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Dongfang Qing listened silently, and his gaze was fixated on the beautiful ray of light shining through the long lattice window. After a long period of silence, he said hoarsely, "All of this is just the guess of the princess, if …" I am truly as good as the princess says, why does royal father have to be so cold, this is simply illogical. "

"Just as I've said to the Ninth Prince earlier, I don't understand why the Wei clan is in control of this situation. Other than Emperor Zhou, no other prince would be able to live past the moment of sitting on the Dragon Throne." Mu Qianxue climbed over a rose within a vase with two ears. While sniffing its clear fragrance, she said, "Emperor Zhou is indeed not the successor to the will of the Emperor. Similarly, the Ninth King isn't either. Prince …" Her clear eyes slightly lifted up and rested on Dongfang Shou. "It's that person!"

"Impossible!" At this moment, there were traces of excitement on that usually expressionless face. Ever since he could remember, she had always lived in the shadow that was ignored by Emperor Cheng. But now, Mu Qianxue had erased over twenty years of his memories, saying that he was the most favored prince of Emperor Cheng.

"The best proof would be the God's opportunity camp. In addition …" "The reason why Emperor Cheng summoned Mu Wang and the other two to meet him at his deathbed isn't because he wanted to say something, but because he wanted to use this opportunity to disrupt the vision of Emperor Zhou so that he would think that the God's Camp is in the hands of these four princes and thus avoid suspicion towards you."

Dongfang Zhi really wanted to retort against Mu Qianxue's words, but he couldn't find the appropriate words. Could it be … Was it really as she said?

His hands, hanging at his sides, loosened and tightened, and the sweat on his palms became unbearably sticky. A wisp of morning wind blew in through the crack in the window, brushing against his pale face.

After an unknown period of time, an ice-cold voice sounded in this quiet room. "You want me to fight for the throne with royal brother?"

"This is the only way for you to protect yourself, Chen Fei, and the Nine Kings." The words that had been hidden for a long time finally came out at this moment.

Dongfang Wenshui walked with heavy steps over to her, expressionlessly saying, "When did you start thinking like this?"

Mu Qianxue's heartstrings trembled. With her thoughts, how could she not see that Dongfang Qing was suspicious of her? It was just that after saying all this, it wouldn't be good if she kept it a secret.

Dongfang Qin bit down on his dry lower lip, his breathing rapid and deep. "In other words, you've been hiding this from me for over a month."

"At first, I only suspected that it was only when Nineteen and the others discovered the hidden power of the Wei clan in the imperial court and even in the Zhou Dynasty that they were somewhat sure. They did not intend to hide it from you.

"Ha!" A cold sneer escaped from those bloodless lips as it sounded extremely ear-piercing. "The princess is intelligent, quick and cunning. How could I dare to blame the princess for such a astounding talent? I only have one sentence, please answer truthfully."

Mu Qianxue used her tired body to support herself as she faced Dongfang Qing's somewhat aggressive gaze. "Your Highness, please ask."

Dongfang Zhi closed his eyes and tried his best to speak calmly, "Has this been Princess's plan from the beginning to rebuild South Zhao?"

That's what he was thinking …

Mu Qianxue sighed in her heart and calmly said, "That's right. I do want to rebuild South Zhao, but Qianxue isn't despicable enough to risk your benefactor's life." Under the bright sunlight, one could clearly see the calmness on her face without a trace of hypocrisy.

After looking at each other for a moment, an apologetic look replaced the piercing glint in Dongfang Zhi's eyes. He cupped his hands and bowed. "I'm sorry, it was this king who misunderstood the princess. Please forgive me."

Mu Qianxue helped him up and said softly, "Qianxue was the one who did the wrong thing, no wonder Your Highness thought this way, it's just that your highness, Qianxue is now speaking from the bottom of her heart, without a single trace of selfishness; in terms of situation, Your Highness is more dangerous than the Ninth Prince, he only has to endure the hatred in his heart, but you won't do it, the Zhou Emperor will do everything in his power to find the person in charge of the Divine Battalion. When the time comes, you, Grand Concubine Chen, the Ninth Prince, the other princes, and even the people in this palace, all will die."

"No, royal brother won't do this to me." He was still trying his best to defend the East, but this time, his voice was much weaker, and not as firm as the previous times.

"Power has always been the scariest thing in this world. For it, you can fight to the death, brothers and even father. The prince has a peaceful heart and has no intention to fight for it, but not everyone is like you. He and Xiao Ruo Ao were the same kind of people. For the position of emperor, he could sacrifice anything. Not to mention the fact that this is why he has gone to so much trouble to protect you. "

He didn't want to believe what Mu Qianxue had said. He didn't want to believe that his royal brother, whom he had known for so many years, was a cold and selfish person, and that Empress Dowager Wei's care and love for him was fake. He actually couldn't find any words to refute Mu Qianxue.

After an unknown amount of time, Dongfang Qin said with a slight tremble, "Even if everything is as you say, the Wei clan, which even royal father is forced to compromise, what are you and I going to compete for?"

"The Emperor's compromise is because he is in the light and the Wei clan is in the dark, but right now, the situation is the exact opposite. We are in the dark and the Wei clan is in the light; from this point, we have already seized the initiative and I will do my best to help the Prince reach the highest point of Cheng De Palace and allow him to be worshipped by the civil and military officials!"

If these words were spoken by others, it would undoubtedly give off a feeling of arrogance and arrogance. But from Mu Qianxue's mouth, it was completely normal. It was for no other reason but because she was — Princess Xuanji, the one and only extraordinary woman in the world!

"Don't worry about it. Let me think a little more. The most troublesome people right now are the people from the East. If they tell us about Ol 'Nine, the consequences will be unthinkable."

"As long as there are benefits to be gained, people from the East will not fall out with you. I will accompany you to the ninth prince's manor and form an alliance with those from the East."

"Cooperate?" Dongfang Gu said in surprise, "Didn't you say that those people from the East had ill intentions and wanted to recruit me, the Great Zhou Empire? Why do you have to cooperate with them?"

Mu Qianxue smiled and said, "It's true that they have such thoughts, but whether they can scheme something or not depends on their own abilities. Although Qianxue's abilities are shallow, it's not something they can scheme against."

Dongfang Qing understood that she was using Dong Ling's ambition on the other hand, and only she dared to scheme with him like this. However, in terms of scheming and guesswork, no one could compare with her in terms of human nature.

After asking for a few more details, he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go and talk to them tomorrow. As for the princess, please stay in the manor."