As soon as Mu Yanxu made a move, the turmoil in the court gradually stopped, although there were still some children of the family who were unwilling and unwilling to be officials in the same dynasty with the vulgar people in their hearts, but most of the children of the family were bright-eyed and didn't want to be too unhappy with the emperor, so they had to compromise.

Moreover, the imperial examination is not only the children of the poor family can participate, most of the imperial examinations, the winners, or the sons of the family, this part of the family children work hard, layer by layer selection with their true ability to pass the examination, naturally unwilling to ban the imperial examination.

The turmoil in the court subsided, and Mu Yanzhao seemed to have returned to his former calmness, going to and from work, unhurriedly, and occasionally accompanying Gu Wan to tune the piano and dance and ink.

However, Gu Wan always felt that he had something hidden in his heart, what this person thought in his heart has always been unwilling to reveal it easily, but the two of them have been husband and wife for so many years, Gu Wan has long had a very subtle intuition, when he is really relaxed, when he is pretending to be relaxed, others can't tell the difference, but she knows.

However, if Mu Yanzhao didn't want her to know, she could only pretend to be confused.

In the evening, Mu Yanzhao came back from the palace, seemingly a little tired.

Gu Wan took hot water, and the two of them soaked their feet together, the water was scalding, the heat was amazing, and after a while, both feet were hot and red, and the whole body was comfortable. Mu Yanzhao soaked comfortably, didn't think much about moving, simply hugged Gu Wan's soft waist and fell on the couch, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Gu Wan also fell asleep unconsciously. In the middle of the night, she was in a daze, and suddenly felt a little cool in her neck, there was movement around her, she opened her eyes and saw that the cyan tent had fallen, and the hairpin ring of her hair had been removed at some point, and her coat had been removed, and Mu Yanzhao was nowhere to be found, she reached out and touched it, and the mattress next to her was cold.

As soon as I looked up, I saw the door open, and Bao Sheng entered the door with Liu'er in his arms.

Gu Wan was stunned: "What's wrong?" Didn't you say that you would stay in the palace today? ”

It snowed heavily today. The road outside was slippery and cold, and during the day, he stayed on the school field to practice martial arts for most of the day, and he was covered with sweat and snow, and he was tired enough, so the Liu family made the decision to let him live in the palace for a night, saving him from tossing back and forth. Sick with a cold.

Bao Sheng said in a low voice: "There is water in the palace, and the prince is afraid that the little master will be frightened, so he sent someone to send him back." ”

Gu Wan was taken aback: "Gone to the water?" How does the emperor let it? How about the Queen Mother? It didn't hurt, did it? ”

Bao Sheng frightened the master when he saw it, and hurriedly reassured: "It's okay, the princess is at ease." I heard that it was just a tent in Ning'an Palace, and it was not burned, so it was not a big deal. ”

Gu Wan breathed a sigh of relief. Ning'an Palace is where Concubine Zhou lives, although the location is good, it is very close to Daxing Palace and Fengyi Palace, but as long as it is not an accident in Daxing Palace.

At this time, there was a lot of wind and snow outside, and Gu Wan looked at the sky - how could it be water on such a day? She couldn't help frowning, she couldn't sleep at this time anyway, so she simply asked Baosheng to take her brother down to rest. He changed his clothes, took Mu Yanzhao's brand, and went into the palace overnight.

Although there is a curfew now. But recently, Mu Yanzhao often went back and forth to the palace and the palace in the middle of the night, and he had already asked the emperor for his will, and he walked unhindered with his brand.

As soon as you enter the palace gate. Gu Wan found that the atmosphere was not right, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, with her ear power, she heard a lot of spies hidden in various corners of the palace, she didn't stop, and walked straight to Daxing Palace, before she arrived, there was an old eunuch who greeted her, Gu Wan saw that it was Zhang Hong, "Why hasn't Grandpa Zhang rested so late?" What about Father-in-law Xiaoyu? ”

Although Zhang Hong is still in the palace, he is old and frail, Mu Yanxu can't bear him to work around, so he has long been not allowed to serve at night, in fact, Zhang Hong now has two little eunuchs under his hands to take care of food and daily life, and his status in the palace is not lower than that of ordinary masters.

His face was not very good, but in the face of Gu Wan, he was still respectful, and he was still a little close, and his relationship with Gu Wan and Mu Yanzhao was very good. ”

Gu Wan gasped and quickened her pace, she walked all the way, and saw more than a dozen eunuchs and old women with their hair scattered and crazy expressions being tied up and dragged into the night, and groups of guards walked back and forth in a hurry.

Mu Yanzhao's heart is probably this.

Gu Wan shook her head and entered Daxing Palace, the atmosphere in Daxing Palace was very strange, the guards inside and outside the palace seemed to be a little nervous, and a little annoyed, the lights were dim, only a small lamp was on, Gu Wan squinted, only to see Mu Yanzhao and Mu Yanxu The two brothers were sitting on the chairs in the main hall, and on the ground in the center of the hall, there was a person who was slumped and thin with his head down.

Through the dim light, Gu Wan could barely recognize that this person was the eunuch who was now favored in front of the emperor, and the godson of the chief eunuch Zhang Hong.

Although neither Mu Yanxu nor Mu Yanzhao stopped him, Gu Wan didn't go in, but just stopped at the entrance of the hall and glanced at Mu Yanzhao's face from a distance, his face was calm and did not show the slightest hint of joy and anger.

Mu Yanxu's face even vaguely seemed to be relieved, obviously, the two of them had already noticed that there was a problem in the palace, and they had already prepared everything, maybe it was his game at all.

When Gu Wan came, it was obviously too late, and she didn't hear the previous interrogation, she only vaguely heard Mu Yanxu ask in a low voice at this time: "It is said that our Mu family has been good enough to the people of your Shui family, and it is rare to have such a fate as the royal family of the Feng Dynasty through all dynasties and generations, why do you refuse to give up again and again?" ”

The young man raised his head suddenly, although he was a eunuch, he was actually a little arrogant, and snorted coldly: "What's good? It's just for the sake of their own face, the Mu family said that it was a courtesy to the royal family of the previous dynasty, not only to be a marquis, but also to allow him to see the official without worshipping, to meet the holy driver, and not to salute, not to be a minister, the world says that the Mu family is benevolent and righteous, but why don't you ask us people, are we willing to be kept in a cage as canaries, are we willing to become a tool for your Mu family to declare mercy? ”

Mu Yanxu was obviously a little stunned, this young man was only in his teens, when the Feng Dynasty died, he was just born, where did he get so much resentment?

Mu Yanzhao shook his head, and didn't pay attention to the bitter and hateful young man on the ground - the change of dynasties in the world, it is all like this, since he has become a royal family and enjoys power and wealth, he naturally has to bear the pain of losing the country, and there is nothing to complain about.

He turned sideways slightly, heard a whistle from outside the window, and whispered to Mu Yanxu: "This is about the last batch, the palace has already searched out three secret passages to the outer city, there should be no more, the construction of this secret passage is time-consuming and laborious, and it is not easy to build, there are three, it is already very remarkable." ”

Mu Yanxu finally breathed a sigh of relief. Over the years, he has always felt that his surroundings are not very safe, and in recent years, he has been sick again and again, although it is due to physical fatigue and serious wear and tear, but such a good medicinal material is used, and it is used by famous doctors, how can it not improve at all?

Although there is no evidence, the Mu family brothers still have to suspect that there is nothing in the palace.

After all, the Daqing Dynasty was too hasty to set the country, and the hidden dangers of the previous dynasty were not completely removed, and the palace has always been a place to hide filth and dirt, hiding too many secrets, and the minions left by the previous dynasty are a hidden danger after all, but they are all killed, first, it is not very suitable, it is not good for reputation, and it is not conducive to the stability of the court.

The people of the Mu family have never been willing to underestimate the slaves.

Therefore, he just slowly used the water grinding work, investigated the situation of the minions left in the palace, released them innocently, found a reason to get rid of the problem, and ambiguously arranged to monitor them together, but after such a long time, he could still feel that the news in the palace could be spread from time to time, and there was no secret.

Let's just say that a few years ago, there was a great chaos in Beijing, and those thieves who couldn't get on the stage could quickly break through the gate of the palace and easily rush into the palace.

Now the population in the palace is simple, there are not many concubines in the harem, and they are all smart people, and they are also obedient, not like those who will disclose the news at will, think about it, or those slaves left by the previous dynasty are the most suspicious, and those who can make ghosts under the emperor's nose are obviously not a few slaves of the previous dynasty, or a few orphans of the royal family of the previous dynasty can do it, obviously, there must be a family in this.

It didn't matter before, but as Mu Yanxu got older and older, he should think about it for future generations, and always leave a clean palace for the next generation of kings, so he discussed with Mu Yanzhao, and deliberately increased his actions this year, holding the fire, frequently touching the interests of those big families, and also relaxed his vigilance in the palace, revealing some flaws.

Sure enough, the other party still took the bait.

Mu Yanxu rubbed his eyebrows and asked in a low voice: "I know that you are the king of Zhongshan, and you are also noble, at this point, you should understand that those people are using you as a gunman, why are you still hiding it for them?" Besides, at this point, even if you don't say anything, we can't find out. ”

'Xiaoyu' was silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "I want to know, we pushed out all the stupid boys of the Yan Guo family, and made people embarrassed by the second class in the court, how can you still have the energy, pay attention to me?" ”

Mu Yanxu shook his head and said with a smile: "You are wrong, you are wrong, you have done too much." ”

He is not a fool, suddenly a lot of trouble popped up, anyone must be vigilant, this person may have suffered too much, smart and careful, do a thing, always want to be perfect, but do not know, do big things, sometimes need to be careful and cautious, and sometimes, but need to be surprised, obviously, to murder the emperor, what is needed is to be surprised, otherwise, no matter how careful and cautious you are, as long as a link goes wrong, revealing the slightest flaw, it is impossible to succeed.

Gu Wan pressed her eyebrows, feeling that she didn't need to listen to it anymore, this kind of thing should have been handled by a man, she turned around, tightened the cloak on her body, and prepared to go home, there were still three sons to coax at home.