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

Only the two of them remained in the hall.

"Princess of Wei, why aren't you leaving yet?" Xiao Jingfeng asked with a smile, looking at her with great interest.

"Are you feeling any better?"

Cao Yuan crossed her arms and frowned deeply, wondering what he was up to. "You went to all this trouble to lure me here, so you must have something to do with me?"

“Smart! I like talking to people like you,” Xiao Jingfeng said calmly.

"It's a pity, I'm about to leave Shu. I don't think I can help you with your goals."

"Does it have to be for a specific purpose?" Xiao Jingfeng asked expressionlessly.

"You're about to return to Wei, can't I just invite you for a cup of tea?" Xiao Jingfeng's tone was slightly playful, and Cao Yuan gave him a helpless look.

He thought to himself: Has he forgotten that he caused me to miscarry last time?

Thinking back to what happened last time, Cao Yuan didn't understand his intentions. He didn't want Chu Yan to take her away, yet he forced Chu Yan to come over.

"Actually, I've always been quite confused by your actions! Is everything you've done just for the throne?!"

"I'm only interested in you!" Xiao Jingfeng's expression darkened slightly, as he continued to fiddle with the jade thumb ring in his hand.

“Because of you, I have repeatedly crossed my brother’s bottom line. As long as you are gone, my brother can be a good ruler of the country.” Xiao Jingfeng’s eyes suddenly turned sharp. He slowly walked towards Cao Yuan. The two were so close that she could clearly see the fine hairs on Xiao Jingfeng’s face reflected by the light.

Cao Yuan lowered her eyes, avoiding his gaze.

"Princess of Wei, I'm afraid you can't go back to Wei."

Cao Yuan felt a chill run down her spine. Remembering the cup of tea from just now, she covered her throat in horror and took a few steps back. "You, what did you do to the tea?"

"You'll find out soon enough," Xiao Jingfeng said with a cunning smile, as if he were a victor.

"Impossible! You drank it too! How could this be..."

Cao Yuan shook her head in disbelief.

Xiao Jingfeng scoffed, "Who said the poison was necessarily in the tea?"

"You, you actually poisoned the cup? Just because your royal brother likes me? Whether he wants to be the ruler of a country or not is his business! What right do you have to decide for him?"

"I'm about to return to Wei, and you still don't want that?" Cao Yuan clutched her chest, her body slumped, and she leaned on the mahogany chair beside her for support.

"Didn't I say that if you died, my brother would have nothing left to look forward to?"

"From beginning to end, you never wanted to fight for the throne."

Xiao Jingfeng sighed, "Since I was a child, I have grown up under the strict discipline of my mother. She made me feel suffocated every day. Whenever I saw my elder brother playing with my eighth brother, who had already gone to be a hostage, I was particularly envious."

"Do you know how much effort I put in to earn my uncle's respect? But because of you, my brother doesn't even want the throne anymore!"

When the name Cao Yuan was mentioned, his originally calm and gentle face suddenly turned gloomy and distorted, and his eyes flashed with hatred and anger.

He spat out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Am I, Xiao Jingfeng, supposed to pick up things that others have thrown away?"

Cao Yuan felt dizzy and collapsed to the ground. She felt weak and was sweating profusely. What kind of poison was this? Why was it so hot?

The door was kicked open from the outside, and Chu Yan rushed over in one stride.

"Ah Yuan!"

"Chu Yan..."

"Fifth brother, what did you do to her!" Chu Yan hugged Cao Yuan, and Cao Yuan's body went limp, and the two of them fell to the ground.

"Let you say your final goodbyes."

"I've taken poison! Chu Yan, am I going to die again!" Cao Yuan leaned against his chest, feeling his body temperature.

"no, I can not!"

"Chu Yan, please hug me!" Cao Yuan resignedly closed her eyes.

"Your Majesty will be the ruler of Shu from now on, so do not let your personal feelings get in the way."

"Shut up!"

Chu Yan was too lazy to listen to his words and said desperately, "The antidote! Give me the antidote!"

"There is no antidote! Hahahaha..." Xiao Jingfeng went completely insane.

"The antidote!" Chu Yan stood up, grabbing the guards and maids beside him. "Give me the antidote! Who poisoned me? Hand over the antidote, and I'll spare her life!"

Chu Yan roared at them, "The antidote! Why aren't you saying anything? Speak up!"

With a thud, all the servants knelt on the ground, awaiting the Crown Prince's punishment, but none of them could produce an antidote.

Chu Yan rushed to Xiao Jingfeng, grabbed him by the neck, and shouted excitedly, "The antidote! Hand over the antidote!"

Xiao Jingfeng was not intimidated by his threats at all. "Brother, please do not let your emotions get the better of you!"

Suppressing his anger, Chu Yan calmly said, "Fifth brother, I'm begging you, I'll give you anything you want! I'll even give up the throne for you, okay?!"

"Hand over the antidote, and I'll take her away from Shu and never appear before you again!"

"Chu Yan!"

Cao Yuan reached out her hand to him.

"Ah Yuan! How are you?" Chu Yan rushed to Cao Yuan's side upon hearing her call.

"Don't beg him anymore! He won't give it to you!"

Cao Yuan knew that the more Chu Yan said this, the more he would anger Xiao Jingfeng.

"No! I can't stand by and watch you leave me! I won't let you die! No!" Chu Yan roared with heartbreaking pain. His once clear eyes were now filled with bloodshot blood, and tears welled up in his eyes, as if they would burst forth at any moment.

He gripped the other's hand tightly, his voice trembling, and said, "I'll take you to see my master right now. He's incredibly powerful and has superb medical skills. He'll definitely be able to save you. He'll definitely have a way!"

By the end, Chu Yan was sobbing uncontrollably, his body trembling slightly from extreme grief and fear.

Chu Yan picked up Cao Yuan and was about to walk out.

Han Ting suddenly appeared out of nowhere and knelt down in front of them in a panic. "Your Highness, please wait! Princess Huayang, Princess Huayang was not poisoned!"

"It's aphrodisiac powder!"

Cao Yuan and Chu Yan listened in disbelief.

Xiao Jingfeng's previously calm face instantly turned ashen, veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes widened as if they were about to spit fire.

Enraged, he lunged forward and grabbed the other man by the collar.

"What did you say? You dared to switch the medicine! Han Ting, you dared to betray me!" Xiao Jingfeng roared, his voice deafening, and the entire room seemed to tremble slightly because of his roar.

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Jingfeng's left fist had already been thrown out, slamming straight into Han Ting's face with a sharp whistling sound.

With a muffled thud, Han Ting's cheek swelled up immediately, and a trickle of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth.

"Damn it! You dare ruin my plans!" Xiao Jingfeng cursed through gritted teeth, his anger growing ever stronger.

Han Ting knelt before Xiao Jingfeng, "Fifth Prince! I really don't want to see you make one mistake after another!"