On this day, three major events occurred in Liangdu, one is that the case of Gao Qi, the uncle of the country, was tried again, and the human and material evidence is there, and he has no way to deny it, and the other is that according to the case of disaster silver embezzlement, it led to the case of Li Zhong, the prince of Dingguo, who collaborated with the enemy and treason, and the criminal Yang Ao testified that it was Gao Qi, the uncle of the country, who framed the prince of Dingguo. The third is that the general who guards the border pass, the second prince Mu Kexiang, has returned to Liangdu, and has also been entrusted with important tasks by the emperor.

There were rumors in Liangdu for a while, and the vast majority of people were scolding Gao Qi, framing Zhongliang, and bending the law for bribes. And many people have begun to speculate. These two princes have been going to the border for five or six years, how could they suddenly come back? However, thinking of this, they all unconsciously looked overhead, the sky seemed to be darkened, and the wind direction of this cool capital was about to change.

The Imperial Palace, the Zhengqian Palace

The silence of the room, and there was no servant in the palace, and under the main hall, there were only two men kneeling there, both of them with their heads bowed, and they couldn't see the looks in their eyes clearly.

Turning his head to look at the man in a brocade robe beside him, there was no emotional change on his resolute face, which made it impossible to see what he was thinking. Mu Qingyuan's face sank, he couldn't understand why he would come back at this time, because of that incident, didn't his father say it? Let him never return to Beijing. But he actually came back, and even went to the palace with his father's holy decree, all this is too unusual, how did he do it.

As if sensing the gaze of the person next to him, Mu Kexiang's eyes turned, and his gaze fell on the man beside him, his face was still as cold and hard as a knife, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, just a glance, he withdrew his gaze, continued to lower his head, and waited for the person above to speak.

Looking at the two men kneeling below, on the dragon chair, Mu Yangtian's eyes were slightly raised, his handsome face was as majestic as ever, his eyes fell on Mu Kexiang, and he said lightly: "Second brother, before you come back, what is the movement on Nanyaoguo's side?" ”

Hearing this, Mu Kexiang replied: "Although Nanyao Kingdom had Chen Bing's border moves before, but in the end it did not take any action, but if the two countries really fight, Dongyue Kingdom will not lose. ”

Mu Yangtian nodded, looked at Mu Kexiang and said: "You have made a lot of contributions to guarding the border over the years, don't go back to the frontier when you come back this time, stay in Liangdu to report on your work." ”

Stay in Liangdu to debrief? Hearing this, Mu Qingyuan's face changed slightly, and he unconsciously pulled the brocade robe that he had fallen to the ground with both hands, and he didn't notice the wrinkles on it. He looked at the man beside him with a slight slanted gaze, what does Father mean by this? In the past, he had never put the second child in his eyes, and if he had been on the border, he would not have taken him in his eyes, but he never thought that he would come back, and one day he would come back. Although his mother's background is not high, he has military merits, which is a threat!

Mu Kexiang raised his head, he looked at the man sitting in the hall, he had ignored him for six years, but today he gave him such a great grace, heh, is this really a gift given to him for his good? However, he didn't ask in the end, just leaned down, saluted and said, "Thank you, father." ”

Mu Yangtian nodded with satisfaction, he looked at the people below, and continued: "Now that you have returned to Liangdu, I will hand over this case of disaster silver embezzlement to you and the fourth child, although the fourth child is younger, but he has learned something in the imperial capital over the years. If you don't understand, you can ask him for advice. In this case of silver embezzlement, my request is to get to the bottom of it and find out all the people involved in this case, can you do this? ”

"Obey the will of my father." Mu Kexiang and Mu Qingyuan said at the same time.

Looking at the person beside him, Mu Qingyuan's face was slightly gloomy, how could he be willing, heh, but how could he lose to the second coarse man.

However, Mu Kexiang's expression was still calm, but he looked ahead, and the darkness under his eyes became darker and darker.

The matter has been almost said, and both of them have also left the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study, Mu Kexiang walked directly to the front, without making any stops, when suddenly a voice came from behind.

"Second brother, please stay."

Listening to this voice, Mu Kexiang paused, he turned around, his clothes were flying, his thick eyebrows swept away, looking at the person in front of him, he said lightly: "Is there something wrong with the fourth brother?" ”

Mu Qingyuan stepped forward, looked at Mu Kexiang and said with a smile: "Second brother finally came back once, no matter what we say, we should pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, why don't we go out of the palace and drink together?" By the way, the sixth brother is called, he likes these the most. ”

Mu Kexiang's eyes moved slightly, looking at the man in front of him, he said indifferently: "This king has just returned to Liangdu, and now there are still some things to do, let's do it another day." With that, he turned and walked straight ahead.

Looking at the back of the leaving, the smile on Mu Qingyuan's face suddenly disappeared, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, he snorted coldly, turned his body, and walked in another direction.

Imperial

The man in a brocade robe stopped in the middle of the garden, looking at the purple and red flowers around him, he unconsciously recalled the beautiful scene of the grass growing and the warbler flying that year, and the rockery not far away was still standing there, but so many years have passed.

Suddenly, a wry smile appeared on his resolute face, it turned out that when he returned to Liangdu, this was the place he wanted to come to the most, because this place carried all his beautiful memories.

But that day, after the storm, the sword was ruthless, and the terrible sound in the sky, all the good memories were gone, after all, everything was just a flower in the mirror, and the moon in the water. It turned out that all these years, he was just obsessed with an impossible thing.

"Second brother, what a coincidence, aren't you in the Zhengqian Palace? How did it end up here? Suddenly, a casual voice came, and there was a lazy tone in it.

Hearing this voice, Mu Kexiang came back to his senses, a man in a light cyan brocade robe was walking towards him, with a light smile between his eyebrows, looking at the man in front of him, he twisted his eyebrows, and then said in a deep voice: "You follow me?" ”

"Tracking? Oh, the second brother can afford me, if you want to say that this palace is not big, it is not small, but who does what, as long as you inquire a little, you will naturally know the way, and today I met the second brother here, but it was just a coincidence, just like meeting in the government today. Mu Jingnan walked over, he had already changed out of his previous red clothes, and was wearing a light cyan brocade robe, slightly covering the bewitching between his eyebrows.

Mu Kexiang's face sank, he looked ahead, and said in a deep voice: "What do you want to say to me?" ”

Looking at the man in front of him, the corners of Mu Jingnan's mouth hooked slightly, after six years on the frontier, his temperament has become more and more calm than before, thinking of this, a smile appeared on his handsome face, and he said indifferently: "Doesn't the second brother have anything to say to me?" ”

Hearing this, Mu Kexiang's face sank, his fists clenched unconsciously, he turned his head, didn't look at him, just said lightly: "Look at your appearance, you have lived in this cool city." ”

"Wind and water? Is the second brother sarcastic about me? is so profligate, how can it be compared to the second brother who is happy and comfortable in the frontier and makes contributions. Mu Jingnan smiled at the corner of his mouth and said jokingly.

Turning his head suddenly, Mu Kexiang looked at the man standing in front of him in front of him, where was he still the little boy who lost his soul and was autistic and depressed six years ago, as if he had changed a person, but when he changed, he had no way of knowing.

"I'm going to stay in Liangdu." Mu Kexiang frowned tightly and said suddenly.

Stay in Liangdu? Hearing this, Mu Jingnan's eyes narrowed, looking at the man in front of him, he then smiled and said: "It seems that the second brother can't go back to the frontier, so it's okay, let my brother take you to appreciate the customs of this cool capital, with the help of this king, I believe you can live here as well." ”

Mu Kexiang looked at the man in front of him, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, was he laughing at him by this? He looked ahead and said coldly: "Even if you stay in this cool capital, this king will still be this king, and no one can take anything from this king." ”

Looking at the cold and hard expression on his knife-like face, Mu Jingnan said jokingly: "It seems that the second brother is very unwilling." ”

"Willingly? Heh......" Mu Kexiang turned his head to look at Mu Jingnan, and said with a sneer, "Are you willing?" Are you willing to be crushed to the ground by those people and never be able to turn over? No matter how you disguise, I can feel the hatred in your chest, the more you disguise, it can only mean that the hatred in your heart is worse, this king can say wrong! No matter how indifferent the man in front of him was, he would never believe that he would forget those hatreds, because he had not forgotten them for six years.

As soon as these words came out, Mu Jingnan looked at the man in front of him, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, his face was low, a trace of gloom flashed in his deep eyes, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, and he said with a sneer: "Maybe this king is really willing to fall?" It seems that after the second brother went to the frontier area, this ability to see through people's hearts has grown a lot, and this king doesn't have to hide in front of you, second brother, the taste of being seized is very uncomfortable. Speaking of this, his eyebrows were crossed, and his whole body was filled with a cold and silent atmosphere.

"You knew everything from the beginning?" Looking at the cold color on Mu Jingnan's face, Mu Kexiang's heart sank, sure enough, this is him, this whole body is full of dead silence just like back then, sure enough, he is still him, but he is just more good at disguise. And like this, where is he still the ignorant and helpless little boy back then, he has also inquired about him over the years, and he has always been suspicious of those people who told him about his dissolute behavior in the cool capital. Moreover, looking at him like this, he only felt that his gaze was too keen, which made people feel that there was nothing to hide, but with a little disdain, does this mean that he is sure of everything?

Shaking his head slightly, Mu Jingnan turned his head to look ahead, and said lightly: "Second brother really thinks highly of this king, but after you came out of the imperial study, someone from my side sent me news." ”

"Do you have someone by your father's side?" Hearing this, Mu Kexiang's face sank, and he looked at the man in front of him in surprise, did he even dare to insert eyeliner next to Mu Yangtian?

Mu Jingnan suddenly looked at Mu Kexiang and said lightly: "The second brother has wronged this king by saying this, didn't this king say it before?" There are no impermeable walls in this world, and there are no secrets hidden in this palace. However, it doesn't matter when this king knows the Tao. ”

Hearing this, Mu Kexiang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and he said in a low voice: "Father Huang now means that he wants to take back the military power, even if this king is unwilling, he no longer trusts this king." ”

"Maybe this is your turning point, Liangdu is an imperial city, back here, maybe you will have a chance." Mu Jingnan said lightly, his eyebrows were full of disapproval.

Taking a step forward, Mu Kexiang put his hands behind his back, looked at the sky and said, "Opportunity? Oh, do you think he'll give it up so easily? Maybe I had a hope in my heart, but now, I can't trust him. What about you, do you care? Suddenly, he looked at Mu Jingnan and said in a deep voice.

And at this time, Mu Jingnan suddenly turned around, he looked ahead, and said lightly: "I once heard a saying that only by holding a sword in your hand can you protect the cherished person." The sword in my hand was already in hand, and all I wanted was to protect her. With that, he walked straight ahead.

Looking at the departing figure, a figure suddenly flashed in Mu Kexiang's mind, he looked at the person in front of him and said in a deep voice: "The person you are talking about is the seventh son?" I heard that you have a marriage contract with the third daughter of the Yun Xiang family. You've caused him a lot of trouble. ”

The pale cyan figure in front of him didn't stop at all, and a scattered voice came from the air, "Trouble, heh, this king is just doing what he wants to do, second brother, don't speculate, let's take care of myself." ”

Mu Kexiang's face changed, such Mu Jingnan is really incomprehensible, heh, suddenly he looked ahead, laughed at himself, there were ups and downs on his frosty face after all, and then he looked coldly ahead, since he was back, then this time he naturally couldn't have any regrets.

Many years later, when the people of Liangdu recalled the changes in Liangdu again, they suddenly remembered that all this started after the second prince came back at that time.

Outside the palace gate, a man in a black suit was waiting there, looking at the man in a light blue brocade robe who came out of the palace gate, he immediately greeted him.

"Sixth prince, the carriage is ready, please." Gu Yaocheng glanced at the people guarding the palace gate around him, and suddenly said to the people who came over.

Mu Jingnan directly crossed Guyao City and got into the carriage, and Guyao City followed and got into the carriage and drove the carriage away.

After driving for a distance, Guyao City suddenly rushed to Mu Jingnan behind him, and said: "Now this Liangdu is afraid that the sky is going to change, this Mu Kexiang suddenly came back, which makes people a little unpredictable for a while, and even this case of embezzlement of disaster silver has been handed over to him, and it is clear that Gao Qi's crime is a sure thing, on the surface, the emperor Gu Nian and his parents specially recalled Liangdu and promoted him." But in fact, in this way, the emperor has taken away his military power. What do you think about this. ”

Mu Jingnan sat down slightly, he looked ahead and said indifferently: "His mind has always been deep, and what you said is not without fault, maybe it is not necessary to have both." After all, he was afraid of the Gao family's power for a day or two, and now that Gao Qi has fallen, it is normal for him to let Mu Kexiang come back to suppress Mu Qingyuan. Moreover, Mu Kexiang has a very good reputation in the frontier over the years, and many people only know the general of Lu Dao, but they don't know the emperor of Lu Dao, and it is reasonable for him to be jealous of Mu Kexiang. Either way, none of this can stop us. ”

"Do you think the emperor will condemn Gao Qi this time?" Lonely City said in a deep voice, with an unprecedented solemn look in his eyes.

Mu Jingnan's deep eyes looked ahead, his gaze seemed to be out of focus, and after a while, he said: "Conviction is natural, but it is Gao Qi's fate...... The Queen Mother, she will definitely not sit idly by. ”

"Couldn't this kill Gao Qi?" Lonely City's face was full of unwillingness.

Hearing this, a sneer flashed across the corners of Mu Jingnan's mouth, "If it really comes to that time, if I want his life, I will definitely not let him live one more day." ”

Feeling the domineering aura that suddenly rose around him, Gu Yaocheng smiled and looked ahead, but he was much more worried. However, he suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help jokingly saying, "Where are we going now?" Did you go to her and explain? ”

Hearing this, Mu Jingnan's face turned, he raised his gaze, glanced at the lonely city outside, he stroked his head, and said lightly: "Go back to the Six Princes' Mansion." As he spoke, he slowly closed his eyes, and all that flashed in his mind was the figure of her when she left, thin, lonely, and with that forcible pride, which unconsciously distressed. He suddenly laughed at himself, did he suffer from gains and losses like this?

Back to the Six Kings' Mansion? A trace of consternation flashed in Gu Yaocheng's eyes, he turned his head, looked at the people in the carriage, and said suspiciously, "Don't you really have to explain to her?" At that time, you hugged the red sleeves and went over, and you didn't explain what happened last time, aren't you afraid that she really misunderstood? ”

"You've been talking a lot lately." Suddenly opening his eyes, Mu Jingnan looked at the lonely city outside and said indifferently.

Shaking his head, Gu Yaocheng said with emotion: "Anyway, I am also your elder, and the tone of your voice really doesn't respect me at all, but also, who made you the sixth prince, I am just a pawn in front of you, this person is more angry than people." That being said, there was nothing unpleasant in his tone.

Mu Jingnan no longer paid attention to Lonely City, holding the coffee table in the carriage with his hand, pretending to sleep.

Yunxiang Mansion, Suxuan Pavilion

The entire courtyard was empty, Yun Yan had explained, if there was nothing to do, those subordinates were not allowed to come here. Suddenly, a white figure jumped down from the wall, but what caught my eye was a courtyard full of roses and camellias, blooming, as if showing off something.

Thinking of everything she had experienced before, Yun Yan only felt as if something was stuck in her throat, and she only felt very depressed in her heart. She was restless all the way, because she cared, so when she saw that, she felt depressed? Thinking of this, she couldn't help but laugh, when would she be able to hurt her mind for this. If it's not your own, it's not your own, no matter how reluctant you are.

In the afternoon, Yun Yan stayed in the room to rest, but the news from the outside came a lot, listening to what Bishui said to her, that Mu Kexiang went to the palace to read the holy decree, but it was clear that Gao Qi was about to be convicted, why did the emperor change the person who tried the case at the last moment? And it is also Mu Kexiang and Mu Qingyuan together.

Thinking of this, the corners of Yun Yan's mouth couldn't help but hook slightly, what Mu Yangtian thought in her heart must be related to imperial power, these intriguing things, if she can not be contaminated, she doesn't want to touch them at all.

It's just that why does my grandfather's affairs seem to sink into the sea? There was no news from Mu Yangtian's side that he wanted to investigate this matter thoroughly, could it be that he was unwilling to wash away his grandfather's grievances because he was afraid of his own dragon power? For Mu Yangtian, she has always been unable to grasp, but anyone who can sit on that dragon chair is not an idle person. If this is the case, it is necessary for her to come forward, things have come to this point, and with Yang Ao's certification, she is bound to overturn the case for her grandfather.

"Miss, I forgot to tell you one thing, for the past two days, that Yunyue has been staying in the room, just like a crazy demon, her mother, it's not much better, although she can still walk around the house, but now she also locks herself in the room all day and doesn't dare to go out. Also, this daughter is so embarrassed, her mother's face must be unbearable, and she completely deserves it. Bishui stood beside Yun Yan, with a hearty smile on his face.

Bi Shui's words made Yun Yan suddenly come back to her senses, she has been in poor health these days, but she hasn't paid attention to Liu Molin and Yun Yue's affairs, but listening to Bi Shui's description, this is indeed not miserable. However, these seem to be what they deserve, she will never sympathize with those wicked people, karma, the reincarnation of the world, sometimes, she is still convinced.

"But that Liu Molin is really a thief, she is still communicating with that Qiao San, and if it goes on like this, I think that everything in this prime minister's mansion will be stolen by her, and the funny thing is that this Yun Mocheng has not even found out to this day." Bi Shui sneered on the side, "But the things she stole are really valuable, those jade and porcelain are all of the best ones, if Yun Mo Cheng knows the way, she has to break her legs." ”

Hearing this, Yun Yan couldn't help but tilt his head to look at Bishui and said, "How do you know that those things are worth a lot of money?" ”

Bi Shui smiled proudly and said: "Actually, Qiu Kite and the others bought all those things behind their backs, saying that if he wanted Miss Riruo to testify against that Liu Molin, this is the evidence." ”

Evidence? Hearing this, Yun Yan shook her head, if she wanted to bring down Liu Molin, why did she need these evidence? However, now that Liu Molin is in such a situation, why do she continue to steal things from the Prime Minister's Mansion, this is obviously not like making money, but more like leaving a way back for herself.

"But the origin of some of those things makes me a little curious, I heard Qiu Kite say that those things are all produced in a tribe, and she also said how can the Yun family have such things, Miss, do you know what that tribe is?" Bishui propped his head and suddenly said in confusion.