"But even if I want to attack, I will not be so hasty. If I am not sure of victory, I will never take the risk. What's more, now Yun Lanshan is ready to make a move and gather the ministers of the DPRK to cause trouble. I have no time to take care of myself.

How can I have the leisure to attack Xi Chu..."

His voice was not loud, but his words were clear. There was a hint of helplessness in his tone. He held his breath and said a lot at once. In the end, even he realized that he had said too much and stopped talking.

, gritted his teeth.

Zhaohe glanced at him and was silent for a long time before saying:

"Brother, in fact, sometimes you can try to put down your pride and explain to your sister-in-law. She is not an unreasonable person, and she won't end up in trouble every time..."

He shook his head. The way he treated her before, in her mind, she had already preconceived the idea that he was a cruel, ruthless and ruthless person. How many words would she listen to if he explained it now?

He remained silent, the anger and unwillingness in his eyes gradually faded away, and he regained his indifferent expression, saying:

"Okay, stop talking, I have my own sense of discretion. We have to return to Beijing quickly. It is no longer safe here in the palace. Now that the emperor's grandmother has undergone surgery, let's go back all the way. You go down and take care of yourself first, and we will set off early tomorrow morning.

"

When Mu Qingwan returned to the capital, she realized that the weather had become so cold. She didn't realize it when she stayed in the palace in Luocheng. She didn't expect that it was already winter in the blink of an eye.

The murderer who set the fire in Yangyizhai has not yet been caught. Although it cannot be ruled out that it was someone from Yunlanshan's party who learned that the Queen Mother had been cured by Mu Qingwan and killed him, but after all, it has not been found out yet. Xia Houlie

They didn't dare to alert the snake, so she was secretly sent back to Changxin Palace.

When I came back here again, everything felt like a lifetime ago. Thinking of the free life in Los Angeles, and now being forced to enter this prison again, I couldn't help but feel a little sad.

But she firmly believes that such days will not last long.

The three masters and servants had not seen each other for a long time, and they all had mixed emotions for a while. When Mo Ge saw that Mu Qingwan's legs were burned, he hugged her and cried bitterly. In comparison, Biying seemed much calmer and was busy taking care of Mu Qingwan.

Qingwan found thick cotton clothes and a mattress, made the bed comfortable, and helped her lie down.

"We haven't seen each other for a few days, why did our Biying suddenly become so sensible?" Mu Qingwan couldn't help but joked with a smile.

Hearing this, a stern look flashed in Biying's eyes, but it passed away so quickly that it was completely undetectable. She forced a smile on her face and said:

"The princess has been out for months without even a letter. Mo Ge and I are the only ones left in the Changxin Palace. We have to worry about the Queen Mother and Concubine Yun coming to cause trouble, and we have to be careful not to let others find out.

The fact that the princess is not here makes it difficult for people to become sensible on days like this."

Mu Qingwan heard the hint of complaint in her words and felt very sorry, "I'm sorry, Biying, for making you and Mo Ge worried."

Biying wiped her tears and said: "It's okay to be worried, but...Biying feels that the princess is becoming more and more alienated from us. Just like this time, you left the palace inexplicably, and we don't know where you are.

, how are you doing? Have you ever been bullied? Can you teach us how not to worry? Could it be that Mo Ge and I have been with the princess for so many years, and we have married with you to Beiyan, so the princess still can’t trust us? "

Mo Ge scolded with red eyes: "Biying, how can you talk to the princess like this? The princess didn't tell us her whereabouts. She must have her own difficulties and reasons. Now that she has returned safely, the most important thing is. Okay.

, stop talking, aren't you trying to make the princess feel uncomfortable by acting like this?"

Seeing them like this, Mu Qingwan frowned in embarrassment. Thinking that her grandma's surgery had been successful, it was only a matter of time before the truth was revealed. What's more, Biying and Mo Ge were as close to her as sisters, so she told them that they should

It’s okay, he said:

"Don't worry too much. I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I thought it would be better for you not to know, so as not to get into trouble. But since it has passed now, it doesn't hurt to tell you. I am going to the Luo City Palace to give you a message.

The Empress Dowager detoxified, and someone in the palace wanted to kill her, so the detoxification could only be carried out secretly. Now you understand why I didn't tell you, but it's okay for you to know about this, and don't publicize it everywhere, okay?

"

Biying and Mo Ge nodded quickly.

"Okay, don't you blame me now?" Mu Qingwan teased them with a smile, "You have tears in your eyes as soon as I come back. Do you mean you don't welcome me?"

"No way." Mo Ge wiped his tears quickly, walked over and took a hand warmer and put it in her hand to warm it, "It's just that the princess is back this time... shouldn't the emperor's ban be lifted as well?"

Mu Qingwan stared blankly at the pattern carved on the stove, and then said after a long while:

"Now that my leg is injured, what difference does it make if I withdraw the order or not? Let's wait and see what happens."

In the next few days, Mu Qingwan has been quietly recuperating in Changxin Palace. Although she was worried about Xi Chu, she had already secretly told Zhaohe on the way back, asking him to help her find out as soon as possible no matter what.

What's going on? Now a few days have passed, but there has been no news from him. It is not convenient for her to go out, so she can only worry in her heart.

A few days later, Mu Qingwan's leg injury was almost healed. Just when he was about to wait until night and sneak out of the palace to the Zhaohe Palace to find out the news, he didn't expect that the long-dormant Changxin Palace welcomed someone.

An uninvited guest.

"Eunuch Li!"

When she saw the visitor, Mu Qingwan first exclaimed, but she quickly calmed down and said calmly: "I wonder why Eunuch Li comes to my Changxin Palace?"

When Li Changan saw that the injury on her leg had healed and she was standing unharmed, the smile on his face deepened:

"My Majesty, I am very happy. The Emperor has just issued a decree to lift your ban. The servants of Changxin Palace have also been returned to you. You can come and go freely from now on."

Mu Qingwan did not ask why, nor did she ask Queen Mother Yun and Concubine Yun whether they knew about this or whether they agreed. She still had a faint smile on her face:

"Thank you, father-in-law. I'm sorry to have come here specially. Please sit inside and have a cup of hot tea."

Li Changan waved the fly whisk on his hand and shook his head, "Thank you for your kindness, I won't sit here anymore. Long live your Majesty, please come over immediately."

Mu Qingwan frowned, "Where are you going?"

"Just ask your Majesty and slaves to come and you will know."

After saying that, he turned around and walked slowly. Mu Qingwan glanced at Mo Ge and Bi Ying behind him, curled her lips, and had no choice but to follow.

After following Li Changan around for a long time, and seeing that he still showed no sign of stopping, Mu Qingwan couldn't hold it in any longer, "Eunuch Li, where are we going?"

"Jinluan Palace."

"Jinluan Palace?!" Mu Qingwan widened her beautiful eyes. Isn't that the place where the emperor went to court to listen to politics? Why did you take her there?

Li Changan stopped talking and continued walking forward, leaving Mu Qingwan wondering about Xia Houlie's intentions.

After walking for almost half a stick of incense, Li Changan finally stopped in front of a magnificent palace, turned around and said apologetically:

"Just now, in order to avoid people's eyes and ears, I had to take my wife to a remote path. I have wronged my wife."

Mu Qingwan waved her hands to show that she didn't care, and asked: "Xia...uh...I mean where is the emperor?"

It’s really terrible that calling me Xia Houlie has become a habit. Now it’s really awkward to call me the emperor!

"I'm going to court in front, and I have to rush to wait on you." He pointed to a yellow curtain in the palace, lowered his head and said softly: "Please go in alone, and sit behind the curtain, but it doesn't cost much."

Don't make a sound."

Mu Qingwan looked at his hand suspiciously. It was quiet inside. Suddenly, a familiar voice came over, "Dear ladies, do you have anything else to say?"

It was Xia Houlie’s voice!

Looking at the curtain again, her eyes widened suddenly, with a look of disbelief on her face. Did Xia Houlie invite her to listen to politics behind the curtain?!

Is there any mistake?!

She turned to look at Li Changan doubtfully, wanting to confirm that this was not a prank. Unexpectedly, Li Changan just smiled and made a gesture of invitation, "Mother, please come in quickly."

Seeing that he didn't want to explain more, Mu Qingwan knew it was useless to ask any more, so she nodded and walked in.

I walked behind the curtain and sat down. Through the translucent curtain, I could vaguely see a large dragon chair, and a dark group of ministers standing respectfully under the Jinluan Palace.

Inexplicably, she was a little nervous. She had only seen such a scene on TV before, but she didn't expect that she would be lucky enough to see it with her own eyes and experience it in person. There are only eight words to describe this scene: solemn, solemn, and magnificent.

There was silence in front, and the ministers all just bowed their heads in silence. Xia Houlie had profound internal energy. Even through the curtain, he could still hear Mu Qingwan's every move clearly. After she sat down, he spoke out:

"Since you have nothing to report, I have a strange thing to tell you. Ten days ago, I received news that peasant uprisings broke out in several places in Poyang County on the southern border. The cause was Poyang.

The county governor received the imperial edict and sent troops to attack Western Chu. In order to raise military rations, the officers and soldiers went around collecting grains and plundering the people's fat and oil, which made the people miserable, and this triggered the civil uprising."

His sharp eyes swept downwards, and wherever his eyes went, all the ministers lowered their heads:

"Recently, I sent a letter to ask Zhang Guangbei, the governor of Poyang County, and found out that there was indeed a so-called edict sent to Poyang County, and it was backed by a tiger talisman. Moreover, I kept saying that it was me who emphasized the dispatch of soldiers from Poyang County as the advance force. Half a month later,

Then there will be an army of millions of cavalry pressing down on the border.

The entire Western Chu will be wiped out. You should know that I have long said that now Beiyan needs to recuperate and prosper the country and the people, and will never start a war so easily. So who is so bold and dares to falsely pass on the imperial edict and secretly transfer Tiger Talisman?

, deliberately provoking war between the two countries?"

His words were not loud, but they were quite majestic. Each word echoed in the empty hall like thunder, just like throwing a stone into a calm lake, causing waves to surge, and the atmosphere became tense for a moment.

Weird.

"Li Kaiji, Minister of the Ministry of War."

Mu Qingwan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect that in just ten days, Xia Houlie had successfully negotiated with the Yun family and officially implemented the three provinces and six ministries system.

With his family under pressure, Xia Houlie can be called a promising monarch.

Upon hearing Xia Houlie's summons, a gray-haired veteran immediately responded: "I'm here."

"Do you know that the Poyang County Guards raised troops to attack Xi Chu?"

Li Kaiji shook his head and said solemnly:

"Going back to the emperor, I don't know about it. Whenever there is a big war, the emperor issues an edict and uses the tiger talisman as a basis to recruit troops from various places to go out. Even if I have the courage, I don't dare to use the tiger talisman to mobilize the army to attack Western Chu privately.

, Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"

Xia Houlie glanced at him, and then his eyes passed over Yun Lanshan, who was calm and composed. The sharp light in his eyes flashed away, and he nodded:

"Okay, okay, if that's the case, I'll give you an hour to investigate him level by level in front of all the civil and military officials. You must get to the bottom of it!"
To be continued...