"If the princess comes here, I will order someone to report to the emperor's wife immediately." Xiao Yan said lightly: "The sky is getting dark now, the emperor's sister-in-law might as well go back to the mansion earlier, and send more people to search in the city. The princess is always good. It’s not certain that it’s moving, maybe it’s sleeping somewhere in the nest.”

Shen Yue nodded, and was about to say a few more words of greeting, but Xiao Yan had already dragged Liu Muchen to the house.

"My lord, my concubine still...uh—"

The body was hit suddenly, Liu Muchen's back was pressed against the cold tree trunk, and the branch that came out cut his sleeve, leaving a shallow wound on that white elbow, but Xiao Yan seemed unaware of it. Feeling, he pushed the man to the tree, and kissed desperately again, Liu Muchen opened his eyes wide, looking at Xiao Yan like this, an inexplicable resistance arose in his heart.

He reached out to touch Xiao Yan's chest, but he pulled his wrist violently, pulling the wound on his elbow, causing Liu Muchen to gasp.

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, and the movements of his hands stopped suddenly. His brain, which was manipulated by anxiety and panic, finally regained a trace of clear reason.

Liu Muchen was still panting lightly, his lips were slightly red and swollen from the previous biting, and the skin was even torn in some places, while the hand that Xiao Yan was holding had a cracked wound on the elbow, and fresh blood was flowing from it .

Xiao Yan opened his mouth, unable to believe that the instigator of all this was actually himself. He turned his head and tried his best to suppress the annoyance and pain in his eyes.

"My lord?" Liu Muchen hesitated a little, he didn't care about those small wounds on his body, in comparison, Xiao Yan's abnormality made him more concerned.

It was fine before, could it be because of Shen Yue's words?

Liu Muchen thought for a moment, and felt that it was not impossible according to Xiao Yan's jealous personality...

He stretched out his hand and tugged at Xiao Yan's sleeve, the latter turned his head, a sudden warmth came from the side of his face, Liu Muchen put his hand on his cheek, and coaxed: "The princess falls in love with me, it has nothing to do with King Beiding, I am your man, and I have nothing to do with him."

Xiao Yan froze on the spot, looking at Liu Muchen's smile, he suddenly felt a sense of embarrassment...

"Let's go, apply the medicine first." He gently grabbed Liu Muchen's injured hand, his body was still a little stiff, obviously it was such an affectionate relief, but Xiao Yan found that he had no way to respond. Like a wild beast with teeth and claws, bit by bit devouring his internal organs.

That night the two embraced each other and slept, Liu Muchen felt the warmth from his back, but couldn't fall asleep peacefully as usual.

Xiao Yan didn't want him...

For Liu Muchen, who has been manipulated so softly for countless nights in the past, this should have been something to be thankful for, but he found that when this day really came, he felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. Constantly tormenting his brain, it was not until Yinshi could barely close his eyes...

Xiao Hongying didn't come back until the next morning. Shen Yue went to the palace to ask for help. Xiao Shixian even sent the imperial army to search all over the city, but there was no result for ten days. At this moment of panic, news suddenly came from the front...

"My lord forced Wu Muduo into Guiye Valley, and fought to the death all night. Our army set up an ambush outside the valley. We were sure of victory. I didn't expect... I didn't expect..." The soldier who came to deliver the message knelt in the middle of the hall, and he stood up. Looking at Xiao Shixian's majestic eyes, it took a long time before he answered the next sentence: "I didn't expect the princess to be in the hands of the Zhulan army!"

As soon as this remark came out, the whole hall was in an uproar, Xiao Shixian's face was dead, and his voice was almost frozen into ice: "Then what?"

The soldiers bowed their heads: "The Zhulan army asked to replace Wu Muduo with the princess, and the prince had no choice but to withdraw the army. Our army retreated from Guiye Valley, and was attacked by the Zhulan people again, with nearly [-] casualties. Right now, we are resting by the Huhei River..."

Wu Muduo has been famous for 30 years, and there are very few people in the world who can seriously injure him. Xiao Yi risked his life to confront him. , I'm afraid it's as difficult as climbing the sky.

Everyone gasped, and some people even faintly had some evil thoughts in their hearts. If Xiao Yi could have given up Xiao Hongying ruthlessly at that time, then the battle situation reported today must be Wumu's dead ghost Yegu, and the Zhulan army's morale collapsed. Tiande has won a big victory, maybe even all kinds of unequal treaties have been signed now...

However, after thinking about it, no one would have the guts to say such bastard words that disregard the royal blood before they really figured out Xiao Shixian's thoughts.

Xiao Shixian's face became more and more ugly, and he threw the battle report in his hand to the ground, he stomped up from the dragon chair, and shouted: "Why did the princess fall into the hands of the Zhulan people!"

"Emperor calm down!"

All the civil servants and military officers in the hall knelt down in fear and fear, and the hall was silent for a while.

Xiao Shixian coughed several times, Wang Cheng stepped forward at a loss, but was blocked by him with his hands, he looked at the soldier, and said in a deep voice: "What else did the lord say?"

Soldier: "My lord said that it was his fault that he missed this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. After returning to Beijing, I will let the emperor deal with it. But right now, Wu Mu is seriously injured. It is really a good opportunity to counterattack. However, there are many casualties among the soldiers now. My lord, please add more soldiers." Send reinforcements to help him completely drive the Zhulan barbarians back to the north of the Great Wall!"

Xiao Shixian was silent, everyone in the hall looked at each other, Ge Feng stepped out sideways, and said loudly: "Your Majesty! The general is willing to go!"

Xiao Shixian glanced at him, and for a moment, he shook his head: "Your old wounds are still unhealed, so you should not act rashly, you should cultivate in Beijing."

Ge Feng said anxiously: "Your Majesty! It has been more than two months since the incident happened, and the general has already recovered from his injuries!"

Xiao Shixian ignored it, he waved his hand, and it was hard to hide his exhaustion: "I have my own concerns about this matter, let's retreat."

"emperor!"

Ge Feng hurried forward, Wang Cheng stepped in front of him and shouted: "Back to court—"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live—"

Civil and military officials got up one after another, but only Ge Feng was still kneeling in a daze. Seeing this, everyone sighed in their hearts. From their point of view, Ge Feng's neglect was inextricably linked to Pan Xu's dismissal from the prime minister. If Ge Feng had not been taken back to Pan's family back then, but had stayed in Ge's family, his situation would be very different now.

Liu Muchen stared at him from a distance for a while, then thoughtfully said: "What does the lord think the emperor thinks?"

Xiao Yan chuckled: "Even if Father knows that he has no other intentions, as long as his grandfather is still alive, he will have to make people feel jealous. After all, Pan Xu is famous for being hands-on and restless..."

Liu Muchen shook his head helplessly: "The crime of sitting..."

Xiao Yan glanced at him, and suddenly said: "I have something to do with my father, you should go back first."

Liu Muchen showed doubts, Xiao Yan raised his hand and rubbed his head, blocking Liu Muchen's eyes that were about to meet him.

He passed Ge Feng and walked towards the apse alone. This was not the first time Liu Muchen looked at Xiao Yan's back like this, but it was the first time. His heart was filled with indescribable anxiety and loss.

Liu Muchen walked out of the hall in a daze, Wang Cheng greeted him from the front, Liu Muchen subconsciously stopped, but this time Wang Cheng did not invite him.

He passed Liu Muchen, and said to Xiao Heng who came out behind him: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty invites you to the Imperial Study."

Xiao Heng nodded slightly, he raised his eyes to look at Liu Muchen in front of him, in the past, the latter would turn around curiously to find out, but this time, Liu Muchen was not interested, knowing that the person Xiao Shixian was looking for was not him, so he walked slowly Continue to walk forward, until when you are about to walk out of the palace gate, your eyes suddenly go dark.

"Well--"

A sense of suffocation came without warning, Liu Muchen moved his body, feeling that he was being trapped in a sack, he opened his eyes wide, and began to struggle recklessly.

He is also a person who knows martial arts now anyway, this person can trap himself in it without anyone noticing, it can be seen that the skill is superior to him, but who could it be?

Liu Muchen's thoughts were spinning, and his body was not idle. Seeing him struggling harder, the man outside gradually lost his patience, and directly knocked him unconscious with a knife.

It was almost dusk when he opened his eyes again, Liu Muchen turned his still sore neck tentatively, a scent of spices entered his nostrils, Liu Muchen instinctively wanted to hold his breath, but felt that the scent was somewhat familiar.

"Are you awake?"

A charming female voice sounded in his ears, Liu Muchen was slightly taken aback, his sanity suddenly became more clear, he turned his head to look at the woman who was sitting at the table drinking tea, and said in astonishment: "The imperial concubine?!"

The noble concubine smiled slightly, and when she saw Liu Muchen struggling to get up from the bed, she felt a little guilty: "The subordinates don't know what to do, so please don't take offense."

Liu Muchen rubbed his sore neck from the slash, and got up helplessly: "If the empress has something to do, you can just summon the minister directly, why do you need to do that?"

The imperial concubine smiled slightly: "I have never met my lord before, except that my lord disguised himself as a eunuch in Hewei Palace, we have never met before, so what reason does this lord use to summon him?"

Liu Muchen was at a loss for words, and there was an embarrassing smile on his face: "I offended my mother back then, but I hope my mother will forgive me."

The noble concubine shook her head: "It's my fault that my eyes are so stupid that I didn't discover the real identity of your lord. I knew that your lord is not a treasure in the pool. Back then, I would never let the tiger go back to the mountain no matter what..."

Liu Muchen's heart moved, could it be that the imperial concubine secretly arrested him just to settle the old debt?

The noble concubine seemed to see his thoughts, and smiled softly: "My lord, don't worry, I just feel emotional, thinking that if I could win you to King Beiding back then, the prince's situation would be much better now... "

Liu Muchen was surprised, the imperial concubine was so outspoken, she must have known that he already understood the relationship between her and Xiao Yi, and was a little confused for a while, so Liu Muchen could only respond in a polite manner: "Thank you for your love."

The noble concubine smiled slightly, and her eyebrows gradually frowned: "What I say comes from the bottom of my heart. If an adult is by your side, it will be a thousand times better than that bitch Shen Yue... Hongying will not suffer this disaster."

Liu Muchen was stunned for a moment: "Ma'am, you mean..."

The imperial concubine sneered: "How could Hongying fall into the hands of the Zhulan people? Don't you have any doubts in your heart?"

Xiao Shixian had already raised this issue in the early court. To explain what happened, it was actually very simple on the surface. It was nothing more than the fact that the Zhulan people sneaked into Shangjing and took Xiao Hongying away from the palace. But let’s talk about it in depth...

A terrible thought suddenly appeared in Liu Muchen's mind, he said softly: "Could it be that someone in the palace colluded with the Zhulan people and took the Princess..."

This conjecture was not groundless. Although Xiao Yi was not there, the palace was always heavily guarded. Even if Xiao Hongying were to be taken away, it would be impossible for anyone to be so surreptitious. No one knew her whereabouts for ten days.

The imperial concubine's face is solemn: "I know that Hongying is very active, and I am afraid that something will happen to her when she is playing outside, so I send people to protect her secretly every day, but this time she disappeared, and there is no news of the people who sent to protect her." ..."

Liu Muchen sighed softly: "Your Majesty has a good intention."

The imperial concubine smiled bitterly: "After all, she is my daughter, how can she not care?"

For some reason, Liu Muchen suddenly remembered that Xiao Yan had sent Zhang Liu to protect him in secret all day long, and couldn't help being moved.

The noble concubine said: "I sent someone to protect her, only the prince and Shen Yue should know about it."

Liu Muchen was surprised: "Wangfei knows that the princess is not her own daughter?"

The noble concubine snorted coldly: "Of course she knows, but she doesn't know that the child belongs to this palace. She has had nothing to do for many years, and the prince brought a child from outside to raise for her. Naturally, she couldn't wish for it. How dare she say that it wasn't born by her? But at the end of the day, it's still stubborn, a father kills people, a daughter colludes with other races, and even turned his crooked brains on Hongying's head!"

She raised her hand to pat the table, and even the tea tray on it kept vibrating. Liu Muchen originally wanted to inquire about Shen Yue's family background, but seeing the imperial concubine was extremely angry, she had no choice but to give up. The disease is harmful rather than beneficial."

The imperial concubine let out a breath, and she tried her best to calm down the anger in her chest, and it took a long time to regain her composure: "I'm looking for your lord this time, just to ask your lord to help me find out. If it is not good for the prince, this matter will not be tolerated."

Liu Muchen was stunned for a moment: "Dare to ask your mother, why did you find Weichen?"

The noble concubine glanced at him, with a meaningful smile on her face: "My lord said you are extraordinary, so I want to see you, not to mention Hongying also likes you, this matter is not harmful to King Xuanning, I believe you will Yes."

Liu Muchen was silent, he found that he really had no way to refuse.

He made a gesture to the noble concubine, and respectfully said, "Thank you, Madam."

The noble concubine looked at him fixedly, and after a while, she asked, "When did you and the prince meet?"

Liu Muchen was stunned for a moment, knowing that she was talking about Xiao Yi, he said truthfully: "More than two years ago, at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet."

The imperial concubine was slightly startled: "Is it true that you haven't seen it before?"

Although when she asked Xiao Yi, the other party answered her in the same way, but Liu Muchen was different. Xiao Yi likes to hide many things in his stomach, but Liu Muchen is now Xiao Yan's person, and he has no reason to lie to her at all. .

Liu Muchen showed doubts, nodded and said, "I really haven't seen it before."

The imperial concubine was silent for a moment, then shook her head and smiled wryly: "In just one night, he looked at you differently. With his temperament, it's really strange..."

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