"Your Highness, it's time to set off!"
"Um."
With the help of the guards, Su Mulihan stepped on the coachman's back and boarded a very luxurious carriage.
On November 20th, at 2:15 am, when Hua Qingcheng was in the East Palace and was having a headache looking at all the handsome men in the yard, Su Mulihan and his uncle in the city post house also set out on the journey back to Zhaoyang State.
"Uncle, are you saying that the Princess Zhengjun is really not my cousin Su Mulige?"
In the carriage, Su Mulihan looked at the information brought back by his subordinates' investigation, and his slanted eyebrows could not help but frown slightly.
"Your Highness, according to the guards' previous secret investigation, this is indeed the case."
Qin Zhenyi stroked his shiny black goatee and nodded slightly, but a glimmer of light flashed in his shrewd eyes.
"Could it be that there really is someone in this world who looks so similar? I have seen that the princess looks very much like my uncle Su Mutiansheng. Apart from his son Su Mulige, who else could look so similar to him?" Su Mulihan looked puzzled.
"Your Highness, it's not surprising that things and people are similar. Just like your third brother, he looks very much like Su Mu Tiansheng back then. However, Su Mulichen and Su Mu Tiansheng are uncle and nephew, so it's normal for them to have similarities, but..." Qin Zhenyi stopped talking halfway.
"Uncle, but how?"
"Your Highness, how can I allow others to snore beside my bed? If the grass is not uprooted, it will grow again in the spring breeze. No matter whether the princess's husband is the former crown prince Su Mulige, we have to be on guard!" Qin Zhenyi, who was leaning against the car window, looked at the direction of the Laifeng Kingdom's palace that was gradually moving away behind him, with a sinister and cruel look in his eyes.
"My uncle is right. I have already ordered people to stay in the capital of Laifeng Kingdom. If anything unusual happens, they will report back by carrier pigeon." Su Mulihan's expressionless face also revealed a sinister look.
At one quarter past four, in the imperial study of the Laifeng Kingdom's palace.
"An Yi."
"I'm here."
Following Nalan Yunzhi's call, a secret guard dressed in crimson purple clothes and wearing a half-gilded butterfly-shaped mask on his head flashed out from the darkness, knelt on one knee, and waited for orders.
"Have the Crown Prince and the King's Uncle of Zhaoyang Kingdom left?"
Nalan Yunzhi suddenly put down the imperial pen in his hand that he was using to review memorials, and looked down at the leader of the secret guards who was kneeling in front of the imperial desk.
"My lord, the envoys from Zhaoyang Kingdom boarded their carriages and left at 2:15 am. According to the time calculation, they should have already left the south gate of the city by now." An Yi lowered his head and reported truthfully.
"Um."
Nalan Yunzhi nodded slightly, then asked, "Have all traces of the Crown Princess's background been wiped clean?"
"My lord, while the Zhaoyang guards were disguised and conducting a covert investigation into the Crown Princess, our men had already cut off all leads and provided them with a false clue. No matter how they investigated, the only conclusion they could come up with was that the Crown Princess was the son of a merchant whose family had fallen on hard times and whose entire family had been murdered by bandits."
"Well, you've done a good job. However, Qin Zhenyi, the uncle of the King of Zhaoyang, is an old fox, and the Crown Prince Su Mu is also a vicious little wolf who can endure all things. Starting immediately, we must strengthen the defense of the Eastern Palace, especially to protect the safety of the Crown Princess and the King. I don't want to see any mishaps happen to my soon-to-be-born granddaughter and grandson." Nalan Yunzhi slapped the imperial desk, his heroic face gloomy, and he ordered in an unquestionable tone.
"Yes, Master. I will pass on your orders and have the Inner Court Guard Commander Murong Jinghe and the secret guards work together to ensure the safety of everyone in the Eastern Palace, especially the Crown Princess and her husband."
"Well, go down."
Nalan Yunzhi waved his hand downwards, and An Yi immediately bowed and accepted the order, then flew away.
At two quarters past four in the morning, when Hua Qingcheng went to select the princesses to serve the king, Mu Lige also left the hall accompanied by Shu Mo, Li Xiang, Yuan Yu and Sang Rou and returned to the study in Lingkun Courtyard.
"Zhengjun, please don't worry. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess has no affection for those handsome men in the front yard of the Eastern Palace. She is even... quite repulsive and disgusted." Seeing Mu Lige sitting at the desk with one hand on his forehead and his eyes lowered in thought, Shu Mo, who thought he was worried that Hua Qingcheng would get bored with the old and love the new, comforted him.
"Yes, Zhengjun, the Crown Princess is deeply in love with you, and no one can replace your place in her heart." Lixiang brought a cup of warm water and placed it on the edge of the desk, and also advised.
Yuanyu and Sangrou, who were guarding the study door, wanted to say a few words of comfort, but due to their duties, they stood guard at the door like a rock, not letting irrelevant people approach the study.
Mu Lige:......
"Shumo, Lixiang, I know you are loyal. I am not worried about the beauties in the front yard of the East Palace, but I am thinking about Su Mulihan and Qin Zhenyi. Given their caution and suspicion, they might have a backup plan." Mu Lige suddenly opened his eyes. Under his heroic sword-like eyebrows, a pair of starry eyes that were awe-inspiring without anger had a dim light in them.
"Jun Zheng, it's strange. When the guards of Zhaoyang Kingdom were disguising themselves to gather information, there was always someone who took the lead and erased all traces of your life experience before our people took action." Shu Mo was puzzled.
"Shu Mo, in the capital of Laifeng Kingdom, there is only one person who can be so generous, and that is the emperor."
Mu Lige's slender, bony fingers tapped the table lightly from time to time, and the ugly expression on Hua Qingcheng's face when she returned to the East Palace just now flashed through his mind.
It seemed that the young wife's strange behavior was most likely related to his background. Perhaps the emperor was using his background as a threat to force Hua Qingcheng to submit and strike some kind of deal with him...
As soon as Mu Lige thought of certain possibilities, he began to quickly think of countermeasures in his mind.
"Zhengjun, do you mean... the emperor... already knows your true identity?" Lixiang was shocked.
"Shumo, Lixiang, I'm afraid that Su Mulihan and Qin Zhenyi's people were secretly investigating me, which aroused the emperor's suspicion, and then they followed the clues to uncover my background."
Back then, Qiao Zhiyuan took Mu Lige across thousands of mountains and rivers, all the way from the capital of Zhaoyang Kingdom to Huaqiao Village of Laifeng Kingdom, and was rescued by Ye Maochun. From then on, they hid in the countryside for six years, and everything was traceable.
If Mu Lige had completely eradicated all those involved, he could have done it perfectly, leaving no room for investigation. However, he didn't do that. If he could kill even saviors like Ye Maochun and Hua Rongsheng, then what was the difference between him, Su Mulige, and the ambitious Su Mutianjun?
"Zhengjun, you'd better be careful with the emperor from now on." Shu Mo said worriedly.
"Shumo, Lixiang, at least... before I give birth to my son, the emperor will not have any ill will towards me. On the contrary, she will send people to protect me strictly." Mu Lige glanced at the two people beside him and said slowly.
However, after the birth of Lin'er, it's hard to say...
From now on, he must be extremely alert.
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