Chapter 7: The Man Who Has Not Been Masked for a Long Time
Empress Mu has not returned for a few days, and the ministers of the court and the central government are still stubborn and unwilling to surrender. But Shen Li didn't think so, because there had been no news from Yuluo's side for three days.
If it is because of Mu Yan, then no matter whether she goes or stays, Yuluo should always send a message back. Such silence will inevitably make him worried. So he repaired a book, and sent it to the night kingdom with a whip. The result was that Mu Yan had set off for Ming as early as the day he arrived in the Night Kingdom.
This back and forth was delayed for several days, and when Shen Li received the letter from the old monarch, he crushed the teacup in his hand. Let the eunuchs and palace maids shout and shout to call the imperial doctor, he didn't care, shook his hand and walked out.
But Shen Li's identity is different from the past, how can he go out of the palace alone? Yu Linjun dared to stop him all the way, kneeling in a row and begging him to think twice. But these people don't know that Mu Yan is Shen Li's life, he even lost his life, how can he still have the reason to think twice?
He never imagined that something would happen to the carriage on the way back. Even Yu will have an accident, but it is conceivable that this will definitely not be an accident, but a premeditated plan.
Shen Li settled his mind and thought carefully. Since it was premeditated, it was for the smoke. However, Yan'er is just a woman, and she has never made enemies with anyone. Besides, as a queen, how could she be an ordinary mountain bandit who dared to go to robbery? The several guards he sent to protect Yan'er were all first-class masters in the palace, and Yu Luo was also there, if the other party was not strong, it would be impossible for him to retreat with his whole body.
According to this, Shen Li gradually figured out some clues. If the target is Yan'er, then the purpose is most likely against him.
Glancing at the feather forest army guards kneeling on the ground quite irritably, Shen Li frowned and said coldly: "Get up for me!
"Yes!"
Seeing that Shen couldn't leave, the guards relieved themselves and hurried to summon them. After a while, Li Yuanlang, the secretary of the military department, hurried over.
He walked into the imperial study and knelt down to salute, and just asked, "I don't know what Your Majesty has to summon Wei Chen?" saw Shen Li throw a letter and throw it in front of him.
Li Yuanlang didn't know why, Nuo Nuo picked it up and looked at it carefully. Then I heard Shen Li say: "The queen went to the night country to lobby, and she didn't return for a few days. I was so anxious that I wrote a letter and ordered people to whip it to the Night Kingdom, only to learn that the queen had already left the Night Kingdom and returned to the city. Counting the days, she should be basking in the sun in Weiyang Palace at this time. But...... Master Li, do you understand what I mean?"
Hearing Shen Li say this, Lord Li's cold sweat was already bursting out. He sat in this official position, but he didn't spend money on connections. He has a brain, so he can see through a little.
The disappearance of the queen mother is not a trivial matter, according to His Majesty's love for her on weekdays, it is not easy to sit here patiently at this time. Li Yuanlang knew very well in his heart that if the queen mother had any accident, then the country would have to change.
"Weichen understands! Weichen ordered someone to look for it along the way. Anyone who finds any clues will send someone to inform the emperor as soon as possible. ”
"Heh~" Shen Li smiled coldly. "I don't want clues. Lord Li, whether it is a courtier who is an official in the court, or the people outside, all say that I Shen Li is a Ming monarch who will create a prosperous dynasty for Daming. But now I'll tell you bluntly, if I don't have a person like Mu Yan in this country, then even if there are 3,000 beautiful flowers, I don't even bother to look at it. ”
"Minister, understood!"
Li Yuanlang clasped his hands into fists, saluted respectfully, and then got up and retired. He walked out of the imperial study, his mind turning a thousand times. remembered that the ministers had asked His Majesty to take a concubine several times before, but His Majesty just resolutely refused to agree.
The queen was born in the Mu family, and it is inevitable that people will be a little suspicious, is she deliberately confusing His Majesty? However, now it seems that His Majesty has a deep affection for Queen Mu, and this prosperous era will probably be the world of one emperor and one queen from now on.
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Out of the palace gate, Li Yuanlang did not delay for a moment, and mobilized a large number of people to go out to search along the way. Finally, I finally found some clues on a mountain road not far from the Night Country.
A few days passed, and the blood was gone. But someone carefully found some pieces of clothing from the dirt, and knew that they were from the palace. It can be seen that Queen Mu and her entourage must have been attacked. Li Yuenlong immediately sent people to investigate the surrounding area, but found nothing.
Shen Li was anxious waiting in the palace, and Li Yuanlang was even more anxious. But no one can be found, and any further delay is undoubtedly a dead end. He had no choice but to send someone back to Beijing to report, saying that he had found the location of the attack, but he had not found the whereabouts of Queen Mu.
Shen Li couldn't sit still any longer, and ordered people to prepare horses to prepare for going in person. But as soon as he left the palace gate, he was stopped. However, it was not the minister's guard who stopped him this time, but the second miss of the Mu family, Mu Yan's sister, Mu Zilian, who had not been seen for a long time.
Speaking of Mu Zilian, not to mention outsiders, even Shen Li had a vague impression. After capturing the blood of the unicorn in Xuanwu Mountain, Mu Yan was buried and Mu Kun was killed. He returned to Kyoto with a cold heart, and ordered someone to send Mu Kun's head to the Mu family, Mu Zilian's mother, the second lady of the Mu family, immediately fainted after seeing the head.
Since the death of the high priest Mu Xiao, the Mu family has been taken care of by the second uncle Mu Kun. Speaking of orthodox bloodline, Mu Yan is a descendant, and she is the most qualified to inherit the family business. But she married the third prince, Shen Li. is the so-called water spilled by the daughter who marries, so the position of the head of the family is not allowed for her to sit.
If Mu Yan is not qualified, then the next one to be ranked is Mu Zilian. Helplessly, she can't make a big deal, except for being able to play nonsense, where is the material for the head of the family? So Mu Kun relied on his own power and the support of the second lady to successfully take charge of the Mu family. However, due to the loss of the family's token Royal Soul Wall, he was unable to turn into a regular for a long time, and he was appointed as the new high priest.
The second lady had colluded with Mu Kun behind her back, thinking that once the old man died, after waiting for Mu Kun to succeed to the throne and become the head of the family, she would no longer have to live a hard life under the eyes of others. Who knew that the good days were not coming, but looking forward to Mu Kun's bloody head.
When she married into the Mu family as a concubine, Su Wenwan hated. It's true that she is Bai Yarong's maid, she is right to use the means, but what's wrong with her liking Young Master Mu? Why did all the good things in this world go to Bai Yarong?
Bai Yarong said that she was treated as her own sister, but she actually hated her very much in her heart, right? That's why she occupied Young Master Mu so much, and let her stay a widow!