"Your Highness don't need to panic, this is an inn not far from the southwest mine, and the people here are all from the Damingyue Palace, that is, His Royal Highness King Ning. ”

Gu Liancheng waved at Mu Jinglian and said respectfully.

"Three...... Third brother, is he still alive?"

Gu Liancheng did not answer Mu Jinglian's question, but changed the topic and said: "My master seems to want to see you and talk to you. ”

Accepting the grace of saving people's lives, Mu Jinglian couldn't refuse Gu Liancheng, so he nodded immediately and followed Gu Liancheng to meet Gu Liancheng's master.

The small inns on the southwest border are not as luxurious as big cities such as Yingdu and Jing'an. The room that Gu Liancheng took Mu Jinglian into was small and simple, not as good as the room that Mu Jinglian lived in when he was asleep before.

However, Mu Jinglian's focus is not on the quality of the house, but on the person he is about to meet. When he entered the room, Mu Jinglian saw a thin, tall, but old man standing in front of the window, as if he had been waiting for him for a long time.

After Gu Liancheng lured Mu Jinglian to Mu Bai's side, he exited the room very appropriately, and only Mu Jinglian and the unknown old man were left in the small room.

"Dare to ask Mr. ......"

As soon as Mu Jinglian opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by Mu Bai, who was standing aside, and the voice that interrupted his words was old, trembling, and even full of intense grief.

"Jing Lian. I'm sorry to make you suffer so much. ”

Mu Bai turned around slowly, and looked at Mu Jinglian affectionately with a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to be full of tears, his Adam's apple trembled uncontrollably, as if forcibly suppressing the emotions surging in his heart.

"You...... Are you?"

Mu Jinglian felt that the person in front of him was very familiar and familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him, and he was puzzled in his heart.

Mu Bai smiled bitterly a few times, then took off his mask, revealing his still old, scarred face.

"Fifth brother, do you recognize me now?"

Mu Jinglian was so shocked when he saw the face of the person in front of him that he retreated again and again, his eyes widened and he looked at the old man carefully for a long time before he opened his mouth in disbelief.

"Three...... Third brother. ”

He never imagined that Mu Xize, who had already been wiped out, would stand in front of him alive again, and he didn't expect that the young man who looked good enough to charm all beings back then would now become an old man in the twilight, this series of sudden events made it difficult for Mu Jinglian, who had been engaged in simple manual labor in the mine for two years to be out of touch with the real society.

"Fifth brother, I'm not dead, I'm still alive. ”

Although Mu Xize has temporarily lost his handsome face, he is still alive, as long as a person is still alive in this world, he can continue to do what he wants, he can continue to protect the people he wants to protect, and he will make those who care and love him feel at ease.

As for the skin, it is just the most superficial thing, even if it is not destroyed instantly, it will one day be like a withered flower, decay or even lose its original appearance, and it cannot be left or taken away.

Mu Xize was smiling when he said this, smiling from the bottom of his heart, being able to see his closest relatives in this life is really the greatest gift given to him by God.

"Fifth brother, you can recuperate here for a few days with peace of mind, and then I will come here to take you home when Xiao Qingyu completely forgives you. ”

Even if Mu Jinglian has been a little stupid in his work in the past few years, he is completely clear about the meaning of Mu Xize's words. Mu Xize must have personally negotiated with Xiao Qingyu, so that Xiao Qingyu could completely release him, but in this way, his third brother's identity would be exposed, and he would even be killed.

"Third brother, if you do this, you will put you in danger!"

Mu Xize stroked Mu Jinglian's shoulder and said with a confident look: "Fifth brother, don't worry, Xiao Qingyu won't kill me, third brother, I know it in my heart." ”

The news of Mu Jinglian's escape soon reached the ears of Xiao Qingyu and Prime Minister Feng Jingzhi. Xiao Qingyu has been standing still, as if there is no such thing at all, and the prime minister is striking while the iron is hot, and continues to let Xia Qingqing spread rumors that are not conducive to Ye Ningxiang in the community.

If Xiao Qingyu had some reaction because of Mu Jinglian's escape, it would be fine, but it was this too calm reaction that made Ye Ningxiang very uneasy in her heart. Since Mu Jinglian escaped, Ye Ningxiang has never seen Xiao Qingyu again, and every day she goes to Longhua Palace to look for him, but she is always stopped outside by the eunuch in charge on the grounds that the emperor is ill.

In fact, it was not only herself, everyone who came to meet Xiao Qingyu was closed, and no one knew what Xiao Qingyu was doing alone in Longhua Palace these days.

On this day, the weather was clear and sunny, making it an excellent day outing. However, Mu Bai didn't have the slightest intention of playing, he came to the Prime Minister's Mansion early in the morning, and waited for Feng Jingzhi for a long time before entering the palace gate under the guidance of Feng Jingzhi.

To say that there is still a big difference between this powerful minister and the common people, Feng Jingzhi has never been intercepted when he enters and exits the palace gate, he Mubai does not say that he enters the palace gate, even if he enters the prime minister's mansion, he has to wait for the report of the family outside. Mu Bai shook his head while thinking, with a wry smile on his face.

"Mr. Mu, what do you mean by asking the old man to help you enter the palace and face the saint?"

Feng Jingyi stroked his beard and asked in a deep voice.

"Lord Feng doesn't know, I thought that after working with Lord Feng for so long, Lord Feng should investigate my details thoroughly. Knowing my details and knowing the predecessor of our Damingyue Palace, it is not a problem why I have to enter the palace to face the holy stool. ”

Feng Jingzhi did explore Mu Bai's origin and what kind of Jianghu organization the Daming Moon Palace was in the early days of cooperation with the Daming Moon Palace, but Feng Jingzhi has been in the officialdom for many years, knows the way of being an official, handles things smoothly, and won the love of the upper echelons before he ascended to the position of prime minister step by step.

So even if he knew that the Great Bright Moon Palace was actually a combination of the former Bright Moon Pavilion and the Shadow Guard, even if he knew that the leader of the Bright Moon Pavilion was Qin Mingyue, the leader of the Shadow Guard was Mu Xize, and Qin Mingyue was Mu Xize's master, even if he knew that Mu Jinglian who escaped was Mu Xize's own brother, Feng Jingzhi had never connected the Great Bright Moon Palace with Mu Jinglian.

After Mu Bai's mention, Feng Jingzhi suddenly realized the connection, and his originally leisurely mood changed and changed, revealing an unconcealable vigilance on his face. If Mu Bai entered the palace for Mu Jinglian's escape, then he Feng Jingzhi was on the opposite side of Mu Bai in this matter.

Feng Jingzhi wanted to use Mu Jinglian's escape to blame Ye Ningxiang, who had been Princess Ning, if Mu Bai pleaded with Xiao Qingyu, or directly admitted that it was their Damingyue Palace who helped Mu Jinglian escape, then Feng Jingzhi's long-planned good chess might be in vain.

"Lord Feng, we are a cooperative relationship, not a subordinate relationship, our Daming Moon Palace will also have what we want to do, and some things will inevitably collide with your interests, if there is such a thing, I hope Lord Feng will forgive me." ”

"Mr. Mu, Feng can bring you into the palace, and naturally you can't see the emperor. ”

Feng Jingzhi seemed to be very annoyed by Mu Bai's teasing of him, and his words were quite threatening to kill the other party.

"Oh, Lord Feng, you can be regarded as an official for decades, and you can't see through this question. ”

Mu Bai pursed his lips and shook his head again, as if he was very disappointed in the number one powerful minister of the Rui Kingdom.

"If I want to enter the palace to face the saint, why do I have to get your consent? I used your power to enter the palace just to tell you that Mu Jinglian was saved by me, although we cooperated, but in this matter we inevitably stood on the opposite side. ”

Feng Jingzhi gritted his teeth in anger, his hands clenched into fists, and he felt ten thousand regrets in his heart. He didn't expect that Mu Bai, who had a rickety figure and looked like he was not going to die soon, would be such a hidden and unfathomable person. Knowing this, even if the Great Ming Moon Palace gave him greater benefits back then, he would definitely not cooperate with the Great Ming Moon Palace.

Outside Longhua Palace, Ye Ningxiang kept pacing around, thinking about how to enter Xiao Qingyu's bedroom. Just when she was anxious and thought hard about having no answer, two familiar figures walked in front of her, Mu Bai and Feng Jingzhi.

Feng Jingzhi came to find Xiao Qingyu, it was a common thing for three days, Ye Ningxiang was not surprised, but Mu Bai came to find Xiao Qingyu was extremely surprised, relying on Feng Jingzhi's power to enter the palace to find Xiao Qingyu, it was simply contrary to common sense.

"Mr. Mu, what is the important matter that you have gone to great lengths to meet the emperor here?"

Ye Ningxiang looked at Feng Jingzhi vigilantly, and then at Mu Bai, as if she was afraid that this Great Mingyue Palace Lord, who had made her trust with just a promise that would help her all the time, would defect to the prime minister's camp.

Mu Bai looked at Ye Ningxiang and smiled, and just as he was about to answer, he was interrupted by the sound of the opening of the door of the main hall of Longhua Palace, which had been closed.

Xiao Qingyu, who hadn't shown up for a long time, actually came out to open the palace gate in person, and it was when Mu Bai had just arrived at Longhua Palace.

"You're finally here. ”

Xiao Qingyu's words were not said to Ye Ningxiang, let alone to Feng Jingzhi, but to Mu Bai, a warlock who only had a few sides and was not familiar with him.

Mu Bai's answer next was even more shocking, as if he didn't regard Xiao Qingyu as the emperor at all, not only did he not have respect in his words, but he was a little joking.

"You are really willful, if I don't show up all the time, you have to wait for me in Longhua Palace all the time?"

It turned out that Xiao Qingyu didn't go to the early dynasty these days, and he didn't go out of Longhua Palace, but he was waiting for Mu Bai, Ye Ningxiang, like Feng Jingzhi, looked at Xiao Qingyu and Mu Bai with a puzzled face.

"I want to talk to Mr. Mu about something, Ning Xiang, Lord Feng, I hope you will go and wait outside Longhua Palace. ”

Although Ye Ningxiang was puzzled in her heart, she still obeyed Xiao Qingyu's order and withdrew from Longhua Palace, Feng Jingzhi saw that Ye Ningxiang had left Longhua Palace, and he also followed the trend and withdrew from Longhua Palace.

However, the difference between the two is that Feng Jingzhi really withdrew from Longhua Palace and left, while Ye Ningxiang was cheating, seeing that Feng Jingzhi really left, Ye Ningxiang showed a treacherous smile, and sneakily sneaked back to Longhua Palace.

The chief eunuch of Longhua Palace naturally knew that Ye Ningxiang was the emperor's favorite woman, even if she disobeyed the emperor's will, the emperor would never cure her, so he pretended not to see Ye Ningxiang at all, and instructed his eunuchs and palace maids to treat Ye Ningxiang as air and not to react to Ye Ningxiang's secret return.