As soon as Mu Junchao returned home, he first inquired if Mu Guiyan had returned home. After receiving an affirmative answer, Mu Junchao didn't even have time to change his clothes and went straight to Mu Guiyan's study.

"Eldest sister," Mu Junchao got straight to the point as soon as he saw Mu Guiyan: "Why did she go to Qincheng back then?" ”

"She?" Mu Guiyan was stunned for a moment by Mu Junchao's brainless question, but she quickly reacted: "King Wucheng?" At that time, it should have been an expedient measure, but King Wucheng had done well in Qincheng over the years, but it was clear. ”

"Expediency?" Mu Junchao looked at Mu Guiyan with an inquiring expression.

"Jun Dynasty...... Mu Guiyan lowered his head, stared at the books unfolded on the desk, and then slowly spoke: "Can you think about it again?" I have analyzed with my mother, King Wucheng is not necessarily the ideal woman in His Majesty's heart. You must know that His Majesty has always been quite taboo about King Wucheng's foreign family, the Ling family. ”

"What does the choice of the woman in Your Majesty's heart have to do with me?" Mu Junchao looked at Mu Guiyan with a stubborn expression: "I only marry the person I want to marry." My mother promised me that my wife would choose her own. ”

"But the Jun Dynasty," Mu Guiyan raised her head helplessly: "If the princess in His Majesty's heart chooses someone else, then King Wucheng, the prince with military achievements, will become the most unstable factor in His Majesty's heart!" In order to protect the stability of the dynasty, she and the crown prince will inevitably choose to attack the Ling family, as for King Wucheng, the best outcome is to be trapped in Qincheng and not allowed to enter Beijing forever. You must know that even if Your Majesty can tolerate King Wucheng, the new emperor will definitely not be able to, you ...... Do you want to be a widower? ”

As soon as Mu Guiyan's words came out, Mu Junchao immediately fell silent. He wasn't afraid, but he couldn't selfishly drag his mother and sister and brother to tie up with him on the boat of the Five Princesses. What to do......

Mu Junchao raised his eyes and looked out the window, the warm winter sun shone through the window lattice in the house, what was the winter day like in Qincheng? She said that the border is bitterly cold, and if you are unlucky, it will snow in mid-October......

"Big sister!" Mu Junchao suddenly turned his head, looked at Mu Guiyan with serious eyes, as if he had made up his mind: "I'll go write a letter to my master!" Let her come for a trip. If...... If His Majesty hadn't chosen her to be the princess, then I would have gone with her and gone to Qincheng. ”

"Jun Dynasty!" Mu Guiyan stood up from behind the desk with a loud movement, and the action was so big that she hit the table, the tea cup on the table returned to the side, and the tea dripped to the ground.

Mu Guiyan didn't care about the messiness of this table, she hurriedly rushed over and grabbed her younger brother: "What kind of stupid thing are you talking about!" Don't you want your father? What kind of place is Qincheng, that's the border pass! What can you do?! Are you really willing to do anything for her?! ”

"Hmm!" Mu Junchao nodded calmly: "Eldest sister, don't worry about me." Since I was fifteen years old, I have been taken by Master to walk the rivers and lakes, and I know many things. The empress wants me to be the husband of the princess, if my mother insists on not getting married, I am afraid that she will not give up easily, and when the time comes, she will be anxious, and she will be married, I am afraid that no one can do it. Anyway, I can't choose my wife freely in my life, so I'd rather be her, and I can only accept her among the princesses. ”

"No, it won't!" Mu Guiyan anxiously tightened her brother's sleeve: "My mother and I both think that my family's choice to watch and not participate in the dispute between the empress and the princess is an acceptable result for Her Majesty the Empress!" Calm down, and when this matter passes, we will definitely choose a wife for you according to your wishes, really! You can rest assured! ”

"Big sister...... It's me who is sorry for the Mu family, sorry for my mother and you......" Mu Junchao's eyes showed a hint of sadness when he looked at Mu Guiyan: "She has been taken to heart by me as an enemy of the family for all these years, and even I don't know when she has changed her taste." I'm just, it's too late to turn back now......"

"Jun Chao......" Mu Guiyan stared at his younger brother blankly, never expecting him to say such a thing.

"Sister, please rest assured." Mu Junchao reluctantly pulled out a smile at Mu Guiyan: "I know that I am too selfish in this matter, and I will find a way not to drag down my family." Especially my mother, as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, she has been walking on thin ice for many years, and she is my ......"

"You're my son! What to say drags down! A loud voice came from outside the study, and Prime Minister Mu Cheng was wearing a homely skirt, combing a simple bun, and his husband standing hand in hand outside the door of the study.

"It's just the Jun Dynasty, you have to know that the selection of the too woman is not only involved in my Mu family's family affairs, but also national affairs. The key is not you, but King Wucheng. Prime Minister Mu Cheng hurriedly approached the study and looked at his son seriously: "My Mu family can support King Wucheng, but whether she can become a qualified king is what my mother is mainly worried about." Mother can't ignore the world for your sake. ”

"I understand...... Mu Junchao looked apologetically at Prime Minister Mu Cheng and his wife: "Mother, I will immediately write to my master to come over, and when the time comes, you will report to Your Majesty that I am sick and dead, and I will ......"

"So you don't want your father and sister anymore?" Prime Minister Mu's husband looked anxious: "Child, don't be confused!" ”

"Don't worry!" Prime Minister Mu Cheng pulled his father-in-law with a calm face: "Everything is still undecided, Your Majesty has given a three-month deadline, Guiyan has a good contact with King Wucheng during this time, and I will also propose tomorrow that Your Majesty let King Wucheng participate in the court meeting in the next few months." You take Jun Chao out first, I have something to discuss with Guiyan. ”

After Mu Jun left with his father and son, Mu Guiyan looked at his mother with a frown: "But mother, Your Majesty is afraid that you will not agree to King Wucheng's participation in the court meeting." Your Majesty is still quite jealous of the Ling family, you only see that King Wucheng has become an adult, and until now His Majesty has been detained in the palace and not allowed to leave the palace to open the mansion, which is not without a bit of surveillance. ”

"Humph!" Prime Minister Mu snorted coldly: "This is not the idea of the old lady of the Feng family. But things can't be seen on the surface, when the five princesses were crowned kings, the old woman of the Feng family proposed that Your Majesty directly divide her fief at the border pass, didn't Your Majesty refuse in one go? This proves that His Majesty has not yet made up his mind about the election of the princess. You must know that according to Your Majesty's temperament, if there is a selected woman in her heart, she will definitely not let King Wucheng return to Beijing at this juncture. ”

"I see! Mother reassured. Mu Guiyan nodded: "Jin Ruo's younger brother just happened to be married to General Xia's daughter, I will go back and ask Jin Ruo to give me a line and get in touch with this little General Xia." General Xia Xiao is King Wucheng's companion and should be the person who knows her best. ”

"I guess......" Prime Minister Mu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "The selection of the princess is most likely between King Wucheng and the seventh daughter of the emperor." The seventh daughter of the emperor is a concubine, after opening her mind, her performance is becoming more and more eye-catching, her knowledge and ability cannot be underestimated, and she is the only royal daughter who participated in the court under a minor, and in recent months, the limelight has gradually overwhelmed the eldest daughter of the emperor. And the fifth daughter of the emperor has military merits, and she is backed by the Ling family, so she is naturally a strong candidate for competition. ”

"How so?" Mu Guiyan looked at her mother with a slight raised brow: "The Holy Lord has also praised the eldest daughter of the emperor recently. ”

"Heh......" Prime Minister Mu Cheng chuckled: "Speaking of which, the personality of the eldest daughter of the emperor is somewhat similar to her father who has a low status. Although he is strong, he is narrow-minded and cannot tolerate people, how can such a person become a Ming Jun. Your Majesty is not stupid, the eldest daughter of the emperor is capable, and she can use it, but the choice of too woman is related to the society of the country, and she will not consider the eldest daughter of the emperor. ”