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This matter had spread like wildfire throughout the palace overnight, and everyone was sighing at the fact that accompanying a monarch was like accompanying a tiger. This was just a small oversight; it could actually turn a high and mighty Imperial Consort into a small promise.

"This Concubine Zheng was really too careless. Relying on the fact that the emperor likes her, she can't even manage her own kitchens. Now that she's screwed up, it can be said that she's suffering for herself."

In the empress dowager's palace, everyone who had come to invite an imperial concubine was inevitably discussing the matter as well.

"Isn't that so? But I'm guessing that this Concubine Zheng might use her kindness and harsh words to cause the servants to harbor hatred in their hearts in order to seek revenge." Shi Shufei said.

"That's not impossible. Who cares? Now that Concubine Zheng has been arrogant for so long, it's time for us sisters to let out a sigh of relief." Li Fei didn't conceal her schadenfreude in the slightest.

"This Concubine Zheng is truly pitiful. No matter what she used to be like, now that she has fallen to this stage, she can be considered to have received a lesson. Everyone, for my sake, don't ridicule her." The empress tried to persuade her with a kind heart.

Seeing the empress speak in such a manner, it was hard for everyone to say anything else.

"This esteemed empress is really benevolent. Grand Concubine Zheng used to be so disrespectful to her, but now she's even brought up Grand Concubine Zheng. She's truly magnanimous. She's our model of virtue." Everyone was impressed.

Only Consort Leng Xian knew what the empress was thinking. She was probably already blooming with happiness. Her current appearance was just for everyone to see. Others might not know about Concubine Zheng's matter, but how could she not know about it?

A few days ago, the emperor rose in the middle of the night to look for Concubine Zheng. When he returned disappointed, they had already thought of this matter. Last night, when the emperor came over, they all purposefully chimed in and exposed Consort Zheng. This was to test the emperor's intentions and see what he would do.

After all, Grand Concubine Zheng was the current emperor's favorite. They didn't immediately inform him, but had the emperor eavesdrop on them. This not only increased the sense of reality, but also avoided the possibility of the emperor not believing them, instead blaming them for slandering him in a strange manner.

He didn't expect the Emperor to be so heartless and merciless. He had only heard of it yesterday and had treated Zheng Ziyi like this the next day. The empress guessed that it wasn't because the kitchen was cooking, but because the emperor was already uncomfortable. He could only bear with it and use this as an excuse to fiercely punish Zheng Ziyi. It also saved his face.

No one would investigate the truth behind this matter anymore. The empress and the others had already hated Zheng Ziyi for a long time, and now that she had gone down, they were all relieved. Otherwise, she would have been too arrogant and despotic before.

When Mu Lingfeng heard that Zheng Ziyi had been stripped of her position as an imperial concubine because of this trivial matter, it became a small promise. In his heart, he had already understood about seventy to eighty percent of it.

It was all the fault of that slut, Zheng Ziyi, for telling her not to come, as she often snuck into the manor to look for her. Now, it was surely discovered by the emperor, that's why he took advantage of the situation to viciously punish her.

At first glance, Mu Lingfeng was able to see through the real reason behind her actions. He spoke coldly without the slightest pity and immediately put the blame on Zheng Ziyi. He hated her for not being able to do anything, so he might as well blame Xue Shaoli.

Now that the emperor had already launched an attack, he didn't know whether Zheng Ziyi had connections to him or not. If he had known, then he would have been facing a calamity. Mu Lingfeng paced back and forth anxiously.

He didn't expect Mu Zhuoyun to have such a powerful counterattack when he was usually silent. It seemed that he had been accumulating his potential earlier. It seemed that he had underestimated his opponent too much.

Although Mu Zhuo's knowledge was not good, he still had a group of brains behind him. It was only because of their guidance that Mu Zhuoyun had been able to achieve such a feat.

The female general, Leng Yue, the leader of the pirates, was not to be underestimated. He didn't expect that Mu Zhuoyun would be like fire and water with her. After drinking a few rounds, he actually managed to recruit her into his faction. Mu Lingfeng regretted that he did not make the first move and took back the cold moon for his own use.

"Third Prince, what should we do now?" While Mu Lingfeng was thinking about this, the butler suddenly asked.

Mu Lingfeng came back to his senses. "It seems that royal father already has some opinions on me, but let's ignore Zheng Ziyi for now. First of all, we have to regain royal father's trust in us." Mu Lingfeng said thoughtfully.

"Then Third Prince's meaning is... We are abandoning Minister Wu? " the butler asked tentatively.

"I can see that Mu Zhuozhi has already gotten a lot of evidence for this matter of President Wu's corruption and taking bribes." If we must help him evade and protect him, it would instead let royal father confirm that there is a relationship between us. It seems like this Minister Wu cannot be left alive. " Mu Lingfeng said with a hint of pity.

After spending so much money to win him over, he ended up crippled without even using it. What a pity for the energy and money.

"Although this Minister Wu can't stay any longer, this servant is worried that if we don't leave Minister Wu behind, it will distract some of our comrades who are supporting us, and that the Prince will abandon us in the future, regardless of them?" The steward was worried. After all, the future of this Minister Wu was likely to be theirs in the future.

"I'm not worried about that." Mu Lingfeng frowned for a moment before relaxing his brows.

"This …"

"Those who are related to us already have a handle in our hands, they have long been like grasshoppers tied to a straw. No one can escape from us." Mu Lingfeng said fiercely.

"But just to be safe, you'd better get all the information about their families to me as soon as possible." Mu Lingfeng said coldly.

"This servant has been doing this for a long time, Your Highness can rest assured." The butler nodded.

"Your Royal Highness, tell me, will this Minister Wu know that after we do not protect him, he will bite back and reveal us?" the butler asked worriedly.

Mu Lingfeng was stunned. After being silent for a while, he said, "Tomorrow, when you have time, go and visit him and comfort him. Tell him to be at ease and that no matter what, we will definitely save him." After Mu Lingfeng finished speaking, a smile appeared on his face. Even the butler could not help but shudder at this eerie smile.

"Understood, Prince." The butler agreed.

When Mu Lingfeng turned around, not only was his expression fierce, but it also added a lot of sadness. All sorts of things happened recently. The Qing Shui County area had not quieted down yet, yet the palace started to stir up chaos again. Mu Lingfeng began to suspect if this Mu Zhuo was working in cahoots with Mu Ying to deal with him. Otherwise, how could these things be so coincidental?

"Hmph, Mu Ying will make you die sooner or later!" Mu Lingfeng gritted his teeth as he spoke.

Ever since he had demoted Zheng Ziyi, Mu Zheng's letter actually began to miss Xue Ruyun more and more. Only she was the most important existence in the depths of his heart.

"This subject greets Your Majesty." Early in the morning, Leng Yue was brought into the palace by the Emperor. After a few words of greeting regarding the situation in the military camp, Mu Zheng couldn't help but ask about Xue Ruyun.

"Xue Ruyun and the others didn't contact you. Oh, I mean, I don't know how Mu Ying is doing over there." Mu Zheng didn't want to keep his inner heart hidden, so he hurriedly pretended to be worried about Mu Sheng as he asked.

So the reason the Emperor called him into the palace was to ask about Xue Luoyun's situation. Leng Yue had waited for so long, but finally, the day of her entry had arrived.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the prince and the others are over there. The situation isn't looking too good." Leng Yue pretended to hesitate as she spoke.

"What?" What happened? " When Mu Zheng heard what Leng Yue said, his heart leaped to his throat. He nervously asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Your Majesty, this is a letter that the Prince wrote to this subject a few days ago. I hope that Your Majesty can read it." As Leng Yue spoke, she handed over the letter that she had received from Mu Ying.

When Eunuch Wei heard Leng Yue's words, she was slightly startled in her heart. With a thousand plans, she had actually left out Leng Yue, a pirate that seemed to have nothing to do with Xue Ruyun and the rest. She hadn't thought that she would be so familiar with Xue Ruyun and the others, even writing directly to him.

Eunuch Wei sent the letter over with heavy steps. He felt that something was amiss.

Mu Zheng quickly unfolded the letter. It turned out that Mu Hao had already arrived at Qing Shui County and sent a few letters to him. Within the letter, he vaguely felt that there was a powerful underground organization that was doing something to threaten Xiliang's safety, making Mu Zheng pay more attention. Unexpectedly, Mu Zheng didn't reply to his letter.

Therefore, Mu Rong guessed that something must have happened in the palace, so he could only write a letter to ask Leng Yue about her current situation.

"Impudent! Who was it that unscrupulously seized the communication between me and the Prince!" No wonder Mu Zheng hadn't heard any news of Mu's victory at all during this period of time. If he hadn't thought of Xuan Liangyue and asked her about it today, then who knew how long he would have been kept in the dark.

Mu Zheng's brows immediately became filled with anger that caused chills to run down his spine. His voice became even deeper and more imposing as he replied, "Investigate! Check it for me right now! " There was no change in Mu Zheng's tone. The more he spoke, the more terrifying it was.

Leng Yue knelt on the ground, feeling the pressure from the great hall make her unable to stand up straight.

"You get up first." Mu Zheng was furious for a moment. He looked at Leng Yue, who was still kneeling on the ground, and slightly relaxed his tone.

"Thank you, your majesty." The cool moon stood aside.

Mu Zheng picked up the pen and immediately wrote a letter. "Send this letter out to me as soon as possible. Ask them about their situation. If there's any news, report to me immediately." Mu Zheng said.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Leng Yue lowered her head and took the letter.

The palace was abuzz by one wave after another. Just as Mu Lingfeng was about to report to the emperor about Minister Wu, Eunuch Wei rushed over to seek help.

It turned out that the Emperor had already discovered that someone had withheld some of the letter that Mu Ying had given him.

"This is no small matter. The Emperor immediately ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate this matter. He demanded that we give him an answer within two days." Third Prince, what do we do now? " Eunuch Wei, who had always been a calm person, was starting to get anxious.

This was a grave crime involving the extermination of the head and the extermination of the nine clans. It was one thing for Eunuch Wei to be afraid of death, but it would also implicate the Wei clan.

"Eunuch Wei, wait a moment. Allow this king to think." Mu Lingfeng reached out his hand to stop him from mumbling. In fact, right now, Mu Lingfeng was completely flustered in his heart.