—The Imperial Palace
Mu Beichen, dressed in a golden dragon robe and wearing a crown, had just returned from court. Before he could change out of his court clothes, he went straight to the chair in the Phoenix Palace, leaned back, crossed his legs and slightly raised them. His demeanor was lazy yet unrestrained, which made his temperament quite incompatible with his solemn attire.
Since Yu Qianqian left, he would come to Fengyi Palace every day. As soon as he stepped into the room, everything from the past would appear before his eyes, in his mind, and in his heart. Although it would make his heart ache whenever he thought about these things, he felt that without Yu Qianqian's scent filling his life, he would only feel the loneliness and pain more clearly.
People were specially ordered to clean the palace inside and out countless times every day, so even though Yu Qianqian was not there, Fengyi Palace still retains its original appearance.
"Qianqian...where did you go? I really miss you." Mu Beichen leaned back in his seat, half asleep and half awake, and suddenly called out, startling him awake from his dream.
He suddenly sat up straight, his mind still replaying the dream he had just had. He thought that at this moment, Yu Qianqian was very likely to have fallen ill, and if he didn't find her soon, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Just as I was thinking of this, a deliberately drawn-out voice suddenly came from outside: "Your Majesty... Prince Yu is requesting an audience with you outside the palace."
Upon hearing the sound, he immediately thought of a series of things, big and small. Since the war was quelled, his only good brother, Mu Zixuan, had been granted the title of Prince Yi Zun, a first-rank imperial prince. However, this guy was always idle and lazy. Not to mention other important matters, he was often absent from the morning court sessions.
Mu Zixuan enjoyed the gold and silver jewels bestowed upon him, and found beautiful women all over the world to keep him company. He was having a great time every day. This was the first time Mu Zixuan had taken the initiative to come to the palace to see him. It must be because he had something important to say that he had come to the palace.
"Alright, please invite him to the Imperial Study to talk." Mu Beichen had barely finished speaking and hadn't even had time to leave when Mu Zixuan rushed to the door.
"Brother, I heard you've had an accident. Tell me quickly what happened!" Mu Zixuan asked him breathlessly, his hands on his hips as he gasped for air, completely unaware that Mu Beichen's face had changed color.
"Your Highness, I see you're becoming increasingly unpredictable." Mu Beichen's face immediately darkened, and he shouted sharply, "Don't you even think about whether this harem is a place for you?"
Mu Zixuan pursed his lips helplessly, then put on a nonchalant expression and said, "Sigh! I can't worry about so many things now. I was just worried about you."
The reason he completely disregarded Mu Beichen was because he knew his elder brother best. This man always had a cold, aloof expression on the surface, but in reality, he was just putting on a show of power and wouldn't really do anything to him.
"Hey! Royal brother, royal brother, I heard that royal sister-in-law has run away from home again." Mu Zixuan followed Mu Beichen closely, and when no one was around, he whispered in his ear, "Is it because you attracted some bad romantic entanglements that you couldn't handle the situation, and that's why things have gotten so bad?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Beichen immediately flew into a rage. His face darkened, and he growled at him angrily, "Mu Zixuan! How dare you speak disrespectfully to me! You are punished to stand under the sun until nightfall, or you are not allowed to come to the Imperial Study to see me!"
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