"Your Majesty, let's put things in perspective. Whether Mu Jingrui can appear in court has nothing to do with punishing the Queen. Your Majesty, please don't be too soft-hearted and set an example for all the men in the world."
"That's right. Your Majesty, the Queen's rude and reckless behavior is not worthy of being the mother of a country."
The censors were talking at the same time, making things difficult for Mu Jingyan.
Among the six ministers, the Minister of War was originally Mu Jingrui, but now he is absent. There are also people who support Mu Jingrui in the remaining five ministries, so no one stood aside and said anything.
However, under the current circumstances, if Xiao Yujue does not punish Mu Jingyan, this group of people will not let it go.
Only then did Mu Jingyan realize that he had done something stupid, but it was too late to regret.
She looked at Xiao Yujue with tears in her eyes.
Xiao Yujue's heart was in turmoil. She was so angry that she was about to go crazy, but she couldn't show all her emotions on her face, so...
He turned to look at Shangguan Yue and asked, "What do you think should be done, Prime Minister?"
Shangguan Yue was slightly startled.
He had tried his best to keep a low profile, hide himself and keep silent, but Xiao Yujue still threw the difficult problem to him.
Shangguan Yue smiled faintly, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen's behavior is indeed disrespectful to the royal family. What you all said makes sense, and Your Majesty should indeed punish her immediately."
Xiao Yujue was choked by Shangguan Yue.
He showed a helpless expression.
This old fox is really smart. He threw the question back.
"Your Majesty, the Empress should be a role model for the six palaces. If you allow her to be so unbridled, how are you going to manage the harem in the future? If you can't even manage the harem, how are you going to rule the country, and..."
"Okay, okay." Xiao Yujue interrupted the censors. He looked at Mu Jingyan and his expression became extremely serious.
"The queen has acted recklessly and unbecomingly. She will be stripped of her Phoenix Crown and demoted to a talented lady. She will move out of the palace and move to Chenhua Palace from today on."
There was a loud bang in Mu Jingyan's mind, and everything went blank.
She never thought that Xiao Yujue would actually depose her from the position of queen because of this matter.
Although she didn't care about the glory of being the mother of the country, she cared about her status as his legal wife.
"Mu Cairen, please."
The chief eunuch came forward with two young eunuchs, wanting to take Mu Jingyan away.
Mu Jingyan stared at Xiao Yujue, tears silently sliding down his cheeks.
"Xiao Yujue, you have such a cruel heart. From now on, the relationship between you and me is over, and we will never see each other again in this life."
Mu Jingyan gritted his teeth, turned around and ran away.
Watching her figure gradually disappear, Xiao Yujue clenched his hands into fists.
"Your Majesty..." Wu Pianpian came forward, took Xiao Yujue's arm, and said softly, "Don't be sad, you still have your concubine..."
Xiao Yujue turned his head and gave Wu Pianpian a gratified smile, patted the back of her hand, and led her into the imperial study.
When Shangguan Wanning received the news that Mu Jingyan was deposed, she stood there in a daze for a long time without coming to her senses.
A few days ago, the news that Mu Jingrui had fled for fear of crime spread throughout the court and the country, and Shangguan Wanning had already realized that things had changed in the court.
But……
Why is Xiao Yujue's attitude like this?
The carriage suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Shangguan Wanning lifted the curtain and saw a large group of people and carriages crowded together in front.
"Miss, please wait here for a moment. I will go to the front to take a look."
Not long after, the attendant came back and reported: "Miss, it has rained heavily these past few days and the road ahead has collapsed. The government has sent people to repair it, but... it will take a few days."
So it's impossible to get through?
Shangguan Wanning was a little anxious.
She was eager to know the whereabouts of Mu Jingrui. She believed that Mu Jingrui would not flee for fear of crime, and if she wanted to find out the truth, she had to return to the capital.
"Find an inn nearby and ask people nearby if there is any way to get around it."
"yes."
The attendant asked the driver to change direction and find an inn nearby.
Because most people were blocked by the road ahead, the small inn was packed with people, and Shangguan Wanning paid a high price to rent a room to rest.
At dusk, Shangguan Wanning was about to have her meal when the window suddenly shook and a dark shadow broke in through the window. The murderous aura that came towards her made her scalp tingle.
Before she could scream, the dark shadow grabbed her throat.
Those cold fingers made her shudder.
Shangguan Wanning didn't move. The black shadow moved his wrist, raised his hand and hit her neck. Her eyes went dark and she passed out.
In a daze, Shangguan Wanning shivered.
She slowly opened her eyes and found herself being hung upside down on the shoulders of the man in black.
The man in black took her and ran all the way to an abandoned Taoist temple.
Shangguan Wanning saw a cluster of fire. She realized that the man in black had accomplices, so she closed her eyes and pretended that she had not woken up yet.
The man in black gently placed her on the haystack, and his companions gathered around and asked, "How was it? Did it go well?"
“It went very smoothly.”
"We will spread the news tomorrow. Princess An Ning is in our hands. I don't believe that Mu Jingrui will not show up."
Shangguan Wanning's heart skipped a beat.
It turns out that the purpose of these people kidnapping her was to lure Mu Jingrui to show up?
She had to find a way to get out.
"You take turns to stand guard. No matter what, you must not let Princess An Ning escape."
Just as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang and the door was shattered into pieces.
Before everyone could figure out what was going on, a flash of sword light appeared, and two men in black fell in a pool of blood.
Others drew their weapons.
As the weapons clashed, the men in black fell one by one.
Soon, the surroundings became silent.
Shangguan Wanning heard footsteps approaching her. She hesitated whether to open her eyes, but her body was already picked up.
"Ning'er? Ning'er?"
"Jing Rui?"
When Shangguan Wanning heard the familiar voice, she threw herself into Mu Jingrui's arms.
"Where have you been these days? I'm worried to death."
Mu Jingrui hugged Shangguan Wanning tightly and kissed her gently between the eyebrows. "It's a long story. Ning'er, we can't stay here for long. Let's leave here first."
"Um."
Shangguan Wanning immediately stood up and left the Taoist temple holding hands with Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui took her walking for about half an hour, and came to a cave halfway up the mountain, where they lit a bonfire.
The surroundings became warm and bright, and Shangguan Wanning finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ning'er."
Mu Jingrui embraced Shangguan Wanning in his arms, his thoughts clear. "I'm glad you're okay..."
"Jingrui, what happened after we separated? Why didn't you go back to Beijing with them?"
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