Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Afterwards, Su Qianrou went to Qingfeng Temple alone.

At that moment, a young nun was sweeping the floor, so I went over and asked, "Hello, could you tell me how to get to the back mountain of Qingfeng Temple?"

The young nun was taken aback for a moment, then pointed to the path beside her and said, "Go that way."

"Thank you," Su Qianrou said without hesitation and walked over.

The young nun warned, "The back mountain is located on a cliff, so be careful."

"it is good".

Before long, Su Qianrou arrived at the back mountain and saw two people under a tree on the edge of the cliff. One of them was looking down at the other, who was sitting on the ground in a sorry state, with his hands and feet tied.

Su Qianrou originally thought that the person who invited her here was Qin Zhenzhen, but she never expected that it was Aunt Xu.

Upon seeing her arrive, Lin Rong anxiously called out, "Rou'er, go away quickly, don't come any closer."

"Mom, are you alright?"

"Don't worry about me, just go."

"Go! Today, none of you are leaving."

"Aunt Xu, what do you want to do?"

"What does the young lady think I will do? Oh, no, I should now call her the Regent's Consort."

"Now that you know I am the Regent's Consort, why don't you release my mother immediately?"

“Release her! She has caused me so much suffering, how could I possibly let her go? Today, I will make sure she suffers a terrible death.”

“My mother never harmed you; on the contrary, it was you who gave her a slow-acting poison.”

“If it weren’t for her, this position of the Minister’s wife would be mine now, mine!” Aunt Xu said excitedly.

"The position of Minister will never be yours. Don't forget, it was you who volunteered to become my father's concubine in order to curry favor with the Marquis's family. And when my father was sent to Yangzhou, you were afraid of suffering with him, so you volunteered to stay and take care of my grandmother. What right do you have to blame all of this on my mother?"

"That's not how it is. At first, I wanted to be your father's legal wife, but he rejected me because of her, so I had to settle for second best and become his concubine. It's all because of her," she said, grabbing Lin Rong's neck tightly. "You stole my position, and you're the one who caused me to end up like this. It's all your fault. You deserve to die, you deserve to die." At this point, Aunt Xu had gone mad.

Lin Rong's face turned red due to difficulty breathing, and she was in great discomfort.

Seeing this, Su Qianrou disregarded everything else and immediately stepped forward.

Seeing her approach, Lin Rong called out with difficulty, "Don't come any closer, there's kerosene."

However, it was too late. Su Qianrou had already come over, pushed Aunt Xu aside, and asked with concern, "Mother, are you alright?"

"Don't worry about me, go quickly, go quickly."

"None of you are leaving today," Aunt Xu said, standing up a short distance away from them. She held a tinderbox in her hand. "A Minister's wife and a Regent's wife, it's worth it, it's worth it," she laughed, then threw the tinderbox to the ground.

Just as it was about to hit the ground, a dart shot from a distance, deflecting the tinder and saving Su Qianrou and Lin Rong from the fire.

"Who is it?" Aunt Xu asked.

Yingyue came out.

"Who are you?"

Yingyue ignored her and walked straight up to Su Qianrou, saying, "This subordinate greets Your Highness."

"Who are you".

"I am Yingyue, sent by the Prince to protect the Princess."

"Yingyue, you and Yingfeng are... "

"He is my brother."

Su Qianrou understood.

Just as they were talking, Aunt Xu secretly picked up a tinderbox from the ground and said viciously, "I told you, if you bring people, I will make you collect your mother's body. Now, you can all die together."

The moment she finished speaking, Yingyue threw another dart at her, hitting her directly in the chest.

Aunt Xu coughed up a mouthful of blood, and then the tinderbox fell from her hand, and she collapsed to the ground.

Su Qianrou looked at her, unsure of what to think.

"Your Highness, this place is full of kerosene, it would be best to leave as soon as possible."

"Ok".

Then, Su Qianrou untied Lin Rong and asked, "Mother, how are you? Are you alright?"

"fine".

Su Qianrou and Yingyue helped Lin Rong up and prepared to leave, but unexpectedly, someone rushed over and held a dagger to Su Qianrou's neck, saying, "Don't move."

Upon hearing the voice, Su Qianrou knew who was behind her: "Qin Zhenzhen."

"You're really lucky, this didn't kill you."

"You orchestrated everything that happened today."

"So what if it is?"

"Princess Min, what are you doing?" Lin Rong was unaware of the feud between Su Qianrou and Qin Zhenzhen, so she was very puzzled by her behavior.

"What I want to do is kill her," he said, his hand tightening involuntarily, causing a streak of blood to appear on Su Qianrou's neck.

"Don't be impulsive, let's talk this out," Lin Rong said nervously, looking at her as if she might accidentally kill Su Qianrou. She was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do.

Because Qin Zhenzhen was completely hidden behind Su Qianrou, even Yingyue had no way to make a move and could only wait for an opportunity to act.

Qin Zhenzhen ignored them and pulled Su Qianrou toward the edge of the cliff.

Seeing this, Lin Rong and Ying Yue immediately followed.

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill her right now."

Helpless, Lin Rong and Ying Yue had no choice but to stand still.

Just then, Mu Jinchen and his group arrived.

Upon seeing Su Qianrou being held hostage, Su Jing'an and Su Mingxuan instinctively called out, "Rou'er."

Mu Jinchen said, "Qin Zhenzhen, you're courting death."

"Even if I die, I want her to be buried with me."

"If you dare to touch her, I will make your entire Qin clan pay with their lives."

"Mu Jinchen, I love you so much. For you, I'm even willing to lose face. But what about you? For her, you hurt me again and again. Why? Tell me why."

Mu Jinchen remained silent.

Qin Zhenzhen then said, "I've liked you for ten years, a full ten years, but you've fallen in love with her. How can I accept this?"

"As long as you release her, I will do whatever you want."

Qin Zhenzhen laughed, but it was a self-deprecating laugh. He then said, "If you want me to let her go, fine, you can jump off here and I'll let her go."

"No," the others said before Mu Jinchen could answer.

Jin Chen replied, "Okay," and then walked toward the cliff.

Yingfeng hurriedly grabbed him, "Your Highness, no! You are the Regent, Yunyue's protector. If anything happens to you, what will Yunyue do? And His Majesty, he is still so young."

“Yes, Fifth Brother, we must not act impulsively,” Mu Xinchen also said.

"Let go".

"Your Majesty".

"I don't want to say it a second time."

"Your Highness, please reconsider," Yingfeng pleaded, kneeling down.

"Please reconsider, Your Highness," the other subordinates also knelt down.

Su Jing'an knew that if Mu Jinchen were to die, Yunyue would be thrown into chaos. However, he couldn't bear to choose between his daughter and the country. So he stepped forward and said, "If Princess Min insists on one person dying, I will."

"Father," Su Mingxuan looked at him.

“The prince’s life or death is a matter of national security and cannot be taken lightly. I am her father, so it is only right and reasonable for me to die in her place.”

Mu Jinchen couldn't help but look at him.

Su Mingxuan said, "No, I am Rou'er's older brother. If anyone should die, it should be me."

“The one who deserves to die the most is me. Rou’er came here to save me. Princess Min, I am willing to die in her place. I only beg you to let her go,” Lin Rong pleaded.

Su Qianrou watched them all vying to die in her place, feeling both moved and heartbroken. "Father, Mother, Eldest Brother, you don't have to do this. If this is my fate, I accept it."

Rou'er.