Lord Prime Minister

In the 54th year of Guangcheng, Xia.

The brownish-yellow tree trunk is tightly covered by the thick green leaves. The first cicada chirping in summer is a rare joy to the heart. A homing pigeon with gray tail and white feathers stands on the tree trunk, tilting its small head from side to side. .

Mu Zihuai took down the bamboo tube at his feet, released the pigeon and left, turned around and walked into the room.

After closing the door, he poured out the roll of paper in the bamboo tube. The paper, which was no bigger than the palm of his hand, unfolded. Mu Zihuai quickly browsed through it, with a smile that seldom appeared on his face in a year, and then set the paper on fire. clean.

Yue Bi has already lived with the prince, no, now Yue Hongguang is living in the western Gobi, and this is their last letter.If Yue Bi hadn't prepared the medicine to treat the injury, the prince would have died at that time.

Half a month after that night, Mu Zihuai received the first letter from Yuebi, saying that he had left the capital and the prince's injury was saved, but Mu Zihuai did not reply.It took a full half a month to wake up, which shows how serious the prince's injuries are. Yue Bi, a female student, is still pregnant, so you don't need to ask to know the pain you will go through.

Those who searched along the river had been searching for more than ten days, but no one thought that Yue Bi would take the prince upstream and go directly to the most remote west.The body was not found, but it was certain that he must die. After this incident, the queen fell out of favor for a while, and the crown prince was once again vacant.

The only one who received the award was Long Xiu, who took the place of the princess' father as the minister of the bodyguards and was in charge of the guards inside and outside the palace. The thousand-man army and horses in the frontier were also recorded under his name and continued to be managed by Gu Li.

"Mr. Mu." The note disappeared under the red flames, and there was a knock on the door, and the butler's voice came in.

"what's up?"

"My lord, let you go now."

The last sparks of confetti in the lamp went out and turned into black ashes.Mu Zihuai thought for a moment, then turned and opened the door, but the housekeeper was still standing outside.

"Sir." Butler Li hesitated to speak, with a sad expression on his old face. Since that incident, Mr. Mu has become different from before. It used to be a calm lake, but now it is like a pool of stagnant water. Lightning and thunder could not stir up a single ripple.

"Huh?" Mu Zihuai asked him while walking, "What's wrong?"

Butler Li followed behind Mu Zihuai, knowing that he deliberately slowed down in order to take care of his increasingly useless legs. How could such a kind person encounter such a thing?

"My lord didn't know about what happened that day. It was the old slave's fault. If you want to blame the old slave, you can just blame the old slave. Why hurt yourself. The lord was looking for the young lady from Qinglianju, but I didn't expect... ..”

"Stop talking." Mu Zihuai interrupted him and stopped. "I'm not blaming anyone."

"Mr. Namu, why bother to torture yourself..."

"I just blame myself." Mu Zihuai said softly, after thinking for a while, he continued to move forward. "A grown-up once told me that fate is hard to break, and the law of heaven is reincarnation. I just didn't believe it. Now that I think about it, I was really shameless at the time."

Butler Li felt bitter for a moment. Looking at Mu Zihuai's back, he couldn't help sighing, and dared not speak any more.

When the two came outside the Green Bamboo Garden, Mu Zihuai suddenly felt a little timid and stopped outside the door.

"Butler Li, you didn't tell the prince what happened that night, did you?"

"According to Mr. Mu's order, the prince has not been told. The prince asked the old slave to find the young man, but he just couldn't find it. He gave up after several times of searching." Li Butler said quickly, feeling bitter again in his heart. Seeing Mu Zihuai felt a little unbearable.

"Okay." Mu Zihuai lowered his head, "I hope Steward Li will not tell the prince in the future."

Butler Li opened his mouth to say something, Mu Zihuai's back is much stronger than when he first saw him, but in his eyes, he is still the same as before, recklessly broke into the palace, but now he is full bodily injury.

"Yes."

Mu Zihuai breathed a sigh of relief, and walked into the Green Bamboo Garden. "Thank you."

Butler Li didn't answer. He promised his husband not to tell the prince, but he still told the prince that the dagger lost in the study room was taken away by the little official. He didn't know when the prince would find the dagger in Mr. Mu's room.Standing outside the door and sighing, the prince asked the two to meet alone this time, and I don't know what will happen next.

On this side, Mu Zihuai walked slowly around the bamboo forest in the center of the courtyard. The dense bamboo forest in summer swayed in the breeze and made rustling sounds.

The door of the prince's study was open, waiting for his arrival.But he couldn't move, this place, for more than a year, every time he entered here, the memories in his mind flooded out overwhelmingly.

Taking a deep breath, Mu Zihuai made the panic on his face less obvious, and knocked on the door anyway.

Immediately, the prince's deep voice came from inside. "Zihuai? Come in."

The heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably, and Mu Zihuai raised his legs and walked in, trying to relax all the muscles in his body.

"My lord, what's the matter with looking for a villain?"

Huangfu Yunhua put down the pen and paper in his hand, looked up at the person with a relaxed expression but tense body, frowning slightly.Since when did Mu Zihuai become a little bit right?

Standing up, he walked around the table and wanted Mu Zihuai to approach him. Sure enough, the moment he approached him, Mu Zihuai's body collapsed even tighter, and finally he turned around and sat down on the chair.

"In a few days, it will be time for the eldest prince to be grounded." Huangfu Yunhua turned around, clasped his hands tightly, and sat down on the chair. "Although most of the people in the court are only those who support the queen, but after the incident with the prince, the queen fell out of favor in front of the emperor. Now that the eldest prince comes out, will there be any changes?"

Mu Zihuai lowered his head slightly, avoiding the prince's sight. "Then what is the prince's opinion?"

"I'm still thinking, is it easier for the eldest prince to deal with it, or is it better for the second emperor brother? If he gets hurt by the tiger he raised in the end, it will be a joke." Huangfu Yunhua said in a relaxed tone on purpose, be careful Seeing Mu Zihuai's expression, he didn't relax at all, and suddenly felt a little depressed.

"The first prince is weak, but not easy to get close to. Even if he accepts the prince now, he will definitely be fortified in the future. The second prince has a huge power in the court, and there are many officials who support the second prince. He is a brother of the prince, so it should not Leave one for the lord." Mu Zihuai analyzed sternly, and the flat tone that had nothing to do with him made people feel upset.

"Brothers..." Huangfu Yunhua smiled slightly, revealing a bit of sarcasm. "What about fellow brothers? Am I not also his younger brother?"

Mu Zihuai was speechless, even if everyone died in the end, the prince and the second prince would still have a vicious fight, and in this vicious fight, there was no other way but life and death.

"Then what is the prince going to do?"

Huangfu Yunhua shook his head, "Wait and see what happens, the best way is to work with the second brother to break off the wings that the eldest prince has grown so hard, but there is still a chance."

"Since the prince already has an idea, what is the purpose of calling the villain?"

"Just to remind you, I heard that Long Xiu's younger brother is very close to the eighth emperor's daughter, don't be used by others then." Huangfu Yunhua said.

"Ah."

Huangfu Yunhua looked at Mu Zihuai as lifeless as a puddle of stagnant water. He had never seen the bright vitality and vigor on his face again. ....

Surprised by the thought that suddenly popped up in his heart, Huangfu Yunhua immediately dismissed this thought.

"Does the lord have anything else to do?" A quiet Mu Zihuai suddenly asked.

"No...not anymore."

"The villain stepped back first."

Mu Zihuai stood up and bowed his hands, then slowly exited the study, leaving Huangfu Yunhua alone, without turning his head or saying a word.

It was still noon, and the chirping of the cicadas made people restless.