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

Gu Junxi shook her head: "No, my cousin is stubborn. The more you push her, the more pressure she'll put on. Her decision to get married tomorrow is the best example... but..."

At this point, Gu Junxi changed the subject.

Zuo Chengfeng quickly asked, "What?"

Gu Junxi added, "Unless you steal the bride!"

Day two.

Sun Wencai's dilapidated courtyard has been completely renovated. To show his high regard for Mu Qingfu, even the old alleyway is covered with red silk and filled with banquet dishes.

They followed the example of wealthy families, booking banquets at restaurants and holding continuous feasts.

Upon learning that Sun Wencai had married a princess, neighbors and those who did not have a good relationship with the Sun family all came to visit, bringing gifts and making guests.

Some even proactively offered to help.

At first glance, the Sun family's wedding banquet was truly lively.

Mu Qingfu did not leave the Prince Su's mansion to get married. Instead, she sent a message to Sun Wencai early in the morning, asking him to go directly to the Fuqi Inn to pick up the bride.

Sun Wencai certainly wanted to make a grand entrance into Prince Su's mansion to welcome his bride and proclaim his status as a prince consort to everyone.

But he also knew that Prince Su and his wife disagreed, so he was just enduring the humiliation and waiting for Mu Qingfu to marry into the family.

Sun Wencai, dressed in a red wedding gown and adorned with a red silk flower on his chest, beamed with pride and politely bowed to the messenger.

"Thank you for your trouble. Please tell the princess that I will arrive on time to fetch her, so she can wait patiently. If she needs any help, please send someone to me!"

The waiter nodded and turned to leave.

Sun Wencai turned around and told his parents to take good care of the guests. As he looked up, he saw a tall figure with blue eyes in the crowd.

Sun Wencai looked around nervously, then sneaked away from the crowd and found Leng Xuanjue.

"Benefactor!"

"Put this medicine in the tea and give it to Mu Qingfu." Leng Xuanjue handed a packet of powder to Sun Wencai without saying a word, as if calling a dog.

"What kind of medicine is this?" Sun Wencai dared not refuse, but at the same time he was also a little scared.

Leng Xuanjue: "You've given her a drug that will make her obedient. You know she's a princess with a fiery temper. Without some tricks, how can you subdue her?"

These words struck a chord with Sun Wencai, and he was instantly convinced.

His doubts were dispelled, and he gratefully and carefully put away the medicine, saying, "Thank you, benefactor, for your consideration."

"Hmm!" Leng Xuanjue waved his hand, and when Sun Wencai wasn't paying attention, a glint of conspiracy flashed in his blue eyes.

Sun Wencai secretly slipped away from the crowd and returned to the Sun family home. He was gone for a short time, and no one noticed anything unusual about him.

Gu Junxi, Mu Lingye, and Zuo Chengfeng, who were keeping an eye on the Sun family and plotting how to abduct the bride, also learned that Mu Qingfu was going to get married from the Fu Inn.

The Fu Inn is only one street away from the Sun family's residence, so it's not appropriate to abduct the bride during the wedding procession.

After discussing it, Gu Junxi decided to set the location for the wedding kidnapping at the Fu'an Inn.

When Gu Junxi, Mu Lingye, and Zuo Chengfeng arrived at Fuqi Inn to find Mu Qingfu, they were stopped at the door.

The shopkeeper smiled and bowed apologetically to Gu Junxi and the others: "Esteemed guests, Princess Qingfu instructed that if you were coming, you could go directly to the Sun family!"

This was because they were afraid that if they tried to persuade him again, he wouldn't even see her before the wedding.

Gu Junxi pursed her lips. They were here to steal the bride, and in order not to alert them, they definitely couldn't force their way in; they could only take a roundabout approach.

Gu Junxi pulled Zuo Chengfeng back from losing control again and turned to leave Fuqi Inn.

Once they were outside, some distance from the Fulu Inn, Gu Junxi finally released Zuo Chengfeng.

"We absolutely have to snatch this bride today, but the three of us going in together would be too conspicuous. Brother, why don't you go back to the Prime Minister's residence first to arrange the wedding? Ah Ling and I promise to bring the bride to you!"

After the bride is kidnapped, the wedding naturally follows.

So after discussing the plan last night and Zuo Chengfeng agreeing to the bride kidnapping, he returned to his residence and confessed everything to Prime Minister Zuo and his wife.

Seeing that their son, who had been lusting after another man's wife, had finally turned back from his ways and found someone new to love, how could the Prime Minister and his wife not support him?

It's just a case of kidnapping a bride.

The target they're trying to steal is a princess.

They would even fully support the princess they were to abduct.

So last night, it wasn't just the Sun family who were making a big purchase of things for the wedding.

The Left Prime Minister's residence is also making purchases.

However, the difference is that the Sun family made a big fuss about it, as if they were afraid others wouldn't know.

The Zuo family acted secretly, afraid of being discovered.

Zuo Chengfeng had complete faith in Gu Junxi, and since Gu Junxi had given such a guarantee, he agreed: "Then I'll wait for your good news, no, it can only be good news!"

"Don't worry!" Mu Lingye put his hand on Zuo Chengfeng's shoulder and happily called out, "Brother!" just like Gu Junxi.

Zuo Chengfeng glanced at Mu Lingye. Mu Lingye's dark eyes were smiling, and he seemed to be doing nothing wrong. But to Zuo Chengfeng's ears, the way he was addressed as "brother" sounded a bit off and not very pleasant.

But then he thought about it again, and realized that the person calling him "brother" was the Crown Prince. Zuo Chengfeng felt relieved.

He responded crisply, "Yes."

Zuo Chengfeng agreed, and Mu Lingye wasn't angry.

If she agrees, it means she can no longer compete with him for Gu Junxi.

After Zuo Chengfeng left, Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye secretly entered Fu'an Inn through the back door.

The room where Mu Qingfu was to be married was decorated with the character for "double happiness," making it easy to find. They entered Mu Qingfu's room smoothly with almost no obstacles.

The room was quiet, except for a sound coming from behind the screen, which seemed to be Mu Qingfu changing her wedding dress.

Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye exchanged a glance, and Mu Lingye tacitly retreated to the door of the room to stand guard.

Gu Junxi had prepared a handful of sleeping pills beforehand and walked step by step towards the screen, talking as she went, without hiding her identity.

"Cousin, you won't even see your cousin? Are you really angry with me? Please don't be angry, okay? I was just afraid you'd fall for Sun Wencai's tricks, so I tried to get information out of him. Since he truly loves you, and you truly like him too, I can only offer my blessings. I brought you a gift!"

As she spoke, Gu Junxi had already walked behind the screen, and she reached out and sprinkled the sleeping potion.

The woman changing into her wedding dress happened to look over, and the white sleeping potion smeared on her face, causing her to fall straight to the ground.

But that face wasn't the Mu Qingfu she knew.

This is an extremely ugly face, with a flat nose, a big mouth, thick black eyebrows like earthworms, and black spots all over its cheeks.

Is someone getting married from Fu'an Inn today? Did I go to the wrong room?

Gu Junxi looked puzzled, then stepped back and winked at Mu Lingye: "A-Ling, are you sure only my cousin is getting married from the Fu Inn today?"

"I guess so?" Mu Lingye could tell something had happened just by looking at Gu Junxi's expression.

At times like this, he wasn't really sure either.

"Tuk-tuk!"

A knock came from outside the room.

somebody is coming.

Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye quickly exchanged glances, then met up and hid together behind the door.

Outside the room, the person knocked three times, and when no one answered, they pushed the door open and entered.

The visitor was very wary; she sensed something was wrong as soon as she stepped into the room.

Before Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye could even make a move, she launched the first attack, her sharp palm strike coming straight at them.