Ye Ningxiang was still full of curiosity about what happened in the palace, and after the imperial dining room prepared the wine and food for Xiao Qingyu, Ye Ningxiang took the initiative to take the food box, and glared fiercely at the eunuch who was holding the food box, so frightened that the eunuch did not dare to ask more, let alone step forward to take the food box back from Ye Ningxiang's hand.

So taking the opportunity to deliver a food box for Xiao Qingyu, Ye Ningxiang swaggered open the door of the main hall and walked into the palace, which was still a messy mess although it had been sorted out.

Xiao Qingyu saw that the person who came in was not the little eunuch but Ye Ningxiang, he was startled at first, and then showed a trace of panic on his face, and seemed to introduce Ye Ningxiang into the house with some reluctance.

In the palace, Mu Bai was not polite at all, and sat down at a small wooden table for a long time, waiting for Xiao Qingyu's good wine and food to be served.

Seeing Xiao Qingyu's embarrassed and even somewhat haggard appearance, as well as this messy palace, Ye Ningxiang was both surprised and puzzled in her heart, looked at Mu Bai vigilantly, and looked at Xiao Qingyu in confusion.

"Your Majesty, what happened to you?"

"Queen Ye, this emperor has been in the palace for a long time, and he is panicked, so he has an itchy hand and has a little discussion with the grass people, nothing happened to us, and it is not a big problem. ”

"Ning Xiang, I have something to talk about with Mr. Mu. ”

Xiao Qingyu didn't say anything when he drove Ye Ningxiang away, but what he meant was obvious, if people didn't want you to know the content of the conversation, with the wisdom of Xiao Qingyu and Mu Bai, even if Ye Ningxiang didn't leave here, he would still not be able to hear anything.

Ye Ningxiang showed a look of understanding and concern, blessed Xiao Qingyu, and respectfully withdrew from the palace.

She couldn't hear the content of their conversation, but she was absolutely sure of one thing, Xiao Qingyu and Mu Bai had known each other for a long time, Mu Bai could unite her to drug Xiao Qingyu, and she could eat at the same table with Xiao Qingyu to discuss things, which shows that the two of them not only know each other, but also have a complicated relationship.

It's just that this kind of Mu Bai is still worthy of her Ye Ningxiang's continued trust? Ye Ningxiang clenched her hands, but she was faintly uneasy in her heart.

Later, Ye Ningxiang listened to the private discussion of the palace maids in the palace and learned that Xiao Qingyu and Mu Bai had talked all night that day, and the later result was that Xiao Qingyu ordered to pardon the crimes of the royal family who left the country, and canonized Mu Jinglian as the king of Jing'an, and the territory was Jing'an, the capital city that had left the country.

Mu Bai's side can be regarded as paying a great price, because since that day, Xiao Qingyu's royal forbidden army has been stationed in Damingyue Palace, and Mu Bai's henchman Gu Liancheng has turned into the new Dasi Nong of Da Rui Kingdom, in charge of the economy and finance of the entire Da Rui.

In the end, they reached a deal that would cost both parties a lot, Mu Bai lost his right-hand man and wealth and intelligence, and Xiao Qingyu had to watch out for those old orphans who had left the country day and night to seek revenge on him.

Ye Ningxiang was very angry in her heart, Mu Bai obviously wanted to help her, and was the most powerful supporter of her seizure of power, but now his supporter not only gave up the right to manage the Daming Moon Palace, but also transferred this power to her enemy Xiao Qingyu, and now like this, it is difficult to seize power from Xiao Qingyu and see Xiao Qingyu lose everything.

And like Ye Ningxiang, there is also Prime Minister Feng Jingzhi. In the past year and a half, there have been few things that Daming Moon Palace needs him to do, but they have secretly given him a lot of money for free. Originally, he was very cautious, and he was afraid of being caught, but after a long time, he got used to the money given to him by the Daming Moon Palace, so he took the money he got for granted, and began to look forward to getting this inexhaustible money again every day.

However, Feng Jingzhi never thought that this Da Ming Moon Palace, which was in the limelight, would be so silently absorbed by the Da Ming Moon Palace, so that this Da Ming Moon Palace might not give him money again, and these unsightly deeds between them were very likely to be found out by Xiao Qingyu.

Just when he was worried, a black shadow suddenly flashed in front of him, and the figure of the black shadow became more and more clear, it was Mu Bai, who was wearing a mask and seemed to be a little younger.

Feng Jingzhi never thought that a black shadow would suddenly appear in his study, and this shadow appeared in front of him as if it was a ghost.

He was immediately startled, sat down on the ground, and stepped back again and again, his face pale, and his hands in front of his chest in self-defense.

"You...... Who are you, and how did you get into the old man's study?"

The man looked horrible, but he didn't speak like he was going to die.

"Lord Feng, you won't even be unrecognizable to me, will you!"

"You...... Are you Mu Bai?"

Although Feng Jingzhi didn't believe it in his heart, it was really Mu Bai who was standing in front of him at the moment.

Mu Bai sighed, pretending to be embarrassed and helpless, and said, "Alas, yes, Lord Feng guessed correctly, it was Mu Bai below." ”

Feng Jingzhi had sent his son Feng Yi to secretly investigate Mu Bai many times, but he had never found out that Mu Bai could actually spell, and he could actually enter through the wall under people's noses, and he was immediately flustered, and his body kept retreating.

"Mu Mou once practiced magic in the Heavenly Sect, so he knows some skills to escape through walls, so Lord Feng doesn't need to panic. Mu Mou had a very good personal relationship with His Royal Highness King Ning Mu Xize, who left the country, and when Mu Xize was alive, he had instructed that if he became an ancient one day, he would protect his fifth brother and his relatives. Although I Mu Bai said that he acted ruthlessly, he was also a person who valued love and righteousness, how could Mu not help realize the things explained by his old friends in previous years!"

Seeing that Feng Jingzhi's fear had subsided, Mu Bai took a few steps forward, gently touched Feng Jingzhi's shoulder, and prepared to pull him up.

"So I made a deal with Xiao Qingyu, and I'm afraid Lord Feng should already know about the rest of the matter. ”

"Yes...... But what are you going to do with us?"

Although Mu Bai's expression was solemn, his heart was happy, because everything was developing according to his expectations. Deliberately using spiritual power made Feng Jingzhi frightened and even lost his judgment, and then continued to take the initiative in the matter between them in his own hands, and then continued to let Feng Jingzhi indulge in the gentleness of money.

"Although Lord Feng can rest assured, although I have now given up the position of the lord of the Great Ming Moon Palace, it does not mean that I am completely separated from the Great Ming Moon Palace, the part I control to the emperor is just the skin of the Great Ming Moon Palace, and the real inside is still under our control. The money will not be less than you, and the situation of this Da Rui will also be controlled by us. ”

The Daming Moon Palace has been in charge of Xiao Qingyu for three months, and in just three months, Gu Liancheng has made a lot of money for Rui Guo without knowing what method he has used, and many hungry people have been able to barely fill their stomachs. And Xiao Qingyu also used the intelligence power of the Great Ming Moon Palace to promote several officials who were talented but had not been reused.

And Mu Bai, who threatened to support Ye Ningxiang from beginning to end, has rarely appeared in the past three months, and even if she can see him, she will watch him and Xiao Qingyu together. Once, he quietly said something to her while the palace people were unprepared.

"Empress Ye, please be calm about the seizure of power, the most important thing at the moment is how to help the people get out of this dire situation. ”

This is said in a high-sounding manner, as if he Mu Bai is a big hero who cares about the world. But she Ye Ningxiang is not a hero, whether the people live well or not has nothing to do with her, as long as she can gain a foothold in Darui, as long as she has her own power that cannot be ignored.

However, this wish has now become dreamy and distant because of Mu Bai's negative actions. Fortunately, she still has Wei Xun, a loyal and desperate chess piece. After Ye Ningxiang's secret running in the past three months, dredging up and down, coupled with Wei Xun's personal ability, Xiao Qingyu has handed over 10,000 capital guards to him for management.

Although Wei Xun's ability to investigate and try cases will be stronger than that of leading troops, military power is always a guarantee of power, so no matter whether he Wei Xun can do it or not, he can only lead troops in Ruiguo.

Just as Ye Ningxiang was in deep thought, a childish little milk voice that seemed to be a little indistinct filled Ye Ningxiang's ears.

"Mother, mother. ”

Xiao Chengxuan opened his arms and stumbled towards Ye Ningxiang, laughing as he ran, obviously asking Ye Ningxiang for a hug of love.

It's this grinding spirit again, Ye Ningxiang doesn't understand why her child is always so clingy, and she cries her nose at every turn, other people's children are probably the same, in short, children don't have a good thing.

Ye Ningxiang frowned, took a few steps back, and said coldly: "Cheng Xuan, you are too presumptuous, Abi, take the eldest prince down to take good care of it, don't let him cause trouble everywhere." ”

Ah Bi couldn't understand why she was so indifferent to the eldest prince when she was obviously Ye Ningxiang's biological son, even to the point of ignoring it, she sighed imperceptibly, picked up Cheng Xuan, who was already crying, and left Ye Ningxiang.

is different from Ye Ningxiang's cold-blooded ruthlessness towards her children, but Ye Ninglu holds her children in the palm of her hand all the time and loves them carefully. When Ye Liu came to visit her, she was still holding the sleeping little prince in her arms.

After all, Ye Liu and Ye Ninglu are real mother and daughter, and they finally met in the palace, and the mother and daughter were so happy and excited that they almost cried. After spending a while to show his affection, Ye Liu introduced someone to Ye Ninglu.

"Ninglu, this grandmother was selected by the Prime Minister for us Cheng Yong, and she is the person who is the best at taking care of children in Yingdu. In the future, she will help you take care of Cheng Yong, but it will make you feel a lot more comfortable. ”

As soon as she heard that it was the prime minister who helped her find someone, Ye Ninglu pursed her lips unabashedly, frowned, and looked coldly at the middle-aged woman in her forties who was standing respectfully in front of her.

The moment she looked at this woman, Ye Ninglu couldn't help but be shocked in her heart, because regardless of this woman's age and appearance, just looking at this figure, there was a bit of the illusion of a stunning beauty, as if the woman's face and body were spliced together.

"Mother, Cheng Yong has a nurse, and she doesn't need this woman of unknown origin. ”

Hearing Ye Ninglu say this, Ye Liu's family was a little anxious, but because of her daughter's noble status now, she could only suppress the anger in her heart and said: "This is the Prime Minister's choice for us, he didn't choose someone for that woman who will take children, but he chose for us, what does this mean?"

After Ye Liu's suggestion, Ye Ninglu also had a little understanding of the mystery of this matter. The prime minister's move is to show them goodwill, if the prime minister's daughter Feng Yun is never able to give birth to a prince, then the prime minister is very likely to support Ye Ninglu's son Xiao Chengyong as the crown prince.

Ye Ninglu no longer contradicted Ye Liu's family, and while squinting at the old woman, she asked with a bad face, "What's your name?"

"The slave's name is Ah Qing. ”

"Ah Qing, we still have an empty room in the northwest corner of Lan Yuexuan, you can go there and live in the future. ”

"Aqing Xie Niangniang's grace. ”

In the dead of night, Ah Qing took her modest luggage and stayed in the cold, cramped hut in the northwest. She should have been worried about her situation, but at this time, there was a strange smile on the corner of her mouth.

She raised her hand to touch her jaw, and with a sound of adhesions separating, the human skin mask she had been wearing on her face was torn off, revealing her shocking true colors. The sides of the cheeks were covered with scarring scars from the burns of the soldering iron, making the face that had been overwhelming the country and the city unbearable.

This person is none other than Xia Qingqing.