In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

In the past few days, Zezhou came to the Mu Mansion every day and asked, "Madam Mu, are you feeling better today? Do you miss His Royal Highness Prince Liang?"

Seeing his strange behavior, Mu Jinan thought he was a lunatic: "No"

Apart from kneeling in front of the Xuanzheng Hall every day, Li Huaijin studied military tactics.

Also, I miss her.

Mu Jinan insisted on going to court despite Nangong Yu's obstruction. When she entered the Xuan Zheng Hall that morning, the warm sun was blowing on her face, and she saw a man kneeling in front of the hall.

Puzzled, "Isn't this the King of Liang from that day? Why is he kneeling here?"

Jiang Yanqing, who was standing by, had already heard that Mu Jinan had forgotten about Li Huaijin.

He noticed that Mu Jinan's eyes when looking at Li Huaijin were no longer as gentle as before, it was as if he was looking at a stranger.

He shook his head and said, "He made a mistake and was reprimanded by His Majesty. He kneeled here for an hour every day to warn the court officials not to overstep their authority and not to commit treason."

Mu Jinan raised his eyebrows in surprise: "He dares to rebel?"

Jiang Qingyan nodded and sighed. He thought Li Huaijin was just talking casually, but he really mobilized the Northern Yamen Imperial Guards:

"King Rui wanted to kill you, but King Liang saved you."

“Yes, this is the first time I’ve met him too.”

"He still has whip wounds on his body and hasn't had a good rest for more than half a month. If this continues, I don't know if his body can hold up."

Mu Jinan glanced at him and saw that he seemed to be thinner than when he saw him that day in Prince Liang's Mansion.

I only heard the eunuch say loudly, "Enter the palace."

The palace was solemn. Emperor Ming was in worse shape than in the past few days. He kept coughing and frowned. "What do you want to report today?"

I only heard the Left Guard General Guo Yi say:

"Your Majesty, regarding the ceasefire of Nanzhao, General Mu has sent a letter saying that the other side has withdrawn its troops and it is not a trick."

Emperor Ming smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, okay, let all the soldiers come back. This time General Mu won the battle. I will welcome him and the Ministry of Rites will take care of it."

Zhang Xubai, a doctor from the Ministry of Rites, said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Jiang Yin saw that Li Huaijin had killed Li Heng, but was only punished to kneel outside the palace. He wanted to take this opportunity to avenge his son Jiang Xianzhi. He was also angry and dissatisfied because he and Li Heng were relatives:

"Your Majesty, the King of Liang killed the King of Rui, cut off his head and burned it. His methods were so cruel. How can you let him off so easily?"

Cui Hengling wanted to vent his anger for his nephew, Lu Mingxu, and his cousin Cui Yinghe. While Jiang Yin was speaking, they continued to complain:

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Liang killed his uncle, which is against human ethics. If he dares to kill the prince today, he will dare to rebel tomorrow."

"Your Majesty, you must punish him severely and demote King Liang to a commoner to appease the public anger."

Suddenly half of the people in the court knelt down and said in unison:

"Your Majesty, please demote King Liang to a commoner to appease the public anger."

Cai Tong is Jiang Xianzhi's uncle. Now they have become one and are colluding in private. He gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, the people are talking about the massacre of the royal family. I hope Your Majesty can give an explanation to the deceased King Rui."

Shen Yuxin was resentful of Li Huaijin's confiscation of his property, and he put his money into the national treasury and allocated military rations, hoping to take the opportunity to get rid of him:

"Your Majesty, how can a nephew kill his uncle? The King of Liang is becoming more and more arrogant. If the emperor breaks the law, the common people will be guilty as well. Please punish the King of Liang."

Mu Jinan said uncontrollably, "Are you saying that it was wrong for His Majesty to kill Princess Taiping that day?"

Emperor Ming gripped the dragon throne tightly with his fingers, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his bright eyes. It was unclear whether he wanted Shen Yuzhong to die or Mu Jinan to die.

Shen Yuzhong pointed at Mu Jinan and said, "You are making up stories. Princess Taiping was sentenced to death."

A scene flashed through Mu Jinan's mind, but he suddenly couldn't remember:

"King Rui almost killed me, so what's wrong with King Liang killing him?"

Xiao Hechuan stared at Mu Jinan: "Prince Rui only arrested you, but you are alive and well, but Prince Liang killed Prince Rui"

Mu Jinan was furious: "You mean if someone wants to kill you, you can only offer your neck to them, wait to die, and then ask for justice?"

"Is the life of King Rui precious? Don't forget, I am also the princess's daughter, and I have the blood of His Majesty flowing in my veins. It is clear that you are colluding with King Rui. Don't think that there is no evidence just because he is dead."

Mu Chen stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Hechuan had previously taken a prostitute from a criminal official as his concubine. He came to the court before his confinement period was over. I don't know why..."

It was impossible for Emperor Ming to remember these trivial things, but it was indeed Xiao Hechuan's maternal ancestors, Lu and Li Heng, who lifted his house arrest.

The Emperor Ming's eyes were stern, and Xiao Hechuan was so frightened that his whole body was shaking, and he dared not say anything.

Jiang Yanqing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Prince Liang has been decided. How can you go back on your word?"

Wang Huaiyang couldn't help but feel worried when he saw Mu Jinan so anxious:

"Your Majesty, this is King Rui's fault."

General Guo Yi always sided with Li Huaijin and Mu Jingyi: "Your Majesty, the King of Liang has been punished, there is no need to discuss it further."

Wang Zhengzhong saw that Emperor Ming was hesitant and changed the subject:

"Your Majesty, An Xuan has not yet arrived in Chang'an"

Mu Jinan also heard from her colleagues today that An Xuan was walking slowly on his way to Chang'an, and had been walking for more than ten days, but had not yet reached the two cities. She was afraid that he was delaying on purpose.

He stood up and said: "Your Majesty, An Xuan has been slow to come to Chang'an. I'm afraid he is not familiar with the road. Why don't we send someone to receive him?"

Xiao Hechuan recalled that Li Heng had told him that he must please An Xuan, and he would have endless wealth and glory in the future:

"Your Majesty, An Xuan is loyal to you. Sending someone to pick him up would be like hostage-taking."

Guo Yi looked at Mu Jinan, his eyes affirmative: "Your Majesty, I think Minister Mu's method is feasible."

Emperor Ming's anger dissipated. He had indeed spared Li Huaijin. He had a lot of mercy on his hands. There were also rumors that Li Heng was not the lost prince. He shook his head and asked helplessly:

"Who should we send?"

Mu Jinan's eyes flashed with a gleam of light. This An Xuan must be planning a rebellion. He will definitely bring experts with him to Chang'an. So he said:

"Your Majesty, I think you can send one civil official and ten military generals with strong martial arts skills."

Emperor Ming was a bit perfunctory. In his heart, he never believed that An Xuan would rebel, and he did not take An Xuan seriously:

"Let Master Meng and General Guo decide on this matter."

Meng Songqing, Guo Yi: "Yes, Your Majesty"

At this time, the Minister of War He Cheng stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I have recently developed a long-range cannon. Please come and see it when you are free."

Mu Jinan turned her head and looked at Wang Huaiyang. Seeing Wang Huaiyang lowering his head, she wondered in her heart:

"When did He Cheng decide to build a cannon?"

Emperor Ming smiled happily and said: "Okay, I will go and take a look tomorrow."

Emperor Ming suddenly thought of the gold mine. He knew that the money in the treasury was not enough and wanted to dig for more gold. He asked:

"Tai Tong, how is the search for the new gold mine going?"

Cai Tong had been surveying the geographical location according to what Li Heng told him before his death, but there was no result.

"Your Majesty, no new gold mine has been found yet."

suddenly.

Just listen to "bang".

It's thunder.

Emperor Ming stood up and said, "My dear ministers, the weather is bad today, please go back to your respective government offices first."

Mu Jinan walked out of the hall and saw everyone walking away. She pulled Wang Huaiyang over and said:

"How did Lord He get the cannon blueprints? Did you give him our blueprints?"

Wang Huaiyang looked embarrassed and stammered:

"Master Mu, I brought the blueprint with me because I was afraid that someone would find it. But that day, several colleagues from the Ministry of War wanted to have a drink and insisted on taking me along. I got drunk and when I woke up the next day, the blueprint was gone."

Mu Jinan knocked his head: "He just took away all the credit."

She asked again, "Is that the final drawing you made?"

Wang Huaiyang whispered: "Only one step away, the gunpowder fuse..."

Before he could finish, there was a sudden thunder.

The two of them had no choice but to quickly run towards the Cangqiang Palace. For some reason, Mu Jinan couldn't help but look back at Prince Liang Li Huaijin who was kneeling on the ground.

She returned to Cangqiang Palace. The raindrops had already wet her clothes. She patted the rain off her official uniform, feeling an indescribable feeling in her heart.

He watched Wang Huaiyang take out a spare blueprint, but the gunpowder ratio, shell size, and fuse had not yet been designed.

She came up with a plan, wrote a memorial, and secretly told Wang Huaiyang the simplest method. Wang Huaiyang was shocked:

"If this is discovered"

Mu Jinan whispered: "Don't worry, I'm here, you just need to do what I say"

An hour later, the rain had not stopped yet, and He Cheng urged Mu Jinan to go to the Ministry of Revenue to advance money for weapons and materials.

She held an oil-paper umbrella in her hand, and raindrops fell along the edge of the umbrella.

When she passed by Xuanzheng Hall, she saw King Liang still kneeling there. She wondered:

"Didn't you say you would only kneel for an hour? It's already past that time, why are you still kneeling there?"

Mu Jinan remembered that Jiang Yanqing said he still had whip wounds on his body, and she couldn't help but become worried. She slowly approached with light steps.

The raindrops wet his clothes, his brows and face were covered with rain, and his eyes seemed lifeless.

Suddenly, Li Huaijin felt that the rain had stopped, but the rain in front of him was still falling.

Make a splash.

He turned his head slightly and looked up. Under the oil-paper umbrella was a bright and delicate face. It was her.

A soft voice came from above my head:

"Give you an umbrella"

Li Huaijin watched Mu Jinan holding an umbrella for him. He stood up in a panic, his heart pounding, and hugged Mu Jinan:

"Jin'an, do you remember this king?"

Mu Jinan was frightened by his actions. She wanted to push Li Huaijin away, but he seemed to have used up all his strength.

A vague image flashed through her mind, but it was unclear.

"Your Highness Prince Liang, please let me go. I say again, I don't know you. I gave you the umbrella as a gesture of kindness."

Li Huaijin hugged her tightly in anger:

"This King will not let go"

Mu Jinan quickly pushed him away. She was about to raise her hand to slap him, but for some reason she stopped.

Perhaps because of his haggard and pitiful appearance, she said angrily:

"Your Highness Prince Liang, I have already made an engagement with my cousin and will be getting married next month. You are destroying my reputation by being rude to me in public like this."

Li Huaijin's eyes were filled with sinister intent. He had waited for so long to hear such a sentence. His tone was stern as he grabbed her wrist:

"What? You're going to marry Nangong Yu?"

Seeing him being unreasonable, Mu Jinan's clothes were stained with rainwater from his clothes, feeling a little cold, and said helplessly:

"My cousin and I have been childhood sweethearts, and he is a perfect match for me. Your Highness Prince Liang, please let go of my hand. If you continue like this, I will not be polite."

Li Huaijin's heart felt like it was whipped, he couldn't believe it, his eyes were filled with shock:

"A good match?"

Crazy questioned:

"Mu Jinan, didn't you say you don't like him?"

Mu Jinan felt some pain on the wrist he was holding, and frowned:

"Women have to get married. My cousin is handsome, skilled in martial arts, and extremely wealthy. It would be a great idea to marry him."