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Mo Sheng walked up to the watchtower, and Li Hao had already heard the footsteps.

"Empress Ping."

Mo Sheng responded naturally, "Prince Hao, why don't you drink with everyone?"

The two stood side by side at the railing, looking into the distance.

Li Hao: "I don't like crowds."

Mo Sheng: "Oh. I don't like it either."

"Really?" Li Hao looked at Mo Sheng. Over the years, Concubine Ping seemed to give people the impression that she didn't like the hustle and bustle?

Listening to books and music, and walking around the streets with the palace maids...

Mo Sheng was very sure, "Yes!"

Li Hao: "Okay then..."

At the table, Ningxu poked Li Ze's arm, "Ze, look!" She looked in the direction of the watchtower with interest.

Li Ze: "Where... my brother and my second sister?"

"Hmph~Hmph~Hmph~" Ning Xu looked back at Li Ze with a sly smile on her face, "Don't you think~ Mo Sheng and my brother are a good match~?"

"Ah?" Li Ze was a little confused.

Ningxu: "You see, Mo Sheng and Sister Sheng'er have very different personalities. If she stays in the capital for too long, she will be exposed sooner or later. Sending her to Tiemaguan will make her more relaxed. Besides, isn't she quite fascinated by the Tiemaguan anecdotes today?"

Li Ze: "That depends on Second Sister's wishes..."

"Yeah~ Of course! There's no rush for this, we can cultivate our feelings slowly~" Ning Xu looked in Mo Sheng's direction with a smile, and the progress of getting rid of the palace's stubborn person increased by one.

Just when Ningxu was dreaming that after she had dealt with the two stubborn residents in the palace, she would no longer have to worry about her parents' urging and would have some peace and quiet, thinking that happy days were coming, Li Ze looked worried behind her.

"Meng'er..."

Ningxu turned around, "Huh? What's wrong?"

Li Ze: "My royal brother brought back a female captive from Dongling Country, saying that she was offered as a tribute by Dongling Country. She looks pitiful. You can make arrangements for her, whether to take her in as a palace maid or let her go."

Li Ze spoke very carefully, fearing that Ningxu would get angry.

Ningxu didn't think anything of it. "Okay, what's her name?"

Li Ze: "Donglingluo."

Ningxu: "What did you say?"

Ningxu's expression froze. Li Ze saw that she looked unhappy and quickly hugged her. "What's wrong, Meng'er?"

Ning Xu: "Do you know the name of that second brother that Mo Sheng and I complain about every day?"

Li Ze: "It can't be..."

Ningxu: "Her name is Dong Ningluo. Because my name is Ningxu, my adoptive parents are the only ones in the family, so my grandfather asked my second uncle's daughter to take my Ning character, and she has never liked this name."

Li Ze felt distressed and held her in his arms, "Don't think about it, Meng'er. There are so many coincidences in the world, and these names are different characters."

He knew that this woman would remind Meng'er of Li Jinze's death.

Ning Xu leaned in his arms, as if she had thought of something, and stood up suddenly, "Is she related to the eldest prince of Dongling Kingdom?"

Li Ze: "How did Meng'er know?"

Ningxu: "I guessed it! The liquid that corroded you in the valley that day is not something that an ordinary person can come up with. If it was really her, it is very likely that she mixed it."

Li Ze: "Then..."

Ning Xu stood up and said, "Call Mo Sheng down, and let's discuss this properly!"

The next day, Li Ze summoned the female captives. Ning Xu sent Li Ze and Mo Sheng to investigate first, while she waited for news in the tent.

The second brother hated her to the core, and even after so many years, he could still recognize her. On the contrary, Mo Sheng had another face, which was more secure.

Mo Sheng sat next to Li Ze and saw the soldiers escorting a woman in with chains on her hands and feet. Even though the woman was in a miserable state, Mo Sheng could recognize her at a glance. She was Dong Ningluo.

Mo Sheng winked at Li Ze, who immediately received the signal and the show began.

Li Ze changed his cold expression and showed a strong interest in Dong Lingluo.

"Your Majesty, the criminal has been brought here."

"Go down." Li Ze looked at Dong Lingluo with interest, "You, raise your head."

This sentence was exactly what Dong Lingluo wanted. He looked at Li Ze with deep affection. Although Li Ze felt uncomfortable, he still forced himself to continue acting.

Li Ze: "You are very pretty, what's your name?"

"My name is Dong Lingluo." The voice was sweet and shy, making people feel itchy inside.

Li Ze: "Your original owner really liked you."

His words were neither hot nor cold, and Dong Lingluo was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not!"

Li Ze: "I don't mean to blame you, get up."

Dong Lingluo: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Mo Sheng rolled his eyes in his heart when he heard this, but still showed jealousy on his face, "Your Majesty, she is just a criminal slave of Dongling Kingdom, why should you be so polite to her."

Mo Sheng's tone was full of contempt, showing his harshness to the fullest.

Li Ze was displeased, "What does Princess Ping mean? I have already made peace with the Dongling Kingdom. The daughter offered as tribute by Dongling will naturally belong to me."

Mo Sheng: "Your Majesty still wants to take her into the harem?! I disagree! How can a criminal slave like her enter the harem? Where does that put us?!"

The more she spoke, the more excited she became. Mo Sheng now looked like a wronged concubine and started to argue and stand up.

"Do you have the final say in the harem? How dare you!" Li Ze was questioned by the concubine in front of the woman he liked. He was now very angry and embarrassed.

Mo Sheng was frightened by the yelling and looked very sad. He turned around to look at Dong Lingluo, then walked out of the tent angrily. Only Li Ze and Dong Lingluo were left in the tent.

Mo Sheng seemed to be angry, but in fact he went to inform Ning Xu.

Since she suspected Dong Lingluo yesterday, Ningxu had ordered to block all news about him. There was only one concubine, Concubine Ping, in the military camp, and Ningxu was not there.

Mo Sheng rushed into Ningxu's tent, holding up her skirt, "Confirmed! It's her!"

Ningxu was puzzled, "How could she get through here?"

Mo Sheng: "Who knows? Your husband is praising her to death. It seems that she has bewitched his mind and wants to take her into his harem."

Ningxu smiled and said, "It's all because of my good training. His acting skills have improved a lot now~"

Mo Sheng looked at her smug expression and felt ashamed. "How are you going to deal with her?"

Ningxu: "I was not able to kill her to avenge myself, so let her enjoy herself for a while before telling her the cruel truth~"

Ningxu said happily, just thinking about it, she could imagine how happy and relieved she would be in the future.

"You have become more and more perverted because of what Li Ze has done to you." Mo Sheng really couldn't bear to watch it.

Ningxu walked over and pulled Mo Sheng over, pressing her against the desk. "Come here, help me write a letter back to the capital. I want to plan a good game for her."

Mo Sheng sat down and picked up the brush. "Can you learn to write?"

Ningxu: "You also owe a lot to my second sister's memory. Write."

On the other side, Li Ze asked someone to come in and untie Dong Lingluo's chains, and then ordered him to leave. There were only two of them left in the tent.

Li Ze prepared himself mentally for a long time, came to Dong Lingluo, helped him to a chair, and said, "Thank you for your hardship."

Dong Lingluo looked grateful, "Your Majesty..."

Li Ze: "Are you willing to follow me back to the palace?"