under such a bright sun, anyone would probably feel a little resentful.

"Chu Yingge, oh Chu Yingge, I thought you were an extraordinary woman, but I never imagined you had such a vulgar side."

"..." Chu Yingge was speechless, completely baffled as to where Mu Jingyu had come to this conclusion.

Seeing that Chu Yingge remained silent, Mu Jingyu also put away his joking mood and became serious.

Do you know why I have summoned you?

"I do not know the meaning of the song; please enlighten me, Your Majesty."

"You really don't know?" His tone rose slightly.

Chu Yingge nodded: "I really don't know."

"You're being disobedient. Don't forget, you made an agreement with me." A barely perceptible glint of anger flashed in Mu Jingyu's eyes.

Chu Yingge felt cold-hearted. It was a wonder that Mu Jingyu knew about their agreement, yet he treated his partner this way. It was truly unique.

Fortunately, she was never Mu Jingyu's person in the first place.

“Yingge does know about the agreement between him and the Emperor. I’m afraid the Emperor never believed in Yingge from the beginning. Otherwise, the Seventh Prince would not have moved up the wedding date, and the Emperor would not have summoned me to the palace right afterward.”

Chu Yingge spoke coldly and without any mercy. If she had to compromise this time, Mu Jingyu would still doubt her loyalty next time, even though she had no loyalty whatsoever.

As expected, upon hearing Chu Yingge's words, the anger in Mu Jingyu's eyes lessened somewhat.

"Is Yin Ge blaming me?"

"I dare not sing."

"Is there anything in this world you wouldn't dare to do?" Mu Jingyu teased deliberately.

Chu Yingge raised her head, met Mu Jingyu's gaze, and said in a serious tone, "If I could have everything I wanted, I wouldn't be so controlled by others."

"You say you haven't blamed me? Your tone is full of resentment!"

Mu Jingyu's expression softened considerably, and he picked up a yellow orange from the stone table and handed it to Chu Yingge.

"Come, consider this my apology to you." Mu Jingyu had never been so humble before. There were two main reasons why he treated Chu Yingge this way.

First, because keeping the Chu dialect songs would still be useful.

Secondly, in his heart, Chu Yingge was indeed a different kind of being.

However, Chu Yingge was not oblivious to romance. When she saw the orange that Mu Jingyu handed her, she only glanced at it briefly and then said nothing more.

Mu Jingyu's hand was there, unsure whether to pull it back or not.

"Chu Yingge, you have rejected me twice today," Mu Jingyu kindly reminded her.

Chu Yingge remained expressionless and coldly said, "Your Majesty need not remind me. After all, Yingge's memory is not bad."

"You really are different from others."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. If Your Majesty has nothing else to say, I shall take my leave." With that, Chu Yingge made a move to leave.

"Stop!" Sure enough, I was stopped as soon as I turned around.

Chu Yingge stopped her step and turned her back to Mu Jingyu, but a clear glint flashed in her lowered eyes.

Mu Jingyu had already compromised after only a slight display of acting skills. I thought it would take a lot of effort, but now it seems that the emperor is nothing more than that.

Mu Jingyu put down what he was holding and walked around to face Chu Yingge, his handsome face full of helplessness and annoyance.

What annoyed him was that, as the emperor, no one had ever dared to give him such a cold shoulder.

Unfortunately, Chu Yingge was still useful, so he couldn't just fly into a rage and execute the person in front of him; he could only endure it again and again.

"Seventh Brother is so eager to move up his wedding date, shouldn't I be suspicious?"