Chapter 139 – Prince’s Entanglement (Second Shift) (2 / 2)

Jun Qian Yu raised his hand to take it and played with it carelessly, “Ai, Smokey’s mind is so hard to guess.”

“Fifth brother’s mind is deep, I’m afraid it’s even harder to guess,” Mu Zi Yan said before turning around and waving her hand, “Next time, don’t show up in such a frightening manner so as not to frighten my maiden.”

“Then I’ll think about it.” Jun Qian Yu responded with a light smile.

Mu Zi Yan went out of the imperial tomb, then returned to the palace, and after resting for the night, he returned to the capital.

Zhang Zong was extraordinarily excited to see her.

Mu Zi Yan, however, felt that every time Zhang Zong appeared with this kind of attentive expression, he had been unsettled since.

“Smokey ah, you’re finally back.” Zhang Zong revealed a rare mouthful of silver teeth and smiled a toothless smile.

Mu Zi Yan only felt that the exposed silver teeth were white and creepy to look at.

“Sister Lu, what’s wrong with him,” Mu Zi Yan hurriedly quickly dodged away from Zhang Zong’s body, fearing that she would be exposed to something unclean, and fearfully hid behind Niangzi Lu.

Niangzi Lu snorted coldly, “It’s not the accompanying note you gave him that made him solve a tricky old case, and that didn’t make him happy.”

“I would what, but this smile is too scary.” The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth turned away, and then she pulled Niangzi Lu into the hall first.

Zhang Zong froze in place, was he scary when he laughed He hastily collected his laughter and snorted coldly, it seemed that in the future it would be better for him to laugh less.

Mu Zi Yan sat down on her own, and Niangzi Lu looked at her with sideways eyes, “Things are all done”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “It’s all done.”

“That’s good.” Niangzi Lu nodded slightly, “By the way, the capital has been quite peaceful these past few days.”

“This is not very good, this shows that under the governance of Lord Zhang, the people live in peace and work happily, since they will praise him him for his diligence and love for the people ah.” Mu Zi Yan smiled faintly and flirted.

Zhang Zong hurriedly waved his hands and said, “I wouldn’t dare to do so.”

The corners of Niangzi Lu’s mouth visibly twitched before she said, “It’s the Lei family that has something going on.”

“Oh” Mu Zi Yan remembered the Lei family and turned her eyes to look at her, “What happened”

“Lei Ruyan was practicing flush shooting at Mingyue Academy a few days ago and fell off her horse, leaving her half paralyzed.” Niangzi Lu whispered, “It seems she won’t be able to become the Crown Princess.”

“Since it can’t be, then the emperor will choose someone else since.” Mu Zi Yan carefully speculated up the sacred heart, “Nowadays the ten great families, have already started the secret fight, most of them secretly returned to the third prince, the emperor wants to balance the relationship of the families, since he wants to pull together a few placed in the prince’s place.”

“Yes, nowadays, the only one of similar age and a first daughter is the Ping family’s young lady.” Lady Lu said faintly.

“This is difficult.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “Although the Marquis Ping Li now occupies the title of Marquis, but it has gone from business, since it will not be looked down upon by the other families, Miss Ping has not had this qualification since.”

“You have a good point.” Zhang Zong interjected at this time, “Originally, the Crown Prince was subordinate, but was rejected by the Emperor.”

“Pingli marquis this behind the wealth, not exaggeratedly rich that is also there, who do not want to be more intimate with the Pingli marquis is not concerned about that point of fame, in front of people pretending to be noble, but behind their backs counting people’s silver.” Mu Zi Yan snorted.

“You, you worry a lot.” Niangzi Lu looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Since the Ping family won’t be able to make it, whose family will it be”

“Mu family.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “the blue family of course not, the Cui family now also has no match for the first daughter, the Zhang family is even more so, the Su family and the Hou family already have a marriage, the emperor can not do this kind of break up the marriage thing, the Yin family is even more unlikely, so now there is only left with the State Duke’s Office and the Mu family, the State Duke’s Office the emperor can not be, as for the Mu family now in addition to me and who else! “

“But you are not yet at the age of maturity.” Empress Lu looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Not to mention that you’re still in the imperial tomb today.”

“Then it depends on what the Emperor wants” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, “The Mu family only has me as a first daughter.”

“Could it be that the Emperor still wants to defy the Empress Dowager’s decree and let you marry the Crown Prince,” Niangzi Lu felt that this matter could never be allowed.

Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “The Crown Prince only lacks a proper consort now, so what’s the point of letting him wait for two years”

“This.” Lady Lu pondered for a moment, “Smokey, if this matter is true, what should you do”

“Resist the decree.” Mu Zi Yan said flatly, “I have my own method.”

“You say that, but I am confused.” Niangzi Lu was thinking that the Emperor wanted to restrain the Marquis Mu as a way to balance the power of the Crown Prince and the Third Prince, however, pulling in the Marquis Mu was the same as involving the State Duke’s House, so why not just give the marriage to the State Duke’s House of Qi?

Zhang Zong, however, knew why Mu Zi Yan was so worried, and he looked at Niangzi Lu and said, “If the Emperor knows that the Crown Prince will die in the end then the Mu Family and the State Duke’s Mansion will be put to death together after the Crown Prince loses his power.”

Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “Brother Zhang is right.”

“It’s too complicated.” Niangzi Lu only felt a headache, it was true that accompanying a king was like accompanying a tiger.

“And what if the Prince wins,” Niangzi Lu asked again.

“If we win, the first thing the Crown Prince will deal with will also be the State Duke’s House.” Zhang Zong said bluntly.

“Haha, it seems that Big Brother Zhang has also probed the mystery.” Mu Zi Yan smiled brightly, “The Emperor will definitely not issue a decree now, however, after three years, when she has orders to return to the capital, he will issue a decree.”

“What about the three years you’ve been here” Niangzi Lu felt that since the Emperor had this intention, he would surely do something about it.

“Since it will reveal some wind to the crown prince, and the crown prince will treat me as the inner prince consort, and will definitely show me something, or” Mu Zi Yan faintly opened her lips, “force me to give in.”

“What,” Niangzi Lu’s eyes flashed with surprise, “You haven’t opened him yet today this is a bit too hasty.”

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at Niangzi Lu, “Sister Lu, where did you think of”

“Ah,” Nyonya Lu froze and whispered, “isn’t it”

“It’s forcing me to pull my father into defecting to him.” The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth visibly twitched in a daze.

The Lady Lu blushed in shame and coughed dryly, “I thought”

“Cough.” Zhang Zong really couldn’t listen to this, and after dropping his eyes and coughing a few times, he lifted his steps and walked outside.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at Niangzi Lu and said with a light smile, “Sister Lu, it seems that Big Brother Zhang is in a hurry.”

“Don’t be ridiculous.” Niangzi Lu got up and then sprinted out of the hall.

Mu Zi Yan was in a good mood at the moment, leisurely sipping tea, half squinting her eyes, but she felt that this Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office was a place of ease.

Three days later, as expected, the Prince went out of the capital to go to the mausoleum, fortunately, Mu Zi Yan got the news early in the morning, rushed back to the mausoleum before the Prince, and waited until Jun Qian Che rushed, she has changed into a clean dress, is sitting in front of the bookcase copying Buddhist scriptures.

Yunxiang and Bi Yun looked at each other, the two of them hung their eyes and quietly waited at the side.

Outside came the sound of report, Bi Yun slowly walked to the outside of the temple, to see the crown prince back to him standing with his hands down, she hastened to respectfully go forward, “Slave girl see the crown prince your highness.”

“How has your young lady been lately” Jun Qian Che slowly turned around and looked towards Bi Yun who was kneeling in front of him and asked in a low voice.

“Back to Your Highness the Crown Prince, Eldest Miss has been well lately.” Bi Yun returned truthfully.

“This palace will go in and take a look.” Jun Qian Che said and lifted his steps into the palace.

When Mu Zi Yan heard the voice, she raised her eyes to look, and coincidentally met Jun Qian Che’s eyes, she gave a slight start, slowly lowered her eyes, got up from her book case, slowly walked to the center of the hall, and blessed herself by saying, “Your Imperial Highness, Your Highness, the Crown Prince.”

“There is no need to be polite, Miss Mu.” Jun Qian Che looked at Mu Zi Yan in a plain white long dress, her hair bun only had a peach wood hairpin inserted in it, her tender face was not powdered, and her soulful eyes were now filled with a faint calmness.

“Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Mu Zi Yan slowly got up, then stood aside respectfully with downcast eyes.

Seeing her like this, Jun Qian Che then laughed and said, “Miss Mu looks a little clearer, this palace specially took some supplements over, don’t aggravate yourself too much.”

Mu Zi Yan respectfully responded, “Many thanks, Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

“Why is Miss Mu and this palace so out of the ordinary,” the crown prince laughed lowly, “In the future, if Miss Mu has any shortages, notwithstanding the search for this palace is.”

“This ministerial daughter does not dare to bother Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him in disbelief before saying with downcast eyes.

Jun Qian Che knows that he can’t be rude to the good person now, wait until three years later, she will become his person, Jun Qian Che knows that he can get this kind of strange woman, three years he can still wait up.

“It doesn’t matter.” Jun Qian Che knew that these things should be done slowly, and could not be rushed, so he excused himself and said, “This palace still has errands to do, so I won’t bother Miss Mu.”

“My daughter respectfully sends off Your Highness the Crown Prince.” Mu Zi Yan said with downcast eyes.

Jun Qian Che nodded slightly, turned around and left the palace before riding away.

Bi Yun exhaled deeply after the Crown Prince left, “Being solicitous for nothing is either treachery or theft.”

Yunxiang laughed lightly, “You, beware of being heard by the Crown Prince and having your tongue pulled out.”

“Hmph.” Bi Yun snorted coldly, “Eldest Miss, why would this Crown Prince suddenly show favor to you”

“Just as you said.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded.

“Eldest Miss, these tonics,” Yunxiang whispered as she looked at the things placed aside, “can be all good things.”

“Even if it’s good, it’s still poisonous, go give it to the Sister at the wake.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “Just say it’s a reward from the crown prince.”

“Yes.” Yunxiang answered in a low voice, and then she personally carried those tonics and went off by herself.

Bi Yun came forward, “Eldest Miss, are you going to the Divine Doctor’s Sect tomorrow?”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head, “Seeing that the day of my mother’s labor will arrive, master asked me to learn more.”

“Then in what capacity will you go then” Bi Yun asked carefully.

“Sister Lu is a coroner, since she knows some medical skills, I as her sister, how can I be that ignorant By then, my brother will arrange it.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently, obviously already thought of a good countermeasure.

“Eldest Miss, Aunt Zhu is very pleased with herself these days.” Bi Yun continued, “She has scooped up quite a few goodies on the old madam’s end.”

“As the eldest young lady of the Pingxi County King’s House, how can this gaze be so short-sighted, even the old madam’s mind can’t see through it, and I don’t know how this aunt of mine is tuned. Taught.” Mu Zi Yan shook her head, “Now this complacent, in the future there will be a time for her to cry.”

“Eldest Miss, Sister said that she took note of your favor.” Yunxiang stepped into the palace and said in a low voice.

“When you have nothing to do, then go to the grandmother’s place to walk around, she is not an ordinary grandmother, she is the empress beside the personal grandmother, when the empress immortalized, she asked for an order to enter the mausoleum to guard the spirit.” Mu Zi Yan whispered, “She is by no means simple.”

“Yes, slave girl saves.” Yun Xiang hung her head and answered.

Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly and rested for the night before rushing to the Divine Doctor Sect the next day.

Dr. Jin waited for her early in the morning, and after she entered the room, she began to let her learn how to deliver a baby, and what situations she would encounter when delivering a baby. Mu Zi Yan listened carefully, but she always remembered the situation of giving birth to Rui’er in her previous life, so she listened more and more carefully.

I don’t know if she will be able to meet Rui’er in this life, but if she does, she will definitely protect him well and won’t let him die as miserably as she did in her previous life.

Dr. Jin saw her learning is very serious, so satisfied nodded, to be Mu Zi Yan after learning, also has passed half a month, she is out of the Divine Doctor door, then rushed back.

Just after entering the royal mausoleum, Yunxiang came forward and said, “Missy, the crown prince has come three times in total.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “Have you ever suspected”

“The slave girl said that you will be chanting sutras for the fifth prince within the tomb half a month, since you can’t come out, it just so happens that the grandma is on the sidelines, and the crown prince seems to be very fearful of the grandma, so he didn’t dare to linger, so he went back.” Yunxiang said in a low voice.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “The Crown Prince has been afraid of her since.”

“Eldest Miss, you said that if the Crown Prince comes back next time, the slave girl is afraid that she won’t be able to use this reason to put it off.” Yunxiang said with quite a headache.

“If the Crown Prince comes again, you will give him this token, saying that the Empress Dowager has decreed that if he wants to see me, he will need the Empress Dowager’s permission.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“Ah” Yunxiang stared down at the token that the Empress Dowager had given to Missy, and had not yet reacted, “What if the Crown Prince really wants to go”

“He wouldn’t dare.” Mu Zi Yan coldly snorted, “If he dares to go to the Empress Dowager’s place to ask for a decree, since he is disrespectful to the Empress Dowager, he knows very well that in the Empress Dowager’s heart, the most loved one is the Fifth Prince.”

“On the contrary.” Rue said with a sudden realization.

Mu Zi Yan then did not say any more, but after disguising herself, she rushed to the capital.

When Zhang Zong saw Mu Zi Yan at this moment, he was not smiling like last time, but he had a sad and bitter face, his whole face was dark and heavy, but it had the same effect with the silver teeth revealed by that big smile, which was very scary.

“What’s going on here,” Mu Zi Yan saw that Zhang Zong’s expression was now richer and richer, no longer a single cold face, but this richness of expression really made her a little hard to figure out.

Empress Lu sighed, “Concubine Mei saw red and slipped that night.”

“This is a matter of the Harem, even if one slips, there are many reasons.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“There are a number of reasons, therefore, the Emperor ordered Zhang Da to enter the palace to check on Concubine Mei’s slipped fetus due to the matter of Concubine Yi’s slipped fetus at that time.” Niangzi Lu said in a low voice.

Zhang Zong grunted, “I’m the capital magistrate, how can you even put this kind of dirt in the harem on me?”

“It’s rare that the Emperor values you.” Mu Zi Yan, however, felt that the person who could make the Emperor search for him when something happened must be the person whom the Emperor trusted.

Zhang Zong was obviously stunned, staring at Mu Zi Yan for a moment of careful deliberation, “Yes, how could I not think of it”

“You’re afraid that you’ve given the Emperor a face,” Mu Zi Yan asked as she looked at Zhang Zong.

“En.” Zhang Zong nodded his head and responded.

“You have to be like this since, so that the Emperor will not be suspicious of you.” Mu Zi Yan whispered.

“But concubine Mei’s miscarriage of labor,” Zhang Zong looked to Mu Zi Yan, “If not, please ask Yan’er to help investigate it thoroughly.”

“Why,” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows, clearly not happy.

“I Hall Hall of the third grade officials, the whole day child mixed into the inner courtyard of the harem into how the smoke ah, counting big brother begged you.” Zhang Zong took a step backward and made a bow in a hurry.

Mu Zi Yan couldn’t help but smile when she saw him lowering his voice like this, “What would be the benefit if I were to oblige”

“What do you want,” Zhang Zong asked hurriedly when he saw that Mu Zi Yan had agreed.

“It’s nothing, but I want to ask Big Brother Zhang to do me a favor.” Mu Zi Yan said with a smile.

“Just say so.” Zhang Zong said without thinking.

“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll ask you to do murder and arson” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes slightly raised, teasing.

“According to Smokey’s nature, this kind of thing would not have come to me.” Zhang Zong was still self-aware.

The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth flicked, “Brother Zhang knows that the crown prince these days is always to the imperial tomb that entangled, in order that I do not have to reveal the cloven foot, the crown prince of this place will be thanks to Brother Zhang.”

“Crown Prince,” Zhang Zong looked at Mu Zi Yan with wide eyes, secretly regretting it.

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