Reborn to abuse the scumbag, the demon queen destroyed her ex-husband's entire family

Mu Huan had already seen the viciousness in Mu Bo's eyes, so he walked up to Mu Bo with a smile and deliberately said something to tease him.

"It is very beautiful, but unfortunately, neither you nor I are as good as the seventh brother. After all, he is the one that the emperor likes the most!"

The viciousness in Mu Bo's eyes quickly subsided, and when Mu Huan provoked him, he retorted, thinking to himself, if I don't feel well, you won't feel well either.

But Mu Huan smiled and nodded after hearing this, "Xiao Qi is capable, so it's only natural that father likes him. If you have time to talk about this, you should think about how to improve your abilities!"

"Anyway, if it was me who went to Qizhou this time, I would definitely not do as well as Xiao Qi."

Regardless of whether Mu Bo was jealous of Mu Gu or not, Mu Huan was not jealous.

After the Emperor appointed Mu Gu as prince yesterday, he was still afraid that Concubine Chun would be suspicious, so after coming out of the imperial study, he went to sit with Concubine Chun for a while.

Only after making sure that his mother was not feeling jealous did he leave with peace of mind.

Knowing that someone might dislike Mu Gu at the morning court today, he went to bed early last night so that he could conserve his energy to deal with Mu Bo.

Mu Bo's face originally looked bad, but after hearing what Mu Huan said, he suddenly put away all the subtle expressions on his face and looked Mu Huan up and down.

"Third brother, you really underestimate yourself. In my opinion, you and Mu Gu are equally matched. Why does father favor the seventh brother? It's really unfair!"

"Eh? Fifth brother, what you said is not right. Although Xiaoqi is not the youngest son of the emperor, he is the youngest among the adult princes. Therefore, it is reasonable for him to be pampered a little more."

"Besides, our father is now in his prime, leaving us with plenty of opportunities to achieve great things. Why should we be jealous here?"

Mu Huan didn't listen to those words of sowing discord, and said a few words to Mu Bo. When he saw Mu Gu coming over, he hurriedly greeted him.

"It was too late yesterday. I'll get off work early today. Would you like to come to my house for a drink?"

He reached out and punched Mu Gu lightly on the shoulder. The more he looked at the man wearing the prince's crown and robes, the more handsome he seemed. Mu Huan felt like an old father seeing his son succeed.

There is a five-year age difference between the two, which is not a big difference in theory. However, since the death of the eldest prince and the second prince, Mu Huan has taken on the responsibility of the eldest brother and has taken good care of the younger ones.

The harsh criticism towards Mu Gu in the past was also out of concern for him as an elder brother.

He also knew that Concubine Zhao was not well-liked in the palace, and was afraid that if Mu Gu continued to act as he pleased, the Emperor would be even more annoyed. So whenever he saw Mu Gu, he would put on an air of old-fashioned preaching.

"Okay, I haven't seen my third sister-in-law for a while. Is she okay? When I came back from Qizhou, I bought some toys for my nephew. It's just right to bring them over!"

"You have a heart!"

When talking about the unborn child, the smile on Mu Huan's face softened a little.

Seeing the two people talking and how he couldn't squeeze in at all, Mu Bo's face became gloomy. Just as he was about to speak, Eunuch Li shouted that the emperor had arrived, and everyone knelt down to pay homage.

"Everyone loves you!"

After sitting down, the emperor spoke in a gentle voice. When his eyes swept down, he took a liking to Mu Gu, who was wearing the prince's crown and robes, and the smile on his face deepened.

"If you have something to do, report it early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Following Eunuch Li's opening remarks, the ministers below began to talk about state affairs.

Although Qizhou has now overcome the initial crisis, some subsequent development still requires support from the court.

Chang Yunfei wrote a memorial to the emperor saying that he would build a shrine for the emperor first. Then when someone else mentioned sending supplies to Qizhou, he felt much happier and the emperor was pleased with what he received.

The most discussed topic during the morning court session was not only the affairs of Qizhou, but also the affairs of the northern border. The Rongdi people had begun to gather their troops again, and it looked like they were going to launch another siege.

But with Yao Yongkun in the north, the emperor was not worried. Instead, another matter caught the emperor's attention.

Five hundred miles to the northwest, traces of Qiang and Hu people gathering were found. This was discovered just after the Spring Festival. At that time, the matter was not serious, so the emperor did not pay much attention to it.

Who would have thought that yesterday we received another urgent report from Liu Bing, the Northwest garrison, saying that the Qiang and Hu had gathered the surrounding tribes and started to advance towards the northwest.

It seems that they want to take advantage of the Rongdi attack on the northern border to invade the northwest border and gain some advantages.

The emperor asked his ministers to circulate Liu Bing's memorial. After everyone had read it, the emperor asked, "What do you think, my dear ministers?"

"Your Majesty, the Qiang and Hu tribes have gathered together with the barbarians outside the northwest. They are definitely planning to attack our Dalong. We must prepare early!"

The first to speak was Master Zhang, who looked to be in his fifties. Although there were some wrinkles on his face and a beard on his chin, one could tell from his eyebrows and eyes that he was also a handsome scholar when he was young, otherwise he would not have given birth to a beauty like Concubine Rong.

After listening to him, the emperor looked at him, thought that what he said was nonsense, and looked at someone else.

Mu Huan stepped forward at this time, "Father, the Qiang, Hu, Yidi and Rongdi are connected. I am afraid that they are in cahoots with each other and have planned it long ago. We have to inform General Yao about this and take precautions!"

The emperor also thought so, but this was not the answer he wanted, so he turned to look at Mu Bo and asked, "What do you think, Old Five?"

"Father, since the Qiang, Hu and Yidi are so arrogant, let's beat them to a pulp and show them that we, Dalong, are no pushovers!"

"Okay! Let's follow Lao Wu's idea!"

Every emperor has a dream of unification in his heart. The surrounding small countries are weak, and Dalong is a country of etiquette. They can't find a reason to go to war, but now someone has brought it to them.

So the emperor immediately made a decision that if the Qiang, Hu, and Yi people invaded, they would fight back immediately. It would be best if these two tribes could be annexed and incorporated into the territory of Dalong!

After the court session, several cabinet ministers and several princes went to the imperial study. After a heated discussion, they finally decided that if a war really broke out, they would send reinforcements to the northwest.

It was almost noon when Mu Gu and Mu Huan left the palace, and they went to the Third Prince's Palace together.

When leaving in the morning, Mu Huan greeted Ao Rong and said that he would invite Mu Gu to his house for lunch. Ao Rong started preparing early.

Not long after the two men entered the door, Ao Rong sent someone to call them over for dinner.

As there was no one else around, the three of them did not sit at separate tables. They just sat at the table, chatting one after another while eating.

"Seventh brother, did Ruge write to you? She went to the northern border to pay tribute to her family and didn't even come back for the New Year!"

Ao Rong was a little worried about Xiao Ruge. After all, for a girl, the journey from the capital to the northern border was a long one, and she had been gone for such a long time without any news.

Mu Gu wanted to say that Xiao Ruge had gone to Qizhou with him, but no one knew about it, so he kept silent and pretended not to know. He also asked when Xiao Ruge left.