Mu Xuanyi doesn't allow anyone to have ideas about Xiao Long Bao, not anyone.
Seeing her reaction, the Imperial Master also smiled and said, "You are her mother. You should know that she is different. Even if you borrow her luck, it will not have any impact on her."
"Just because I am her mother," Mu Xuanyi interrupted him and said sternly, "I will not let her cooperate with you in doing this."
Even the emperor cannot ask her children like this.
"Don't be angry yet, I really didn't mean to hurt her."
Seeing how excited she was, the Imperial Master quickly comforted her.
"Maybe I didn't explain it clearly before. I just hope that she will participate in the sacrifice so that the fate of the country will be closely related to her. As long as the country does not fall, her fortune will only become stronger and stronger, and it will never have a bad impact on her."
He hurriedly explained, but Mu Xuanyi was not very happy: "What if the emperor changes?"
"Princess, you can't say this nonsense!"
The Imperial Master was sweating. His Highness the Princess was so bold that she even dared to say such a thing.
If others heard her say this, she would most likely be punished.
"You mean His Highness the Crown Prince will not succeed to the throne? Why do I remember that you have approved the fate of the current Crown Prince?" Mu Xuanyi raised his eyebrows, feeling that this Imperial Master was really unreliable.
"Of course I don't mean this. I mean that a normal change of throne will not affect the fate of the country. Unless there is a major change such as the collapse of the country, this will never happen."
"Princess, you have a close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince. You should know whether His Highness the Crown Prince can be trusted. In the future, when His Highness the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, the country will definitely be prosperous. It will only be good for her, not bad."
Mu Xuanyi looked at him suspiciously, not quite believing the Imperial Master's assurance.
But this sacrifice was held by Bailiyuan, with Feng Yunxian assisting. She also hoped that the sacrifice would be successful.
"Let's do this. I'll take you to a place. You'll understand after you go there."
The Imperial Master didn't know that he couldn't make sense with Mu Xuanyi just by persuading him, so he could only sigh and invite Mu Xuanyi.
Mu Xuanyi did not refuse this time.
The Imperial Master led her to the study room and pushed the bookshelf away. Inside was a narrow and long secret passage. In order to gain her trust, the Imperial Master walked in first.
Xiao Longbao was held in Mu Xuanyi's arms and followed his footsteps.
The road is narrow at the beginning and can only be passed by one person, but the further you go, the wider the inside becomes.
Looking at the light coming from the front, Mu Xuanyi was also very confused. Could this secret passage lead to the outside of the palace?
"This is it."
When she was doubtful, the Imperial Master had already stopped. What appeared in front of Mu Xuanyi was a beautiful room, with a translucent marble floor and luminous pearls that could be seen everywhere on the pillars, illuminating the entire room.
Bright.
Standing on the ground, she could even see her own shadow reflected.
But what attracted her more was the relief carved on the wall opposite.
The relief is of a woman wearing a gauze skirt with her head lowered as if she is singing something. Surrounded by kneeling people, the leader wears a crown and should be the emperor.
Who is this woman? Can she actually make the emperor kneel to her?
"This is the previous maintainer of the national destiny, the same existence as your daughter." The national master seemed to have noticed the doubts in her heart and answered her in a timely manner.
"Previous term?"
Mu Xuanyi was shocked and her eyes fell on the woman whose face could not be seen clearly in the relief. Xiao Long Bao also raised his head at this time.
"Mother..."
Xiao Long Bao's voice was soft, and Mu Xuanyi's movements suddenly froze. She knew that Xiao Long Bao was not calling her, but the woman on the relief.
So the woman above is Xiao Longbao’s mother? She was the previous maintainer of the national destiny?
"Then why is she gone?" The truth that she had been pursuing for a long time was placed in front of her, and Mu Xuanyi also asked anxiously.
The Imperial Master thought she was shocked, and explained at this time: "She suddenly disappeared twenty years ago, and then there was no trace."
"The maintainer of the national destiny has disappeared, and I can only look for a new one to maintain the national destiny. These years of seclusion are just a deduction. It was not until recently that I became aware of the secret."
After saying this, he noticed that the way Mu Xuanyi looked at him changed.
"Is there something on my face?" The Imperial Master touched his face. It was strange that he hadn't eaten anything either.
Mu Xuanyi shook his head: "I just want to ask, what do you usually do in seclusion?"
"Deduction, meditation." The national master didn't understand why she suddenly asked him this, but in order to obtain her consent, the national master almost answered all her questions.
"Aren't you going to have contact with other people?"
"No."
Mu Xuanyi looked at the Imperial Master in surprise, and finally shook his head.
She really couldn't understand the behavior of the Imperial Master. She had not had contact with outsiders for so many years just because of the extremely mysterious word "luck".
"Everything depends on human effort. It is better to rely on your own efforts than to rely on illusory luck."
The Imperial Master smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Many years ago, like you, Princess, I didn't believe this, but what happened later made me have to believe it."
Mu Xuanyi wanted to gossip about the relevant content, but the Imperial Master shook his head and said nothing more.
But since Xiao Long Bao's mother is the maintainer of the country's destiny, Xiao Long Bao can now be regarded as a daughter inheriting her mother's business. After careful consideration, Mu Xuanyi did not refuse.
"I agree, but only on the day of the sacrifice. I can send her here early on that day, but I will take her away after the sacrifice."
"Before the sacrifice begins, you cannot restrict her movements for any reason." Mu Xuanyi was unwilling to leave Xiao Longbao alone in the palace.
Especially when facing such a bad old man.
When the Imperial Master saw her relenting, he felt very lucky. He didn't dare to ask for anything else. He was afraid that he would make her unhappy, so she regretted rejecting her.
"Of course, I will listen to you, Princess."
The Imperial Master respectfully sent the two of them out of Xingchen Pavilion. Before leaving, he did not forget to tell Mu Xuanyi, "We have agreed!"
"I know, I know, why are you so verbose?" Mu Xuanyi waved her hand impatiently and left with the little dragon bag in her arms.
Before she even left the palace, she saw Feng Yunxian's figure from a distance.
Feng Yunxian was walking towards this side and met her face to face. He was holding a palace lantern in his hand and walked anxiously. He didn't recognize her until he got closer.
"I heard from Concubine Liang that you found her." The moon was as cold as water, evenly shining on Feng Yunxian's body. He looked at Xiao Long Bao and breathed a sigh of relief.