Chapter 20 Peeling Back the Ropes
"Erchen doesn't dare to deceive, Erchen and Ah Zhi... Indeed, the two hearts are in harmony. Xiao Mufeng's eyes lowered, and after hesitating for a moment, he said in a firm tone.
After hearing his son's answer, the emperor's face was distracted, complicated and shocked for a moment, but fortunately, Xiao Mufeng didn't look up so he didn't see his father's reaction.
After thinking for a moment, the emperor said slowly: "Feng'er, if you really like your father, the emperor won't interfere, Qingzhi ...... Very good, being with her can also get the support of the left minister, it will be of great benefit to you, your mother has been gone for so many years, I dare not care more about you and dare not favor you more, for fear that because of my preference, I will bring you death, queen... You know, and I know that you have suffered many grievances over the years. The old emperor's sad gaze fell on the distant window, as if cast into the distance through the closed sash. When it came to Concubine Jin, Xiao Mufeng's eyes were also as warm as mist.
"Erchen knows that Erchen only hopes that his father will be healthy and can always accompany his father." Although the emperor gave him too little love when he was a child, Xiao Mufeng had experienced the grief of his mother's departure, and he didn't want to experience the feeling of leaving his blood relatives who gave him his life again.
When the father and son opened their hearts warmly, the Mu Wangfu on the other side was turned upside down.
Since Xiao Mulin, the king of Mu, was reprimanded by the emperor, although he still had the same only demeanor, Xiao Mulin, who rushed back to his residence, could no longer control the layers of anger that surged from the bottom of his heart, or it could be said that he didn't want to control it anymore, so he grabbed the white porcelain tea cup at hand and threw it the clean brick under his feet, and it was immediately torn apart. The little people in the house heard the sound, but they were all trembling and didn't dare to take a step forward.
"His Royal Highness King Mu is a little restless, everything is not a foregone conclusion, we still have time to figure it slowly" Although Xiao Mulin is only a county king, and he is not favored by the emperor, Princess Singh, who changed back into men's clothes on the side, took the feather fan and said quietly.
"This king just can't get used to him, he never puts me in his eyes, he used to be the prince, and now he is Xiao Mufeng, he has never had me, without me......" Xiao Mulin's face after the rage was sad, his eyes were dazed, and he muttered as he looked at the mess on the ground.
"It is precisely because Emperor Jin did not put you in his eyes that you have a better opportunity and space, in the past, the prince and the queen were in power in the opposition, but the tree was a big move, what was the result, now the party is eliminated one by one, the current King Ning, hmph, is just another prince, fortunately, he is not as stupid as the prince, and he has to have the support of the left minister of military power, it seems that it is indeed in the limelight, but it is too rigid and easy to break, you see it is like the willow in the water, and the dazzling sunflower in this courtyard is inconspicuous, but after the storm, Who will be safe and sound, who will be able to survive to the end," Princess Singh said with a torch in her eyes.
The end of spring has arrived, the noon sun shines on the skin has been faintly scorching, Lin Qingzhi got up early to go to Nanyuan to see the eldest brother Lin Qingji, sat for an hour and rushed back to Yayuan, the scorching sun cast on the trees in the courtyard, sparsely leaving mottled shadows swaying with the wind, Rongyue was already impatient to lie on the bed and get up to sit with Lin Qingzhi to sit in the shade of the courtyard to read, before a figure flashed, Ah Da had already stood on Lin Qingzhi's side like a ghost, Ah Da was not in the capital these days to track down the crescent moon tattoo.
Twenty years ago, the ruler of this land in the current Jin State was not the current emperor Xiao Jingjiao, but the lord of the Later Tang Dynasty, Li Siyuan, and at that time, Yang Mi, the emperor of the Wu State, had already taken power, and at that time, in order to consolidate the rule and defend the royal family, he secretly set up a killer organization Night Gate, the crescent moon tattoo pattern is the totem of this organization, once it enters the organization, the crescent moon tattoo will eventually take effect and be loyal to the royal family, and can only be the shadow behind it, never public, which is why the Night Gate has not been known for so many years.
In recent years, after the death of Emperor Wu, he was taken over by Yang Yan, the fourth son of the emperor, and recently he has also secretly subdued the Jianghu sect, some big sects are unwilling to join them, but it is difficult to take care of some sects under the heavy money that are willing to be used by him, and a year ago they also secretly included the famous Wuji Gate under their feathers.
At the same time as Ah Da and Lin Qingzhi reported these news, Shadow Guard also investigated the identity of the Zoroastrian right envoy, it turned out that this Zoroastrian right envoy was a native of Wu State, seven years ago on the order of the Dark Night Gate to infiltrate the Zoroastrian Sect in the Western Regions, the purpose was to one day gain power to take over the Zoroastrianism to Wu State, this time not only Wujimen participated in the assassination operation, but the Zoroastrian right envoy killed the sect leader and replaced him also secretly participated in this operation, but they underestimated the enemy's strength, and were finally captured, and were able to sneak in for 7 years without being discovered, This patience and perseverance is very human.
When Xiao Mufeng received the news and rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss with Zuo Xiang and Lin Qingzhi, Lin Qingzhi was lying on the long table under the shadow of the tree, staring at the dense cherry blossom petals flying in the wind with one hand, and the pink petals were sprinkled and fell, falling into the black hair of the woman under the tree like a waterfall, and falling on the snow-white skirt, like a fairy in the world, Xiao Mufeng couldn't help but bend his eyes after seeing this scene, revealing his gentle eyes like autumn water.
Lin Chengde still had military affairs to deal with, and he did not rush home immediately after the next dynasty, but went to the school training ground first, Xiao Mufeng and Lin Qingzhi deduced the news they knew in detail, at first Xiao Mufeng also suspected that he had something to do with Wu Guoguo, but he didn't expect that the person who assassinated him actually had the cowardly Xiao Mulin who usually obeyed the prince's order and had no ideas.
Xiao Mufeng never thought that he was born in the royal family and could be as fraternal as ordinary people, but since he was a child, he has tried his best to escape from the whirlpool of power, but he can't always be alone, the eldest brother wants to get rid of him like this, the third brother has never been close to him, and he has always played the role of a follower behind the prince, but he didn't expect to get rid of himself, thinking of this, he felt that his chest was stagnant and breathless, and after pondering for a long time, Xiao Mufeng raised his head and said slowly: "It's come this far, there is no way back, Then let's move on. ”
"Although Ah Er heard the content of the conspiracy between the Yang brothers and sisters and King Mu, they were extremely cautious, and they couldn't find a single word written in the post house, and I was still tracking down how they passed it on." Lin Qingzhi frowned slightly.
"Now that they have the right direction and know who the enemy is, as long as they act, they are not afraid that there will be no flaws." Xiao Mufeng comforted Lin Qingzhi with a wide voice.
"There is another point that Brother Mu needs to be careful, since Wu Guo can arrange eyeliner in the Western Regions thousands of miles away, of course, he can also install eyeliner and spies in other places, drunk and poisonous, I suspect that it is Wu Guo's spies planted in Chu State, but there is no evidence at present, if Wu Guo has reached some kind of agreement with King Mu, then Wu Guo's arrangement of eyeliner in my Jin Kingdom court may also secretly take action, I have reminded my father, Brother Mu should also be careful" Lin Qingzhi's eyes fell on Xiao Mufeng's elegant face, and said gently.
Just as the two of them were thinking about these chaotic and complicated clues, surprising news came from Dali Temple.