Half a month later, in the royal study of the Tianzhu Kingdom, the emperor sat on the dragon throne, Mu Weiliang sat below him drinking tea, and Mu Yanzheng, Mu Xinyan, and Chunhe knelt on the ground.

Having learned the whole story, the emperor glared angrily at the people on the ground.

"You said your hairpin was given to you by your mother to save your life, and you didn't know it was poisoned?"

Mu Xuewei immediately nodded: "Yes, yes, Father, I really didn't know. If I had known it was poisonous, I definitely wouldn't have tried to kill You Moyao."

The Emperor was furious and slammed his fist on the table: "How dare you! Whether it was poisoned or not, you shouldn't have scratched a girl's face, especially since she's a princess of Youlan Kingdom. What started as a petty squabble between two girls has escalated into a diplomatic issue between our two nations. How do you plan to resolve this?"

Mu Xuewei quickly kowtowed: "Father, I didn't mean it, I really didn't mean it, I was wrong, Father, please save me. I really didn't mean it, you can ask my brother Erhuang if you don't believe me, he can testify for me. Oh, and that wretched girl Chunhe, she was there at the time, she can also testify for me."

The Emperor, seeing her like that, was furious: "What's the use of asking them? The person is already dead. No matter what, you will have to pay the price. Guards, take that palace maid away first. We'll deal with her after the negotiations between the two countries are resolved."

Upon hearing that she was to be punished, Chunhe looked at Mu Yanzheng as if pleading for help, but Mu Yanzheng remained kneeling upright and did not even glance at her.

"Your Majesty, it has nothing to do with me! Please forgive me! I couldn't have stopped it at all!"

Chunhe had given up hope of escaping Mu Yanzheng's indifference and decided it was better to save herself.

"Hmph, spare you? When the two princesses were arguing, why didn't you try to break them up! Now you want me to spare you? I won't let any of you go."

Mu Xuewei and Mu Yanzheng both paused upon hearing the Emperor's words. They had known for a long time that the Emperor was indifferent to family ties, but in the end, they had overestimated themselves.

Mu Weiliang, on the other hand, seemed indifferent, as it had nothing to do with him anyway.

After Chunhe was pulled away, the Emperor began to question Mu Yanzheng.

"You still want to cover for her?"

Mu Yanzheng quickly shook his head: "Father, I only agreed to plead for her because she kept begging me and because she is my sister. I didn't mean to cover it up for her. Father, you know how I could do such a thing."

"Hmph, can't you think about this? If I really listened to your side of the story and forgave her, what would I use to compensate their princess for her life if the Azure Kingdom came knocking on our door in the future?"

The Emperor, enraged, slammed the memorials on his desk onto the man's forehead. "He's usually so clever," he thought, "how can he be so muddle-headed when it comes to important matters!"

"And you, as the crown prince, how did you educate your younger siblings? Did you just watch them cause trouble without doing anything about it?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Weiliang paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Your Majesty has forgotten that I have no younger brothers or sisters. I have always been a loner. Besides, what do their affairs have to do with me? Why don't you blame their mother? After all, a mother who can raise such children is no good either."

The Emperor was furious when he heard Mu Weiliang's words. He kept pointing at Mu Weiliang with one hand, but he didn't know what to say.

After a moment, the Emperor finally found his voice: "This matter is entrusted to the Crown Prince. Go and handle it. Remember, meet all the conditions of Youlan Kingdom. Even sending Mu Xuewei there is acceptable. Now, all of you, leave."

Mu Xuewei was stunned when she heard the Emperor's words. Her father was sending her to Youlan Kingdom just like that. She was his daughter. How could he be so heartless?

"Father, I am your daughter! How could you bear to do this to me..."

The Emperor glared at her: "When you were being willful, did you never think of me as your daughter? When you killed You Moyao, did you not think of Tianzhu Kingdom, or your father, or how to face Youlan Kingdom's questions? If Youlan Kingdom takes this opportunity to demand ten or eight cities from Tianzhu Kingdom, I will kill you and still not be satisfied. You'd better pray that they only want your life, otherwise your mother and your entire family will pay the price."

Upon hearing this, Mu Xuewei immediately deflated. Her father intended to wipe out their entire family, including her mother. Was royal kinship really so laughable?

The royal family waved their hand, ordering the guards to take her away and keep her under guard.

Mu Weiliang glanced at Mu Yanzheng and then followed him out of the Imperial Study.

Regardless of what the emperor thinks, he has already decided how to punish Mu Yanzheng.

Upon returning to the Crown Prince's residence, Mu Weiliang told Qianxun her thoughts and asked him to carry out the punishment for Mu Yanzheng.

Chihiro was naturally happy to do so.