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The heat at the end of summer was still unbearably hot. According to the past, this time of year was supposed to be busy preparing for hunting for the mid-autumn season. Today, however, he could only sit alone in this ruined pavilion, feeling despondent.

The sun had already turned from east to directly above their heads, and Longze had already been sitting there all morning. His heart was filled with worry for the moment Lin Mufan left. He even ignored the most important matters of the country.

"Your majesty, esteemed wangfei requests an audience." Eunuch Liu walked in and said carefully.

"I won't see her. Let her properly handle the affairs of Venerable An." Long Ze said in an annoyed tone.

Eunuch Liu replied before turning around to see Imperial Concubine Hua walk in. His heart skipped a beat. "Esteemed wangfei, why did you come in? The emperor has left it up to you to decide on your own."

Imperial Concubine Hua made a retreating gesture towards him, lightly walked in front of Long Zhaofeng, and bowed: "Your concubine greets Your Majesty. Your concubine should not have barged in, I beg Your Majesty to forgive your rudeness."

"You may rise first. If you have anything to say, just say it." Long Ze took it for granted that she came to ask for details about Venerable An, so he should be annoyed. Imperial Consort Hua was the only person he had ever trusted in this imperial harem, and also the most magnanimous person.

After Hua Fei heard his displeasure, she stood up after thanking him for his kindness. She poured a cup of tea and moved it in front of him as she said softly, "Your majesty, did you really send Mu Fei into a dungeon? "You'll regret it if you do this. It's better to recruit her back."

"If I don't put her in the dungeon, how can I flatten the hatred in your heart?" Long Ze bitterly smiled. Mu Fei had committed far more grave mistakes than this. He had already forgiven her. But this time, if he were to forgive them again, how many people would be dissatisfied?

"Your majesty, do you really think that noble An was killed by Mu Fei?" Hua Fei asked carefully.

"What do you think?" Long Ze looked at her with a cold smile. "Who else do you think is there?"

Imperial Consort Hua quietly stretched out her small hand and placed it over his big palm. She softly said, "Your Majesty, if Mu Fei really wanted to kill Venerable An, she wouldn't have been able to protect her. She has the right to directly put him to death, doesn't she?"

Long Zhaoxuan harrumphed, "Of course she wouldn't directly kill Venerable An. She was afraid that I would blame her, so she used this move. "While pretending to be kind to Venerable An, he poisoned her."

"Your Majesty, chenqie always felt that noble An wasn't killed by Mu Fei. Has Your Majesty ever suspected anyone else?" For example, those people who wanted to seduce the Emperor and Prince Shuang and then take the opportunity to soak themselves in the water. " The noblewoman's words were very stingy. She couldn't point it out to anyone, but Long Zhaofeng immediately understood what she meant.

His hand that was holding the cup trembled and spilled the water from it once again. Hua Fei quickly helped him take the cup from his hand and wiped it with a handkerchief. At the same time, she hurriedly apologized, "Sorry, chenqie said the wrong thing."

Long Zhaosu looked at her and smiled. "You didn't say anything wrong. You are very smart."

"Chenqie doesn't understand what Your Majesty means." His words caused her to feel flustered because she couldn't make out what he meant. Accompanying a monarch was like accompanying a tiger. The emperor's temperament was always hard to fathom, so she was afraid …

"Why didn't I think of it as her?" He was infuriated by Lin Mu Fan, so he didn't think about the main point of this matter. He also didn't think that other than Mu Fan, there could be someone else who had a greater conspiracy. Although the Eastern Palace Empress Dowager had been staying in the buddhist hall recently and didn't see the world, she gave people the feeling that she was no longer part of the world. However, she was still a member of the Lin Family. When the Lin Family was sent to prison and the Duke of Rong was preparing to rebel, how could she possibly calm her heart and accompany Buddha?

He had always thought that Lin Mofan had poisoned her to death in order to take revenge on Venerable An. If Duke Rong and Prince Shuang joined forces, he would undoubtedly die!

"Your Majesty, have you really thought it through? You finally believe that Mu Fei didn't kill anyone? " Hua Fei asked in a low voice.

"Why don't you think that it was Mu Fei who instigated this? That's why she killed Venerable An?" Long Ze smiled indifferently. He looked at Hua Fei with a puzzled expression. All the women in the harem were cheering for the fact that Mu Fei had been sent to the dungeon. Instead, she came here to plead on behalf of Mu Fei. Even if this was her way of life, wasn't it a bit too much?

Hua Fei was startled. She didn't expect Long Zhaosu to say that, and said: "Your Majesty, chenqie is only … It was just that she felt that Mu Fei wasn't that kind of person. If she had any intentions of going against the Emperor, she would've attacked him long ago. She had plenty of opportunities, didn't she? But she didn't do anything, and instead … "

Her voice became softer and softer until she finally couldn't speak anymore. Long Zhaofeng smiled again and said, "That's enough. You don't need to continue. Mu Fei's thoughts are quite complicated and we don't have a thorough understanding of her."

"Then chenqie will take her leave first. Your majesty, pay attention to the dragon's body." Hua Fei did not dare to disturb him any further. She stood up from her chair and bowed to Long Zhaofeng before turning around and walking out of the pavilion.

"It's been hard on you." Long Zhaoting suddenly spoke to her. Her heart shook, and then she smiled in relief. She turned around and kneeled down, "It's chenqie's honor to be able to help the emperor with something. It's not tiring at all."

All she had done was to gain the attention of the emperor and protect her image in his heart. Now that the emperor suddenly said these words to her, his heart naturally felt gratified and moved.

However, the only thing the Emperor could give her was this much. It was more than other women, but it wasn't even a tenth of what Mu Fei could give her. She couldn't compare to Mu Fei. She should feel satisfied, really very satisfied!

As soon as Hua Fei left, Long Zhaosu immediately shouted towards the outside of the pavilion: "Liu An! "Come here!"

"What's wrong? "Your majesty?" Eunuch Liu hurriedly ran in and wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. It was the Emperor who had told him to scram, but when he was really far away, he suddenly called out to him in such a anxious manner. Sigh … It was really hard to deal with, but luckily he had the ability to endure!

"Go and bring back Esteemed Empress Dowager Mu. Zhen has decided to investigate this matter thoroughly." He couldn't bear to put her in the dungeon, even though he knew it would be good for him!

"Huh?" Eunuch Liu's mouth was wide open as he asked, "Your majesty, what else is there to investigate?" Didn't we already confirm that it was Mu Feifei? The Empress also admitted to it. "

"She just confessed in grief and disappointment." Long Ze smiled bitterly. Back then, he had forced her to confess with such an attitude, how could she not admit it? He remembered last night when she said that he didn't kill someone of nobility. He was so angry that he didn't even think about it much before deciding it was her.

"The emperor is definitely going to summon the Empress back." Eunuch Liu was still somewhat reluctant.

"Recruit back, give her a punishment for awaiting trial. We know what to do after this." As for Prince Shuang, what kind of explanation could he give? He didn't know.

The moment Lin Mofan stepped out of the palace gates, he suddenly felt as if his entire heart had left his body. Behind him was a red door that was slowly closing. One door separated her from the person she loved the most.

From then on, would she still have the chance to walk through that door and into his world?

"Esteemed wangfei, please get on the carriage." One of the attendants gestured for her to enter. Lin Mufan raised his head and saw that it was a prison cart. The dungeon was tens of kilometers away from the imperial palace, which signified that she had to travel a large distance on the prison cart. Since such a shameful thing had fallen on her head, and she remembered the scene from more than a year ago when she left Mount Guan and was thrown around dirty by the countless neighbors with vegetables and eggs, would it be the same today?

Lin Mu Fan frowned. Just as he was about to get on the car, a light gust of wind from mid-air carrying a thick manly aura. Before anyone could react, he hugged Lin Mu Fan and jumped onto a horse beside him. His entire movement was done in one go without any hesitation.

"Who is it?!" The servants were frightened for a moment. Instinctively, they pulled out their swords and slashed in the direction of the people around them. Losing someone was a serious crime, so of course they wouldn't retreat in fear of death.

Even without turning around, he could already guess who it was. It should be said that she was a stranger to the embrace behind her. And for a stranger to come to rob a prisoner, who else could it be other than King Rong?

She knew he loved her for her own good, but she didn't feel the slightest bit of gratitude. Because... She really didn't want to accompany him to the north. She really didn't want to leave the Imperial City!

Duke Rong held Lin Mu Fan with one hand and pulled on the reins to avoid their attacks with the other. He shouted to everyone, "If you don't want to die, then stop this king and retreat to the back!"

Everyone suddenly stopped what they were doing. When they saw who it was, they looked at each other before putting down their knives and bowing, "Greetings to Prince Rong, Prince Rong! It's my fortune!"

Prince Rong swept his gaze over them, a cold ray of light appearing on his handsome face. After a long time, he spoke up, "Go back and tell your emperor that Esteemed Empress Mu has taken him away. He should return the favor."

When everyone heard that Prince Rong wanted to rob Mu Ru Yue, they were immediately alarmed. One of them stepped forward and said, "Your highness, we are only responsible for sending Mu Fei to the prison. We can't disobey the emperor's orders …"

"This King has decided to take Mu Fei away. It would be hard for all of you to not disobey orders. Step down." Duke Rong tightened his embrace around Mu Fei as a cold ray of light flashed past his eyes.

The attendants didn't know what to do, so they could only cast their pleading gazes towards Lin Mufan, hoping that she would help them. Lin Mu Fan received their pleading gazes, but only lightly turned his face away and ignored Cai.