Mu Yunchen and Mu Peiyun slept until noon.

Mu Peiyun was really hungry, so she ate two bowls of rice and left a few grains of rice on her face as a midnight snack.

Mu Yunchen couldn't help laughing, and reached out to wipe it for her, his movements gentle and skillful.

"Your Highness, how do you think the Emperor will punish Mu Yunyu this time?"

"This case has caused such a big stir, and it has become a hot topic among the people. It also involves the reputation of the royal family. Will the emperor still give a lighter punishment?"

Mu Yunchen stopped feeding Mu Peiyun and said nonchalantly, "He is a prince, and a prince appointed by the emperor himself. If you want your father to order the death penalty, it must be a serious crime like treason."

"But this time, although Father will not sentence you to death, he will not let you go lightly either."

Mu Peiyun sighed when he heard this.

How many lives will be lost in the struggle for imperial power.

More than a dozen lives were lost, but because the murderer was a prince, he was spared the death penalty. What a sad thing!

In the evening, Bi Qi hurried in from outside, bowed to Mu Yunchen and Mu Peiyun, and shouted, "Your Highness, Crown Princess."

Mu Yunchen waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to be polite.

But Bi Qi glanced at Mu Peiyun and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Mu Yunchen frowned slightly and said, "Have you forgotten my rules? Speak!"

Bi Qi understood that her master meant that there was no need to avoid the Crown Princess.

"Your Highness, our people have sent news that on New Year's Eve, the Prince sent someone to the northwest border."

"But there is no way to know the specific reason for leaving."

"After New Year's Eve, the prince was very quiet. Apart from taking care of the families of the coachmen, he didn't see anyone."

"It's just that Yu Yi went to Huichuntang Pharmacy to get something today, and then he and the princess went out."

"The carriage first went to the entrance of the Ministry of Justice, circled around, and then left the city. About an hour later, it returned to the Ministry of Justice, and then went to see the Prince."

"I guess that what Yu Yi is holding is a secret letter from the northwest. I have checked the owner of Huichuntang Pharmacy and found that he is General Shen's cousin."

"The Princess of Heqin specially went outside the city to take a walk before going in to see the Prince of Heqin. She must be trying to disrupt our vision and hearing."

Hearing this, Mu Peiyun was stunned. When did His Highness send someone to inquire?

It turned out that not only she felt that something was wrong with Mu Yunyu, but His Highness also noticed it.

"Have you sent someone to the Ministry of Justice to check? What was Mu Yunyu's reaction after the princess left?"

Mu Yunchen thought carefully about what had happened before. Perhaps his guess was right. The military emergency report from the northwest border was false.

If this is true, then Mu Yunyu is too bold to dare to make a fuss about such a thing.

What worries Mu Yunchen even more is that if the war in the northwest is serious, then Mu Ci’s going to support him would probably be in great danger!

Mu Peiyun had obviously guessed about 70% of it. Although she tried to suppress the worry on her face, her hand holding the teacup kept shaking, and the cup fell on the table with a bang.

Fortunately, after spinning for a while, it was placed steadily on the table.

Mu Yunchen quickly reached out and held Mu Peiyun's hand, signaling with his eyes that she should not panic and listen before making a decision.

Bi Qi continued, "Your Highness, I secretly went to the prison to check. After the princess left, Prince Heqin was laughing."

Mu Yunchen raised his eyes and looked at Bi Qi in disbelief.

Laughing?

Are you still laughing when disaster is imminent?

This means that Mu Yunyu had a backup plan and knew that there was still room for this case to turn around, and he could still leave the Ministry of Justice prison safely.

"I didn't expect that Mu Yunyu would start planning this on New Year's Eve."

Mu Peiyun thought about it and couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.

If Mu Yunchen had not been careful and sent Bi Shiqi and Lu Li to the mass grave to rescue the two surviving coachmen, the situation would have come to a stalemate.

It seems that the Prince's Mansion cannot completely extricate itself from it.

But what exactly is Mu Yunyu's back-up plan, and why hasn't it been revealed yet?

Is my brother in danger? Is the war on the northwest border real or fake?

Mu Yunchen held Mu Peiyun's cold hand tightly. He knew her worries at the moment, but he didn't know where to start.

Mu Yunyu's trump card has not been revealed yet, so he can only sit back and wait and see what happens.

"Qingning, you are tired, go to sleep for a while? Leave the rest to me, okay?"

Mu Peiyun raised his head suddenly, then nodded woodenly.

She should have believed him.

After Mu Peiyun left, Mu Yunchen took Bi Qi back to the study.

After the door was closed, Mu Yunchen said in a deep voice: "Speak!"

Bi Qi knelt down quickly and said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I know that you and the Crown Princess are both masters.

But this matter concerns the Crown Princess's brother, and the Crown Princess is pregnant, and I am afraid that the Crown Princess will not be able to accept it for the time being, so I took the initiative and concealed it from you."

After Bi Qi finished speaking, he looked up at Mu Yunchen. Seeing that Mu Yunchen was leaning back in the chair with his eyes closed, Bi Qi continued speaking.

"Our people accidentally found the secret letter in Yu Yi's clothes while he was taking a shower.

General Mu has been captured by the Dai army for two or three days, and his life or death is uncertain!"

After saying that, Mu Yunchen suddenly opened his eyes, slammed his palm on the desk, and the anger in his eyes could not be concealed.

A general who was guarding a region was captured by the enemy's army. Before the battle report was sent back, the prince in the capital knew about it first.

The strange thing is that you can see it if you think about it carefully.

Mu Yunchen took a deep breath and said, Mu Yunyu, I was right about you. Your arms are long enough.

It seems that this is Mu Yunyu's trump card, but it is still unknown how he will use this trump card.

But at this point, he no longer has the final say on how to use it.

Mu Peiyun went back and lay down for a long time, but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. For some reason, she felt very panicky and her eyelids kept twitching.

Finally, I got so annoyed that I just got up and sat under a tree outside to get some fresh air.

I hope the breeze can soothe the anxiety and irritability in her heart.

As night fell, Mu Peiyun gradually fell asleep in the quietness of the yard.

Suddenly, a cold dagger was pressed against his neck. Before Mu Peiyun could react, Bi Shiqi came down from the crooked tree and stabbed the assassin in the throat with a sword.

Mu Yunchen rushed over upon hearing the noise and carefully checked Mu Peiyun. After finding that she was intact and unharmed, he hugged her in his arms.

"Qingning, it's okay. It's my fault for not protecting you well."

The prince's mansion needs to be rectified. An assassin was allowed to sneak into the courtyard of the bedroom.

If Qingning really got into trouble by assassinating his Crown Princess without regard for her life...

Mu Yunchen simply couldn't imagine a life without Qingning.

Mu Peiyun shook his head and said, "I'm fine, Your Highness. The assassin is dead."

Mu Peiyun buried her head in Mu Yunchen's arms, enjoying this moment of warmth.

The hand hidden under the sleeve was tightly holding a piece of paper.

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