Su Jinyue's eyes suddenly turned cold, and she said in a deep voice: "Do you think that after you usurp the throne, the world will be at peace because of you?"

Murong Shuo sneered, a hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes, "Su Jinyue, have you underestimated my plan? Xiao Duo is far away in the Western Frontier, and the prince has no ability to return to the capital!"

Su Jinyue's heart sank, but she remained calm and asked, "Second Prince, do you overestimate yourself? I'm afraid that after today, you will regret your recklessness."

After hearing this, Murong Shuo frowned slightly and stared at her coldly: "Oh? What can a weak woman like you do? Rely on your sharp tongue or your intelligence?"

Su Jinyue said nothing, just looked back at him calmly.

Murong Shuo held Su Jinyue's wrist and said, "Just take care of yourself!"

He walked forward with Su Jinyue and said to the guards around him, "Lock her up in the side hall. If you lose her, you'll see if the Queen Mother will forgive you!"

"Yes, Second Prince!"

Su Jinyue was locked up in a remote palace in the Imperial Garden. Murong Shuo said to the guards outside, "I'm going to say a few words to her. You stay outside and no one is allowed to come in!"

Su Jinyue struggled and said, "If you have anything to say, Second Prince, just say it here. There is nothing shameful!"

Murong Shuo suddenly grasped Su Jinyue's wrist and said, "Don't think I don't know what you are planning. Want to find a chance to escape? Forget it!"

He raised his hand and pushed Su Jinyue into the side hall, and then slammed the door shut!

A figure appeared outside the hall, and immediately came to the door after the two entered the hall.

After closing the door, Su Jinyue stepped back and looked at Murong Shuo cautiously, "Second Prince, just say what you want to say! If you want to persuade me, I think it's unnecessary!"

Murong Shuo narrowed his eyes, stared at Su Jinyue, and smiled coldly: "Advise you? Su Jinyue, you think too highly of yourself. This prince just wants to remind you not to be ungrateful."

He approached slowly, speaking in a low voice: "Do you know that from the moment you married Xiao Duo, you were destined to be involved in this power struggle? Now Xiao Duo is far away in the Western Frontier, his life or death is uncertain, and you, a lone woman, what right do you have to compete with this prince?"

Su Jinyue looked calm and her eyes were sharp: "Second Prince, do you think that being isolated and helpless will make me surrender? You really underestimate me."

She said firmly: "Although I am a woman, I know justice. If you want to threaten me with Xiao Duo, I advise you to take a look at how he defeated the enemy thousands of miles away!"

Murong Shuo snorted: "Great justice? A woman talking about great justice? How ridiculous!"

There was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. "However, the stronger you are, the more I feel that keeping you is a good idea."

Su Jinyue frowned slightly and asked coldly, "What does the Second Prince want?"

Murong Shuo said slowly: "I just want one promise - from now on, you will obey me and help me stabilize the court."

"When this prince accomplishes great things, I will promise you wealth and glory!"

He leaned forward, his eyes sharp: "Su Jinyue, this is your only way to survive."

"Otherwise, after I ascend the throne, I won't be able to keep you!"

Su Jinyue's eyes flashed with anger, but she suppressed her emotions and smiled coldly: "Second Prince wants me to surrender, but you forget that this world cannot be maintained by threats."

"If you really want to use this method to seize the throne, I'm afraid that soon, the people of the capital will resent you!"

Murong Shuo was touched by her and his face darkened: "Shut up! Don't use the people as an excuse. This prince has limited patience."

He turned around and suppressed his anger: "You have no choice now. After tonight, the capital will belong to this prince!"

"And if you want to survive, you should know the current situation!"

Hearing the clear quarrel inside, the palace maid standing outside raised her eyebrows.

She was about to listen again when she heard the sound of a teacup falling to the ground and a woman struggling!

"Let me go! Let me go!"

"Second Prince, I'm going to call for help... You can't do this to me!"

The whimpering sound inside became quieter and quieter, as if the person was being taken to a side hall.

With such a commotion happening inside, how could the palace maid not understand what was happening?

The guards outside the palace looked at each other, then lowered their voices and said to the palace maid, "Miss Fang Cui, should we go in..."

"Are you going in to disturb the Second Prince's pleasure?" Fang Cui said coldly, "Just guard outside. I'll go and report to the Queen."

"I understand, Miss Fangcui."

Inside the palace.

Murong Shuo and Su Jinyue retreated to the inner hall, looked through the back window, and nodded to Su Jinyue after seeing no one.

Su Jinyue sat on the edge of the bed, no longer looking as flustered as before.

The two of them were performing this act entirely for outsiders to see.

Murong Shuo returned to his usual coldness, "I hope I didn't scare Miss Su just now."

Su Jinyue smiled, "Of course I wasn't scared, but the Second Prince acted really well. If I hadn't known in advance, I would have really thought that the Second Prince was going to rebel tonight."

Murong Shuo sneered, "Although I don't like the crown prince very much, I know it's best for him to sit on the throne."

"I didn't want to fight for the throne, but someone wanted to target my sixth brother, so I couldn't just ignore it."

After that, Murong Shuo looked at Su Jinyue and asked, "How is Crown Prince Xiao Duo? Did something really happen in Western Xinjiang?"

Su Jinyue pursed her lips and shook her head, "Now there is one more thing that needs to be done by the Second Prince. You have to make the Queen really believe that the Crown Prince is hopeless and His Majesty can't save him either, and that you have a chance of ascending the throne."

"Your Highness, the Second Prince, don't worry about me. I have a way to get out of here. I'll leave the rest to Your Highness."

Murong Shuo nodded, "I know what to do. You and I have probably deceived the Queen. She probably thinks I am just an idiot and not to be feared."

Sure enough, after leaving the side hall, Cuifang returned to the queen.

The Queen was guarding in the Yangxin Palace. When she saw Cuifang coming back, she waved her hand and asked the people around her to leave.

"How is it?"

Cuifang bowed her head and reported, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince was violent towards Miss Su. I guess now..."

"I didn't go in. His Royal Highness the Second Prince should be here in a while."

The Queen snorted coldly, her eyes full of disdain, "Fool, you are just waiting to lose your mind. If the Crown Prince was not useless, I would not have to cooperate with him!"

Cuifang agreed, "Your Majesty is right. His Royal Highness the Second Prince is indeed not as good as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but at this critical moment, he is the only prince who can be used and he is the most loyal."

"Yes." The Queen said, "You go and guard Su Jinyue. I don't trust those people. She is the last trump card in our hands. We can't let her run away."

"It's the Queen, I will keep a close eye on him!"