With one hand she heals, and the other hand she kills, the princess vows to rule the world!

The person who greeted Baili Moqing at the palace gate was Meng Fang.

Shu He didn't know whether the emperor did it on purpose or unintentionally, but he always felt that this matter was not that simple.

"Is Commander Meng feeling better now?" Shu He asked.

Meng Fang nodded towards Shu He and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your concern. I am now fine."

Shu He nodded, and the others entered the palace. As they walked towards the Taiji Hall, Meng Fang whispered, "The Emperor is very dissatisfied with the Prince's delay in returning."

He was secretly informing Shu He and the others, hoping that they would be prepared in advance when facing the emperor.

The others remained silent. Meng Fang continued, "When I returned to the capital, I happened to hear the Ninth Prince tell the Emperor that it was the prince who killed Zhuang Ye, the extraordinary man who could make firearms and explosives. When the Emperor learned of this, his face turned very unhappy."

Baili Moqing didn't expect that Lao Jiu would take the initiative to tell the emperor about this matter.

It seems that with Dong Bohou as his support, Lao Jiu has become fearless.

Meng Fang said something that puzzled and surprised Shu He.

"Your Highness, I also heard that the marriage between the daughter of the Duke of Dongbo and Prince Nanyu was personally arranged by the Duke of Dongbo!"

This matter is a bit incomprehensible and a bit weird.

In this capital, who doesn't know about the scandalous affair between the Ninth Prince and Shu Yue in Shanghe Mansion? Who in such a good family would dare to marry their daughter to him?

But the Duke of Dongbo took the initiative to marry his daughter to the Ninth Prince. This move was too abnormal!

"I heard that Zheng Yu, the daughter of the Duke of Dong, was also a brave and heroic woman who bravely went to the battlefield. Women like her are usually strong-willed and upright. How could she possibly be willing to marry Baili Moyan?"

Shu He couldn't figure it out, but when she looked at Baili Moqing, she found that his face was hiding some extremely secret emotions.

Does he know the inside story?

Meng Fang didn't know why Zheng Yu married Baili Moyan, and he didn't care. He was more concerned about something else.

"After returning to the capital from Geshan, the Ninth Prince went to the Emperor to apologize and even pinned the blame for the destruction of the Geshan Arsenal on the Eighth Prince."

After Baili Moyan returned to Beijing that day, he immediately went to the palace to report Ge Shan's matter to the emperor.

He said that he was lured to Geshan in Hengcheng by Lao Ba's retainer Zhuang Ye. Lao Ba also sent assassins to kill him in Geshan, and then put the blame on Prince Li so that he and Prince Li would kill each other.

He also said that fortunately Prince Li arrived in time, killed the assassin sent by Lao Ba, and saved him.

It’s a pity that the assassin killed by Prince Li was Zhuang Ye, a guest official under Lao Ba who was good at researching and manufacturing firearms!

Shu He's dark eyes changed again and again, and he couldn't help but sneer. He wanted to clear himself completely and then shift all the blame to Baili Moqing and Baili Moqi!

He let the Seventh and Eighth Brothers fight each other, and then he wanted to take advantage of the situation? This Ninth Brother is as cunning as ever!

She only wanted to say to Baili Moyan now: "Shameless!"

"Can the emperor believe his nonsense?" Shu He sneered.

Meng Fang was silent. From the current perspective, it seemed that the emperor really believed it.

Shu He was speechless.

When Liu Qin saw Baili Moqing and Shu He outside the Taiji Hall, his expression changed slightly. He quickly stepped forward and said, "This old servant greets the prince and princess."

Shu He also replied, "Hello, Eunuch Liu."

Liu Qin bowed to her and said, "The Emperor is discussing state affairs with Grand Tutor Zhu inside. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you two to wait outside for a while."

Baili Moqing glanced in the direction of Taiji Hall, his face expressionless, but his mind was filled with thoughts.

What were they talking about? Why did they send Liu Qin out as well?

About a quarter of an hour later, there was a noise inside, and Liu Qin immediately went in to report.

Shu He and Baili Moqing waited outside for a while until Grand Tutor Zhu Heng came out.

Zhu Heng looked at Baili Moqing with a frown on his face. It seemed as if his eyes had something to say but he couldn't bring himself to express it.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then Liu Qin came out to summon them.

After Baili Moqing and Shu He entered the Taiji Hall, Zhu Heng looked at their backs, with a pair of clenched fists hidden in his wide sleeves.

In the inner study of the Taiji Hall, the emperor was wearing a loose casual suit and his hair was a little messy, but his eyes revealed a sharpness that appeared from time to time.

In the center of the inner study, there is a large topographic map. The emperor sits in front of the map, holding a black arrow in his hand and rubbing it on the ground.

Did he use the gold brick floor as a whetstone?

"Your son (your concubine) pays homage to your father (the emperor)."

After the two men saluted, a smile suddenly appeared on the emperor's originally gloomy face.

"You guys are here? Come on, come on, take a look at this picture."

Baili Moqing and Shu He were both confused, but they still took two steps forward calmly.

"Can you tell what this picture is?"

He asked, not knowing who he was asking.

Baili Moqing replied, "It's a topographic map of the borders of Yunlai, Beidi, and Tianqi."

The emperor looked up at him, his mustache becoming much looser as his lips lifted.

"Old Seventh has a sharp eye! It seems he hasn't slacked off in Beisha City these past few years!"

These words, which concealed a dagger in a smile, made Baili Moqing's eyes change slightly.

Was this a warning to him? Or a reminder?

"Father, I am here to report to you on Hengcheng..."

"Seventh Brother, I know everything you want to say." He looked up at him with a smile on his face that was hard to tell whether it was real or fake.

"You're back so late. If I had to wait until you come back to report, I'm afraid the food would have gone cold!"

Sure enough! It’s for accountability!

Shu He's face was slightly solemn. Just as he was about to speak, Baili Moqing stepped forward and said, "Father, I'm really not doing my job well!"

"I never thought that the weapons made by Ge Shan would be so powerful!"

"Those exquisite guns and ammunition are extremely powerful. If I, Tianqi, can have weapons like that, then my dominance over the world will be just around the corner!"

"It's a pity that everything is gone..."

Hearing this, Shu He clearly saw the anger and patience dancing in Emperor Qiwen's temples.

"If you think so, then why did you kill Zhuang Ye? I think you should be punished..."

His tone seemed as calm as the surface of the water without any ripples, but Shu He knew clearly that beneath the calm surface of the water were surging waves.

As expected, he still wanted to take action against Baili Moqing!

A layer of frost appeared on Shu He's face. When Baili Moqing noticed it, he immediately walked in front of Shu He and used his body to block the coldness emanating from her.

"Zhuang Ye?" He looked at the emperor, a trace of serious doubt on his face, "Zhuang Ye is..."

Shu He immediately understood what he meant and stepped forward to explain, "Zhuang Ye is the one who shot you with the pistol."

"The one who injured me...was that guest official under my eighth brother?" Baili Moqing asked Emperor Qiwen, puzzled. "Father, that guest official under my eighth brother severely injured me with a weapon called a 'pistol'. Ah He had originally tied him up and imprisoned him, but he was unexpectedly rescued by my ninth brother's men..."

"You just said that man was dead?" Baili Moqing shook his head, "I didn't kill him."

In fact, only Baili Moqing, Baili Moyan, Guan He and Shu Yuanqi knew about Zhuang Ye's murder.

Since Lao Jiu said that Zhuang Ye was dead, Baili Moqing could naturally say that the man was not dead!

After all, who wouldn't want such talent?

As for where that person is now, let the emperor figure it out himself.

It has to be said that the tacit understanding between Shu He and Baili Moqing was so good that even they themselves were surprised, let alone the emperor.

The emperor looked at the two of them, and for a moment his doubts wavered.

Could it be that Lao Jiu was lying to him?

That Zhuang Ye, was hidden by him?

"Your Majesty," Shu He stepped forward and knelt in salute, explaining, "When we arrived in Geshan, we entered the Geshan Arsenal that night to scout the terrain, but were later discovered by Zhuang Ye."

"Zhuang Ye had a Jiangnan expert named 'Gusu Hong' with him. He was holding a weapon called a 'pistol' produced by that arsenal and almost killed me!"

"Your Highness was injured by that man in order to save me, and then was shot by that Zhuang Ye. His entire back is rotten!"

"Commander Meng saw this with his own eyes. If you don't believe me, you can ask him!"

Meng Fang was actually standing nearby, but he had been silent until then. When Shu He mentioned him, he raised his head and glanced at the emperor.

Seeing the emperor looking at him questioningly, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what the princess said is indeed true!"

"Prince Li was seriously injured at that time. If it weren't for the princess's miraculous healing, I'm afraid the prince would have been in great danger!"

"It is precisely because the prince was seriously injured that I was asked to return to the capital first to report all matters concerning Geshan to the emperor."

Emperor Qiwen looked at the three of them, turning his eyes silently, with a wanton and blatant look of scrutiny and inquiry in his eyes.

"I did hear from Meng Fang that you were injured, but I didn't expect it to be so serious..." Emperor Qiwen said calmly, calling out to the side, "Liu Qin, go find Zhang Qiong and check Prince Li's pulse."

"Yes!"

After Liu Qin left, Emperor Qiwen asked Baili Moqing again, "Seventh Brother, I just heard what you said. Are you saying that Zhuang Ye is not dead?"

Baili Moqing shook his head, his eyes calm and composed, "Father, I don't know whether that person is dead or not. I only heard from Ah He that the person was rescued by my ninth brother."

"Not only that, my ninth brother also led a group of men into the arsenal and set it ablaze, filled with gunpowder, firearms, and ammunition..."

"Hundreds of boxes of gunpowder and firearms flattened two hilltops! If it weren't for Xizhu, Nanqi, and Commander Meng, I'm afraid Ah He wouldn't have made it back alive by now!"

"I never imagined that my eighth and ninth brothers would secretly join forces... I was able to defend against my eighth brother's tactics, but I couldn't defend against my ninth brother..."

"Father! This time, please forgive me for not letting my eighth and ninth brothers go!"

"They can hurt me for their own purposes, but they can't do this to my wife!"

"Ah He is my weak spot and my weak spot! Whoever wants to hurt her is not allowed!"