The peach blossoms in the courtyard were blooming, and a few petals of peach blossoms moved with the wind and landed in the wine glass of the desk.

Mo Ziyu blew the petals, drank half a glass of wine, and smiled slightly: "This place is much more exquisite than before I left." ”

"It's been three years, and Your Majesty is finally willing to come back and take a look. The matchmaker filled the wine glass for Mo Ziyu, "This is Your Majesty's home after all, although Your Majesty is paying a private visit abroad, you have to come back after all, and it is always good to be exquisite." Besides, the current Mulan is not the Mulan of three years ago, this is the palace, it is the dignity of Mulan, and it is natural to decorate it if it can be decorated. ”

"It's good. Mo Ziyu smiled slightly, "The environment here is good, and it is quite bright to live in." ”

"How long does Your Majesty plan to stay when you come back this time?" the matchmaker asked with a smile, "The minister will go and invite a few ministers, in the past three years, many new decrees have been implemented, and Your Majesty can learn about them in detail." ”

Looking at Mulan's thriving appearance now, I also know that these decrees must be very correct, but there is no need to understand. Mo Ziyu said, "I came back because of one thing. ”

The matchmaker lowered her eyes, was silent for a short time, and said with a slight smile: "The war between Southern Chu and Northern Xia?"

"You guessed it. Mo Ziyu said, "Judging from the current situation, everyone's opinions are not very unanimous, and the arguments are fierce." ”

"Then what does Your Majesty mean?" the matchmaker asked with a smile.

"What I mean, others don't know, don't you know?" Mo Ziyu sighed softly, "You have been with me for so long, my thoughts, my opinions, aren't you still clear?"

"Minister......

Mo Ziyu waved his hand and continued: "You once swore to follow me and be loyal to me, you obviously know what choice I would make if I were in this position. But I'm not here, so I can ignore it, do you mean that? Are you allegiance to me, or are you just loyal to your own personal feelings?"

"Minister...... The minister is guilty!" the matchmaker knelt on the ground, "The minister did know His Majesty's choice, but the minister still chose to follow the minister's own heart and did not care about His Majesty's feelings." ”

"Matchmaker, haven't you recognized this reality yet?Or is it that Mulan's development in the past few years has been good and blinded you?" Mo Ziyu said lightly, "Mulan's existence itself is just a grace of Northern Xia." Southern Chu and Western Wei are now joining forces to declare war in Northern Xia, do you think it must be a sure victory? Mulan has no ability to protect herself, and blindly cooperates with Southern Chu, if she is defeated, have you considered the consequences? Why do you think that Southern Chu will win?

After a pause, Mo Ziyu continued: "Mulan looks free now, that's because Liu Xu looks at my face, and he hasn't clamped Mulan, this war, if Mulan advances and retreats with Northern Xia, it can be exchanged for Northern Xia's real letting go, in exchange for real freedom." ”

"What if Beixia loses?" the matchmaker asked, "Your Majesty is not the same as betting?"

"If Northern Xia is defeated, what do you think is the chance that Mulan will be left behind in front of the combined forces of Southern Chu and Western Wei?" Mo Ziyu asked rhetorically, "In terms of the strength of Northern Xia, although Southern Chu and Western Wei joined forces, at most they would lose both, and it was almost impossible for them to completely swallow Northern Xia." ”

After a pause, Mo Ziyu continued: "I don't want to discuss anything with you too much, I'm just showing you my attitude, I want to support Northern Xia not only because I used to be from Northern Xia, but also for more important reasons, this reason will be understood in the near future, I hope you can understand me." Matchmaker, do you know what you should do?"

The matchmaker lowered her eyes, was silent for a moment, and then said in a firm tone with her fists: "The minister knows what to do." ”

"Do you need me to come forward?" asked Mo Ziyu.

"No, the minister knows what to do. The matchmaker said, "Your Majesty has just come back, let's have a good rest." ”

"Hmm. Mo Ziyu nodded, "You go to Qi Qi and say, tomorrow morning, you will come to see me together." You two are the people I trust the most, and I hope you don't let me down. ”

When the matchmaker left, Mo Ziyu stretched her waist, and she never doubted the loyalty of the matchmaker and her relatives. Therefore, since the matchmaker has agreed to this matter, there is nothing to worry about.

Subsequently, Mo Ziyu took Situ Jiexing and Qin Yi to visit the palace, and did not come back for three years, but the changes here are very great, although they are much more gorgeous, but they also retain the original characteristics, as well as the style of the wood.

Thinking about it this way, it was very correct not to pass the throne to Qi Qi three years ago, otherwise I don't know in what capacity I would appear here again and interfere with Mulan's decision.

In terms of Mulan's troops, there may not be much help for Northern Xia, but Liu Xu still has a long-term plan to drive the dog Rong away, so no matter what, she will firmly support Northern Xia in public and private.

"You Mulan are really rich!" Situ Jiexing glanced at the surrounding environment, "It's very different from three years ago!"

"What's the use of being luxurious here?" Mo Ziyu smiled lightly, "Mulan is just a small country, just trying to survive in the cracks." If this world is peaceful and prosperous, it will be fine, like now that there is a war, Mulan must choose to take sides, once she stands on the wrong team, the end is destruction! In fact, the people are the most bitter one, they don't ask for much, and they don't have any ambition to dominate the world, they just want to have enough to eat. In the end, they are the ones who pay for the emperor's ambitions, they are the least valued, but they are also the most important. ”

"You are too compassionate and compassionate!" Situ Jiexing smiled, "Life is in the world, so much can be managed, there is wine today and drunk today, just take care of yourself and don't let yourself regret it, as for how the world is, that is the way of heaven, not for us to decide." ”

The next morning, the matchmaker and her relatives came to meet Mo Ziyu.

"I should have come to see Your Majesty yesterday, but the matchmaker had something to discuss with the minister, and the minister gathered other ministers to make decisions together, so I was able to come to Your Majesty at this time to ask for peace and atonement for Your Majesty!" said Qi Qi with a fist in his fist.

"There is no such courtesy between us. Mo Ziyu said, "In this way, you should have made a decision." ”

"Yes, since Your Majesty wants to support Northern Xia, we will also support Your Majesty with all our might. Qi Qi said, "I want Your Majesty's decision to be well thought out, so there is no need for us to argue anymore." ”

"My decision wasn't necessarily the right one. "But I do have a reason why I have to." But you still made me feel very relieved, and I knew that as long as the two of you were around, I wouldn't have anything to worry about. I just expressed my attitude in this matter, and how to contact Beixia in the future is up to you. ”

"Yes. Qi Qi said, "Leave this matter to the minister." ”

"Hmm. Mo Ziyu thought for a while and said, "This is also your chance, Qi Qi." ”

Qi Qi was puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"

"You know, I've always wanted to give you the throne, but you feel that your prestige is not enough, and you are afraid that something will happen, so you let me continue to sit in this position. Mo Ziyu said, "This time with the Northern Xia, if you win, then Mulan will definitely be able to fight for more conditions in front of the Northern Xia, in exchange for more space, as long as you can bring benefits to Mulan, aren't you afraid of not having the support of the people at that time?"

Mo Ziyu smiled, and then said, "Qi Qi, I'm very optimistic about you." ”

Qi Qi lowered his head and smiled slightly, hugged his fists and said, "Yes." ”

The matchmaker wanted to speak and stopped.

Mo Ziyu persuaded: "I know your thoughts, but I'm not here, and there's no way, right?" The other concubines will talk about it later, the most important thing now is that Mulan needs to work together to win the next battle!"

"Yes!"

"I won't show up for the rest of the matter, and the rest of the matter is up to you. Mo Ziyu said, "I don't have anything to do here, you go and do the most important thing at the moment!"

"The minister retired. ”

Seeing that the matchmaker and Qi Qi expressed their attitude, the big stone in Mo Ziyu's heart fell to the ground.

"Now that the matter is done here, what's next?" Situ Jiexing asked, "What are your plans next?"

"Let's wait and see. Mo Ziyu said, "I don't know how things will develop in the end!"

Nan Chu.

Three years ago, the queen murdered the emperor's heir, the evidence was conclusive, and at that time, Mi Zi already had the intention of abolishing the queen, but Qian Yan, as the unfavored princess of the Western Wei Dynasty, naturally did not want a queen to be abolished, so he has been unilaterally pressuring.

Under pressure from this aspect, Mi Zi has not been abolished, but the queen is basically just a nominal queen, and the actual power is basically in the hands of the imperial concubine Sun Pingling.

It's just that Sun Pingling is generous and has never treated Qian Yan lightly, and she still enjoys all the treatment and honor as a queen.

Now that Southern Chu and Western Wei have joined forces again, the palace people are watching, but they are afraid that His Majesty's attitude towards the queen will change, and Qian Yan is also looking forward to it.

"Niangniang, as long as Your Majesty still needs Western Wei, then you will always be the queen of Southern Chu. The palace maid persuaded, "Your Majesty will definitely come to make amends to you in person, you will get back everything that belongs to you, and you are still the most noble woman in this palace." ”

"So what?" Qian Yan smiled haggardly, "When he needs Western Wei, he treats me kindly, and when he doesn't need Western Wei, he treats me coldly, I am just a tool for him to unite Western Wei, in the final analysis, in his eyes, he has never treated me as a person." He doesn't love me, he never loves me, and he won't love me in the future, I'm just an ornament, for him, dispensable. ”

"Niangniang, why be so pessimistic?" The palace maid sighed, "The love of the Son of Heaven is too rare, and the most reliable one is only herself! Niangniang, you have to cheer up, there is a prince in this harem, if this prince is in your name, he day, you are the queen mother, or the most noble woman in this harem! Why care about the immediate gains and losses, we have to see the long term, don't we?"

Qian Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, turned his head to look at the palace maid, and asked, "It was my mother who taught you to say this, right?"

"Niangniang Mingjian!" the palace maid lowered her eyes and said, "Niangniang, you are not fighting alone, there is Xiwei behind you! As long as Niangniang really doesn't care about His Majesty's love anymore, then Niangniang can really be invincible!"

Qian Yan brushed the broken hair on his face, and asked a little blankly, "Do I still have a chance?"

"Princess, don't you even believe yourself now?"

At this time, the palace people entered the inner report and reported: "Niangniang, Concubine Qi is here." ”

"Does she still have a face?" the palace maid snorted, "Niangniang, the slave maid will go and send her away, so as not to upset the mother." ”

"In the past three years, she has come to greet me every half a month, I haven't seen her, she can hold on for so long, what does she want to do?" Qian Yan's eyes narrowed, "Didn't you just say to cheer me up? If you don't even dare to see her, what else do you want to talk about?"

"Then the slave maid dresses up for the mother. ”

"Not necessarily. Qian Yan said lightly, "Even if this palace is facing the sky, it is still the queen! Let Concubine Qi come over!"

"Yes. ”

After a while, I saw Qi Qinyin entering, and the money came, Yingying knelt on the ground and bowed.

"See the Queen. ”

"We haven't seen each other in days. The queen looked at Qi Qinyin, "You are becoming more and more beautiful now!"

After three years of pampering, today's Qi Qinyin is less cold, a little more noble, and more beautiful than three years ago.

"Compared with the mother, the concubine body is just the posture of the willow. Qi Qinyin lowered his eyes and said.

"You have been coming to me tirelessly in the past three years, what do you want to do? Do you want to gloat to see how miserable I am now?" Qian Yan sneered and asked sharply.

"Don't dare, the concubine definitely doesn't have such thoughts. Qi Qinyin immediately denied it, "Three years ago, because of the concubine's matter, the mother was involved, and in the past three years, the concubine has been guilty, and has always wanted to ask the mother for guilt, hoping that the mother can forgive the concubine." ”

"When your child was gone, there was also my reason for it, didn't you blame me? You don't hate me at all?" Qian Yan asked with squinted eyes.

"No, not at all!" Qi Qinyin hurriedly said, "If there is no Niangniang, there is no concubine at all, how dare the concubine hate Niangniang, not to mention that the concubine Niangniang did not mean it, everything was just an accident!