In an instant, her homesickness spread wildly.
However, Mu Xi controlled herself and said, "Second brother, if Grandma knew you said that, she would definitely scold you again and wouldn't want her to be well."
The scales in my heart have begun to tip.
Mu Xi's personality is no longer that of a girl ten years ago; once she has made up her mind, she is very decisive.
"Second Brother, I've made up my mind. I'll go back with you." She suddenly said, her tone already very certain. "However, we can't leave too hastily. I must make proper arrangements here so that I can leave with peace of mind."
Mu Jin glanced at her, seemingly indifferent, and said, "Whatever."
...
The Imperial Study.
It was already the third day that Mu Xi had stayed in the palace.
The emperor held the memorial in his hand, but had been staring at it for half an hour.
The head eunuch glanced at it briefly and muttered to himself, "The Emperor clearly hasn't read this memorial; his mind is entirely on that mistress of Xingfeng Palace."
Suddenly, the Emperor asked, "Has Minister Xi come to see me?"
The chief eunuch hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, the General has not come."
He sighed inwardly, for the Emperor had asked this question several times in the past three days.
At this moment, the people from the Ministry of Rites arrived and presented the detailed arrangements for the Emperor's wedding. Originally, this matter did not need to be reviewed by the Emperor, but the Emperor had instructed in advance that he must review it first.
The emperor regained some energy and read through the thick regulations. Perhaps thinking of something pleasant made him feel better.
"Everything else is fine, but I want the Grand General to decide on the Empress's phoenix coronet and wedding gown."
"Your Majesty, this..."
"No need to say anything more, you must go now."
After a while, the emperor stood up, paced back and forth for a bit, and asked, "What has the General been doing these past few days?"
The chief eunuch hurriedly replied, "The General spends all day writing at his desk, staying up late into the night, and then immediately continues writing again in the morning. His meals are all delivered to his study."
The emperor finally couldn't hold back and turned to leave.
"Prepare the carriage..." the chief eunuch was about to call out.
The Emperor said, "Don't disturb anyone, I'm going over there."
The Emperor went to Xingfeng Palace and saw that the palace servants were guarding outside. He went in and saw that the window of the study was open and Mu Xi was indeed writing at his desk.
Perhaps she had been writing for too long, because she suddenly rubbed her wrists, stretched, and immediately continued writing.
Upon hearing from the chief eunuch that she had been writing day and night, the emperor felt a pang of sympathy.
But he was also surprised that she had been so quiet for the past three days... He thought she would at least come to him to question him.
After the imperial decree was issued, he was too afraid to see her, fearing he would see her disgusted expression.
The emperor stood there for a while, hesitating whether to go in.
Mu Xi suddenly looked up and peered out the window. "Who's there?"
"emperor?"
Mu Xi immediately stepped forward. Just as she was about to kneel down and pay her respects, the Emperor hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Sister Xi, you don't need to stand on ceremony. I've said before that you don't need to bow to me when there are no outsiders around."
Mu Xi straightened up and subtly removed her arm.
"Your Majesty, have you come here because you have any orders?"
The Emperor paused for a moment, then said, "Sister Xi, I just came to see you."
"I am well."
The Emperor looked at Mu Xi with some doubt; she was too calm... This was completely different from what he had imagined.
Mingming, she defied the imperial decree that day.
The Emperor walked towards the study: "I heard you've been writing these past few days, and you've even been sleeping less. That's not good for your health... Sister Xi, what are you writing?"
As he spoke, he had already walked to the table and seen the pages of writing—beautiful, delicate calligraphy, neat and tidy.
There are already several stacks, which shows that he really wrote it day and night.
He looked through them for a while and found that they were military strategies adapted to local conditions on the border, as well as troop deployments when fighting the enemy, and even the combat weaknesses of the surrounding foreign tribes.
In short, the military matters, both major and minor, are described in great detail.
"Sister Xi, why are you writing all this?" The Emperor suddenly looked up, staring at Mu Xi with some nervousness.
Mu Xi said, "These are all the results of my ten years of guarding the border and my five campaigns. I'm writing them down because I'll find them useful eventually."
The Emperor suddenly walked over and grabbed Mu Xi's shoulders tightly. "Why are you writing all this? Sister Xi, could it be... could it be that you really intend to prove your innocence with your death... are you really that unwilling to be my Empress?!"
Mu Xi couldn't help but look at the Emperor. Compared to the latter's excitement, she appeared very calm.
"Your Majesty, what I said in the main hall that day was indeed ill-considered. Life is precious, and I would never seek death. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
The Emperor was indeed relieved. He looked closely at Mu Xi and slowly became happy. He asked cautiously, "So you... are willing to be my Empress?"
Mu Xi brushed his hand away and said calmly, "The Emperor's decree has been issued, and I naturally dare not disobey it."
She went back and continued writing.
The Emperor was stunned for a while, then came to the other side of the desk. He rolled up his sleeves and personally ground ink for Mu Xi.
He glanced at Mu Xi every now and then, his handsome face revealing undisguised smugness.
“Sister Xi, there’s still resentment in your words… but I don’t resent you…”
“I can’t think of any other way to keep you by my side except by doing this… I have already ordered the establishment of additional military camps in the western suburbs of the capital. If you get bored in the future, I will accompany you to train with the troops.”
"If you don't like wearing women's clothes, you can wear men's clothes all the time. If you are not comfortable living in the palace, I can accompany you back to Yeliang City at any time."
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