The Proud Prince and the Arrogant Princess - C380

Arriving at the crown prince’s mansion, he finally saw a group of people waiting there. Mu Zhuoshi excitedly rode up on his horse, only to see that the person had turned around, and it was indeed Mu Lingfeng.

“Aiya, my good royal brother, Chendi has finally awaited your arrival.” Mu Lingfeng said with feigned affability.

“Why are you here?” Mu Zhuoshi asked coldly.

“Hehe, your royal brother doesn’t seem to welcome me. However, I am here today on behalf of my royal father … ” Mu Lingfeng laughed sinisterly, his expression immediately changed as he bellowed: “Mu Zhuoshi accepts the decree!” He took out the imperial edict.

Mu Zhuoshi was extremely annoyed in his heart, he never thought that he would use this opportunity to show off his might. However, they had no choice. Thus, they could only lead the crowd and kneel down.

Seeing Mu Zhuoshi obediently kneel in front of him, Mu Lingfeng felt extremely proud of himself. What he wanted was this kind of effect. So what if it was the crown prince, he still had to obediently kneel before him. In the future, he would have to bow down to him. Mu Lingfeng thought.

At the entrance of the crown prince’s residence, a large group of people kneeled, including Mu Zhuoshi who had just returned to the imperial court as a teacher.

Mu Lingfeng stood in front of Mu Zhuoshi and held up the imperial edict, enjoying the feeling of this moment. Only after a long while did he stand up and spread out the imperial edict, and read it out in a loud and mocking voice.

“I will follow the will of the heavens. The Emperor’s Mandate says: Crown Prince Mu Zhuoshi, brave and good warrior, calm down the northern borders, make meritorious service, protect the peace of the people, and spread the might of our West Cold Country, you have truly gained my heart. “Today’s special reward is ten thousand taels of gold, ten pairs of jade ruyi, a thousand apiece for Shu brocade, Yun Jin, and Huan Hua brocade, as well as a handful of maids and servants. Here you go.”

After he finished speaking, all of Mu Zhuoshi’s soldiers and all of the servants in the crown prince’s residence looked at each other and couldn’t help but start whispering to each other.

“Your highness, the Crown Prince, has made such a great contribution to pacify the northern border. Aren’t the rewards for the Emperor a little too perfunctory?” Yuchi Min could not help but grumble in a low voice.

“Shh.” Liang Yue hurriedly looked at her and told her to shut up.

“That’s right. Not only is there no bestowal of land, there are no rewards even for titles, official positions, rights, etc.”

“Just this little bit of valuables and slaves that they bestowed upon us, usually, even small meritorious ministers would get more than this.” A straightforward soldier said in a low voice.

Before he finished speaking, Mu Lingfeng, who was at the side, heard what was said. He acted as if he was holding onto a clue as he tried to listen carefully to the Emperor’s ears.

Mu Zhuoshi understood his intentions. Although he didn’t know why the emperor was treating his like this, he still quickly berated everyone, “Shut up, don’t be presumptuous.”

When they heard his words, they immediately lowered their heads, not daring to say anything more. The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Mu Zhuoshi’s brows unconsciously creased, and in the end, he still respectfully kowtowed to Mu Lingfeng. “This son accepts the decree.

“Royal brother, please get up. Although I am only here to pass down the decree on behalf of my royal father, as your royal brother, West Cold’s crown prince is still kneeling to me. “Hahaha.” Mu Lingfeng said hypocritically, full of mockery.

“You!” Mu Zhuoshi was so angry that she wanted to grab his collar.

“Chendi still has things to do, so he’ll head back to the palace first.” After Mu Lingfeng saw that he had humiliated enough, he left these words and quickly brought everyone to leave.

Mu Zhuoshi held onto the imperial edict, his eyes fixed on the direction that Mu Lingfeng had gone, looking at his arrogant and resentful aura, he tightly clenched his fist in anger.

“Big Brother Zhuo Zhi, what is the meaning of this, you have done so much, why in the end are you treating her like a sinner and giving her humiliation? “As for the emperor …”

“Shut your mouth,” When Mu Zhuoshi heard this, he immediately glared at her sternly and taught her a lesson righteously, “You all don’t want to live anymore. You guys actually dare to say wrong to the emperor while discussing master behind your back, how many of your heads do you have to be chopped off?”

“But …”

“Stop talking, let’s go in first.” Yuchi Min wanted to say more, but Liang Yue quickly pulled her and walked inside.

“What was wrong with what I said just now? Why were you so mean to me?” After Yuchi Min entered, she turned around angrily and ignored Mu Zhuoshi, feeling extremely wronged.

“Just now there were too many people watching outside. If you had said something so disrespectful, if someone else were to hear it and say that you were going to work for the crown prince, how would the emperor think?” Those people are hiding in the dark, waiting for you to make things worse for the Emperor. ”

Liang Yue advised Yuchi Min sincerely and earnestly.

Hearing that, Yuchi Min then reacted, “Aiya, I was too rash just now. I almost dragged the entire Big Brother Zhuo Zhi down with me, there are so many people in the capital who want to harm the Big Brother Zhuo Zhi.”

Yuchi Min’s personality had always been straightforward and honest, how would she know about the schemes and tricks in the capital? Only after Liang Yue said this did she understand.

Some of the soldiers could not help but sigh when they heard this. “Rumors are spreading that the crown prince is doing a great deed and does not have the heart to take the crown prince as his lord. It is likely that the emperor is suspicious and intends to ignore him.”

When a bearded man heard this, he said indignantly, “Hmph, sooner or later, the world will belong to His Highness the Crown Prince. Why does he have to commit such disrespectful acts? “In my opinion, it means that someone is jealous of our crown prince, and he is intentionally trying to discredit him…”

After Mu Zhuoshi heard these words, he remained silent. After a long time, he finally turned around: “Everyone has worked hard on the way here, don’t worry about it too much, go and rest.”

With that, he weakly sat down.

Seeing that everyone had left, Liang Yue walked forward and patted his shoulder. She knew that because of the rumors circulating around the capital, the Emperor already harbored a grudge against him. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to casually reward him for her great contributions.

Even through the imperial edict, he could still feel the distance between him and the Emperor, as well as his indifference to him.

felt that if it wasn’t for the fact that it did not conform to the rules, his royal father would not even have passed down the imperial edict. He pitied himself for fighting such a war, and even lost an arm.

“It must be Mu Lingfeng’s doing.”

This matter soon spread throughout the capital and became the topic of discussion among the people after the meal.

At this moment, in the third prince’s residence.

“Hahahaha…” The Third Prince, who had just come back from announcing the order, laughed heartily. He laughed for a very long time, and perhaps because he was tired of laughing, he finally stopped. He picked up the jug and took a big gulp of the wine.

His smile faded and a trace of ruthlessness surged within his eyes.

“Hmph, so what if we have pacified the Northern Frontier? royal father still doesn’t have any grudges against you. As long as I am here, you will not be allowed to hold the position of crown prince so easily!”

“Third Prince is wise, everything is under your control!” Upon seeing this, the Third Prince’s steward respectfully said.

The Third Prince nodded in amusement, “Although he resolved the deadly situation I had created for him, he also bought a lot of people’s hearts in order to pacify the northern border …”

As he said that, his tone suddenly changed. “However, as long as I fan the flames from time to time, Royal Father’s suspicion of him will grow, and the more difficult his position as crown prince becomes. Think about it, how far away from this throne … “Hahaha, hahaha.”

“Aiya, you really don’t know the feeling of him kneeling in front of me. Tsk tsk tsk, this is truly great. I have decided now. I will leave him with his life, and when I ascend to the throne, I will make him kneel before me day after day. ”

Finished speaking, his eyes slightly narrowed, he looked at the location of the crown prince’s mansion, and said word by word: “My good brother, I wonder if you are satisfied with Chendi’s meticulously prepared gift? “What are you thinking about now?”

Some were happy while others were sad.

The Third Prince and the Third Prince were naturally happy to see the Emperor’s suspicion towards the crown prince. However, once the princes and sons of princes saw him, they couldn’t sit still any longer.

After all, the situation in the imperial court was ever-changing. If things went wrong, they would face a crisis of being eliminated.

Ever since ancient times, the Emperor had always been suspicious. After all, as the Emperor, they were only princes. They had to step out of the competition step by step, stepping on the corpses of countless people in order to step up to today’s stage.

As the last contender for the throne, the current Emperor was very clear on how many people did not acknowledge him as their own kin in order to obtain the throne. The emperors, who had been old for many years, found it difficult to live past their prime and even die peacefully.

It was reasonable that he was on guard against the crown prince now.

The most frightening thing was that the situation would only get worse. If things continued like this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Some people were worried, but some people were already thinking about ‘abandoning the dark to the light’. After all, there were a lot of people following the wind everywhere, especially the officials in the imperial court.

On the surface, the big Beijing was still bustling with activity, singing and dancing. It looked no different from normal, but there were already undercurrents moving in the shadows, as if it was giving birth to something.

Mu Zhuoshi stood in the center of the courtyard and watched as the sky became covered by dark clouds and a heavy rain was coming. Tomorrow, he would go up to meet the Emperor. How should he explain to him about Mu Ying and Xue Moyun.

If it were in normal times, it would have been fine. But now, not only was he being held in contempt of the emperor’s might, his achievements were unbeatable and he had the heart to be disobedient.

Even Xue Moyun was framed and charged with treason against the enemy.

And when Mu Ying went to look for her, he found no news of her either. All of these troublesome matters caught him off guard.

Everyone was in trouble, except for Mu Lingfeng, who was gaining more and more the trust of the Emperor.

Liang Yue had already returned to the northern camp. Without her by her side, Mu Zhuoshi’s heart was empty. She should give her an explanation, but with the current situation, the matter between the two of them might have to be let go.

He walked back to his room restlessly and held a cup of tea in his study, preparing to take a sip to calm his mind down.

Just as his lips touched the mouth of the teacup, before he could even take a sip, a subordinate knocked on the door. “Your Highness the Crown Prince.”

Mu Zhuoshi stopped drinking and returned to the capital. There were so many small matters, he couldn’t even have a cup of tea, yet he could only spit out a single word, “Enter.”

Just as he finished speaking, he saw his subordinate, Sun Kun push open the door and walk in, respectfully bowing, “Your Highness.”

“Any gains?” Mu Zhuoshi was startled, he raised his eyes and looked at the approaching man.