It was cold in the twelfth lunar month, and undercurrents surging in Leiyang City, Tianli Country. When Li Xiaotian summoned Li Xiaonan to enter the palace again, Li Xiaonan had a bad premonition...

"Brother..."

"Kneel down!"

Li Xiaotian looked at Li Xiaonan kneeling in front of him with a cold look: "Look at what you have done? The faces of the Li royal family will be thrown away by you!"

Li Xiaonan's eyes sank, he lowered his head and knelt on the ground and said, "Brother, I am framed!"

"That's because you are stupid!" Li Xiaotian was obviously furious. Originally, the scandal of Putuo Temple would no longer be mentioned after the marriage was given, but the scandals were endless!

"Emperor brother, it's Mingteng! It's him who was secretly doing it!" Li Xiaonan looked at Li Xiaotian with a little excited expression and said, "Mingteng's people plotted against me and wanted to provoke the struggle between me and Xiao Xinghan, and then take the opportunity to destroy the marriage between Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom. He was so vicious!"

"Mingteng has always been despicable, you don't need to say it, I know!" Li Xiaotian snorted coldly, "But you should also reflect on why you were so easily conspired and were humiliated to this point!"

Li Xiaonan clenched his fists and lowered his eyes without saying a word.

After Li Xiaotian was silent for a moment, he looked at Li Xiaonan and said, "It's over. I can't take back my marriage imperial edict. You should get married. Have a safe marriage. Don't do anything irrational, and give people the chance to plot against you!"

Li Xiaonan looked at Li Xiaotian in disbelief: "Brother, that little Qi Lingshan..."

"Stop!" Li Xiaotian said coldly, "Aren't you always saying that you were framed? Miss Qi's family and your entourage are innocent. She is already yours, just a woman. If you don't touch her after you marry her, I won't care!"

"I would rather not marry a wife for the rest of my life than marry Qi Lingshan!" Li Xiaonan knelt on the ground with his neck in his arms and said. Since Li Xiaotian already believed that he was framed, why did he insist on marry Qi Lingshan?

"Brother Emperor, you don't want to marry Qi Lingshan, then tell me, who do you want to marry? Su Ji's sister? Or Xiao Xinghan's sister?" Li Xiaotian looked at Li Xiaonan with deep eyes.

Li Xiaonan's heart sank, his head lowered, and he didn't dare to say a word.

"Get out, the wedding date is set, it's time to prepare for the wedding." Li Xiaotian waved his hand and asked Li Xiaonan to retreat.

Looking at Li Xiaonan's back, Li Xiaotian narrowed his eyes slightly. The reason why he kept Li Xiaonan's younger brother was first because Li Xiaonan and his mother were his compatriots, and the second was because Li Xiaonan was very peaceful and focused on assisting him. However, Li Xiaotian looked at him coldly and had a lot of energy in the past two years.

There are many beautiful girls in Leiyang City. Li Xiaonan stared at Su Qi who was very cold to him and showed his diligence. Li Xiaotian didn't believe that Li Xiaonan really liked Su Qi. Li Xiaonan's purpose was to win over Su Ji! Su Ji is Li Xiaotian's right-hand man and the loyal minister of Tianli Kingdom. If Li Xiaonan is really at peace, there is no need to get too close to Su Ji, because they are both ministers and it is enough to assist Li Xiaotian together!

Sometimes, brothers are just a matter of being in a moment. Li Xiaotian obviously no longer trusts Li Xiaonan so much. Li Xiaonan can feel it, so he must and can only marry Qi Lingshan obediently to avoid angering Li Xiaotian again.

On the last day of November, Mu Yan met Dugu Ao again.

Dugu Ao was in the dungeon of King Xiao’s mansion, and his hands and feet were bound by heavy chains, because Mu Yan said, don’t destroy his martial arts.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Dugu Ao still sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, as if he was unaware of anything.

"Brother Dugu, we're meeting again."

The cold female voice made Dugu Ao slowly open his eyes. The eyes that had no emotion were now as cold as Illuminated, looking at Mu Yan.

"Brother Dugu still thinks that the Yin clan is the orthodox of the Divine Soldier Sect?" Mu Yan sat down on the only chair in the dungeon, and asked with a faint look at Dugu Ao.

"Why do you need to say too much if you succeed and lose the enemy?" Dugu Ao said coldly, "You are like your predecessors, both despicable and shameless people! You are trying to make me bow your head and admit that you are the orthodox, and you will be the next life!"

Mu Yan's lips curled slightly: "Your bones are indeed very hard, your brain is harder than bones, and you won't be able to turn around at all. Brother Dugu, success, king, defeat, bandits are not used this way, and no one can rewrite the history of the Divine Sect. Black and white, sooner or later you will understand."

"Don't waste your time anymore. I have my faith. Your baseless remarks are nothing to me!" Dugu Ao looked at Mu Yan with a cold look and said, "If you want to kill or cut, you will go to the end!"

"Actually," Mu Yan changed the subject and looked at Dugu Ao and said, "I have always had a question. Brother Dugu is doing a murder business with blood licking at the tip of a knife. Is it really you like? If you don't like it, why do you do it? I guess it's for money, because you are very expensive, and everyone in the world knows it. But where have you gone after you earn so much money? If I'm right, you will fight alone, bleeding and sweat, and all the money you earn will be used to support the Yin clan."

Seeing a dark light flashing in Dugu Ao's eyes, Mu Yan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Dugu, you are not from the Yin clan, maybe they were adopted by them. Do you think they are very good to you? How many times have you been alone and faced a life-and-death juncture? How many times have you been seriously injured and no one to take care of? Is their kindness to you the point of asking you about your well-being when you took a lot of money back to spend it, and then tell you that they need more money?"

"Shut up! You don't know anything!" Dugu Ao looked at Mu Yan with naked murderous intent.

Mu Yan said with a smile: "You are right, I really don't know anything. It's just nonsense, but why are you so excited? Did I hit your mind?"

Dugu Ao suddenly closed his eyes, stopped looking at Mu Yan, and said a cold word: "Get out!"

Mu Yan stood up slowly, looked at Dugu Ao and said, "I will ask you a question at the end. You said that the Divine Soldier Sect is your belief, but what have you learned when you are in the Divine Sect you think you are killing people and making money endlessly?"

Seeing Dugu Ao's fist suddenly clenched, Mu Yan said lightly: "Actually, you don't need to speak. I have a way to find people from the Yin clan. I didn't kill you. I just think you are pitifully stupid and can't bear it."

After Mu Yan finished speaking, she turned around and left. Dugu Ao suddenly opened her eyes, looked at Mu Yan's back with cold eyes, clenched her fists with both hands, trembling slightly, as if she was holding back something...

When Mu Yan left the dungeon, she saw Mo Qingchen standing outside waiting for her.

"Master, what's going on? Did he say that?" Mo Qingchen asked Mu Yan.

Mu Yan shook her head slightly: "There is no need to work hard on him anymore, he won't say anything." Mu Yan realized that even if Dugu Ao began to suspect that the Yin clan was using him, he would never betray the Yin clan, because there were people in the Yin clan who were very important to Dugu Ao.

"The subordinate continued to stare at the people who came to Leiyang City to find Dugu Ao to see if there were any clues." Mo Qingchen looked at Mu Yan and said.

Mu Yan nodded slightly: "You can do it, I have confidence in you."

Mo Qingchen smiled and said, "Master, the young man is still very smart, right?"

Mu Yan's lips curled slightly: "Of course, you are useless except your brain."

Mu Yan left after he finished speaking. Mo Qingchen came back and felt that Mu Yan’s evaluation of him was not a good thing. But it doesn’t matter. Mo Qingchen’s current life is much happier than in Mingyue City. He likes it very much and is willing to be sent by Mu Yan.

This day was the last day of November. The marriage between Mu Yan and Xiao Xinghan and the marriage between Li Xiaonan and Qi Lingshan made the entire Leiyang City full of controversy and rumors were endless.

And on this day, a piece of news came to Leiyang City, and the royal family of Beimo Kingdom changed the world.

Beimo Kingdom is located in a remote place and rarely intersects with Tianli Kingdom. For most people in Leiyang City, it is just a legendary existence.

When they heard that the royal family of Beimo Kingdom changed the sky, the people of Tianli Kingdom were just amazed that Tuoba Liang was really lucky. As for how many conspiracies and tricks there were behind this, the people would not care about it. In comparison, they were more willing to talk about the bloody gossip of Li Xiaonan and Qi Lingshan.

But for the royal families of other countries, the change of the royal family in the Beimo Kingdom is not a trivial matter. As a member of the royal family, if you understand the cold-blooded cruelty of the royal family, you can find the truth of the matter from the true and false rumors. The truth is very simple. In a nutshell, Tuoba Jun solved all the stumbling blocks of his victory in the throne and successfully took office.

Dongfang Ziyu came to find Mu Yan and mentioned the matter about Beimo Kingdom.

Seeing Mu Yan's expression calm, Dongfang Ziyu's eyes flashed slightly: "I remember that you and Tuoba Yan, the prince who died in Beimo Kingdom, seem to have a good relationship."

"So?" Mu Yan asked back with a faint expression, "I like that child. He is suspected to have been killed by his royal uncle. I want to avenge him, kill Tuoba Jun, and destroy the royal family of Beimo? Your Highness, do you have any misunderstandings about me? I have always been very low-key and do not participate in the royal struggle. Xiao Yan was born in the royal family because he was not in good luck. I just felt very sorry for his death."

Dongfang Ziyu heard Mu Yan say that she had always been very low-key, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly, saying that Mu Yan was not low-key at all, but pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger...

Dongfang Ziyu did not intend to test anything, nor did he think that Xiao Xinghan's illegitimate son who appeared before this would be Tuoba Liang's son. He quickly changed the subject and talked about other things.

"Emperor Li asked the palace to enter the palace to discuss matters yesterday and officially mentioned the alliance." Dongfang Ziyu looked at Mu Yan and said, "It seems that Li Xiaonan's recent experience has also annoyed Emperor Li. In addition, Ming Teng used the name of Xiao Xinghan several times before to try to cause the struggle between Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom. Emperor Li could no longer bear it."

In the eyes of those in power in other countries, Mingteng is just a despicable villain. He has always liked to do some inappropriate small moves behind his back, and it is easy to get caught by accident.

Since the marriage between Mu Yan and Xiao Xinghan was decided, Ming Teng has repeatedly and secretly provoked troubles, but they have all been resolved. There is also mixed in the middle of Jin Liancheng's intention to destroy the Mu family and get Mu Yan with the name of Ming Teng, and Mu Yan's conspiracy against Li Xiaonan in the name of Ming Teng, but in the end, Ming Teng deserves it because there are quite a few things he should have done and shouldn't have done.

Part of the reason why the royal family of Dongyang finally reunited with Tianli and ceded large areas of land was that they were angered by Mingteng and did not want to be with such a villain.

From this perspective, the emperors of Tianli and Dongyang countries have similar ideas, that is, they will work together to destroy Mingyue Kingdom first, and then talk about other things.

Mu Yan said calmly: "These things have nothing to do with me, but Ming Teng has caused me several times, and I am looking forward to seeing him be unlucky. His Royal Highness should pay attention to it. If a war starts, Ming Teng and Tuoba Jun may join forces, so it may not be two against one in the end."

Dongfang Ziyu's expression narrowed. He was only concerned about lamenting Tuoba Liang's tragic experience and secretly cursing Mingteng's villain, but he never thought that Mingteng and Tuoba Jun might form an alliance, because there was no exchange between Mingyue Kingdom and Beimo Kingdom.

But now the situation is different. Beimo Kingdom has changed a new ruler. Tuoba Jun had no sense of existence before. This time he was strong and took office, the methods he used showed that he was not a good person and would most likely not be in a corner in the future. Once Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom form an alliance, the remaining Mingyue Kingdom and Beimo Kingdom will naturally come together. At that time, the strength advantages brought by the alliance between Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom will be greatly reduced.

"Mu Yan, if you are a man, you will definitely not be inferior to Su Ji." Dongfang Ziyu looked at Mu Yan and said with a little sigh.

"There is no need to say such nonsense." A dark light flashed in Mu Yan's eyes, and the corners of her lips curled slightly, "I suddenly had an idea. Your Highness the Crown Prince might as well hear if it is feasible."

"Let me tell me." Dongfang Ziyu nodded slightly. What he just said was the truth. If Mu Yan was a man, Dongfang Ziyu would be very glad that the Mu family defected to Dongyang Kingdom, so that he could let Mu Yan be his right-hand man and give him advice. Dongyang Kingdom's strength will inevitably be further improved!

"Association or being an enemy are all behind the scenes. As for when the war will take place, no one can say. Before the war begins, the four countries are all friendly to each other on the surface, right? In this case, Your Highness the Crown Prince might as well give Emperor Li a small suggestion." Mu Yan said with a smile.

"You are right, but what advice do you want me to give to Emperor Li?" Dongfang Ziyu asked Mu Yan curiously. Mu Yan's analysis of the current situation is very accurate. The alliance between Tianli and Dongyang countries is a secret matter. On the contrary, the four countries will maintain friendly exchanges until the war begins.

"Let Tianli Kingdom and Mingyue Kingdom befriend each other." Mu Yan said with a smile.

Dongfang Ziyu was slightly stunned: "This..."

"Garment does not mean alliance. His Royal Highness should have a deep understanding of this." Mu Yan looked at Dongfang Ziyu and said.

Dongfang Ziyu nodded slightly. Xiao Xinghan and Mu Yan's marriage had experienced a lot of things. At first, Tianli Kingdom had unknown purpose, and Dongyang Kingdom was just to deal with it, and there was no question of forming an alliance. It was not until Su Ji appeared in Dayang City, Dongyang Kingdom and talked about cede land with Tianli Kingdom that there was no sign of alliance. Now, under Mingteng's continuous "support" of "the fire", Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom have truly become allies.

Mu Yan continued: "As for the marriage partner, the Nanyang King of Tianli Kingdom and the Third Princess of Mingyue Kingdom, what does His Royal Highness think?"

"Ahem!" Dongfang Ziyu suddenly stared at Mu Yan with wide eyes, as if Mu Yan was joking, "This is impossible! Thanks to you, Li Xiaonan will get married in half a month, and Mingyue Kingdom will not agree to this marriage. Li Xiaonan must have hated the Ming clan at this time. How could he be willing to marry Ming Xinyao? Besides, who doesn't know that Ming Xinyao is thinking about Xiao Xinghan, Mingteng is the most favored by Ming Xinyao, and will not force her."

Mu Yan smiled: "Your Highness, why are you doing so excited? As long as you dare to think about things in this world, there is nothing you can't do."

Dongfang Ziyu frowned slightly, looked at Mu Yan and said, "You can explain to me how the marriage you mentioned is feasible?"

"First of all, the marriage between Li Xiaonan and Qi Lingshan can be postponed, but it is just a matter of Emperor Li's words. Moreover, Qi Lingshan is already an unclean daughter and has a bad reputation. It would be good to give her the position of Princess of Nanyang. In this way, the position of Princess of Nanyang is still vacant."

"Secondly, Li Xiaonan will be very happy about this marriage. First, he is extremely reluctant to marry Qi Lingshan. The marriage can be pushed one day, so he can make Qi Lingshan not be the main concubine, the side concubine, or even the concubine. He is eager to do so! Second, because Li Xiaonan hated Mingteng and Ming Xinyao in his heart, so he gave him a chance to marry Ming Xinyao and torture him well. Do you think he will refuse? Besides, Ming Xinyao admires Xiao Xinghan, but said that no matter what, she is the number one beauty in Mingyue Kingdom, the princess with golden branches and jade leaves, and let Li Xiaonan choose a princess between Mingxinyao and Qi Lingshan, and his choice will undoubtedly be Ming Xinyao."

"Again, Mingteng loves Ming Xinyao, but Ming Xinyao is no longer young. Will Mingteng watch her never get married and daydreaming as Princess Xiao? The answer is no."

"Even so, Mingteng would not let Ming Xinyao marry far away, would he marry Li Xiaonan?" Dongfang Ziyu couldn't help but speak. He listened to Mu Yan analyzing Li Xiaotian and Li Xiaonan's thoughts, and his expression was a little terrifying, because he felt that Mu Yan's analysis was very correct.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is right. But putting aside the fact that Mingteng favors Ming Xinyao, if Tianli Kingdom proactively proposes marriage, Mingteng would not want to refuse, because he does not want to see Tianli Kingdom and Dongyang Kingdom become allies. He hopes that Tianli Kingdom's ally is Mingyue Kingdom, and then destroy Dongyang Kingdom together. If Mingteng really favors Mingxinyao, he will hesitate or even refuse, so in the end, what I want to say is Mingxinyao." An inexplicable light flashed in Mu Yan's eyes.

"Ming Xinyao would not be willing to marry Li Xiaonan!" Dongfang Ziyu said in a affirmative tone.

"That's the past." Mu Yan's lips curled slightly, "I believe Ming Xinyao's persistence in Xiao Xinghan, but after a few things that happened before, she should realize that she didn't even have the chance to get close to Xiao Xinghan, so how can she get Xiao Xinghan's heart? Your Highness, the Crown Prince, should not underestimate the persistence of a woman. Ming Xinyao has been waiting for many years for Xiao Xinghan. She should be very struggling in her heart, feeling hopeless, and unwilling to give up. If she was given a chance to come to Leiyang City openly and stay forever, would she think she would be moved?"

Dongfang Ziyu said with a strange expression: "What do you mean is that Ming Xinyao would rather marry another man in order to get closer to Xiao Xinghan?"

"Everything is possible, right?" Mu Yan said with a smile, "Who knows if Ming Xinyao has a beautiful dream? In the dream, after she comes to Leiyang City, she can see Xiao Xinghan every day, and then Xiao Xinghan will fall in love with her and stay with her in a pair regardless of worldly eyes?"

Dongfang Ziyu laughed, looked at Mu Yan and shook his head and said, "I really don't know how your brain grows. What you said is obviously uncertain guesses, but the more I listened, the more I felt that the truth was."

"Uncertainty, it's not without any basis." Mu Yan said calmly. Her analysis of all this was based on the thoughts of the brothers Li Xiaotian and Li Xiaonan, as well as the personalities of Mingteng and Ming Xinyao's uncle and nephew.

"Mu Yan, what is your purpose?" Dongfang Ziyu looked at Mu Yan with deep eyes and asked. Mu Yan is not a person who likes to meddle in other people's business. Now she is giving Dongfang Ziyu a serious suggestion. Dongfang Ziyu wants to know what Mu Yan wants to achieve.

Mu Yan smiled: "My purpose is very simple. First, I hate Ming Xinyao very much. His Royal Highness should be able to understand that she has been staring at my man. I think it is a very happy thing to ask her to come to Leiyang City and watch Xiao Xinghan and I stay together and fly together."
To be continued...