Chapter 164: Retreat

"As you expected, Mu Xuanzhan has ascended the throne." Ye Xun strode in and sat down at random.

Nangong Jinchen hooked her lips, "Mu Xuanzhan also lives up to my expectations." ”

Ye Xun looked at him with some doubts: "I'm curious about what method you used to make Mu Xuanzhan, the deposed prince, rebel?" ”

Nangong Jinchen said lightly: "The abolished prince is also the prince. ”

As long as you are born into the royal family, you cannot be without ambition for power.

"He didn't fight at the time, he was self-aware, but he couldn't fight. His resourcefulness is no match for Mu Xuanche. ”

Ye Xun teased: "It seems that you have done a really good job in the Chu State in the past few years." ”

Nangong Jinchen's expression suddenly became gloomy.

"Well, I'm just kidding." Ye Xun said with a smile, "Mu Xuanzhan has ascended the throne, do you have any plans next?"

Nangong Jinchen said: "Naturally, I am waiting for him to give Mu Xuanche death." ”

"Are you so confident? Will Mu Xuanzhan come according to your plan? Ye Xun raised his eyebrows.

Nangong Jinchen sneered: "If you are not sure, will I let him ascend to the throne?" ”

"You're really good." Ye Xun shook his head and said helplessly, "It's just, are you sure Mu Xuanche will be restrained?" ”

"Now in his situation, is there any other way than to be caught?"

"But you also know that Mu Xuanche is a ruthless character. Will he die so easily? Ye Xun still had doubts in his heart.

Nangong Jinchen said disdainfully: "What about the ruthless character? At this point, whether he dies or not is no longer something he can say. ”

Ye Xun was stunned, Nangong Jinchen was really as light and confident as ever, it seemed that everything in the world was under his control, but he also had the ability to be confident.

He teased: "You are always so confident, if Mu Xuanche really escapes, I see if you can be so calm." ”

Nangong Jinchen smiled: "Then wait and see." ”

Mu Ranyue was pruning the flower branches that had just been folded in from the outside in the room, and after pruning, she looked at her craftsmanship and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.

"Laneige, is it good-looking?"

Laneige smiled: "It's good-looking, Niangniang's pruning skills are really excellent." ”

"Don't compliment me." Mu Ranyue pretended to be dissatisfied.

Lanzhi hurriedly said: "What the slave said is all the truth, the slave has also learned to prune flowers and branches before, so she also knows a little bit about this." ”

Mu Ranyue was suddenly full of interest, "Then you can trim one for me now?" ”

"Mother, this ......"

"What? Don't want to? ”

Lanzhi shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that the slave maid feels that this flower has nothing to repair." ”

Mu Ranyue pondered for a moment: "This is easy to do, you can go outside and fold a few branches now." ”

Laneige nodded helplessly: "Okay, the slave will go and fold." ”

Mu Ranyue smiled and hummed.

Less than a quarter of an hour later, Laneige suddenly hurried in.

Mu Ranyue looked at her with empty hands and wondered, "What's the matter?" Tweed? ”

Lanzhi panted and said, "Niangniang, the slave has heard a big news. ”

Mu Ranyue was stunned, big news? She frowned and asked, "What's the news?" ”

"The slave and maid heard...... I heard that something happened to the state of Chu. King ...... Qingyang King Qingyang raised troops to rebel in Nanling, and now it is ...... He has already been proclaimed emperor. ”

Mu Ranyue's pupils shrank suddenly: "How is this possible?" Where did you hear that? ”

The slave maid had just gone out to see the guard at the door muttering, and when she was curious, she went up and asked a few words, and learned the news. The slave felt that they would not talk nonsense. ”

Mu Ranyue frowned, propped up on the table with one hand, King Qingyang? Isn't that the three emperor brothers who were degraded by their father? How could he take advantage of the crisis of Chu to raise troops to rebel?

And he was the prince who was demoted to a fiefdom, and he didn't have any real power, and according to Mu Xuanche's suspicious temperament, he must have sent someone to keep an eye on him in secret, where did he get the resources to rebel?

This fact is too suspicious.

She got up suddenly, "Let's go, go find Your Majesty." ”

"Niangniang, you forgot, Your Majesty, he went out early in the morning and was not in the house."

Mu Ranyue was slightly stunned, yes, how could she forget?

She sat down again and said, "That's it." ”

After a pause, she asked again: "Lanzhi, you used to follow Emperor Chu, do you know anything about this King of Qingyang?" ”

Lanzhi shook his head: "The slave has only met King Qingyang a few times, and I don't know much about him. But at that time, the slave maid thought that he looked like a prince with no ambitions. ”

Mu Ranyue nodded, she felt the same way at that time, but who would have thought that Mu Xuanzhan would usurp the throne at this time? Could it be that he has been hiding his edge, just waiting for one day to succeed in one fell swoop?

Laneige said: "Does Niangniang think this matter is too incredible? ”

Mu Ranyue said lazily: "Don't you think?" A seemingly unambitious man can one day do such a rebellious thing as rebellion. ”

Lanzhi pondered for a moment, "The slave maid thinks that we all underestimated King Qingyang too much in the past, and Your Majesty also underestimated him. ”

It is said that dogs that bite people don't bark, and those who are dressed in sheep's clothing are not necessarily sheep, and now Mu Xuanzhan really confirms these two sentences.

Mu Ranyue hooked her lips slightly, this is also the internal affairs of the Chu State, and it has little to do with her, the queen of the Yun Kingdom.

It's just that she suddenly thought that there is still Han Susu in the palace, she is Mu Xuanche's queen, and now that Mu Xuanche has become a deposed emperor, then she is in the palace......

Seeing that her face was not quite right, Lanzhi worried: "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" ”

"This palace is thinking, the new emperor of Chu State has ascended the throne, and I don't know what happened to Queen Han." She sighed and said quietly.

Queen Han? Lanzhi was slightly stunned, and suddenly thought that Mu Ranyue had a very good relationship with Han Susu when he was in the Chu State, and now he will inevitably be worried.

She thought about it for a while and said with relief: "The slave maid thinks that Niangniang doesn't have to worry about Queen Han, she should be fine in the palace." ”

"Oh? How so? ”

"Niangniang, you forgot the ...... Queen Han and King Qingyang in the past"

Laneige didn't continue, she knew that Mu Ranyue understood what she meant.

Mu Ranyue was stunned for a moment, yes, Sister Han used to have a relationship with Mu Xuanzhan.

However, after so long, will Mu Xuanzhan still take care of the old feelings?

She frowned and said, "They have been separated for so long, and they have become relatives again, will Mu Xuanzhan still care about that little bit of affection?" What's more, Mu Xuanzhan quietly seized the throne, his heart was really unfathomable, who could know if he was using it to make friends with Sister Han in the first place? ”

Laneige couldn't help but be surprised: "If it's really as Niangniang said, then this King of Qingyang is really terrible." ”

Mu Ranyue shook her head: "I'm just guessing." ”

"Dye."

With a familiar call, Mu Ranyue raised her eyes and saw that Nangong Jinchen had already stepped in.

"See Your Majesty." Laneige hurriedly turned around and saluted.

Nangong Jinchen waved his hand slightly: "Stand down." ”

"Yes."

He walked over to Mu Ranyue and sat down, "What did Dye Ran do today?" ”

Mu Ranyue pointed to the vase on the table, "Is it good-looking?" ”

Nangong Jinchen took a closer look and nodded, "Very good." You're pruning today? ”

"yes." Mu Ranyue said, "It's too boring to stay here, but unfortunately I don't dare to go out." ”

"Why not?" Nangong Jinchen asked knowingly, "Haven't you always loved going out?" ”

Mu Ranyue said angrily: "It's a war now, I'm the queen of Yunguo, if I go out and be tied up again, I can't afford to hurt myself." ”

Nangong Jinchen chuckled: "It seems that dyeing and dyeing is still self-aware." ”

She snorted and said, "By the way, there's something I want to ask you." ”

"What?"

"My third emperor brother ascended the throne, do you know?"

Nangong Jinchen nodded, and said, "This matter is also fueled by me behind the scenes. ”

There was no need for him to hide it from her, and he didn't want to hide it from her.

Mu Ran Yue was startled: "What did you say?" You planned this? ”

"Yes."

She wondered, "Why are you doing this?" ”

"Only by pushing Mu Xuanche off the throne can he be eliminated logically." Nangong Jinchen explained, "Dyeing, I said that I would never let him go. ”

Mu Ranyue was stunned for a moment, and then some of the questions that were originally in her mind suddenly had answers.

At the beginning, Nangong Jinchen said that he would not destroy the Chu State, but he wanted Mu Xuanche to die, and she was very puzzled in her heart, if the Chu State did not destroy Mu Xuanche, how could he die? It turned out that he was secretly pushing a new emperor.

"And I have made a deal with Mu Xuanzhan, we will help him ascend to the throne, he will give back three cities to Yunyan, and will get rid of Mu Xuanche immediately."

She was shocked again: "This kind of condition, the third emperor brother can actually agree?" ”

Nangong Jinchen raised his eyebrows: "Why didn't he agree?" Six cities for a throne and his life were worth it to him. ”

"For his life?"

"Yes, Mu Xuanche once sent someone to assassinate him secretly, if he didn't take the throne himself, sooner or later he would be killed by Mu Xuanche. What's more, his beloved woman is still in the palace. ”

"Beloved woman? You mean Sister Han? Mu Ranyue said uncertainly.

"Yes."

Nangong Jinchen paused, "Mu Xuanzhan really loves her." So, you don't have to worry. ”

"How do you know I'm worried?"

Nangong Jinchen smiled: "Your relationship with Queen Han, don't I know?" ”

Mu Ranyue snorted coldly: "I thought you had forgotten about the affairs in the Chu State a long time ago?" ”

"I will never forget about you." Nangong Jinchen said.

Mu Ranyue's cheeks flushed slightly, and she praised again: "You are really powerful, you can win three cities without blood." But why did you cede to Yanguo? ”

"If you don't cut it, what reason does Yan Guo have to withdraw from the army?"

Mu Ranyue was slightly stunned: "That's right." ”

Three days later, Mu Ranyue received a message from Nangong Jinchen.

Mu Xuanche died.

After listening to this, she didn't feel anything, and her heart was neither happy nor uncomfortable.

To her, Mu Xuanche was just a stranger with a blood relationship.

At the same time, the state of Chu submitted a letter of peace to the state of Yun and the state of Yan, and promised to cede three cities to each of them.

Both countries gladly accepted and withdrew their troops.