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

Gu Junxi's lips trembled, and her disgust for Mu Lingxuan intensified.

Despite everything we've been through, he still won't let her go. He always claims to be doing it for her own good, but he actually hurts her, and each time the hurt is deeper than the last.

What grudge or grievance did he have against her?

When Gu Junxi spoke again, her voice was hoarse with anger: "I think there is another person behind Leng Xuanjue and Mu Lingxuan, Qingyanzi. Their medicine should come from Qingyanzi."

Because Mu Qingfu was there, Gu Junxi, except for concealing her suspicion that the masked man was Su Li, revealed all her guesses about Qingyanzi.

Mu Lingye remained calm, as if he had already discovered something.

But even if we know, what's the use? We haven't obtained any evidence yet.

Moreover, since the poison in their bodies has not been cured, they are always in a state of being controlled by others. If they take action and fail to strike Mu Lingxuan, Leng Xuanjue, and Qingyanzi in one fell swoop, it will alert the enemy and the situation will completely get out of control.

However, Mu Lingxuan, as a prince, is protected by the Emperor of Sheng, and cannot be touched without solid evidence. Leng Xuanjue, as an envoy from Yan, cannot be easily touched as long as he does not leave Sheng's territory.

Qingyanzi was highly valued by Emperor Sheng, and nothing could be done about him.

They faced three formidable challenges.

Zuo Chengfeng, who had been listening quietly without daring to express his opinion, suddenly thought of something, opened his mouth, and then shrank his neck somewhat guiltily.

His actions were observed by Mu Qingfu, who glared at Zuo Chengfeng and said, "Speak up if you have something to say. You're a grown man, why are you dawdling like that?"

Mu Qingfu treated Zuo Chengfeng like a dog, alternating between leniency and strictness. Zuo Chengfeng adapted well and enjoyed it.

He turned to look at Mu Qingfu with some fear before trying to reason with her, "Fu'er, I told you, you can't be angry with me."

Mu Qingfu glared at her and uttered only one word: "Speak."

Zuo Chengfeng shrank back, and under Mu Qingfu's powerful aura, even his many ulterior motives subsided. He could foresee the coming storm and said listlessly, "That pill that can control people, wasn't there an analysis before that said it was passed on from me?"

“My medicine came from Gu Juntang’s biological father. Now Xixi says that this medicine, no, the poison, came from Qingyanzi. Doesn’t that mean that Gu Juntang’s father is Qingyanzi?”

The relationship is complex, but when you sort it out step by step, it is indeed surprisingly smooth.

After Zuo Chengfeng finished speaking, he closed his eyes, expecting to be slapped by Mu Qingfu. However, after waiting for a long time, nothing happened.

He tentatively opened one eye and found the carriage unusually quiet.

Gu Junxi leaned her head against the carriage wall, took a breath, and said with a heavy expression, "If Qingyanzi is really Gu Juntang's father, then their scheme must be grand."

The master becomes the father, concealing his identity and infiltrating Emperor Sheng's inner circle. Meanwhile, Gu Juntang, the daughter, marries Mu Lingxuan as a concubine and gives birth to the first imperial grandson. Connecting these clues, Qingyanzi's goal seems to be the throne.

Mu Lingxuan was the stepping stone for him to reach the pinnacle of power.

Mu Lingxuan should be completely unaware of this.

Thinking about it this way, Mu Lingxuan really is a pitiful person who also has something hateful about him.

"Cousin, I want to go to the Prince's Mansion to see my uncle." Gu Junxi leaned forward.

Now that they know the poison that controls her is Gu poison, and that it comes from Qingyanzi, they have a precise lead. Prince Su and Qingyanzi were once fellow disciples, so he must know something about Qingyanzi, and perhaps even about Gu poison.

Furthermore, it's unclear where Qingyanzi's boundless ambition comes from. These questions need to be answered.

"Okay." Mu Qingfu considered the importance of these matters and had no reason not to agree.

"Xixi, why don't you stay at Prince Su's residence for now? We can talk about it again when Master arrives in the capital," Mu Lingye suggested again, seizing the opportunity.

Gu Junxi did not refuse this time. She could not sit idly by and wait for her master to come to the capital to help her find a solution. Now that she had a clue, she would try her best to save herself before her master arrived.

Although she could study Gu poison at the Crown Prince's residence, it was ultimately not as convenient as Prince Su's residence for her to consult Prince Su at any time.

Seeing that the deal was settled, and considering that Long Yao might also be being watched, it wasn't advisable to stay in the carriage any longer. Mu Lingye reluctantly hugged Gu Junxi again: "I should go back. But we won't be able to see each other for a while."

"Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about me." Gu Junxi smiled understandingly at Mu Lingye.

If the love lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night?

Knowing that Qingyanzi was ambitious, and seeing that Emperor Sheng trusted Qingyanzi more and more, and that they refined pills together every day, there were some things that had to be guarded against and prepared in advance.

Mu Lingye was displeased that Gu Junxi let him go so readily. His eyes dimmed slightly, but instead of loosening his grip on Gu Junxi, he tightened his hold even more.

I have things on my mind, but I won't say them.

It simply keeps releasing low pressure.

Gu Junxi raised an eyebrow in confusion and patted Mu Lingye's hand: "What's wrong?"

Mu Lingye's displeased face tightened even more, but he said something he didn't mean: "It's nothing. I'm leaving."

After saying that, he quickly got off the carriage, so fast that even Gu Junxi didn't have time to react.

The pretty girl looked helplessly at Mu Qingfu and Zuo Chengfeng. They had been controlled again.

His gaze was completely natural and didn't seem to be controlled.

"He must have had a brain spasm." Mu Qingfu understood the meaning in Gu Junxi's eyes and said this with little regard for Mu Lingye.

Indeed, only men can sympathize with other men. Zuo Chengfeng glanced at Mu Qingfu and weakly raised his hand: "I don't think so. Mu Lingye probably just feels that you don't value him. He's leaving, and you didn't show any reluctance."

Is that so? Mu Lingye can be so pretentious.

Gu Junxi frowned deeply, indicating her suspicion. Just then, the hanging horse curtain was suddenly lifted from the outside, and Mu Lingye returned, slipping back in from under the curtain.

He didn't say a word after entering, but simply sat down next to Gu Junxi, hugged her tightly, and planted a kiss on her forehead as if punishing her. Then he got off the carriage.

This series of movements was so fluid and seamless that it left the audience breathless.

This perfectly illustrates what Zuo Chengfeng meant when he said that Mu Lingye was just being pretentious and dissatisfied.

Gu Junxi stared blankly as she touched her still-warm forehead, her cheeks slightly flushed. Zuo Chengfeng had indeed guessed correctly.

Ha, when did this man become so pretentious?

But I don't dislike it; in fact, there's a slight sweetness in my heart, though I don't know why.

Gu Junxi's lips curved upwards.

Prince Su's Residence.

Prince Su is increasingly reluctant to get involved in the murky waters of the court. Recently, he has been declining to attend court events.

Whenever he has time, he only wants to stay at home with his wife.

When Gu Junxi and Mu Qingfu arrived at Prince Su's residence, Ning Haitang was directing Prince Su to plant vegetables in the garden.

The Prince's mansion was filled with pavilions and waterside terraces, and amidst this luxury, many precious flowers were dug up, and two plots of land were specially set aside to grow vegetables.

In Ning Haitang's words, even if the vegetables you grow yourself don't taste good, they still have some flavor.

Prince Su truly doted on Ning Haitang to the core.