The peerless and dark princess

"Brother Li Xiao, why are you here?"

When Mu Wange got up in the morning to have breakfast, he found that Chu Lixiao was also in Yuanshan Temple, so he was a little surprised.

"Well, I had something to do, so I came here early in the morning and didn't have time to eat breakfast."

Mu Wange didn't respond. She mentally calculated the distance from the city. There was no way he'd arrived this early in the morning. Furthermore, Chu Lixiao's clothing seemed slightly damp from the forest dew. Suddenly, Mu Wange understood. Perhaps the Yanwang Palace had learned of last night's assassination attempt and sent Chu Lixiao. Since Chu Lixiao didn't want to know, she could just feign ignorance.

"Then you have to eat more, brother. The vegetarian food here is pretty good."

"Well, that's natural. By the way, did you come last night?"

"Yes, I just took Lin'er out to relax. However, I caught a few mice at night, and they almost bit Lin'er's favorite snack."

Mu Wange spoke of last night's events with a hint of meaning, somewhat downplaying them.

Chu Lixiao didn't show any emotion on his face, but the veins on his hand holding the chopsticks were bulging. "This Yuanshan Temple needs to be repaired. However, the monks here won't kill animals, so Wange must root out these rats completely."

"Haha, let's not talk about this. So why is Brother Li Xiao here?"

"That's inconvenient to say. Wange, are you and Lin'er going back to the Shangshu Mansion today?"

"Well, I'll be back in the afternoon. If I don't go back soon, Lin'er's teacher will be angry."

"Haha, this teacher won't be angry if he just teaches Lin'er and the others. After all, he won't lose any money from teaching..."

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At this moment, Chu Lianyao and his son, Chu Lixiu, were preparing to return to the capital. Their faces were gloomy. They had originally thought that Chu Moxuan had been away for a while and the matter had finally settled, so they had thought of taking their daughter home with them. Instead, their master had actually taken two delicate little girls to Yuecheng. He had taken advantage of the fact that they were busy fighting the enemy and had no time to worry about them. However, this was the time for the army to return to the capital. If he took his son Chu Lixiu with him because of Chu Moxuan... it would cause unnecessary trouble. They had no choice but to return to the capital first. Fortunately, their master was quite capable and might be able to protect them.

At the same time, he also received a letter from the capital, Chu Lianyue, who had recommended Zuo Ci and Du Yuanhuai for the Yuecheng flood. After receiving this letter, Chu Lianyao felt better. After all, he knew from previous letters that Zuo Ci had many skilled subordinates, and the key point was that Du Yuanhuai at least would not...

"Dad, is it Prince Heng?"

"Your uncle did a good job. Zuo Ci must appear in public, otherwise, this thing can't be accomplished. This is the first step. Although the credit for Yuecheng this time still has to be attributed to Du Yuanhuai, at least..."

"That's true, but will Du Yuanhuai still be the same as when he was serving in the capital?"

"Since your uncle recommended him, we've naturally conducted a thorough investigation. This concerns the people, so even if he sides with the princes, as long as he gets things done, it's fine. Li Xiu, is he from Longyuan?"

"Don't worry, father. They don't know each other. Only the direct descendants of my Chu family know those people. Even if I let Li Yan pass on the message, he won't know who it is..."

"Caution is the boat."

"Father is right. As for Zuo Ci..."

"I think he already has people here. Even without my Chu family, he would still be able to do it. It's just a matter of sooner or later. Since we are already allies, this matter is not a big deal. Let's see if that kid is really doing this for the people. If not, we still have..."

"Marshal, lieutenant general. A letter from the old lady."

"grandmother?"

"Mother?"

Chu Lianyao hurriedly opened the letter and was a little surprised. Normally, unless there was nothing important, letters would be sent once in a while. Why this time?

"Father, look, this fellow Mu Yucheng, doesn't he think that just because he's got Chen Yunfeng's support, my Chu family won't dare do anything to him? He even dared to assassinate Lin'er and Ge'er!!"

"I think this is not a simple matter. Mu Yucheng and Shen Xinyue have been planning this for so many years, so why are they doing it so blatantly this time?"

"Dad, I'm afraid Chen Yunfeng has guessed that person's mind, or knows something, so Mu Yucheng..."

"Whatever my Chu family has, it's probably for this military token. However, Chen Yan was wrong. The army of Southern Xinjiang is not just a military token..."

Chu Lixiu suddenly calmed down and thought for a while. After the baptism of the battlefield, the murderous aura on Chu Lixiu's body gradually approached his father Chu Lianyao. At this moment, the aura of the father and son was so condensed that it even made the guards guarding outside the tent break into cold sweats.

Mu Wange had no idea that Mu Yucheng had been assassinated at Yuanshan Temple. The Chu family had reported this to Chu Lianyao and his son, Chu Lixiao, far away in southern Xinjiang. After Chu Lianyao and Chu Lixiao discussed it, they decided to release some evidence to arouse Crown Prince Chen Yunjie's suspicions and discredit Mu Heng. Although Mu Ruohan had been sent to the Second Prince Chen Yunfeng's mansion as a concubine, Chen Yunjie considered her a mere concubine. Mu Yucheng, due to his close relationship with Chen Yunfeng, hadn't been involved. Consequently, Crown Prince Chen Yunjie suspected that Mu Heng was wavering between him and Chen Yunfeng...

Chu Lianyao had originally thought he wouldn't act so quickly against Mu Heng, but he hadn't expected his illegitimate son, Mu Yucheng, to actually have murderous intentions towards Mu Haolin and Mu Wange. This was the Chu family's bottom line. Since they were unkind, then there was no mercy. Oh, even though Mu Yucheng was only a few months younger than Mu Wange, he had quite a few women out there...

"Li Yan, I'll leave this to you. I don't know what the situation will be like when I return to Kyoto this time, so you have to..."

"Prince, are you saying that the capital is restless? Then why don't you stay in Southern Xinjiang with your brothers?"

"I can stay here, but I can't stay in Prince Yan's Mansion. I have to go back. If the generals come first, I'm afraid they will treat you unfairly. The court knows that you have followed me in battle for many years..."

"Sir, it's okay. A real man can bend and stretch. I will protect this place. At worst, we can rebel against him."

"No, you're talking nonsense. Be careful, there are ears. When the time comes, I'll tell you in advance, you..." Chu Lianyao whispered a few words in Li Yan's ear, then patted his shoulder, "Do you understand?"

"Li Yan will definitely live up to the instructions given by the prince."

After Chu Lianyao finished giving the instructions, he left the tent, took a look at the Southern Xinjiang military camp and the surrounding scenery before getting on his horse and leaving. Chu Lixiu had been waiting for him.

Li Yan and other generals watched Chu Lianyao and others leave from the tent.

"General Li, what did the prince tell you?"

"Haha, just tell me how to torture you..."

"Brother, this is your fault. You should tell us what the prince said..."