The emperor shouted coldly: "Cao Mang, beggar from the mountain."

The two people who had been standing on both sides stood up at the same time, bowed and said, "I am here."

"You two must immediately investigate the Crown Prince's poisoning. I want to know the truth of the matter."

They both answered in unison, "Yes."

Royal View Villa.

After Mu Luan came back from boating on the lake, she asked Yin Xin to pack up their things as it was time to go back to the general's mansion.

However, from last night till today, she searched almost the entire side hall, but still couldn't find the blessing jade pendant that Brother Jing gave her.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Mu Luan thought it was Brother Jing, but unexpectedly, it was Miss Ye whom she met at the dinner party last night.

"How did Miss Ye find this place?" Mu Luan asked puzzledly.

Ye Yaozhi smiled gently and said, "How difficult is this? Just find someone in the mansion and ask them and they will know."

Mu Luan raised an eyebrow, a faint smile on her lips, "I see."

Ye Yaozhi glanced back at the maid, who immediately stepped forward.

She turned sideways and opened the long box in the maid's hand, saying, "This scroll of The Goddess of Luo River is a gift for Miss Mu. I hope you can accept it."

"The Picture of the Goddess of Luo River"!

“A legendary work by Mr. Gu Kaizhi!”

Mu Luan opened her lips slightly, her eyes full of disbelief.

Ye Yaozhi nodded, took out the calligraphy and painting and unfolded it with her maid.

A vivid picture as delicate as a spring silkworm spinning silk gradually unfolds before your eyes.

The familiar portrait made Mu Luan marvel, and his eyes were filled with surprise and joy.

"The Picture of the Goddess of the Luo River" is a stunning work created by Gu Kaizhi based on "The Goddess of the Luo River" written by Cao Zhi.

The portrait vividly tells a tragic love story of parting.

The first time Mu Luan saw this painting was in the warehouse of the Regent's Palace.

Jun Zhao had an unstable temperament and often confiscated properties and exterminated clans. There was no telling how many rare treasures were stored in his storehouse.

At that time, she just wanted to find some calligraphy and paintings to copy to kill time.

So he went to the warehouse, and as soon as he entered the room, he saw an exquisite long wooden box standing next to the antique shelf.

It's all alone, without even a place to put it.

If the box wasn't so eye-catching, it would probably be mistaken for an insignificant little thing.

But on second thought, Jun Zhao's warehouse is full of jewels, so how could he leave useless things behind!

Later, she took "The Goddess of Luo River" back home and copied it in her spare time.

It took me nearly a year to complete only two-thirds of the painting.

In the end, the hero in the painting said goodbye to the goddess Luo, but before she had a chance to make up, he was killed by a sharp arrow.

Now, when I see this painting "The Goddess of Luo River" again, I feel an inexplicable sense of melancholy.

But how did this painting end up in the hands of the second young lady of the Ye family?

Although there was admiration in Mu Luan's eyes, she still waved her hand and declined politely: "No, this gift is too expensive, Miss Ye, please take it back."

She was not moved at all?

Ye Yaozhi looked at Mu Luan's eyes which had returned to calm. The smile on the corner of her mouth paused and then faded.

"Don't get me wrong, Miss Mu. I just want to make friends with you."

Just now, she clearly saw the love in her eyes, but why did she suddenly reject him so decisively?

Do you think the value of "The Goddess of Luo River" is not enough to make friends with this noble lady?

Mu Luan took two steps closer and said with a smile, "The most important thing about friendship is sincerity. If Miss Ye doesn't mind, you can just call me Yaoyao."

Ye Yaozhi's eyes suddenly showed joy. She reached out and held Mu Luan's hand, saying, "Yaoyao, from now on you can call me Yaozhi."

Half an hour later, the daughters and young masters of various mansions got on their carriages and left.

In the end, Mu Luan still failed to find the protective jade pendant that Song Wenjing gave her.

Before leaving, Song Wenjing originally planned to send Mu Luan out of the villa.

A servant came back hurriedly from outside, and in the end he could only watch Mu Luan leave.

At the same time, on a small road in the suburbs of Beijing, two horses were galloping through the forest path.

The man on horseback, wearing a dark cloud-patterned tight-sleeved suit, was extremely eye-catching.

The horse was galloping and was about to pass a bottomless cliff in the distance.

Jun Zhao narrowed his deep eyes slightly, remembered something, and took out a pebble-shaped seed jade from his arms.

He glanced at her casually, and then a faint arc appeared at the corner of his lips.

He clasped his five fingers together, twisted them, walked to the bend of the dark cliff, and casually sprinkled the powder in his palm.

A gust of wind passed by and disappeared in an instant.

It was only when Mu Luan returned to the general's mansion that she overheard her father and elder brother mention the prince's poisoning.

Because of this incident, people in the palace were in panic.

Before the matter was finally solved, even the Queen Mother was confined to Kunning Palace.

It seems that the dispute over the throne is getting more and more intense.

At night, Mu Luan stood by the window, teasing Bai Deng, who had turned round.

Bai Deng has grown its wings already, and looking at it like this, it seems that the cage has become smaller.

Looking at its big round eyes, Mu Luan felt a sudden surge of sadness in her heart.

After a while, Mu Luan said softly, "If you follow me and still can't escape your destined fate, I would rather let you go free."

Mu Luan had earlier ordered people to clear out the side room as a separate space so that Bai Deng could move around freely.

After more than half a year of getting along, Mu Luan suddenly discovered.

The reason we saved it was so that it could continue to live.

Now that we have set it free, aren't we also hoping that it will continue to live?

There was no news of Bai Deng in the previous life for unknown reasons.

There are two reasons.

Firstly, it had been longing for the outside world for a long time, and finally it went on a long journey. Perhaps it was so happy that it couldn't find the way home.

Mu Luan actually hoped that this was the reason why Bai Deng left her.

But the Saker Falcon is the most sincere and only recognizes one master in its life.

The sky overlord is lost...

Mu Luan looked at it shaking its head and felt a little depressed.

It just looks stupid, but it's not really stupid!

The second guess in my mind was that Biden had already met with an accident at that time.

If this is the outcome, it would be better to keep it away from me.

Bai Deng poked his furry head out and met Mu Luan's eyes.

As if it noticed that Mu Luan was in a bad mood, it shrank its head.

He walked to his bowl with grace, picked up a fish tail swiftly, and waved it at Mu Luan.

Mu Luan's eyes were slightly stunned. It was the first time she saw Bai Deng take the initiative to share his food with her.

A smile suddenly appeared on her lips, and she reached out to take the fish tail without any disgust.

This fish is its dinner today and it is very fresh.

But Bai Deng’s beak was extremely sharp, and the shape of the fish tail that was torn off was not good-looking.

Mu Luan lowered her eyes and fiddled with the fish tail with some disdain.

Suddenly, Bai Deng chirped twice, and Mu Luan looked up at it.

It rolled its eyes back and forth between the fish tail and her.

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