First annul the engagement, then sever ties with the empress; the empress reigns supreme.

Mu Qingfu dragged Zuo Chengfeng to a deserted alley before pinning him against the wall and releasing her hand from his mouth.

Only when they let go did they realize that Zuo Chengfeng's mouth was red from being pulled so tight.

Mu Qingfu's gaze darted away, and she immediately felt a little guilty, especially when Zuo Chengfeng glared at her with red eyes, she felt even more guilty.

Feeling guilty is one thing, but she's always been someone who responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

Mu Qingfu's eyes darted around, and she quickly retorted with a righteous indignation and a fierce glare.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Zuo Chengfeng, who had just been defiant, suddenly burst into tears without warning.

The clear, crisp cry immediately knocked Mu Qingfu unconscious.

Mu Qingfu was stunned. The fiery and straightforward iron lady suddenly became flustered and reached out to cover Zuo Chengfeng's mouth again.

"You...you stop crying! Can't we talk this out? Sir, I admit I was wrong, but please stop crying. Aren't you ashamed to cry in the street, you're a grown man?"

Mu Qingfu offered a long string of words of comfort, but Zuo Chengfeng did not stop crying.

Taking advantage of his drunkenness, he not only acted out, but also became a rogue.

Zuo Chengfeng leaned against the wall, tears and snot streaming down his face as he shook his head.

"No, I'll cry! I've been wronged, why shouldn't I cry? None of you sisters are good people. Gu Junxi doesn't like me and has abandoned and hurt me time and time again. You bully me too! What terrible thing happened to me in my past life that I had to meet you two sisters?"

Mu Qingfu was annoyed by the crying, clenched her fists, and wanted to subdue him by force.

But when you glance at Zuo Chengfeng, a grown man, you can see that his eyes are swollen from crying like a rabbit's, and his face is still wet with tears, making him look like a very wronged little dog.

Seeing her weak and pitiful appearance, she really couldn't bring herself to hit her again.

Mu Qingfu could only swallow her anger and continue to coax him dejectedly: "Zuo Chengfeng, a man should have the responsibility of a man, be able to take things on and let them go. No one can force matters of the heart except the parties involved. Xixi and I are fundamentally quite different. How about I, this princess, swallow my pride and apologize to you on Xixi's behalf, so you won't cry anymore?"

"No!" Zuo Chengfeng shook his head firmly, convinced that Mu Qingfu and Gu Junxi were the same kind of people, and continued his accusations without any restraint: "You bully others by abusing your power, and Gu Junxi bullies others by abusing her love. She's got her hands on me, and no matter how she treats me, I can't bring myself to be cruel to her!"

Zuo Chengfeng sobbed as he took out the bottle of medicine he always carried from his bosom and waved it in front of Mu Qingfu.

"Do you know what this medicine is? It was given to me by Zhao Shu'er's lover. I stopped him that day. He took pity on me and gave me this bottle of medicine."

He said that as long as he put it in Xixi's food and fed it to her, she would obey him completely, and her heart would be with him from then on, and he would not cause any harm to Xixi!

"I wanted to make a move on her several times, but I couldn't bring myself to do it in the end. You tell me, even now, I'm still thinking about Xixi. How could I be so pathetic!"

Zuo Chengfeng became more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and his tears flowed more and more fiercely. In the end, he even laughed out of character.

She was both crying and laughing; anyone could tell she was extremely sad.

Mu Qingfu's heart softened, and her mood became somewhat heavy.

At the same time, her gaze also fell on the bottle of medicine that Zuo Chengfeng was holding.

A drug that can control people's minds is no ordinary drug!

Prince Su was a student of Master Suxin. Even if Mu Qingfu was not interested in poisons and medicine, she had been exposed to them since childhood and knew some common knowledge.

Of all the poisons developed by Prince Su, none could control people's minds.

Unless it's a poison.

Gu and witchcraft have always been forbidden arts!

"Let me see this medicine!" Mu Qingfu reached out to take the medicine bottle.

"No way! You still want to bully me? I'll keep crying for you!" Zuo Chengfeng refused, tossing the medicine from his left hand to his right.

Drunk people have no bottom line. They really do what they say. Like a child, they threw away their pills and burst into tears again.

Mu Qingfu was in a real bind, and her movements to snatch the medicine became even more frantic.

Her scalp tingled; all she wanted was to snatch the medicine and leave Zuo Chengfeng behind, or she would go insane.

Mu Qingfu leaned forward, pinning Zuo Chengfeng against the wall. Zuo Chengfeng tried to struggle free.

He lowered his head, and Mu Qingfu raised her head; their four lips touched without any warning.

In a flash, Zuo Chengfeng also accomplished what he had wanted to do earlier, throwing the medicine bottle in his hand out of the alley.

Mu Lingxuan listened to the entire conversation between Mu Qingfu and Zuo Chengfeng.

In the alley, a man and a woman were pressed together, and a medicine bottle was about to fall to the ground. Mu Lingxuan, who was half-sober from his drunkenness, hooked his foot and caught the medicine bottle steadily, pulling it into his own hand.

Mu Lingxuan stared at the small bottle of medicine, the words Zuo Chengfeng had just said echoing in his mind.

"As long as I put it in her food and give it to her, she will obey me completely, and from then on, her whole heart will be with me!"

There's always a way out. Perhaps he doesn't need to reach the highest position to win Gu Junxi back.

Mu Lingxuan's eyes flickered. He gripped the bottle of medicine tightly in his hand, then turned and left the alley, as if he had never been there at all!

In the alley.

Mu Qingfu shoved the drunk Zuo Chengfeng aside and raised her hand to slap him across the face.

As Mu Qingfu's palm touched Zuo Chengfeng's cheek, she saw the tears that had not yet dried on Zuo Chengfeng's face.

Frustrated, she steeled herself and withdrew her hand, her face flushed, gritting her teeth, and said angrily.

"Forget it, I never bully the weak. Don't make it seem like I'm the one who bullied you by crying and whining."

After Mu Qingfu finished speaking, she walked into the alley to look for the bottle of medicine that Zuo Chengfeng had thrown away. She searched for a long time but could not find the medicine.

Zuo Chengfeng staggered over to Mu Qingfu's side, still drunk: "What are you looking for? Do you need me to help you find it?"

"Looking for you? You bastard!" Mu Qingfu lost her temper. Seeing Zuo Chengfeng's innocent look, she became even angrier.

Why couldn't you just give her the medicine properly? Why did you have to throw it away? Now we can't find it.

Mu Qingfu grew angrier the more she thought about it, and got up, grabbed Zuo Chengfeng by the ear, and headed towards the Ningyuan Marquis's residence.

Gu Junxi was exonerated, and Ning Hanshuang prepared a feast at the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, inviting Ning Haitang's family of three, Gu Junxi, and Mu Lingye to have a reunion dinner.

Mu Qingfu went to the restaurant to buy a few pots of Pear Blossom White wine, which everyone loves, to take with her. Now that she can't take the Pear Blossom White wine with her, at least she can take Zuo Chengfeng with her.

Make Zuo Chengfeng explain the matter of the medicine.

He's incredibly audacious, accepting any kind of medicine and even attempting to harm Xixi several times.

At the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, everyone gathered in the back garden. The feast was ready, and they were just waiting for Mu Qingfu to arrive.

Before Mu Qingfu even arrived, Zuo Chengfeng, who was still drunk, was pushed in by her and almost fell to the ground.

The commotion caused those who were already seated to stand up.

Gu Junxi noticed that Zuo Chengfeng was unsteady on his feet and clearly had drunk too much, so she was the first to go over and help him up.

Zuo Chengfeng was her savior and also her sworn brother. Their relationship had nothing to do with love, but he was a very important person in her life.

She couldn't ignore Zuo Chengfeng just because she was afraid Mu Lingye would be jealous and suspicious.

She wasn't trying to have it both ways; rather, she was doing it for both personal and moral reasons. One cannot live without a conscience.

However, before her hand could even touch Zuo Chengfeng, a hand reached out from behind, faster and stronger than hers, grabbing Zuo Chengfeng's waist and supporting him steadily.

Gu Junxi turned her head and met Mu Lingye's burning eyes.

Mu Lingye smiled slightly and said softly, "Axi, please sit down. I will take care of my sworn brother!"