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Qiao Qiao stood where she was as she looked at Yan Mo Chen's retreating back. Her eyes were warm, and she knew that he must have been injured during this trip. Even if he had tried to force himself to endure in front of her, she could still tell that this wound was definitely not shallow.

However, since he didn't want to say it, she couldn't ask.

"Sigh." Qiao Qiao let out a soft sigh. His aura was very heavy and it resounded throughout the entire palace.

"Why is the emperor sighing like this?" Qingwu had coincidentally walked into the palace when Qiao Qiao was still sighing, and her face was full of worry as she asked this.

"Yan Mo Chen is back." Joe still had his brow down and his eyes down, and his tone was light.

"Really? Your Highness is back. " Qingwu had a face full of joy, but when she saw the depressed look on Qiao Qiao's face, she shook her head in puzzlement. "It's a good thing that the prince has returned, why is the emperor so unhappy?"

"He just returned for a short period of time, and then he left again." Joe still frowned slightly and let out a long breath.

"Why?" Qingwu said with a frown.

"Python County's iron mine is still in operation. For the time being, I haven't been able to find a reliable person to take care of it, so I still need him to personally supervise it." Qiao Qiao continued sighing. After all, she was the one who pushed Yan Mo Chen out on her own accord. Naturally, she could not say much now.

"But why did the Prince suddenly return?" With a conflicted expression, Qingwu asked in puzzlement.

"Forget it, I'm just complaining. It's fine." Qiao Qiao still waved her hand. For some reason, she had said so much. Then, as if she had suddenly thought of something, her eyes flashed and she instructed Qingwu, "Immediately go to the Prince's Mansion to announce Mu Jin Palace."

"Yes." Although she didn't understand why the emperor was so anxious to find Yan Mu after the king left, she felt that Mu Jin Palace's declaration must be related to the Regent's sudden return and hasty departure.

Qiao Qiao pursed her lips and smiled. Since Yan Mu was reporting the situation to Yan Mo Chen behind her back, tonight she would let him have a long memory and let him know what to say and what to say … Who knows, if he dared to hit her behind her back, there might not be a good ending.

"Your majesty, Yan Mu has arrived." After a moment, she stood outside the hall and bowed as she spoke.

"Let him in." Qiao Qiao's eyes remained on the scene as he watched a figure slowly enter the hall.

"Your subordinate pays his respects to the emperor. May I ask if there's anything you need from the emperor for me to enter the palace?" Yan Mu stood inside the hall with a respectful expression.

"Of course I have something important to discuss with you." Qiao still pursed his lips, but did not open his mouth for Yan Mu to stand up. He only slowly walked forward and stood in front of him.

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty." Yan Mu did not straighten his body. Instead, he bowed even harder. Looking at Qiao Qiao's still appearance, he had already guessed what the Emperor's intentions were, but he did not know why.

"How long have you been with Yan Mo Chen?" Qiao Qiao suddenly asked with a frown. It seemed as if he had changed the topic, but the truth was that the anger in his heart was not reduced in the slightest.

"Reporting to the Emperor, this subordinate has been following by his side ever since I could remember. It's been at least ten years since then." Yan Mu replied seriously.

"Oh …" Qiao Qiao still nodded, "Ten years, so does that mean your relationship with each other is indestructible?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, your subordinate's loyalty to the Prince is clear. The Prince has always taken good care of your subordinate, and the Prince has never used your subordinate as a servant." Yan Mu replied honestly. Ever since he knew that the prince also held the emperor in his heart, he had always viewed the emperor as his second master. Naturally, he couldn't treat the emperor with the same negligence as before.

"It seems that the relationship between the two of you is quite good." Qiao Qiao still narrowed his eyes and laughed softly, causing others to be unable to understand what she meant.

"Okay …" Yes, but … "It's not as good as the Emperor thinks." Yan Mu was shocked. Seeing that Qiao was still looking at him as if he was looking at a mortal enemy, his body couldn't help but tremble. He thought that the Emperor must have misunderstood something.

"Then which of the two do you think is good?" Qiao still raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yan Mu with a faint smile.

"Yes …" Yan Mu stammered, not knowing how to reply. His Majesty's words were very aggressive today. It was clear that he was deliberately making things difficult for him. However, for what reason? He couldn't understand it no matter how hard he thought.

"What is it?" Qiao Qiao was still as talkative as ever as he chased after her with a smile on his face.

"Your majesty, did your subordinate offend you in any way?" Yan Mu's voice was extremely soft as he carefully raised his head and asked.

"Offend me? What can you do to offend me? " Qiao Qiao gave a cold laugh. It was obvious that he was asking me even though he had offended me.

"Your Majesty …" Yan Mu's forehead was covered in cold sweat as he trembled. He couldn't help but lower his body even further. His thin lips parted as he said, "This subordinate knows his wrongs and asks for your forgiveness, Your Majesty."

"Oh? What mistake did you make? " Qiao Qiao still raised his eyebrows and asked knowingly.

"This subordinate should not have secretly informed Your Highness about the invasion of the Sun Devil Palace." Yan Mu finally understood that this was the only thing that could cause the Emperor to be so angry, yet not erupt in rage in front of his face.

"What did you pass on to Yan Mo Chen?" Qiao was still looking at Yan Mu with provocation, but his eyes turned cold.

"Subordinate... Your subordinate has explained to Your Highness everything that happened that day at the palace banquet. " Yan Mu glanced at Qiao whose eyes were still cold. His mouth trembled as he said, "Not a single word."

"Then tell me what happened at the palace banquet that day." "And not a word."

After offending someone he should not have offended, he slowly said: "That day at the Imperial Palace's banquet, Prime Minister Luo plotted a little strategy for the Emperor to accept Zhang Shou Shou Shou's youngest son, Zhang Mu Yu as his concubine, and then the Demon Palace broke in and began a huge massacre. The Demon Lord appeared and had a relationship with the Emperor that was once his junior brother and sister, and then …" As Yan Mu had said, the Barabbas depicted the scene so vividly that it was as if it were alive. There was not a single word that was missing.

"Reporting to the Emperor, that's all." A quarter of an hour later, Yan Mu finally stopped speaking and spoke respectfully to Qiao Qiao.

However, when he mentioned her relationship with the Demon Lord, he did not expect that he would add some extra details to it. For example, the Demon Lord had a good relationship with the emperor, and the emperor secretly loved the Demon Lord, so much that he could not bear to punish him. This caused Qiao Qiao's heart to become even colder.

"You're done?" Qiao Qiao still frowned and his voice couldn't help but become more gloomy.

"Reporting to the Emperor, we're done." Yan Mu trembled as he avoided looking into Qiao Qiao's eyes. It was as if those eyes were able to swallow him whole. It was clear that they were a pair of eyes as clear as water from the past. Today, they met again, but it was stifling.

"Good, well said." Qiao Qiao suddenly clapped as he laughed, "Just these words alone, you will stand at the entrance of the throne room tonight! "Repeat."

"Repeat everything you said?" Yan Mu's jaw dropped as he blurted out a question.

"Not satisfied?" "Then repeat it until dawn, before tomorrow, I will personally go and check it out." Qiao Qiao's lips were still pursed slightly, and her tight red lips were slightly pursed.

Yan Mu's eyes widened in shock, but he did not dare to say anything else. Just now, he had casually asked a question and it had already changed from one night to the next. If he were to ask again, he would probably be able to hear him retelling loudly from outside the throne room tomorrow morning.

"Not willing to accept the decree?" Joe was still frowning, and his tone showed slight displeasure.

"This subordinate does not dare, and this subordinate accepts the decree to thank you." Yan Mu cupped his hands again as he kowtowed and expressed his gratitude.

"Go." Qiao Qiao still waved his hand, his brows were filled with complacency.

The moment he turned around, his expression turned uglier than a bitter melon. Today, the emperor had purposely made things difficult for him, with the intention of punishing him for his blabbering out too much, so as to report the matter of the Sun Devil Palace's invasion to the prince. However, he was only following orders; after all, he already knew how important the prince was to the emperor, not to mention such a huge matter like this, even if it was just a hair on the emperor's head, he still had to report it to the king.

Sigh. Yan Mu sighed deeply. No matter what he did, he would be the one to get injured.

Moving his feet slightly, Yan Mu gradually headed in the direction of the throne room. Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

At this moment, Qiao Qiao who was still within the palace felt carefree. With Yan Mu's punishment tonight, he would naturally know what to say and what not to say at her side.

After Mu Qingwu left, she slowly walked into the hall. From time to time, she would glance behind her. Although she didn't know why the emperor was looking for Yan Mu, she couldn't help but feel suspicious when she saw Mu's frosty, eggplant face.

"Your Majesty, what happened to Yan Mu?" Qingwu asked in confusion.

"Haha." Qiao Qiao suddenly burst out laughing. "You reap what you sow."

Qingwu scratched her head to express her confusion. She really didn't understand what mistake Yan Mu had committed.

Qiao Qiao still did not intend to explain, but only gave a faint smile before instructing Qingwu, "Tonight, all the guards will be sent to the throne room. We will patrol the throne room all night long."

Qingwu's suspicious eyes turned deeper, but she didn't ask, only lightly answering. She knew that if she wanted to know the emperor's meaning, she would have to go outside the throne room tonight.

Qiao Qiao continued to smile evilly. In this way, from tomorrow onwards, all the guards outside the palace would know that the Regent's number one shadow guard, Yan Mu, was alone in front of the throne room. It was as if he had lost his mind and continued blabbering on and on for the whole night.