The summer night was quiet, only the "rustling" sound of the leaves blown by the breeze, and when she raised her eyes, Mu Xuefu unintentionally caught a glimpse of a figure flashing outside the window.

She lowered her head quietly, and gently brushed away the tender green leaves floating on the tea water with the tea lid, "I came to tell my father about this, we can't stay in the imperial city, Gyeonggi Wei searched in large numbers, and we have nowhere to hide." Last night they went to the general's palace to search, although we rushed out, but we also knew that it was not a way to hide in Tibet, so we went out of the city overnight, and the prince and they are now in the suburbs outside the city. ”

Before Mu Xuefu came, she thought that she would not tell Mu Zhaolin the truth, so as not to affect him if something happened. Besides, now that someone is eavesdropping outside, she also deliberately said it to that person.

"I really didn't expect them to find the secret passage, and if you want to say that there are few people who know about it." Mu Zhaolin didn't seem to notice the figure outside.

Mu Xuefu raised her hand to pick up the teacup, and when she heard him say this, her hand trembled, and then she put it down, "Who knows, it may be a coincidence." ”

She didn't raise her head, as if she had too much helplessness, "I came for one thing, Mu Mu was frightened and very sick." ”

Mu Zhaolin's heart jumped suddenly, and the whole person was so shocked that he almost jumped up, he said in a complaining tone, "Tell me about you two husbands and wives, this is not a trivial matter, but you have to bring Mu Mu here." Mu Mu was only four years old, and he must have been frightened when he encountered this. He patted his thigh and asked one after another, "Have you seen a doctor?" Oh, I forgot, that Zhao Yi is the doctor. What did he say after reading it? ”

"It's okay for the time being, but this kid has a fever and can't wake up, and I'm anxious." Mu Xuefu plans to retreat as an advance and Jing Mu as an excuse.

"What then? Why don't I ask the best doctor in the city to see Mu Mu. This fever can be big or small, especially in children, one is not appropriate, it is easy to damage the child's body. Mu Zhaolin was anxious, stood up and paced back and forth, chattering. He stopped, stared at Mu Xuefu, and said with a tough attitude: "Follow you Mu Mu is too guilty, otherwise you will send her to me." ”

Mu Xuefu shook her head and said solemnly: "This is exactly the purpose of my trip. Mu Mu is sick like this, and the prince and I are very worried, so we plan to send her back to Yanyang first, so that she will not follow us again. ”

Now that the Queen Mother already knows that they are in the imperial city, the palace must be strictly guarded, and it will be even more difficult for them to enter. Rather than being guarded against, it is better to retreat and close the net, so that the Queen Mother thinks that they are afraid of being caught, so they take care of themselves and escape. Anyway, there is the best messenger outside now, and she is just for the Queen Mother.

"You want to go back to Yanyang? How long does it take to come back and forth? Mu Zhaolin listened, his tone softened, and his face was full of sorrow, "Although the Queen Mother let me out of the palace, but the Mu Mansion has already sent heavy troops, I just want to go out and meet with the ministers, but I can't, if you leave, what can the emperor and the queen do?" ”

Mu Xuefu heard footsteps walking away, pursed her lips, and still didn't tell Mu Zhaolin the truth. Jing Rong is right, the less one person knows their plan, the less danger there is.

She helped Mu Zhaolin sit down and said, "I will ride back with the prince, and we will come back in three or five days at most." The Queen Mother should not endanger the lives of the emperor and the queen for the time being, and we will discuss it in the long run when we come back. ”

"That's all there is to it." Mu Zhaolin seemed to have aged a lot all of a sudden, depressed and depressed, "I will also find a way to contact the important ministers of the court here, some of them are also loyal to the king, I think everyone will work together to crush the conspiracy of the Queen Mother." ”

After a pause, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I suddenly thought of one person who could turn things around." ”

Mu Xue thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Brother Jade Flaw? She stroked her palm, "How did I forget him, Brother Yufang received an order from Emperor Xuanwu before his death, and he swore allegiance to the emperor." Although at that time, Emperor Xuanwu was afraid that Brother Yufang would rebel, so he made him make such an oath. But at the same time, it also gave him the right to serve the emperor. ”

"Yes, King Rong has the first emperor on his deathbed, and he controls a million troops in the northwest, and the queen mother does not dare to touch him. With him coming back to take charge, the queen mother's conspiracy will have a chance to collapse. Mu Zhaolin said.

Mu Xuefu hesitated, "But Brother Yufang is fighting with Beiyuan, and I'm afraid he will take care of himself." ”

Mu Zhaolin waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "I received news that King Rong has won a great victory before you enter Beijing, counting the time, he should also be about to return to the court at this time." And the Queen Mother will definitely take the next step before King Rong returns. ”

"Okay, I'll give a message to Brother Yufang later, and ask him to return to Beijing as soon as possible." I didn't expect Brother Yufang to conquer the Northern Plains so soon, and Mu Xuefu was happy for him from the bottom of his heart. Back then, my father's greatest wish was to expel Beiyuan from the territory of Great Qin, and now Brother Yufang has fulfilled it for him. If Daddy Izuma knows, he will be very happy.

Just mentioning the Queen Mother, Mu Xuefu always had a question entangled in her mind, so she asked Mu Zhaolin, "I have never figured it out, if the Queen Mother blames Sister Yurong for murdering the emperor, why didn't she directly poison the emperor, but kept dragging it out?" ”

Speaking of his daughter, Mu Zhaolin's eyes were full of sorrow like rattan, spreading to the corners of his eyes, wrinkled, "This is also something I don't understand, it is said that the first strike is stronger, the sooner the emperor dies, the better it will be for her, but she is slow to do it." Could it be that the emperor will not wake up? ”

Mu Xuefu's frowning brows slowly loosened, and she murmured softly, "Perhaps, what is the poisoner waiting for?" ”

The night breeze was slightly cool, and the faint fragrance of peony flowers outside the window was sent, lingering wave after wave, but it was very different from the solemn atmosphere in the room. The thick eyebrows of the two people are like melting ice and snow, glued there.

After a long time, Mu Xuefu left quietly like a ghost.

And the black shadow who had just left, watching her leave, went back again.

"Dad, what is Mu Xuefu's identity? The woman who always goes in and out of her is the Nine Poison Demon Queen, so is she the dream fairy of the Underworld Pavilion? "The black shadow is Mu Junsheng, he wanted to send ginseng soup to Mu Zhaolin just now, but he accidentally saw Mu Xuefu flying down from the roof.

He didn't go to the General's Mansion last night, but this morning he heard that almost all the people who went to the General's Mansion to arrest King Chen were wiped out, and according to the survivors, there were two women and a man who were extremely strong in martial arts at that time, and their eyes changed color when they killed. He suddenly remembered that when the first emperor was there, he also imprisoned Mu Xuefu because he suspected the demon girl of the Netherworld Pavilion when she was suspicious.

He did not shout at the sight of Muscheph as usual, but quickly hid behind a tree, and waited for her to enter the study before eavesdropping outside the window. But he was afraid of being discovered, so when he heard that they were going back to Yanyang, he hurriedly left and waited for her to leave before coming back.

Mu Zhaolin couldn't help frowning when he heard his son's questioning, "Is it anything to do with it, you just need to remember that she is my daughter and your sister!" ”

"Sister? Who knows which woman you gave birth to! Mu Junsheng sneered coldly.

Mu Zhaolin slapped his palm on the table and shouted angrily: "Jun Sheng! You're getting less and less talkative! ”

Mu Junsheng looked disdainful, and he didn't dare to Mu Zhaolin's face, so he picked up his robe and sat down, his eyes were round, he looked directly at him, and asked, "Is Mu Xuefu the witch?" ”

Seeing Mu Zhaolin's silent expression, he had already guessed seven or eight points, grinned, stroked his palms and smiled: "If she is really a dream fairy, if I catch her, isn't it for the imperial court?" When the time comes—"

"If you dare to hurt her, I won't spare you!" Mu Zhaolin was furious, and his eyebrows were raised. He was originally a gentle man, even when he was older, he was still gentle and elegant, and he was not full of joy and anger, and it was rare to see him with such an angry expression.

Obviously, Mu Junsheng was stunned for a moment, and he put away his wanton look, but he was not convinced, he touched his nose and said in a low voice: "What's so good about her to make you so eccentric." I am your son, my sister-in-law, why am I not as good as a child in the outer room. You have doted on her since she was a child, and she is not even as good as her eldest sister, so I can't understand why my father loves her mother so much? ”

Mu Zhaolin closed his eyes, exhaled deeply, and did not answer, but said: "No matter what she says, she is also your sister, even if you had a grudge in your heart before, but you are also close relatives, my father doesn't want you to live in peace, I just hope you don't hurt her." ”

Mu Junsheng gritted his teeth, did not agree or did not agree, but silence was actually acquiescence. Suddenly, he pursed his lips, "She's a witch, you should worry about it being me who will be hurt." ”

Mu Zhaolin stroked his forehead and sighed heavily, "Even if she is a demon girl, she is also your sister." ”

The cloud sandalwood was swirling with light smoke, like wisps of clouds, and a trace of gloom flashed in Mu Junjiao's eyes, so fast that he couldn't catch it. He looked at the hibiscus flower in the yellow cedar wood flower horn Luo Guo Pingtou case, and said, "I'd rather she wasn't my sister." ”

The cuttlefish bit its lip and rendered a layer on rice paper, sending a black imprint flowing into the sky.

The many days of running made Mu Xuefu a little tired, both physically and mentally.

She walked lightly, like a wind, a shadow, shuttling through the streets of the imperial city, leaving no trace, even if someone encountered it, if it wasn't for the faint fragrance in the air, they would only think it was an illusion.

It's just that even though her steps are light, her mind is heavy.

Jing Rong has been sitting at the door waiting since she went out, he hugged Jing Mu, and his slender palm gently patted her back.

The child suffered with them, and he always did not sleep well, and he had to be accompanied by someone to hold him before he could fall asleep. Just now she was crying and looking for her mother, Jing Rong spent a lot of effort to coax her to slowly settle down, she was also tired of crying, and fell asleep with her hugging.

He had tried to put her to bed as well, but as soon as he put her down, the child began to cry again. There was no way, he could only hold her all the time, holding her and waiting for Mu Xuefu to come back.

When Mu Xuefu came back, she saw the two of them sitting on a chair under the porch waiting, Jing Rong looked worried, and the wrinkles on her forehead could bloom.