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

The word "eunuch" deeply stung Wei Ming. If it weren't for a last resort, what normal person would willingly become a eunuch?

A cold glint flashed in Wei Ming's eyes. He caught the small knife, his fist clenched. Yet he still restrained himself, not immediately attacking Mu Lingye.

He gave Qingyanzi a wink.

Qingyanzi immediately looked at Emperor Sheng and bowed in a pretentious manner.

“Your Majesty, look at His Highness the Crown Prince. He just appeared and started brandishing swords and spears in front of you. It seems he intends to assassinate the emperor. Moreover, didn’t you tell him to go to the south? He didn’t go to the south, nor did he stay in the capital. He is clearly disobeying your orders and not taking them seriously.”

Emperor Sheng had long been under Qingyanzi's control; his audience was merely a different way of conveying orders.

Before the crown was even on, Mu Lingxuan was not yet a true emperor. Following Qingyanzi's instructions, Emperor Sheng's dull eyes filled with rage as he pointed at Mu Lingye standing at the palace gate and shouted angrily.

"You unfilial son, it seems I have been too lenient with you. Someone as unfilial and disrespectful as you should have been drowned at birth. Guards, seize this traitor Mu Lingye."

As soon as the Emperor spoke, all the eunuchs in the hall drew their swords from their waists and pointed them at Mu Lingye. These people were all from the Eastern Depot.

Rebellion requires a legitimate cause, and so does the capture of an enemy.

By taking advantage of Emperor Sheng, Qingyanzi had indeed firmly grasped the highest moral ground.

Mu Lingye was languid and seemed to care about nothing, except for Gu Junxi standing next to Qingyanzi.

He looked over, but Gu Junxi didn't even glance at him. Her gaze was unfocused, fixed straight ahead.

It seems that apart from being a bit silly, there's nothing else wrong with it.

Mu Lingye's mood improved slightly instantly.

He pulled out a red cloth-wrapped object from his pocket, and when he opened it, it turned out to be an imperial seal.

He held the imperial seal high in one hand, showing it to everyone in the hall: "Father has been controlled by a demon, and all his words today are not his true intention. No one needs to believe them."

"In order to eradicate evil spirits, Father specially ordered the Imperial Seal to be transported out of the capital and handed over to me, so that I could cleanse the court of corrupt officials and restore a peaceful world to Dasheng."

"Purge the court of corrupt officials and restore a peaceful and prosperous world." Mu Qingfu and Zuo Chengfeng, both dressed in black iron armor, entered from outside the hall, raised their arms, and echoed in unison.

The imperial seal was delivered by Long Yao to Prince Su's residence and given to Mu Qingfu. After learning about Gu Junxi's situation, Mu Qingfu had already guessed that the situation was critical and time was of the essence.

As she was discussing the next steps with Prince Su, holding the imperial seal, Mu Lingye, disguised, entered the capital and appeared at Prince Su's residence.

As soon as Mu Lingye returned to the capital, after learning about the situation there and that Gu Junxi had taken a risk and entered the imperial city, he immediately went to find Mu Qingfu.

Upon seeing the jade seal that Mu Qingfu produced, he made a decisive decision: to launch an attack today, besiege the palace, and eliminate Qingyanzi and Wei Ming.

The timing was perfect.

At the time, he thought that even if the emperor was sober, he was determined to rebel to the end.

Upon witnessing Emperor Sheng's strangely familiar movements, Mu Lingye knew that he now had a legitimate reason to rebel.

With his conspiracy exposed, Qingyanzi received the stares of everyone present and frowned deeply. He tentatively used his Gu technique to awaken the Gu within Mu Lingye's body.

But after several attempts, the Gu in Mu Lingye's body did not respond.

Someone has removed the curse from Mu Lingye.

There really is someone with this ability.

For the first time since leaving Medicine King Valley and emerging from the mountains, Qingyanzi felt a sense of crisis.

He then turned his gaze to the ministers he had controlled with drugs, and found that none of them made any move, as if they could not see his signals.

He clearly gave them the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Pill under the guise of gifting them elixirs. After taking this elixir, one needs to take an antidote every month, otherwise one will die from liver and intestinal rupture.

These people were all terrified and knelt down before him after he explained the consequences of the poison during their first attack, promising to follow his lead from now on. How come they have all suddenly changed their tune now?

"Lord Li, Lord Yang, Lord Zhou, Lord Fang... I have bestowed pills upon you all. Do you all think I am also a heretic?" Since no one took the initiative to respond, Qingyanzi simply called out each of them one by one.

The ministers who were named did not show any fear; on the contrary, they all appeared extremely calm.

They exchanged glances, then looked at Ning Hanshuang before lining up and pointing accusations at Qingyanzi, accusing him of his crimes.

“Qingyanzi, you should know in your heart whether you are a heretic or not. In the past, you took advantage of our trust in you, under the guise of giving us pills, but in reality you tricked us into taking poison to control us.”

"Fortunately, Marquis Ningyuan found the antidote and gave it to us. Otherwise, wouldn't we be at your mercy, allowing your conspiracy to succeed?"

"Your Highness, we, your humble servants, support you in removing corrupt officials from the court and restoring a bright and prosperous world to Dasheng."

The situation quickly reversed, and all the ministers whom Qingyanzi had brought up to accuse Mu Lingye became evidence against him.

Gu Junxi has been studying Gu poison for so long, and although she still cannot get rid of the Gu in her own body, she has developed an antidote to remove the poison from the bodies of the ministers.

Following Gu Junxi's instructions, Ning Hanshuang handed the antidote to the ministers on the list provided by Su Li and advised them to turn back before it was too late.

Nobody's stupid; everyone knows how to choose. Trying to negotiate with a tiger will only result in being devoured. Besides, nobody likes feeling controlled by others.

"Very well...you are all very well." Qingyanzi felt increasingly powerless. He angrily pointed at the ministers, but in the end, he had no choice but to confront them head-on.

He turned to look at Wei Ming: "Brother, there's no other way. It seems we have no choice but to suppress them by force."

“Okay.” Wei Ming agreed. He could also see the situation clearly. Outsmarting them was impossible, so there was no room for hesitation. If he hesitated any longer, he would lose the initiative and become even more passive.

Having no legitimate reason to wage war is troublesome, but it's not impossible. After all, history is always written by the victors.

Qingyanzi approached Emperor Sheng and gave him another order. Emperor Sheng rebuked all the ministers, including Mu Lingye: "Outrageous! The Imperial Advisor is my savior. If it weren't for the Imperial Advisor, I would still be lying in bed when I fell ill."

"Since you are determined to rebel and have come up with so many reasons, then don't blame me for being impolite. Come on, do it."

As soon as the last sentence was spoken, the eunuchs with knives took the initiative to fight. At this, the black-armored guards stationed at the palace gate also entered and engaged them in combat.

Chaos erupted instantly inside the palace. Civil officials who knew no martial arts screamed and fled in all directions, as did the palace maids.

Soon, blood appeared, and red blood splattered everywhere.

Qingyanzi looked at Mu Lingxuan, who was standing to the side with a furrowed brow and no movement, and felt displeased. He deliberately provoked him: "Your Highness, what are you still standing there for? Can't you see that people have come right up to you?"

"Purge the court of corrupt officials" means purging the treacherous ministers and traitors around the emperor. You were almost on your way to the throne. Do you think Mu Lingye would let you go if he won? Besides, you've always coveted other men's wives. What? Gu Junxi, you don't want her anymore, and you want to give her back to Mu Lingye?

Despite not being under control, Mu Lingxuan stared blankly at Qing Yanzi.

He was dissatisfied with every word Qingyanzi said. But he was even more dissatisfied with Qingyanzi's statement that he would return Gu Junxi to Mu Lingye.

Gu Junxi is not an object; she is a living, breathing person. There is no question of whether she should repay or not.

After recalling his past life memories, he had thought things through very clearly.

Although I still love Gu Junxi very much, I will no longer force Gu Junxi.

As long as she is happy, then he is happy.

He was unwilling to do nothing and watch Mu Lingye seize the throne.

He's not stupid; he can't just stand there and let people beat him to death.

Mu Lingxuan glanced at Gu Junxi, who was standing there blankly, and remained unmoved by everything before him. Suddenly, he used his lightness skill to join the battle and fought with Mu Lingye.

Many ministers and palace maids fled out of the palace, and fewer and fewer people remained inside.