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

Only after eliminating Chu Yingge, this scourge, can everything be ready to start anew.

The thought of Chu Yinge filled Lin Wan with a sinister atmosphere. She had truly gone all out this time, risking her life. If she still couldn't defeat Chu Yinge, she would definitely not have an easy time in the future, because Chu Yinge would never let her go.

Therefore, this time Chu Yingge will definitely not have a chance to turn things around.

Absolutely not.

The imperial physician came out of Lianxi Palace and gave a general account of Lin Wan's condition, naturally embellishing his words somewhat.

Mu Jingyu's heart, which had been clenched with anxiety, slowly calmed down. He turned around and looked at the civil and military officials.

"Let's conclude the banquet here today. My lords, you should all go back and rest early."

"Yes, long live the Emperor!"

As the prime minister, Chu Tian naturally attended the banquet and witnessed what happened there.

He knows his daughter very well; she would never do something that would backfire so badly.

If someone truly wanted to harm the Empress Dowager, their methods would be so sophisticated that no one could detect it. Therefore, this incident is clearly a setup.

He wished his daughter would disappear, and now it seems like a perfect opportunity.

I just don't know why I feel a little choked up inside.

"Your Majesty, the music..."

"Prime Minister, there's no need to say anything more. I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Mu Jingyu interrupted Chu Tian forcefully.

Chu Tian wanted to say something, but before he could utter the words, he swallowed them back down.

He shook his head, turned and left, his lonely figure carrying a hint of desolation.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was unusual.

Mu Jingyu looked Chu Yingge up and down, but she didn't seem flustered at all. Everyone else was worried sick about this, but the person in front of him seemed indifferent and unconcerned.

This nonchalant attitude really angered Mu Jingyu.

"Chu Yingge, do you know your crime?" Mu Jingyu asked in a deep voice.

Chu Yingge shook her head, looking puzzled: "Yingge really doesn't understand, where exactly did I go wrong?"

"Do you really have to be so ungrateful?"

"What makes Your Majesty say that?"

Do you think you can bear the charge of plotting to murder the Empress Dowager?

Chu Yingge sneered, a hint of mockery in her eyes as she looked at Mu Jingyu: "Shouldn't Your Majesty know best that Yingge has never done such a thing?"

"The issue now is not whether you did it or not, but the Empress Dowager's testimony!"

Mu Jingyu let out a long breath, trying his best to appear calm. He knew that Chu Yingge knew the same thing about this matter.

The implications of this were clear to Chu Yingge without him having to explain them.

"Tell me, how do you plan to make amends for this?" Mu Jingyu's tone softened slightly.

Chu Yingge crossed her arms, appearing detached, and slowly opened her mouth: "Why should I make amends? It wasn't something I did in the first place. Does the Emperor really want me to bear the blame for plotting against the Empress Dowager?"

"Didn't I already say? This isn't about whether you do it or not, but whether the Empress Dowager tells you to do it or not. Why don't you understand?" Mu Jingyu's hard-won peace of mind was once again provoked by Chu Yingge.

In fact, Chu Yingge understood everything Mu Jingyu said. The best course of action at present was to agree to all of this, so that she could receive a lighter punishment.

But it's absolutely impossible for her to admit to something she never did.

Moreover, once she admits it, Lin Wan will definitely seize on this matter and make sure that neither she nor Mu Ziyuan can ever recover.

She would give up everything she owns, but she would never joke about Mu Ziyuan's future.

"Yinge knows everything the Emperor said, but she is just that tactless. She would rather die than bear this crime."

"You did this for him?"

It took Mu Jingyu a lot of effort to ask that question; it seemed that only if Chu Yingge admitted it herself would he give up.

In the past, Chu Yingge might have avoided the question, but this time, she responded to it almost as if by magic.

"Your Majesty, why deceive yourself when you already know the truth?"

"When did this happen?"

"It was from the very beginning."

"Have you been deceiving me from the very beginning?" Mu Jingyu clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on Chu Yingge.

He made countless excuses for Chu Yingge in his mind, but in the end, Chu Yingge agreed so easily.

He had already made up his mind that if Chu Yingge said no, he would believe her. However, Chu Yingge's answer was affirmative.

This answer truly caught Mu Jingyu off guard.

Chu Yingge remained silent, an attitude that thoroughly enraged Mu Jingyu. He stood up from his desk and strode over to Chu Yingge, his hands clenched tightly in his sleeves, his nails digging into his palms, drawing out traces of blood.

"Chu Yingge, I really wish I could strangle you!"

"Isn't Your Majesty afraid of getting your hands dirty?"

"Do you think I wouldn't dare?" The anger reflected in Mu Jingyu's eyes seemed to burn Chu Yingge to ashes.

Chu Yingge shook her head, her sarcasm deepening: "This world belongs to the Emperor. Is there anything the Emperor wouldn't dare to do?"

"Heh, you certainly know how to talk." Mu Jingyu's eyes were cold.

This world is indeed his world, but this Chu Yinge is not his Chu Yinge.

It felt like his heart was being torn open bit by bit. Mu Jingyu couldn't describe the feeling, but he really couldn't breathe.

"Chu Yingge, one day you will realize that you have chosen the wrong side."

"It won't happen one day."

"Then let's wait and see." Mu Jingyu felt as if all his strength had been drained away; he had nothing more to say.

Since Chu Yingge is no longer his person, he no longer needs to go to great lengths to protect her.

Chu Yingge is now certain to be convicted of plotting to murder the Empress Dowager.

As he walked out of the Imperial Study, Mu Ziyuan, who was waiting outside, hurriedly went to greet him.

"How did it go? What was the result?" Mu Ziyuan asked anxiously.

Chu Yingge smiled and took Mu Ziyuan's hand: "I have revealed my identity. From now on, whether in public or in private, I will always be the Seventh Prince's Consort."

"You confessed?" Mu Ziyuan was clearly surprised. "Wouldn't confessing now mean..."

"In the end, we still have to face it, don't we?" Chu Yingge's face showed no fear, but rather a sense of relief.

Emotional debts are the most difficult to repay in this world, but now that everything has been laid bare, there will be no more emotional entanglements between Mu Jingyu and her.