Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 284 Morning Glory

Chunyu's face froze with ecstasy, like a comical painting. When he finally realized what was happening, he was filled with embarrassment and anger.

"You were the one who hit her that day, not me. She may not acknowledge you as her mother, but does she think she can disown me as her father? I'm her biological father! Besides, there are no parents who are wrong. So what if I slapped her? Even if I beat her to death, what could they do?!"

Seeing her husband's powerless rage, Madam Chunyu found it all laughable. But she didn't seem to have the right to laugh at others, after all, he was right; she was the one who had hit the child. But she didn't have the nerve to knowingly push the child to secure an official position for his elder brother, even though they had already fallen out.

It wasn't that she was laughing, but rather that the child simply couldn't possibly agree.

Lord Chunyu certainly wouldn't believe it. Besides, with such a good opportunity, why wouldn't they use it? Did they want their Chunyu family to remain low-ranking officials for generations? For a daughter not to help her father and brothers was a grave act of filial impiety. At worst, they could take it to the authorities and make sure she lost her official position!

However, Lord Chunyu's wishful thinking was far from reality; he never even stepped inside Chunyu Shuang's house.

"How dare you! Do you know who I am? I'm your master's father! You dare to stop me? You don't want to live anymore!"

"I'm so sorry, but my master has already given instructions. She is now a person who has severed ties with her family and has no relatives left in this world. If anyone comes looking for her under the guise of family, they must be a fraud! We were told to throw them out! Sir, please don't make things difficult for us. If you really don't want to leave, then stand to the side and don't block others from coming in."

The two gatekeepers politely ushered Chunyu's family aside, making way for the endless stream of officials who came to visit.

The Chunyu family members, seeing the eager expressions on the faces of officials they usually couldn't even get a word with, could hardly believe how drastically things had changed. Their daughter, who had always been so frivolous and dissolute, was now a rising star in the officialdom! So many high-ranking officials were cautiously seeking her out—she was truly successful! But the biggest problem was that their daughter refused to acknowledge them, meaning they couldn't benefit from her influence at all!

Lord Chunyu spotted a superior from the yamen in the crowd, and immediately went over to him with a beaming smile.

"Lord Yu, it's me. Are you here to visit my daughter too?"

At first, Lord Yu didn't recognize the person who had spoken to him. But after considering the meaning behind the man's words, he suddenly realized who it was.

"Oh, it's you. What? Is this Lady Chunyu your daughter?"

He looked her up and down several times, but nothing seemed quite right. If this really was Chunyu Shuang's biological father, would he be a lowly official in the yamen? Looking at his slightly embarrassed expression, Lord Yu suddenly realized that the relationship between father and daughter wasn't harmonious. Thinking about it, it made sense; after all, Ying Jiuque, who was closely following Chunyu Shuang, had severed ties with his father's family, so Chunyu Shuang probably didn't have a good relationship with her own family either.

If this were an ordinary father and daughter, he would definitely have stepped in to build a relationship by now. But the problem is, Chunyu Shuang is not a soft-hearted person.

"What a coincidence! If we met on a normal day, I would definitely have a drink with you. But I have business to discuss with Lord Chunyu today. How about we reschedule for another day?"

"Oh, of course! Business comes first."

Looking at the bustling scene, the Chunyu family felt a pang of sadness, unsure of what to feel.

In fact, Chunyu Shuang was not as smug as outsiders imagined, because she was extremely busy!
Heaven knows how many officials that old bastard Mu Yanchun has managed to win over in the court over the years? At this critical moment, even if those officials have already been won over, or even if they have done bad things together, they won't show their true colors now. What they need to do is to find those people out as quickly as possible!

This is a huge undertaking. Especially since even if those people are caught and imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice, they still keep crying out for their innocence. Until their very last moment before death, without solid evidence, they will absolutely not admit that they are related to that old bastard Mu Yanchun.

As for her family, she had indeed heard the steward mention them, but that was unimportant. Now that she had been promoted, she naturally needed to work even harder to live up to His Majesty's expectations. And then there was Jiu Que; she had to strive to catch up with her friend.

Speaking of which, Jiu Que is incredibly good at conning people! Several people who refused to confess even under severe torture were quickly confided in Jiu Que, revealing crucial information in no time, all while maintaining an incredulous expression.

That scene was incredibly comforting.

After nearly a month of hard work, all those involved in the case were finally apprehended. What they found was astonishing. Mu Yanchun had cultivated relationships with a truly remarkable number of officials over the years—almost half the entire court.

Among those people, some genuinely wanted to restore the kingdom, while others were purely driven by self-interest. However, upon learning that the only surviving emperor, Ajiu, was not of the previous dynasty's bloodline, most gave up. A lifetime of busy work, only to find it all was in vain.

They were all imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice's jail, and many people were cursing Mu Yanchun. Mu Yanchun really had great composure.

"Whose fault is it that you're all so stupid? You couldn't even hide at a time like this, and you still have the nerve to come and blame me."

"Are you so clever that you raised him for so many years and he's not the Crown Prince's biological son? An old eunuch deceived you right under your nose and you didn't even know. How laughable!"

"you?"

Perhaps realizing that he was going to die anyway, there was no point in turning against him now. Mu Yanchun quickly gave up on this pointless argument. He lay on the ground, suddenly feeling a tightness in his neck. Reaching up to touch it, he found a small flower inside.

Mu Yanchun pinched it with his hand and found that it was a real flower. Are there any other flowers blooming at this time besides chrysanthemums?
What the hell is this?

Oh well, they're all unimportant anyway.

Mu Yanchun casually tossed the flower aside and fell into deep thought.

Outside the cell, someone approached with light footsteps.

When the jailer brought food that evening, he found that Mu Yanchun was unresponsive no matter how much he was called. When he went to check on him, he found that Mu Yanchun was bleeding from all seven orifices, trembling all over, and unable to speak. It was unknown how long he had been tortured.

Even more strangely, when doctors came to examine him, they couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. Finally, even Xie Mingchen was alarmed and came to check on him, arriving at a very satisfying conclusion.

"The poison I planted on someone else has backfired. The mother Gu is no longer nourished by her offspring, so in order to survive, she has no choice but to devour the host. He won't live much longer."

Whether Mu Yanchun lives or dies is not important, as long as no one else's hand gets him into the Ministry of Justice prison.

(End of this chapter)