In the bedroom.
Xiuer led Xue Mu into the hall.
"Mother, Master Xue is here." Xiu'er said looking at Mo Xi'er who was leaning on the chair.
When Mo Xi'er saw it, she immediately sat up straight, then smiled and said, "Master Xue is here?"
Xue Mu then raised his hands and said, "Xiaoguan Xue Mu has met the empress."
"Please get up quickly." Mo Xi'er looked at Xiu'er and said, "Hurry up and give Mr. Xue a seat."
"Yes, concubine."
Xiuer handed Xue Mu a chair.
After Xue Mu sat down, he asked, "I don't know if your Majesty has asked me to come here. Is there anything wrong?"
At this time, Mo Xi'er took the initiative to go down the steps, came to Xue Mu, and smiled: "Look at what Mr. Xue said, can't I call you if nothing happens?"
"That's not what I meant," Xue Mu replied, "I just thought that the empress had something important to do."
"It's an important matter," Mo Xi'er said deliberately, "I just don't know if Mr. Xue is willing to do this favor for me."
"Please tell me, my Majesty, if I can help, I will definitely help." Xue Mu knew. Mo Xier might have something else to say, so he was mentally prepared in advance.
Sure enough, Mo Xi'er said: "Actually, do you know that although I am the empress and the concubine of the harem, I don't have much freedom in this palace all day long."
"Your Majesty is a noble concubine of the Daqing Dynasty, and she is already looked up to by many people." Xue Mu flattered.
Mo Xi'er sighed, leaned on Xue Mu's chair, and said in a plaintive voice: "Master Xue, you don't know that in this deep palace, I am like a prisoner in a cage. Like a bird, there is no freedom at all."
"Besides, since I entered the palace, apart from these slaves, I haven't seen anyone else?"
"This is why I often go to Concubine Mu just to find someone to chat with."
"Until I met you, Mr. Xue."
Speaking of this, Mo Xi'er looked at Xue Mu.
Although Xue Mu looked calmly ahead, he still noticed through his sight that Mo Xi'er was looking at him.
He then smiled and said, "I guess your Majesty must be yearning for life outside the palace. Then I will tell you more about the things in the capital."
Mo Xi'er looked at him, with his handsome face and strong figure.
He looks a bit scholar and a bit military general.
It makes people happy.
Then she gently put her hand on Xue Mu's shoulder and whispered: "I do yearn for life outside the palace, but do you know, Mr. Xue? I want someone to talk to me even more."
When Xue Mu felt Mo Xi'er's hand on his shoulder, he stood up, and then said, "Don't worry, Madam, I told Aunt Nangong before, and asked her to chat with you more."
Hearing this, Mo Xi'er frowned and asked deliberately: "Master Xue, do you not want to come to my place?"
"Of course not. It's already a blessing for me to be here," Xue Mu replied.
"If that's the case, then why did you resist me when I asked you to come to my palace?" Mo Xi'er pretended to be angry.
Xue Mu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "It turns out that the empress wants me to come to your place. Of course there is no problem, but there are many people in the palace, so I'm afraid."
"What are you afraid of?" Mo Xi'er asked, "If you are afraid, then you won't be afraid when you go to Concubine Mu?"
"Aunt Nangong and I are aunt-nephew, so many eunuchs and maids think it's normal. After all, the empress is a noble concubine. If word spreads, it will be bad for the empress' reputation." Xue Mu replied appropriately.
But Mo Xi'er said: "You and Sister Wei are not real aunts and nephews. Don't think I don't know. Then according to what you said, we can call each other sister and brother. From today on, I am your sister."
"ah?"
"Ah what?" Mo Xi'er said arrogantly: "Anyway, from now on, I am your sister and you are my brother."
"But..." Xue Mu was a little confused: "What if your Majesty"
"Don't worry, His Majesty hasn't been to the harem for a long time. He is now addicted to cultivation." Mo Xi'er felt that she seemed to have said too much, so she changed the subject and said: "In short, all the eunuchs and slaves here are all me. Don’t worry, people, just come here often.”
Xue Mu pondered for a while, and finally asked: "Empress, may I ask you a question?"
"Don't call me empress, call me sister."
"elder sister."
"You ask."
Xue Mu asked: "Sister, if Your Majesty doesn't come to the harem on weekdays, doesn't he also go to Aunt Nangong?"
Mo Xi'er nodded: "You are right, Your Majesty, no one is going, so although we are empresses, like you, we have basically never seen Your Majesty. By the way, you have met Your Majesty. No?"
Xue Mu shook his head.
"It's okay. When you get older in the future, you may be able to meet him." Mo Xi'er teased, "Maybe you will be favored by His Majesty and get promoted and make a fortune."
"Forget it about getting promoted and getting rich. My brother just wants to live a peaceful life and have some spare money." Xue Mu said with a smile.
When Mo Xi'er heard this, she sighed: "Oh, my family is a wealthy businessman's family, and there is no shortage of money. I could have been a carefree young lady, but now I am here."
"Aren't there many people who dream of entering the palace and being favored by the emperor?" Xue Mu asked.
But Mo Xi'er shook her head: "I have to stay in this red palace wall for the rest of my life, unable to get out. Maybe I can survive this kind of life for half a year, but if I have to live for a lifetime, who can bear it? "
Having said this, she put her hand on Xue Mu's shoulder again and pinched it gently with her slender fingers: "Brother, I really envy you. You can be free outside, unlike my sister, who is here. Deep in the palace, I often feel that I am alone and feel cold."
After Mo Xi'er finished speaking, she leaned down.
He sat in the chair, feeling a little restless.
He does like beautiful women.
It's a normal man's hobby.
However, this beauty is His Majesty’s woman.
No matter how much you like it, you can't do it casually.
If someone discovered it, it would be a serious crime of beheading.
So Xue Mu still remained vigilant: "Sister, although we call each other sister and brother now, will it be..."
"Don't worry about that." Mo Xi'er knew what he was thinking. She leaned close to Xue Mu's ear and called softly: "I have bribed those eunuchs and slaves a long time ago. They will only listen to me, so you Come here and talk to me, there’s no way they’ll spread the word.”
"Oh well."
Seeing this, Xue Mu had no choice but to say, "Then I will stay here and chat with my sister for a while."
"Brother."
"What's wrong?"
"What if my sister doesn't want to talk for a while?"
"Then what does sister want to do?"
"What did you want to do?"
Mo Xier deliberately tested his attitude.
Her fingers gently slid from her shoulders to her neck, and then down.
Xue Mu stood up immediately. He explained: "Sister, I think this kind of thing is still inappropriate. It's getting late. I have to leave first."
After saying that, he was ready to leave.
Mo Xi'er leaned on the chair. She looked at Xue Mu leaving and smiled.
His eyes seemed like those of a hunter looking at his prey.
Xue Mu did not hesitate too much and continued to walk out of the palace.
On the way out of the city gate, Xue Mu didn't speak for a long time.
He originally wanted to ask Xiu'er what Mo Xi'er's intention was.
But when I thought about these eunuchs and maids, they had long been bribed by Mo Xier.
I probably couldn't ask anything.
Think about it and give up.
After exiting the city gate, Xue Mu got off the carriage and walked alone on the street towards the direction of the Divine Catcher.
Mo Xi'er's behavior today was very strange.
She was a noble concubine of the Daqing Dynasty.
The emperor's woman.
Why do you feel so reckless?
If someone told the emperor what she did today, she might lose her head.
Why can she be so calm?
Did Emperor Qing really not care about the harem?
As a result, the women in these harems became unbearably lonely.
Need to find a place to vent the fire.
Or is it because of my damn good looks?
Make her lose control of her legs?
"Oh, after all, I am still too handsome."
Ever since Xue Mu was able to open his eyes, he took a closer look and found that his appearance was indeed going sideways in the Daqing Dynasty.
It's no wonder that Mo Xi'er, who is your empress, also falls in love with me.
But this is too unreserved.
I just met him a few times and got started immediately.
If this continues, it is very likely that he will have the emperor's woman.
Although this is quite exciting.
However, it is also easy to lose your head.
"Forget it, let's just pretend what happened today didn't happen."
Xue Mu didn't think much about it, thinking that Mo Xi'er was probably just teasing him and wouldn't be serious.
Just when he wanted to forget about this incident, Nangong Xue led someone out of the Divine Catching Division.
She was a little surprised when she saw Xue Mu.
"You haven't gone back yet?" Nangong Xue asked.
Xue Mu listened to her voice and shook his head: "Not yet, what's wrong with Sister Xue'er?"
Nangong Xue explained: "Zhao Jingyan is causing trouble in the Criminal Department, we have to get there quickly now."
"Ah? What's going on?"
"Let's go over there first and then talk."
Not long after, they arrived at the Criminal Department.
As soon as he walked into the Criminal Department, Xue Mu heard Zhao Jingyan yelling: "I said you Zhang Zheng, are you out of your mind? The Detective Division is going to arrest the magistrate of Nanhua County. Not only do you not help carry him... , preventing others from arresting him is simply a meal of corpses."
At this time, a middle-aged man's voice came out: "Little Prince, I don't know anything about this."
"Then tell me, who is in charge of this matter?" Zhao Jingyan said angrily: "Today I will seek justice for the Chief Inspector. If you can't give me a reason, I will ask my father to come."
"No, no, no, I'll ask them now."
Then, the middle-aged man asked seriously: "Who on earth blocked the discount application approved by the Divine Catcher Division?!"
Xue Mu heard Lu Yuantong say tremblingly: "Shang Shu, Mr. Shangshu, my subordinates forgot to give the approval to the Divine Catcher Division."
"What on earth did you do? You forgot such an important thing. Besides, it also involves the issue of imperial officials. If you have something to do, you can't leave it alone." Zhang Zheng said angrily.
At this time, Nangong Xue called Zhao Jingyan: "Zhao Jingyan."
Zhao Jingyan turned around and found Nangong Xue and Xue Mu coming, so he immediately stepped forward and said, "Okay, it's okay. You can arrest them later."
He looked at Xue Mu and said happily: "Brother Xue, am I right? I already said I can handle you."
"Thank you so much, Brother Jingyan. I didn't expect Brother Jingyan to be so powerful." Xue Mu sighed with emotion.
Nangong Xue complained: "What's so great about him? Those people are so afraid, not because they are afraid of his father, but not because they are afraid of him."
When Zhao Jingyan heard this, he stuttered angrily: "Nangong. Nangong Xue, why are you talking to this prince? They are afraid of my father, which means they are afraid of me!"
Not long after, Zhang Zheng came to Zhao Jingyan respectfully with an arrest document and said: "My young prince, the approval document has been passed. Please take a look."
"That's true." Zhao Jingyan took the arrest document, then glanced at Nangong Xue in dismay, then handed the document to Xue Mu and said, "Okay, hurry up and arrest the person."
"Thank you, young prince." Xue Mu said with cupped hands.
"We are all brothers, there is no need to say this." Zhao Jingyan said politely.
When Zhang Zheng heard this, he glanced at the man next to Zhao Jingyan.
Although he is wearing the costume of Chihu, he seems to be blind.
He was a little curious, why could such a person be so close to the young prince, and why would he be called a brother?
"Young prince, let's leave first."
"good."
Zhao Jingyan reminded: "Be careful."
After seeing them leaving, the housekeeper Lao Jia also said to Zhao Jingyan: "Little Prince, it's getting late for us and we have to go back."
"Okay, I've had enough fun today." He looked back at Zhang Zheng and said, "Old Zhang, I'm leaving first."
"Farewell to the young prince." Zhang Zheng smiled.
After Zhao Jingyan left, his expression immediately changed. With a straight face, he looked back at Lu Yuantong: "Yuan Tong, what's going on? What happened to the magistrate of Nanhua County?"
Lu Yuantong stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, they want to investigate the problem of the fields in Nanhua County."
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Zheng frowned.
After two seconds of silence, he asked, "How much does he know?"
"Not much, but my subordinates are afraid."
"Go, find two brothers you can trust, and use the fastest speed to get rid of him before the Chief Inspector."
"Subordinate, go right away."
After Lu Yuantong left, Zhang Zheng looked at his leaving figure and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
On the way out of the city.
Xue Mu asked Nangong Xue curiously: "Who did the young prince criticize just now?"
"Zhang Zheng, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment." Nangong Xue explained.
Xue Mu was very surprised when he heard this.
"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Punishment?!"
"That's right."
Xue Mu never expected that the top leader of the Criminal Department would be so humble in front of Zhao Jingyan.
And listening to the conversation between Nangong Xue and Zhao Jingyan just now.
Zhao Jingyan seems to have an amazing father.
So he deliberately asked: "Brother Jing Yan is so prestigious in the court."
"Hmph." Nangong Xue said disdainfully: "What kind of prestige does he have? It's not just consuming his father's fame."
"Who is the young prince's father?" Xue Mu probed.
"It's the Eighth Prince, the younger brother of the Holy Emperor."
"That's it." Xue Mu sighed: "It seems that being a prince is not bad."
After hearing this, Nangong Xue said calmly: "The late emperor had a total of more than ten princes, eleven of whom died unexpectedly. Only the current emperor and the eighth prince are still alive. Do you think it is good to be a prince?"
When Xue Mu heard this, he was stunned for a moment: "Why?"
"Back then, when the Seventh Prince won the throne, there were still several princes who stood in line. The Holy One was the least favored one. Only the Eighth Prince always supported him. So that's why the other princes died unexpectedly, and only the Eighth Prince is still fine."
After listening to this, Xue Mu found that the battle for the throne was really cruel.
At this time, Nangong Xue said again: "But it seems that our Holy Emperor has not learned his lesson and has never established a prince. This has also led to the eldest prince and the second prince having been fighting for each other for the past two years."
"And the eldest princess."
Speaking of the eldest princess, Nangong Xue couldn't help but feel a little more admiration in her eyes.
(End of chapter)
