The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

After some thought, Wei Bai and housekeeper Zeng colluded with several leaders of the personal guards and insisted that there must not be an opportunity to make the princess have more doubts and suspicions about the details of the prince's long absence, the reason why Wei Song and Du Ziheng suddenly went out for business, the corpses at the city gate, the attack on the Ninth Heaven and the revenge, and many other events.

Wei Bai, the "military advisor" with extremely high ideological awareness, funny yet rationally thought that he only had his life to save, and he dared not do anything that would affect the relationship between the prince and the princess!

With so much news circulating in the capital, the reality is in front of them, and Wei Bo's subordinates cannot act rashly or impulsively. As the saying goes, disaster comes from the mouth, and a mistake can cause a big collapse.

For this reason, Wei Bai, who has the mentality of an old fox, is extremely alert and will never be as outspoken as before. He is usually in a state of not changing his tune, but at critical moments, he is more reliable than most people, and even more stubborn than Wei Song, that blockhead.

Wei Bo is such a person. He is unreliable most of the time, but reliable only a little bit of the time.

However, the mental outlook, perseverance and ambition he displayed when he was in a reliable state were extremely dazzling.

This time, when Yun Mujiu asked where the two subordinates had gone, Wei Bai's face did not show any obvious changes in emotion, but just explained seriously that the two good brothers had left for something.

But he didn't say much, just said lightly as usual that they both had some assigned tasks to handle outside, so they would be away for the next few days. As for when they would be back, they would be back in a few days.

At the same time, he did not forget to add that the prince would be back soon, so please rest assured, Princess.

Yun Mujiu casually asked about the status of her two subordinates. It didn't mean that she wanted to be like a surveillance camera, monitoring the movements of her subordinates all the time.

She nodded lightly, but couldn't tell where the uneasy feeling in her heart came from. Even though she had received guidance and comfort from everyone yesterday, and learned that the prince would be back soon, she still felt anxious deep in her heart, and the emotion had not been fully relieved or dispelled.

On the contrary, as time went by, the uneasiness in her heart continued to spread outward like a vine. Sometimes when she was sleeping, she would feel breathless. Yun Mujiu didn't know what was grabbing her neck in the dark, making her feel suffocated and increasingly uneasy. She always wanted to do something to change, but she didn't know what she should do. What exactly needed her to change!

The stomach is an organ of emotions. If a person has too many thoughts in his mind, it will also affect the condition of his stomach.

Yun Mujiu had something on her mind. She was always a foodie, but this time the meal was tasteless. This meal was very unpleasant, but she did not show her unhappy emotions on her face, so in the eyes of others, her state was no different from usual. Others did not know what kind of emotions were accumulated in her heart, and what various thoughts were buried?

After Wei Bai gave Yun Mujiu a brief explanation, he returned to his expressionless businessman's face. Yun Mujiu asked Wei Bai to leave and rest first, but Wei Bai felt that this was not the time for him to leave, so he chose to quietly retreat to a corner and wait to see if the princess had anything else for him to do, or if she had anything to ask him.

When Wei Bai lowered his head, Yun Mujiu looked over and saw Wei Bai's slightly messy hair, carelessly tied up with a silver crown. He looked decadent, as if he had not slept well.

Yun Mujiu couldn't help but ask: "Wei Bai, have you been busy these days?"

Wei Bo was slightly surprised: "Why did the princess say that?"

Yun Mujiu said: "You haven't even combed your hair properly."

Wei Bai raised his head suddenly, reached out to touch his head, and fixed the silver crown that had tilted to one side. He lowered his eyes and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Princess. I was disrespectful."

Yun Mujiu didn't care. "It's nothing. I don't mean to blame you. I just want to know if you have encountered any problems and if you need my help?"

For example, that day when she went out of the house to meet Ji Ling and the others, she told them about Wei Bai's doubts about making friends, and Wei Bai also learned some key skills of getting along with women under the guidance of the girls. Yun Mujiu was sometimes very sharp-eyed, and just now, seeing the sadness flashing across Wei Bai's eyebrows, she couldn't help but ask Wei Bai.

Wei Bai was stunned, then smiled helplessly: "Don't worry, Princess. I'm fine. Thank you for your kindness."

After a pause, he said angrily, "I may be a little tired these past two days. I went out with the princess that day, and I went to the Herb Hall alone to do some work for Miss Fu Qian and the staff of the Herb Hall. I am not strong enough and I was exhausted."

Yun Mujiu said "Oh", it turned out that Wei Bai was tired, not exhausted by some major events or difficult official duties. It was estimated that Fu Qian, the tiger girl, treated Wei Bai like a cow, doing only physical work.

The conversation ended there, Yun Mujiu regained his composure, and when he thought of the Ninth Layer of the Netherworld again, he felt inexplicably blocked in his heart. He turned his thoughts again, silently counting the days until Ye Xiaohan returned.

She waved her hand and told everyone in the room in a firm tone that they could leave if they had nothing to do.

Afterwards, Yun Mujiu hastily stuffed a few mouthfuls of food into her mouth and didn't want to eat anymore. Seeing that no one was busy, she waved her hand to let everyone put away the food, and then glanced at Wei Bo's back as he left...

Seeing that the princess was determined not to let them stay, Wei Bai heaved a sigh of relief, turned around slightly, and walked leisurely, as if he was strolling in the mountains and woods, without being anxious about the scenery.

Wei Bo waited until everyone else had left the house before he stepped over the threshold and went out.

However, as soon as Wei Bai walked out the door, his legs couldn't stop shaking.

His legs felt weak and he wanted to kneel on the ground, but he didn't dare to do so because he knew that if he showed obvious signs of abnormality at the door, he would be seen by others soon. If others saw him, the princess would also know.

He didn't dare to lose his vigilance, nor did he dare to cause trouble because of his weak legs. He hoped that he could perform well and overcome the difficulties ahead.

At the same time, he was silently thinking about his good brothers, when will they come back, can they save him? They patted their butts and left one by one, but he who was left behind felt that every step was very difficult. Not only did he have to deal with the affairs inside and outside the Night King's Mansion, but he also had to deal with the complex emotions in his heart. He was afraid that if he made a mistake, the whole chessboard would be messed up.

Wei Bo didn't want to affect everyone at all, he just hoped that he could help everyone and not cause trouble to everyone. But he had too many things piled up on his hands, and it was really difficult for him to handle them effectively alone. At the moment, he could only silently hope that the prince and his men would come back as soon as possible...

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Another case at the east city gate had begun to spread inside and outside the capital.

This time, what was hanging above the city gate was not a corpse, but a head.

The deceased's eyes were wide open with fear in them, and there were multiple whip marks on his face, as well as obvious sword scars from fighting.

Liu Wuzheng and his men had been searching outside the city for a long time. They never expected that someone would appear near the city gate and hang his head at the city gate. They never expected that the man would dare to have the opportunity and the strength to quietly sneak back to the city gate that was already heavily guarded.

According to the guards who were patrolling that night, they did not hear any slight movement. When they looked around again, they heard the cold sound of an arrow piercing the air, followed by a slight "puff" sound.

When they arrived at the source of the sound, they found a thick arrow stuck straight into the blue brick wall. And where the arrow was, there was a head hanging in a knot made of hair. As for where the hair came from, it must have come from the head of the deceased.

The guards approached the arrow, but could not see anything in the thick darkness outside the city. They wanted to look for the man, but were afraid of being attacked by him.

But in the blink of an eye, there was another extremely light sound of air breaking. If it wasn't for someone with high martial arts skills, it would be impossible to detect such a subtle movement.

The guards drew their swords and wanted to meet the attack, but they heard a slight "bang" explosion.

White mist spread out, and a faint fragrance diffused.

Not only did they not see what had hit them, but they also did not see clearly what had exploded in front of them. In the blink of an eye, they all fell unconscious.

As for the guards and soldiers under the city wall, they fell into coma after unconsciously inhaling the faint fragrance in the air.

I don't know how much time had passed, but shortly after dawn, a team of guards came to take over the shift.

People inside and outside the city gates also began to line up to enter and exit the city gates. At this time, the sky had become brighter.

After the shocked roars of the new guards, the people outside the city also saw a round object hanging on the city wall. It was a head with a blue-black-red color on its face.

The crowd was in an uproar.

This morning, Liu Wuzheng hurried back after learning the news about the city gate. He was so scared that he almost fell to his knees and peed his pants.

He brought the officers with him and tremblingly instructed his subordinates to remove the head.

When the head fell to the ground with a thud, they didn't dare to get close to it, for fear of being knocked unconscious or poisoned.

Fortunately, the head was no longer in an abnormal state. However, as the hair became disheveled, a folded piece of paper hanging in the hair also fell to the ground.

Liu Wuzheng looked embarrassed, and pointed at Dali Temple Shaoqing Chen Sheng and ordered, "Go pick it up and see what it is."

Chen Sheng nodded steadily, his eyes not panicking like Liu Wuzheng's. After all, he was a person who rose to the position of Junior Official of the Dali Temple by his own strength, and he was not comparable to Liu Wuzheng, who was a person with connections and became an official by relying on the emperor's backing.

Chen Sheng picked up the note calmly, opened it and handed it back to Liu Wuzheng.

Liu Wu's square face turned red instantly, and the deep fear in his eyes could not be concealed.

There were sharp handwriting on the paper, and the font was red as if it was written in human blood.

There is a light-hearted sentence on it, but it is enough to scare the shit out of those with bad intentions.

Liu Wu let out a miserable "owl" before his calves went limp and he fell to the ground like a boneless egg.

Mr. Chen pretended to be shocked and asked the bailiffs to pay attention to the master's condition.

While he was commanding his subordinates, he also quietly glanced at the paper on the ground again.

Written in red script with flying dragons and phoenixes on it were the traitors have been eliminated, and my revenge will be exact!

The onlookers didn't know what was written on the paper, but seeing the newly appointed Dali Temple Minister's expression of wanting to eat a fly, they knew that there was nothing good on the paper. Everyone was whispering, wondering who had caused such a big scene at the city gate twice in a row, almost scaring the court officials to death.

Liu Wu was helped to stand up by someone, and then someone called a carriage, and then he was put on the carriage.

They first returned to the Dali Temple, bringing with them a hideous head, a threatening note, and a trembling heart, and returned to the palace to report the situation. Before entering the palace, a coroner had verified the identity of the head and the body on the spot, confirming that they were the same person, a young man nicknamed Donkey Egg.

At that time, the emperor had just finished his morning court session.

Inside the Qianqing Palace, Liu Wu was kneeling on the ground, looking gloomy.

The emperor snorted, "A threat?!"

"I think the people in the Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion want to die. And the so-called Hades Palace, which is called 'hell', should be destroyed to ashes!"

Emperor Haolian was very angry. Not only was he being provoked and oppressed by Ye Xiaohan from time to time, but he was also being threatened repeatedly by the Netherworld Nine Layers and the Mu Shiming Palace.

He wished he could kill Youming Jiuchong and destroy all the attics in Mushi Jiuyou Pavilion and the underworld palace that was hidden somewhere unknown.

But facts told him that, let alone him, the Emperor Zhongyue, even if all the top assassin organizations and royal families of various countries joined forces, it would be impossible to destroy the Nine Layers of the Netherworld and the Mushiming Palace so easily.

This heart-sinking feeling of frustration and resentment reminded him of his younger brother, Ye Xiaohan.

He implemented different strategies many times back then, but none of them succeeded in killing Ye Xiaohan and cutting off Ye Xiaohan's power.

Last year, he united his trusted subordinates who had fought against the Western Yi army, and contacted the other four countries. With the combined efforts of the five countries, Ye Xiaohan was able to survive and reach the capital city! And he still couldn't finish the work of eradicating Ye Xiaohan!

The emperor became angrier and angrier, and he tore the note into pieces.

"Okay! I want to see what he is capable of!"

Did Netherworld Nine Levels provoke them twice at the city gate? What other tricks do you have? Just come at me!

The emperor was angry and had not been in good health recently. His emotions were fluctuating violently. Amid the discomfort all over his body, the pain that started from his heart began to become more and more obvious.

A group of doctors from the Imperial Hospital huddled in a corner. Seeing the Emperor's reaction, they were almost dying, fearing that the Emperor would be so angry that he would die! Doctor Shi stared closely at the Emperor's expression and movements. He did not focus on the content of the Emperor's discussion with the Dali Temple Minister, but on the unknown disease that the Emperor suffered from...