When night falls, the autumn wind gusts, and the fallen leaves flutter in the garden. A full moon rose in the vast sky, and the silver moonlight poured on the earth like a veil, shining brightly on all things in heaven and earth, beautiful.

Mu Yunqi stood under the moon in palace clothes, and the bright moonlight crossed her body to the glory, her face was beautiful and beautiful, and her posture was slender and graceful, like the moon fairy came to the world.

She was faintly uneasy, looked at Lan Gu and said, "Why are you so flustered today?" ”

"The crown princess is too worried, it must be due to the joy of seeing the general at the palace banquet on the ancestor festival." Lan Gu comforted her.

Since that day, Gu Hanxuan mentioned the matter of the Mu family in the palace, and there has been no rumor behind her, she has been worried and worried every day.

She stroked the abnormality in her heart slightly, and said with a long sigh of relief: "I hope so." ”

After speaking, she walked towards the front yard of the East Palace, and Yingfu Yingtang bowed her head behind her.

The banquet of the ancestral palace is grand and lively, the marble paved ground is smooth and gorgeous, the white jade wine cup placed on the shore of the sandalwood carved bird table is exquisite and transparent, the silver silk embroidered satin cushions on the side of the table are gorgeous and novel, and the moonlight hanging high in the night sky illuminates the whole banquet hall.

On the entrance and exit of the palace maids and eunuchs in groups, officials and their families have already sat in the table at the end of the table, and the ladies at the adjacent table are chuckling and chatting, approaching in twos and threes. The moonlight is reflected on their flowers and moonlight and brocade light yarn, all of which are gentle and elegant, and charming.

Occasionally, men get up and have a few words of laughter with their good colleagues, or laugh loudly over glasses across the table.

As more and more people were seated, only the table of the royal clan at the top of the banquet hall was vacant.

After several princes took their seats one after another, the scene was even more lively, and two of the princes who had not yet married made the women in the venue look at him with autumn waves in their eyes, eager to sit at his shore table.

When the crown prince and the princess stepped into the banquet, the banquet suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked at the pair of wall people passing in front of them.

What kind of thrilling beauty will make the bright moon eclipsed, and the women at the banquet can't even be jealous, but no one can blaspheme such beauty.

After everyone came back to their senses, the prince and his wife had already sat down, and the officials and their daughters saluted in panic.

As soon as Mu Yunqi sat down, his eyes swept towards Mu Yan and looked at each other from afar. Mu Yan couldn't help but burst into tears, tonight in the palace is different from the past, the forbidden army is surrounding the palace, extremely serious, he knows very well that this is a Hongmen banquet.

Maybe he overestimated his power in Haoyue Palace and underestimated Gu Jingyun, but now he may not even have a chance to struggle, so he has to be arrested.

The emperor and queen led many palace concubines to enter the final venue, the banquet played music and whistles, and the young women danced in the center of the venue.

Gu Jingyun chatted freely with the officials seated at the table in front of him, and the prince interjected from time to time, and the two unmarried princes were ridiculed by him.

"Now that the crown prince is married, how can King Yi delay any longer, why don't you pay more attention to the women of the right age at the banquet today, so that your father can marry you." The queen said gently.

Gu Hanyi was shocked, and immediately got up and knelt down on one knee: "Thank you for the queen mother's kindness, it's just that the sons and daughters have their hearts, and they really don't want to marry someone else."

"Then which woman are you talking about?" The queen asked eagerly.

"The queen mother atoned for her sins, she was just a people's daughter, with different identities, and it was really difficult to ask for a marriage." Gu Hanyi's tone was as usual.

"Okay, since you know that there is a huge disparity in identity, why don't you let go of the self-suffering." The emperor's face was cold, and his eyes were fierce.

Seeing that he was silent, he said: "Today's palace banquet, I don't want to mention your troubles, go back to your seat."

Gu Hanyi got up and sat down, and poured pots of wine into his stomach one after another, seeing that his face was cold and in a trance, no one dared to come forward to comfort him.

He swept his gaze over Mu Yunqi several times and didn't dare to stop, the woman he was thinking about in his heart was now the crown princess of his fifth brother as the crown prince, how could he dare to think about it again.

At this moment, Mu Yan got up and raised his glass and toasted to the emperor, and the hundreds of officials behind him also got up and toasted when they saw this, the emperor laughed and raised his glass, and the officials also drank the wine in the cup and sat down.

Mu Yan had just sat down when a sharp arrow flew until it plunged into his chest, and then followed by two at the same time into his chest.

He slowly stood up with difficulty and looked at Gu Jingyun, who was about to put him to death without giving him the slightest chance. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, his eyes gradually blurred, Mu Yunqi's panic finally stopped under his eyes, his eyes slowly closed, and his whole body fell backwards to the ground.

The sound of the guards drawing their swords, the screams of the ladies in surprise, the panicked and messy footsteps, and finally there was no sound.

Mu Yunqi was frightened by the scene in front of her, she saw her father fall to the ground with several arrows in his body, and she didn't remember how many steps she flew to her father's side.

Seeing his father's body falling to the ground, his whole body trembled and he didn't dare to help him up, shaking his head in disbelief, why, why did his father get an arrow, who shot the arrow, and looked in the direction of the sharp arrow.

As if thinking of the murderer, Mu Yunqi turned around and snatched the sword of the guard behind him. Luck breathed and his toes touched the ground, and a few dragonflies wanted to chase after him, but when he was about to jump onto the red wall, he was pulled back by a burst of force behind him, and his skirt flew and he turned around and landed.

She waved her sword in her hand, and when she saw Gu Hanxuan holding her sword and blocking it, she strode away from her crotch and turned her sword, pointed straight at her sword, kicked it upward, and raised her sword to insert it.

Gu Hanxuan's tricks evaded and delayed her, the red wall was already covered with forbidden troops, it was useless for her to chase her out at the moment, but it was easy to annoy her father, Mu Yan would not escape death was already a certainty, if she insisted on disobeying her father, it would be difficult to protect her father from killing him, she was extraordinary, but she was also difficult to defeat a well-trained killer.

Mu Yunqi's eyes were full of red blood, and he made a ruthless move.

The panicked people at the banquet were stunned, and the princess who everyone saw flew from the top table bank a few steps to Mu Yan's side below, and the speed was amazing.

And at this moment, in front of the public, she actually took a sword and swung the prince directly, such a horrific behavior, how could she not shock everyone.

The emperor was protected by the forbidden army above, and he didn't stop him at all, and looked at the two people wielding swords in the field with a vague expression.

The queen was worried and anxious under the support of the maid, and occasionally looked at the emperor fixedly, hoping that he would let people come forward to stop him.

Mu Yunqi was annoyed that he deliberately obstructed at the moment, so he was even more angry in his heart, the strength in his hand became more and more intense, and the sword was also swung faster, and his moves were ruthless and smooth.

Her injuries had not healed, and she should have cracked open again at this moment, but she could no longer take care of them, and when she was about to break through the internal force of her body, she was slapped by a force behind her and fainted.

Gu Hanxuan immediately caught her body that was about to fall, hugged her, nodded to Gu Hanyi, and carried her out of the banquet hall with steady steps, and Lan Gu Yingfu squeezed out of the crowd and followed.

He gently put Mu Yunqi on the couch, sat on the edge of the couch and stretched out his hand to slowly caress her face, her face was pale and cold, a row of thick eyelashes squeezed out between her closed eyes, and her lips were as small as cherries.

If she was awake, she would have kicked herself away at this time, how could she allow herself to look at her like this. Gu Hanxuan thought self-deprecatingly, and the corners of his mouth raised an unconscious chuckle.

"Your Highness, the emperor ordered General Mu's bones to be handed over to you for disposal." Cheng Huan walked into the room and leaned over and said

Gu Hanxuan got up and walked outside the house, and ordered: "Haosheng takes care of the crown princess, and you are not allowed to enter or leave the East Palace." ”

When he walked to the door of the room and saw Lan Gu standing outside the house, he seemed to think of something, turned around and looked at the woman on the couch before leaving.

Mu Yunqi woke up in the middle of the night, she calmly got up and walked out of the door, looking up at the bright moon in the sky. The moonlight is like water, the moon season in the garden is in full bloom, a bright red is dazzling, the autumn wind blows down the residual leaves of the garden, and the bare branches are cold and lonely.

Lan Gu gently took the red brocade cloak and put it on for her, she turned slightly to look at it, and then looked at the courtyard. The dark courtyard is silent and deep, and the moon is bright and lonely.

"After all, I hurt my father." Mu Yunqi trembled faintly, and tears flashed in his eyes

Lan Gu sighed softly: "The prince has ordered someone to send the general back to Mufu, and he will be buried in fifteen days." ”

Mu Yunqi didn't understand why the emperor didn't condemn the Mu family, why he secretly assassinated his father, as if nothing had happened, but his father had died.

Early the next morning, Mu Yunqi came to the prince's study dressed in plain white.

Before Cheng Huan entered the house, Gu Hanxuan sat in front of the book bank in a brocade suit, propped up his forehead on the wooden chair with one hand and pretended to sleep.

The futile voice woke him up, and he looked at the people who came in unhappily, and after seeing the people who came, he got up and walked in front of her, and she was even more pale and haggard in plain white.

"I'm going out of the palace." Mu Yunqi said simply

Gu Hanxuan thought that she was here to investigate last night's incident, but he didn't think that she would split her head like this.

After a pause, he said: "General Mu was transported to the General's Mansion last night, and the funeral will be handled by the Mu family clan, not to mention that there has never been a precedent for the crown princess to send a funeral for a courtier......

Before his words were finished, Mu Yunqi knelt down, kowtowed to him fiercely and said: "If I didn't marry into the East Palace, I would be my father's daughter, if it wasn't for the marriage given three months ago, I would still be on my father's knees, if it weren't for your imperial power......"

"Presumptuous, how can you leave your beak in the matter of imperial power." Gu Hanxuan interrupted her sharply, he was really afraid that she would say something rebellious.

Mu Yunqi straightened up and looked up at him, and said fiercely: "Do you think this palace is trapped in me?" ”

"If you insist on leaving the palace, the palace will throw Mu Yan's bones to the mass grave, so that he can't get out of the funeral." Gu Hanxuan said ruthlessly, and after speaking, he walked out, not glancing at the woman kneeling behind him.

Mu Yunqi sat on the ground with a dead face, silent. After a long time, she slowly got up and staggered outside.

When Gu Hanxuan stood on the road, he said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince married me, and in your eyes, it was just a marriage that weighed the pros and cons, but I lived a life of abyss and darkness. ”

After speaking, he walked straight out, his back lonely and sad.

"Weigh the pros and cons? So she thought. This palace is not like an abyss, and it cannot save itself. Gu Hanxuan muttered to himself mocking himself.

A gust of cold wind poured in from the gushing channel, and Gu Hanxuan's body shook and woke up from his thoughts.

The clouds in the sky are misty and the clouds are locked in thousands of miles, as if he is in a heavy mood at the moment, and he doesn't know when he will be able to keep the clouds open and see the bright moon.

On the Yongdao, the shadow guard Nighthawk hurriedly walked over, walked to Gu Hanxuan's side and arched his hand: "Your Highness, Mu Yan's death was indeed arranged by the emperor, and his internal strength was lost because of the hands and feet of Gonggong Li, who served at the banquet, and the person who shot the arrow was windless." ”

Gu Hanxuan fell into deep thought, suddenly thought of something, his eyes closed slightly, and said coldly: "What actions can Haoyue Palace have?" ”

"No, there has been no change in the Haoyue Palace in the city." Nighthawk Road

"Keep an eye on Haoyue Palace, and Mu Yunche will also pay more attention there." Gu Hanxuan said coldly

"Yes." The words fell and disappeared without a trace.

Yingfu stomped her feet back and forth at the gate of the Snow Palace, and saw a lost figure from a distance, and immediately led the two maids behind her to trot up to meet her, stopped in front of Mu Yunqi and took the cloak in her hand from the maid behind her and tied it for her.

Mu Yunqi raised his eyes to see the tears on Yingfu's face, felt guilty, reached out to wipe away the tears for her, pulled out a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth, and said softly, "The palace is fine, go back." ”

Back in the house, Mu Yunqi called Yingtang and asked her to come to her and whisper to her, "I will leave the palace on the day of my father's funeral."

Yingtang nodded and said, "The slave maid is going to think about it." After saying that, he hurriedly walked out.