Fragrant willow catkins

"How could this be..." Ning Xu stood there in a daze, looking at her own hands, and turned back to look at Li Ze in confusion and helplessness, extremely flustered.

Mo Xi looked at it and had a bad feeling in his heart.

As expected, the officials and guards behind him all knelt on the ground, "Mo Ningxu deceived the emperor, pretended to be a goddess, failed to beg for mercy, and caused the artifact to disappear. She is guilty of death! Please issue an order, Your Majesty!"

Voices rose one after another, denouncing the defilement of the goddess. No matter what their stance was, they would not forgive Ningxu.

Ningxu and Li Zejun had not expected this. They had originally wanted to happily send down the holy water, return to the palace and get rid of the Bai family. Their good days had also arrived, but now...

Li Ze listened to the advice in his ear and looked at Ning Xu with hesitation. The goddess is their bottom line. This time Li Ze might not be able to protect Ning Xu. This matter concerns thousands of people.

Mo Xi looked at Li Ze, then at the official, rushed to Ning Xu, spread his hands and protected Ning Xu behind him, "You are talking nonsense! Shut up! Shut up!"

Li Ze was powerless to raise his hands, feeling extremely heartbroken and helpless. "Pass on my order to banish the queen to the cold palace."

Li Ze looked at Ningxu with apology, and a tear fell from the corner of Ningxu's eye at this moment.

This time I really messed up...

On the way back, Li Ze had his own carriage, while Mo Xi and Ning Xu had one. Ning Xu was distraught and could not recover.

As for the other officials, Li Ze asked them to get off the car and walk with the army.

Once back in the capital, in order to avoid causing panic among the people, Li Ze ordered a comprehensive blockade of the news. The fact of the failure of the ceremony must be suppressed and not be spread to the people. The only thing he said to the outside world was that the goddess had not yet set out to the Snow Wushan Mountain.

As soon as they returned to the palace, Ningxu and Moxi were directly sent to the cold palace and were strictly guarded by additional guards.

But the failure of the ceremony was known to everyone in the court, and Li Ze ordered all members of the Mo family to be under house arrest.

The Mo family was suddenly punished and had no choice but to accept the punishment silently. They only heard some news later.

When Prime Minister Bai heard the news, he was so excited that he almost fainted. Worried that it was fake, he sent many people to the homes of different officials to inquire, but they all got positive answers.

Mo Ningxu was sent to the cold palace!

Prime Minister Bai laughed so hard that he almost couldn't sleep the whole night. He sent people into the palace at night to monitor every move in the cold palace to prevent it from being a misunderstanding.

Not to mention the two sisters in the palace. With the harem without a master, they claimed to be the queens themselves, acted recklessly in the palace, and bullied and exploited the palace maids even more.

Ningxu didn't know how she walked into the cold palace or how she got to her room. She just felt that she was lying on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

In the dream, Ningxu returned to the begging ceremony. The originally bright sky suddenly became overcast, a strange phenomenon appeared, and a strong wind blew away the light beam on the source eye. She wanted to reach out to Li Ze, but Li Ze's figure was also blown away by the wind...

"Do not!!"

Ningxu felt like she couldn't breathe and woke up from her dream instantly, covered in cold sweat.

She only heard the sound of something being knocked over next door, and someone stumbling towards her.

The cold palace was very small and not soundproof. Ningxu kept muttering to herself in her dream. The last word woke Mo Xi up, and she hurried to Ningxu's side.

Mo Xi came to Ningxu's room, turned on the light, came to Ningxu's bed, hugged her, and patted her back gently, "It's okay, it's just a dream, it's okay."

Ningxu: "Don't worry."

Mo Xi: “Hmm?”

Ningxu: "I'm sorry."

Mo Xi burst into tears when she heard this. She knew Ningxu was apologizing for the begging ceremony. Not only did Ningxu disappoint their expectations of the goddess, but she also caused them to be implicated.

If Li Ze had not been soft-hearted, the Mo family would have been destroyed by now.

"It's okay, it's okay." Mo Xi comforted Ning Xu softly. The two of them hugged each other for warmth in the cold palace, and were also worried about the other members of the Mo family outside the palace.

Because he was worried about Ningxu, whose emotions were too unstable, Mo Xi accompanied her to sleep.

Ningxu was in a daze during the first few days in the cold palace, wandering around the house all day as if she had lost her soul.

Mo Xi wanted Li Ze to find a doctor to see her, but there was no reply, which made Mo Xi very anxious.

Li Ze was not much better off, and was in a great trouble. He was blocked in the imperial study all day long, and every day someone came to ask for permission to offer sacrifices to the heavens to appease the wrath of heaven.

Li Ze was almost sick of hearing these repetitive words. He wanted to save Ningxu, but he really had no other choice but to ignore Ningxu and hope that time would make the matter fade away.

After a few days, Ningxu seemed to calm down and started to quietly carve wood sculptures in the yard. He would sit there for the whole day, looking depressed. He didn't say a word and ignored people, but he was better than before.

The guards brought food to the two of them at the door, and Mo Xi went to get it and inquire about the news outside.

These guards were usually taken care of by Mo Xi and did not take advantage of the situation.

Mo Xi came in with the food, put away the Ningxu wood carving, and put the food on the table, saying, "My second sister has also been confined. His Majesty said that Concubine Lin is pregnant and should not work hard, so the control of the harem has been handed over to the Queen Mother. This is good. If it was given to Concubine Lin, we would have a hard time."

After setting the table, Mo Xi placed the chopsticks in Ning Xu's hand and said, "Don't be too sad. Cheer up. I heard that all the civil and military officials are asking for advice, and His Majesty has no choice but to lock you up. The goddess is indeed a big deal, and now this misunderstanding has happened, no one could have imagined it."

Ningxu said nothing and had no expression on her face. She just ate from the bowl.

Mo Xi said to himself, "This is strange. I heard them say that the phoenix appeared that day. How could you not be the goddess?"

Ningxu remained silent.

Mo Xi sighed, looking helpless. Ning Xu's behavior was really abnormal. Mo Xi was scared and had to stare at her every day.

Another day, the meal was late, and Mo Xi went to the door when he was hungry. There was a chain outside the door, so Mo Xi could only push it open a crack and go out with a pair of big eyes.

"Brother Guard, why hasn't the meal been delivered for so long?"

The guards said that Concubine Lin had a bad appetite today and none of the dishes suited her appetite. She felt like vomiting after eating them, so almost all the imperial chefs were called to cook for her.

The other palaces had small kitchens, so the only people who were starving were the two of them in the cold palace.

Mo Xi was so angry that she couldn't speak. Speechless! Very speechless! She couldn't leave yet, otherwise she would have to slap Lin Fei twice.

"My lady, we will bring the meal to you as soon as possible. Please wait patiently."

The guards advised him kindly. Although Mo Xi was unhappy, he would not take it out on them. "Okay, thank you for your help."

Mo Xi closed the door lightly, turned around and walked back cursing, wishing he could go out and bite Lin Fei to death. On the way, he picked up a branch and hit the weeds on the roadside.

Ningxu noticed some movement, looked up, and saw Mo Xikong was angry, so she asked, "What's wrong?"

Mo Xi: "That Concubine Lin is taking advantage of what's in her belly to do evil things! She won't give us food! She wants to starve us to death!"

Ningxu sighed softly and continued with the work in her hands, "Wait a minute."

Mo Xi was shocked. This was really not Mo Xiaoliu! Normally, she would not react like this when she suffered a loss.

Mo Xi: "You... so calm?"

Ningxu: "If you are really hungry, ask the guard brother for some ingredients and I will cook for you myself."

She continued carving at the wood.