Mu Jingfeng looked at the wallpaper and gave a bitter smile: "I know you're a perceptive child, and you might think I'm heartless, but this is the only thing I can say to you."

My world isn't just about love; there's so much more. Love isn't everything; it's just icing on the cake. I don't care if the person I love is by my side. Even if I'm lonely my whole life, that's a small matter.

He stopped and turned to meet her gaze. His eyes no longer held pain, but rather a deep solemnity.

"The rise and fall of the planet is the most important thing. Mytel is watching us closely. I must focus all my energy on dealing with Mytel. I don't care about anything else."

Therefore, he didn't care who the queen and princess were, nor did he care that the position of his beloved had been taken by someone else. He only cared whether his position as queen was vacant, to prevent Mytel from sending in a spy.

The reason he kept Mu Xueyao was not because of Yueheng's words, but simply because of Mu Xueyao's "Planetary Glory" honor.

Time flies, and the boy who once offended the whole world for the sake of his loved ones has finally grown into a responsible and ruthless emperor.

Mu Qingyun sighed, suddenly feeling a sense of defeat.

Not for any other reason than that she had once been an emperor.

She had three thousand concubines in her harem, but she was a woman, and she didn't love any of them, even though most of them inexplicably loved her deeply.

But could she really dismiss the entire harem and allow the esteemed and well-educated Empress and Imperial Noble Consort to find other suitable husbands?

She can't.

Letting them go will only encourage others to bring in more and more beauties of all kinds to fill the harem; once one batch leaves, another will come.

From the perspective of the original owner and Yue Heng, Mu Jingfeng is undoubtedly a cold-hearted and heartless scumbag who is not worthy of forgiveness.

From her perspective, as an emperor, he was not wrong.

His only mistake was being unfaithful in his relationship as a husband and as an ordinary person.

Loving one, yet unwilling to let go of the other.

He wants both his first love, whom he was once willing to give his all for, and his current wife, with whom he has developed feelings, to be with him for a long time.

The most reasonable outcome is to get nothing at all.

"You gave me the status of a princess, what other benefits do you offer? Tell me," Mu Qingyun said coldly, withdrawing her gaze from surveying the palace.

She didn't care about all the honors Mu Jingfeng gave her. She had been a more noble and authoritative figure before, so now, securing some "posthumous reputation" for the original owner was the most important thing.

"What benefits do you want?" Mu Jingfeng pushed the question back to her, asking for her opinion.

Since she had been given this question, she simply said everything she was thinking, "First, I want you to hold a press conference and explain to the entire universe that I, Mu Qingyun, am your daughter."

Second, I want you to bow down and apologize to me in public, saying that you are sorry for the suffering I have endured over the years.

Third, my name will always follow your name, no matter what.

Fourth, I must donate to a temple, and the donation must be made in my name. The temple's name must also contain any character from my name, but it cannot be "沐" (Mu).

Having laid out these four demands in such detail, Mu Qingyun couldn't think of anything else that could make up for the original owner's shortcomings.

After all, the original owner had already passed away, and could not enjoy the glory and wealth of this world. She could only fulfill the original owner's determination to prove to Mu Jingfeng when she was alive by doing these things after her death.

"Okay." Mu Jingfeng agreed readily; these four things were no big deal to him at all.

"Alright, then I'll head back." Mu Qingyun raised her eyes. She didn't care about the title of princess, nor did she care about the life of a princess.

She can still make a name for herself on her own.

Moreover, Su Qiluo was waiting for her at the military academy, so she didn't have time to waste in this palace and squander her time on romance.

"Wherever you go back, just stay in the palace," Mu Jingfeng said hastily, not expecting her to leave.

"There's no need for that. Didn't your Mu Xueyao say it's either me or her? I'm just making room for her so she doesn't go crazy," Mu Qingyun said lazily, her words full of sarcasm.

Although this wasn't the reason she left, she still had to say it out loud.

She didn't force him to drive Mu Xueyao away because Mu Xueyao was still useful and easy to find in the palace. It wasn't that she had given up and made peace with Mu Xueyao.

Once Kazel has finished refining Mu Xueyao's water-based abilities, she'll settle accounts with this fake princess properly!

"If you're not in the palace, where could you be?" Mu Jingfeng frowned. After the first trial, he had tried to find Mu Qingyun, but despite sending many people, they couldn't find her.

He went to Xiong Ruoyou's company but couldn't find her. At the time, he thought she had gotten into trouble outside.

"Military academy." Mu Qingyun glanced at him, her face full of arrogance. "By the way, just letting you know, I am Su Qiluo's mentor. Stop trying to help Mu Xueyao with her plans for him."

"..."

oh?

Mu Jingfeng was quite surprised. His first thought was that Su Qiluo had rejected him because of her.

Thinking back, when Mu Xueyao attacked her at the military academy, Su Qiluo did step in to help her. He wanted to take her away, and Su Qiluo seemed quite worried.

Wait a minute, Su Qiluo's look back then seemed a little off.

As if suddenly remembering something, he raised his chin in realization.

"Are you... boyfriend and girlfriend?"

"Mm." Mu Qingyun didn't hide anything. Anyway, she would make an official announcement sooner or later, so telling him now wouldn't be a big deal.

When did this happen, and how did it come about?

He had many questions in his mind, but he didn't ask them aloud.

First, his upbringing doesn't allow him to pry into things; second, his daughter doesn't really like him, so asking more questions would not only get him no answers but would also make him disliked.

So he chose to keep quiet.

"I'm leaving." Mu Qingyun reached for the communicator in her sleeve, preparing to contact Su Qiluo.

"I'll send someone to take you back."

"No need."

After dialing the communicator, Su Qiluo didn't keep her waiting long; it rang for only a second before Su Qiluo's voice came from the other end.

"Hello?"

"Baby, come pick me up." Hearing Su Qiluo's voice, she smiled subconsciously, her voice sweeter than she had ever been before.

"Okay." He said with a slight smile.

After hanging up the communicator, she walked outside, her steps becoming lighter.

She has helped the original owner regain some of her reputation, and most importantly, she has resolved one major issue. Now she feels completely relieved.

She patted the storage bag at her waist, which contained her peach tree seeds.

Hmm, it's time to put telling Su Qiluo about my plant-based superpowers on the agenda.

Mu Jingfeng watched her leave with light steps, his eyes momentarily dazed.

She looked really happy.

He smiled silently, watched her departing figure, and lowered his head.

Their children will certainly be happier than they are.