When we came out of the palace, this time night really started to fall.
When they returned to Wen Daoyan's small courtyard, Zhao Zhitang and the others had already set up a sumptuous mandarin duck hotpot.
"Elder brother, have you met Your Majesty?" Wen Daoyan was the first to stand up.
There were three luminous pearls placed in the room, and it was almost impossible to find a shadow in the entire room, so it was naturally difficult to hide Su Mu's anxious look.
"You are not fooled by her beauty," Tan Rusu joked with a giggle.
"What did the eldest princess tell you?" Zhao Zhitang was very sure that Su Mu had not seen the emperor.
Mo Qianyu tasted a bottle of old wine and said very firmly: "No matter what she says, don't believe it."
"She is inviting me to join the court as an official," Su Mu looked at Mo Qianyu seriously when he said this.
Mo Qianyu lived in Kyoto until she was five years old, and her childhood playmates were not only the prince but also the eldest princess. She was the only one who knew that woman best.
"What's her reason?"
"She said that from Kongkong Mountain to Ruoshen Mountain, every time I appeared in the most critical place, she said I was extraordinary."
"This... what kind of reason is this?" Wen Daoyan frowned. Although he also felt that the senior brother was extraordinary, with his talent and position, he was not worthy of the senior brother even for the position of prime minister.
"Has she fallen in love with you?" Chang Chun said with a smile.
"Taoist Priest, is the eldest princess you are talking about very rich?" The little monkey seemed to have a big plan brewing in his head.
Su Mu looked at the two of them and said angrily: "Please, you two, please be normal."
"A woman says without any logic that you are extraordinary. She just likes you," Chang Chun chuckled.
Su Mu said seriously: "Her reasons don't stop there, there are also the prince."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Wen Daoyan was even more puzzled.
"She said that the prince is young and lacks confidants around him. The ministers in the court and the central government are disloyal. The chaos in Shuozhou is the best proof."
Su Mu walked to Mo Qianyu and sat down next to him, and said: "Your Majesty, because the empress has gradually lost interest in government affairs, it may not be long before the throne is passed to the crown prince, and the Zishui Su family does not have much influence in Kyoto."
"And if I offended many officials regarding the Shenshan incident, if I become an official in the court, the only people I can rely on in the whirlpool are her and the prince. As the prince, I can be the sharpest sword to clear the political situation."
"Taoist priest, this bitch doesn't look like a good person," the little monkey said, and a piece of meat from his chopsticks fell into the bowl.
"It's so complicated," Tan Rusu frowned slightly, feeling that it was so boring, so she immersed herself in enjoying the food.
"How could His Majesty pass on the throne?" Wen Daoyan felt deeply unbelievable. In his mind, His Majesty the Emperor now swept across Liuhe and was the only one since Emperor Taizong who was expected to keep pace with Emperor Taizong.
"This finally sounds like what a person who has experienced officialdom said," Zhao Zhitang said with a smile.
Mo Qianyu said: "She is still so direct."
Hearing this, Su Mu looked at her and asked, "Speaking of which, what kind of person are you, this young boy?"
Faced with this question, Mo Qianyu seemed to have answered many people. Without any thought, he said in a very confident tone: "When she was very young, she showed a strong talent for handling government affairs around the world, and gradually gained His Majesty's favor.
Approved.”
"She is obsessed with power and likes to be in control. She often uses the truest words to weave a complicated and confusing web, waiting for her prey to fall into it without even realizing it."
"So you told me not to believe her, not because she is lying, but because there is a web behind her sincerity that no one can see?" Su Mu has never seen Mo Qianyu evaluate a person so seriously.
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Zhao Zhitang also said at this time: "The eldest princess once married Chen Guogong's son. She was ready to go to the fiefdom, but on the eve of departure, Chen Guogong's son suddenly died suddenly."
"There are rumors that the eldest princess was unwilling to leave the center of power, so she killed her husband with her own hands. Because of this, the queen felt even more sorry for her and summoned her into the palace. The queen was also worried that the eldest princess would be depressed. In her
On my birthday, I spent countless resources to build the Water-to-Sky Corridor."
"So that's how the corridor came to be," Su Mu sighed.
"I don't like her, and I don't want to talk too much about her,"
Mo Qianyu looked at Zhao Zhitang and said, "Senior Brother Zhao, we should finish our mission in Kyoto and leave as soon as possible. Chaoge is not a place where people like us should stay."
"I don't like her either," Su Mu picked up the chopsticks and prepared to enjoy the food.
"Junior sister is absolutely right. These political disputes in Chaoge City are extremely inconsistent with those of us who are cultivators."
Speaking of this, what did Zhao Zhitang think of? He looked at Su Mu and joked: "Hey, Junior Brother Su, you won't agree to the eldest princess, will you?"
"Senior brother, you think too much,"
Su Mu smiled and said, "I have no interest in those things to begin with. What's more, after hearing what my master said just now, I wish I could leave Chaoge right away. But I'm afraid our junior brother Wen will have to worry about these things."
Wen Daoyan was destined to take the imperial examination, and it was a foregone conclusion that he would be trapped in Chaoge.
"If you are upright, you are not afraid of the slanting shadow."
Wen Daoyan was upright and awe-inspiring, "I firmly believe that any evil and crooked path will eventually reap its own consequences."
"Alas," Chang Chun shook his head helplessly after hearing this.
Tan Rusu said: "If a nerd like him goes in, even I know he will die miserably."
"Why?" Wen Daoyan humbly asked Tan Rusu for advice.
"Let's get down to business,"
Zhao Zhitang deeply felt that Mo Qianyu's words made sense, and ended the topic of this secular court situation, "The sect asked us to assist the court and find out what the three major sects were plotting. I have been in Kyoto for some time, and I have locked in
one person."
"If things go well and we catch this person and learn the specific plan from his mouth or his memory, we can leave Chaoge and return to the mountain gate to return to life."
"who?"
"Junior sister Tan is very familiar with this person," Zhao Zhitang looked at Tan Rusu with interest, waiting for Tan Rusu to ask further questions.
"Sister Mo, it's exactly what you said, this tripe is really delicious," Tan Rusu seemed to not have heard, enjoying the food to her heart's content.
The Sichuan peppercorns were floating in the oil pan, the peppers were rolling on the surface of the oil, and the air was a bit stagnant.
"cough,"
Zhao Zhitang said: "This person is Zhou Shan, the traitor from Shushan. The mission that Junior Sister Tan received when she entered the academy was to kill this person. Fortunately, Junior Sister Tan did not go."
"I see,"
Su Mu looked at Tan Rusu who was enjoying the meal, but said: "Senior Brother Zhao and our junior sister met for the first time. He actually even knew about the junior junior sister's entry into the school. It seems that he is very concerned about it."
Zhao Zhitang said: "Actually, I have always admired Junior Sister Tan's heroic deeds in the Thousand Miles of Forest."
"Sister Mo, this pea tip is even better. It's delicious. I finally understand why you like hot pot so much," Tan Rusu said excitedly.
Mo Qian Yuru met her confidant and said, "Try this baby cabbage. Although it is simple, it is absolutely delicious."
