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Lin Mama turned pale at once, her eyes evasive. After a moment of thought, she said, "In response to the Emperor, this servant has already spent it all—"
"Oh? Is that so? Then tell me, where exactly did you spend so much money?"
Lin Mama stammered, unable to articulate her thoughts. Consort Qian looked up at Mo Xiao Li, her eyes filled with excitement, then turned to Lin Mama and said loudly, "You must have nothing to say now. There has never been so much wealth around This Palace. Your cleverness has backfired."
"This servant hid it in the ground behind the Cold Palace..." Just when everyone thought she wouldn't answer, Lin Mama suddenly spoke up.
Mo Xiao Li turned to Li Fusheng and said, "Immediately send someone to search that place for any money!"
Upon hearing his command, Li Fusheng quickly took several eunuchs with him and left. A glimmer of hope ignited in Consort Qian's eyes as she fiercely glared at Lin Mama while no one was paying attention.
After a long time, Li Fusheng returned with the others. He glanced at Lin Mama on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, we searched everywhere there but found none of the gold she mentioned."
Despairing, Lin Mama collapsed on the ground, staring blankly ahead. She crawled to Li Fusheng's feet and pleaded, "Master Li, please search again. There really is something hidden there by this servant; it must be Consort Qian, it must be Consort Qian—" she kept mumbling.
Mo Xiao Li kicked her and coldly told Li Fusheng, "Immediately take this person to the Shenxing Division for punishment!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Mama cried out in protest. Li Fusheng ordered someone to cover her mouth and took her away from the Tianming Palace. Once only Consort Qian and Mo Xiao Li remained in the hall, Consort Qian hurriedly said, "Thank you for believing in my words, Your Majesty."
"You know very well what you've done. However, I will spare you this time. But while you may escape death, you cannot avoid punishment; you are demoted to Zhao Yi" After saying this, he walked into an adjacent bedroom without hesitation.
Consort Qian stared blankly at the closed door, weakly leaning against Peach. Finally, Peach encouraged her, "Although you have been demoted, as long as we are still in the palace, we still have a chance. You must hold on; do not focus on immediate gains."
After hearing her words, Consort Qian finally understood. She slowly stood up, smiled faintly, and said, "Let's go back."
Meanwhile, back in the bedroom, Mo Xiao Li saw that Mu Junqi was still lying there without any signs of waking up. He couldn't help but feel worried and called for Xia Ziqian. After checking on him, he learned that it was due to prolonged fatigue. The more he understood, the more his heart ached. Regardless of what had happened before, in this moment his heart was completely forgotten because of her.
The night was approaching as expected, and on a snowy night, the outside was always brightened by the moonlight. She used to enjoy going out for walks under the moonlight on such days, but now everything had changed.
As it was almost the hour of the dog, Mo Xiao Li was just about to lie down beside her to sleep when he noticed her eyes moving. She was nervously staring at Mu Junqi. Soon, she woke up, and before he could speak, she hoarsely said, "I dreamed again, but this one felt so real." Then she turned to look at Mo Xiao Li.
Mo Xiao Li was startled for a moment, but then she seemed to mockingly say, "Today's dream even had you in it. Are you going to kill me again?"
Hearing this, Mo Xiao Li felt a pang in his heart and quickly replied, "I will not harm you again."
Perhaps because his voice was too sincere, Mu Junqi suddenly looked as if she had been startled by something. She widened her eyes in disbelief and quickly shifted to the side, but her body immediately couldn't handle it and began to cough violently.
Seeing this, Mo Xiao Li hurriedly stepped forward to pat her back. She also realized that all her clothes had been changed and her wounds were bandaged. Looking up, she found herself in Tianming Palace and then glanced at the man in front of her. "How did I end up here?"
Mo Xiao Li did not directly answer her question but instead pulled her into his embrace and said tenderly, "This is all my fault. Is there anywhere else that feels uncomfortable?"
His scent filled her nostrils. She wanted to break free from his hold, but she had no strength at all and remained fixed in his arms. Then she heard him say, "You've suffered these days."
"Your Majesty, you don't need to do this. You know what kind of person I am. This is all my retribution! Cough cough..."
Mo Xiao Li hurriedly helped her regulate her breathing while saying, "No matter what you have done in the past, I have decided to let it go. Let's be good from now on."
Unexpectedly, Mu Junqi laughed upon hearing this and looked at him saying, "You really think I'm easy to bully? Even if you are the emperor, so what? I have long since disregarded life and death; everything about the Mu Family has nothing to do with me. What meaning is there in keeping me bound to your side?"
"You have meaning to me—" Mo Xiao Li suddenly spoke up.
Mu Junqi stopped struggling and stared at him intently before laughing until tears came out. "Yes, torturing me is your greatest pleasure, isn't it?"
Mo Xiao Li said with some hurt in his voice, "You know very well that's not what I mean."
"Forget it—everything is in the past. I will definitely be your Empress from now on," Mu Junqi said before closing her eyes, and soon fell asleep.
In truth, who could be blamed? It was originally a matter between the two of them. Mo Xiao Li looked at the sleeping Mu Junqi, reached out to hold her in his arms, and whispered, "You will understand in the future."
The next morning, the sun actually came out, marking the first time in a long while that the sun had appeared. Despite the severe cold outside, everyone felt happier inside; as long as the sun was shining, it seemed that all unease had passed.
When Mo Xiao Li went to court in the morning, several ministers submitted memorials urging him not to act recklessly and allow Mu Junqi, that poisonous woman, to be the Empress of Western Yan. However, this was his own choice, and no one could stop him from making this decision. Thus, the court session ended unhappily, with General Mu being the angriest among them.
Since his favorite daughter married into the palace, he thought he could finally relax. However, he never expected that the Emperor would not summon her even once for bedchamber service and would instead release that wretched girl Mu Junqi. It was truly a case of losing more than gaining.
As soon as he exited the palace gates, Prime Minister Kang approached with a smile from afar and clasped his hands together, saying, "General Mu, your expression looks quite grim. Is there some major issue recently? Feel free to share; I can help you."
General Mu snorted through his nose and turned to walk toward the sedan chair opposite him, but Prime Minister Kang refused to let him pass and directly blocked his way with a smile. "General Mu, don't be so angry. Although it's a joyous occasion for your daughter to marry into the palace, I have yet to hear of any concubine who holds no real position—it's truly absurd."
"You!!" General Mu uttered a word but hesitated.
"What’s wrong with me? Are you saying we can't speak like this? How amusing," Prime Minister Kang continued without paying attention to General Mu's anger.
With no choice left, General Mu had to walk around him and continue forward. This time Prime Minister Kang did not block him but called out from behind, "I hope your wishes come true soon."
Then came laughter from those who supported Prime Minister Kang. Although he wished he could eliminate all those people right then and there, it was not yet time; he could only sit in the sedan chair with a stern face as they left.
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