Half a month passed quickly, and the palace suffered several assassinations, but they were all avoided by Bai Lichen.

In the past ten days, there has been nothing in the capital, there is no wind and waves in the court, and everyone is very quiet.

Mu Qing felt that there was a tendency for mountain rain to come, and there were turbulent waves hidden under the calm.

After a period of cultivation, Bailichen also had to return to the court.

On this day, Mu Qing was wandering around when he came back from reading something from the shop, when he heard two women chatting with each other.

Hearing the word prince, Mu Qing immediately pricked up his ears and looked at the two people who were approaching.

"Eh, have you heard? The crown prince of the early dynasty was deposed today! ”

"How can it be abolished, where did you hear about it, it's just that you are confined in the East Palace, and I heard that it is a crime of collaborating with the enemy!"

"Look at it, if you don't do it, the prince will go to the enemy, it's really fatal!"

Her eyes widened in surprise, and she immediately grabbed the woman's arm and asked, "What did you just say?" The prince collaborated with the enemy? ”

The woman was suddenly caught and startled, and when she saw Mu Qing asking, she immediately waved her hand, and said with a weak smile:

"No, no, you heard me wrong, we didn't say anything."

So he hurriedly dragged the other woman away.

This is not allowed to discuss the government in vain, they dare not admit it.

Mu Qing's heart was a little confused, and he immediately rushed back to the mansion to ask Bai Lichen for clarification.

Why haven't you heard him say such a big thing?

Bai Lichen was sitting in the study, dealing with business, and when he heard someone coming in, he didn't raise his head.

"What's the matter with me?" He heard the footsteps and knew that it was Mu Qing.

Mu Qing sneered, she walked in and found a chair to sit down.

After taking a sip of tea, he asked tentatively: "I heard that the prince collaborated with the enemy......

Bai Lichen's hand moved, and he immediately raised his eyes, looked at her and asked, "What do you want to say?" ”

He didn't continue, just looked at Mu Qing like this, his eyes were meaningful.

He said so, Mu Qing didn't go around in circles, and asked bluntly: "Did you do it?" ”

When he deliberately let herself be injured before, she felt that the other party seemed to have some plan.

But at the time she didn't guess what the plan was.

This Bailichen rested in the palace for more than ten days in the name of recuperating from injuries in the capital, and he didn't know what he had done.

Bai Lichen didn't deny it, but said: "There is a traitor in the barracks, and it has been verified that it is the prince's person, there is no doubt that the traitor almost led to the defeat of the war, and I was seriously injured. ”

Speaking of confinement, his eyes were dark and he sneered in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the prince collaborated with the enemy and committed treason, and the emperor was reluctant to abolish him, what a father-son relationship!

Mu Qing saw that his expression was not very good, and he didn't know what was wrong with him, could it be that he was dissatisfied with the result of the prince?

She thought for a moment and comforted: "No matter what, the prince has been imprisoned, and you will be one less troublesome in the future." ”

Bai Lichen didn't respond, his eyes were much better, he looked at her, and said:

"I told you a few days ago that there will be big changes in the capital, and you don't go out to avoid anything, do you remember?"

Mu Qing blinked and nodded, "I remember." ”

"Then you dare to go out today?" Bai Lichen stared at her and asked.

Mu Qing was dumbfounded, knowing that he was at a loss, and said stupidly: "I'll try not to go out in the future......"

However, when things want to find you, it's not something you can avoid without going out.

The next day, the queen was sitting in the palace, her eyebrows and eyes full of sorrow.

Since the prince was imprisoned, she has not been out for many days, living in panic, trying every means to get the prince out, but the emperor is unwilling to let go.

She was resentful in her heart, the source of all this was Bailichen, if it weren't for him, how could the prince do such a foolish thing!

Bai Lichen, a ruthless man, knew that today, he should have killed him directly, and he was a hundred.

Who knew that he would grow to such a point, and the queen was annoyed when she thought of this.

Suddenly, a man in black came down from the roof.

He clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "The queen is auspicious." ”

The queen was not surprised by his arrival, but was somewhat surprised.

"You're here, but what does the prince have to say?"

This person is the prince's secret guard, often used to deliver news, and the queen also knows it.

The dark guard nodded and handed over a letter, which the queen opened and was overjoyed.

"It's just in time! Mu Qing, you just wait to die! ”

Her eyes were vicious, and her fingers clutched the letter tightly, and it was crumpled into a ball.

Mu Qing was originally sitting in the mansion, but he heard the little eunuch coming to pass the word and heard that the emperor had summoned him.

She was surprised, how could the emperor summon her?

But he didn't dare to slack off, and quickly rushed to the palace.

As soon as I entered, I heard a loud shout, "Kneel!" ”

Mu Qing subconsciously knelt on the ground with a thud, and didn't dare to raise his head.

Pretending to be calm, he said, "Your Majesty, I don't know what happened to summon your sons?" ”

Looking at this scene, there must be nothing good, Mu Qing's fingers were sweating nervously.

The emperor was furious, and when he heard this, he slapped the board heavily and snorted coldly.

"A few days ago, Chen'er went on an expedition, did you sneak into the barracks!"

Mu Qing secretly said badly, this matter was known to the emperor.

She stammered: "Erchen, Erchen......"

I don't dare to admit it, let alone not admit it.

I hesitated for a moment.

When the emperor saw her like this, what else didn't he know.

"You're so daring! Don't you know that women are not allowed in the barracks? ”

He shouted angrily, Xu was out of breath, and coughed for a while.

Mu Qing subconsciously glanced up, and happened to see the queen sitting on the side for a long time.

Now she understood that the queen must have told the emperor about this matter.

She was full of regret, she knew that today, she shouldn't have followed Bailichen on the expedition in the first place, she hurt him again, and she was framed again, she really found fault for herself!

Seeing that the emperor was coughing badly, the queen immediately pretended to be considerate and poured him a cup of tea, and said: "The emperor is angry, take care of the dragon's body, and drink tea to dissipate his anger." ”

The emperor took the teacup with his hand, took a sip, and looked better.

Seeing this, the queen took advantage of the situation and said: "Your Majesty, the third princess didn't know these rules, so she made such a big mistake, according to the concubine, she spared her, presumably because of the child's heart, and felt that the military camp was more fun, so she followed." ”

It seems to be to excuse Mu Qing, but in fact, she is pushed into the fire pit.

The emperor was really angry, and immediately reprimanded angrily, "Is the barracks a place where she can play?" ”

Then he patted the queen and said, "You don't have to make excuses for her, I think, if you don't punish her well today, she won't know what's wrong!" ”

Mu Qing came in, and before he could say a few words, he was convicted.

If this is just a simple frame-up, forget it, the point is that she did it, and she was speechless and completely powerless to defend herself.

He knelt on the ground with a pale face, bowed his head, and did not dare to speak.

The queen looked at it and was very happy.

Originally, she wanted to give An to Bailichen's head, saying that Bailichen was shielding Mu Qing and knew the law and broke the law.

However, when the emperor heard this, he was very protective of Bailichen, and insisted that it must be Mu Qing who confused Bailichen and had to treat Mu Qing for his crimes.

The queen was helpless, and she hated the emperor's love for Bailichen.

However, now seeing Mu Qing's expression, she is also comfortable, she can't fix Bailichen, can't she fix you?

With disdain in her eyes, vicious thoughts came out one after another.

At this time, someone outside the door broke in and shouted: "Father's men have mercy!" ”

It's Bailichen!

Mu Qing had never felt that Bai Lichen's voice was so beautiful, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, feeling that she was saved.

The queen secretly hated, how did he come so quickly!

The emperor looked serious and waved his hand to refuse, "Chen'er, you don't have to excuse her, she followed her into the barracks, the evidence is conclusive, today, she must be punished, this crime is to be killed!" ”

When Bai Lichen heard this, he glanced down at Mu Qing, and just happened to meet her eyes as if he was looking at a savior, and his heart moved.

He said in a deep voice: "Father, Erchen didn't come to excuse her, Erchen admitted that Mu Qing did enter the barracks." ”

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, anxious in his heart, Bailichen, what are you talking about!

The emperor was also stunned, thinking that Bai Lichen was here to argue for Mu Qing, who knew that he would say so.

Then he said, "In that case, what are you going to do?" ”

His eyes were dark.

Bai Lichen was calm, "Father, please listen to what Erchen said, do you remember the gunpowder design at that time?" It was because of gunpowder that this war would be fought so smoothly. ”

The emperor nodded, "I know, you said that you bought the blueprint from a merchant in the Western Regions. ”

Speaking of this, admiration appeared on his face, and he sighed at Bai Lichen's foresight.

Bai Lichen said: "This design drawing, Erchen didn't know whether it was true or false before, and when it was made later, it failed every time, and Erchen learned that this design was fake!" ”

Hearing this, the emperor was stunned, "Fake? How did Chen'er make it before? ”

"It's all Mu Qing," Bai Lichen told the truth:

"At that time, Mu Qing happened to see Erchen distressed about this matter, and then she told Erchen about this thing, she had seen it elsewhere before, and also told Erchen that this design is not fake, but it is just missing a taste of raw materials, after listening to her words, Erchen tried it later, and sure enough, it was successful!"

This matter was originally the credit of Mu Qing, Bai Lichen never thought of taking it on himself, he originally planned to come back after winning the battle, so he told his father.

happened to be out of this file, and he took it out at this time, and it was also the right time.

Listening to his words, the emperor was really surprised.

"Did you say she told you the real blueprints?"

"Yes." Bailichen responded.

The emperor was impressed by Mu Qing at this time, but he didn't expect that this third imperial concubine would have such ability!

And Bai Lichen hadn't finished speaking, seeing that the emperor's expression had improved a lot, he mentioned another thing.

"Moreover, Mu Qing followed the military camp and didn't do anything, but she bought food in the surrounding towns, gave free porridge, and relieved many refugees, and became famous in the local area, loved by the people.

The emperor was even more surprised, "You said that she gave porridge for free and helped refugees?" ”

Thinking of this, the emperor felt that Mu Qing was indeed able to offset the merits, and even the merits were greater than the excesses.

Bai Lichen nodded affirmatively, "Yes, if you don't believe it, my father can send someone to the local area to investigate." ”

The emperor's expression was relaxed, and he rejected Bai Lichen's proposal, "Since you said it, then I must not doubt it, it seems that you, the imperial concubine, are indeed enough to offset the merits." ”

Later, he said something, Mu Qing didn't remember it anymore, he only knew that he followed Bailichen out of the palace safely in a daze.

Seeing that she was stunned, she seemed to be still afraid.

Bai Lichen said softly: "Don't be afraid, it's okay anymore." ”

Mu Qing looked up at him in a daze and nodded slowly.

Bai Lichen actually felt a little regretful in his heart, originally Mu Qing's credit, he planned to ask for a reward for Mu Qing from the emperor.

Who knew that it was used to clear her name today, and this opportunity to get her a lot of money was still not grasped after all.

However, Mu Qing doesn't care about these things at all now, his life is going to be gone, who cares about the money.