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

Mu Qingfu values ​​family ties most and is particularly concerned about the slander against those she cares about.

She was genuinely angered by Su Li, and when her temper flared up, she insisted on arguing with Su Li about right and wrong.

"We're just putting on a show, aren't we? You heartless bastards, look at yourselves, what you wear, what you eat, isn't it all the best?"

Li Su scoffed, "These are all things they owe me, things I deserve. If it had been Gu Junxi who was taken away back then, I would be the Crown Princess now. If my mother had been more capable and had discovered earlier that she had given birth to twins, I wouldn't have been taken away."

These words were like the pent-up resentment that had been building up in Su Li's heart for a long time, finally erupting. Their precise distinctions struck the softest spots in Ning Hanshuang and Gu Junxi's hearts.

In the past, whenever Ning Hanshuang felt guilty, she would repeatedly ask herself these questions.

Why was I so foolish back then, trusting Gu Yuanbai so much?

He didn't pay attention, which led to his other daughter disappearing without a trace from the moment she was born.

Ning Hanshuang's lips trembled, and her heart felt as if it had been stabbed: "I'm sorry, Lili, it's all my fault."

“Auntie, please don’t say that. Even if you have shortcomings in the past, you are trying your best to make up for them now. Su Li is just taking advantage of your guilt to manipulate you. You can’t let her get away with this anymore.”

Mu Qingfu was protective of her own, and now that the conflict had erupted, she truly loathed Su Li, and she made a statement.

"Su Li, your aunt and Xi Xi will always give in to you because they feel indebted to you, but I, this princess, will not. I don't owe you anything. If you try to cause trouble in front of us and make your aunt and Xi Xi sad, I will not be polite to you!"

Su Li remained calm, showing no fear of Mu Qingfu. As if deliberately throwing caution to the wind, she retorted, "How do you intend to be rude to me? Do you want to kick me out of this house? Is that what you all think too? Fine, I can leave."

These words sounded like a threat, but Gu Junxi could clearly tell from Su Li's micro-expressions that she seemed to be waiting.

She was just waiting for someone to speak up for her, so that she could leave the Ningyuan Marquis's residence with a clear conscience.

Ning Hanshuang was too upset to speak and was supported by Qin Yue.

Mu Qingfu was so provoked that she lost all reason.

After a moment of silence, seeing that Mu Qingfu was about to speak, he was about to open his mouth.

Gu Junxi reacted quickly, grabbing Mu Qingfu's sleeve from behind and speaking first: "It's just attending the Sixth Prince and Princess Fengwu's wedding banquet, it's a small matter. If Lili wants to go, then go. I'll have someone prepare the clothes and jewelry you need for the banquet."

"Well, then I want the best and most gorgeous clothes and jewelry. I don't want anything ordinary." Su Li was stunned for a moment, a flash of disappointment in her eyes, then she said in a picky tone, and finally gave Mu Qingfu a smug look.

"You..." Mu Qingfu was enraged again and wanted to chase after Su Li, but Gu Junxi held her back tightly.

Mu Qingfu turned around and glared fiercely at Gu Junxi: "You just keep spoiling her!"

"Because she's my little sister," Gu Junxi said with a smile.

There's still no clue as to whether Su Li is being manipulated, and it's best not to let too many people know.

She kept it from Mu Qingfu and went along with it, saying, "Besides, it is indeed something I owe her. I am the older sister, and I should have been the one who was taken away back then. She took the blame for me!"

"Nonsense! Blame Gu Yuanbai! There's no such thing as 'taking the blame for someone else's misfortune." Mu Qingfu was unconvinced, but was eventually persuaded to stop trying to pinpoint who was right and who was wrong with Su Li.

Outside the hall, Su Li didn't rush away after leaving. She stood at the door eavesdropping, and when Gu Junxi's words came out, Su Li's eyes dimmed.

“Mother, don’t worry. My little sister will figure it out someday,” Gu Junxi comforted Ning Hanshuang.

Ning Hanshuang gave a soft "hmm".

Gu Junxi asked Qin Yue to take Ning Hanshuang back to the courtyard and take good care of her.

After everyone had left, Gu Junxi pulled Wen Gu aside and whispered, "Did you notice anything?"

Wen Gu did not leave, but deliberately stayed to wait for Gu Junxi: "Yes. Just now when the Second Miss went out, this old servant saw a snow eagle fly into the courtyard and perch on the Second Miss's shoulder for a moment. After the snow eagle flew away, the Second Miss's expression changed."

"This old servant once heard that Master Suxin of Medicine King Valley could communicate using birds. This old servant suspected that the snow eagle was suspicious. Originally, I wanted to shoot it down, but I was afraid of alerting the enemy."

Mr. Suxin is her master, and he can communicate with birds about this matter, which Gu Junxi also knows.

However, she spent limited time in Medicine King Valley and focused primarily on medicine, without delving into the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

However, the fact that they can communicate with people using birds has already narrowed down the possibilities.

She only needed to send a letter to her master to ask how many people in the world possessed this skill, and she could roughly guess the answer.

Gu Junxi nodded: "Aunt Wen, you did a good job. For my younger sister's sake, it is indeed not advisable to alert the enemy now. I had my younger sister attend the wedding banquet in order to take advantage of the situation, find the person behind the scenes, and lure him out of the shadows."

"Aunt Wen, on the day of the Sixth Prince's wedding to Princess Fengwu, you must keep a close eye on my little sister. At the same time, you must also take good care of yourself. The person behind this is probably not simple."

Mu Lingche's wedding to Princess Fengwu will undoubtedly be a noisy affair with many people. If possible, she would like to keep a close eye on Su Li herself.

However, as the Crown Princess, her status was destined to attract attention and make it difficult for her to escape unscathed.

"Don't worry, Your Highness," Wen Gu replied.

Gu Junxi's deduction was correct; it was indeed Qingyanzi who sent Xueying to deliver the message to her.

There's only one sentence: They disrupted the sixth prince's wedding banquet and framed the Yan Kingdom.

The waters are getting increasingly murky; this is setting the stage for chaos in all four kingdoms.

The four kingdoms were in turmoil, and a great war was triggered. The common people were the first to suffer, followed by the soldiers.

As the Marquis of Ningyuan, Ning Hanshuang felt it was her duty to do so.

She wanted to avoid the wedding banquet, but Gu Junxi wouldn't cooperate.

Su Li took a deep breath, looked in the bronze mirror, and touched the mole at the corner of her eye with her fingers.

She had been by Qingyanzi's side since childhood, and while she outwardly called him her master, she was actually just his medicine slave.

She tested drugs on him countless times, teetering on the brink of life and death, and escaped countless times. She planned to kill Qingyanzi, and she almost succeeded several times.

Despite all this back and forth, she still didn't know Qingyanzi's exact background or identity.

It was during this time that she regained her original identity and returned to Ning Hanshuang and Gu Junxi's side, and only then did she learn that her master was originally from Medicine King Valley.

But she also knew that this was not all of her master's life.

The master's ambitions are enormous.

She will play an important role in this map; in the past, she would have wanted the whole world to perish with her.

But now, suddenly I can't bear to part with it.

Frustrated, Su Li slammed the bronze mirror upside down on the table.

Meanwhile, Mu Lingye and Murong Yuan went to the Prince Su's residence together.

Prince Su was curious about Mu Lingye's sudden visit.

Prince Su has always been a neutral party. Even after Gu Junxi married Mu Lingye, he did not choose to side with the Crown Prince's Mansion.

Whether others believe it or not, Prince Su has never had any private dealings with Mu Lingye.

Even when meeting with Mu Lingye, Gu Junxi is usually present.

Besides, they had already met yesterday when Mu Qingfu got married.

Prince Su didn't think there was anything that warranted Mu Lingye bringing people to his door alone so early in the morning.

Mu Lingye met Prince Su's probing gaze and found it difficult to speak.

Actually, before he went to Yan as a hostage, his relationship with this uncle was quite good. But ever since he returned from Yan, he has become estranged from his relatives in Dasheng.

He was unwilling to get close.

And they didn't want to get close to him.

"Royal Uncle!" Mu Lingye finally spoke after his words had been swirling in his mouth several times.

"If the Crown Prince needs anything, just give the order," Prince Su chuckled.

Prince Su may seem simple-minded, but he actually has extremely high emotional intelligence. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to thrive under the suspicious and narrow-minded Emperor Sheng without being viewed with suspicion.

"Uncle, there's no need to be nervous. I'm only here for personal matters. I... want to see you for a medical consultation." Mu Lingye finally revealed his purpose by raising his eyes.

He used to resent every member of the Great Sheng royal family, simply because they drank his blood yet despised him.

He used to dislike Prince Su, but because of Gu Junxi, he no longer harbors any resentment towards him.