Chapter 4 By others not by themselves

It's been three days since she went out that day, and in the past three days, Mu Lingshan has been pulling Mu Lingshan every day to talk about going out to play again. But Mu Lingshan was worried that something like last time would happen again, so she coaxed and persuaded Mu Lingshan to finally break off Mu Lingshan's thoughts.

And Mu Qingyu, who was meeting the emperor in the imperial study, was waiting for the emperor's fate with his head down and bending over at this time. The emperor in front of the bookcase lowered his head and kept reviewing the music in his hand, only to hear him move his lips slightly: "Approved!" Mu Qingyu, who was standing below, quietly raised his head and looked at the emperor, looking like he wanted to stop talking. The emperor, who was reviewing the chapter, seemed to sense Mu Qingyu's gaze, put aside the cinnabar pen in his hand, and raised his head to look at him.

I saw that the person in front of me was extremely handsome, his face was like a carving, his facial features were distinct, and his angular face was handsome and abnormal. There is a shrewd gaze hidden under the dark and deep eyes, and there is a kind of king aura that is mighty in the world, this is the current emperor of the Heavenly Saint Dynasty - Jun Yutian. At this time, he was looking at the prime minister standing below with a playful expression, leaning back in his chair.

"I wonder if the Prime Minister has anything else to report?" The voice was low and magnetic, but it trembled slightly in Mu Qingyu's ears.

But seeing Jun Yutian's eyes narrowed and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, Mu Qingyu said 'not good' when he saw this appearance, and hurriedly said what was in his heart: "Back to the emperor, the old minister just wants to ask about the little girl and the third prince's ......."

"So that's the case, is there any difficulty for the prime minister?" In fact, what Mu Qingyu was thinking, how could Jun Yutian, as the emperor, not see it.

Since Mu Qingyu can sit in the position of prime minister, he can naturally hear Jun Yutian's meaning. Thinking that there should be no room for turning around in this matter, he said goodbye to Jun Yutian and hurried home.

At the same time, Mu Lingyan was bored counting the flowers in the yard, and Luo'er didn't know what to do with the sighs one after another. "Miss, don't you always sigh? If you have any troubles, let's see if Luo'er can help Miss share them! ”

"Alas!" Mu Lingyan sighed again, why didn't she want to share her troubles with Luo'er. But the trouble in front of her is that she really doesn't have any troubles, she just feels bored that she has nothing to do here all day. Luo'er puffed out her cheeks and tilted her head to wonder why her young lady kept sighing. In this way, the master and servant each thought about what was on their minds, and the whole courtyard seemed so quiet.

I don't know when the sound of footsteps came from the corridor, waking up the two people in deep thought. Mu Lingyan looked for the footsteps, and it was the housekeeper who came quickly.

"Miss, the master invited you to the study and said that there is something important to discuss." The housekeeper, who is over half a hundred years old, has sweat oozing from his forehead because he was in a hurry just now.

When Mu Lingyan heard this, she immediately came to the spirit, and Luo'er saw that her young lady no longer sighed and followed the spirit. The butler's eyes showed doubt, he couldn't understand the change of the master and servant.

Mu Lingyan turned her head and instructed Luo'er: "Luo'er, you are busy with your own business, I will go to find my father by myself." After saying that, he walked in the direction of the study.

Mu Qingyu in the study was thinking about how to mention this matter to Mu Lingyan, when the door of the study opened. Mu Lingyan, who came in, was wearing a beige long skirt, with inky black hair scattered behind her casually, and only a simple bun was tied with a jasper hairpin.

"Dad, what are you looking for your daughter?" Mu Qingyu looked at his daughter and was both happy and faintly worried, and said the matter in his heart: "Sister, in half a month, it will be the big day for you and the third prince." ”

"What big day?" Mu Lingyan thought that she had misheard, so she shouted loudly regardless of her manners. Mu Qingyu was so surprised when she saw her daughter, and thought that this illness had really made her forget too many things.

So he took her hand and said to her slowly: "Sister, here's the thing, the emperor gave you and the third prince a marriage half a month ago. You should have been married a long time ago, but when you suddenly fell ill, the emperor postponed the marriage. Uh, do you have any questions? Mu Qingyu was a little empty in his heart and didn't dare to look directly at Mu Lingyan, but this point was seen by Mu Lingyan, and he felt that there was a problem in his heart.

"Dad, I want to know why the emperor wants me to marry the third prince, and there must be something in this that I don't know, right?" Mu Qingyu realized that her daughter was so careful and intelligent, and knew that if she didn't explain things clearly, maybe the last incident would happen again.

sighed deeply and began to talk about the source of this matter: "Sister, don't look at the country and the people are safe now, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, but in fact, people in the court are panicking. The emperor has only been on the throne for less than a year, although he has the ability to govern, but there are two princes staring at the dragon chair with fierce eyes, and there is constant harassment from foreign races outside, which is really more than enough and not enough. The second prince holds one-third of the military power, and his subordinates are capable, and he is brave and good at fighting, which is deeply popular with the people. And the emperor is facing such a big enemy, so he plans to let you marry the third prince to enhance the power in his hands. ”

It's not that Mu Lingyu doesn't understand Mu Qingyu's words, it's just that he said so much and still didn't make it clear what it had to do with her. "Dad, what does this have to do with my marriage?"

"Who called the third prince and the emperor are brothers of the same mother, and the third prince is naturally helping the emperor. As for your father and me, I am loyal to the court, always neutral, and never willing to be involved in this whirlpool. But......" said this, Mu Qingyu glanced at Mu Lingyan and continued: "But the emperor mentioned to me the marriage between you and the third prince for the sake of my small power. ”

Hearing this, Mu Lingyan understood that her marriage was nothing more than a political marriage. However, what she didn't understand was why the emperor didn't marry her himself, but went around to let his younger brother marry her?

When Mu Qingyu saw her thoughtful daughter, she had already guessed what she was thinking: "Originally, someone suggested that the emperor should make you a concubine, but the emperor was sincere to the queen. I don't want to wronged the queen, and I don't want to snub you, so I heard that the third prince fell in love with you somehow, so he matched you. ”

When Mu Lingyu saw Mu Qingyu talking about the emperor and queen, there was a faint smile in her eyes, plus he said so. Mu Lingyan's heart suddenly dawned, it turned out that the current emperor was a master who was afraid of his wife, and couldn't help laughing. Mu Qingyu glared at her daughter when she saw her like this, and sighed in her heart: I wonder if this cleverness will make her road easier in the future?

Things are understood, but how can Mu Lingyan be so easy to be obedient. Then he said: "Dad, even if the situation in the court is like this now, then Dad, you don't need to sell your daughter, are you worthy of your dead mother by doing this?" When Mu Qingyu heard this, his face changed, his face was sad, and his eyes were ashamed. Mu Lingyan couldn't bear it when she saw this, knowing that her mother was a thorn in his heart, but when she said this, her words didn't soften: "Dad, I didn't mean anything about you, but can this marriage be withdrawn?" ”

Mu Qingyu put away his sadness and said decisively: "No." This is a marriage given by the emperor, how can you withdraw from the marriage at will, do you know that it is a protest and will be beheaded all over the house. Do you want to harm everyone in the palace because of your will? Mu Qingyu knew in his heart that it would hurt people to say this, but he had to let Mu Lingyan understand the serious consequences of the matter this time.

Mu Lingyu had never seen Mu Qingyu treat her so harshly, and in her impression, Mu Qingyu was a loving father who doted on his daughter and never went against his daughter's wishes. But in this matter, it is so harsh, and no one can help it. After all, she thought that she occupied her daughter's body, and she couldn't harm everyone here because of her unhappiness, she couldn't do such a thing. So he could only swallow it in his stomach with bitter water, and agreed to the marriage stiffly.

"Grandma, it's best if you can agree, Dad doesn't want you to ...... me like last time" Mu Qingyu suddenly closed his mouth and didn't speak, but his eyes looked at Mu Lingyu. Mu Lingyan wondered in her heart, could it be that the real Mu Lingyan had done something again?

"It's okay, you go out first, Dad still has official documents to deal with." After speaking, he turned his back to Mu Lingyan and walked to the desk. Mu Lingyan saw that he didn't want to continue, so she obediently pushed it down. However, Mu Lingyan was not curious about what he said in his mouth, but she saw that Mu Qingyu couldn't ask anything in his mouth, so she simply turned the gun.

No, Mu Ling's personal maid Luo'er appeared in front of her, and Luo'er saw that the young lady was smiling so strangely, and countless greetings appeared in her heart.

"Luo'er, if I ask you something, you must answer honestly, otherwise you ......"

"Luo'er doesn't dare to hide it!" Luo'er hurriedly showed her determination.

Seeing her like this, Mu Lingyan felt that Luo'er was even more cute. "Luo'er, tell me, why am I sick, and what is my disease?" In fact, she felt strange since she came here, and always felt that there was something hidden in it.

When Luo'er saw Miss asking this question, she didn't know whether to say it or not for a long time, and finally said it under Mu Ling's gaze: "Actually, Miss committed suicide by taking poison because she didn't want to marry the third prince, but fortunately, the doctor saved Miss, otherwise Luo'er wouldn't have seen Miss." As she spoke, Luo'er's eyes began to turn red.

"Oh, what are you crying about, I'm not fine!" Mu Lingyan wiped away the tears from the corners of Luo'er's eyes, but she understood in her heart: which doctor saved her, it was clear that the real Mu Lingyan was dead, and she happened to wear it on her body.

It's been a few days since they came here, but they never knew what kind of person the third prince was in their mouths. Why is the real Mu Ling reluctant to marry him?