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Mu Junhan was acting like Liu Ah Dou who couldn't be helped up, the emperor immediately scrunched his face, his gaze was sharp, and he scolded him in a low voice: "We sent you to the Mo Bei to gather troops, and we gave you the mountains and rivers of the Great Zhou to protect. But you delivered three emergency reports to us along the way, all complaining of your hard journey!"

He fiercely shook his sleeves, looking extremely furious, and his face had a bit of resentment for his failure to live up to his expectations. "What did you promise me at the beginning?"

"If the Great Zhou has a wise ruler like you, and a famous general like General Lu, then it will definitely be peaceful and peaceful." Mu Junhan flattered the emperor while smiling, his entire body was filled with the silkpants spirit of the mischievous son of a noble family.

The emperor seemed to have been angered to the point that he only pursed his lips, anger still burning in his eyes. "If I wasn't worried that you'd lose your life and make the empress dowager sad, Zhen wouldn't have let you back at all!"

"I knew the empress dowager would love me." Mu Junhan nodded obediently, his mouth sweet. "I've been away from the capital for so long, the empress dowager must have missed me. I'm preparing to go see her now."

Mu Junhan changed the topic and didn't mention that they were leading troops into battle at the Mo Bei. The emperor was so angered that he started laughing, "We would like to see how you explain this to the empress dowager!"

Back then, when Mu Junhan wanted to go to the Mo Bei, the empress dowager had pulled him down to the ground with tears in his eyes.

It had only been a few months, and Mu Junhan had only just arrived at the Mo Bei, yet he already begged to come back. Even if the empress dowager's heart ached for him, he definitely wouldn't be willing to watch him mess around.

"Alright, since you're back, why don't you go see King Mu first? We still have matters to handle. We can talk about how we'll punish you when you meet with the empress dowager."

With his hands behind his back, the emperor turned around and walked in the direction of the palace. At the corner of the palace, a carriage appeared, carrying the emperor away.

Mu Junhan watched the emperor walk into the distance before the happy smile on his face faded slightly.

He did not immediately return to the Prince Mu’s Palace. Instead, he first found an inconspicuous place to sit down, and the pretense of being neither new nor old was blown away by the wind, causing his face to be partially hidden in the shadows.

The owner's actions were skillful. The clear wine collided against the bottom of the bowl, producing a melodious sound.

"I heard that Mrs. Mingzhu found her long-lost daughter?" Mu Junhan picked up the bowl and asked casually.

The shop owner had an earnest smile on his face, but he lowered his voice and said, "Yes, I heard that it was only found half a month ago. Today, we have invited everyone to announce this matter."

Mu Junhan gave a light grunt, and his gaze landed on the noisy street outside the wine shop, his black phoenix eyes carrying a little fierceness.

He originally thought that the Emperor only wanted to have the authority of their Prince Mu’s Palace taken away. He had intended to follow the Emperor's intentions on the surface and secretly nurture his own forces. His men, however, discovered that the Emperor had arranged for others to be mixed up in the army and deliberately provoke the North.

If not for the fact that he was cautious with his Dark Guard, he would not have discovered what that person had done.

That person had received orders from the Emperor to instigate a war, but whatever thoughts the Emperor had, they simply wanted him to die on the battlefield, with no Prince Mu’s Palace left behind.

It seemed that his request to the Emperor to go to the Mo Bei to lead the troops into battle had stimulated the Emperor. It was because of this that the Emperor was afraid that another courageous and warlike person would appear in the Prince Mu’s Palace, which was why he gave such an order to the spies.

As it happened, he received An Lingge's letter and knew that there was a plague in the capital city ahead of time, so he immediately thought of a way. Pretending that he couldn't endure the cold, he sent someone to send an urgent report back to the capital with an urgent request.

He purposefully displayed an unbearably mischievous attitude. If he couldn't take the hardships of the battle, then it wouldn't be a great undertaking for him. The Emperor should feel at ease now, right?

Mu Junhan drank another mouthful of the wine in the bowl, then spoke a few words to the shopkeeper before standing up and walking towards Prince Mu’s Palace.

Inside the Prince An's Palace, An Yingcheng looked at An Lingge with a complicated gaze.

"Father, if you have something to say, just say it."

An Lingge noted his expression, curled her lips, and said considerately.

She was dignified and beautiful, her respectful drooping eyes extremely similar to Princess An back then. However, Princess An couldn't be compared to her nimble mind.

An Yingcheng sighed in the bottom of his heart, and could not help but ask, "Little Ge, the plague you spoke of, was it a mistake?"

Three days had passed since he entered the palace to deliver his message to the emperor, but the capital remained calm and peaceful, with no signs of a plague breaking out.

If he did not send the doctor to diagnose him that day, he would have thought that An Lingge was making a joke out of it.

Even if he trusted An Lingge in his heart, the Emperor would not.

As the days passed, the Emperor's gaze became colder and colder.

If the plague was nothing, then his life would be in danger.

An Yingcheng's worried gaze fell on An Lingge's eyes, causing her expression to become serious, "Logically speaking, the plague is spreading very quickly, and the situation right now is a little strange."

Her clear voice was filled with certainty, "But an outbreak of plague is only a matter of time. Father, do not worry. As long as we are prepared, the citizens of the capital will not suffer too many casualties."

He wasn't worried about the people in the capital, he was worried about his own life!

An Yingcheng could not say this, he could only nod his head with a gloomy face.

However, the eunuch's expression was cold, and upon seeing this expression, An Yingcheng's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked over.

"Eunuch, please come in. Does the emperor have any orders?"

The eunuch replied indifferently, he then put on airs and cast a sidelong glance at An Yingcheng, "The Emperor has asked my family to send you over to the palace. Why don't you come with me now?"

Although An Yingcheng was just a carefree prince who didn't have much power, his status was honestly honorable. He had never been looked down upon so much by a eunuch before.

But it was precisely because of this that he understood the Emperor's attitude.

I'm afraid that the plague has yet to erupt. The Emperor thinks that he is teasing the Emperor and is angered.

Otherwise, the eunuch wouldn't dare to display such an attitude.

An Lingge stood at the side and when she saw her father's unsightly expression, she had already made a guess.

"Father, I'm afraid the reason the emperor called you over is because of the plague." A dark light shone in her eyes, but her expression was gentle yet firm. "Your daughter brought up this matter first. How about you bring your daughter into the palace with you? Your daughter will explain everything to the Emperor."

This would be for the best. The plague was discovered by An Lingge and only she could explain it clearly.

But would the emperor listen to her?

An Yingcheng's face turned bitter, and his mouth revealed a bitter smile, "There's no need, I know everything you want to say."

He straightened his clothes and turned to look at the eunuch. "This king is ready. After you, eunuch."