Meeting Yan Muxi's confused and somewhat sentimental eyes, Yu Jinzhou's doubts were slightly reduced, but only slightly.

"It's hard to say whether the King of Dingbei still misses Aunt Wang, but Aunt Wang is deeply in love with her ex-husband."

Yan Muxi frowned slightly, "How did the emperor know that I was deeply in love with my ex-husband?"

Yu Jinzhou stared at her without blinking, "The Dingbei Army attacked Beiyue and seized my Dafeng city. Where did all the military supplies come from? Aunt Wang, do you really think I know nothing about it?"

Yan Muxi was stunned for a moment, then said calmly: "Your Majesty may have misunderstood. I don't like to owe favors to others, nor do I like to take advantage of others. When Yu Wantai left, he did not take the money that he had temporarily deposited in my hands. I just returned what originally belonged to him with interest. There is no so-called deep love."

"The things that Aunt Wang returned to their original owners just happened to be of great help to King Dingbei. Everything is just perfect!" Yu Jinzhou said in a sarcastic tone.

"Alas!" Yan Muxi sighed helplessly, "This is the fact. As for whether the emperor believes it or not, the fact is the fact. I don't need to argue too much."

Even the explanation was so perfunctory. Yu Jinzhou curled his lips and smiled. He didn't know whether he was angry or just smiled helplessly.

He originally thought that as long as he kept the woman in front of him firmly by his side, like boiling a frog in warm water, he would be able to warm her up one day. But now he realized that he was too self-righteous after all.

"If I kill him, will Aunt Wang hate me?"

Yan Muxi pretended to think for a moment, "I can't say I hate you, but I think I'll feel annoyed!"

In order to reduce his jealousy, Yu Jinzhou simply ignored the second half of the sentence, "It's good that Aunt Wang doesn't hate me. Just wait and see, I will definitely be the final winner... No matter life or death, Aunt Wang, you can only be mine, no one can take you away."

Yan Muxi frowned and said nothing, his expression was calm and without any disturbance.

Yu Jinzhou suddenly felt bored and said, "I am busy with work, so I won't disturb Aunt Wang's peace any more." He stood up and walked out.

The deaf-mute girl followed behind, and returned to the house after a while, moving the small couch next to Yan Muxi's bed. The meaning was clear, that she would keep a close eye on her even when she was sleeping.

In the following days, Yan Muxi acted as if the deaf-mute mother did not exist. He slept when he was tired, ate when he was hungry, and walked around the house to digest his food when he was full. Although life was boring, it was not that painful either.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qian Manman's condition not only did not improve, but became more serious. When the emperor learned about it, he allowed her to recuperate in the palace before leaving and returning home.

Yan Yongchen was the powerful prime minister of the dynasty. No one in the harem dared to look down on his wife. All the palaces sent tonic medicines to the Jinxiu Palace, and Concubine Xian even came to visit twice.

In the morning, before Qian Manman got up to wash, Dong Yu couldn't wait to ask, "Did Madam have a dream?"

Qian Manman nodded first, then shook her head, "I had some insignificant dreams, not any dreams about the entrance to the secret room."

Dongyu and Yushui looked at each other, both filled with disappointment.

Dong Yu concealed his disappointment and asked Qian Manman, "Mrs. Man, did you get enough sleep? Why don't you lie down and sleep for a while?"

Qian Manman looked embarrassed, "Can I come back after I go to the bathroom and then go to sleep?"

Yu Shui glared at Dong Yu and helped Qian Man Man to stand up. "Madam, don't listen to Sister Dong Yu. Get up and eat something. It's not too late to go to bed after you're full."

Qian Manman wanted to say that she was not sleepy, but when she thought of her daughter's situation, she shut up and said nothing.

The night before yesterday, Qian Manman told Dongyu and Yushui that she had dreamt about the place where Yan Muxi was imprisoned. It was an underground secret room in the palace, but she could not remember where the entrance was.

Dongyu and Yushui were both skeptical about Qian Manman's words, thinking that she was suffering from hysteria due to excessive worry.

But after searching the harem, they found no trace of Yan Muxi, so they had no choice but to believe that Qian Manman's dream was somewhat credible.

Yan Muxi has been in the palace for nearly a year. She has been able to take medicine at will and control her health under the close supervision of Yu Jinzhou, thanks to the help of Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu has been in charge of the harem for decades and must know more about the imperial palace than anyone else. Yu Shui asked Concubine Shu about the secret room, just trying it out of desperation. Unexpectedly, he learned from Concubine Shu that there was indeed an underground secret room in the imperial palace.

However, Concubine Shu only knew that the secret room existed, but did not know its exact location and entrance. Only emperors of all dynasties and the commander of the Tianji Camp knew the details.

The commander of the Tianjiying is only loyal to the emperor. It is almost impossible to find the secret room starting from the commander of the Tianjiying, and it is even more impossible to start from the emperor.

Therefore, in addition to searching privately, Dongyu and Yushui placed their hopes on Qian Manman, hoping that she would dream more and find the specific location of the secret room in their dreams so that they could rescue Yan Muxi as soon as possible.

Qian Manman slept day and night, but after three days, she still hadn't dreamed about the location of the secret room.

As the sun was setting, Yu Jinzhou came to Jinxiu Palace to visit Qian Manman. Qian Manman received the emperor's carriage with a limp body, and fainted again before she could say a few words to Yu Jinzhou.

After Yu Jinzhou left, Qian Manman was so scared that her whole body was shaking, and she fell into a nightmare again.

After leaving Jinxiu Palace, Yu Jinzhou went to Concubine Xian's Yuhua Palace.

At the dinner table, Yu Jinzhou saw that Concubine Xian was not in a good mood and was distracted from time to time, so he smiled and joked, "I just haven't come to see you for a few days, don't you miss me?"

Concubine Xian explained in a panic, "No, I just remembered some unhappy things, but I didn't stop thinking about the emperor."

Yu Jinzhou pretended to be jealous, "Oh? Then tell me what made you miss me so much? If you don't tell me well, I won't agree."

Xian Fei sighed imperceptibly, "I went to see Jiapin today. She was so sick that she was just a bag of bones left. Her mental state was not very good. Even the servants in the palace dared to bully her. After all, they are sisters who have been together for a long time. Seeing Jiapin's miserable appearance, I felt very uncomfortable."

Yu Jinzhou put away the playful expression on his face and said seriously, "Jiapin is my concubine, how dare the people below her be so careless. Don't worry, my beloved concubine, I will replace the chief steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the servants of Biluxuan, and will never let Jiapin suffer any grievances again."

Thinking of Jiapin's miserable appearance, Concubine Xian couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. "Your Majesty is very busy, and I shouldn't bother you with such trivial matters in the harem."

Yu Jinzhou took the opportunity to pull her to his side, held her in his arms and comforted her patiently.

If this had happened in the past, Concubine Xian would have been overwhelmed with emotions, and her heart and eyes would have been filled with only the person in front of her.

But at this moment, Concubine Xian only felt it was extremely ironic.

It had only been a few days since Concubine Yan was executed and abducted. If the Emperor was in a low mood, she would feel better.

But the emperor didn't look lonely at all, and even wanted to flirt with her. Even if she was a fool, she knew that he was hypocritically taking advantage of her.

News came from the previous dynasty that the Dingbei Army had moved their camp towards Lincheng, and they were likely to attack the city soon.

The emperor was willing to take the trouble to coax her, so he must want to use their Dingnan Marquis Mansion, just like what happened to Concubine Jia in the past, where he gave her a sweet reward in exchange for her mother's family working hard for him. Once anything went wrong, she and the Dingnan Marquis Mansion would be ruthlessly abandoned.

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