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Dongfang Shou's gaze was deep as he said, "Along the way, Lord Jiang also saw the princess' brilliant scheme. Xiao Ruo Ao was a concubine born as a prince, but he laughed until the end. Who does Lord Jiang think has accomplished the most meritorious deeds?"

Jiang Yue lightly sucked in a breath of cold air, "Princess?"

"That's right, this is also the true reason why Xiao Ruo Ao went to the Southern Wasteland to ask for marriage. His goal has always been the imperial throne."

"So that's how it is." Jiang Yue was suddenly enlightened. He had always wondered why Xiao Ruo Ao would care so much about Mu Qianxue. Not only did he send out the entire Heavenly Secrets Guard for her, he even specially sent over a thousand elite soldiers.

If it was him, he would also spare no expense to kill Mu Qianxue, as it was simply too terrifying of him to let such a person live.

"Therefore, after some consideration, This King decided to personally lead troops to save people. Although it was dangerous, fortunately it was not dangerous, and right now ?" He looked at Jiang Yue and said, "It will depend on whether Lord Jiang is willing to keep this a secret for me or not."

"This ?"

"Lord Jiang need not be in a hurry to answer." "This place is still a few days away from Jinling. Before entering the tomb, it's not too late for Lord Jiang to answer me."

Jiang Yue was indeed hesitant in his heart, but when he heard him say so, he couldn't wait. "That's good."

"Alright, I won't disturb Lord Jiang any longer. The waiter will send up the dinner later and rest early. I still need to hurry tomorrow morning. Lord Jiang will keep the remaining jade-like spring food in the jar for now."

What Jiang Yue needed the most right now was to calm his heart and think about what Dongfang Yang had just said. He immediately got up and sent him off.

Nineteen was waiting outside. When he saw Jiang Chen come out, he asked in a hurry, "Your Highness, did Jiang Yue agree?"

"Not yet." Dongfang Wenshui hesitated for a moment. Then, he took Nineteen to a guest room several rooms away, knocked on the door, and walked in.

"He's coming." After Dongfang Yan sat down, she pushed a bowl of wine making pills in front of him, "This was just delivered by the waiter. He said that this is a snack exclusive to Northern Zhou, and this is my first time eating it. Not bad."

Dongfang Wenshu tasted it and said, "The wine-making pills here aren't good enough. When Jinling comes back, I'll take you to eat the real deal."

"Alright." Mu Qianxue sized him up and asked, "You've seen Jiang Yue?"

Dongfang Yi put down the spoon in his hand. "Yes, I did tell him as you said, but ?" Is this really appropriate? "

Mu Qianxue raised her head and asked, "You don't believe me?"

"Of course not. I'm just afraid that it will backfire, so I might as well do as I said before and find some other excuse to directly conceal their identities."

Mu Qianxue shook her head and said, "Jiang Yue is meticulous. Those so-called excuses of yours simply can't fool him at all. Instead, they will make him feel that your mouth is full of lies and isn't trustworthy."

Nineteen interjected: "From what I say, the best way is to kill Jiang Yue directly. Only a dead person can keep a secret and save so much time and effort."

Xia Yue found her unpleasing to the eye the most. Upon hearing this, she immediately sneered: "Killing with just one mouth, do you think killing is as easy as killing a chicken?"

Nineteen's eyes flashed with a cold light. This Xia Yue had gone against her time and time again. If it weren't for the fact that she was obstructing the prince, he would have sent her to see the King of Hell long ago.

When Mu Qianxue saw the nineteen minute changes in her expression, she indifferently said, "It's not difficult to kill Jiang Yue. The hardest thing is how will you explain it to the Zhou Emperor when you return to the capital?"

"It's not that difficult. Just say that they were killed by the pursuers on the way." Nineteen disapprovingly replied, "Will His Majesty send people to West Chu to investigate?"

"And if so?"

Nineteen answered without a second thought, "Impossible."

Mu Qianxue turned the teacup in her hand and slowly said, "If you want to achieve the goal you have to consider any possibility."

Nineteen scoffed disdainfully at her words, and Mu Qianxue no longer tried to defend herself. Instead, she turned her eyes back to Dongfang Shou and asked, "Your Highness, what do you think Jiang Yue is thinking about the Zhou Emperor?"

Dongfang Shou thought about it and said, "Royal brother is a king, he is a subject, he is loyal to you."

Mu Qianxue smiled. "I was like that three years ago. Now ? but not necessarily. "

"Why?"

"You once told me that after Jiang Yue exposed the conspiracy of the Board of Justice, using an orphan beggar as a prisoner to die, Emperor Zhou promoted him to a fourth rank Hong Dian."

"He has reported that the Ministry of Justice has done meritorious deeds by taking bribes and killing innocent people. He will be rewarded for that."

"Is it really a reward?"

Dongfang Zhi's face turned slightly pale. Not waiting for him to say anything, Mu Qianxue had already explained on her own, "The Hong Dian Temple does not have any actual authority. In terms of power, they are far inferior to a fifth-grade or sixth-grade official of the Board of Justice."

"With Jiang Yue's talent and achievements, it wouldn't be too much to confer the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice on a vacancy in the Ministry of Justice. But there isn't any vacancy in the Ministry of Justice, Emperor Zhou would rather borrow people from all the ministries or allow the Ministry of Government to select some new High Scholars to fill the vacancy. Why not confer the title of Minister to Jiang Yue?"

"After all, Jiang Yue is just a fifth-grade official. If he brazenly passes the title of a second-grade official, it would be hard for him to convince the masses. Therefore, I let him first train elsewhere.

"Then what about now? Two years have passed and Emperor Zhou has reappointed Jiang Yue?"

Dongfang Wenshui was speechless from her question. That's right, if one were to talk about experiential learning, two years would be enough, but Jiang Yue was still in his position as a Hong Dian Temple Head and had yet to advance even a single step. In fact, when he mentioned Jiang Yue, it took him quite a while to remember, as if ? He had long forgotten about this person's existence.

Seeing his expression, Mu Qianxue already knew what she was thinking. "Although Jiang Yue has talent and ability, and is hot-blooded towards the Imperial Court and the Northern Zhou Dynasty, this kind of person isn't someone that Emperor Zhou would like."

Dongfang Yan frowned. "I ?" I don't quite understand what you mean. "

"Jiang Yue stirred up the world in the Ministry of Justice case. The entire Ministry of Justice has been emptied by him, so it's easier said than done, Emperor Zhou must have put a lot of effort into this case, but even so, Jiang Yue was still not satisfied. He repeatedly requested for Zheng Quan to be executed, and severely punished the officials involved.

"But Jiang Yue's original intention was to serve the imperial government. Royal brother should be well aware of this."

Mu Qianxue sighed inwardly. Dongfang Qing had been out fighting all year round, and he knew very little about the Emperor's Heart Technique and the ways of the government.

"Most emperors don't like an official who causes trouble. Instead of trying to deal with a bunch of troublesome matters, it's better to just kill a few unimportant refugees. Judging by the attitude of the emperor towards Jiang Yue, he's no exception."