Dugu Lianyun watched Mu Ci go away, as if he was petrified.
Yes, Xiao Ziyan is Dugu Lianyun. He is as smart as her. How could she not know who he is? He had not admitted it before, so she never asked again, but the answer was already in her heart.
Maybe from now on, she will never call him Brother Lianyun again.
When Mu Ci returned to Hengwuyuan, he was a little depressed.
She didn't expect that there would be a guest in Hengwuyuan at this time, and it was Zhou Yueting.
Zhou Yueting looked at Mu Ci with complicated eyes. After a while, she stepped forward and saluted Mu Ci: "Daughters of the people come to see the Queen Mother. Please give Jin'an to the Queen Mother."
Mu Ci looked at Zhou Yueting who was kneeling in front of him, her beautiful eyes half-squinted.
Zhou Yueting actually knows her identity?
After Mu Ci sat down, she did not immediately let Zhou Yueting get up. She tapped the table and asked, "How did you learn about the identity of the Ai family?"
Zhou Yueting did not raise her head. She replied in a low voice: "The common people were curious about the identity of the empress, so they spent a lot of money to investigate. I didn't expect that the identity of the empress would be so precious."
No wonder Mu Ci previously said that even if the current Holy Emperor asked her to go to the palace, she might not be happy.
At that time, everyone including her thought that Mu Ci was just talking big words. No one believed such words. But these were all facts, because Mu Ci was the current Queen Mother.
Her status is so noble that even if the current emperor sees the Queen Mother, he will pay his respects to the Queen Mother.
However, Mu Ci should have lived in Chenxiang Palace instead of coming to Zhou Mansion...
Mu Ci looked indifferent, "You came to the Aijia not just to talk about this, right?"
She can guess a little bit of a woman's thoughts, and she still likes Dugu Lianyun.
She knows that Zhou Yueting is quite scheming. Mrs. Wang is Zhou Yueting's mother. Mrs. Wang can survive in a place like the West Courtyard for more than ten years and still have the reputation of a good wife, so she is naturally good at pretending.
And Zhou Yueting is Wang's direct daughter, so of course she will inherit Wang's schemes.
"Nothing can be hidden from the Queen Mother. In fact, the daughter of the people came here today because she wanted to tell the Queen Mother something." Zhou Yueting lowered her head and replied.
Mu Ci finally spared her the gift at this time.
She stepped aside and waited quietly for Mu Ci to take a sip of tea before saying, "Don't you want to know what's going on? Your Majesty is trapped in the Zhou Mansion, so naturally you don't know what the situation is like outside. But, the women of the people know."
Mu Ci lightly curled her lips: "The Ai family can guess what you are thinking."
Her clear eyes were fixed on Zhou Yueting's face.
Zhou Yueting felt as if her clothes had been stripped off by Mu Ci. Even the darkest corners of her heart were clearly seen by Mu Ci.
"As long as the Ai family is in the Zhou Mansion, Master Xiao will not notice you. Your best way is to make the Ai family willingly leave the Zhou Mansion, right?" Mu Ci revealed Zhou Yueting's plan in a few words.
Zhou Yueting's hand holding the handkerchief tightened and she was sweating.
She tried many ways to find out everything about Mu Ci, and she had also heard about Mu Ci's methods.
Today she had her own wishful thinking, but before she even opened her mouth, Mu Cidao had already revealed her secret.
"If the Ai family guessed correctly, you came here this time to bring the news that the Ai family wants, for example, the Ai family's closest relatives..." Mu Ci looked calm and took a sip of tea.
Zhou Yueting could no longer stand this time, and she knelt down in front of Mu Ci again: "The daughter of the people did bring some news. The daughter of the people thought that the Queen Mother would care, so she wanted to tell her about it."
"Tell me." Mu Ci's eyes were fixed on the top of Zhou Yueting's head.
Zhou Yueting breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: "The daughter of the people received the news that Miss Mu Yao went to Beijing in March to rescue you from the cold palace. However, half a month ago, Miss Mu Yao suddenly disappeared without any reason.
It is said that Miss Mu Yao entered the palace and never left the palace again. The daughter of the people thought that the empress would want to know the news, so she came here to tell her."
Mu Ci put down the teacup heavily: "Is this serious?!"
"A civilian girl doesn't dare to deceive in the slightest, everything is true." Zhou Yueting did not dare to look directly at Mu Ci.
Even though Mu Ci had guessed that it was related to the people around her, she didn't expect that it would be related to Mu Yao.
She has not seen her sister for six years. Since her sister went to Xiaoyao Villa to study in seclusion, the two sisters have never seen each other again.
If the younger sister knew that she was imprisoned in the cold palace, it is normal for her to go into the palace to save her.
The harem is a place for cannibalism, and anything can happen. No matter what, she has to enter the palace to take a look.
Mu Ci came to her senses and asked again: "Is there any news about Mrs. Rongguo?"
Zhou Yueting shook her head: "Mrs. Rongguo is fine now, but we don't know that your sister is missing."
"Then how did you get the news?" Mu Ci's eyes suddenly turned sharp, "Look at the Ai family and reply!"
Zhou Yueting raised her head as she was told, "Because the daughter of the people had found out the identity of the empress in advance, she wanted to start with the relatives of the empress. When the daughter of the people learned that Miss Mu Yao had entered the palace, she specially sent people to find out the news from the palace. This
Upon investigation, we found out that Miss Mu Yao seemed to have disappeared half a month ago, and there was no news of Miss Mu Yao leaving the palace."
"Why didn't Mrs. Rongguo know about this, but you did?" Mu Ci frowned coldly.
Zhou Yueting's expression showed no guilt at all, and she answered truthfully: "This is indeed what the people's daughter inquired about. As for the facts, the people's daughter cannot guarantee it, but it is a fact that Miss Mu Yao entered the palace, and it is also a fact that she disappeared. The people's daughter knows
The empress and Miss Mu Yao are very close sisters, so I told the empress as soon as I got the news."
After a pause, she took a deep breath, and then said: "The people's daughter's plan is very simple. It is a fact that the people's daughter is fond of cousin Xiao. With the empress in the Zhou Mansion, the people's daughter cannot have a chance. This time it is the people's daughter's opportunity,
The daughter of the people wants to hold it."
Yes, only when Mu Ci leaves the Zhou Mansion can she have the chance to become Cousin Xiao.
Mu Ci looked at Zhou Yueting and said, "Okay, step back."
Zhou Yueting stood up as she was told: "The daughter of the people, please retire."
After walking a few steps away, she looked back at Mu Ci. Mu Ci was thinking about something and didn't notice this detail. Of course, he didn't see the complicated emotions in Zhou Yueting's eyes.
After Zhou Yueting left, Mu Ci felt uneasy.
Mu Yao is seventeen this year. The girl liked to cling to her when she was a child. They have always had a good relationship as sisters. After so many years, I don’t know if the girl’s temperament has changed.
Mu Yao studied in Xiaoyao Villa. Although she was in seclusion, she had never received any news from Mu Yao in these years, not even a letter.
When she was in the palace, she hoped that Mu Yao would stay as far away from her as possible. Now that she suddenly had news about Mu Yao, it was said that she was missing. How could she sit still?
Mu Ci couldn't sit still any longer, so she quickly went to the Return Pavilion.
Nan Xing Nan Yue followed closely behind, but not as fast as Mu Ci.
