“No.”

The answer was brief and concise.

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin nodded slightly and seemed to mutter to herself, “Then who exactly is Fu Huan…”

“What’s wrong?” Chu Li asked.

“Just asking.” Mu Yunjin herself hadn’t figured out who Fu Huan was, so she decided not to continue the topic.

The night was deep, and as drowsiness overtook her, Mu Yunjin gradually fell asleep.

That night, she again dreamed of two figures nestled together under the Floating Life Tree…

…

Early the next morning, an unexpected visitor arrived at the mansion.

…

…

“Miss, the Princess Consort of Prince Chen has arrived.”

Mu Yunjin was packing her things in the room when Zixiang knocked gently on the door outside, informing her that Qin Muyue had come to the mansion.

Upon hearing it was Qin Muyue, Mu Yunjin was taken aback. She walked to the door and opened it. “Her grandfather was just buried yesterday. What is she doing here today?”

“This servant doesn’t know. The Princess Consort is sitting in the front hall right now.”

“Is she alone?” Mu Yunjin asked.

Zixiang nodded.

Seeing this, Mu Yunjin straightened her clothes. “I’ll go see.”

Leaving the room, she walked to the front hall. As soon as she entered, she saw Qin Muyue dressed in plain clothes, sitting in the side seat, talking with Mamma Shen. Mamma Shen was responding half-heartedly, her face lacking the enthusiasm she once had for Qin Muyue.

“The Princess has arrived.” Seeing Mu Yunjin, Mamma Shen immediately went up to her, helping her to sit in the main seat, and promptly handed her a prepared hand warmer.

After Mu Yunjin was seated, Mamma Shen immediately ordered tea and pastries to be served, then stood at Mu Yunjin’s side.

“What brings the Princess Consort of Prince Chen here today?” Mu Yunjin smiled as she looked at Qin Muyue.

“Naturally, I’ve come for a reason.” As Qin Muyue spoke, her voice was still somewhat hoarse. Her beautiful eyes swept over Mu Yunjin, revealing a smile with deep meaning.

Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow. “Then speak of your business. I’m busy.”

“Heh.” Qin Muyue laughed lightly, glancing at the servants of Prince Ning’s mansion around her, then looked back at Mu Yunjin. “Have everyone withdraw.”

Seeing her mysterious manner, Mu Yunjin was also curious about what Qin Muyue wanted to tell her. So she waved her hand, indicating that everyone in the front hall should leave.

After all the servants had withdrawn, only Mu Yunjin and Qin Muyue remained in the quiet front hall.

“Speak.” Mu Yunjin took a sip of water and spoke lazily.

“Mu Yunjin, my grandfather’s death was orchestrated by your Prince Ning’s mansion, wasn’t it?” Qin Muyue got straight to the point, her piercing gaze fixed directly on Mu Yunjin.

Mu Yunjin pouted. “I don’t know about that.”

“You don’t know? Mu Yunjin, since when have you become someone who dares to do but not to admit?” Qin Muyue sneered.

“I don’t know. Besides, isn’t investigation the job of the Court of Judicature? You’re newly married, you should avoid contact with bloody matters, lest you bring bad luck upon yourself!” Mu Yunjin found a comfortable position to lean against the chair. She thought about reaching for a pastry but feared she might feel sick and vomit it up later.

Qin Muyue narrowed her eyes. “You can pretend to be confused today if you want! After all, your comfortable days are about to end! Before long, this Prince Ning’s mansion will probably be razed to the ground!”

“You came early this morning just to provoke me because you’re bored?” Mu Yunjin raised an eyebrow.

“I came to tell you that your Prince Ning’s mansion killed my grandfather, and in this lifetime, I will never share the same sky with you!” Qin Muyue became agitated as she spoke and stood up directly.

Mu Yunjin remained exceptionally calm. “You speak as if we were once on friendly terms.”

Every time they met, there was always shouting and fighting.

Thinking about it this way, Mu Yunjin suddenly found Qin Muyue’s visit particularly strange.

Given her temperament, she wouldn’t do something as impulsive as coming to make trouble without evidence.

Could it be…

Mu Yunjin’s mind wavered, and she immediately stood up and walked toward the back garden.

Behind her, Qin Muyue followed, grabbing Mu Yunjin’s shoulder. “Hey, I haven’t finished speaking. Why are you running away?”

“Don’t touch me!” Mu Yunjin shook off Qin Muyue and glared at her.

“Are you feeling guilty? Or do you think I’ll do something underhanded in your mansion?” Qin Muyue followed Mu Yunjin’s footsteps, walking beside her.

In the past, Mu Yunjin would have already struck out at Qin Muyue, but today, she chose to endure as much as possible. She absolutely could not let Qin Muyue notice anything unusual.

“Get lost!” Mu Yunjin was exasperated.

“Hey, don’t run away. I won’t do anything else to you today. I just have an important matter to tell you about.” Qin Muyue looked at Mu Yunjin with a smile.

Mu Yunjin paused her steps and stared at Qin Muyue.

“You and my brother were old lovers, weren’t you? I came especially today to talk to you about my brother. As for my grandfather’s matter, I just mentioned it in passing.” Qin Muyue changed her expression.

“What does your brother have to do with me?” Mu Yunjin thought Qin Muyue must have taken the wrong medicine today.

Qin Muyue suddenly sneered. “He was the only failure of our Qin family, the biggest stumbling block to our plans. Last time he poisoned me, I endured it because he was my brother.”

“But I didn’t expect that he would still be preparing to send messages to you. So I… well, I decided to take matters into my own hands and…”

“Killed him?” Mu Yunjin raised her eyebrows.

Qin Muyue shook her head, with an innocent face. “How could I kill him? That would be too cruel. After all, he’s my good brother. If I killed him, how would I explain it to our parents in the future?”

Mu Yunjin remained silent.

“I merely paid him back in his coin! He poisoned me, so I also gave him a little poison. Do you know what poison it was?”

Mu Yunjin stood rooted to the spot, pursing her lips as she looked at Qin Muyue.

“It was the new Love Poison developed by Master Black Robe.” As Qin Muyue spoke, her smile was dazzling.

“In this world, the most bitter thing is unrequited love, the most painful is to love without reciprocation. You don’t know, after my brother was poisoned with the Love Poison, he became like a madman, lost his mind, raving day and night, muttering your name.”

“Master Black Robe said that those afflicted with this poison will not die. But from now on, they will live like beasts, without dignity.”

“For the rest of their lives, they will madly call out one name, and besides this, they will recognize no one, remember no one… My brother is currently in the prime of his life!”

Hearing this, Mu Yunjin maintained a calm face with no expression, but the fingers inside her sleeve had already clenched tightly. Qin Muyue’s smile before her now seemed extremely terrifying.

She never knew that some people could be so ruthlessly insane.

For the sake of selfish desires, they could use and sacrifice even their family members one by one…

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you feeling sympathetic?” Qin Muyue said with a smile. “But if you want to save my brother, there’s still time. Just hand over the Heavenly God’s Token in your possession.”

Hearing that Qin Muyue was also after the Heavenly God’s Token, Mu Yunjin suddenly laughed. “You know he’s your brother. Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with me? If your Qin family treats him like this, why should I, an outsider, meddle in your family affairs?”

“Oh? Is that so? Then what if I release my raving brother onto the streets for people to see? The mighty General Qin, muttering the name of Prince Ning’s consort, would surely be interesting!”

“I can’t wait to see the expression on Brother Li’s face. Would he be so angry that he would draw his sword and kill my brother? But that seems pretty entertaining too. Prince Ning killing General Qin in public… Just thinking about it seems so fun…”

As Qin Muyue said this, Mu Yunjin had already drawn the Phoenix Tail Whip from her wrist and was about to swing it at Qin Muyue when her hand hesitated.

She couldn’t let herself be provoked by Qin Muyue.

“Why don’t you hit me? I heard your health hasn’t been good lately. I didn’t expect it to be so serious that you can’t even raise your whip?” Qin Muyue seemed to have discovered something else.

As soon as she finished speaking, a powerful surge of true energy suddenly emerged behind her, striking her back. In an instant, her body was thrown several meters away, falling to the ground with blood spilling from her mouth.

Mu Yunjin was startled. Looking to the side, she saw that Chu Li had returned at some point and was now looking at Qin Muyue with an angry face.

“Brother Li’s hand is so heavy, not showing any tenderness toward Yue’er at all.” Qin Muyue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, sitting on the ground, smiling as she looked at Chu Li.

Mu Yunjin walked to Chu Li’s side. “You’re back…”

“Mm.” Chu Li nodded. As soon as he returned to the mansion, Mamma Shen had told him that Qin Muyue had come.

Anxious, he immediately searched for Mu Yunjin and, upon reaching the back garden, saw that Qin Muyue had said something to her that angered her to the point of drawing her whip, yet she didn’t strike.

As he approached, he heard Qin Muyue’s mocking words, and despite normally never hitting women, he couldn’t help but take action.

“You should leave now!” Mu Yunjin glanced at Qin Muyue with disgust.

Qin Muyue stood up from the ground, her steps still a bit unsteady. She walked toward the two people in front of her. As she passed by Mu Yunjin’s side, she mysteriously winked at her. “Don’t forget the matter we discussed.”

With that, Qin Muyue slowly left.

After Qin Muyue left, Mu Yunjin looked at Chu Li. “I’ve packed everything and will be going to the Fengyu Pavilion soon.”

Chu Li looked at her with deep eyes, moving his lips. “Have Huang Yan accompany you. Contact this Prince immediately if anything happens.”

Mu Yunjin nodded. “With old traitor Qin’s death, the Qin family has already begun to take action. You must be careful in dealing with them. Don’t let them exploit any weaknesses.”

“You just focus on taking care of your health. Don’t worry about this Prince.” Chu Li felt increasingly that letting her go rest and nurture the pregnancy was the right decision.

Otherwise, with people coming to provoke her from time to time, given her temperament, she would likely snap and strike out at others, potentially hurting herself in the process.

…

Qiqi arrived at Prince Ning’s mansion punctually at noon.

“Master, it’s time for us to depart,” Qiqi said, standing in Mu Yunjin’s room.

Mu Yunjin nodded, glanced at Chu Li beside her, pressed her lips together, and picked up her bundle. “Chu Li, I’ll go first then…”

Hearing her voice, Chu Li felt an indescribable heaviness in his heart. At this moment, he was doing his utmost to control his emotions and nodded slightly.

Mu Yunjin didn’t say much more. Just as she was about to leave with Qiqi using the intangible space, there came a knock on the door from outside. “Your Highness…”