Although she had heard Su Yi say so much, Mu Jin had never heard Su Yi mention the Queen of Southern Shu to her.

Mu Jin knew that the Queen of Southern Shu had passed away many years ago, but what she didn't know was whether the power of the Queen's family also influenced the court of Southern Shu.

Mu Jin looked at Su Yi and asked, "Which family is the queen from?"

"grandmother."

Su Yi actually didn't know much about the Queen of Southern Shu. He only learned from bits and pieces of information he heard from Emperor Gaozong of Southern Shu during his daily interactions that the kind-hearted grandmother, whom he had never met, was just an orphan with no background.

After thinking for a while, Su Yi and Mu Jin said, "Grandma is not from a noble family. She is just a lonely and helpless herbalist with no background."

After Su Yi finished speaking, Mu Jin was greatly shocked. The queen of Southern Shu Kingdom was actually just a powerless herbalist.

But this is enough to show that the emperor of Southern Shu must have loved the herbalist who saved him very much.

After all, to make an orphan girl with no power or influence the queen would definitely bring the risk of offending the aristocratic families.

When Mu Jin came back to her senses, she heard Su Yi continue talking to her.

"My grandpa told me that my grandma saved him from a serious injury by chance. He was seriously injured, and my grandma carefully treated him in the deep mountains for three whole months."

"I believe my grandmother paid a lot during this process, but they also confirmed their feelings for each other during those three months."

"After that, my grandfather seized the throne and withstood the pressure from the aristocratic families. He married my grandmother and helped her to become the empress."

Mu Jin was stunned when she heard this. After all, this kind of encounter always sounded familiar to her.

Su Yi touched Mu Jin's head and curved his lips and said, "Ah Jin, does the scene of our first meeting look like the first meeting between grandpa and grandma?"

"You saved me, I fell in love with you, and then I wanted to marry you."

Mu Jin waved away Su Yi's hand and rolled her eyes in her heart. She suspected that the encounter between the emperor and empress of Southern Shu might be a fabrication by Su Yi to fool her.

Thinking of this, she looked at Su Yi seriously and asked, "When your grandmother first saw your grandfather who was covered in wounds, was she also forced to save him?"

Su Yi smiled and complained softly: "You always know how to poke my heart."

. . . . . .

The second day came in a blink of an eye.

That morning, Mu Jin got up early, and Qing'er found a few light and breathable gauze skirts for Mu Jin to choose from. Finally, Mu Jin randomly pointed to a lilac gauze skirt and asked Qing'er to change it for her.

After Qing'er helped Mu Jia wash and dress, and had breakfast, she walked towards the gate of the princess's mansion.

The old butler greeted Mu Jin with a smile on his face.

"Miss Mu, the emperor just urgently summoned the young prince to the palace. I think there is something important to discuss. Please wait for the young prince for a while. When the young prince returns home, you can go with Miss Mu."

Mu Jin smiled and said, "No need. Princess Wenhui sent me a private message yesterday. I can go there by myself."

The old housekeeper showed a worried look on his face and advised: "It may be difficult to get along with the Lin Mansion. If you neglect Miss Mu at that time, it may cause trouble. I think it is better for Miss Mu to wait for the young prince to go together."

Mu Jin smiled and said, "Thank you Uncle Kun for preparing the car for me." After that, he took Qing'er to the gate.

The old housekeeper knew that Mu Jin was a man with his own ideas, so he had someone bring the carriage to the gate of the princess's mansion and called four maids with excellent martial arts skills to go with Mu Jin.

When they arrived at the gate of Lin's mansion, the guard outside saw the note in Qing'er's hand and simply asked them to wait outside. He said that they should take the note to report to the master, and then he left and never came back.

After a long time, Qing'er couldn't help it anymore, she walked up to Mu Jin and said.

"Miss, it's been almost an hour, and the guard hasn't come back yet? It's obvious that the Lin family is deliberately making things difficult for you. Why don't we go back to the Princess's Mansion first and wait for King Yi to come with us?"

The four maids assigned to Mu Jin by the old housekeeper looked at Mu Jin standing at the gate of the Lin Mansion and advised: "Miss Mu, why don't you let us take you back to the Princess' Mansion first."

Qing'er said, "Yes, Miss, why don't we go back? On ordinary days, the person who sent the invitation will at least welcome the guest to wait in the mansion. Even if there are many guests and they are too busy to handle them, they will not leave the guests at the door for an hour without paying attention to them."

Mu Jin shook his head: "Since you are already here, just wait. It is not us who are impolite in such a way of treating guests."

In the Lin Mansion, Lin Yueru, looking very happy, picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Nan Wenhui.

"Grandma, the sun is so bright outside, and Mu Jin has been standing outside. I think she must have suffered a lot."

Lin Yueru originally planned to leave Mu Jin out in the cold for a while, waiting for her to be unable to bear it anymore and return to the princess's residence. Then, she could find a reason to say that Mu Jin was disrespectful to Nan Wenhui and let Emperor Nan Gaozong stop Su Yi from being with Mu Jin.

Nan Wenhui took the tea directly from Lin Yueru's hand and took a sip.

She sent someone to pretend to assassinate the Chief Censor this morning. With such a major event happening, Emperor Gaozong of Nan would definitely call Su Yi into the palace to discuss the matter.

When the time for the banquet arrives, Mu Jin will definitely go first alone. Without Su Yi around, it will be much easier for them to embarrass Mu Jin blatantly.

Nan Wenhui sneered and said, "She is a divorced woman who can't even tolerate this. How can she climb up to Su Yi's high branch?"

Lin Yueru's face flashed with displeasure: "Grandmother, will Brother Yi really be seduced away by that bitch? I won't agree. Please ask the old man in the palace to grant me and Brother Yi a marriage first."

Nan Wenhui touched the head of Lin Yueru who was sitting next to her and said, "Girl, I've told you to control your temper. Once you've captured Su Yi's heart, how can he not listen to you?"

"That's good now. He has only been back in Dongyue for a year, and he has been hooked up with his divorced eldest sister-in-law. It's better not to have such an unethical person after your father is about to succeed."

Lin Yueru pursed her lips, a little unhappy: "But my granddaughter just likes Brother Yi."

Nan Wenhui shook her head and smiled: "It's okay if you like him. When you become the eldest princess, you can let Su Yi be your concubine."

"Grandma~" Hearing Nan Wenhui say this, Lin Yueru said coquettishly with a shy look on her face.

"Okay, okay, pass on my order and invite Mu Jin in. I want to see what ability that woman has that allows Su Yi to embarrass our Ru'er." Nan Wenhui said with a slightly cold expression.

As soon as Mu Jin entered the gate of the Lin Mansion, he realized that the mansion was somewhat exaggeratedly large. Not only did it look magnificent from the outside, but the carved beams and painted buildings in the corridors inside were also magnificent.

Even the roof is covered with glazed tiles, reflecting a dazzling light in the sun.

The courtyard is spacious, paved with smooth stone slabs, with a fountain in the middle, and even the walls are covered with various precious and colorful murals with intricate patterns.

Each of the pavilions and towers is extremely luxurious. They are all made of the finest mahogany and sandalwood, which is extremely luxurious.

Such decoration obviously does not conform to the regulations for the construction of a military officer's residence, but considering the Lin family's evil ambitions, such decoration is estimated to be restrained.

The maid of the Lin mansion took Mu Jin through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a pavilion in a garden. She finally met Nan Wenhui, who Su Yi said controlled the government.

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