Midnight (11 PM - 1 AM).
Mu Beichen sat quietly in Luochen Palace, his chin resting on his hand. His black robe covered the high seat in the outer pavilion, layer upon layer, until it reached the ground.
The night was past midnight, but he was not sleepy at all. He lowered his eyes and looked at the table, where an inkstone and a document were deeply imprinted in his eyes. He stared at them for a long, long time without looking away.
His long, narrow, and deep eyes narrowed slightly, locking onto every word on the paper. It was as if a cold glint flashed before his eyes, and his handsome face darkened with that glint, mixed with a cold ferocity that surged into Xiao Mohan's eyes, causing him to shiver unprepared.
Xiao Mohan has been by Mu Beichen's side since childhood. Now he has been appointed as the chief bodyguard, responsible for training and supervising the secret guards. He will only show his face in public when absolutely necessary. Because of their extraordinary relationship in private, he dares not overstep the mark. Therefore, he is always extremely cautious when he sees Mu Beichen.
She glanced at Mu Beichen with a slight upturn of her head and said, "Prince Han has recently taken advantage of His Majesty's absence to secretly collude with several ministers and foreigners to do some shady things, intending to rebel. I wonder how His Majesty plans to deal with this matter?"
"Hmph! He's just a mere rebel. If he were to gain any real power, wouldn't that be a huge joke?" Mu Beichen rose, walked around the table, and stood by the window. He stared intently at the night outside, smiled indifferently, and spoke in a calm tone with a hint of gloom: "Pass on my decree to secretly monitor the Han Prince's residence. If necessary, you may act first and report later. Everything is up to you. There's no need to report until it's done."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and watched Xiao Mohan leave. The gaze he was staring at grew sharper and sharper, and the faint smile on his handsome face was as terrifying as death, making people shudder.
No wonder he was so calm about this matter. It turns out that all of this was expected. From the day he ascended the throne, he secretly investigated the backgrounds of all the court officials. Of course, Han Wang was no exception. Especially after learning that Qi Xuan had been a minister of Jiang Lan Kingdom, he never relaxed his vigilance for a moment. The reason why he did not expose all of this for a long time was simply to draw out a bigger target.
Unexpectedly, the cunning Qi Xuan had been lurking in the Northern You Kingdom for a full five years. Before that, the late emperor was completely unaware of it. It wasn't until that time that someone in the court spread the news that the remonstrating official Qi Xuan was secretly having an affair with the prince of the enemy country. Unfortunately, the old emperor Mu Linyuan had just discovered some clues when he was caught off guard and killed by someone from the inside. Before leaving, he left a secret edict, which was accidentally found by Mu Beichen.
So he decided to play along and deliberately placed Qi Xuangen by his side, giving him more important responsibilities, just to make it easier to keep track of his every move.
After being monitored both overtly and covertly for some time, he was fully aware of Qi Xuan's every action and every crime. Therefore, he could now take him down without any effort, and at the same time, he could wholeheartedly take care of Yu Qianqian, which was a win-win situation.
Shortly after arriving at Fengyi Palace, Mu Beichen received news that someone outside the palace had volunteered to deliver a life-saving medicine, on the condition that he personally go to receive it, otherwise it would be worth a fortune.
He thought about it and felt that this person was too strange and ungrateful. He couldn't care less about these things now, just to find an antidote for Yu Qianqian.
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