"Is it possible that you are Li Xian's illegitimate daughter?"
"Pooh."
"Then how do you know the royal secrets that even some princesses and princes don't know about?"
"My eldest brother is also a national master after all." Shi Luo rolled his eyes at Lin Mu.
Lin Mu nodded, feeling quite clear.
I understand your sister, Shi Luo spat in a low voice.
Entering the Imperial City, Lin Mu was stunned. When he came to the Imperial City several times before, the place was always deserted, but today, the figures of eunuchs and maids were always lingering in front of his eyes. But if he thought about it carefully, these people were probably all
Sitting and getting ready for the dinner.
"But I don't know where Li Ningzhi is. Is she a part of tonight's dinner? But looking at this group of people, it doesn't look like something big has happened?" Lin Mu thought to himself.
Shi Luo just wanted to lead Lin Mu towards the deep palace, but a faint cry stopped Lin Mu in his tracks.
"Lin Mu."
Lin Mu turned his head and saw that it was indeed Li Ningzhi. Lin Mu had not seen Li Ningzhi for nearly half a month. Li Ningzhi had lost a lot of weight. His originally beautiful eyes were filled with bloodshot eyes and he looked extremely weak.
"Can you accompany me for a walk?" Li Ningzhi said softly.
"Yeah." Lin Mu thought for a moment, nodded, and freed himself from Shi Luo's arms.
A faint smile appeared on Li Ningzhi's pale and pretty face, and she took Lin Mu's right hand with her delicate hand, "Let's go."
Lin Mu turned around and gave Shi Luo an apologetic look, letting Li Ningzhi lead him forward.
"Damn it, you little bastard! When you see someone you like someone else, you're a philandering radish. Are you a bastard? At least he only likes your mother, damn you!" Shi Luo stamped his feet and gritted his teeth angrily.
"How have you been recently?" The two of them walked in the empty royal garden and were speechless for a long time. Lin Mu saw that the atmosphere was a bit cold and couldn't help but speak first.
"Well, it's okay." Li Ningzhi responded lightly.
Lin Mu looked at Li Ningzhi's thin and pretty face, and felt a little distressed for no reason. He must have lived a very unhappy life in the palace during the days under house arrest by Li Xian. Li Xian had basically emptied all the power in his hands.
The Canghuang Seal was also taken back by Li Xian, and the two armies in his hands were divided between the eldest prince and the fourth prince.
Lin Mu really couldn't understand why Li Xian treated Li Ningzhi like this. Was it just for a prophecy that he didn't know whether it was true or false?
"What about you? How are you doing with Ningxiang?" Li Ningzhi asked.
"It's okay, no big quarrels, just small quarrels, and a child's temper." Lin Mu replied calmly.
"That's right." Li Ningzhi replied, and then fell silent again.
Lin Mu looked at Li Ningzhi's behavior and blurted out impulsively: "How about I take you away?"
"Take me away?" Li Ningzhi was stunned for a moment, then laughed miserably and said: "Go? Isn't it the king's land in the world? Where can I go?"
Lin Mu looked at the sky with faint eyes, and said calmly: "Go to the Exiled Land, the western part of the Yuluo Mountains, a country that does not belong to any country, but a free city-state."
Li Ningzhi looked at Lin Mu, sighed, and said, "Looking at you like this, I'm afraid you've already thought about it, right?"
Lin Mu nodded gently.
"Does Ningxiang know?" Li Ningzhi asked.
"I plan to tell him after Yuan Yue."
"Well..." Li Ningzhi paused, was silent for a while, shook her head and said, "I can't leave with you for the time being. If there is a chance in the future, I will go find you."
"Don't you know that you are under house arrest? The power in your hands has also been reduced. Could it be that..." Lin Mu said half a sentence but stopped talking.
"It's okay, I have my own plan." Li Ningzhi smiled softly and shook her head at Lin Mu.
Seeing that Li Ningzhi's expression was unusually firm, Lin Mu said no more.
"That's right." Li Ningzhi hesitated for a moment, took out an exquisite snack from the space ring, handed it to Lin Mu, and said softly: "I made this with the master in the imperial kitchen when I had nothing to do. You
Have a taste.”
Lin Mu took over and felt an inexplicable sourness in his heart. Before New Year's Eve, he was a very beautiful and powerful princess of the imperial city. In just half a month, she turned into this.
Lin Mu took a bite gently. It was soft and a little bitter. It seemed that Li Ningzhi's craftsmanship was not very good.
"Is it delicious?" Li Ningzhi asked carefully.
Seeing the expectant expression on Li Ningzhi's face, Lin Mu quickly swallowed the snack, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Well, it's delicious."
"That's good." Li Ningzhi smiled, held Lin Mu's hand tightly, and said, "Let's go shopping in front of us."
"Um."
The two of them visited a few more gardens. Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.
At this time, a general wearing red armor rushed towards the two of them. Lin Mu looked at the general and looked like he must be from the Royal Guards of the Imperial City.
"Princess, Your Majesty asked you to wait at the Zhaixing Tower." The general saluted Li Ningzhi.
Li Ningzhi looked up at the sky, nodded slightly, and followed the general towards the Star-Zhaing Tower.
After walking a few steps, he suddenly turned his head and said to Lin Mu: "Ah Mu, don't be brave when things happen, just protect Ningxiang."
Lin Mu was confused by Li Ningzhi's incomprehensible words. Just when he was about to ask, he saw that Li Ningzhi and the general had disappeared. He shook his head helplessly and walked slowly towards the center of the imperial city.
"Where are you going!" When the little princess saw Lin Mu walking with slumping steps, she immediately stepped forward, put her hands on her waist and said angrily: "Where is Hu Meizi?"
...Can you be more polite? There are so many people. Lin Mu shook his head and said softly: "I stayed with Li Ningzhi for a while."
"Oh..." The little princess pouted and whispered, "Is she okay?"
"It's not good." Lin Mu took the little princess's hand and walked towards the central main hall.
The little princess blushed, but did not break away. She said softly: "I don't know what's going on, uncle, to treat her like this."
"Maybe it's just a misunderstanding." Lin Mu looked at the dense crowd of people from the three major sects in the main hall and said something that he didn't even believe.
"Yeah..." The little princess stopped talking and let Lin Mu lead her.
"Ningxiang, Xiao Mu..." Suddenly, a labored breathing sound came from behind the two of them.
"Jingjing?" The little princess was stunned, and then asked: "Why are you here?"
Li Jingjing took a breath and said, "It's already time, why are you still here?"
"Eh?" The little princess looked at Li Jingjing in surprise.