After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor

Mu Xiu's expression was provocative and playful. He leaned back in his chair nonchalantly, spreading his arms to show his honesty. He tilted his head and said provocatively, "Princess Le Yan, don't you believe it? You can search as much as you want."

It was just a joke, and Mu Xiu was so frank. If Wan Ning really started to look for it, it would seem petty and boring. Besides, Wan Ning was more interested in what was in the book in front of him. She quickly clasped her fists and said, "Believe it, believe it, of course I believe it. What you said just now was just a joke. Prince Mu Xiu is a man of integrity and will never do such a shameful thing."

Mu Xiu realized that she must have something to discuss with him today, so he stood up and put away the book he had just read and put it on the bookshelf. Yin Zhu knew that his master had always been obsessed with cleanliness, so when he saw Mu Xiu stand up, he immediately went forward and put away the practice papers, pens and ink, and only after the desk was tidy did he take out the ink-stained pen to clean it.

Yin Zhu's storage was organized in an orderly manner, and her movements were simple and smooth, which had a certain aesthetic function. Wan Ning stared at her intently and ignored Mu Xiu for a while. It was not until Yin Zhu closed the door and left that Mu Xiu's voice behind her brought her back to her senses.

"What are you looking at?"

Wan Ning turned her head suddenly, and saw Mu Xiu holding a cup of tea in each hand, looking at her with a puzzled expression. He placed a cup of steaming tea in front of her and another cup in front of himself, then sat down and said, "Try it."

"What's so good about tea..." Wan Ning has never been interested in tea tasting and has no idea how to do it. She can't taste the fragrance except bitterness. But when she opened the lid of the cup in front of her, she felt familiar: the cup was filled with steam and a milky, sweet and mellow aroma. She couldn't wait to take a sip, but she got burned again.

Mu Xiu looked at him with disdain and turned his head away, reminding him, "Be careful not to get burned again."

"Good... delicious. I haven't had this milk tea for a long time. I don't think it's fragrant on weekdays, and I didn't like it before. Now that I can drink it here again, I feel the warmth of meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Where did you come from?"

"This is the hidden beauty in Yuxi Palace. What do you think, Princess?"

Wan Ning blew away the hot air carefully, took another sip slowly, and took the time to answer: "Okay, can you give Xiang Wanxuan a portion of this good thing as well?"

Mu Xiu did not answer, and elegantly enjoyed his milk tea. Then he turned the topic to Wan Ning: "I heard that you were attacked again a few days ago, is it true?"

This question directly opened up Wan Ning's mouth: "Again, you are very clever. Since I came here, I don't know why, I have encountered this kind of thing many times, and I have become accustomed to it. It's a small matter, don't worry about it, but Prince Mu Xiu is in the deep palace, and he is well-informed. Do you know who is behind this?"

"Me?" Mu Xiu smiled helplessly and said, "How can a hostage know so much? A few days ago, you were suddenly not in the palace, and Wan Tao was not there either. Although I didn't know, someone knew. There can't be anything new in this palace. It's all hearsay. It seems to be true. How is your health now?"

If it wasn't inconvenient, she really wanted to do a set of Tai Chi on the spot to prove that she was in good health. Finally, she said lightly: "It's nothing serious. Now I'm as strong as a bull."

"Hehe, I think so too." Mu Xiu chuckled twice, then changed the subject and asked her what she was doing today: "But why did you come here today?"

Hearing this question, Wan Ning suddenly straightened her back and proudly took out a bag of money from her pocket, and threw it on the table with a "pa-" sound, saying, "Open it and have a look. I went out of the palace a few days ago to check the business outside the palace, and gave them some advice. Look, I'm giving you this month's dividend today, take a bite."

Mu Xiu only took a glance and knew what was going on. He smiled and nodded, "That's good news. But you haven't been here for a long time. You must have come here for more than just this reason."

"Hehe, I can't hide it from your eyes after all. It's almost February, and there's still no clue about the princess and Concubine Lan in the palace, not to mention the truth about the time travel. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll just waste my time here." Wan Ning spoke out her worries: "There are only five months left before my six-month appointment. If there is no progress, I plan to leave the palace and try my luck. I still need your help."

"Me? What do you want me to do?" Mu Xiu stopped beating around the bush and asked straight to the point.

"Although I can leave the palace now, it is not very convenient and I don't know much about places outside Nanye City. Could you please help me pave the road outside the palace first? When I leave the palace in the future, I can get twice the result with half the effort. At that time, it will be convenient for us to communicate with each other inside and outside. What do you think?" Wan Ning asked.

Mu Xiu nodded and said, "That makes sense, but..."

Seeing Mu Xiu's change of heart, Wan Ning thought he was going to shirk responsibility, so she immediately added impatiently, "Prince Mu Xiu, please don't talk about hostages anymore. We are friends, so don't be modest in front of me. Besides, I am doing this to find out the truth about returning home, so you should support me."

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to ask you if you know who is behind me?"

Seeing that Mu Xiu's attitude had softened, Wan Ning picked up the milk tea in front of her. She had never thought about this question before. She just thought that with Mu Xiu's talent, he would naturally cultivate his own power. She said nonchalantly: "You are the prince of Tumo, so the king of Tumo must be behind you?"

Mu Xiu shook his head. Wan Ning also put down the cup in her hand and thought seriously, analyzing: "Since you are not King Tumo, and you were recommended by Fang Muzhi, do you obey Fang Muzhi? That's not right!"

"wrong."

"It's neither you, nor King Tumo, nor Lord Fang Muzhi. There are only a few prominent figures in Tumo, so who else could it be? It can't be the princess!"

Mu Xiu stopped what he was doing, smiled meaningfully and nodded.

"Really...really the princess, the new princess Feiyu? The princess from Chu country? The one that Mengzhu hates so much?"

"Exactly. Are you surprised?"

"Surprise, so unexpected, it's really amazing news. When did you get in touch?" Wan Ning was extremely surprised and had too many questions in her mind.

Mu Xiu didn't seem to want to answer these questions now, and continued according to his own logic: "So everything I do for you will definitely reach the ears of Princess Tumo, do you mind?"

Wan Ning thought about it and realized that she had no one to use at the moment. Besides, the fewer people she knew, the better. It would be even better if someone could do it for her in secret. So she said with great confidence, "Mind? I don't mind. What should I mind? Who cares? As long as I can use him, he is a good person. At most, I can throw a few magic spells to confuse people. Who can tell the truth? Besides, the road is long and the mountains are high. Even if Princess Tumo knows, what can she do?"

"Since you don't mind, I agree to help you plan outside the palace. It seems that you don't know the origin of Princess Feiyu and Nanye City. Whatever."