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Every time Mu Lingfeng thought about how many of his organizations had been destroyed by Mu Ying and Xue Ruoyun, he hated them to the bones. Now that he heard that Xue Ruoyun and the others had won and were returning to the capital, that was good as well. This time, he would personally plan for a good revenge.

But right now, Zheng Ziyi was still pregnant. Although she was doted upon by the emperor, she still hadn't given birth to a prince, so before she was conferred the title of concubine, it was better to keep a low profile for a period of time to prevent the emperor from suspecting that her mind was impure. Then all the work would be for naught.

Mu Lingfeng hoped that Zheng Ziyi would give birth to the little prince, and naturally, there were people who did not want to see this child born into the world. The empress and the imperial concubines of the harem.

Zheng Ziyi moved back in and stayed at the Purple Jade Pavilion, not far from the empress's Phoenix Nest Hall. The empress would meet Zheng Ziyi of the Purple Jade Pavilion whenever she traveled, and the hatred in her heart only grew.

Zheng Ziyi knew that the empress had reported her to the empress dowager, and the empress was Mu Lingfeng's rival as well. Therefore, Zheng Ziyi relied on her stomach to support her child. She was also very arrogant towards the empress, repeatedly looking down on her.

The queen knew she was being doted on, and she was deliberately provoking herself. If he had any conflict with her, he could use the child in his womb to bite back at the empress. At that time, not only would the emperor say that he was jealous, he could even protect Zheng Ziyi.

As a result, the empress didn't fall into her trap. She had been patient with her for many times, and from time to time, she would even personally pay her respects. It was just that behind Smiling Face's back, she was always looking for an opportunity to take revenge.

"Your majesty, this medicine is too bitter. Your concubine won't be able to drink it." Zheng Ziyi covered her nose and said coquettishly.

"Be good, the imperial physician said that your fetus is unstable, so you should drink more baby antidote. Only then will my little prince be healthy." Mu Zheng caressed Zheng Ziyi.

"Alright then." Zheng Ziyi obediently received the bowl. Ever since she had regained her favor, Zheng Ziyi had become gentle, kind, and virtuous, acting according to the rules. After the pregnancy, he now had the dignified bearing of a good wife and mother. Compared to the previous time, he had a certain charm, which made Mu Zheng very fond of him. He gradually forgot what happened before and felt that he might have misunderstood her.

"Your majesty, look. This is the robe that chenqie made for our little prince. What do you think?" Zheng Ziyi held an embroidery cloth in hand and showed it to Mu Zheng in a fawning manner.

"Come, let me have a look …" Mu Zheng reached out to take it.

"Your majesty, we just received news that His Highness and the others have already entered the capital." Eunuch Qin came in to report.

"Ah, yes, that's great. Where are they now?" When Mu Zheng heard the news, he put down his clothes and stood up in delight.

"We're at the city gate now." Eunuch Qin said.

"Let's go." Mu Zheng was so happy that he was about to leave.

"Your Majesty, are you leaving?" Zheng Ziyi stood up, holding that small piece of clothing as she looked pitifully at Mu Zheng.

"I have something to attend to today. I'll come see you another day." After Mu Zheng finished speaking, he left without even turning his head back.

Zheng Ziyi looked at Mu Zheng's back as she disappeared into the distance. Her expression changed as she rolled her eyes. She abruptly threw her clothes on the ground and sat down with an impatient expression.

Judging by the emperor's appearance, it was likely not because of the prince, but rather, it was because of Xue Muyun. Just the news of her arrival had caused the emperor to be so mesmerized. If she really did come to the palace, then what would happen?

It wasn't easy for him to win back the favor he loved, but it was taken away just like that. Although Zheng Ziyi didn't love the emperor in her heart, she still couldn't stand someone fighting for her favor. After all, she hadn't lost to anyone on the path of being favoured.

But when he thought about it carefully, the reason he was able to make the emperor so stubborn was all because he looked a bit like Xue Ruoyun, and also wanted to imitate her. She really wanted to see what kind of divine being this Xue Luoyun was, and what she looked like.

Just as Mu Sheng arrived at the city gates, he saw a familiar figure approaching from afar. It was Mu Zhuoyun.

Ever since he heard about the matter of them coming back from the cold moon, Mu Zhuo was filled with joy and was unable to sleep at night. Thus, he could only watch over them every day. Now that it was finally their turn, Mu Zhuo could not wait and rode out early to greet them.

Seeing Mu Zhuo's recognition, Leng Yue couldn't help but smile. Although they had only parted for half a year, it felt as if a long time had passed since they last met.

"What are you laughing at?" Xue Ruoyun was riding on a horse. Seeing that Mu Zhuoyun had just appeared, Leng Yue's eyes were filled with an uncontrollable smile as she asked in a strange manner.

"Eh, am I smiling?" Leng Yue coughed twice before opening her folding fan and fanning it in panic.

"Yes, and obviously." Mu Ying also came over and said.

"Oh, I, I just remembered that person's ugly story, so I couldn't control myself." Leng Yue pointed at Mu Zhuoyun as she spoke in a concealed manner.

"Oh, is that so? What a scandal. Quick, tell us. We'll listen to it as well." Xue Luoyun asked with great interest.

"About this, cough cough, about this, I'll tell you another day." Leng Yue didn't expect that Xue Muyun would go all out to get to the bottom of this, so she was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Sure." Only now did Xue Luoyun stop asking. Leng Yue was sweating profusely. It was clear that there was nothing wrong, so why did she feel guilty?

From afar, Mu Zhuo could see a plain-clothed Xue Luoyun mounted on a white horse. His lips were red, his teeth were white, and he had a face full of smiles.

Seeing that both Xue Ruyun and Leng Yue were looking at him from time to time, it seemed as if they were discussing him, their hearts filled with joy. Today, he went out in a hurry and didn't take care of it properly. He didn't know if his image was good or not.

When Mu Zhuo walked in, everyone jumped off their horses.

"Greetings, Royal Uncle." Mu Zhuoyun kowtowed.

"Get up." When Mu Sheng saw Mu Zhuo, he seemed to have grown up a lot.

"Greetings, Your Highness." Xue Luoyun and the others also hurriedly bowed.

"Hurry, hurry and get up." Mu Zhuo stretched out his hand to help support Xue Ruyun, but he was one step ahead of Mu Ying and was caught by Xue Luoyun.

Mu Zhuoyun awkwardly withdrew his hand. When he saw Xue Ruyun raise his head, he still had that familiar face and that moving expression.

"How are you?" Mu Zhuoyun looked at Xue Ruyun. There were thousands of words in his mouth, but it turned into this simple greeting.

"Hmm, very good. What about you? Is everything alright in the capital?" Leng Yue replied.

"Yes, very good." Mu Zhuoyun nodded.

"Come, let's talk in my palace." Mu Zhuo led the way, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time. They planned to go to the Eastern Palace to reminisce about the old days.

"This won't do. Shaoyun, you have to go to my mansion first. Put down the luggage, rest well, then go to your place." Seeing Mu Zhuoyun act so passionately towards Xue Luoyun, Mu Ying began to feel jealous in his heart. He threw his arms around Xue Luoyun's shoulders as if he were declaring his sovereignty.

"When are we going to put our own luggage?" Xue Ruyun looked at Mu Sheng in confusion.

This time, Mu Sheng was very embarrassed. He rubbed his nose and looked into the distance. "We … don't we need to put our luggage in?"

"Leave these to Lanzi and Wei Ming. Besides, I didn't say I would go to your place. I still like where I used to live." Xue Luoyun said.

Hearing Xue Ruyun's words and seeing Mu Zhuoyun and Leng Yue staring at him, Mu Ying dryly laughed twice. "That's right, how could I have forgotten about them?"

Leng Yue and the others didn't say anything, but only secretly laughed.

"We haven't seen each other in a long time. It's not too convenient to go to your palace, so go to the original Xue Manor and listen to Yuxuan. " Xue Luoyun suggested.

"Sure."

Just as they were about to leave, they saw a group of civil and military officials rushing towards them. They had gathered in a formidable formation. It turned out that Mu Zheng had personally come to pick them up.

Everyone quickly knelt down. "We pay our respects to the Emperor."

"Ping, it has been a great achievement for you to destroy the Demonic Sect." Ping, it has been a great achievement for you to destroy the Demonic Sect. Mu Zheng glanced at Xue Ruyun, then looked at Mu Ying and the others.

"Royal brother, just call for someone to announce it. Why have you come personally?" Mu Ying looked at the Emperor and said as he stood up.

"I am happy to know that you have arrived. "Let's go, We have already ordered people to set up a feast and are waiting for you." Mu Zheng exclaimed in surprise.

"As you command." Everyone followed Mu Zheng into the palace.

At the celebratory feast, the wine and food were delicious, and the bell chimed in unison.

"This time, Your Highness, General Leng Yue, and Xue Luoyun have all done well by destroying the evil sect and underground organization. Each and every one of them will be rewarded." Mu Zheng drank a cup and said.

"Liang Yue is conferred with the title of a first rank great general. She will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, General Dingyuan."

"If you win, the reward will be ten thousand silvers, countless jewels, and countless pieces of cloth." "One set of special pill manual, iron scrolls." Mu Zheng said. Since Mu Sheng was already a prince, he did not lack for anything. He only wanted to symbolize some gold for him. However, there was a different meaning behind the specially bestowing of the Book of Alchemy today.

Mu Sheng had already handed over the military authority. He was a idle prince, so he could not give him an official title. He could not give him a fiefdom, much less give him military authority.

The Alchemy Book Iron Scroll that Mu Zheng gave him was equivalent to a gold medal that could save his life three times over. It could be said that he had great trust and honor.

"Xue Ruyun was once the daughter of a sinner, but her achievements were exposed as unknown. Later on, she subdued the island, and she worked arduously; this time, she even risked her life to stab into the heart of the cult and annihilate it in one fell swoop. Therefore, I have come to this conclusion to take her in as my adopted daughter and bestow her the title of Princess Shunning. " Mu Zheng said excitedly.

"Ah, this …" Xue Luoyun was shocked. She didn't think that the Emperor would give her such a high reward.

"The Emperor bestowed you with the title of a princess because he wants you to stay in the capital and thank him." When Mu Zhuoyun and Leng Yue heard this reward, they became extremely excited for Xue Ruoyun and quietly reminded him.

Xue Ruyun wasn't mentally prepared for being conferred the title of princess. She was already used to it, and was afraid that if she was conferred the title of princess, she would be raised deep within the palace with people following and being controlled everywhere. More importantly, she still had to pay daily visits to that fiendish empress dowager and deal with the various empress dowager. Perhaps in the future, she would marry into a marriage alliance in Chiang Kai-shek.

He hurriedly rejected her, "Your servant's daughter, Xue Luoyun, thanks the emperor for his love. What your servant has done is the right thing to do, and I do not ask for a reward. Please retract your order."

To be awarded the title of Princess, this was a great honor that no one would ever dare to dream of. Yet, she actually rejected it.