C242 (1/2)

Mu Hanning put down the last secret letter and nodded his head to show that he already knew.

She also never thought that choosing a consort was just an excuse to test the attitude of those aristocratic families.

If she were to honestly hand him over to her family, she would suspect that there was some sort of conspiracy behind his actions.

”Did they trouble you?” Mu Hanning smiled as he asked her.

Mu Hanyi's breathing stagnated as he nodded.

Indeed, nothing escaped sister's eyes.

”Your Majesty, the Imperial Advisor requests an audience.” The Yellow Gate reported from the entrance while carrying a horsetail whisk.

General Chen Yao's body was kept in the Female Emperor Palace. Ordinary people were not allowed to enter. Earlier, there had been a small yellow door that had not understood the rules that had rashly barged in, only to be directly dragged down by the female emperor to make an example out of it.

Master? Mu Hanyi raised his head.

”Yes.” Ji Wu Ye had just returned from a long journey to find medicine, but Mu Hanning was in no mood to call anyone in.

Following Ji Wuye's realistic footsteps as he entered the door, Mu Hanning seemed to once again see that little youth that came wading through the water.

That spring, the pear trees were covered with flowers, and the birds in the trees were chirping non-stop. Mu Hanning, who wasn't wearing any shoes, sat cross-legged on the trestle, taking a golden carp out of a porcelain bowl and putting it back into the water. Behind him, two or three birds were playing on the pear tree.

She was covered in blood and had just escaped the pursuit of her father, so she sat quietly in the forest, waiting for the next wave of assassins to arrive. She was truly a bit tired, so she simply relied on her exhausted bones to take a nap.

”Hey, who are you?” ”Aren't you afraid to sleep with so many bodies?” A clear child's voice echoed in the quiet forest.

Mu Hanning turned around. Not far away, a youth was standing on a hill. He was only a little over ten years old, and his robes were wrapped around his body. He was still shivering in the chilly spring wind. He kept stamping his feet in an attempt to warm himself up.

Seeing his comical look, Mu Hanning couldn't help but chuckle.

”What are you laughing at? It can't be that you're scared silly, right? ” He jumped in front of the girl and waved his hand. The ornaments on his body jingled.

”What's your name?” Mu Hanning asked. From the way he was dressed, it seemed like he was a descendant of some official family. It was a pity that she had not been able to recognize those aristocratic young masters since she was a child and had left the palace.

Of course, her conceited royal father would not give her the chance to do so.

”Me? My name is Chen Yao. Which family's girl are you from? Chen Yao took off his Qiu Yi and helped Mu Hanning put it back on. After that, he proudly clapped his hands and said, ”This way, I won't feel cold anymore!”

”You?” The young girl didn't understand. Isn't it cold?

”I'm fine. A man should take care of a girl. ”Oh right, you still haven't said it. What's your name?”

”My name is Mu Hanning.”

Mu Hanning's heart warmed as he smiled and shook his head.

”Alright, you can leave it to me from now on.”

”Anin, Anin.” ”Look, this is a jade pillow that I asked my father to buy from the Dreammaker Hall. Is it beautiful?” Chen Yao carried a red box and ran into a side room. Unsurprisingly, Mu Hanning was indeed fiddling with the porcelain pillows he had collected.

Mu Hanning had always had an inexplicable hobby, which was to collect pillows. Ever since she was brought back from the snowy mountain, she would buy a porcelain pillow every month to collect them. She had never used it, she had only collected it. Currently, there were nearly seventy of them.

Although it was strange, Chen Yao still vacated the side room to set up the porcelain pillow. He even took the initiative to help her collect them.

Dream building? Mu Hanning opened the box and took out the jade pillow. It was unknown whether it was because of the light or because the jade pillow seemed to be emitting a gentle light.

There must be a price to pay! A good dream in this life is worth a lot.

After putting away the jade pillow, Mu Hanning shook his head. The pillow was a good pillow, but unfortunately, it couldn't be used again.