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Chen Yu returned to her room and sat by the steaming brazier, still absent-minded, with tears in her eyes.
Although she asked Yanran to invite a doctor to examine An'er, wasn't it also a kind of guilt for a mother not to be able to stay by her child's side?
She raised her hand to wipe her eyes, and turned to look. Mu Nanfeng hurriedly walked in. Before he even sat down, he asked anxiously, "What's the rush? Can't we talk about it after dinner?"
"Big brother, the Emperor has ordered the Mu family to donate a thousand cotton quilts to the soldiers on the northern frontier."
“Donate. Besides, Yu’er is in charge of the Mu family, so she can make the decision herself and doesn’t need to consult me.”
"There is another matter concerning my elder brother's future. Ever since General Qiu went mad, the Emperor has ordered the Third Young Master Qiu to lead the Qiu family to guard the northern border, while Prince Li has been transferred from the northern border to the western border. Today, the Emperor mentioned this matter with great concern."
The King of Heng is in Xiliang, not far from the King of Li. I fear that the two of them may harbor rebellious intentions.
Therefore, the Emperor intends to send two more generals, ostensibly to assist the frontier commanders, but in reality to keep an eye on them.
Mu Nanfeng nodded, then asked, "Does His Majesty intend to send me? To the western frontier or the north?"
Shen Yu sighed deeply, then raised her voice and said, "Big brother, don't be anxious. Why would the Emperor discuss this matter with a woman like me? I only learned about it from the favored concubine, and this news is absolutely true."
The Emperor decided to send Prince Jing to the northern frontier, with his eldest brother accompanying him. The Qiu family returned to the western frontier to supervise Prince Li and Prince Heng.
Mu Nanfeng sighed in dissatisfaction.
"Why is big brother sighing? This way, you can live with Mo Xiaoniang in the northern frontier."
After saying this, Chen Yu got up and left.
At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to lighten, the hall of the Mu family was already as bright as day.
A woman in orange was kneeling in the hall, her head covered with a black hood.
Shen Yu sat upright with a serious expression. When she saw Mu Nanfeng walk over and sit down next to her, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
[Big brother, open your eyes.]
Mu Nanfeng squinted, leaning back in his armchair, and murmured, "What is it, Yu'er? It's not even dawn yet, and you had Shen Lan and Chi Yan drag me out of bed. If it weren't for your orders, I would have beaten those two servants to death."
That's enough!
Bang! Chen Yu slammed her hand on the table and stood up.
Mu Nanfeng suddenly opened his eyes wide and turned to look. Shen Yu was already furious.
He followed Shen Yu's gaze and saw a woman wearing a hood kneeling in the center of the hall.
However, the woman's clothes looked very familiar. He quickly got up, ripped off the woman's veil, and a bright face came into view.
He turned to Shen Yu and questioned, "What does this mean, Yu'er? Why did you tie Mo Sheng up?"
Shen Yu remained serious, stepped back into the armchair, glanced at Mo Sheng, and said, "I didn't shut Mo Xiaoniang up. Big brother, why don't you ask her why she was tied up?"
Mo Sheng kept her head down, but when she saw Mu Nanfeng's feet approaching, she looked up, tears streaming down her face, choking back sobs: "General... Mo Sheng was wrong, Mo Sheng had no choice..."
[If you're not in control of your own destiny, does that mean you have to become a spy?]
As soon as Chen Yu finished speaking, Cui Wei pushed open the door and entered, presenting a letter to Mu Nanfeng. "General, just now, Consort Mo released a carrier pigeon, which Shen Lan shot down. This is the letter the pigeon was carrying."
Mu Nanfeng opened the letter and saw that it was indeed Mo Sheng's handwriting. The letter contained what Chen Yu had heard in the palace:
The Emperor decided to send Prince Jing and Mu Nanfeng to guard the northern frontier, and to transfer the Qiu family back to the western frontier...
Mu Nanfeng was shocked and suddenly looked at Mo Sheng angrily, saying, "What are you doing writing this, a woman? Who is this written for?"
Mo Sheng's tears fell like beads from a broken string as she sobbed:
"General... Miss Chenyu, Mosheng was forced to obey orders. Mosheng promises that she will behave herself and follow your orders from now on."
Shen Yu asked: "Whom do you take orders from?"
He is... a general in the military camp.
Cuiwei brought out a portrait of Yan Wang and spread it out in front of Mo Sheng.
Mo Sheng looked closely, her eyes widening as she shook her head. "It's not him."
Cuiwei then took out a portrait of Young Master Qiu, and Mosheng nodded repeatedly, "It's him."
Mu Nanfeng hurriedly stepped forward and saw that it was indeed Qiu San Gongzi who had sent Mo Sheng to spy on him.
He hated being suspected and was even more furious that the woman he favored had betrayed him.
He pointed at Mo Sheng and angrily ordered, "Lock Mo Xiaoniang up and deal with her later."
[Big brother.]
Shen Yu stood up to stop her, thinking that since Yan Wang was still alive, she naturally had to find Liu Yu's whereabouts.
She rolled her eyes at Mu Nanfeng and complained, "Big brother, you fell in love with Mo Xiaoniang at first sight and are also grateful to her father for saving your life. I'm afraid you'll regret it if you punish her in a moment of impulse."
After speaking, Chen Yu once again spread out the portrait of Yan Wang in front of Mo Sheng, "Has Miss Mo ever seen this person? How many people are with him?"
Mo Sheng shook her head repeatedly. "Mo Sheng has never seen this person before."
Shen Yu then looked at Mu Nanfeng.
Mu Nanfeng's gaze darted away. He had indeed seen Yan Wang before, but Yan Wang was already "dead," so it was inconvenient for him to show himself. He usually wore a veil or a mask when entering and leaving the military camp, and none of the soldiers had ever seen Yan Wang's true face, let alone Mo Sheng.
Little did they know, Mo Sheng was none other than Yan Wang's confidante.
To win over the Mu family, Prince Yan first sent assassins to kill Mu Nanfeng, then dispatched Mo Sheng and her father to rescue him. Finally, he naturally placed Mo Sheng by Mu Nanfeng's side.
To protect her father's life, Mo Sheng dared not reveal any information about Yan Wang, and even Mu Nanfeng was unaware that Mo Sheng was under Yan Wang's command.
Mu Nanfeng was unwilling to betray Prince Yan, thinking that if he leaked Prince Yan's information, the court would definitely send someone to eliminate him.
He took the portrait of Prince Yan, rolled it up, and said with a wry smile, "Why does Yu'er always suspect that Prince Yan is still alive? And even suspect that I want to assist him? Alas! He's dead; let's not mention him again. Cuiwei, burn this portrait."
Mu Nanfeng threw the portrait at Cuiwei, grabbed Mosheng, and stormed into the courtyard, shouting:
[Guards! Mo Xiaoniang has betrayed the Mu family; she shall be given fifty strokes of the cane.]
Mu Nanfeng is trying to kill Mo Sheng.
Shen Yu hurriedly ran out and opened her arms to block the guards carrying sticks.
She understood Mu Nanfeng's temperament; he inherited his father's hatred of evil and would never tolerate betrayal. Mo Sheng would surely die.
Just now, when Mo Sheng recognized the portrait of Yan Wang, the look in her eyes clearly indicated that she knew Yan Wang.
Therefore, Shen Yu deduced that Mo Sheng not only knew Yan Wang, but was also very likely to obey Yan Wang's orders.
She needed to find out Liu Yu's whereabouts and protect Mo Sheng.
She looked at Mu Nanfeng and, against her will, defended Mo Sheng: "Big brother, Mo Sheng may have had treacherous intentions, but she didn't cause any major disaster. I beg you to show mercy, remembering her father saved your life, and spare her this time."
Mu Nanfeng looked astonished and grinned as he questioned Shen Yu, "[Yu'er has always been upright and incorruptible. Mo Sheng is betraying our Mu family and the imperial court. How can you be so blind to right and wrong and protect a traitor?]"
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