Chapter 577 Unforgettable Memories

Ji Xun's harsh words were put in front of them. The officials below did not dare to neglect any more. They were afraid that they would not even know how to die if they did not finish the task well, and most importantly, they would implicate the nine clans.

All the vassals left obediently under Ji Xun's silent beating.

Some of the vassals expressed their willingness to do their part for the country, promising a 10 % tax increase every year, and promising that they would never find supplies for the people.

The other interested vassal kings could only agree with their insinuations.

For this reason, Ji Xun also issued a holy decree to praise these vassal kings, and sent officials and the imperial guards to post notices everywhere, so that the people of the world would thank these princes for their contributions, but in fact, he was threatening them not to play tricks, or lose the hearts of the people and do nothing.

Wanyan Lin stayed at the Yan Country for nearly half a month. Not only did the deployment plan not be implemented, but also many subordinates were lost, and even almost found their whereabouts, so they had to return to the Yan Country in anger to avoid being captured alive by Ji Xun's men.

The Yan Country was in good shape, compared with the rest of the world.

The Tianlan was second only to the Tianlan in these countries with internal and external troubles, but Mu Tinng was extremely angry at this period of time because he knew that Su Mianyue had become Ji Xun's queen.

In the imperial study, Mu Tinng looked unhappy and was so frightened that the new prime minister did not know whether to speak or not. After a moment of hesitation, he had to bow forward.

"Your majesty, Prince Rui and the imperial concubine have been taken to the capital. Are they to the Dali Temple or the dungeon?" The prime minister asked cautiously, afraid that a single word would offend Mu Tinng.

Glancing at the prime minister coldly, Mu Tinng said indifferently, "They are being held in Prince Rui's Mansion for the time being. Before the trial, they are still royal relatives."

"I obey your orders," the prime minister replied with a headache.

Mu Chen had fled from Prince Rui's Mansion and his family, but now he was imprisoned in Prince Rui's Mansion. The prime minister was afraid that he would run away for the second time.

Seeing the prime minister frown, Mu Tinng said coldly, "There is a secret passageway in Prince Rui's Mansion. Thoroughly search people before you take them in. If they escape under your nose, don't blame me for not being merciful."

"Yes, I do," the prime minister replied, swallowing his bitterness.

"Is the prime minister busy?" Seeing that the prime minister had not retreated, Mu Tinng spoke in a displeased voice.

"Back to the emperor, the person who escorted prince rui and the empress dowager said that Prince Rui wanted to see the emperor, and the empress dowager wanted to see Empress Dowager." The prime minister swallowed the last words subconsciously. There was no need to spread a word but to bear the emperor's anger. He still cherished his life.

Mu Tinng's expression changed slightly. He looked at the prime minister calmly and said, "I will consider this matter and let them rest in Prince Rui's Mansion. I..."

In the middle of Mu Tinng's speech, he found himself speechless. A great crime like treason must be a capital offense.

The empress dowager could still stay alive, but she also had to be sent to the royal temple or Imperial Mausoleum, and it would be better to let her see Prince Rui die than to live.

Waving his hand to the prime minister to retreat, Mu Tinng rubbed his temples wearily and realized that he really had nothing to say to these people.

If not for the busy state, what he wanted to do the most was to go to the Yan Country to see if Su Mianyue was living a happy life. Being the mother of the country again, her life would have changed.

The prime minister saw that Mu Tinng's face was not good and did not dare to disturb him any more. He quickly bowed and took a few steps back.

Mu Tinng sat there in a daze for a moment before getting up and heading to Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. Little Prince was reciting a poem to Empress Dowager. Looking at Little Prince's features that resembled Su Mianyue's, he was stunned.

In his memory, when he first met Su Mianyue, she was still childish. Although she was a little older than the little prince, his innocence made him deeply remember that he deliberately approached Su Mianyue in order to achieve his goal, and even pretended to be Mu Chen to deceive Su Mianyue into transferring his love to him.

After the marriage, Su Mianyue's feelings for him had always been very clear to Mu Tinng. The more he felt Su Mianyue's love, the more he felt disgusted, because he was very clear that the feelings were not for him, but Su Mianyue's love for Mu Chen. He stole this precious feeling like a thief.

Now that he thought about it, Gu Linng's existence was just a point where he placed his feelings. He never remembered Gu Linng's frowns and smiles, even when he thought about Gu Linng's hurt to Su Mianyue, he wished that Gu Linng would be crushed to ashes. Even though Gu Linng had died, it was not enough to vent his hatred.

"The prince is here." Empress Dowager looked up and saw Mu Tinng standing at the door in a daze, knowing that he thought of Su Mianyue through his grandson.

There was nothing he could do but sigh and wave at Mu Tinng to sit beside him. He smiled and said, "This little grandson of the ai family is really smart. He's just getting better and can recite dozens of poems silently. He can also write nearly a hundred big words. He's no worse than when you were a child."

"The green is better than the blue. If he is a dull man, it would be better if he did not give the fief away early to avoid the fight for the rightful son." Mu Tinng's expression was faint, and his eyes fell on Little Prince, who was standing obediently by the side. Suddenly, his heart warmed up and he waved at him, "Come and let father see you. I haven't seen you a few times this month. You seem to have grown a lot taller."

"Father." Little Prince looked up at Mu Tinng with a face full of admiration. He was still young, and he was always in bed, so he didn't know as much as the prince at this age, but because of this, there was a bit of folk worship for his father.

With a soft voice of his father and Little Prince's clear eyes, Mu Tinng's mood brightened up instantly. For the first time, he touched his head and said: "Well, it seems that life is very good here with your imperial grandmother. Listen to her more. When father was young, he was not allowed to stay with your imperial grandmother for a few more hours. You are luckier than father."

"Then your son will act as your father and your majesty will honor your grandmother?" Little Prince asked innocently.

"Instead of honoring your grandmother on behalf of your father, you have to sincerely respect your grandmother. Your grandmother has spent a lot of effort in order to take care of your health. But you have to remember that the imperial grandmother is the empress of the father and is the most concerned family member of the father, so you must not make the imperial grandmother sad or angry, or the father will definitely beat your little butt hard." Mu Tinng pretended to be serious.

"Father, don't worry. Your children and ministers will be very filial to your grandmother. They will never let your father have the chance to spank your son." Little Prince straightened up, covering his butt for fear of getting hit.

Seeing that Mu Tinng was very happy to tease Little Prince, Empress Dowager did not say anything to disturb her. After the father and son talked for a while, he said to nanny lin, "Take the imperial sun palace down for lunch. There is no one to serve the ai family for the time being."

Knowing that Empress Dowager and the emperor had something to say, Nanny Lin answered with a smile and took Little Prince to the lunch break. Little Prince also followed Nanny Lin out obediently, but when he walked to the door, he looked back at Mu Tinng reluctantly.

His son's actions could not be hidden from Mu Tinng, but the love between children has always been the most extravagant thing for the emperor, and Mu Tinng could only let Little Prince leave in disappointment.

"The emperor came to visit the ai family today, but because of Prince Rui and the imperial concubine?" Empress Dowager asked without a trace of emotion.

Mu Tinng nodded and said, "Mianyue has married Ji Xun, became the queen of the Yan Country a few days ago, and their Little Prince has now passed a hundred days."