Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

Jin Yu, who had been confined by the Empress for several days and was not even allowed to approach the palace gates, was finally freed.

During this period, in order to allow her to focus on her cultivation without distractions, the Empress ordered that no one in the palace should let her know about any news from the outside world. Even Jin Yu's personal maid was not allowed to go out on business and had to stay in the palace to serve Jin Yu.

This left Jinyu completely unaware of what was happening outside. As soon as she "came out of seclusion," Jinyu sought out people to inquire about the situation.

"Quickly, go prepare the carriage. The head guard over there, come here and tell me what has happened outside recently. Has Prince Chu encountered any danger?"

The head guard hesitated, "Her Majesty the Empress might not be able to speak of the outside world..."

Jin Yu was furious. If she weren't concerned about her image, she would have stomped her feet: "Hey! That was when I was in seclusion cultivating. I've already come out of seclusion. You better explain yourself!"

The head guard had no choice but to tell the whole story. He couldn't possibly know the details, but he could tell you the general outline of what had happened.

Jin Yu was a little confused after hearing this.

"Ah~~~?" Jin Yu subconsciously dragged out the sound, "The Crown Prince was killed in the street by Chu Lang... Chu Shizi, so how is he now? Those ministers must be targeting him! Where is he now? I want to go to the imperial prison to see him!"

Yes, it's definitely a conspiracy. Someone is provoking Chu Lang to do something impulsive so they can find an excuse to kill him! This is a conspiracy!

The head guard fell silent for a moment. The Crown Prince is, after all, Princess Jinyu's brother... Why are you more concerned about the murderer?

"Say something! You're not going to execute me, are you?!" Jin Yu shouted, panicking and abandoning all semblance of princess decorum.

"No, no, His Highness is currently in solitary confinement at the academy to reflect on his actions. This is his punishment for murdering the Crown Prince," the head guard added. "His only punishment."

"..." Jin Yu looked at him coldly: "Are you lying to me?"

The head guard quickly knelt on one knee: "It is absolutely true, this humble servant would never dare to deceive Princess Jinyu!"

"Is he really just going to be locked up in the academy to reflect on his actions?"

"Yes, this is Her Majesty the Empress's decision. How could this humble servant dare to misrepresent Her Majesty the Empress's intentions?"

Jin Yu was a little confused and couldn't understand it.

Is the only punishment for killing the crown prince confinement? I was only forced into seclusion for a few days of cultivation.

Never mind, I'll go to the academy to find Chu Lang first!

Jin Yu boarded the phoenix carriage and sped towards the Heavenly Pole Academy, questioning the meaning of life.

On their way to the academy, they encountered Chu Mingkong, who was also questioning the meaning of life.

Jin Yu was overjoyed and quickly got out of the car to meet him. However, there were many people walking around the academy tonight, so she did not act too intimately.

"Young Master, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in confinement at the academy reflecting on your mistakes?" Jin Yu stared at Chu Mingkong with a stern expression on her pretty face, her beautiful eyes fixed on him.

Chu Mingkong was still lost in thought about what Grandpa Cui had said when he unexpectedly ran into Jin Yu.

When Chu Mingkong saw Jin Yu wink secretly, her eyes gleaming with a mischievous glint of excitement at their reunion, he knew she was just putting on a serious act.

He replied, "I'm not feeling well, so I should go home and rest for now. Why is Princess Jinyu out so late at night? Be careful of being attacked by assassins."

"assassin?"

Jin Yu looked at Chu Mingkong with a mixture of doubt and excitement.

Chu Lang wants to stage an assassin kidnapping princess scenario...? That sounds pretty exciting!

Among the students who passed by the academy, there were quite a few who admired Princess Jinyu.

They gave Chu Mingkong, this fierce-looking man, a wary look, and then came over to fawn over Princess Jinyu.

“Princess Jinyu, there really was an assassin tonight. If it’s not necessary, you should go back to the palace to rest as soon as possible. Just now, the head of the Cui family was attacked!”

The murderer was incredibly arrogant; he used two arrows to nail Chief Cui's corpse to the government office plaque as a show of defiance!

"How could there be such an arrogant person in my capital?!" Jin Yu exclaimed in astonishment.

Then, she noticed that the students were glancing at Chu Mingkong intentionally or unintentionally, and she couldn't help but look at Chu Mingkong as well. The more she looked at him, the more pleasing he seemed, and she couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Oh~ There's an even more arrogant villain here who dared to kill the crown prince in the street!

Several students who practiced magic had risked their lives to persuade Princess Jinyu to stay away from Chu Mingkong. Seeing Princess Jinyu staring at Chu Mingkong with such a meaningful look in her eyes, their hearts pounded in their chests.

With such arrogance, the most suspicious person is none other than the Crown Prince of Chu. Everyone knows this, but Princess, please don't stare at him with suspicion. He dared to kill the Crown Prince, but he might also be ruthless in destroying a beautiful woman!

"Princess, it's late. Don't linger outside," Chu Mingkong said again.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes!"

Several students nodded repeatedly, and one of them even winked at the princess's personal maid, signaling her to take the princess away.

Jin Yu patted Chu Mingkong on the shoulder and sternly warned him:

"Your Highness, you have made a grave mistake. When it is time to be punished, you should accept it honestly. Don't let me see you wandering around outside again, not sincerely reflecting on your mistakes. Go now, I'm going to supervise whether you are properly reflecting on your mistakes behind closed doors!"

"Then Princess, you should also go back and rest early. The capital is dangerous until the assassin is caught, so try not to go out at night." After saying this, Chu Mingkong entered the academy.

The students breathed a sigh of relief when he left, but still earnestly advised their goddesses:

“Princess Jinyu, this prince is now terminally ill and is in a state of madness, looking for someone to take the fall. Look at how respectful he is now; he is very likely trying to find more suitable opportunities to have someone kill him and make the royal family suffer in silence!”

"Yes, Princess, did you hear him remind you of 'assassin' several times just now? This is a threat to you, which means that your next target is very likely Princess Jinyu!"

"Yes, for the sake of the princess's safety, we hope that the princess will not put herself in danger. We know that Princess Jinyu is grieving for her brother's death, but she must cherish her health. This scoundrel is heartless and cruel, and is absolutely capable of destroying a beautiful flower."

Hearing Chu Mingkong being insulted like that, Jin Yu felt displeased, but she couldn't show it. She said calmly:

"Alright, I'll go to Princess Yongzhen first to inform the Cui family about the assassins, and then I'll return to the palace. You may all leave now, and be careful of the thieves."

After the students left.

Jin Yu then got into the carriage, intending to go to the academy to find Chu Mingkong. Going to Yongzhen's place? Definitely not, there's no time for that!

However, as soon as she got on the bus, her eyes were covered by a pair of large hands, and a chilling sensation ran down her back.

That was an extremely yin aura, and she was very familiar with the extremely yin aura in this location.

When Chu Mingkong touched her sensitive spot, he felt the chill on his back in the same spot, where his heart was located.

She turned around happily, but saw no one.

"Eh? Chu Lang, is that you?" Jin Yu asked softly, while secretly circulating her internal energy, worried that a real assassin had arrived.

Chu Mingkong put away the Dust-Free Talisman and hugged Jin Yu from behind: "Princess, aren't you afraid I'll be ruthless?"

A smile returned to Jin Yu's face, her complexion as radiant as a peach blossom: "I'd like to give it a try~?"

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Great Inclusion and Subtle Entry

Jin Yu instructed the maids outside, "Find a place to stop, I need to rest."

Upon hearing this, Princess Yueqing, the princess's personal maid, naturally knew that the princess had been having a secret rendezvous with the prince. Although she didn't know how she had managed it, she understood that it was best to pretend not to know at this time.

I can't see anything; I'm just an innocent and kind maid.

She drove the carriage to a quiet spot and sat there blankly, pretending to be dead.

Inside the train carriage.

Princess Jinyu's noble dress fell to the side, and her soft, boneless, voluptuous body clung to Chu Mingkong, asking all sorts of questions, relentlessly venting her confusion of the past few days.

However, the main issues are the killing of the crown prince and the assassination attempt on the Cui family. There were too many doubts before, and I couldn't recall them all at the moment. I could only think of these two things that I had just heard about.

Chu Mingkong didn't hide anything, and with his large hand inside the girl's golden phoenix bodice, he admitted to the two things.

"Jinyu, I killed your brother, do you hate me?"

“What’s there to hate? We weren’t close to begin with. After my elder brother was made crown prince, he looked down on everyone. He wasn’t good at court politics, literature, or cultivation. He just thought he was the emperor. The only thing he learned from our father was to keep a straight face.”

Jin Yu nestled in Chu Mingkong's arms, and as she spoke, she suddenly propped herself up, facing Chu Mingkong and adopting what she called a "stern face."

Ruthless and disdainful, she certainly had a certain imposing and oppressive aura, but Chu Mingkong only found her cute and charming as he watched her change in expression.

Upon seeing Chu Mingkong smile, Princess Jinyu leaned against him again, took his hand, and held it against her chest.

"Then the kinship in your royal family is really weak. The price of wealth and glory is that you have no relatives to rely on." Chu Mingkong sighed, playing with the softness and fullness of her breasts in his hand, and occasionally he could hear the woman's soft moans.

"That's how it is. Mother is the most heartless one. Fourth Sister was born to the Imperial Concubine and is pampered by her family, so she has more warmth than my mother's line... Let's not talk about this anymore, Chu Lang~ I want some milk~"

"Why do you want to drink as soon as we meet? Didn't you take a lot of drinks from me last time?"

"I've been in seclusion for so long, I drank it all long ago! Once you've tasted Chu Lang's milk, you can't forget that sticky, cloudy flavor~"

Jin Yu got up, hooked her two slender arms around his neck, and sat in Chu Mingkong's arms with seductive eyes, cupping his cheeks in her small hands to look at him.

"It's been quite a while since we last met. Chu Lang must have saved up quite a bit of milk for Jin Yu by now!"

"So, which type of milk would you like to drink?"

"I'd drink anything Chu Lang gives me!"

After chatting with Jin Yu for a while, Chu Mingkong felt a surge of warmth, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips. This princess really had a knack for witty remarks.

"Since you want to drink, you should know how to do it properly. You can't be too late with the proper etiquette."

"what?"

Jin Yu was taken aback.

She had truly forgotten what etiquette was. She seemed to have some recollection of it, but couldn't quite recall it. These days, all that lingered in her mind were the comings and goings of people.

"Good brother?" she asked tentatively.

"No." Chu Mingkong shook his head.

"dad?"

"..."

If your dog emperor father heard you say that, he'd be so angry his ancestors' graves would be emitting green smoke, and he'd sit up in shock on the verge of death, grab a knife, and come to chop me up.

"Where...where did you learn this slang?" Chu Mingkong felt he really needed to find out.

How could a mere infant princess, whose primordial essence still exists, possess so much strange and wonderful knowledge?

"I heard it from those imperial concubines. Some of them were widows, and some never even received the emperor's favor. The imperial concubines were better off; it's said they could hide some toys to relieve their sorrows."

"Jade dildo," Chu Mingkong explained for her, as he still had ten large dildos stored in his system inventory.

"That seems to be the name... but it's not allowed for the concubines. Hiding a jade pendant is punishable by death, so they would collect shameful books like storybooks to read."

Jin Yu's words were sympathetic, and she didn't seem to think that these "relatives and elders" were doing anything vulgar or absurd.