The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

When the night wind blew, only the sound of wind chimes could be heard in the top attic, leaving the house and the corridor quiet and serene.

Pavilion Master Qian said no more and did not have too much discussion with his subordinates about Yun Mujiu.

He stood at the end of the corridor, leaning on the railing and looking at the night market in Beijing below, his thoughts couldn't help but drift to that person.

Yun Mujiu.

He rarely felt so interested in a stranger, especially a strange woman.

The last time his curiosity about Yun Mujiu was aroused was because Duan Yi mentioned to him many incidents of Yun Mujiu's soul-stealing, as well as the process of Yun Mujiu's changing tone throughout his stay in the capital.

But during this period of time, he was not paying more attention to Yun Mujiu because of the reports from Duan Yi's subordinates.

To be honest, his change of mindset was not due to what others said, but because he himself was inexplicably more curious about Yun Mujiu's affairs. In the past few days, the more he learned about Yun Mujiu, the less news he could find about him, and the more he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart, which made him even more confused about what he was thinking.

Pavilion Master Qian continued to think and was about to talk about the secret of Yun Mujiu.

He intuitively felt that when it came to secrets, there was something odd about Yun Mujiu, that she had a side that was unknown to others... Even when facing her husband, Prince Ye, she had never fully revealed even a trace of the secrets in her deepest heart.

Pavilion Master Qian just talked with Duan Te for a long time, and now he can figure out some of the tricks in his mind:

Yun Mujiu's secret may not be there, she may have a connection with the Dongyang Empire...

Maybe not, her mysterious and versatile wandering master...

But as for herself.

Deep thinking about this point also made Pavilion Master Qian continue to worry, and then he had deeper thoughts: First, he suspected that Yun Mujiu was not Yun Boliang's biological daughter.

Secondly, and more importantly, is Yun Mujiu really the useless and ugly little woman from the original residence of Prime Minister Zhong Yue?

Unconsciously, Pavilion Master Qian became more and more concerned about Yun Mujiu, and even went out in person to find out what secrets Yun Mujiu, a "little girl", had...

At this time, what Pavilion Master Qian didn't know was that the people of Soul-stealing Yuanxi had gone through untold hardships and were intercepted by the forces of Night King and Mu Shi, but the three clues they had obtained about Master Yun Mujiu were actually released by Yun Mujiu on his own initiative!

That's right, Yun Mujiu, like Ye Xiaohan, had sent their own people to intercept the soul-stealing people and investigate her. At the same time, she also cleverly figured out her own tactics to deal with it, and let her subordinates quietly release a batch of news that made people feel that it was difficult to distinguish between true and false, in order to mislead and disrupt the soul-stealing people.

At this time, what Pavilion Master Qian didn't know was that while he was wondering whether Yun Boliang and Yun Mujiu were biological father and daughter, Yun Mujiu on the other side had also thought wildly: The Soul Stealing Pavilion Master was meddling in her affairs, wanting to investigate all her information inexplicably. He was not her biological father, so why was he worrying about it? Even if he was her biological father, so what? She didn't want to claim a "father" that popped up out of nowhere? !

Tonight, the night market in Beijing is not as lively as usual. Even in Beijing, which has always had a good climate, it has not rained for a long time.

At night, even if there is a breeze, the air still has a sense of dryness and heat that is unique to summer. Most people would rather stay at home to cool off than walk around the streets and sweat.

And in many places in the city, there are also many hidden waves.

The Night King personally carried out a series of suppression events. Although this heavy news made countless people worried, almost no one believed that this news was true.

On such a hot and humid night, many people acted with an irritable mentality. On the one hand, whether it was the people in the Netherworld Nine Layers warning and revenge team or the people who had nothing to do with the Netherworld Nine Layers, they were all terrified by the recent actions of the Mushi Nine Nether Pavilion, and they were also thinking about how to protect themselves.

On the other hand, after hearing about the horrific actions of the Night King, even if they did not believe them to be true, they still became more wary and curious about the Night King's Palace and some of the Night Princes, which had seemed to have been quiet for quite some time.

Court officials from neutral factions, such as the Right Prime Minister and the Duke of Ju, adopted a bystander attitude.

People like Duke Meng's faction, Scholar Su, and General Bai, who lean towards the Night King's faction, closely follow the developments of the outside world and are curious and extremely surprised by the Night King's actions.

As for the other factions standing in opposition to the Night Palace, such as the followers of the Crown Prince and King Di and their grandfather's family, they were all restless. They were afraid of the constant suppression by the Jianghu demons, and they were even more terrified that the God of War Prince, who once frightened countless people, had actually come forward to stand at the forefront of the Jianghu and the court.

Unlike these people with different thoughts, the interior of the Night Prince's Mansion is still in a peaceful state. Knowing what the Night Prince has done, they will not be as nervous and uneasy as the people outside. All they need to do is to take good care of the princess in the palace and wait for the return of the prince with peace of mind.

Very late at night, in the Qichi Courtyard, a woman with black hair and white clothes was sitting quietly on a swing, with two young girls behind her.

It was not until he heard the reminders from his maids Chunlan and Xiahe that Yun Mujiu, dressed in white, decided to take a rest late into the night when the wind was cold and the frost was heavy.

Ye Xiaohan was not here, and the rare herbal pills that Ye Xiaohan prepared for her to take before going to bed had already been eaten. She had been a little absent-minded recently, and she was not so obedient to the biological clock's sleep time.

Yun Mujiu declined the medicinal bath in the past two days, and did not take any mind-regulating or body-tonifying medicine before going to bed. He just wanted to rest quietly in his normal state, and then fall asleep easily while lying on the bed.

Whether she can sleep or not, and whether the quality of her sleep is good or bad, it is better for her to treat it with a positive attitude.

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At the morning market in the capital, the topic had changed a lot over the past few days, and once again it was all about the Night King.

Everyone couldn't believe that the Night King would take action to kill those assassins from the killer organization. It wasn't that they didn't believe in the Night King's ability, but the sudden news of His Majesty the Night King's prosperity shocked everyone.

Good man, the Night King is amazing when he doesn't make a move. The Night King's power has always been so strong.

While everyone was doubting and discussing, the Night King, who was at the center of the discussion, had not released any news from his palace.

After thinking about it, everyone became more convinced that what they heard were all rumors. After all, Prince Ye was occasionally busy with court affairs, so how could he make such a shocking move at other times...

However, they never expected that another wave of news about the Night King would soon sweep across the capital, shocking even the harem, and making Emperor Haolian, who was lying on his sickbed, so angry that he sat up.

"What! Ye Xiaohan also participated in killing the people I sent out, and killed so many assassins by himself?"

Haoliandi was different from the people outside the city. He knew more information than the people outside. And under the intentional dissemination of the Night King, Haoliandi would naturally receive the information that the Night King had secretly spread.

He sat at the head of the bed. There was a circle of imperial doctors in front of the couch, but he had no intention of paying attention to those doctors who looked worried.

He stared at the guards who were kneeling in front of him and reporting.

"How could Ye Xiaohan be involved in murder?"

"Your Majesty, according to the information I found, there is a speculation that when Lord Youming was ambushed by our people, our people unintentionally offended the Night King who was passing by, which is why he was seriously injured by the Night King afterwards." A guard replied in a trembling voice.

Geng Wa, the captain of the Dragon Staff Guard, was nearly killed by Nether Nine, and now another Dragon Staff Guard who was temporarily promoted has taken over the job of the Dragon Staff Guard leader. His name is "Xu Geng", and although he has rich experience in secret guards, he is always trembling with fear when thinking of the fate of other former leaders, fearing that he will be the next one to die.

The emperor asked again: "How could I have offended Ye Xiaohan? What do you mean he just passed by? Didn't he stay in the capital all the time?"

Xu Geng replied cautiously: "Someone outside said that it just so happened that the Night King was out at that time, and that's why we and the people from Biluo offended the Night King."

The emperor waved his hands, obviously not believing this speculation. It was too outrageous. How could he have offended Ye Xiaohan who happened to appear at that time? And how could Ye Xiaohan leave the city and have the ability to deal with so many masters?

Seeing that the emperor didn't believe it, Xu Geng nodded. He also felt that it was impossible for him to offend the Night King by chance.

He changed the subject and went on to explain, "It was indeed Lord Youming who carried out the first sneak attack. Our people were attacked by an unidentified man in black during the evacuation. At that time, we thought he was Lord Youming's men, but unfortunately he escaped after the fight, and many wounded soldiers died while fleeing." This is what the former captain Geng Wa said after he regained some consciousness.

He took a deep breath and changed the subject, only to mention the terrifying words that the Night King might appear.

He put on a bronze face and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, as for the second sneak attack on Lord Nether, no one was left alive. Based on the traces at the scene, we speculated that Lord Nether acted alone, but according to the new information, I'm afraid that the Night King was also involved at that time."

"As for the reason for the offense, it may not be a new grudge like the 'temporary offense' we just mentioned, but we have had a long-standing disagreement with the Night King, which is an old grudge." It is not a temporary offense, but an old offense.

"As for why the Night King took action, it was because there were enemies of the Night King among the team."

The emperor thought about it and felt that it was true. Ye Xiaohan had always been at odds with him, the emperor. Ye Xiaohan's Hanyin Guards and his Longzhang Guards were even more incompatible. What's more, the Biluo assassins and the assassins from other factions in that team all had grudges against Ye Xiaohan. When his good brother had the opportunity to take revenge, he would naturally not spare anyone. It was really possible that Ye Xiaohan took action based on old grudges.

In a blink of an eye, he glared and said, "How could a disabled man like him kill so many masters?"

Xu Geng's scalp tingled, and he continued, "After we heard the rumors about the Night King, we re-investigated the crime scene and its surroundings, and found no traces of wheels or carriages."

This was said in a somewhat obscure way, almost stating openly that Ye Xiaohan would not ride in a wheelchair or a carriage, and almost ruined the calm face that Haolian Di had tried so hard to maintain.

"So, what you mean is..." The emperor laughed angrily, slapped the bed with his big hand, and said angrily - "My good brother's leg has healed, and I don't know when it will heal, but I, the military leader of a country, have been deceived!"

These words were so harsh that no one in the palace dared to reply. The imperial doctors had already huddled in the corner, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into instead of having to listen to the confidential words from the emperor's mouth.

The emperor also knew that these useless people did not dare to answer him directly. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His eyes rolled and he thought of another key point.

"Ye Xiaohan and Youming Jiuchong both made a name for themselves. Could it be that they joined forces to kill the second group of people?" If a prince of a country mixed with a Jianghu devil, it might not be good for the reputation of King Ye. Similarly, no one in the room dared to respond to the emperor's doubts.

A kneeling dragon staff guard said cautiously: "Your Majesty, this morning Mu Xi released news based on rumors from the outside world, saying that their Pavilion Master is not familiar with Prince Ye."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the emperor smiled with some disappointment: "It doesn't matter..." It's a pity that he can't take the opportunity to find something to hold against Ye Xiaohan and murder him.

But he was also thankful that Ye Xiaohan had no relationship with the Netherworld Ninth Layer, otherwise wouldn't Ye Xiaohan have another great helper?

Haoliandi and the outsiders all agreed that the Night King and the Netherworld had nothing to do with each other. The two of them attacked at the same time, it was just a coincidence. At the same time, what they didn't know was that when the mysterious man in black was chasing the Dragon Staff Guard and the remnants of the dead soldiers behind Netherworld Jiuchong, he was actually Netherworld Jiuchong himself. However, Netherworld Jiuchong could not control the changes in his body, so he left, and then returned to the Netherworld Palace in the identity of Netherworld Jiuchong.

The Emperor found out that the Night King and the Netherworld had no alliance or cooperation, and in a blink of an eye, the issue returned to the most critical point.

He still found it hard to believe and accept: "How could Ye Xiaohan leave the city! How could he kill so many people! How could he become so powerful! "

The Emperor could not hide his emotional collapse. He had been working hard for so long, but in the end, before he succeeded in eradicating Ye Xiaohan - he discovered that Ye Xiaohan had recovered a long time ago, and might have done many big things without telling them!

This ridiculous farce of only realizing the truth afterward is even more painful than killing him! They are like fools, always being foolishly complacent!

Only now do we know that Ye Xiaohan has recovered and become stronger, far, far, far... Compared to knowing earlier that Ye Xiaohan has recovered and become stronger, it makes people feel devastated, fatal, and heartbroken!

Ye Xiaohan, this move of yours is so cruel that it stabs me in the heart!