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"I'm still not sure what the Gu worm in her body is. So, for the time being, I don't have a way, and I can't take the Gu out of her body. If I'm not careful, I might just take little girl Jin's life. "

Something like a Gu worm could not be easily taken out when it was in a human's body.

If one did not know the type and habits of Gu worms, even the slightest mistake would have taken a person's life.

What's more, Hua Mu Jin still had a child, if she wanted to remove the Gu worm, she had to at least investigate what Gu worm was in her body first.

"However, I gave her a soul calming pill. For the time being, I can let that Gu worm not awaken and sleep in her body for a period of time. During this time, I will think of a way to find the Gu in her body and retrieve it."

"Please! And, thank you. "

The word 'thank you', coming out of Bai Zhan Ke's mouth, really made him feel a bit numb.

However, Mu Xuanyin happily accepted his thanks.

"I really don't dare to imagine just how little girl Jin Jin has lived these past dozen years to this day."

There were too many dangers surrounding Hua Mujiao.

Mu Yu Ze didn't dare to imagine what she had experienced to be able to survive until now.

"The empress dowager's mother is from Miao Jiang. I estimate that the Gu worms in that little girl's body must be related to the empress dowager."

When Bai Yan suddenly mentioned the Empress Dowager, the somewhat relaxed expression of a man once again turned icy cold.

"Hmph, if it really has something to do with the empress dowager, then this prince will let her experience what it means to wish she were dead!"

The sky had already turned completely dark.

The empress dowager had prepared a banquet, and not many people were invited. Only Bai Linyu and her trusted ministers were invited. In addition, there were the four men who had been sitting in the pavilion all day.

Although it was a banquet prepared by the empress dowager, the banquet was not located in the Dew Palace, but in the imperial garden.

"The Crown Prince of the Southern Kingdom greets the empress dowager."

"The First Prince of the Southern Kingdom greets the empress dowager."

At the dinner, the Empress Mother sat at the head of the table, and the seat she had prepared for the emperor, Bai Zhan Ke, was on the left below.

From the looks of it, it was as if she were a female Emperor, and the others were all her subjects.

"Your highness, no need to stand on ceremony. Quickly, take a seat."

"Empress Dowager Xie."

Because the empress dowager did not invite the concubine of the harem to dinner, Hibiscus Blossom did not appear at the dinner.

"Your highnesses came all the way to my Huan Yue Country and even sent us such a great gift. My Huan Yue Country is very pleased with the good relationship between our Southern Kingdom and the Huan Yue Country. Your highness, please be courteous."

The woman behind him smiled, looking especially kind.

However, in Mu Xuanyin and Mu Yuze's eyes, her face made them feel disgusted.

"Since we have already signed a good relationship agreement, it is only natural that we, the Southern Kingdom, should keep a good relationship with them. However, the empress dowager might not know that our Southern Kingdom had conditions before we signed a relationship agreement with the Huan Yue Emperor. "

Mu Yuze pursed her lips. Although she was smiling, it made people feel that her smile was very evil.

After listening to his words, the empress dowager obviously understood what he was going to say next.

"Oh, really? This matter, this one has never heard the Emperor mention it before. "

"Empress Dowager, do you want to know what are the prerequisites for the signing of a friendship agreement between the two countries?"

The empress dowager had wanted to bring this matter up with a single sentence, but Mu Xuanli had refused to let her go.

Seated opposite of him, Bai Linyu stared at Mu Xuanyin as a cold smile appeared on her face.

Bai Lingyu turned around and shot a glance at one of the ministers, who understood and said, "Your Highness, the empress dowager is hosting a banquet to welcome the two of you, and has prepared a song and dance to liven up the mood. Your Highness, would you like to enjoy the music and dance of my Huan Yue Country?"

The meaning of the Minister's words was to change the topic and stop Mu Xuanyin and Mu Yuze from mentioning the matter of signing an agreement.

Mu Yu Ze looked at the official and smiled, saying, "I've long since heard that the women of Huan Yue Country are all talented. Naturally, we should admire them. However, if you were to say that she was capable of singing and dancing, then not only would her highness be able to sing and dance, but she would also be proficient in all kinds of calligraphy and calligraphy, making her the number one beauty of our Southern Kingdom. "But …"

After saying that, Mu Yuze's expression suddenly darkened.

The moment he raised his eyes, the official couldn't help but shiver.

"Unfortunately, when His Highness's royal sister went missing, my Southern Kingdom searched for decades but was unable to find her whereabouts. Fortunately, my imperial sister also left behind a daughter, Empress Xi of the current Huan Yue Emperor. She can be considered to have left a legacy for Your Highness and the Southern Kingdom. "

Originally, the Minister had only wanted to change the topic to let Mu Yuze and Mu Xuanli enjoy singing and dancing, but he hadn't expected that Mu Yuze would suddenly drag her sister into it. This caught the Minister off guard.

The Minister turned his head to look at Bai Linyu, as if he was looking for instructions.

However, Bai Lingyu only smiled at him and did not say anything.

"That's strange, Your Highness only came to Huan Yue for a day. I heard that Your Highness' royal sister seemed to have appeared in Huan Yue's palace, and no one saw her leave."

Mu Yuze suddenly turned to look at the empress dowager. "The empress dowager has been in the palace for so long, she must know this woman, Hua Qingcheng, right?"

The empress dowager's face had long since sunk, the smile frozen on her face, making her look especially unsightly.

Mu Yuze suddenly asked about her flower, which the empress dowager didn't expect.

After a long time, the empress dowager pursed her lips and asked, "I wonder where you heard of His Highness the crown prince?" Although This Dowager has been in the palace for a long time, I have never heard of such a woman, Hua Qingcheng.

Mu Yuze looked at the empress dowager and grinned.

Mu Xuanyin, who had been sitting beside him the entire time, suddenly revealed a smile, "Really? This is strange, since even the empress dowager doesn't know of Hua Qingcheng as a woman, then why is it that this prince's imperial sister's daughter grew up in Shang Shu Manor, your distant relative's residence? "

"How bold. Your Highness, are you two here to attend the banquet or to question the empress dowager? You must know that this is the Huan Yue Country, not your Southern Kingdom. When you speak to the empress dowager, you shouldn't use such an impolite tone! "

As soon as Mu Xuanyin finished her sentence, the minister sitting at the very tail of the table opposite her suddenly slammed the table in front of him, reprimanding her.

Mu Xuanli cast a glance at that official, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Who are you to dare speak to this prince like that?"

"You …"

"Master Chang, we're still here!"

As for which official it was, Mu Xuanyin had never placed them in her eyes.

In his eyes, that Lord Chang was just a tiny ant that he could pinch whenever he wanted.

Just as Lord Chang was about to reprimand Mu Xuanyin for her grudge, Bai Zhanku, who had been sitting at the side all this while, suddenly spoke up coldly.

With just a few words, Lord Chang sat back in his seat like a turtle in its shell.

His Highness the First Prince, His Highness the Crown Prince, the Queen Mother invited the two of you to a banquet because she wanted to use our Huan Yue Country's ceremony to welcome the two of you. Since this is a banquet, why wouldn't the two of you be happy?

Facing Lord Chang's actions, Bai Linyu had nearly kicked him flying.

He really didn't know how such a person could stay by his side.

"Your Highness is right, then let's enjoy the song and dance. May the empress dowager please don't blame the Southern Kingdom for being impolite just now."

Originally, Mu Yu Ze should have said that, but when he said those words, he directly brought the 'Southern Kingdom' along with him.

This was simply a warning to Lord Chang and the empress dowager on the throne that he, Mu Yuze, and Mu Xuanli, represented the entire Southern Kingdom.

If one was disrespectful to them, it would be disrespectful to the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom. Then, the good relationship agreement between the two countries might also become void.

"Of course not. Someone, sing and dance."

The empress dowager smiled at Mu Yuze and then waved a hand at Senior Servant Qin, who understood and announced that a singing and dancing performer was going onstage.

Although the dancers were all very good-looking, they did not attract anyone's attention.

Especially the eyes of the men sitting opposite to each other.

In their eyes, there was no room for these female performers.

However, in the middle of the dance, all the candles in the lanterns hanging in the imperial garden suddenly went out.

The moment the candle flame was extinguished, an extremely cold and sinister wind blew heavily.

"What's going on? Why did all the lanterns suddenly go out?

Because there was no moon tonight, all the lanterns in the imperial garden were extinguished. It was pitch black, and one couldn't even see their own fingers if they stretched out their hands.

In the darkness, only the voice of the Empress Mother could be heard ordering the palace maids to investigate.

"Empress Dowager, please calm down. This old servant will send someone to investigate right away."

"Why is there such a sudden gust of wind? Not only did it extinguish all the lanterns in the imperial garden, but the wind is also especially cold and eerie."

No one knew who the voice was, because it sounded very strange.

It was probably the voice of the servant serving the banquet.

"That's not right, even if it's just a gust of wind, why would it only extinguish the lantern in the imperial garden? Look at the other palaces in the distance, all lit up. "

"Aiya, don't say anymore. The more I say it, the more I feel that something's wrong. Could it be that something's wrong?"

In the darkness, several voices were asking one after another. Although the voices were not loud, everyone present could hear them.

"You, look, what, what is that …"

Suddenly, a voice shouted out. Everyone looked towards the direction of the voice, but they did not see anything.

"What is it? Don't yell like that, you scared me to death. "

"No, no, it's not me. It's … it's the front of the stage. It's too … behind the empress dowager …"

At first, that person didn't say where she was. In a moment of desperation, he spoke the words behind the empress dowager's back. Only then did everyone grope in the darkness and look in her direction.