Chapter 712 The Magic Pen Appears

Hu Xin'er was held in her husband's arms, feeling a little uneasy. "I was really scared by Yue'er's behavior just now. His Majesty just left and she has to take on such a heavy burden, and she has to face so many difficulties from those ministers and concubines. I really want to go and accompany her."

"She is a favored daughter of heaven, and great hopes are placed on her. Some things must be shouldered alone," Mu Qing said gently. "Just now, when the officials were making things difficult for her, you kept speaking up for her and even sent her voice messages to offer her advice. You have done the best we can."

At this point, he gently scratched Hu Xin'er's nose and said, "My wife is indeed very clever. She argued so well that all the ministers were speechless and could only be led by the nose."

Hu Xin'er smiled a little embarrassedly: "I just extracted some key points. The specific words were given by Yue'er herself."

Moreover, what the eldest princess said was actually true. Now the princes had not yet had time to arrive at the palace. If the emperor had not appointed the eldest princess as the crown princess in time, the world would have been torn apart as it seemed to be expected.

Those princes were not easy to deal with, but they had always been under the shadow of the prince, so they were unable to speak out.

Having the eldest princess in charge of the capital can at least give the people of the world a peace of mind - even if the eldest princess is not capable, she can abdicate and be succeeded by other princes. This can temporarily stabilize the situation and avoid human tragedy.

Although it seems a bit inappropriate for her to choose the heir, there is no better selection method now. Come to think of it, the eldest princess, who has nothing to do with either side, is the most suitable person to make the selection.

At least, she has been able to remain sober and conscious under the emperor's favor for so many years and has not done anything excessive.

The couple was talking when the water was pumped in. At this moment, footsteps were heard outside. It was Xiaolan coming over.

She barged into the room without a word, her aura extremely intimidating: "This is a letter from the princess to you. You must come tomorrow."

After she finished speaking, she left. The couple opened the letter curiously and saw that the handwriting inside was very sloppy. It mainly said that she was a little too busy at the moment and asked the couple to come to the Yangxin Palace for an audience tomorrow.

The couple looked at each other, holding the paper in their hands. Xiao Liu asked curiously, "Why didn't the princess come to us directly if she had any questions?"

"His Majesty has passed away, and she will probably discuss the funeral arrangements with the Duke tonight, so we brought the little girl back first," Hu Xiner explained.

Xiao Liu was just a maid and didn't know the seriousness of the matter. The couple had no intention of talking to her and went to bed after washing up.

Perhaps because she was worried about Nangong Yue, Hu Xiner opened her eyes early in the morning. Snow was falling outside, and she huddled in the quilt, but couldn't fall asleep. She felt uneasy.

She stood up carefully, and as if possessed by a spirit, she took out the magic pen from her sleeve and began to draw in front of the desk, preparing to calm herself down.

However, as she stood in front of the desk, her head began to ache slightly. She barely picked up the pen, and several scenes flashed before her eyes.

What appeared before her was actually the prince's face!

The prince seemed to be hiding in a cave somewhere, surrounded by dim torches, and in front of him were densely packed soldiers, seemingly thousands of them.

He didn't put on his usual gentle mask, but was cold and vicious: "Pass the order, attack the capital from now on."

The subordinates beside him were overjoyed: "Your Highness has finally decided to attack the capital?"

…

Then several other images appeared in her mind, and before she could react, she had raised her wrist and hastily sketched out those images.

"Xin'er, Xin'er?" As soon as Mu Qing got up, he saw his wife painting in a trance in front of the desk. He couldn't help but be startled, and picked up the cloak and gently put it on her.

Hu Xiner came back to her senses as if startled, and the last scene in her mind was the overwhelming army pouring into the capital.

She curled up in Mu Qing's arms and didn't recover for a long time.

Mu Qing comforted her softly, then accidentally glanced at the picture on the table. His expression became a little serious: "Xin'er, is this the emblem of the kings' fiefdoms? How did you know?"

"What are the emblems of the kings' fiefdoms?" Hu Xiner asked in a low voice, looking at the paintings.

Mu Qing gently patted her back and explained, "Every prince, after being sent to his fiefdom, is given an emblem by His Majesty. This is a top secret, unknown to ordinary people. I only saw it by chance when I was a court official and had a private conversation with His Majesty."

He had a good memory, so he memorized the shapes of most of the emblems after seeing them. He was therefore very surprised that Hu Xin'er could draw them. "Did yesterday's events inspire you to draw the scene of the seven princes forcing the emperor to abdicate in the capital? And what about this blank space..."

"That's the prince's." Hu Xin'er said suddenly, "Yes, how could I know the secret emblem of the seven kings? They rebelled, they all rebelled!"

"What?" Mu Qing frowned in confusion. "Xin'er, don't worry. The princes won't act rashly."

"The prince must have arranged spies in the capital, and they are now rushing to pass on the news of the national mourning to him. After he gets the news, he will immediately start a rebellion, using the name of being the prince to win over the hearts of the people!" Hu Xiner spoke very quickly.

She clutched Mu Qing's clothes tightly, her eyes extremely serious. "The Crown Prince has been keeping his troops inactive these past few days. He must have been secretly training countless soldiers, waiting for the day when His Majesty will pass away. We must warn the Princess and have her take precautions early."

Mu Qing was surprised. He naturally believed his wife, but...

"Didn't they say that the prince was wanted nationwide and had fled like a stray dog, and couldn't even lift a hand to continue hunting us? How could he have an army strong enough to shake the capital?" He tried to calm his wife down.

The most eye-catching thing on the drawing paper is the fluttering flags. There are seven flags in total, one for each army.

Surrounded by the flood-like army was the small capital city.

"There's no time to explain. Let's tell the princess the news right away." Hu Xiner rolled up the paintings and ran out.

At this time, Nangong Yue was taking a nap in the Yangxin Palace, and the queen... no, it should be said that it was the queen mother, who was sitting next to her with a distressed look on her face.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside. The queen frowned and walked out, the dissatisfaction in her eyes turning into surprise: "Xin'er, why are you here at this time, and your clothes are disheveled?"

"Your Majesty, I have something important to report!" Hu Xiner said anxiously.