Song Zhi smiled slyly, "Senior, I know everyone is just being accommodating to me."

If they hadn't indulged her, how could they have been so happy to go just by a few compliments from her?

Of course, she couldn't figure out how much of this was a compromise made for the sake of Dr. Jiang's face.

But it's not a big deal, as long as the goal is achieved.

In the end, everyone successfully left the city.

Even Xie Yinyin, Aluan, Song Chenfeng and Xiaotao left the capital together.

They went straight south to meet up with Xin Wanyun.

The only thing that didn't move was the leisurely clouds and water.

No one knew that Yunshui Youyou was her property. She could stay here and collect intelligence, so there was no need to expose herself and let them follow her.

While things were in turmoil on their side, Mu Nanqi's side was quiet and cold.

He never spoke to the emperor on his own initiative. Even if the emperor spoke to him, he would not respond unless necessary.

The atmosphere between the two was extremely tense.

After offering incense to the late queen, the emperor looked at the tombstone and said, "You could have seen her in person instead of facing this cold stone, if you wanted."

Mu Nanqi's face was gloomy and he looked over.

"Your Majesty, have you ever considered that she has been in the other world for so long, and she might already have a new family and new children. If we bring her here suddenly, she might hate us for it."

"Will not!"

The emperor rejected it without a second thought.

He seemed to be speaking to Mu Nanqi, but also to himself, "She said that even if nothing in the world loves me, she will light a light at night and wait for me to come home. She always keeps her word and will never go back on her word."

"She's already 'dead', isn't she? How can a dead person keep her word?"

"She's not dead!"

"She who told you she would wait for you to come home died and was buried here. This oath naturally ended with her death."

Mu Nanqi mercilessly punctured his beautiful dream, "The person you are waiting for will never come back. She no longer likes you, and even hates you. She hates you so much that she left without waiting for her own flesh and blood to grow up."

The emperor's body kept shaking, as if he was under tremendous pressure and would collapse to the ground at any time, teetering on the brink of collapse.

"She will come back. She's just mad at me. She doesn't hate me."

Mu Nanqi sneered, "Then you can continue to deceive yourself."

The emperor sighed in pain and tried to speak, but no complete sound came out. He could only squeeze out some broken whimpers from the depths of his throat.

He really wants time to go back. Why can't time go back?

He begged the abbot of Wanfo Temple for a long time but there was no solution.

He just did what any man would do, and he didn't do anything unforgivable. Why can't he have the best of both worlds?

He couldn't figure out what the problem was, so he wanted Long Wu to come back.

It seemed that as long as she came back, the past ten years would no longer be real, and he could return to the original state and balance everything.

Mu Nanqi started to leave, and the emperor quickly said, "Wait!"

Mu Nanqi did not stop, "It's been so long, it should be over over there, let's go back and see the result."

The emperor raised his head sharply, "You know everything!"

"Of course, don't treat everyone as a fool."

Mu Nanqi left in a hurry, leaving the emperor far behind.

Even though he knew that Song Zhi had made all the necessary preparations, and even though he knew there was a back-up plan through the tunnel in Gouer Lane, he still couldn't help but worry.

They had agreed last night that in order to avoid exposing the tunnel, all of them would leave through the city gate.

When he saw that the entire place was quiet and there was no one around, he knew that Song Zhi was safe and everything was going according to their plan.

Back at Gouer Lane, the laughter and joy of the past were gone, and there was a sense of solemnity instead.

The area at the entrance of the alley has been cleared, but the surrounding residents still haven't returned to live there, and no one dares to pass by here. Everyone chooses to take a detour.

When Mu Nanqi went in, Song Zhi was busy transporting the wine out of the tunnel with the old monsters.

In their words, wine is their life.

Mu Nanqi also went up to help. Seeing him come back, Song Zhi smiled and asked, "How come you came back so quickly?"

Mu Nanqi's voice was cold, "I'm worried."

"That's just right for hard labor."

Song Zhi placed a jar of wine in his arms and then went to get another one.

The large altars in the main courtyard were difficult to move, so those old monsters took over.

After working hard for an entire afternoon, we finally managed to transfer all the wine out safely.

At that time, the entire capital was filled with tension.

The emperor ordered the city gates to be blocked and all citizens were not allowed to leave the city at will.

Everyone was in a panic, speculating that the emperor was determined to clean up Gouer Lane.

As the prime minister, Song Yang naturally could not leave the capital with Xie Yinyin and the others. He had been attending court as usual these days as Song Zhi had said, and had never taken the initiative to go to Gouer Lane.

The emperor repeatedly warned Song Yang, both openly and covertly, but he always evaded the question.

After all, to be honest, the court did not find any evidence of Song Zhi's treason.

Whether it is a school or helping many women teach the men in their families.

Everything is hearsay, and there is no concrete evidence to prove that it was Song Zhi who did it.

Now all the women in Gouer Lane have left, so whether they are in school or not, it is even harder for them to find any evidence against Song Zhi.

The emperor was very upset about this.

Song Zhi seemed to be able to predict things in advance and always cut off anything that was not in her favor. Even if he was furious, he could do nothing about it.

For this reason, he kept Mu Yuanzhi again after leaving the court.

"Didn't you say you could turn them against each other? What's the method?"

After two consecutive failures in dealing with Gouer Lane, the emperor began to doubt Mu Yuanzhi's ability.

Mu Yuanzhi also knew this situation, so he said directly without hiding anything: "Your Highness, I am willing to sacrifice Dingxiang as bait. Father, you may have forgotten that Dingxiang is actually the beautiful concubine you gave to your third brother. However, since your third brother didn't like her, he never touched her. But what if Song Zhi thinks that their past is not innocent and that they are still connected?"

The emperor glared at Mu Yuanzhi with a stern look in his eyes, "You touched the beautiful concubine I gave him?!"

Mu Yuanzhi quickly lowered his head and said, "Father, please calm down. I fell in love with Dingxiang because I knew that my third brother didn't like her."

The emperor's expression did not improve. He said word by word, "You cannot covet his things, whether he likes them or not. This applies to both people and the throne."

A hint of resentment flashed in Mu Yuanzhi's eyes, but because he lowered his head, the emperor did not see it.

He calmed down his emotions and said respectfully, "Don't worry, Father. I understand. This will never happen again."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said, "Tell me about your plan."

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