C16 Will

Summer, the ears are full of insects chirping, know what I know incessantly.

Yi Xiaoqiao's forehead and back were covered in sweat. She was stuck in the shadows, gasping for breath with great difficulty.

"What did you just say? Say it again!" Muyi's hand locked onto her neck and lifted her up.

Yi Xiaoqiao stood on tiptoe to keep himself from being strangled.

"Your Majesty …" The next order will be... Let... get Yun Jiao to enter the palace … "

"Nonsense!" Blue veins popped out on Mu Yi'an's hands.

Yi Xiaoqiao's beautiful face turned red. She raised her head, looking like a dehydrated fish, and breathed with great difficulty while kicking with all her might.

"I... No... "I'm not lying …"

Mu Yi'an's eyes were blood-red. His fingers dug into her neck, and a faint crackling sound came from her neck.

Yi Xiaoqiao's vision gradually turned blurry, and the amount of strength she was struggling with lessened.

Suddenly, her neck loosened and she fell onto the ground with a thump. The air that was suddenly transmitted into her body allowed her to breathe. Yi Xiaoqiao breathed heavily and breathed heavily.

"Cough, cough …" She coughed softly, rubbing her aching neck as she looked at him with tearful eyes.

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I'll strangle you to death next time!" After Mu Yi'an finished speaking coldly, he turned around and left.

Seeing him walking further and further away, Yi Xiaoqiao anxiously said, "I'm not spouting nonsense!"

Before she could finish her words, she started coughing violently. Her throat seemed to be swollen, and she was in excruciating pain.

"Cough, cough …" "Cough, cough, cough …" Suddenly, her coughing stopped and a pair of black boots appeared in front of her. At the same time, an aura as powerful as a wild beast enveloped her.

Yi Xiaoqiao's face lost all color as he subconsciously retreated. "You …" What do you want? "

"Say it again." A hand grabbed her cheeks and pulled her in front of him.

The two of them were in close proximity, their gazes locked. She could see that his eyes were filled with anger, but within that anger, there was also an indescribable feeling, as if he was in pain.

Yi Xiaoqiao's eyes were wide open as she looked into his eyes. Instead of her usual timidity, she seemed a bit more unyielding.

"You suspect too, why was that woman in your room last night? Why was it so coincidental? I didn't even have to say a few words to you before she arrived. She even brought so many people with her.

Her cheeks were pinched and her voice was slurred, but when Mu Yi'an heard this, it was like a bolt out of the blue.

Mu Yi'an's face turned green. He continuously increased the strength of his fingers, wishing that she would swallow these words.

"Someone is going to announce the results. If you don't believe me, just wait!"

She spoke hoarsely, as if she were gasping for air.

Mu Yi placed his hands on the ground, stood up and turned around to leave.

Yi Xiaoqiao stared at his back as she tried her best to suppress the cough that was about to burst out of her throat, and the raised voice of the attendant sounded by her ear.

"Eunuch Li wishes for his birthday."

Mu Yi'an stopped in his tracks and looked over. He only saw King Yu, Yun Jiao, and the rest rushing towards his back. His hands were clenched into fists and his face was slightly pale.

"I'm not lying to you. He's here." said little Joe hoarsely.

"Just a eunuch." He gritted his teeth and refused to believe it.

"The imperial edict has arrived, King Yu has received —"

Eunuch Li's shrill voice seemed to pierce the eardrums of everyone present and enter their ears.

Mu Yi An's face was ashen as he quickly walked over.

The people in the courtyard kneeled down.

Only one person stood tall, his face was filled with shock and anger. His fists were tightly clenched, and his tall figure was extremely tense.

Even from a distance, Yi Xiaoqiao could see how tense he was.

Eunuch Li had already carried out the imperial edict. When he saw that General Mu did not kneel down, he frowned and spoke in a high-pitched voice, "General Mu?"

Mu Yi'an clenched his fists tightly, wishing that he could snatch the imperial edict away.

"What is it? Could it be that General Mu has some sort of objection to His Majesty? "

The sharp voice pierced the hearts of everyone present.

Yun Jiao stealthily raised her head and glanced at him before she lightly tugged at the corner of his clothes as if she was begging him for something.

"Nope." Mu Yi An answered in a low voice and slowly knelt down.

At this moment, in the entire courtyard, from the princes to the commoners, from the patriarch to the servants, everyone was prostrating themselves on the ground. Eunuch Li glanced over and nodded his head in satisfaction.

His voice was as shrill and high-pitched as a woman's. Even those kneeling in the furthest corner could hear it.

A proud voice pierced his eardrums. Mu Yi An's body tensed up even more. His fingertip stabbed deeply into his palm. He glanced sideways at Princess Yun Jiao beside him.

She lay on her stomach, her little face almost buried in her chest, watching him out of the corner of her eye.

Their gazes met, her eyes filled with grievance, causing one's hair to stand on end.

Yi Xiaoqiao hid behind a tree. She was not kneeling, but rather squatting. However, her position was very good, and from the direction of others, they could not see anything out of the ordinary.

She hid in the shadows of the trees and carefully observed Mu Yi'an and Yun Jiao. When she clearly saw Yun Jiao's wronged expression, Yi Xiaoqiao's face twisted. Wasn't she very proud last night? If you have the ability, let me see how vicious you are for Muyi!

He was kneeling on the ground with his back bent and his fists tightly clenched. His clothes were wrapping around his body, but they were unable to wrap around his bulging muscles. If it weren't for Princess Yun Jiao giving him a meaningful glance, he probably would have already been unable to hold it in.

In the end, Mu Yi'an was still someone who cared for Princess Yunjiao. Otherwise, no matter what, he wouldn't have tolerated it.

"Your Royal Highness, the more you rejoice, the happier you become." After Elder Li finished reading the imperial edict, he said in a strange voice, "Stand up."

"Thank you, your majesty the Emperor." King Yu roared, causing everyone to kowtow in gratitude.

He had learned military arts from King Yu since he was a child, and because he was a few years older than Yun Jiao, she had always been behind him calling him Brother An sweetly. They grew up together, and it could be said that Yun Jiao was someone he had watched growing up together.

They had been engaged since they were young, and their relationship had always been closer. Even in Prince Yu's estate, their relationship had always been better with her and her other sisters.

He once thought that he'd already been bound by her for his entire life, and that their marriage was destined to take place. He never imagined that his current life would have a head full of white hair …

His back was as straight as a green pine.

"Congratulations elder sister." A coquettish voice of a woman came into his ears. He didn't know why, but there was a hint of ridicule in the voice that was usually so pleasing to the ear. It made him feel like he was being pricked by needles as he came to his senses.

"General Mu, are you alright?" Eunuch Li looked at him with a smile, sizing him up with a malicious gaze.

Mu Yi An swept a cold glance at him and cupped his hands: "I still have important matters to attend to in the military. Goodbye."

"Hmm? Is General Mu not willing to allow Princess Yun Jiao into the palace? " Eunuch Li asked with a smile that was not a smile.

Mu Yi'an's expression changed, his cold gaze sweeping across Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li's heart trembled as he felt a wave of killing intent rush towards him. The aura exuding from his body was actually not any weaker than that of the emperor's. His lips involuntarily twitched, "You … What do you want? "

"An'er."

The killing intent was instantly retracted.

Mu Yi'an turned his head and saw the prince slowly walking over. He still maintained his usual neither happy nor sad look, but the corners of his eyes couldn't help but wrinkle up with a bit of a smile.

"I have something to tell you later, go to the study room and wait for me." Without waiting for a reply from Mu Yi'an, he turned around to greet Eunuch Li: "Eunuch Li, please take a seat."