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

"Princess Consort, how is she?" As soon as the screen was removed, everyone's eyes in the room turned back to Gu Junxi.

"Needless to say, it was a failure. Gu Junxi, come to the palace with me now and apologize to the Emperor. It's not too late." Before Gu Junxi could speak, Mu Lingxuan crossed his arms and said coldly.

"Is that so?" Mu Lingche glanced at the bed and found that Feng Wu was still asleep. His heart had already sank, but he still clung to his last hope.

Only Mu Lingye remained silent. He didn't rely on the maids; he personally brought a basin of water and washed the blood off Gu Junxi's hands.

His expression remained indifferent, as if the outcome truly didn't matter to him. Success was expected, and failure didn't matter either; even if the sky fell, he would bear it for her.

Gu Junxi didn't rush to announce the results. She quietly let Mu Lingye wash her hands. When she looked up, the corners of her mouth turned up and her eyes sparkled with laughter as she met Mu Lingye's gaze.

She and Mu Lingye were like a world unto themselves, a world that no one else could fit into. It wasn't until they wanted to leave that their little world connected with everyone else.

Mu Lingxuan felt jealous, and a surge of impulse welled up inside him.

He rushed forward, snatched the basin from Mu Lingye's hand, and smashed it on the ground.

In the end, reason prevailed over him.

Mu Lingxuan almost gritted his teeth: "Gu Junxi, forcing yourself to stay silent like this won't solve anything."

“Who says the problem can’t be solved?” Gu Junxi’s hands were already clean. Mu Lingye handed the basin to a maid to take away, and the couple held hands. Only then did Gu Junxi turn around and look at Mu Lingxuan, whose face was dark.

"Princess Fengwu's poison has been neutralized, and her wounds have been treated. If all goes well, Princess Fengwu will wake up in an hour. If Prince Xuan and the Sixth Prince are worried, they can have the imperial physician examine her."

"A death throes. I don't believe that Princess Fengwu, who was poisoned and had a fatal wound, could be saved so easily by you." Mu Lingxuan was incredulous.

Mu Lingche wanted to believe it but dared not, so to be on the safe side, he gave the waiting imperial physician a wink, just as Gu Junxi had suggested.

The imperial physician immediately stepped forward and took Feng Wu's pulse.

A moment later, the imperial physician stood up and bowed to Mu Lingche with admiration: "Sixth Prince, Princess Fengwu's poison has indeed been neutralized, and her breathing has returned to normal. Just as the Crown Princess said, she is expected to wake up in about an hour."

"Your Highness, your medical skills are truly remarkable, in no way inferior to Master Qingyanzi. This old minister admires you." At the end, the imperial physician couldn't help but bow to Gu Junxi again; since ancient times, people have had a natural inclination to admire the strong.

Gu Junxi smiled slightly: "Physician Xu, you flatter me."

"How is this possible? Princess Fengwu was in such a serious condition and she was saved." Mu Lingxuan was dumbfounded. No one paid him any attention at this moment.

Gu Junxi glanced under the bed and said to Mu Lingche, "Princess Fengwu has just been rescued and needs to rest. It's not advisable to have too many people in the room."

"Very well, this prince will arrange it immediately." Mu Lingche obeyed Gu Junxi's words without question. Feng Wu had come back to life, and the crisis was over. Gu Junxi was, in effect, his benefactor.

Thinking back to the days when he conspired with Feng Wu to frame Gu Junxi at the post station, Mu Lingche felt a pang of guilt and genuinely began to trust Gu Junxi more.

Consequently, he became increasingly dissatisfied with Mu Lingxuan. He was the first to confront Mu Lingxuan: "Brother, please leave first. Feng Wu needs to rest."

"What did you say?" Mu Lingxuan and Mu Lingche locked eyes. Mu Lingche had always respected him, and even if he had a problem with him, he wouldn't dare to speak to him like that.

This is the first time I've ever been so disrespectful to him.

Mu Lingche was not afraid of Mu Lingxuan's silent threat. Now that he was married to Feng Wu and had the support of the Qin Kingdom, he no longer needed to be subservient as before.

He repeated, "Brother, please go out first."

"Fine, Mu Lingche, is this how you treat me? I'll remember this." Mu Lingxuan turned and left. Angry as he was, he remained rational. This was the Sixth Prince's residence; if he really fought Mu Lingche, Mu Lingxuan wouldn't come out on top.

"Let's go too," Gu Junxi said to Mu Lingye as soon as Mu Lingxuan left.

There are still many things outside that need her attention.

Mu Lingye had no objection.

The two left the room.

Those waiting outside the courtyard, upon learning that Feng Wu had been saved, felt both disbelief and a greater degree of trust in Gu Junxi. Those who had said Gu Junxi's cure of the plague in Luoyan City was merely a fluke were all proven wrong.

The first time might just be luck, but the second time it comes down to skill. After all, you're not a lucky charm, and good fortune doesn't last forever.

With Feng Wu assassinated and Mu Lingche burdened with numerous matters, the wedding banquet was naturally not in the mood to continue. Everyone tactfully withdrew. Fortunately, the ceremony was completed, and the marriage alliance between Qin and Da Sheng was, in a sense, finished.

Murong Yuan was also waiting outside the courtyard with the group. When he saw Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye come out, he anxiously went to greet them: "Just now I not only had people search the whole mansion, but I also had people go back to Ningyuan Marquis to check, but we still couldn't find the Second Miss."

Gu Junxi glanced at the room behind her, and said in a low voice with complicated emotions, "There's no need to look anymore."

"You've found her." Murong Yuan was overjoyed.

"I suppose so!" Gu Junxi was unwilling to say more. She took a deep breath, suppressing her emotions, and said, "Let's send Aunt Wen back to the manor first."

Feng Wu was assassinated, and Gu Yuanbai has already taken the blame alone. If she doesn't speak up, no one will know that Su Li is hiding under Feng Wu's bed.

Su Li's ability to slip into the bridal chamber unnoticed shows she's quite capable. She's already managed to get Mu Lingche to send everyone away, so Su Li should be able to leave the room quietly again.

It would be suspicious if they all stayed at the Sixth Prince's residence.

After all, with Gu Yuanbai's identity as a traitor exposed and his recent death, Emperor Sheng would definitely take it seriously, and the number of people paying attention to the Sixth Prince's residence would inevitably increase.

For Su Li's sake, what they need to do now is to stay as far away from the Sixth Prince's residence as possible for the time being.

"What do you mean by 'I guess so'?" Murong Yuan narrowed his eyes, pondering Gu Junxi's words, and then noticed something amiss. He cleverly recalled the places Gu Junxi had gone after they kicked open the door together, and deduced that Gu Junxi had found Su Li somewhere.

Murong Yuan realized the seriousness of the matter, lowered his brows, and stopped asking questions.

No one expected that the person who left home in the morning, looking so energetic, would have to be carried back home.

From the moment Gu Junxi stepped off the carriage into the Ningyuan Marquis's residence, she never raised her head. Her heart felt as if a heavy stone was pressing down on it.

Wen Gu and her mother were like sisters. Now that Wen Gu is dead, she doesn't know how to explain it to her mother.

Moreover, my mother only just learned the truth about how my maternal grandparents' family was wiped out years ago.

With each step Gu Junxi took into the mansion, her heart grew heavier, and her legs felt as if they were made of lead.