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

Although Xuan Ying was very worried about Mu Lingye, she still chose to complete the task Mu Lingye had given her first: to quickly take down the lives of Leng Xuanjue's trusted men.

Leng Xuanjue was the backbone of these people. With his death, morale plummeted and panicked. Xuan Ying, leading a group of guards, easily took all their lives.

After finishing what he was doing, Xuan Ying immediately helped Mu Lingye up.

Knowing that Mu Lingye had lost too much blood, Xuan Ying first fed Mu Lingye a blood-restoring pill. Even after taking the pill, Mu Lingye's breath was still weak.

Xuan Ying then realized that Mu Lingye's coma was not due to excessive blood loss, but because of the Gu worms in his body.

"Clean up the scene immediately and head to Medicine King Valley."

Xuan Ying frowned as he gave the order.

The dead Yan people were thrown off the cliff one by one, especially Leng Xuanjue's corpse, which was deliberately stabbed to ensure that he would never come back to life.

The Yan and Dasheng have always been mortal enemies. The people of Yan have killed countless citizens of Dasheng, so no one would hesitate to attack the people of Yan.

Gu Junxi, who had already returned to the capital, was walking on the street, mingling with the crowd, when for some reason she suddenly felt a pang in her chest. She glanced in the direction of the city gate.

Then she lowered her eyes and touched her belly: "Baby, tell your mother that your father will definitely return safely, right?"

The baby in her belly was still too small to react. But Gu Junxi had already comforted herself.

She and Mu Lingye were both able to secretly carry out their pregnancy despite being completely controlled by a curse. Mu Lingye will surely return safely for her and the child.

This family, having endured so much hardship, was destined to be reunited.

"Gu Xiaoxi, I've finally found you. What's the situation with the baby in your belly? Why did Mu Lingye suddenly target you again?"

Suddenly, she was embraced. Gu Junxi looked up and met Mu Qingfu's concerned gaze. Besides her, Zuo Chengfeng, who also looked concerned, was beside Mu Qingfu.

It's understandable that Mu Qingfu would worry if she didn't know that she and Mu Lingye had conspired to fake a miscarriage.

Now that they've returned to the capital, no one can be sure whether Mu Lingxuan or Qingyanzi's people are around here.

To avoid revealing her true feelings, Gu Junxi pretended to be sad and hugged Mu Qingfu back, saying, "Cousin, I'm so sad. I don't want to be with him anymore. I want a divorce."

Mu Qingfu felt her heart sink. When she asked that question, she still held onto a sliver of hope that the miscarriage was a setup by Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye. Now, as she told Gu Xiaoxi she was sad, was it because she couldn't bring herself to say it?

Mu Qingfu's anger surged to its peak: "That bastard Mu Lingye, I want to kill him. Divorce, we must divorce! What's the point of keeping such a scoundrel around if we don't divorce him?"

Only the fearless Princess Qingfu would dare to criticize the Crown Prince in such a way.

However, since it's all an act, the more fiercely Mu Qingfu berates Mu Lingye, the more realistic it will be.

Gu Junxi didn't stop her, and even added fuel to the fire: "My cousin is the best to me. I want to go home now. Cousin, can you take me home?"

"Okay, I'll take you home now." Mu Qingfu agreed with pity, then turned around and glared at Zuo Chengfeng: "Get away, no man is any good."

Zuo Chengfeng, now burdened with trouble again, could only helplessly rub his nose.

Gu Junxi and Mu Qingfu boarded the roller coaster. Her concerns were valid; Mu Lingxuan was watching this scene from a distance.

He found Gu Junxi based on the Gu poison in her body. He originally intended to take Gu Junxi back to the Xuan Prince's Mansion, but after hearing Gu Junxi crying to Mu Qingfu, he suddenly stopped and did nothing.

His demands differed from Leng Xuanjue's.

Leng Xuanjue wanted to see Mu Lingye suffer, and he wanted to see Mu Lingye conquered.

He only wanted to break up Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye and regain Gu Junxi's possession, so he cared about Gu Junxi's feelings.

He gazed at the direction the carriage had gone and murmured, "Xixi, only by letting go of the bad things of the past can you welcome the new and beautiful ones. Since you are so sad right now, I will give you three days to process it. When you come to my side, you will be in your best condition."

Mu Lingxuan turned around and went back to the Xuanwang Mansion, where he asked Xingchi to go to the street and buy a lot of things that Gu Junxi liked to eat, use, and play with.

He had never paid attention to Gu Junxi's preferences before, and he always thought that he didn't know Gu Junxi's preferences either.

Amazingly, I suddenly remembered everything.

It turns out that I didn't not care before; I just thought I didn't care.

"Lord Xingchi, why are you preparing so many women's items? Is the Prince finally getting married?" The old woman in charge of purchasing asked with a smile, holding up the list.

Xingchi glanced at the purchasing woman, Granny Chen, and said sternly, “Don’t ask questions you shouldn’t. You’re an elder in this household, how can you not understand any manners?”

With a forced smile and a bow, Granny Chen said, "Lord Xingchi is right. This old woman is just concerned about the Prince's final affairs. Hehe, this old woman won't say any more, won't say any more."

Granny Chen left with the list. After exiting the front hall, she stopped at the corner of the courtyard corridor as she passed a cleaning woman.

"Come to my place for dinner tonight."

The cleaning woman responded with a "Mm".

When she slightly raised her head, the left half of her face was revealed, a face covered with scars, an ugly face.

Even ordinary families consider good-looking people when hiring, let alone a royal family. It's quite unusual for the Prince Xuan's mansion to have such an ugly servant.

Gu Junxi was unaware that Mu Lingxuan was already planning to bring her into the Xuan Prince's residence. She had already returned to the Ningyuan Marquis's residence with Mu Qingfu.

Ning Hanshuang and Qin Yue had been worried about Gu Junxi these past few days, and they were both relieved to see her return.

Seeing Gu Junxi return with a pained expression, they dared not ask her about the child again, for fear of touching on her painful memories.

Ning Hanshuang personally poured Gu Junxi a cup of tea and placed it in her hand: "It's good that you're back. Your mother will take care of everything. Whatever you want to do, your mother will support you."

"Uncle Qin also supports you," Qin Yue echoed.

"Aunt, Uncle, Xixi says she wants to divorce Mu Lingye. You said you would support her and not go back on your word." Mu Qingfu quickly seized the opportunity to speak, fearing that Ning Hanshuang and Qin Yue might be afraid of imperial power.

This shows that Mu Qingfu underestimated Ning Hanshuang, after all, Ning Hanshuang had really thought about rebellion more than once these days.

To be honest, she still didn't quite believe that Mu Lingye had really fallen out with Gu Junxi and killed Gu Junxi's unborn child. She knew that Gu Junxi and Mu Lingye had put on an act before.

"Xixi...you really don't want Mu Lingye anymore?" Ning Hanshuang carefully chose her words.

Gu Junxi had been keeping her eyes downcast with a sad expression, but when she heard Ning Hanshuang's words, she slowly raised her head and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Mother, Uncle Qin, cousin, cousin's husband. It was all an act by A-Ling and me. The baby is perfectly fine in my womb. I'm sorry, cousin. I was just putting on an act for others outside. I didn't mean to lie to you."

"You brat, it's good that you're alright. I was fooled, so be it, I'm willing to accept it." Mu Qingfu paused for a moment, then poked Gu Junxi's head without holding a grudge.

"That scared me to death! I knew it. That kid, A-Ye, wouldn't be this unreliable." Ning Hanshuang exhaled a breath of stale air, completely forgetting that she had just called him by his full name, "Mu Lingye," and now she was calling him A-Ye again. The switching of her address was so smooth.

Qin Yue asked astutely, "Xixi, do you and His Highness the Crown Prince have any plans? Do you need our help?"