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Feeling his increasingly focused gaze, Mu Yunyao lowered her eyes and ignored him, carefully cleaning the blood off her hands in a basin at the side."Speaking of which, the Meng Family has suffered heavy losses this time.
Meng Yu had been stripped of his official position and had not been hired for five years. His talent was already mediocre, so after five years, he would no longer have the opportunity to enter the civil service."Grand Tutor Meng probably won't let things rest once we return to the capital." Seeing her uneasiness, King Yue didn't have the slightest intention of restraining his gaze. He liked to see Mu Yunyao reveal a different expression because of him, as if this could prove that he was different in her heart."Consort De was doted upon by the palace and is gradually becoming lost in it.
"Then things went awry. By doing so, Imperial Father was also warning the Meng Family. I hope they can consider their own weight and also make Grand Preceptor Meng wary of losing the reputation of the clan in the later years."
"The emperor's thoughts are really profound."
"That's right. If it wasn't for this, Royal Father wouldn't have been able to walk all the way from a prince of poor birth to the present day, becoming an enlightened king that the people support." The two of them chatted for a while longer before Mu Yunyao got up and said her goodbyes, "Don't touch the wounds on Fourth Master's back, and be extra careful in the next two days of hunting. Don't lightly drag in the wounds that you left behind when you saved my mother.
"It's fine, I'll send you back."
Mu Yunyao hurriedly shook her head."This is too eye-catching. I can go back by myself. The Si Jiu is waiting for me at a place not too far away. It's only a few steps away, so there's no danger."
"The royal father is furious. The officials don't even dare to breathe loudly. At this time, all of them are staying in their own tents. Don't worry, no one dares to say anything."
"There's really no need..." Mu Yunyao shook her head in refusal. Duke Yue was still injured, so she couldn't run around any longer.
The Winged King stood up and stretched his hand out to take the cape that was hung at the entrance of the tent. He personally draped it over Mu Yunyao's body and rubbed her head through the cape."Let's hurry up and leave. I'll send you back earlier so I can come back earlier to rest."
The feeling above her head was warm and heavy. Mu Yunyao blankly raised her head, and only after a long while did she blink back to her senses. Her face instantly flushed red, and she knew that no matter how she tried to refute him, it was useless.
King Yue had said that he was sending Mu Yunyao off, but when he saw her back to her own tent, he turned around and left, walking slightly further away from her.
Seeing Mu Yunyao return, Jin Lan hurriedly went to greet her."Miss, are you alright?"
Mu Yunyao shook her head and took off the cloak on her body. However, she didn't hand it over to Jinlan, who reached out to receive it. Instead, she placed it on the inside of the bed.
Jin Lan held in her laughter and nodded her head."Yes, your servant will fetch hot water for Miss to wash up."
The next two days were calm and peaceful. The officials thought of ways to express themselves and strive to make the Emperor happy. However, the day before he left the enclosure, the Emperor suddenly felt that the scenery around the hunting grounds was not bad. He wanted to build a temporary palace here, so it would be more convenient to come back and live in the future."Finally, the matter was settled, and the location was overseen."
The task of building the palace fell on his head.
Hearing this, Prince Jin's pale face turned even more unsightly."Imperial Father, your son is willing to share your worries. It's just that this son is in charge of matters between the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the Ministry of Rites. It's hard to avoid this ..." The emperor nodded, "I have forgotten about it since you came back from the west of Guangdong Province. As a prince, you should have learned how to share the worries of your father, since you have always been more at ease than him. No matter where you are, you should be able to complete the tasks assigned to you well.
As for the matters of the Ministry of Public Affairs and the Ministry of Rites, let Fourth Bro train in them."
After a few moments of restraint, Prince Jin allowed his voice to remain calm, "Yes." It was just one simple word, but it seemed to take him a lot of effort. When he walked out of the tent, his steps were a little shaky.
Coincidentally, the Titan King had come to seek an audience, so the two of them met at the entrance of the tent.
"Brother, congratulations."
Yue Yang raised his head, his expression as cold as ever."I still need to learn from Third Imperial Brother."
When Mu Yunyao heard this news, she couldn't help but laugh for a long time. She really didn't expect that the astute and scheming Prince Jin would have such failures in the future. According to the memories of his past life, King Yue had returned to the capital only next year. At that time, King Jin would be fighting against the King in the capital, and he would have gathered a group of strategists to come up with some ideas. He would be extra careful with every step, afraid that if he took one wrong step, he would end up being on par with King Jin.
Wang suppressed it.
He couldn't make it. Seeing that they were about to leave the hunting grounds tomorrow, Mu Yunyao went to Grand Princess Yi De's camp to make tea for her. In these past few days, she had frequently come over and learned a lot about Grand Princess Yi De's temperament.
Holding the teacup in her hand, Grand Princess Yi De looked at the meek Mu Yunyao, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: No wonder this child was able to enjoy life in Ziling City. After a few days of contact with her, even if she was being picky, she still didn't notice anything amiss about her.
On the contrary, she took care of him extremely well. Sometimes, they wouldn't even see each other for most of the day, and they even had some thoughts about him. She always felt that something was missing from her side, and even Senior Servant Qu said that she'd lost her favour in the past few days.
"How are the injuries on Jun Yue's body?" Mu Yunyao knew that if she went to Yue Yang's tent, she definitely wouldn't be able to hide the matter of helping him heal his wounds. Thus, she wasn't too surprised, but instead smiled generously, "Reporting to Grand Princess, Prince Fu's wounds have already formed a scab. His recuperation is quite good these few days, it will be gone in a few days.
"It's already over. I just heard from His Highness that my wounds are itchy and the night is a bit uncomfortable."
Grand Princess Yi De really cared about Yue Yang, so whenever he was mentioned, Mu Yunyao would explain in as much detail as possible.
"He is a good kid, but he doesn't think much of himself. He has been injured a lot in the past few years. He is a prince, and his life is almost the same as a military general's. Only he has that kind of ability." Mu Yunyao smiled but didn't speak. She now had a deeper understanding of the relationship between Grand Princess Yi De and King Yue.
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