In the Wei Mansion, through the conversation with Coco last night, Mu Chen finally fell asleep, but because he felt guilty, he woke up very early, and lay on the bed alone in a daze, waiting for the disgraceful transaction in his heart to begin.

As soon as the Wei Mansion opened the door, a large number of generals and nobles poured in, and they waited at the door early in the morning, all of them came to the patriarch, begging her not to resign and continue to stay in Baoling Prefecture.

Wei Gonglu was forced to go out to receive him in a panic, and Wei Rou also followed. Qi Luna accompanied Mo Cheng to breakfast in the house, and the sisters and Coco waited in front of Mu Chen's room to see what new arrangements he had.

Finally, Mu Chen opened the door and saw that the three of them were all staring at him, so he asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Mu Chen, don't you have any plans, let's just wait. ”

"Yo, the First Female Summoner of the Wasteland seems to be fine, and she is in the mood to care about these. ”

"So much happened yesterday, you're still in the mood to joke, what do we do next?"

"What to do, didn't you say it yesterday, wait to get the money, and then rebuild the cemetery for Erniu, and then... I haven't figured it out yet, but I'll talk about it then. ”

"Lord Mu Chen, according to what you said last night, what else do we Spirit Clan need to prepare?"

"You change your clothes first, you wear a body of leaves every day, don't you panic, I just want to go to Wei Gonglu, you sisters help her change her clothes." After saying this, Mu Chen walked to the front hall and didn't give them another chance to ask.

Wei Gonglu and Wei Rou coped with the emotions of the magnates who were desperate to keep the Patriarch, and they wanted to see her again no matter what, and begged her to stay in person. Wei Gonglu seized this opportunity and tentatively re-mentioned the matter of the relocation of the Spirit Clan, but none of these people expressed their positive position, and they returned to the Patriarch after a few words, and their sincere demeanor made it inconvenient for Wei Gonglu to continue to ask.

Just as everyone was surrounding the uncle and nephew to express their hearts, Mu Chen came in, and he heard their voices in the corridor, so he walked to Wei Gonglu's side without hesitation and asked, "How is the arrangement?"

"Uh-huh, it's all good... Very good. Wei Gonglu was startled at first, and then replied calmly.

"Lord Mu Chen, can you let us meet the Patriarch?"

"Yes, Lord Mu Chen, we came early in the morning and have been waiting for a long time. ”

"Lord Wei said that the Patriarch hasn't risen yet, you..."

"It seems that she didn't get up, and she won't see you when she gets up, the girl is now a guest of the Wei Mansion, not your patriarch, let's go back." ”

As soon as these words came out, the magnates looked embarrassed, but thinking of their own interests, someone finally put forward their own opinions: "Lord Mu Chen, except for the migration of the Spirit Clan, as long as you can let the Patriarch stay, you can open the rest of the conditions as you like." ”

"Let Quan Yuren come and beg me. With that, Mu Chen turned around and left.

The words had been spoken, and the magnates had received an answer, and it would only be a waste of time to continue to stay here and mess around, so everyone turned around and begged the old city lord. Wei Gonglu immediately sent them to the door, and just as they were about to separate, a group of cavalry with a phoenix flag with a gold background arrived not far away, which was the queen's guard of honor.

Seeing this, everyone knelt on the ground and saluted, the cavalry turned over and dismounted, and the leader took out a letter from his bosom and held it above his head, walked to Wei Gonglu, and said: "The queen ordered the official to hand over this letter to Lord Mu Chen, Lord Wei, please lead the way." ”

Wei Gonglu hurriedly got up and introduced the messenger into the mansion, and the magnates outside the door also stood up in a panic, got into the car and ran to the council.

Mu Chen returned to the inner courtyard, saw Coco who had changed her clothes, circled her twice, and said to the sisters: "This is too ugly, in order to show her wings, the opening on the back is freshly cut, you two better take her out to order, this..."

"Mu Chen, sister... Her Royal Highness the Queen..."

"Chief Mu, on the orders of the queen, the lower official has brought a handwritten letter, please take a look. ”

Mu Chen took the letter and was about to open it, when the messenger asked, "Why didn't the three of you kneel down when you saw the Phoenix Flag?"

"The two of them are from the wasteland, and the people of the wasteland do not bow down. Coco, you get on your knees. ”

Coco reluctantly knelt down as Mu Chen ordered, and Jia Yue saw that the messenger was arrogant and wanted to pull Coco up, but was stopped by Chunyue beside her.

The messenger saluted Mu Chen, and was taken down by Wei Gonglu, and the two returned to the front hall, waiting for Mu Chen's reply.

"Mu Chen, how can you make Coco kneel, she's..."

"This is the human continent, and if she wants to live here, she must abide by human etiquette, and she can do whatever she wants. ”

In human society, when meeting the emperor and empress, or encountering a flag that symbolizes their rights, they must bow down, and there are also disciples and juniors who greet their teachers and teachers, and sacrificial activities and so on must also bow down, which is the basic etiquette, and Coco must do this.

"You also live on the human continent, why don't you kneel, this is obviously a double standard. Jiayue didn't give up, feeling that Mu Chen bullied Coco and made her lose her dignity in front of humans.

"You... I am a pioneer, and pioneers don't bow to anyone, which is also common sense, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. Mu Chen was a little angry and glared at Jiayue, he had never been like this before, which surprised Chunyue, and quickly pulled his sister away to avoid a more serious quarrel.

Coco looked at the attitudes of both parties, and was stunned and didn't dare to speak. Mu Chen sighed twice and said to her: "You can do whatever you want to do in the future, I want to take you to learn how to get along with humans, but I don't have the energy to explain one thing at a time, go down." ”

The three of them returned to the room, with sad faces, especially Jiayue, who wanted to help kindly, but she didn't expect to be reprimanded strictly, the more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she got up to find Mu Chen to clarify the theory.

"Sister, just forgive him, everything has not gone well for him these days, it is inevitable..."

"Yes, Sister Jiayue, Lord Mu Chen is also all for our Spirit Clan, so don't be angry anymore. ”

"Didn't we wait at his door in the morning just to help him share his worries, no matter how bad his mood is, he can't be angry with me, Chunyue, you let go, I..."

"Sister Jiayue, Lord Mu Chen, he wants..."Keke told them about the plan she heard last night, ostensibly to enlighten Jiayue, but in fact to tell them that only Mu Chen can solve this matter, and you can't help.

"So that's the case, I didn't expect Mu Chen to..."Chunyue stopped when she said this, she didn't want to describe Mu Chen with treachery, and she didn't want to doubt his nature.

"I said why did he throw up, forget it, let's go, Coco, let's go and make clothes. Jiayue also let go of her anger and pulled the two out of the door.

Mu Chen returned to the room and opened the queen's letter, which read: Chief Mu, this palace has learned that you have returned from training, and I hope you will return to Infinite City as soon as possible, in recent years, His Majesty the Emperor is in poor health, and the princes are dominating one side, and the human race and the mercenaries are becoming more and more estranged, seeing that the vast continent is about to be torn apart, although the palace is in a high position, it is difficult to convince the public, and I hope that the chief will come back to preside over the overall situation, unite people's hearts, and point out the way for the future of the two races.

"Presiding over the overall situation, I haven't been able to solve it even if there is a Liu Yixian in Baoling Prefecture, and I still preside over the overall situation..."Mu Chen thought in his heart and smiled bitterly twice.

Wei Gonglu and the messenger drank tea in the front hall, exchanged a few words, the messenger stepped forward, took out another letter from his arms, but the envelope size was small, and there was no seal on it, he whispered in a low voice: "Lord Wei, this is the queen's secret order, please burn it after your lordship looks at it." ”

The messenger stuffed the secret order into Wei Gonglu's hand, and he quickly carried it in his arms, then looked around and straightened his clothes.

After a while, Mu Chen came to the front hall and replied briefly: "Tell Wei Minxian that I haven't finished dealing with the affairs of Baoling Prefecture yet, and I can't return to Infinite City in the short term." ”

After receiving the reply, the messenger went home. Mu Chen didn't hide it from Wei Gonglu, handed over his sister's letter to him, and complained twice.

"What did you say to your sister, I haven't finished dealing with this matter, so I don't have time to take care of your royal affairs. ”

"I didn't inform my sister about your return, it must have been done by other powerful people, and I misunderstood the old man. ”

"Come on, don't pretend to be stupid with me, if the affairs of the Spirit Clan are not handled well, I will be consumed in Baoling Prefecture. ”

"That's best, you will always live with the old man, and it will save me the time to look for you everywhere. ”

"Let's get down to business, how's it going?"

"At present, it is only found that Liu Yi has returned to his own territory first, he is too far away from Baoling City, and it will take some time to pass on the news, and there will be specific movements in the afternoon. ”

"Spy on the nobles around him, he must inform these people if he sells his land. By the way, what happened to the cronies you were looking for?"

"It's already been sent out of the city, and I asked them to take the money to the territory controlled by the Liu family, and as long as someone sells the land, they will buy it immediately. ”

"Okay, okay, you bother. ”

After saying this, Mu Chen returned to the room. Wei Gonglu also took this opportunity to go to the study, and ordered the housekeeper to guard the door and not allow anyone to disturb him.

He took out the secret letter, and the fire paint on the envelope did not have a seal mark, so he opened the letter, and the content was: Brother, you must keep Mu Chen, the emperor may not be long, take Mu Chen into the Infinite City as soon as possible, and the future of our Wei family will be here.

In just a few lines, it is concise and to the point, which is to let Wei Gonglu use Mu Chen to maintain his position in the dispute over imperial power. After reading it, Wei Gonglu lit the letter paper, stood by and watched it burn cleanly, and then scattered the ashes in the courtyard, leaving no trace.

Mu Chen lay in the room and thought left and right, he disdained to use these tricks to calculate people's hearts, but Emperor Qi Si, who had taught him to deal with humans, was no longer there, and the Infinite City that could tolerate his recklessness was far away, so he had to choose this way. Three years of casual life gradually passed, he knew that he was doing the right thing, and he could use various reasons to convince himself, but his mind and heart could never reach a unity, like an inaccurate scale, which remained stable on the surface, but the center line had long been crooked.