"Why?" Qing Ling was puzzled.

Mu Chen raised his hand and brushed Qing Ling's slightly messy sideburns, and there was a hint of solemnity in his inky black eyes, "The Ye Clan's case is now being handled by me." ”

"What?" Qing Ling raised his head, "But didn't you take over the position of deputy supervisor from Fang Shanyuan and prepare to go south?" ”

At the beginning, he used the beauty of Hongyuefang to design Fang Shanyuan, so that he was dismissed for the crime of privately bringing his daughters, just to seize the military power in his hands. How do you deal with civil affairs now?

Mu Chen said: "My mother was born in the royal family, and the queen and Fang Shanxiu naturally wanted to take advantage of this and force me to do something against my father's wishes. If the Emperor of the Leaves hadn't agreed to let the Chaoyan army go at the beginning, I'm afraid they would have arranged for me to be the vanguard and personally attack my mother's people. As long as I show the slightest sympathy for the leaves and disregard for the interests of Chaoyan, they will definitely take advantage of the topic and charge me with treason and treason again. ”

Qing Ling lowered his eyes and thought about it, and gradually understood.

Fang Shanxiu handed over this matter to Mu Chen to deal with, just waiting for him to soften his heart and wait for him to make a mistake!

"But ......"

Qing Ling thought of Li Zhong, "Is this really that serious?" Even if someone in the Ye clan poisoned him, he could be punished according to the law, so why implicate the entire family? ”

"This matter can be big or small. The perpetrator was only a young man from the side branch of the Ye clan, who was bewitched by someone to infiltrate the military camp and poison him, and when he was caught on the spot, he had already committed suicide, and there were no casualties among the soldiers. But it just involves the mother family of Prince Fenye. According to his father's thoughts, he must want to punish severely. First, it can sound the alarm for the nobles of the southern countries, and second, "Mu Chen's expression became cold, "If the situation is big and forces the Fanye royal family to come forward to defend it, it just gives Chaoyan an excuse to extinguish Fanye." ”

Qing Ling naturally understood Emperor Hao's ambitions, and was apprehensive when he heard this, "Then such a thing...... The family of the fifth senior brother is ...... Hopeless? ”

She held Mu Chen's arm, "Is there really no other way?" Otherwise, just get his parents and siblings out! There are only four people, and we can make a few puppets and maybe we can fool the past! ”

Mu Chen stared at Qing Ling, his eyes were dark, and he seemed to contain some kind of suppressed emotion, "Qing Ling, those who have achieved great things need to know how to give up." ”

Qing Ling's throat choked, and he stared at Mu Chen tightly, "But what should I tell my senior brother?" Tell him that because of my father's ambitions, his family must die? How can I say that? ”

Mu Chen pulled Qing Ling's shoulder and let her face him head-on, "I know you're uncomfortable. But this is not a trivial matter, and you must not act willfully. At least your senior brother is fortunate to have escaped this catastrophe and not be implicated because of his worship in Chongwu. ”

He paused, and then said, "In the end, it is his family who makes mistakes first. If you find it difficult to face your brother, I can explain it to him personally. ”

Qing Ling's thoughts were confused, thinking that Li Zhong was still standing in the outer room at the moment, eagerly waiting for news, so he unconsciously shed tears.

Sadness, disappointment, shame, resentment. There are so many emotions that I can't recognize the taste for a while.

She shook her head, and her tone couldn't hide the loss in her tone, "No. Still is...... I told him it myself. ”

Mu Chen hugged Qingling, lowered his head and gently wiped away her tears, "You are always soft-hearted. I don't know how much I will lose in the future......"

After being silent for a while, Mu Chen asked again, "How could the Holy Monarch of Moqian agree to let you come to Fanye?" Hasn't he always been the most taboo to get involved in such things? ”

Qing Ling sniffed, "Master doesn't know. ”

She quickly recounted the situation, "Don't worry, with Master's temperament, he won't take the initiative to verify Ah Jing's condition." ”

Mu Chen frowned, "It's not your master who needs to worry about now, but those palace maids around you." In case the news of your departure from Chongwu spreads to Lingxiao City......"

Qing Ling raised his head, "Can you not always be so jealous of the people in Lingxiao City?" I know that you have far-reaching plans and must be careful at every step, but what's the point of living like this every day? ”

When the words came out, he immediately regretted it.

She turned her head away, breathed a few hard, tried her best to adjust her tone, and said softly: "You don't have to worry, those palace maids think I'm going to find Fang Shanlei." If my father asks, I have my own words. ”

Since the last time he grabbed Fang Shanlei in Hongyuefang as a shield, the capital has already spread the emperor's affection for Fang Shangongzi, and the wild historians have even picked up the lamp to compile several versions of pseudonymous biographies, which are all the rage and big sales.

Mu Chen lowered his eyes slightly, and his chest also rose and fell a little, as if he was filled with some kind of emotion.

After a while, he whispered, "You guys have a good rest tonight." You can tell your senior brother about the Ye clan tomorrow. ”

The two lifted the curtain and walked out of the compartment, seeing that the people who had been discussing in the study had already left, and only Yuan Qing, Li Zhong and Wei Yuan were waiting here.

Qingling tried to squeeze out a smile, and stepped forward to Li Zhong and said, "Your family is okay for the time being. We'll inquire again tomorrow and see what can be done. ”

Li Zhong opened his mouth to speak, but was stopped by Yuan Qing.

"Now that I've arrived in Yinzhou, I have time to figure out a way, and I'm not in a hurry tonight."

Yuan Qing looked at Mu Chen and bowed his head, "Disturb Your Highness." ”

Mu Chen summoned his attendants and ordered him to lead Qingling and others to the guest room to rest. When everyone was far away, he thought about it and instructed Wei Yuan: "You go to the Casting Ding Platform and find a way to retrieve the hard work of Li Zhong's parents and younger siblings." Be cautious and unobtrusive. ”

Qing Ling entered the guest room and sat for a long time, only to feel confused and sleepy.

She got up and paced back and forth in the house several times, but became more and more restless, and finally stepped in front of the door and pulled it open.

"Fourth Senior Brother?"

Qing Ling raised his head and bumped into Yuan Qing standing outside his door, and was surprised.

Yuan Qing had been standing outside the door for a long time, but he had never been able to decide whether to knock on the door. Now Qing Ling opened the door, he had no way out, sighed lightly, raised his foot and stepped into the room, closed the door with his backhand, and asked Qing Ling, "What are you going to tell Li Zhong?" ”

Qing Ling's mind was buzzing, and he wanted to be much higher than himself in the origin of Qing Xiu, so the prohibition she set when she talked to Mu Chen just now should not have had an effect on him......

"You...... Did you hear it? ”

Yuan Qing nodded, "Your spiritual power has improved very quickly in the past few months, and I only hear a part of it intermittently. But the general meaning is also understood. ”

Qing Ling half-hung his head, bit the corner of his lip, and said with some difficulty: "You don't mind what Mu Chen said. He...... He's actually forced to work hard......"

Yuan Qing looked at Qing Ling's expression and couldn't help but sigh secretly.

Except for Mo Qian, he was probably the only person in Chongwu Mountain who knew about the relationship between Qing Ling and Mu Chen.

Others only said that the little junior sister was sympathetic and willful for a while, and rescued the deposed prince at the Ganyuan Conference. However, Yuan Qing had seen two people looking at each other in the moonlit night outside Guanwu Town in the north.

One of them closed the battle and did not hesitate to hurt himself, and the other did not even want his life.

It's a pity that after all, it's still a shallow relationship......

Yuan Qing raised his hand and rubbed the top of Qing Ling's hair, "I understand." In your position, there will be a lot of last resort. Since His Majesty the Emperor has such a plan, I am afraid that no one can disobey this will. What we have to consider now is how to persuade Xiao Wu to return to Chongwu. ”

Qing Ling raised his face, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes, "No." I can't just let him go back! ”

She wiped away her tears and looked resolute, "Emperor Hao is my father. If I watch him use the family of the fifth senior brother as a pawn, what face will I have to return to Chongwu? In terms of intimacy, he has only been my father for two years, and the fifth senior brother grew up with me, and when he was a child, he ate and lived in one place, and he had more than 300 years of brotherhood! In terms of fairness and morality, even if the people of the Night Clan are guilty of poisoning, if there are no deaths or injuries, the crime will not be punished! If I give up like this, won't there be no distinction between good and evil? I've thought about it, let's find a way to rescue the parents and siblings of the fifth senior brother first. For the rest of the clansmen, I will personally go to Lingxiao City to plead with my father. Even if he gets angry again, he won't kill me. ”

Yuan Qing pondered for a long time, "You are carrying the Qingyun Divine Sword, and you are the only descendant of the Zhang Gu clan, Your Majesty will indeed not take your life." Prince Ke Muchen...... Will you be implicated in this? ”

Qing Ling pursed her lips, was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "Father, but if there is a punishment, I will bear it with all my might." I didn't publicly support Mu Chen, and no one else could implicate him in my guilt. ”

No matter how Emperor Hao punishes, it is worth it to be able to replace more than 60 lives of the Ye Clan.

Yuan Qing thought for a while, "Now that the matter has come to this, I am afraid that it may not be more effective for you to come forward." What you do, I listen to you. ”

Qing Ling took out the unicorn jade card, set up a stealth ban, and quietly went to Li Zhong's room with Yuan Qing.

As the two expected, Li Zhong was also tossing and turning in the room, listening to Bi Qingling's plan, quickly turned off the couch, and pulled his robe indiscriminately, "I'll just say, I have to wait until tomorrow to inquire!" The jade plate on Xiao Liu's body contains tens of thousands of years of sun and moon essence, and if it is used for stealth or something, even the master may not be able to detect it. The guards guarding the prisoners are ordinary soldiers, and there is nothing to be afraid of! ”

He was worried about his parents, and he longed to meet immediately, and he didn't want to delay for a moment.

Qing Ling remembered that the letter from Ling Xiaocheng mentioned that the Qin prisoners in Yinzhou were all imprisoned in Zhudingtai. Lai Zhong is a local, so he naturally knows the direction. After the three of them came out of the palace where Mu Chen temporarily lived, they went straight to the Casting Ding Platform in the west of the city.

The name of the casting platform is that the big tripod engraved with one hundred and eight laws on the high platform, and in the iron gate under the stage, the stone steps are gloomy and mournful, and it is the most terrifying dungeon in the territory of the leaves.

With the prohibition set by the Qilin Jade Plate, the three of Qingling passed all the way unimpeded. Fortunately, although there were many guards outside the Casting Ding Terrace, the iron gate was not closed, and under the lights on both sides, it was like a monster opening its bloody mouth, devouring everyone.

The dungeon was dark and damp, and the air was filled with a rotten stench of blood and blood, lingering among the sounds of moaning and crying, like the hell of the Demon Valley.

Qing Ling looked around and saw that the cells on both sides were full of ragged people, many of whom had been tortured. The women huddled in the corners unclothed, and the young children trembled as they clung to their mothers.

Li Zhong's expression was heavy, and he walked faster and faster, and Qingling and Yuan Qing had to keep up with the pace to prevent him from breaking through the prohibition of the jade plate.

After descending two stone steps in a row, Li Zhong's footsteps gradually slowed, and his gaze became more careful as he stared at the cell beside him, and finally stood in front of a cell in the middle.