After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yan's gaze slid down from her eyes to her cherry-red lips. Cao Yuan's lips were opening and closing, looking very kissable.

Chu Yan took a breath, his throat bobbed, and moved closer to her. Cao Yuan tilted her head and dodged him, sitting down opposite him.

"Teasing me?"

Cao Yuan said smugly, "From now on, you're mine. Only I can tease you!"

The carriage stopped near the Prime Minister's residence.

"You're letting me off the bus so soon?"

Chu Yan put his arm around her waist, and Cao Yuan leaned forward and sat directly on his lap, her arms wrapping around his neck like a water snake.

"What's wrong? Don't want to leave? What do you want to do with me in the car?"

Chu Yan's eyes darted away.

"That's unreasonable!"

Cao Yuan affectionately rubbed his cheek.

"Are you afraid I'll treat you like a gigolo? In a few days, after the Anzhou case is over, I'll divorce Xue Xinian! Then I'll give you a proper status!"

Chu Yan licked his lips and chuckled, "After the Anzhou case is over, will Bai Lu be alright?"

Upon hearing Bai Lu's name, Cao Yuan's smile froze.

"Chu Yan, you haven't lied to me, have you?"

Cao Yuan looked at him intently.

"I hate being lied to the most. If you deceive me and betray me like Xue Xinian did, I won't let you get away with it!"

"What would you do if I really lied to you?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yuan's expression turned serious. She gently cupped Chu Yan's face and said softly, "If you really lied to me, then I can only..."

"Kill you!"

Chu Yan stepped down from the carriage, looking dejected.

He climbed over the wall back to the Prime Minister's residence and sat in his room, pondering whether or not to tell Cao Yuan his true identity.

"Young master, you're back! The one-month deadline is almost here. Have you spoken to the princess yet?"

Chu Yan was stunned. They arrived so quickly?

"Ah Feng, actually we're here..."

"Young Master, you don't mean you don't want to leave, do you?" Xuan Feng said first, having noticed that Chu Yan was moved.

Chu Yan lowered his eyes.

"Young master, have you really fallen in love with the princess?"

Chu Yan nodded and gave a soft "hmm".

Xuanfeng exclaimed excitedly, "Young Master, you're being foolish! Putting aside the fact that you are the Crown Prince of Shu, the fact that you already have a principal wife in Shu is something the princess would never accept! Are you planning to have the princess of Wei become a concubine for our Crown Prince of Shu?"

"Given the princess's temperament, there's no way she would agree!"

"Ah Feng, you know perfectly well that the Emperor secretly arranged for me to marry his principal wife after I came to Wei! I've never even met her, so she can't be considered my principal wife!"

"Actually, I've been thinking a lot lately: even if I go back, can I change the emperor's ways? Can I do something for our people like the princess did? You and I both know the answer!"

"The ruler of Shu is unrighteous, and he is unwilling to listen to me! Why not take this opportunity to make him change the crown prince? Anyway, I don't care about that position."

Hearing Chu Yan say this, Xuan Feng had nothing more to say.

"Ah Feng, I have no ties in Shu, but you do. If you want to go back, I won't stop you!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanfeng knelt on the ground without hesitation and said firmly, "Young master, are you trying to send me away? Xuanfeng will not go anywhere, I will only follow you! Xuanfeng just doesn't want you to be entangled by temporary romantic feelings."

"As long as you've made up your mind, Young Master, Xuanfeng will support you no matter what!"

Chu Yan walked to his desk and wrote a letter. “Ah Feng, go back to Shu in the next few days and give this letter to the emperor. Also, buy a house in the capital.”

"Xuanfeng will go right away! Young Master, please be careful!"

Chu Yan nodded.

After Xuanfeng left, Chu Yan waited until dark before going out.

He thought for a moment and decided he should tell Cao Yuan everything.

I had just arrived at the Xue residence, but had not yet stepped through the gate.

A voice behind him sent chills down his spine.

"Greetings, Lord Chu!"

Chu Yan was stunned. He slowly turned around and saw a servant who had come to deliver a message.

"Lord Chu, my master requests your presence!"

He was then taken to a teahouse, which was filled with the aroma of tea and had a tranquil atmosphere. There was no one inside except for a few guards.

Chu Yan's mood gradually calmed down, and he knew without even thinking who the people in the teahouse were!

The only problem is that he didn't choose to report me; he must have wanted to make a deal with me.

He went upstairs and entered a side room.

Cao Ji was sitting upright in a pear wood chair, with a pot of water on a small stove beside him, which was already boiling and steaming.

"Lord Chu, please have a seat!"

Cao Ji smiled slightly, then skillfully picked up the tea set and began to brew tea for Chu Yan.

A moment later, a cup of fragrant hot tea was placed in front of Chu Yan.

The two sat facing each other, the room filled with the aroma of tea and a tranquil atmosphere.

Chu Yan silently observed Cao Ji, trying to glean more information from his expression and eyes.

Cao Ji maintained a smile throughout, making it difficult to discern his true thoughts.

"I'm so lucky to see Lord Chu alive! Oh, is Lord Chu's leg healed yet?"

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. My father thought I was dead after I was harmed by villains, so he held a funeral for me. I never expected to be saved again!"

Chu Yan's words made it seem as if he was not afraid at all that Cao Ji would expose his fake death.

Cao Ji understood this and changed the subject.

"Lord Chu and the Fourth Princess must have a very close relationship! I heard that they even spent a romantic night together at the Xue residence!"

"My relationship with the princess is completely innocent. Please, Your Highness, be careful what you say!"

Cao Ji smiled. "Lord Chu, who cares whether the rumors are true or false? The important thing is, isn't it?"

"Tell me! What do you want me to do?"

Chu Yan had no intention of beating around the bush with them.

"Lord Chu is truly decisive! I wish for my fourth sister to destroy all the evidence brought from Anzhou, but we still need one more witness!"

"You want me to be a witness?"

"Lord Chu is now a dead man. If you can take this opportunity to return to the court, why not? As for the Fourth Princess, she is a woman after all. You just need to coax her later."

"Women should be devoted to their husbands and mothers, why should they concern themselves with court affairs? I can arrange for Xue Xinian to divorce the Fourth Princess! Then you can be together legitimately, right? This would be a win-win situation, Lord Chu, you should consider this carefully!"

"Your Highness, are you trying to make me fake this? Although the princess is a woman, she has the world at heart and dedicates herself to the stability of the country and the well-being of the people. Your Highness should not say such things!"

"That's a serious matter. What does it matter whether what you did in Anzhou is true or false? The most important thing is that His Majesty believes it to be true."

"What if I don't?" Chu Yan said coldly.

"Then I have no choice but to report this to the court! You frequent the Prime Minister's residence; surely Prime Minister Chu knew about it! I wonder if the Prime Minister's residence can bear the charge of deceiving the emperor?"

Chu Yan lowered his eyelids.

"So, you mean I have to help you?"

Cao Ji smiled but remained silent.

Chu Yan came out of the teahouse and walked quietly down the street.