Mu Jinghong had just pulled a bun for Ling Jiantong, and before he could fix it with a hairpin, a person who didn't have long eyes came over: "Lord Wang, Ye Daxia came to visit." ”

Mu Jinghong was stunned, raised his eyes and glanced at him, his eyes signaled to let him go down first, and before he could speak, Ling Jiantong tilted his head and took the lead: "Jinghong, Brother Ye came to you, is something wrong?" ”

Mu Jinghong lowered his eyes, thinking secretly, in the past few days, the court has been arguing endlessly about Situ Qianchen's private transfer of troops, thinking about it, there should be a result, Ye Zhengbai came this time, and he was afraid that he would tell him about it.

A month ago, he brought Ling Jiantong back to the capital from Suicheng, Ling Jiantong was seriously ill, and since then, she has never mentioned Situ Qianchen again, and Mu Jinghong doesn't want Ling Jiantong to be involved in this dispute again.

He straightened her head, unhurriedly fixed the bun with a hairpin, and then said gently: "Eyes, big brother is looking for me, I'm afraid I can't accompany you, you go back to the room first, I promise, I will definitely come back in half an hour, okay?" ”

Ling Jian's eyes moved slightly, in fact, she wanted to say more than that, but seeing Mu Jinghong's eyes, her words could only be swallowed when they came to her mouth: "Okay, you go quickly, I'll wait for you." ”

Mu Jinghong left, Ling Jiantong sat on the steps and did not move, she put her hands on her cheeks, and looked at the big trees in the courtyard that began to fall leaves, and for some reason, she began to panic inexplicably.

The sun was warm, and vaguely, a man in black seemed to appear in front of her eyes, his face was cold and abnormal, a pair of slender black eyes containing sharp eyes, he stared at her, slowly stretched out his hand, and his thin lips moved slightly: "Cut pupils." ”

Ling Jiantong's eyes widened, and she woke up in an instant, a thin sweat broke out on her forehead, she saw him again, this month of deliberate forgetting, his figure still lingered, could it be that this time, he was really going to have an accident?

Mu Jinghong walked through the verandah, and after a while, he walked into the hall, Ye Zhengbai was sitting on the circle chair, frowning and drinking tea, looking preoccupied.

"Big brother, why do you have time to come to my house today? Gong Chuyue is really rare to let go, willing to let you out to slip away. ”

Since the last time in Suicheng, Gong Chuyue saved Ye Zhengbai's life again, and in order to repay, Ye Zhengbai could only temporarily promise Gong Chuyue to go to Fengguo Mansion to be the head of the army, which has been a month.

"Third brother, I came to you this time for business." Ye Zhengbai is rarely serious.

Mu Jinghong didn't think so, he closed the paper fan in his hand, slapped it in his palm for a while, and examined: "Every time you look for me, which time is a good thing?" So much so that when I see you now, it's like seeing a dead star. ”

Ye Zhengbai didn't joke with Mu Jinghong, and said directly: "The second brother's verdict has come down, do you know?" ”

Sure enough, it was still for Situ Qianchen.

Mu Jinghong's smile gradually decreased, and he picked up the teacup and pretended not to care: "That's your second brother, what does it have to do with me." ”

"Third brother, now that your eyebrows are burning, can you stop pretending?"

"That day in Suicheng, I told him clearly, my brotherhood with him has been broken, whether he is dead or alive, has nothing to do with me, I still have something to do, so I won't send my eldest brother."

Mu Jinghong said that, got up to leave, but Ye Zhengbai stood up and said sharply: "The second brother from the Zhenguo Mansion to the maid from the bottom to the next person will be beheaded together at noon tomorrow!" ”

Mu Jinghong's footsteps paused, a pair of black jade was full of surprise, the Situ family is also the founding of the country, why is his father so ruthless? !

Ye Zhengbai saw that Mu Jinghong stopped, and knew that he still couldn't rest assured that Situ Qianchen was still relieved in his heart, so he continued to persuade: "It's not right for the second brother to mobilize the army privately, but after all, he uprooted Jingyuan, it stands to reason that the merits should be offset by the merits, and the second brother can be left with a life at the worst, how can he get the Zhulian Nine Clans now?" ”

Mu Jinghong lowered his head, and his black hair covered his eyebrows: "Big brother, don't you understand?" There have long been people in the court who want to put him to death, the prince and Mu Zhen are the first to bear the brunt, Situ Jun has always been famous for his bravery, Situ's family collapsed, such a good army is naturally subordinate to the banner of the auxiliary general, such a good thing to kill two birds with one stone, who wouldn't do it? ”

Ye Zhengbai didn't know much about the deception of the court, he sighed lightly, took out a jade pendant from his arms, and handed it to Mu Jinghong: "This is Qiannan before he died, he told me to give it to the second brother, but since I recovered from my injury, the second brother has been imprisoned, and no one can visit, so ......"

The transparent jade pendant engraved with the word "Chen" in the palm of his hand was very dazzling, which made Mu Jinghong can't help but soften: "Do you want me to give it to Situ Qianchen's hands?" ”

Ye Zhengbai shook his head and said: "No, I want you to save the second brother's life for Qiannan's sake, the Situ family can't collapse, otherwise Qiannan will die in vain." ”

Mu Jinghong's brows gradually frowned, the five fingers under his sleeves clenched into fists, and the picture of the three of them together kept appearing in his mind.

"Third brother" Ye Zhengbai was a little anxious: "Do you have to be the eldest brother of me, kneel down and beg you?" ”

The corners of Mu Jinghong's mouth curled up with a hint of mockery, he reached out and put the jade pendant into his sleeve, and then said: "I saved him this time, completely for the sake of Brother Qiannan, but whether it can succeed or not, I can't guarantee it." ”

Ye Zhengbai heard that he agreed, and the gloom on his face suddenly subsided by half: "I know that you are not a merciless person, third brother. ”

Mu Jinghong chuckled, his eyes gradually dimmed, only he knew how hot the jade pendant in his sleeve was.

After sending Ye Zhengbai away, Mu Jinghong directly got into the carriage and entered the palace.

It was noon now, and when the emperor was having dinner, Mu Jinghong waited outside the hall for a full hour in the sun before he got the opportunity to meet the emperor.

It's been a long time since father and son have seen each other alone, and it seems that they haven't seen each other like this since the last time they were in the Tai Hospital.

Mu Jinghong kept his head down, and this time he knelt in front of Mu Zhan without any moths, and saluted: "See Father." ”

When Mu Zhan was eating, he heard the eunuch say that Mu Jinghong wanted to see him, he was very novel, but after thinking about it, if Mu Jinghong didn't come to see him, it would be really strange, after all, there was still a Situ Qianchen between them.

"Hong'er, what is the matter with your father?"

Mu Jinghong knelt in front of Mu Zhen in a regular manner, his eyes were lowered, but he went straight to the point and said: "Erchen is here because of General Zhaoyi's affairs, and I also ask my father to keep General Zhaoyi's life." ”

With that, he touched his forehead on the ground and bowed.

When Mu Zhan heard that it was Situ Qianchen's matter, his face became a lot more solemn: "Regarding Situ Qianchen, I have already made a decree this morning, and the punishment of the Situ family is the result of my discussion with the Zhongqing family, and it is impossible to change it, Hong'er, you better go back." ”

"The son is not convinced, and his father clearly knows in his heart that Situ Qianchen has called the army privately, but after all, he has eliminated the great trouble in his father's heart for many years, this is obviously merit, and the merit is offset, this is fair."

Mu Zhan sneered: "Hong'er, you haven't come to the court for many days, how much do you know about the affairs of the court?" He Situ Qianchen regards himself as a master, so he will despise the imperial power, and unscrupulously use the military power to avenge Situ Qiannan, today he does this, I will not punish him, then tomorrow, maybe he will lead the army against my Mu family, really at that time, what should I do? ”

"The Situ family has been loyal ministers for generations, what my father said is unreasonable, Situ Qiannan has died in the hands of the cult for the country, and the Situ family is now left with Situ Qianchen, a good man, isn't my father worried at all, if a foreign enemy comes to attack, without Situ Army, who will defend the frontier for our country?"

The more Mu Jinghong spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end, he didn't even care about the etiquette between the monarch and the minister.

Mu Zhan was already old, and he couldn't argue with him verbally, he stroked his forehead with one hand, and said upsetly: "Hong'er, everything my father has done is for the sake of the Mu family's thousands of generations, and the Situ family is a family of loyal ministers, but his military power is too great, and my father has to think about the throne." ”

Throne? After all, isn't it for the crown prince Muluo?

"Father, tell me, did the prince come up with the idea of killing Situ Qianchen?"

Mu Zhan glanced at Mu Jinghong and sighed lightly: "Whether it is the prince's idea or not, it is my will, this matter is like this, I am also lacking, Hong'er, you can step down." ”

"Father!" Mu Jinghong straightened up and called twice, but Mu Zhan ignored him anymore and went to the dormitory with the support of the eunuch.

"Seventh Prince, the emperor is gone, you should go home early." The little eunuch really couldn't bear to see Mu Jinghong kneeling here, so he kindly reminded him.

Mu Jinghong was really unwilling, and as soon as his stubborn temper came up, he simply knelt here.

The little eunuch looked at Mu Jinghong and was determined to intercede for Situ Qianchen, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, this is really a sworn brother, even the temperament is so similar, last time, Situ Qianchen knelt in front of the main hall in the rain for Situ Qiannan's affairs and asked the emperor to relax, but the emperor was indifferent, this time, it was changed to Mu Jinghong for Situ Qianchen's matter, kneeling and not getting up, I don't know if this time, the emperor will let go because of his own son?

Mu Jinghong knelt this time, from noon to evening, and from evening to evening.

The great eunuch beside the emperor walked out of the dormitory and persuaded softly: "Seventh prince, you better go back, it's so late, it's time for the emperor to rest." ”

Mu Jinghong's face was pale, and he said that he would not leave.

The big eunuch straightened up and looked down at Mu Jinghong, this expression was really exactly the same as Situ Qianchen, they were all masters who did not hit the south wall and did not look back.

It seems that I couldn't sleep well this night.

The big eunuch was thinking about it, and suddenly a maid hurriedly ran to the door of the main hall, and ran to the front of the big eunuch with a nervous expression and said, "Chief Administrator, it's not good, Concubine Qi's illness has relapsed!" ”