Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Ignoring his injuries, Mu Jinchen spurred his horse and galloped along the road, chasing after Mu Jingfeng at top speed.

Mu Jingfeng didn't dare to delay and ran as fast as he could, afraid that if he slowed down even a step, he would be caught up and his life would be over.

"Your Highness, I know a shortcut that should allow us to stop Prince Min. However, the road may not be easy to travel."

"It's alright, lead the way."

"Yes".

Then, Seventeen turned into a side road, and the others followed.

Half an hour later, they finally passed Mu Jingfeng and the others, arrived in front of them, and stopped them.

"Where is Prince Min going?"

"Fifth brother, what are you doing here?"

"What does Prince Min think?"

"You were the one last night."

Mu Jinchen did not refute, which can be taken as tacit agreement.

"It really was you," he said, then asked in bewilderment, "How come you're alright? That sword was clearly coated with poison, and it was a deadly poison. If the antidote wasn't obtained within an hour, you would surely die. As far as I know, there is no one in your household who knows medicine. How did you heal yourself?"

"Just because it didn't exist before doesn't mean it doesn't exist now. Don't forget, Prince Min, I already have a queen."

"You mean, the Regent's wife knows medicine."

Mu Jinchen did not explain, "That's not important. What's important is that you colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, sold weapons, sold official positions, and disrupted the court. Now the evidence is conclusive, and you cannot escape your guilt."

"So you're here to arrest me."

"Good that you know, now surrender!" Seventeen shouted.

Mu Jingfeng chuckled, "Surrender is absolutely impossible. Men, move in for me."

Upon hearing this, the people behind him swarmed forward, determined to break through the encirclement and find a way to survive.

Mu Jinchen made a gesture, and the shadow guards immediately stepped forward and grabbed Mu Jingfeng.

Soon, the two sides clashed.

Seeing his men losing ground, Mu Jingfeng could no longer sit still and decided to fight to the death. So he drew his sword and quickly attacked Mu Jinchen.

Mu Jinchen remained calm and easily dodged his attack, then drew his sword to fight back.

Mu Jingfeng showed no regard for brotherhood, unleashing ruthless attacks, each one potentially fatal. However, he was no match for Mu Jinchen. Not only were all of Mu Jinchen's moves neutralized, but Mu Jingfeng also suffered numerous injuries, while Mu Jinchen remained unscathed.

Just then, the two leaped from their horses, swords pointed at each other. In the end, Mu Jingfeng was hit, the sword piercing his chest, while Mu Jinchen only suffered a cut on his arm, showing that the outcome was already decided.

"The victor is king, the loser is villain; in the end, I, Mu Jingfeng, have lost."

"As a prince of Yunyue, you have actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. You deserve to die."

Fearing death, Mu Jingfeng hurriedly said, "My father left a will that even if we rebel, you cannot kill us."

"Then go to your father's mausoleum and repent for your past mistakes," he said, drawing his sword.

Then, Mu Jingfeng coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

At the same time, the Shadow Guards subdued all those who resisted.

Yingfeng approached Mu Jinchen and called out, "Your Highness."

"Take Prince Min back and detain him for trial. Take the rest of the people back with him as well."

"Yes".

Yanxi Palace

Su Qianrou was so bored that she started playing chess pieces, and she even dragged Chunzhu to join her. The two of them played Gomoku.

Chunzhu was no match for her and lost miserably. "Your Highness, please let me win. I have never won once. You are the only one who has ever won."

“Okay, I’ll let you win the next game,” Su Qianrou said as she picked up the chess pieces.

Before long, Juxia came in and said, "Your Highness, the Prince has returned, but he seems to be injured. Chief Steward Yu has summoned the imperial physician."

"Injured?" After a moment of silence, Su Qianrou put down the chess piece in her hand and said, "Go to Fuyun Palace." After saying that, she got up and walked out.

Fuyun Palace

When she entered the room, the imperial physician was taking Mu Jinchen's pulse.

When Yingfeng and the others saw her, they hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness."

Su Qianrou walked to Mu Jinchen's side and asked, "How are you? Are you badly injured?"

The imperial physician replied, "Your Highness, the Prince's old wounds have not healed, and new ones have appeared. Fortunately, the new wounds have not damaged the bones and tendons. However, the wound on the Prince's chest has reopened and needs to be treated again. The wound on his arm also needs to be bandaged. I will prescribe a few more doses of medicine, and the Prince will be fully recovered in less than half a month."

"Okay, is there anything I need to be aware of?"

"The wound should not get wet, and... it's best to avoid sexual intercourse to prevent the wound from reopening."

Su Qianrou felt a slight embarrassment and replied, "I understand."

"If Your Highness and Princess have nothing else to say, then I shall take my leave."

"Thank you for your trouble."

The imperial physician left.

Yu Lian glanced at Ying Feng, gesturing for him to step forward.

Yingfeng understood, took the medicine and went over, saying, "Your Highness, His Highness's wound..."

Su Qianrou glanced at Mu Jinchen and then said, "Give it to me."

"Yes," Yingfeng replied, placing the tray down.

"Clothes," Su Qianrou said, looking at Mu Jinchen.

Mu Jinchen understood and obediently took off her clothes, no longer as reserved as the first time. After all, she had seen it twice already, so she didn't care about this time. The wound on her chest and the wound on her arm happened to be on the same side, so she exposed half of her body.

While applying the medicine to him, Su Qianrou said, "You're obedient this time. Last time I asked you to take your clothes off, you pretended to be reserved and said that men and women shouldn't touch each other."

"You've already seen it all, so it won't matter if you do it again. Besides, we're husband and wife now."

"It's just in name only," Su Qianrou thought to herself, then said, "If you keep going like this, my bandaging skills will be on par with those of a doctor."

"It's already considered good now. Back in the military, getting injured was commonplace."

Su Qianrou glanced at him and said, "You're quite proud of yourself."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Su Qianrou didn't say anything more, and silently applied medicine and bandaged him.

Mu Jinchen just watched her quietly.

Yanxi Palace

The next day, Su Qianrou was having breakfast.

Li An came in and said, "Your Highness, the Min Prince's residence has been ransacked, and the Min Prince and his family have all been imprisoned... Oh, no, except for the Min Princess."

Why?

"Princess Min went to the temple to offer incense yesterday and has not returned yet. The Ministry of Justice sent people to look for her, but the temple said she had already left."

"They probably received a tip and went into hiding."

"The Ministry of Justice is looking for her; they should find her soon."

"Hmm, how is the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

"The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion has been placed under house arrest, and the Duke of Zhenguo fainted upon hearing the news and is now in critical condition."

"Didn't you call a doctor?"

"His Highness has ordered that no one may enter or leave until the matter is thoroughly investigated."

"Let's go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion," Su Qianrou said without hesitation, getting up and walking out.

Zhenguogongfu

Now, the Duke of Zhenguo has been unconscious for an hour and has not yet woken up. Therefore, Liu Xinyue can't care about anything else and can only beg the imperial guards outside the door to have mercy and hope that they can find a doctor.

However, the Imperial Guard remained unmoved and ignored her pleas.

Helpless, she could only draw her sword, intending to fight the Imperial Guards to the death, but then she was told to "get out of the way."

"Insolence! Are you trying to disobey orders?" The Imperial Guard immediately drew his sword and pointed it at her.

"I said, move aside."

"If you step out of the Duke of Zhenguo's territory, you will be killed without mercy."

At this moment, Liu Xinyue had lost her mind. She had only one thought in her mind: to find a doctor and save her grandfather. Therefore, she didn't care about anything else and raised her sword to swing at the Imperial Guards.