"Mu Jinglian. ”

Ye Ningxiang didn't beat around the bush, and said the name of King Yi straight to the point. When Xiao Qingyu heard Mu Jinglian's three words, his face suddenly changed and changed, and finally with a touch of hatred in his eyes, he whispered, "I'm not allowed." ”

Because Ye Ningxiang's memories with Mu Jinglian all contained Mu Xize, Ye Ningxiang naturally forgot about Mu Jinglian and Mu Sitang after taking the love pill.

If you forget it, you will have nothing to worry about, so when Ye Ningxiang shouted Mu Jinglian's name, she naturally got the pole, as if Mu Jinglian was an ordinary person who was not easy to take a child. And Ye Ningxiang was just out of sympathy and kindly helped him.

Different from Ye Ningxiang's calmness, Xiao Qingyu was obviously surprised when he heard this name, and seemed to be angry.

Ye Ningxiang looked at Xiao Qingyu puzzled, hoping that Xiao Qingyu could give her a reason to reject her, or give her a reason to be angry in his heart.

"Who told you to intercede with me?"

Seeing Xiao Qingyu ask like this, Ye Ningxiang was sure that there must be some kind of story between Mu Bai and Xiao Qingyu, but she didn't know anything, and simply thought that the person named Mu Jinglian was an inconsequential character.

"Nobody, it's my own brain that says nonsense, if the emperor doesn't want to pardon that person, he will continue to let him suffer in the mines. ”

Throwing down this sentence, Ye Ningxiang left without looking back. Xiao Qingyu felt that Ye Ningxiang was very cute now, and couldn't help but lose all her anger before, and a charming smile appeared on her mouth.

In the Prime Minister's house, Feng Jingzhi was changing into court clothes and preparing to go to court, when a small servant hurriedly came from outside the house and said something in Feng Jingzhi's ear very presumptuously. After seeing the little guy leave, Feng Jingzhi suddenly smiled, as if he had encountered something good.

"My lord, when did you become so happy?"

Xia Qingqing, who was beside him, was very puzzled by Feng Jingzhi's abnormal behavior, and asked while putting on Feng Jingzhi's coat.

"Haha, Qingqing, after a while, you will bring the human skin mask that I took great pains to find for you, and then go to the market, and tell the people that our Queen Ye of Da Rui colluded with the prince before leaving the prince and intended to plot against Da Rui. ”

Knowing Feng Jingzhi's intention to frame Ye Ningxiang, Xia Qingqing showed a hateful smile, and bowed his head slightly in response.

Since Ye Ningxiang pleaded with Xiao Qingyu last time because of Mu Jinglian, she has never talked to Xiao Qingyu about Mu Jinglian at all. As for Mu Bai, it is probably that she is still annoyed that Mu Bai has something to hide from herself, and she has never seen Mu Bai.

Unexpectedly, Ye Ningxiang, who had been low-key for a long time, was suddenly pushed to the forefront. Because I don't know when it began to spread in the city of Yingdu, one of the empresses of Emperor Da Rui, Empress Ye, could not forget her mother country, and colluded with the former prince to endanger the Rui country.

At first, Ye Ningxiang could still ignore these baseless gossip, but after a long time, when everyone in the palace looked at her with the same eyes, no matter how calm and calm she was, it was no longer possible to ignore this thing that slandered her reputation.

Since it is naturally not advisable to make a small fuss and not be painless to justify one's name, Ye Ningxiang decided to adopt a tragic method that may kill the fish.

In the Chongming Palace, Xiao Qingyu had just sat down on the dragon chair, and before he could speak, he saw Ye Ningxiang dressed in a costume and walked straight into the Chongming Hall regardless of the guards' obstruction, not caring at all about the surprised eyes of the ministers, kowtowing respectfully to Xiao Qingyu, and then straightening his clothes before opening his mouth.

"Your Majesty, Ning Xiang heard that there are some remarks in the market that are not conducive to Ning Xiang, and even more so to the royal family, Ning Xiang's innocence is small, and it is true that it has shaken the rule of Rui Guo, and it is to break into the Chongming Palace with Ning Xiang's courage, which is to ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate this matter in order to ensure the peace of Da Rui for ten thousand years. ”

Ye Ningxiang's biggest enemy in this palace is none other than Feng Jingzhi, who has the ability to find out that she once pleaded with the emperor because of Mu Jinglian, and has the ability to exaggerate this plea into collusion with the prince of the previous dynasty, such a person is none other than Feng Jingzhi.

Feng Jingzhi did this nothing more than to use the mouth of the people's public opinion to put her Ye Ningxiang to death, if she thought that she was evading and did not fight with reason, I am afraid that she would really fall into Feng Jingzhi's way. Now that she took the initiative to explain this matter in the main hall, she was undoubtedly announcing to the world that she Ye Ningxiang had nothing to do with King Yi, let alone had any ill intentions against Da Rui.

However, Ye Ningxiang is also gambling, if Feng Jingzhi really makes some evidence to prove that she is colluding with the traitor, I am afraid that she will die without Feng Jingzhi's action at that time.

"Ning Xiang, you calm down quickly, you just have to rest assured, I will seek justice from you. ”

Xiao Qingyu picked up Ye Ningxiang, who was kneeling on the ground, and glanced at Feng Jingzhi who was standing aside, with a strong hatred in his eyes.

Compared with Xiao Qingyu's anger, Feng Jingzhi was calm and relaxed, as if Ye Ningxiang's matter had nothing to do with him, because no matter how Xiao Qingyu resented him, and he couldn't find evidence that Feng Jingzhi framed Ye Ningxiang, Xiao Qingyu didn't dare to do anything to himself, in short, this loss to him Xiao Qingyu and Ye Ningxiang was a certainty.

However, Xiao Qingyu's way of seeking justice for Ye Ningxiang was really beyond Feng Jingzhi's expectations, and even made Feng Jingzhi regret a little that he was biting Ye Ningxiang for such a trivial matter.

Because Xiao Qingyu took the opportunity to help Ye Ningxiang seek justice and thoroughly investigate Ye Ningxiang's collusion with Mu Jinglian's rebellion, he naturally promoted Princess Qingluan's concubine Wei Xun and named him the Duke of Rongguo, as well as the minister who dealt with Queen Ye's rebellion.

At this critical juncture, Xiao Qingyu has already made his attitude clear to the civil and military officials and even the whole world, even if Ye Ningxiang is really guilty, he has also protected Ye Ningxiang.

In the southwest of Rui, there are mines for dozens of miles, and the iron ore produced here supplies the weapons of the soldiers of Darui, as well as the iron tools used in the daily life of ordinary people. To make the most of this mine, the most important thing is to send more people to mine here.

In order to express the benevolence of the Swiss people to the people, the ordinary people of the Swiss country will not go to work in this place where the climate is harsh and there is a lack of food and clothing. So the task of labor fell to the criminals or prisoners of war of the Swedish country.

In order to increase the productivity of the country, the country almost never uses the death penalty for those who commit serious crimes, but sends them to remote places such as the southwest mines, where they can work day and night to create more wealth for the country.

A group of ragged, dirty-faced, torture-armed prisoners toiled under the scorching sun and under the watchful eye of soldiers with leather whips.

"Be diligent and diligent, and if we don't get the ore out of the way today, none of us will want to rest." ”

In order to show his deterrent power as a soldier, the soldier also kicked the poor prisoner in front of him, and whipped the man, scolding in his mouth: "Hurry up the fuck for Lao Tzu!"

Ma Zhong, who had been kicked and whipped, was so aggrieved that he cried aggrieved, stood up with difficulty, and walked forward with great difficulty carrying the basket of big stones.

Back then, he was also the most favored servant of King Ning's mansion, and King Ning treated him closer than his own brother, but now he has become the lowliest prisoner in Rui Kingdom, working as a coolie day and night, and suffering whipping and abuse. If it weren't for the presence of His Royal Highness King Yi, who was once thousands of times more noble than him, to accompany him, I am afraid that he would have committed suicide a long time ago.

"Ma Zhong, come and I'll help you. ”

Mu Jinglian appeared from Ma Zhong's side in time, and took a few pieces of the boulder off Ma Zhong's shoulder and put them in his basket. Seeing that the prince who was once noble and elegant, and did not eat fireworks in the world, is now skinny, dirty and haggard, Ma Zhong couldn't help but cry again.

"Okay, Ma Zhong, don't cry, if we delay like this any longer, I'm afraid we won't have dinner again. ”

Ma Zhong nodded aggrievedly and continued to work with Mu Jinglian.

The group of them worked until late at night to have dinner, which was not really a supper, but a bowl of gruel with no grains of rice in it. And Mu Jinglian, who was pitifully poor gruel, still didn't drink a sip, and left it all to Mu Sitang, who was still growing his body.

Originally, this kind of behavior was not allowed, but people's hearts are also flesh and blood, and Mu Sitang's child is really popular, so the guards here will turn a blind eye and no longer interfere with Mu Jinglian's methods.

Mu Jinglian, these prisoners, were only allowed to return to the simple barracks to rest in the second half of the night when the guards couldn't help but fall asleep.

As soon as Mu Sitang heard the sound of iron chains clanging outside the barracks, he hurriedly rushed out of the barracks and hugged his father.

"Daddy, Daddy. ”

"Si Tang, why are you disobedient, you don't sleep so late. ”

"Daddy, tomorrow, Sitang will also work with you, so that Daddy won't have to be so tired. ”

Mu Jinglian applied to the manager of the mine to be exempted from Mu Sitang's work on the grounds that Mu Sitang was too young to bear such heavy physical labor, but the condition was that Mu Jinglian alone had to complete the work of two people. Because of the care of the child, Mu Jinglian, who had never suffered like this, also persevered, and persisted for two years.

Mu Jinglian squatted down and looked at the tearful Mu Sitang, his eyes full of fatherly love.

"Sitang, Daddy doesn't need your help, Daddy can handle it alone. ”

Mu Bai, who had been hiding in the shadows for a day, couldn't control his emotions anymore, and he didn't care whether the surrounding guards were tight, the wind generally rushed from the corner of the mine to Mu Jinglian's side, and his subordinate Gu Liancheng rushed down with him.

Mu Jinglian was startled, and hurriedly protected Mu Sitang behind him, and then lost consciousness in a gust of wind.

When Mu Jinglian woke up, he found that he was already lying on a clean and tidy bed, and Mu Sitang was sitting on the edge of the bed looking at Mu Jinglian pitifully.

"Daddy, you've finally woken up, Si Tang thought I'd never see you again!"

Seeing that his son was safe and sound, and Ma Zhong, who had been by their side, was lying on the soft couch in the outhouse as if he was asleep, Mu Jinglian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sat up with difficulty, and asked Gu Liancheng.

"Who are you, and where are you?"