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"She and this son of hers were fated by the heavens to be together, but because she was implicated by his father's matter, she had no choice but to break off the engagement with this son of hers. Now that we have reunited and she has saved my life … "

At this point, Mu Lingfeng knelt down deeply and said, "Father, this son does not want any reward. I only plead that you allow this son to marry Xue Shaoli. That way, even if I become a commoner, as long as I can accompany her to Qing Shui County to suffer, I will have no regrets. "

Mu Lingfeng's words moved everyone. On the surface, it seemed that he had deep feelings for Xue Shaoli and was willing to give up her power and influence. In fact, it was also to show that he had no interest in imperial power or the struggle for power at all, thus dispelling the Emperor's doubts.

Mu Lingfeng lowered his head and listened quietly to the orders of the Emperor. Everything just now was just an act. He wanted to make a gamble and see if the emperor would grant his wish.

When Mu Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Back in the day, he and Xiaodie couldn't be together because of their family's views. That was Mu Zheng's eternal regret. Now that he saw Mu Lingfeng in deep love and recalled his memories from back then, he definitely wouldn't have the heart to go out and suffer. He also wouldn't have the heart to split up a couple of mandarin ducks.

Everyone present had their own opinions on this matter.

When the Empress and Mu Zhuoyun heard Mu Lingfeng's words, they immediately saw through his thoughts.

"Would he be willing to give up his rights and status for a woman? This was clearly feigning deep affection, but it was also dispelling the Emperor's doubts. This move is really good. "

From the moment Mu Zhuo saw Mu Lingfeng walk in, he knew that he must have brought along a weapon that could turn the tables around. As expected, Mu Lingfeng hadn't been resting during this period of time, constantly thinking about fighting for the throne.

However, this move was truly marvelous. Seeing the emperor's happy expression, Mu Zhuoyun could tell that Mu Lingfeng had won.

The most astonished was none other than Zheng Ziyi. She already knew who Mu Lingfeng had such an outstanding and scheming Xue Shaoli by his side. She had always been someone that Mu Lingfeng could not forget, and Zheng Ziyi had also once been jealous of her. However, Mu Lingfeng said that he was only using her. Now, after looking at how affectionate he was, after going around in such a large circle, he finally decided to marry her into his family.

Zheng Ziyi immediately collapsed, her face frozen in love, but her heart was already dripping blood.

She deeply loved Mu Lingfeng and threw caution to the wind for his sake. Although she knew that he was just using his, it was still difficult for her to resist his tender and sweet words when they were together.

And now, having taken such a huge risk and given birth to his own child, he was going to marry some other woman. As expected, in his heart, there was only power and no feelings. Zheng Ziyi's heart was filled with desolation as he blankly stared at him.

Xue Luoyun and Mu Ying were standing to the side, and they were also very surprised to hear Mu Lingfeng's words. They weren't very clear about this Mu Lingfeng, but they were very familiar with this Xue Shaoli. She didn't expect that she had yet to give up and was still thinking of marrying into the royal family.

The two of them had different thoughts in their minds, but it wasn't good for them to directly communicate with each other. The two of them could only watch from the sidelines and silently drink their wine.

Mu Zheng thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed: "It's rare to see you two being so deep in love. This Xue Shaoli wasn't wrong in the first place, she was dragged down by her father. Since you're willing to marry her, then as long as she's willing to break away from her father's relationship with Xue Duan Sheng, she can marry into the palace." He still hated Xue Duan Sheng.

"Yes, this is great, thank you Imperial Father." Mu Lingfeng was extremely happy as he kowtowed. He had finally won.

When the Empress Dowager saw that the Emperor had agreed, she could not stop him. When he thought back to Xue Shaoli, he couldn't help but think of a smart and sensible person who had a good relationship with Princess Changle.

But his father was still a sinner after all. Even if he was separated from his father and daughter, he was still just a commoner who wasn't worthy to be the noble third prince. The empress dowager's views were always the most serious, so she couldn't help but speak up.

"Good grandson, since the emperor has already agreed, Grandma doesn't object. However, there's one thing I need to clarify with you. She was, after all, a commoner. You could marry her, but after entering the palace, you could only start from being a concubine, and at the highest, you could only be promoted to a secondary concubine. You absolutely could not be a principal concubine. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful. "

When the empress dowager finished speaking, she purposefully looked towards Xue Muyun.

When Mu Ying heard this, he knew that the empress dowager was making use of this opportunity to say something about Xue Ruyun. He couldn't help but glance at Xue Ruyun. Seeing that her expression didn't change and she was still drinking by herself, he didn't seem to care at all. Only then did he feel at ease.

"Yes, I will definitely follow your teachings, your majesty."

Afraid that something might have happened to him, Mu Lingfeng hurriedly agreed. After all, his goal was to get Xue Shaoli to come back. He didn't care about any status at all. He only cared that Xue Shaoli could help him.

When Zheng Ziyi heard the emperor's words, she was extremely unwilling. However, her status was still a woman of the emperor, so what could she say?

At this time, Zheng Ziyi began to envy Xue Shaoli. Although she was just a concubine, she was able to legally live in the prince's mansion with Mu Lingfeng. As for him, other than sneaking around with him, he had nothing. And he had to serve someone he didn't like.

But what could he do? From the moment he was sent here, even before he saw Mu Lingfeng, her life was destined to be like this. It was the life of one's own family, of one's own country.

Zheng Ziyi received the child from her wet nurse, her head lowered as she toyed with it, feeling mixed emotions. Right now, this child was probably the closest to him.

During the banquet, everyone was talking about Mu Lingfeng, but they didn't know that the Little Princess was actually Mu Lingfeng. The empress's party could only flatter him, looking at Mu Lingfeng with complacent expressions.

On the way out of the palace, Leng Yue caught up with Mu Sheng and Xue Ruoyun from behind.

"Elder sister, look at what happened today … …" Leng Yue slowly opened her mouth.

"Mu Ying and I were talking about it just now." Xue Luoyun replied.

"This matter between Mu Lingfeng and Xue Shaoli may seem simple, but I feel like there's a lot of information being leaked." The three of them walked side by side as Xue Ruyun slowly spoke.

"Do you still remember the matter about the Ghost-Masked Man? At that time, all the Ghost-Masked Men were killed or killed, but in the end, we couldn't find the mastermind behind it, but the suspicions were related to the palace." Xue Ruyun recalled.

"I remember. At that time, I investigated and found out that this Xue Shaoli had something to do with this. However, how did she join this organization and what her identity was, I still haven't found out."

"At that time, I already knew that she had an extraordinary position in the sect. However, she is only a woman and does not have any martial arts. How she managed to reach that position in such a short period of time is still unfathomable. She was also afraid of alerting the enemy, so she put it aside. Now it seems that she thinks that the limelight has passed and that she is beginning to get restless again. " Xue Luoyun said.

"Elder sister, are you saying that the mastermind behind this might be the third prince?!" Leng Yue asked. This was because she had dealt with this Mu Lingfeng so many times with Mu Zhuo, and she already knew that he was ambitious and not a simple person. Thus, this was the first thought that came to Leng Yue's mind.

"That's hard to say." At this moment, Mu Yong placed his hands behind his back and shook his head.

"Because we are extremely familiar with Xue Shaoli. But Mu Lingfeng, we don't know. Perhaps she was just used by Xue Shaoli as a stepping stone back to the capital. "It could be a conspiracy between the two of them." Mu Sheng had always been unsure of what was going on, so he couldn't be too haughty.

"No matter what, this Xue Shaori must be harboring malicious intentions coming to the capital. You must be extra careful." Leng Yue looked at Xue Luoyun with concern.

"Understood, thank you." "What about you? How are you doing with the crown prince?" Xue Luoyun asked.

"Eh, what do you mean, we are just ordinary friends." The cold moon stuttering explanation.

"Oh, really." Xue Ruyun and Mu Ying looked at each other and smiled.

"Yeah." Leng Yue whispered with a guilty conscience.

"That's great, my good sister. If you have anything on your mind, you must be strict with that person. Don't waste your time wasting it." Seeing that she didn't admit nor was she serious, Xue Ruyun only gave her a suggestion.

"I, understand. Thank you elder sister." When Leng Yue heard this, she replied in a low voice. It was likely that he had not hidden it well enough, and even Xue Ruoyun had discovered it.

Hearing that the emperor had already approved his marriage with Mu Lingfeng, Xue Shaoli was pleasantly surprised. After such a long time, they were finally able to see the bright moon.

Xue Shaoli was so excited that she was about to go crazy. She told everyone in the manor that she had become her concubine, married into the imperial family, and was about to leave this crappy place.

Xue Duan Sheng looked at her with a happy expression, but he was incomparably sad in his heart.

Ever since Xue Lian had died, Xue Ruoyun had also married the prince, and they only had Xue Shaoli as their daughter. However, he did not expect that the condition of marrying the third prince would be to break off all relations with him.

Xue Duan Sheng knew that Xue Shaoli's ambition was great and that she was unwilling to stay in this small place, so it was only a matter of time before she went out. However, when she heard that she was going to break off the relationship between father and daughter, she actually didn't hesitate and immediately nodded in agreement. This caused Xue Duan Sheng to be extremely sad.

Out of her three daughters from a young age, the one she doted on the most was Xue Shaoli and Xue Lian. But now, Xue Shaoli completely disregarded the relationship between father and daughter, causing him to feel very disappointed.

Thinking about it, even though Xue Ruyun had treated him the best, she still owed her the most.

Forget it, a grown woman shouldn't be kept. Since Xue Shaoli was so happy, she might as well hope that everything went well for her.

"Daughter greets father and mother." At night, Xue Shaoli came to the great hall to bid farewell to her mother and father. Tomorrow, she would go to the capital.

"Come on, get up." Madame Zhao lovingly helped her daughter up, and soon after, tears began to fall.

"My daughter, you're the only daughter I've ever had. Right now, you're also going to leave us. We don't even have the qualifications to attend your wedding …." Thinking of this, Mrs Zhao's face was filled with sorrow.