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

The sound of "Ah Ling" made Mu Lingxuan's face turn completely dark.

Before their marriage was dissolved, Gu Junxi only called him Prince Xuan, never addressing him as intimately as she does now with Mu Lingye.

Ah Ling, Ah Ling...

Mu Lingxuan shouted twice in his heart as if venting his frustration, and suddenly realized what the problem was.

His name also contains the character "Ling," does that mean Gu Junxi is calling him that?

Mu Lingxuan's obsession with Gu Junxi was so intense that he seemed to have become obsessed.

He unconsciously clenched his fist, imagining the scene of Gu Junxi calling him A-Ling.

Meanwhile, Mu Lingye was unaware of Mu Lingxuan's delusions. He didn't hide anything and told Gu Junxi about the task assigned by Emperor Sheng.

Gu Junxi had long been aware of the Emperor's favoritism, so she wasn't surprised at all.

But from another perspective, this is Emperor Sheng's dilemma, but also an opportunity that Emperor Sheng has handed to him.

Mu Lingxuan found the problem thorny and unsolvable. Mu Lingye was able to solve it, which meant that Mu Lingye was more capable than Mu Lingxuan and was more likely to gain the approval of the court officials.

Gu Junxi immediately spoke up, tugging at Mu Lingye's sleeve: "I'll go to the post station with you!"

Mu Lingye enjoyed the intimacy that Gu Junxi unconsciously revealed and nodded without objection.

Mu Lingxuan caught a glimpse of this, and preemptively expressed his disapproval, habitually resorting to suppression.

"What are you going there for? If Princess Fengwu didn't want to frame you, she wouldn't have drugged Princess Fengyang, and Princess Fengyang wouldn't have turned against Princess Fengwu after learning the truth. Going there won't solve the problem; it will only increase the conflict. So don't go and cause trouble."

Mu Lingxuan's words are a typical example of victim-blaming.

According to Mu Lingxuan's logic, Gu Junxi deserved to be framed by Feng Wu.

In order not to upset Feng Wu, I will have to avoid these two sisters from now on.

No one with a sound mind would say that.

Mu Lingye grasped Gu Junxi's hand, unafraid of further damaging their relationship with Mu Lingxuan, and spoke with a sharp tongue.

"If Prince Xuan has nothing else to attend to, he may return to his residence to take care of the children. My Crown Princess is not someone for idle people to interfere in, nor does she need to be mindful of anyone's feelings!"

Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye stood on the same side, and Gu Junxi chimed in with a sarcastic remark: "His Highness Prince Xuan probably ate too much salt. If he's thirsty, he can go back to Prince Xuan's residence and ask his aunt for more water!"

The couple spoke in perfect harmony, which only fueled Mu Lingxuan's jealousy.

It wasn't that I intended to suppress Gu Junxi; I just didn't want to see Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye getting too close.

Mu Lingye and Gu Junxi went to the post station. Mu Lingxuan thought for a moment and, instead of returning to the Xuanwang Mansion, also went to the post station.

He wanted to see what kind of help Gu Junxi could actually provide in the past.

He spoke so casually; he didn't believe that Mu Lingye could easily resolve the conflict between Feng Yang and Feng Wu.

Inside the post station.

Just as the official reported, Feng Wu had been stabbed by Feng Yang. Although she had been bandaged up, she still looked very weak.

Her face was pale, her lips were dry, and she stood with a group of people at the door of Fengyang's room, anxiously banging on the door, but no matter how much the people outside knocked, there was no response from inside.

"Fengyang, open the door, I beg you. Please open the door, let's talk properly."

Feng Wu lowered her posture and shouted until her voice was hoarse, but there was still no response.

At this moment, Feng Wu caught a glimpse of Mu Lingye and the others arriving out of the corner of her eye. She temporarily abandoned knocking on the door and turned around to bow.

Feng Wu still appeared very approachable and polite, but Gu Junxi felt no affection for her whatsoever today.

She and Mu Lingye simply nodded in acknowledgment.

"Snapped!"

Suddenly a sound came from inside the room, like a stool being kicked to the ground.

"Fengyang, Fengyang!"

In her haste, Feng Wu turned around and pounded on the door again, but there was still no sound from inside.

Gu Junxi said to Mu Lingye, "Just kick the door open!"

"Mm!" Mu Lingye nodded.

Mu Lingxuan stopped her, saying, "That's not appropriate. This is the princess's room, after all. If Princess Fengyang is disheveled at this moment, wouldn't that tarnish her reputation?"

Are you crazy? It's obviously a suicide attempt. Why would you be disheveled? Even if you're disheveled, it's better than losing your life.

"Get out of the way!" Gu Junxi shoved Mu Lingxuan aside, and Mu Lingye took the opportunity to kick open the door.

Mu Lingxuan was pushed aside, like an unwanted passerby.

Seeing Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye so intimately together, Mu Lingxuan felt increasingly suffocated.

He was so engrossed in his own love and hate that he didn't notice that the moment the door opened, he could see the figure swaying across the beam.

Fengyang kicked off the chair and hanged himself!

If Gu Junxi hadn't acted decisively, Feng Yang might have lost his life if it had been any later.

"Fengyang!" Feng Wu rushed into the room first, and it seemed that she wasn't entirely insincere towards Fengyang.

Fengyang was helped down, a long red welt on her neck, a shocking sight. She was weakly helped back to bed, and Fengwu squeezed forward.

Upon seeing Feng Wu's previously weak appearance, Feng Yang immediately became agitated. Trembling, she pointed at Feng Wu and shouted, "Get out! Get out of here! I don't want to see you!"

As Feng Yang cursed, he instinctively grabbed anything he could and threw it at Feng Wu.

Feng Wu dodged and tried to calm Feng Yang down.

The more Feng Wu tried to persuade him, the more Feng Yang resisted.

Gu Junxi had already seen through the clues. Right now, Feng Wu was not doing this for Feng Yang's good at all; she clearly wanted Feng Yang to die sooner rather than later.

Was Feng Wu's action intentional or unintentional?

Gu Junxi pulled Feng Wu from behind and dragged her away from the bed: "Princess Feng Wu, for Princess Fengyang's sake, please leave first!"

Feng Wu frowned, clearly indignant. She questioned, "What do you mean by 'for Feng Yang's own good'? Does that mean I'm not for Feng Yang's own good by being here? I am her own sister; would I harm her? Tell me, who here loves her more than I do?"

That's true, but some things really can't be judged by appearances alone.

I already broke off relations with Feng Wu yesterday. Since Feng Wu is ungrateful, there's no need to give her any more face.

Gu Junxi's lips curled into a mocking smile as she sharply asked, "Princess Fengwu, if you wouldn't harm Princess Fengyang, then why was Princess Fengyang poisoned and bedridden for days, her cheeks ulcerated and left with sores that can never heal? Are you going to blame this poison on me?"

Feng Wu still wanted to blame Gu Junxi, but Feng Yang exposed her in public yesterday, and everyone knew about it, which completely cut off her way out.

If she were to cling to Gu Junxi again, it would only make her seem unreasonable and irrational.

Now that even the Empress Dowager has gone to Nanyuan Temple, she has lost another powerful backer in the capital of Shengguo. She will definitely have to be more careful in her actions and words in the future.

Feng Wu's face turned ashen, but she managed to maintain a stiff smile as she explained, "This was just an accident. One mistake shouldn't negate the decades-long sisterly bond between me and Feng Yang. And my cousin-in-law, the Crown Princess, shouldn't try to sow discord between us for personal reasons."

The implication is that Gu Junxi was using public office to settle personal scores.

Outside the room, Mu Lingxuan had already suffered because of his own selfish desires. But now, after hearing Feng Wu's words, he felt that Gu Junxi was taking the opportunity to suppress and retaliate because Feng Wu wanted to marry Mu Lingye. Jealousy surged into his heart again.

He spoke up for Feng Wu, which also implied that he was speaking up for himself.

"Gu Junxi, it's best to be forgiving when you can. What's done is done, so don't dwell on it. What's the point of you keeping bringing it up?"