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"Nonsense, why would the Empress pray in the middle of the night?" Eunuch Qin, the other eunuch next to the emperor, saw that the emperor was furious, and so he scolded Lulu angrily.

Eunuch Qin was a fellow villager of his uncle Mu Zhuo's. Thus, he looked towards Mu Zhuo and exposed the loophole in Lu Luo's mouth with a single word.

"That's because, because..." After being reprimanded by Eunuch Qin, Lu Lu trembled and stammered as if she wanted to say something in response. Normally, this Lu Luo was also a quick-witted person. However, today, she found out that Zheng Ziyi went to meet a man privately and felt guilty for being a thief. He was also afraid of the majesty of the Emperor, so he didn't dare to come up with a reason to deceive the Emperor. Thus, his mind was suddenly blocked, and he couldn't think of a reason.

When Zheng Ziyi saw this scene, she became anxious and hurriedly took off her cloak. She tidied up her clothes and quickly entered the house: "That's because I specifically asked an old man who had changed his name to High and Deep Master Fang. He said that the incense is in the middle of the night and he is more pious and no one will disturb him. Zheng Ziyi clasped her hands together as she spoke.

"Beloved concubine is kind." When Mu Zheng saw that Zheng Ziyi had returned, he heard her say this and walked over and took her in his arms.

"This is what chenqie should do. Your majesty must be tired, right? Chenqie will serve your majesty to rest." Zheng Ziyi said in a gentle and considerate manner.

"No need, I just wanted to come and see you. I've already seen it, let's go back to the palace." Mu Zheng's expression suddenly changed as he turned around and left.

"Your Majesty …" Zheng Ziyi didn't understand and wanted to urge him to stay, but Mu Zheng had already gone far.

This time, Zheng Ziyi's heart began to feel uneasy, not understanding why the emperor was suddenly unhappy. It was truly difficult to fathom the sacred will of a man accompanying a tiger.

"Empress, just now was very dangerous. Fortunately, Empress was able to make it in time." Lu Luo closed the door and patted her chest as she whispered.

"But why has the Emperor just come and left?" Zheng Ziyi sat down with a worried expression.

"Isn't the Emperor always like this these days? Empress, there is no need to worry." "Just now, Lu Mei went to investigate as well. It wasn't just to the Empress, but also to the other emperors as well." Lu Luo consoled.

"Is that so?" Zheng Ziyi seemed to have thought of something, but was still a bit worried in her heart.

When Mu Zheng returned to his own bedroom, he pushed aside all traces of his actions. Suddenly, he became extremely angry and threw the bracelet in his hand onto the ground.

This Zheng Ziyi was lying!

At first, Mu Zheng was moved by her blessing, but when he held her in his arms, he could smell her fragrance. Normally, her fragrance was intoxicating, but today, Mu Zheng was exceptionally clear-headed.

Zheng Ziyi was a pious person who prayed in the middle of the night for the spiritual realms. However, since she was so pious, why did she need such a heavy powder? Other people who went to the Buddhist Hall would definitely be tainted by some fragrance, the smell of burning money paper. Zheng Ziyi, on the other hand, didn't have a single thing on her.

The reason why she didn't expose him at that time was because Mu Zheng doted on her and wasn't mentally prepared for her deceiving him. He didn't want the entire palace to be in an uproar in the middle of the night due to his conjecture.

Secondly, he also wanted to see why Zheng Ziyi lied to her and what was behind her back.

Mu Zheng's feelings were complicated. He carefully thought back to the times he spent with Zheng Ziyi, from meeting her to pampering her harem. He didn't think anything of it before, but after some thought, how could there be such a coincidence in the world? It just so happened to look so similar to Xue Ruyun, and its personality was also the same as Xue Ruyun's.

Doubt began to appear in Mu Zheng's heart.

During this period of time, she had doted on Zheng Ziyi, the empress and the others, and they had been left out in the cold. The crown prince was the same as well. He hadn't visited him during this period of time, and the rumors had caused him to suffer a lot. Mu Zheng felt guilty.

The next day, Mu Zhengguo walked leisurely to the crown prince's East Palace.

In the distance, Mu Zhuoyun could be seen practicing his sword moves. Each and every one of them was vigorous and powerful, giving off an imposing aura.

"Your Highness, you've been training here since early in the morning. Take a rest." The guard beside the crown prince, Huo Sijiang, said.

"It's alright. I have to practice this sword more. Not only can I strengthen my body, but I can also go to the battlefield to protect my family when the country needs me in the future." Mu Zhuo Ji stopped and wiped the sweat off the guard's handkerchief.

"No wonder you went to the barracks to learn all kinds of military strategies and combat skills, and learned from the generals." The guard was suddenly enlightened.

"Unfortunately, there's no chance for that now. Words are indeed fearsome." Mu Zhuo shook his head and continued his practice.

When Mu Zheng heard this, his heart stirred. So the reason Mu Zhuo came to the army camp was to learn his lesson, to protect his family and country in the future, to die for his country.

However, he didn't expect that the person who intentionally misrepresented the other party would blame him instead. This foolish child, how could he not know how to explain and defend himself? Mu Zheng sighed. He was the one who misunderstood him. Even the empress had been scolded by him and had been wronged by him.

"Your majesty, do you want to report it?" Eunuch Wei and Mu Zheng were watching from a short distance, and upon seeing the pleased expression on the emperor's face, Eunuch Wei hurriedly asked.

"No need." Mu Zheng gestured with his hand. Only by coming here quietly could he find out what the Crown Prince was doing.

Mu Zhuo was practicing his sword techniques when he finally stopped. At this moment, a maid came with lunch. Mu Zhuo could no longer afford to rest. He sat down and ate his meal while taking out a book on governance of the country and reading it with relish.

"This cake is not bad." Mu Zhuo Shi took a bite and praised.

"It was made by the new cook in the kitchenette today." The maidservant said.

"It's crispy and delicious, melting in my mouth. I ordered him to cook more, I will bring it out for royal father to taste tomorrow." Mu Zhuo ordered.

"Yes." The maidservant agreed and was about to instruct him.

"Forget it, there's no need." Mu Zhuo thought for a moment. His previously high-spirited face was suddenly filled with sadness.

"Crown Prince, why aren't you doing it again?" The maidservant asked.

"Royal father doesn't want to see me during this period of time, it's better if I don't disturb the old man." Mu Zhuo Shi sighed.

When Mu Zheng heard this from afar, he felt pain in his heart. He didn't expect his son to be so filial and filial. If he had anything good to say, he would always think of himself. Not only did he misunderstand him, he even made the father and son become estranged, causing him to act timidly. Thinking of this, Mu Zheng walked up to him.

"The emperor has arrived!" Eunuch Wei announced loudly.

"Ah, father is here." Mu Zhuoyun looked towards the door in disbelief. Only then did he see that the emperor had really come. He put down his book in a panic and quickly prostrated, "This son will participate in father."

"Rise." Mu Zheng sat down at the table.

Mu Zhuoyun stood to the side, carefully looking at Mu Zheng.

"Sit down. No need to stand on ceremony." Mu Zheng instructed.

"Yes." Only then did Mu Zhuoyun dare to sit down.

"Hmm, this taste is pretty good." Mu Zheng picked up the biscuit and took a bite as he nodded his head repeatedly.

"Father likes it so much, that's great. This son will immediately get someone to cook it for me." Mu Zhuo was pleasantly surprised.

"There's no need. You and I, father and son, can just eat the cake together. There's no need to be so reserved."

"Yes." Mu Zhuo nodded.

"A few days ago, royal father was busy with national affairs, so he was careless towards you. However, you and I, father and son, blood is thicker than water, this way royal father would like to train you more." Mu Zheng calmly said as he took a bite of his cake.

"This son naturally understands royal father's painstaking efforts, how could I dare to blame you?" Mu Zhuo said in a sensible manner.

"That's great. I really like this cake. In the future, send more people to my palace." Mu Zheng stood up and said.

"Yes, yes, yes." Mu Zhuo understood Mu Zheng's meaning and was overjoyed.

"Your majesty the emperor is leaving …"

"This son greets royal father." Mu Zhuoyun kowtowed on the ground.

When the emperor was far away, Mu Zhuoyun finally stood up and smiled at the imperial bodyguards. It seemed this move had worked.

So it turned out that the matter of the Emperor leaving late at night to find Zheng Ziyi and leaving in disappointment was something that many people found out today, even though it was a secret that was kept secret.

This morning before Mu Zheng came to the Eastern Palace, Eunuch Qin had already informed Mu Zhuang's uncle. Therefore, Mu Zhuoyun was already prepared. Not only did he act like he was eager to learn and improve, worried about the country, and worried about the people, but he also explained the misunderstanding.

Mu Zheng was overjoyed. Mu Zhuoyun quickly arrived at his room and entered the secret room.

"How was it? Did everything go well?" Leng Yue asked.

"Your idea is not bad, royal father looked very happy when he left, and even asked me to send him a biscuit." Mu Zhuoyun said in delight.

"That's good. There are a lot of things that you must not just bury your head in. You must learn to show off at the right time." The cool moon opened her folding fan a few times.

Not long later, the uncles and trusted aides of Mu Zhuo arrived.

Mu Zhuo told everyone what Leng Yue had said yesterday in a simple manner. Everyone was astonished. They did not expect Mu Lingfeng to be so arrogant and reckless.

"The enemy is so arrogant that he even forgot himself. This is the best time for us to take action." Uncle Mu Zhuo said happily.

"I have some news for you." Mu Zhuo asked.

"What news?"

"I'm sure everyone knows that the emperor went to find the imperial concubine last night and returned in disappointment." The spy made a detour and continued, "Last night, my men saw a woman's voice entering the third prince's residence. She stayed inside for a long time before coming out. Afterwards, she hurried back to the palace."

"Ah, in that case, could it be that this woman … It's exactly Concubine Zheng? " Everyone was surprised and happy at the same time. This was indeed a heavenly good thing.

"Did you see that woman's appearance clearly?" The Crown Prince's tutor asked.

"No, but the timing coincides with the time when the imperial concubine was not in the palace." The spy said.

"Your Highness, this is a heaven-sent opportunity, our chance has come." The Imperial Tutor said.

"Alright, now the evidence we collected can be used. Let's count the crimes and see how arrogant he is this time around." Mu Zhuo Shi clapped his hands and said excitedly.

"As for what to do, we still have to think carefully." His uncle said cautiously.

"I have a way, how about …" Leng Yue suggested.