The death of Chun Yujue and his wife in Fengcheng caused a shock in the Chaoyan court, which was no less than the storm set off when the Lieyang army entered the West Sea.

After Chaoyan annexed the Southern Dynasties, the Fang Shan clan quickly controlled the affairs of several small countries newly incorporated into the territory of Chaoyan with the help of the Chunyu clan's influence in the southern border. Fan Ye, Zhong Qi and Yu Zhong have just died in the country, and there are countless places to be rebuilt, so it is convenient to install people and fill vacancies.

At present, the marriage between the two families has collapsed with the death of Chun Yujue and his wife, and on the surface, the two clans still need to discuss revenge with the same enemy, but the close relationship that was once no longer exists.

Fang Shanxiu led a group of ministers, and repeatedly participated in the court of the Dazehou Mansion for dereliction of duty and negligence in prevention, causing traitors to take advantage of the opportunity and cause a bloody case. Chun Yufu, who had already retired to the fiefdom, also became a frequent visitor to the Vermilion Bird Palace, entering the palace every day to ask to see the emperor, and begging His Majesty to thoroughly investigate the cause of the case, strictly deal with the murderer behind the scenes, and give justice to the deceased.

These are just the things on the surface.

Privately, rumors inside and outside the DPRK that the Marquis of Daze's Mansion secretly manipulated this killing are also spreading more and more widely.

Since meeting Mu Chen in the study a few days ago, Qing Ling hadn't seen him again.

She understood his temperament, so she was not in a hurry to force him too hard, but just invited the courtiers and nobles in Lingxiao City who were familiar with her and were actually Mu Chen's supporters into the mansion one by one, and followed Luo Yao to "discuss" the situation between the DPRK and China.

This simple move undoubtedly showed her position to the outside world, as well as hinted at Mu Chen's position behind her.

As for whether these courtiers went to Mu Chen to confirm or say anything later, she didn't bother too much to investigate.

What needs to be said has been made clear.

Her wishes, her attitude, he would not fail to understand.

The only thing that needs to wait now is the choice Mu Chen himself has to make.

Choosing her is the same as choosing Barrys.

Giving up Barry's is the same as giving up on her......

Gradually, the rumors against the Baili clan inside and outside the court slowly faded, and some of the previous petitions in support of the An clan to take over the affairs of the West Sea were also withdrawn. Instead, the blame for the initiator was put on the heads of Xilu and Lieyang.

After joining forces for many years, Qing Ling knew very well in his heart that with Mu Chen's accumulated connections and power to this day, plus a Red Moon Fang in Beijing, he was definitely capable of turning the situation around in a short period of time.

Immediately afterwards, news came from Pingfeng City that Mo Nanninghao, who commanded the military defense of Daze, was urgently recalled to Fuyang by the patriarch Mo Nan'an Mountain because of family affairs, so he was forced to resign from the important position that had been envied by everyone.

The ministers of the court speculated that Mo Nanninghao's sudden resignation was mostly because of the killing in Windy City, which caused him to bear some charges of poor military defense, so he took the blame and left on his own.

However, Qing Ling couldn't help but associate this result with what Mu Chen said that day.

"I'll give Yan an explanation for this."

His confession......

For this explanation, what kind of compromise and deal did he reach between him and Mo Nan'an Mountain?

Qingling tried not to guess.

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On this day, Qingling and Luo Yao entered the palace to meet Emperor Hao.

Emperor Hao seemed to be busy and tired during this time, but according to Qing Ling's secret observation, he was only afraid that he was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night because of the battle between the families, right?

At the same time, in front of his daughter and son-in-law, Emperor Hao has always grasped the content of his speech very well, and does not mention too much about the progress of the investigation and the controversy of all parties about the matter of Daze.

Qing Ling was very grateful for Luo Yao's "shield" effect, and when he thought of his father's secret calculations against him, he felt more and more guilty.

After coming out of the Chengji Palace, Qing Ling stood on the steps of the hall and hesitated for a moment, and said to Luo Yao, "Let's go see Ajing." ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, she quickly added: "She was injured to save you, and it was understandable for you to visit her." ”

After speaking, he didn't look at Luo Yao's expression, and walked straight in the direction of Ajing's bedroom.

Ajing's dormitory is not close to the Chengji Palace, and it takes a lot of time to walk alone without a chariot.

Qing Ling and Luo Yao walked one after the other, each with their own thoughts, and walked extremely slowly.

When he was about to reach his destination, Luo Yao suddenly took two quick steps and stepped forward to hold Qing Ling's hand, "Why don't you ...... Let's go back another day......"

Qing Ling stopped under a weeping begonia tree, was silent for a moment, and turned around with a smile, "What, I'm worried that I'm in front of me today, and I want to go alone at another time?" Don't worry, I'll stay outside the temple and wait for you later. ”

Luo Yao had a complicated look in his eyes that was almost embarrassed, and lowered his voice and said, "Are you deliberately joking at me?" ”

Seeing that he was not smiling, Qing Ling's emotions became more and more heavy, and he smiled slightly, "What am I joking of you?" ”

She pulled out her hand from Luo Yao's palm, hooked one of the branches of the weeping begonia, and stroked the leaves on it with her fingers, "You feel embarrassed when you see her now, don't you?" "You said before that because of your parents, you have always had little confidence in the relationship between men and women. So, in the past, you gave up the Terran girl you liked, but now maybe ...... If you want to give up Ah Jing, it's all because you don't have any belief in feelings. ”

Luo Yao couldn't laugh or cry when he heard it.

The so-called self-inflicted, probably, is the current situation......

Qing Ling took a slight breath and raised her head, "No matter what you think, she was injured for you, you can feel a little less guilty if you go to see her now." ”

As she spoke, she pushed his shoulder in the style of a senior sister and urged, "Let's go quickly!" ”

When she arrived at Ajing's bedroom, Qing Ling really insisted on not getting in the way, and pushed Luo Yao in half-forcedly and half-persuasively.

The maids in Ajing's palace were all henchmen personally selected by Queen Fangshan, who were originally very alert because of Qing Ling's sudden arrival, but they didn't expect that the person who went in was actually the son of the world, and they didn't know where to take care of for a while, hesitated for a moment, and then hurriedly chased Luo Yao into the inner hall.

Qing Ling knew that he was not treated well by everyone in Ah Jing's palace, so he ignored them and sat alone in the pavilion in the garden outside the palace and waited.

She held her chin in her hands and was stunned for a long time, but she didn't know what to think.

According to Luo Yao's analysis of himself, he should be the kind of person who can be good to anyone, but he can't be affectionate to anyone, right?

In this case, it makes sense that he can like several people at the same time, right?

If he really didn't like Ah Jing at all, as Ning Yan said, then how could he explain that he had asked his father to marry Ah Jing in the first place?

If he had been interested in himself for so long ago that he did not hesitate to spend his cultivation to take the shadow bead as a gift, then why did he not react when he heard about his betrothed, but was not the slightest joy, but so angry?

Qing Ling subconsciously shook his head and forcibly dismissed the thoughts that were rising in his mind, but his heart felt more and more heavy.

At this time, under the guidance of the palace attendants, the group slowly stepped into the garden.

Qing Ling felt a little strange and stood up vigilantly.

The reason why she decided to lead Luo Yao to visit Ah Jing today was because of a little guilt for him and a little heartfelt concern for Ah Jing's sister, and on the other hand, it was also because she learned from Emperor Hao that Queen Fang Shan had returned home to save her relatives and appease her old grandmother who was grieved by Fang Shanxia's death, knowing that she didn't have to meet with this stepmother who didn't like each other when she came today.

Ah Jing usually has eyes above the top, and she has made only a handful of friends, and now that a group of people are stepping into the dormitory with great momentum, Qing Ling's first reaction is that Mu Han is coming.

However, she didn't know that at this time, Mu Han, because she instigated Ning Hao to besiege and kill everyone, and even did not hesitate to pay for her loved ones, had a mixed attitude of guilt and fear towards the seriously injured Ajing, and wished she could avoid it......

Qing Ling saw the person who came, and his mood fluctuated for a while, and he knew that he couldn't hide, so he stepped forward to greet him.

"Young Master Fangshan."

Fang Shanlei was dressed in a plain robe, followed by two cousins, Fang Shanyuan and Fang Shanji, surrounded by a group of palace people, and stopped in front of Qing Ling.

After not seeing him for many years, Fang Shanlei's body has lost a little weight, and his expression is also a little haggard, thinking that he has been very sad because of his sister's stunned death recently.

When he got closer, he saw the compassion in her clear eyes looking at him, and he choked for a while, hesitated for a moment, stabilized his breath, and then saluted: "Emperor." ”

When Qing Ling saw several brothers from the Fang Shan family, he naturally thought of Fang Shanxia, and his heart was also congested, and he asked in a low voice, "You guys...... Come and see Ajing? ”

Fang Shanlei nodded, "Brother Yuan and I have been in Wind City some time ago, and we can't spare time to visit Ajing. Today coincided with my aunt's return to the province, and there was no one in the palace to accompany Ajing, so we came to see her. ”

Qingling said: "I listened to the imperial doctor, Ajing's body has almost recovered, but her mood is still a little low, you can talk to her more, enlighten and enlighten, it will definitely be able to help." ”

After finishing speaking, he remembered that Luo Yao was still inside, and thought of the rumors about the Baili clan recently, so he asked Fang Shanlei, "What have you found in the Windy City?" Where did those people come from? ”

Confronted Mu Chen in the study that day, and asked many details about the conspiracy. However, Mu Chen really didn't seem to know anything about what Ning Hao was doing, and only mentioned that Xian Xian should have been controlled by an evil technique called "Gu" that night.

The Gu technique originated from the secret art of the human race, and few people in the god race have heard of it. At the beginning, Mu Chen kidnapped Xian Xian from Wutong Town, because he was afraid that she was a master of poisoning, and at the same time poisoned her, she also placed another Gu, and Mo Nan'an Mountain also knew about this matter. So when Ning Hao thought of using the slender layout, he naturally manipulated her in this way.

The moment Qing Ling learned the truth from Mu Chen's mouth, he smiled bitterly and laughed at himself, "I should have guessed that you have always acted ruthlessly, how could you easily detoxify Xian Xian and leave no one behind?" ”

At that time, Mu Chen was also boundless suffering, and every word was full of pain, "You knew early on that I was ruthless, but how could you understand it before, but now your eyes are full of disgust?" ”

At this time, Qing Ling threw questions to Fang Shanlei, originally wanting to find some topics to delay time, lest they enter the dormitory and bump into Luo Yao and Ah Jing for a private meeting, causing some trouble for no reason, but once these questions were mentioned, his mood suddenly became very bad.

Before Fang Shanlei could answer, Fang Shanyuan behind him took over and said, "Where did the people come from, Emperor Ji asked her husband directly!" How do we know the habits of the livestock raised by the people of the Western Continent? ”

Although Fang Shanyuan's conduct has always been criticized, and Su Ri is also as unruly as Chun Yuyan, he is not a person who loves trouble, and now he is disrespectful to the emperor of the current dynasty in the palace, all because Fang Shanxia's death gave him great stimulation.

Fang Shanxia was nominally the daughter of the patriarch of the Fang Shan clan, but in fact she was the daughter of Fang Shan Xiu from her younger brother. In terms of blood, she and Fang Shanyuan are the real sisters and brothers.

Now that his sister has lost his life and his bones are gone, although Fang Shanyuan does not know as much about the struggle for power as his uncle and cousin, he can also understand from the few words they exchanged that the person behind this bloody case is either Daze Baili or the Chaoyan royal family.

And these two families are inseparable from the woman in front of them.