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Hua Mu Jin opened her mouth, wanting to continue arguing with Bai Zhan Ke, but she suddenly changed her mind. In truth, what Bai Zhan Ke did might be a good thing for Mu Qiu.

In the eyes of others, Mu Qiu being confined in the palace hall meant that she was favored by Bai Zhan last night, and it wasn't a free will. If others mistakenly assumed that it was Mu Qiu who used a trick to seduce her, then the other imperial concubines wouldn't feel that she was a threat.

However, from now on, Mu Qiu would be isolated by the other imperial concubines and would be criticized as such.

"Alright, alright. Seeing how tired you have been recently, I won't trouble you any further. When do you plan to head to the border? "Has there been any news from Shangguan Yi?"

Back in the Southern Kingdom, Hua Mujiao had heard that the army of the Heavenly Light Nation was tens of thousands more than the army of the Huan Yue Country.

If Shangguan Yi fell into a tough battle, things would get troublesome.

"When we leave in the future, you will follow Thirteenth Imperial Uncle out of the palace tomorrow night. He will arrange for you to stay in a safe place."

As she followed Bai Yan out of the palace, Hua Mujiao had already thought of where he would arrange her to go.

"Alright, I'll listen to you."

Hua Mu Jin nodded and agreed with Bai Zhan Ke's words.

But in fact, in her heart, she was planning on how to get rid of that Thirteenth Imperial Uncle, bring Nan Ge and Dan Yu and secretly follow behind the team to the border pass.

Bai Zhan seemed to have seen through Hua Mujiao's thoughts, as he reached out his hand and flicked her forehead.

"What are you planning this time? "Don't think that you can hide it from me!"

Hua Mujiao pouted and pretended to be pitiful. She touched her forehead that had been hit, and said aggrievedly: "What did I plan? Seriously, I only know how to bully me."

"I like to bully you."

"…"

Seeing Hua Mujiao's aggrieved expression, Bai Zhan Ke suddenly stood up, picked Hua Mujiao up, and walked towards the bed.

Hua Mu Jin knew what would happen next, even without thinking.

However, the words that the imperial physician and Mu Xuanli had told her flashed through her mind.

"You've been busy for a long time. I see that your eyes are bloodshot. You should go to bed early so that you won't get tired. You still have to travel the next day. Aren't you afraid that you'll be paralyzed on the road before you reach the battlefield?"

Hua Mujie wanted to persuade Bai Zhan Ke, but he seemed to be in a good mood and refused to listen.

He placed her on the bed and leaned over to whisper into her ear. "I will be very gentle and not hurt my child."

"…"

"But, look at you. You're clearly very tired. If I squeeze you dry again, then you …"

"No, I will be quick."

In the end, no matter what Hua Mujiao said, he still decided to take action.

But he said it was very fast, and Hibiscus Blossom could be said to have experienced it. It would take at least half an hour.

The night was very quiet.

The Royal Mansion, study room.

Bai Lingyu was standing behind the table with a brush in his hand. It was unknown what he was writing about.

Just as he was writing something down, his personal bodyguard suddenly appeared, half-kneeling in front of him.

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Emperor has already decided to personally march. In the future, he will set out on his journey to the borders."

Bai Ling Yu acted as if he didn't hear the guard's report, and continued to lower his head and concentrate on drawing. However, he wasn't writing anything, but was drawing a portrait. The painting he drew was indeed Hua Mu Jin.

After he finished the last stroke, he looked at the portrait he drew and nodded his head in satisfaction. Then, he put down the brush.

"Did the Queen Mother do anything?"

"Your Highness, the empress dowager's powers have been completely suppressed by the emperor and the duke. She has no way of making a move."

The guard kneeled respectfully on the floor. Without even raising his head, he reported the matter to Zhang Xuan.

"Have you found out where the Emperor will place Princess Xi?"

Bai Linyu blew on the still dry portrait, seemingly uninterested in Bai Zhan Ke's personal battle. Instead, she asked about Hua Mujiao, the guardian of the city.

"In reply to Your Highness, this subordinate has only found out that the emperor prepared to hand over Imperial Concubine Xi to Your Highness to settle down. As for where Your Highness will place Imperial Concubine Xi, this subordinate has been incompetent and has not found out."

Suddenly, Bai Linyu raised her head, and the corners of her mouth hooked into an evil smile.

"Thirteenth Imperial Uncle …"

"Go and inform those ministers, try your best not to give Imperial Mother the chance to take action."

Bai Lingyu's order confused the guards. He really didn't understand what the Prince was thinking.

If one were to say that he wanted to take the throne, this was the best opportunity.

"Your highness, this subordinate is slow-witted. I really don't understand why Your highness helped the emperor suppress the empress dowager. Isn't this an opportunity for the emperor to take the field himself?"

Bai Ling Yu narrowed his eyes and stared coldly at the guard. The guard seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing and lowered his head to an extremely deep depth.

"What I want is a complete State of Huan Yue, not a defective one!"

Upon hearing those words, the guard immediately came to a realization.

"Yes, this subordinate will do it right away."

Time passed by very quickly.

In the blink of an eye, another day passed.

Bai Zhan seemed to have dealt with everything properly, since the next morning he had stayed at the Hibiscus Courtyard and didn't go anywhere.

Hua Mu Jin was also happy, it was really rare for her to be able to see him so relaxed.

"Empress, there's news from Yan Hua's side."

Within the pavilion, Hua Mu Jin's finger had just rested on the zither string, but she didn't even have the time to play it before she appeared.

"How is it? Is Green Bamboo better? "

"It's done. Yan Hua said he will be back in a few days."

Hearing that the green bamboo was fine, Hua Mu Jin relaxed.

However, by the time Green Bamboo and Yan Hua returned, she had already followed Bai Zhan Ke to the battlefield, and could only wait until she returned to see Green Bamboo.

"Hmm, it's good that you're fine. When they come back, I won't be in the palace. You should send a message to Yan Hua to let him and Green Bamboo stay in the palace for the time being."

"Yes."

In front of the zither stand, Hua Mu Jin was in an exceptionally good mood.

She looked down at the guqin in front of her, a smile plastered on her face.

"Still playing?"

"Play it, why aren't you playing it? If you want to take the lead, I'll play you a melody that will bring you great momentum. How about it?"

As she spoke, Hua Mujie fiddled with the zither strings, and the strings emitted a melodious sound as they reverberated within the palace.

"It's fine if you play."

Being stared straight at by Bai Zhan, Hua Mu Jin felt a bit embarrassed.

She thought about it for a long time, not knowing what to play.

In the end, she decided to play a rather sonorous song, and that was, "A Golden Armour."

However, she could play Golden Armour, but she couldn't sing it.

In comparison, Zhou Dong's song was rather awkward. She remembered that she had studied this song for a long time, but just couldn't learn it.

As she thought, Hua Mu Jin's slender fingers rested on the zither strings. In the next second, she began to play the zither strings, beginning to play the magnificent《 Golden Armor》.

A grand and forceful voice instantly resounded throughout the entire Hibiscus Courtyard.

Because of the sound of the hibiscus, all of the palace maids were drawn here.

Even the guards outside the palace pressed their ears to the wall and listened attentively to the melody she played.

When the song was finished, Hua Mujiao's forehead was covered in sweat. But at this time, she discovered that her fingers had been cut by the zither strings, and blood was dripping onto the zither …

"What an imposing melody. Even I was infected by it. Little girl, you're great. I didn't expect you to have both civil and martial skills!"

At some point, Bai Yan had appeared by the side of the pavilion.

Although he was full of admiration for Hibiscus vulgaris, he did not want to see Hibiscus vulgaris or White War Ceng as if they had not heard his voice and did not even look at him.

"Someone, pass on the message to the royal doctors!"

When Bai Zhan saw that Hua Mu Jin's finger was injured, he frowned and his face was filled with heartache.

"No need, it's just a cut. I'll pass it on to the imperial physician. He'll be fine in a moment."

However, the finger was cut, and Bai Zhan Ke felt as if he had felt how much of an injury Hua Mu Jin had suffered, and ordered the palace to pass on the medicine to the imperial physician.

Although Hua Mujiao was comforting Bai Zhan, she didn't know why, but she was a bit worried. She had a feeling that something bad would happen.

She had learned the zither for more than ten years, but this was the second time her finger had been cut by the zither strings.

"Does it hurt?"

Bai Zhan crinkled his brow and gripped Hua Mujie's hand tightly, afraid that the blood would continue to flow.

Hua Mujiao looked at him, smiling as he shook his head.

"It doesn't hurt. It's normal to cut your finger with a zither. Look at how nervous you are. It's like the sky is falling down."

To be this nervous due to the white battle, Hua Mujiao felt a surge of warmth in her heart.

The unhappiness in his heart dispersed with him.

"You're my woman, if I wasn't nervous about you, who would I be nervous about?"

After saying that, Bai Zhan Ke turned to Nan Ge and instructed, "Take down the zither."

This zither, Hua Mujiao was sure, was the one she used when she transmigrated.

But she couldn't understand how this zither could allow her to transmigrate to this different world, and yet find it in this world and be unable to bring her back.

"Can you let me have this zither?"

"No way!"

The reason why Hua Mujiao wanted to keep the zither by her side was because she wanted to study it carefully.

However, Bai Zhan strongly felt that this zither would completely take Hua Mujiao away from him, and wouldn't give her the chance to be alone with him.

Hua Mujie had found the guqin, but the guqin had always been kept by Bai Zhan Ke. If he didn't let her take it out, she had no idea where he had hidden it.

"I am a living person standing beside you, can't you see me?"

To the side, as Bai Yan saw Hua Mu Jin and Bai Zhan's affection, she couldn't bear to see this any longer and opened her mouth to interrupt them.

Raising her eyes, Hua Mujiao looked at Bai Yan and asked, "Thirteenth Imperial Uncle, when did you arrive?"

Hearing this, the corners of Bai Yan's mouth trembled, revealing a fake smile.

"I was the first to praise your zither skills, and you actually asked me when I came?" It seems like when the two of you are together, the others are all transparent and can't see it at all. "

Bai Yan's words were a little sour, but Hua Mu Jin wasn't angry.

The entire Huan Yue Country knew of her and her love for each other. She thought that Bai Yan was just envious.

"Thank you, Uncle Thirteen, for your praise. However, this song is indeed very tiring. Look at me, I'm sweating profusely. I don't know what kind of rewards I should give you."

Hua Mujie and Bai Yan were joking, but Bai Zhan Ke's face suddenly turned black.

He had been holding onto the hibiscus flower in his hand all this time. Suddenly, he picked up the hibiscus flower in his hand and put it into his mouth.