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"Maybe the source is short on supplies." Mu Ying speculated.

"No." Xue Luoyun shook his head. "I've already mounted my horse to take a look, there's no source for this river."

"No source? "What do you mean?"

"Let's put it this way, the beginning of this river is next to the temple in Qingshui County. But I've asked the people around us, and they can't call this place the source. " Xue Ruoyun's explanation was extremely strange, and Mu Ying was even more clueless.

Seeing Mu Sheng's puzzled face, Xue Ruoyun explained in detail, "How should I put it? The source of the water is the place where the water comes from. The river is continuously being fed by the water, but the temple is not like that."

"Then what?"

"The first rain falls from the sky, and then the well water begins to rise. After it rises, the river rises and fills the river, and then, unless it rains, the well water will come out and replenish the river."

"So strange." This situation was also rare for Mu Sheng.

However, Xue Ruyun had lived in the modern world, so she had a rough understanding of this sort of situation.

"Maybe there's a big dark lake or something at the bottom of this well. Normally, he would only be able to maintain a certain level of water and wouldn't be able to come out. When it rained, the water in other places accumulated, and the water swelled and rose from the mouth of the well. so it's going to rain and then it's going to get wet. "

After listening to his story, although Mu Ying felt that it was a fantasy story, it wasn't without reason.

"Then according to you, what's the reason for the disconnection?"

"The lake below the well is dry, or the water that was supposed to be left in it is broken elsewhere." Xue Ruyun guessed.

"If it's like you said, then why would there be less water?" Mu Yong said as he followed her train of thought.

"That's the question I'm stuck with." Xue Ruyun rubbed between his eyebrows.

Because this is not modern, there is a lot of underground work, resulting in soil erosion. This was ancient times, and the common people only ate a few simple crops without destroying the environment or burrowing into the ground. How could this have happened? She didn't continue to think about it.

"If you can't think of the river, then don't think about it for now. Anyway, we're digging up a new river, so we can bring the water from the Liangshan River over. There's plenty of water there, so there's no need to worry about it in the future." Mu Sheng opened her up. He didn't want to see her frown every day, or else she would grow wrinkles.

"True." However, he felt in his heart that there must have been a connection between this river and the disappearance of people, the appearance of mysterious organizations, and a series of other things that had happened in the same year.

Since the death of Liu Xu, the city's defenses had been strengthened. Sometimes, Xue Ruoyun and the others would also send dark guards to wander around at night, ready to rescue those young people who might be robbed. During this period of time, there were no more cases of missing persons.

Xue Duan Sheng was gratified because what they had done had worked out. Little did he know that it was Xue Shaoli who had secretly spread the news, telling the organization to temporarily refrain from taking action during this period of time in order to loosen the guard of Mu Ying and the others and prepare for the upcoming events.

"Third Prince..." Within a secret room in the Third Prince's Mansion, Eunuch Wei walked in familiarly and bowed to Mu Lingfeng.

Eunuch Wei had intentionally tried to rope in Mu Lingfeng before this, but he had never been cold or indifferent. He had always pretended to be neutral. However, during the past year, the Prince Mu won and handed over the military authority. He became the idle Prince, and the Crown Prince Mu Zhuozhi was depressed again. On the contrary, it was Mu Lingfeng who was meticulous, organized, ambitious, and repeatedly praised by the Emperor. Thus, Eunuch Wei began to look forward to his future.

It was not only Eunuch Wei, but many of the ministers who had been watching earlier also started to side with Mu Lingfeng as well, seeing how Mu Lingfeng was being highly praised and highly valued.

"Aiya, Eunuch Wei, no need to be so courteous. Please take a seat." Mu Lingfeng said politely.

"Thank you, Prince."

"A few days ago, I was extremely grateful to my father-in-law for helping me withhold that letter. This was a huge help to me." Mu Lingfeng said gratefully.

"No, I'm just doing my best." No matter what, I have to avenge Wu Qing and vent my anger. " Eunuch Wei raised his flowery fingers angrily as he wiped the corner of his eyes with a handkerchief and said.

It turned out that Mu Lingfeng had completely reversed the situation and pushed the matter of killing Dan Wuqing and Sun Shengguang onto Mu Ying. He purposely stirred up Eunuch Wei's hatred towards Mu Ying, and then began to try to rope in Eunuch Wei, the closest person to the emperor.

"It's my fault. The person that was sent to save them was too late. He asked Mu Sheng to brutally kill the two of them …" Mu Lingfeng pretended to speak with guilt.

"How can I blame the Third Prince for this? It's all his fault for being too vicious and merciless. Forget it, let's not talk about this matter today. The Third Prince has asked me to come because he has something to tell me." Eunuch Wei asked.

"I heard that my royal brother has been depressed recently, so he always goes to the northern camp to drink with that female general …" Mu Lingfeng said.

"Isn't this just giving the third prince a chance to show off?" Eunuch Wei was puzzled as to what Mu Lingfeng wanted to say.

"You say that my royal brother is the same. He often goes to the military camp and those who know him will only think that he drinks. Those who don't know him will think that he often goes to this military camp. They don't know what he is plotting." Mu Lingfeng seemed to be referring to something.

"Oh, oh, oh," Eunuch Wei suddenly realized, "I understand."

"Thank you." Seeing that Eunuch Wei understood, the Third Prince cupped his hands and said,

The eunuchs in the palace had nothing to do with each other. They loved to pass around whatever came their way. At some point, the eunuchs and eunuchs had spread the news that the crown prince and the female general were in close contact with each other. The news had actually reached the ears of the emperor.

"Your majesty, please calm your anger. These palace maids and eunuchs have nothing better to do in the future, they just like to gossip. It's your concubine's fault for not managing things properly. Today, we'll go down and take care of things." The empress admitted that she was wrong after being reprimanded by the emperor.

"Aside from the palace maids and eunuchs, your son should also be properly managed." Mu Zheng's words weren't heavy, but it was enough to make the empress tremble with fear.

"Yes, my son is still young, and is unavoidably being maliciously accused. This concubine will definitely discipline him well." The empress quickly excused Mu Zhuoyun, and after saying her goodbyes, she hurried out to find him.

"Calm your anger, your majesty. First, drink a cup of silver ear soup to relieve the heat." After the Empress had left, Eunuch Wei carefully served up the silver ear soup.

"Hmm, this soup is so cool and refreshing, it's actually a great summer relief. Where did you get it from?" Mu Sheng praised after drinking two mouthfuls.

"Third Prince just brought this over. He came to the palace today to see Esteemed Empress Dowager, so he brought a bowl of soup with him. He's already left the palace."

"This Ling Feng is so sensible and has never let me worry about him. On the other hand, this knowledge … sigh." Mu Ying was even more disappointed in Mu Zhuo.

"Your majesty, don't let it hurt you too much. From what this servant sees, someone might have deliberately hurt the crown prince." The Crown Prince has always gone to the military camp. Perhaps it is not because he has some relationship with the female general, but rather, it might be because he is in charge of the army and is helping the Emperor. "

On the surface, Eunuch Wei was trying to explain things for Mu Zhuo, but the more he described it, the darker it got.

"Sure enough, when Mu Ying heard this, he started to feel unhappy." "To help you manage your own army?" What was he trying to do!? Mu Ying became suspicious.

Eunuch Wei was secretly delighted to see that the emperor was starting to suspect something.

Although Mu Sheng was beginning to doubt Mu Zhuo, when he saw Mu Zhuo's usual well-behaved appearance, he didn't believe that he would dare to do such a disobedient thing. However, there was still a knot in his heart.

"The empress has arrived!"

Mu Zhuo was reading a book when he heard a sound coming from outside. He quickly came out to greet them.

"Muhou, you've come." Mu Zhuozhi said happily.

"Come on, beat everyone in the crown prince's palace thirty times!" The empress sat down in a huff and spoke up.

"Queen, spare me!" The palace maids in the crown prince's palace were all shouting for mercy.

"Why is Imperial Mother doing this?" Mu Zhuoyun quickly knelt down and asked in puzzlement.

"No one in the palace is thinking for the Crown Prince's sake. The Crown Prince is out drinking, and no one is trying to persuade him that he should be beaten!" The empress tried her best to maintain a dignified expression on her face, but her eyes were filled with uncontrollable rage.

"This … this son has only gone to drink to relieve his boredom. Imperial Mother, why do you have to be so magnanimous?" Mu Zhuo argued.

"You, ah, you are still so calm. Your position as the crown prince is almost up!" The empress pointed at Mu Zhuoyun and loudly reprimanded him. She no longer cared about her image, as she hated him for his failure to live up to his expectations.

"What!" Hearing the empress's words, Mu Zhuoyun finally understood the seriousness of the situation and quickly asked for the reason.

After the empress's explanation, Mu Zhuo found out that someone had purposely slandered him and made a big fuss over the matter of the alcohol. Not only had he been hanging out with the female general, but he had also made the emperor suspect that he was deliberately involved with military power and that he was conspiring against her!

Mu Zhuo sat paralyzed on the chair. Who would have thought that he would endure every step of the way and try to protect himself. However, there was someone who insisted on coming to his death.

Mu Zhuo's fighting spirit rose in his heart. He couldn't continue to be dispirited like this. It was time for him to fight with Mu Lingfeng.

The palace was in a state of constant fighting, but on the other hand, Xue Ruoyun's side was abnormally calm.

After a period of silence, Xue Shaoli began to make her plans.

"So annoying, I can't even feel comfortable after taking a bath. Can't you guys be smarter when you're doing things? It's been so long, the water can't even boil properly. "

Just as Xue Shaori fell asleep, the sound of Xue Lian's painting outside the window woke her up.

"Daughter, why are you so angry?" Mrs Zhao walked over upon hearing that.

"It's all their fault. I want to take a bath. They've been boiling for half a day, and the water hasn't even finished boiling yet." Xue Lian said in an aggrieved manner.

"How do you do things?" Mrs Zhao's heart ached for her daughter as she blamed her servants.

"Madam, because it's late at night, the Miss suddenly said that she wanted to take a bath. We're currently lighting a fire to draw water, so we're a bit slow." The maidservants hurriedly explained.

"You didn't do your best, yet you still quibble about it." The Zhao Family especially protected their servants and began scolding them.

When Xue Shaoli heard the commotion, she became even more annoyed. Mrs Zhao really doted on Xue Lian's painting.

"If something were to happen to her, she might not be this impatient." Xue Shaoli thought wildly, "If something happens to me and I ask Madame Zhao to ask Xue Ruoyun for help, I'm sure she won't hesitate to embarrass herself. If something happens to Xue Lian, she won't hesitate at all." "Hrmph."

Xue Shaoli rolled over and thought of the Third Prince. If only he was by his side … Lonely and Eternal Night really was hard to bear. At the thought of Third Prince, Xue Shaoli began to worry about his grand plan.