On this day, Mu Yunchen and Bai Yu quietly bid farewell to the emperor and left the capital early.

Someone must have informed the corrupt official in advance to prepare for investigation by falsifying accounts, and they just wanted to catch him off guard.

Bai Yu needed an opportunity to make some achievements so that he could officially take over the military power and shut up those gossipers in the court.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity.

The carriage wobbled as it took a shortcut through a small road, and the army that was heading to Fanyang this time was still in the city.

Mu Yunchen had already replaced his own people to escort the disaster relief money.

This trip is both a good and lucrative job, but also a dangerous one.

If any mistake were to occur, not only would Mu Yunchen's prestige in the court be destroyed, but his position as crown prince might also be shaken.

But if it succeeds, it would naturally be great, and there would be no need for any reward from the emperor, as long as it succeeds.

I don’t know if it’s because the path is too narrow or the horse driver’s skills are not experienced enough.

Along the way, Mu Peiyun almost felt dizzy and vomited, feeling very uncomfortable.

Finally arriving at the post station, Mu Peiyun lay directly on the bed and fell asleep exhausted.

Mu Yunchen's eyes were filled with pity. He knew how a delicate girl like Qingning could not endure the hardship of the journey.

Mu Yunchen tucked the quilt for her, walked out of the door looking back every few steps, and the first thing he did after closing the door was to ask Bi Qi to go to a nearby villager's house to buy cotton.

But it is already winter, where can we find cotton? Bi Qi was worried about this.

Bai Yu, who was waiting in another room, listened to what was said outside and shook his head.

But when he thought of the people who were waiting for him to return to the general's mansion, he felt a warm feeling in his heart.

I instantly understood why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, despite his noble status, was willing to personally worry about these trivial matters for the Crown Princess.

After Mu Yunchen had made all the arrangements, he came to this room to look for Bai Yu.

Bai Yu had already poured tea and waited. When she saw Mu Yunchen, she joked, "Your Highness has done everything for the Crown Princess personally. This is a good lesson for me to learn from."

Mu Yunchen rolled his eyes at him and sat down opposite him.

"What do you think of this journey?"

When talking about serious matters, Bai Yu also became serious.

"From the capital to here, we are almost in the territory of Fanyang, but we haven't seen a single disaster victim. They don't look like they have experienced a flood."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

Mu Yunchen frowned: "You also discovered it."

If there really was a flood disaster, there would be a constant stream of refugees in Fanyang City, and many people would flee outside.

The most economically developed area of ​​Mu State is the capital, and the road they took was not the only one between the capital and Fanyang.

But we will also encounter some disaster victims.

Along the way, they didn't see any disaster victims, or even a person who was a little bit poor.

Looking at the area around Fan Yang, it is quite prosperous, almost catching up with Zhongdu City.

"But the memorial submitted by the Fanyang prefect clearly stated that Fanyang was already full of disaster victims, and the government's treasury had long been unable to make ends meet and could no longer sustain itself."

"The imperial court also allocated a lot of money..."

Bai Yu said this, looking up and observing Mu Yunchen's expression.

Mu Yunchen's face turned ashen, as if he was trying hard to suppress his anger, or as if he was concentrating on thinking about something.

a long time.

Mu Yunchen slowly said, "Fanyang prefect Yan Mingshi is Situ Qingshan's second son-in-law, and the brother-in-law of Lady Situ Wenhui, the Duke of Ying."

Bai Yu has not been in the capital since he was a child. Although life at the border is difficult, there are not so many political schemes and calculations.

He naturally didn't understand the twists and turns here. After listening to Mu Yunchen's words, although he was a little surprised, he felt that it was impossible.

Fan Yang was so far away from the capital that it took them two days and two nights to reach the border of Fan Yang.

What's more, how could the prefect of Fanyang have foresight and know that the daughter of Duke Yingguo would marry Prince Heqin and collude with Prince Heqin in advance?

"Yan Mingshi had a son who cheated in the imperial examination the year before your father recalled him to the capital, and was permanently disqualified from the imperial examination.

The organizer of that Spring Examination was Gu. "

Mu Yunchen's explanation directly solved Bai Yu's doubts.

This is enough to explain that Yan Mingshi may have directly voted for Mu Yunyu because of this.

Among the emperor's sons, except for the Crown Prince, only the fifth prince at that time, now the Prince Heqin, had some possibility of inheriting the throne.

Perhaps it was because of Mu Yunchen's move that Yan Mingshi's son was banned from entering the official career for life, and Yan Mingshi was filled with hatred...

"However, all of this is just my guess. I need to go into the city to see for sure."

Mu Yunchen's tone changed so quickly that Bai Yu was choked.

Although he was in a heavy atmosphere in the previous second, Mu Yunchen felt a little lighter in the next second.

Bai Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. When he came here, his father asked him to learn more from his cousin, the prince.

What are you learning? Moody? Changing your attitude faster than turning the pages of a book?

After Mu Yunchen finished talking, he stood up and left.

But he left behind a sentence that almost angered Bai Yu to death.

"I have to go back to accompany the Crown Princess. General Bai, I am a lonely man, please keep an eye on this post station for me to see if there are any treacherous villains, so that I and the Crown Princess can have a good night's sleep."

Looking at Mu Yunchen's back as he walked away, Bai Yu felt really uncomfortable.

It’s not because Mu Yunchen asked him to guard the door. After all, there is a difference between the emperor and his subjects, and the emperor’s orders cannot be disobeyed.

What made him angry was that Mu Yunchen said that he was - a loner.

Bai Yu's brows were almost furrowed together, and he really missed his wife very much.

Mu Yunchen returned to his room. The person sleeping on the bed was breathing evenly, and his little face was red under the quilt.

Mu Yunchen found it cute but also a little strange.

Qingning has been a little sleepy these days. Even after tossing and turning in the carriage, he would sleep even after vomiting or dizziness. However, he ate a lot but didn't gain any weight.

Could it be... that he was poisoned?

Thinking of this, Mu Yunchen was suddenly startled. Considering that Mu Peiyun was a little sleepy when she was at home, could she really be poisoned?

Mu Yunchen suddenly panicked and reached out to pull Mu Peiyun's quilt, trying to wake her up.

"Qingning? Qingning! Wake up, Qingning?"

"It's time to eat, Qingning!"

"lady?!"

"Wake up."

But the person on the bed didn't make a sound movement and was still sleeping soundly. No matter how we called, we couldn't wake him up.

In Mu Yunchen's eyes, these were the symptoms of poisoning, and he began to fall into a coma.

He was so scared that he quickly stood up, opened the door and called Lu Li in.

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