After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

"Why?"

Yan Mu looked at Shangguan Xu amusedly, "I have been with you since I was a child. I have watched you kill Zhongliang, watch you harm the people, and watch your conspiracies and calculations. I have been influenced by everything. Why can't I learn from him? He is a foolish king who only cares about himself. He enjoys himself without caring about the country and the country. I have his blood on my body, so why should I be an upright person?"

Shangguan Xu looked deeply at Yan Mu, "You are also a father now. Yan'er will learn from you, just like you learned from me. Do you want him to struggle and suffer like you?"

Yan Mu froze. He thought of the two children and Liu Yunxiang. He can become a rotten person, and it doesn't matter to him, but he is a father and a husband, and it is his responsibility as a man not to let himself rot.

He took a slow breath and hit his forehead with his fist.

"You don't deserve to tell me this, but I listened to what you said and took it to heart." After saying that, Yan Mu walked forward first.

Shangguan Xu watched Yan Mu walk away and couldn't help coughing. He took out the handkerchief, but saw a lot of blood on it. He frowned and felt like the world was spinning. He leaned on the tree next to him before he could stand still.

In the middle of the night, Yan Mu heard movement outside the house and subconsciously took out the dagger placed under the pillow. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and several clanging sounds broke the tranquility of the night.

"Your Highness, wake up quickly, something happened."

Yan Mu sat up and asked, "What happened?"

"The Queen has hanged herself in the Punishment Department, and Her Royal Highnesses were so frightened that they fainted. The Emperor is at Rumengxuan and has ordered you to handle this matter."

"understood."

Yan Mu sat on the edge of the bed and asked the guards to lock the queen and the fourth prince together. He had expected this result. The queen was so arrogant that she might be able to grit her teeth and endure the torture, but she couldn't bear to let her son see her in embarrassment. As for Qin Shengrui, he was a coward. Just looking at the queen's miserable condition would scare him to death.

The emperor imprisoned the queen in the Criminal Division because he did not want this matter to be spread out in order to save his own face and that of the royal family. In this case, Yan Mu released the news that the queen died of illness, and at the same time held a funeral for her according to the queen's specifications, but it was simpler.

In the next few days, Yan Mu was busy with the funeral of the queen, but the emperor did not go to court or show up. He had been staying with Menggui in Rumeng Pavilion, enjoying themselves every night.

After the Queen's funeral was over, news came out from the Fourth Prince's Mansion, saying that the Fourth Prince had gone crazy.

When Yan Mu heard this, he just smiled and said, "If he wants to go crazy, let him go crazy."

On Liu Yunxiang's side, after walking for half a month from the capital to Yanzhou, they finally arrived outside Yanzhou City.

"We'll sleep here tonight, and we'll go to the city early tomorrow morning." Li Zhu said nothing and went to collect firewood in the woods.

Zijin tied up the horse and patrolled around.

Liu Yunxiang helped Qu Moran settle down Qu Xing, then got off the carriage, and they sat down around the fire with Qu Yi.

"Yunxiang, you were delayed for several days on the road with us." Qu Moran said embarrassedly.

Halfway through, Qu Xing fell ill, and they had to stay in a nearby town, so they were delayed for a few days.

"It's okay." Liu Yunxiang said as he took out the dry food and shared it with Qu Moran's mother and son. "By the way, we will go to the city tomorrow, so let's separate for now. You go to Qu Xing's hometown, and Zijin and I will go to the government office."

Qu Moran nodded, "Okay, although I don't know what you are doing in Yanzhou, but you must be careful in everything."

"Well, the same goes for you. We'll go visit you after we've taken care of things here."

"it is good."

Li Zhu picked up a large bundle of firewood and added a few firewood sticks. Then he sat down next to Qu Yi and helped him roast dry food. He also ate a piece of it himself. Then he went to the carriage to get a blanket, gave one to Qu Moran, and wrapped the other one around himself. Then he put Qu Yi in his arms, and the two lay down on their sides to sleep.

"Brother Zhu, I'm going to town tomorrow, can I have a chicken drumstick?"

"I'll buy it for you tomorrow."

"I've been eating solid food for the past few days, and I've lost weight."

"Obviously full of fat."

"It's impossible. If you touch it, it's all bones."

"What about here?"

"That's my ass, of course it has meat!"

The two of them chatted and made noise in a low voice, but gradually became silent.

Qu Moran leaned against the tree trunk with peace of mind. He didn't need to look after Qu Xing. If Qu Xing made any movement, Li Zhu would come over. There was no need to worry about Qu Yi, because Li Zhu would sleep with him in his arms. She was not afraid of the cold at night because Li Zhu would wrap her in a blanket from time to time.

She closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

Liu Yunxiang leaned on the other side, but she was not sleepy at this time. She didn't know whether it was because she was approaching Yanzhou City or because the road was too smooth. In short, she was very uneasy at the moment.

"Girl, our people just sent a message that they have found Taoist Master Hongxuan. Let us go to Wanchun Garden in the west of Yanzhou City tomorrow." Zijin actually went to meet the people they sent out.

Qu Xing fell ill on the way. In order not to delay things, Liu Yunxiang sent a few guards around him to go to Yanzhou first.

"Is there any news about Xue Changfeng?"

Zijin shook his head, "No."

"No, it's not bad news."

"The Taoist Master also said so."

Liu Yunxiang sighed and closed his eyes, "Go to sleep first."

At night, Liu Yunxiang had fallen asleep and was suddenly awakened by the sound of fighting. She opened her eyes and saw Zijin fighting a man in black under the moonlight.

The two men's moves were extremely fierce, and Zijin was already injured.

"Yunxiang!"

Qu Moran pulled Qu Yi and ran to Liu Yunxiang. Qu Yi was not awake yet, rubbing his eyes and yawning. Liu Yunxiang glanced behind them, but did not see Li Zhu.

"Where's Li Zhu?"

Qu Moran shook his head, "I don't know, I didn't see him when I opened my eyes."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the man in black again. He seemed a little impatient and moved towards Zijin's vital parts. Because he was too eager, many flaws were exposed. Zijin seized the opportunity and injured his arm first, and then kicked him in the chest. One kick.

The man in black staggered back two steps. When he saw Liu Yunxiang, he made a feint move first, and then directly stabbed Liu Yunxiang.

"Yunxiang! Be careful!"

Liu Yunxiang staggered two steps back. At this moment, a thin figure passed by. The man in black suffered a heavy blow and retreated far away. Liu Yunxiang was shocked, turned around and saw that it was the mistress.

The boy looked at her and hummed, then he and Zijin attacked the man in black from both sides. The man in black was very skilled in martial arts, and he was not far behind in a fight with the two of them. He just wanted to hurt Liu Yunxiang, but he also had no chance.

After fighting like this for hundreds of moves, the man in black finally gave up and took the opportunity to escape.

Zi Jin breathed a sigh of relief and raised his chin at Xiao San, "I've been waiting for you all the way, and you're finally here."

The mistress pouted, "Don't get me wrong, I'm not here to find you."

"then you?"

"Yanzhou is my second home, can't I go home?"

"Uh, okay."

Liu Yunxiang ran over and asked him if the two of them were injured.

Zijin shook his head, "It's okay, slightly injured, but girl, this man in black is an old acquaintance of ours."