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Dong Fang Su said with a profound look in his eyes: "All along the way, Lord Jiang has also seen Princess's ingenious plans. Xiao Ruo Ao was just a prince born out of a concubine, but he laughed his last laugh.

Jiang Yue sucked in a breath of cold air, "Princess?"

"That's right, this is also the true reason why Xiao Ruo Ao went to the Nanzhao to propose to them back then.

"So that's how it is." Jiang Yue suddenly realised, he had always felt that it was strange, why did Xiao Ruo Ao care so much about Mu Qian Xue, and why did he send out a thousand elite soldiers for her, and now that he thought about it, everything was going smoothly.

If it was him, he would also kill Mu Qian Xue at all costs. Letting such a person live was simply too frightening.

"Therefore, after some consideration, this king has decided to personally lead troops to the West Chu to save a person. Although it is very dangerous, fortunately it was not dangerous, at the moment …" He looked at Jiang Yue and said: "It will depend on whether Lord Jiang is willing to keep this a secret for this king or not."

"This …"

"Lord Jiang need not be in a hurry to answer." Dong Fang Su interrupted his words, "This place is still a few days away from Jinling. Before we enter the Jinling, it's not too late for Lord Jiang to answer this duke."

Jiang Yue was hesitant in his heart, but hearing him say that, he could only wish for it, "Alright."

Dong Fang Su looked out of the window and saw the color of the sky, "Alright, I will not disturb Lord Jiang, the waiter will send up the dinner later, and rest early after that. Tomorrow morning we still need to hurry back, and the remaining jasmine in the jar will be kept by Lord Jiang."

What Jiang Yue needed the most right now was to calm his heart and think about what Dong Fang Su had just said, and immediately stood up and sent him off.

Shi Jiu was waiting outside, seeing him come out, he anxiously asked: "Prince, did Jiang Yue agree?"

"Not yet." Dong Fang Su hesitated for a moment, then brought Shi Jiu to the guest room that was separated them, knocked on the door and walked in.

"He's coming." Mu Qian Xue smiled faintly, and after Dong Fang Su sat down, he placed a bowl of Brewing Pills in front of him, "This was just delivered by the waiter, he said that it's a snack exclusive to Northern Week, and it's my first time eating it, it's not bad."

"Alright." Mu Qian Xue sized him up and said: "You've seen Jiang Yue before?"

Dong Fang Su put down the spoon in his hand, "Mn, I've already told him everything according to your words, but … Is this really appropriate? "

Mu Qian Xue raised his head: "You don't believe me?"

"Of course not, I'm just afraid that it will be counterproductive, so I might as well use what I said before and find some other excuse to directly hide Shi Wu and the others' identities."

Mu Qian Xue shook her head: "Jiang Yue is meticulous with her thoughts, those so-called excuses of yours, could not fool him at all. Instead, it would make him feel that your mouth is full of lies, and is not worth trusting."

Shi Jiu interrupted: "According to me, the best way is to directly kill Jiang Yue, only the dead can keep secrets, and save so much time and thought."

Xia Yue found her unpleasing to the eye the most, upon hearing this, she immediately sneered: "A mouth to kill, you think killing people is as easy as killing chickens?"

Shi Jiu's eyes flashed with coldness. This Xia Yue had gone against her time and time again, if not for obstructing the Prince, he would have sent her to see the King of Hell long ago.

Mu Qian Xue saw the subtle changes in Shi Jiu's expression, and said indifferently: "It's not difficult to kill a Jiang Yue, the difficult thing is how to explain it to Emperor Zhou once we return to the capital."

"It's not that difficult. Just say that they were killed by the pursuers on the way." Shi Jiu disagreed: "Could it be that the Your Majesty will send people to the West Chu to investigate?"

"And if so?"

Shi Jiu answered without even thinking, "Impossible."

Mu Qian Xue turned the teacup in her hand, and said slowly: "If you want to achieve the ultimate goal, you must consider any possibility."

Shi Jiu scoffed at her words, but Mu Qian Xue did not try to explain. Instead, she turned her gaze back onto Dong Fang Su, "Prince, what do you think Jiang Yue is thinking about Emperor Zhou?"

Dong Fang Su thought for a while and said: "Royal brother is a monarch, he is a subject, he is naturally loyal to my royal brother."

Mu Qian Xue smiled, "I was like that three years ago. Now … but not necessarily. "

"Why?"

"You told me before that when Jiang Yue exposed the conspiracy of the Board of Justice and replaced the criminals with orphans and beggars, Emperor Zhou made him a fourth rank Hong Dian Temple official."

"He has reported that the Ministry of Justice has done meritorious deeds by taking bribes and killing innocent people. He will be rewarded for that."

"Is it really a reward?"

Dong Fang Su's face paled. Without waiting for him to say anything, Mu Qian Xue continued, "The Hong Dian Temple does not have any actual authority at all. In terms of power, a fourth rank Hong Dian Temple official is far inferior to a fifth or even sixth rank official of the Board of Justice."

With Jiang Yue's talent and contributions, it would not be excessive to confer the title of assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice upon them. But there is no such thing, the Emperor Zhou would rather borrow people from all the different departments, or even have the Department choose some other High Scholars to fill the vacancy, than to confer the title of High Scholar to Jiang Yue.

Dong Fang Su muttered to himself for a while, "Jiang Yue is after all, just an official of the fifth stage official, to boldly be conferred the title of a second stage official, I am afraid that it will be difficult to convince the masses, so I let him train elsewhere.

Two years have passed, does Emperor Zhou have a new appointment?

Dong Fang Su was completely speechless, that's right, if we were to talk about training, two years would be enough, but Jiang Yue had still not taken a single step forward in his position as a Hong Dian Temple's official. Even when he mentioned Jiang Yue, it took him awhile to remember, as though … He had long forgotten about this person's existence.

Seeing his expression, Mu Qian Xue already knew in his heart, "Although Jiang Yue has talent and abilities, and is hot-blooded towards the imperial government and the Northern Week, this kind of person is not something that Emperor Zhou should like."

Dong Fang Su frowned: "I … I don't quite understand what you mean. "

"In the Ministry of Justice case, Jiang Yue caused an earth-shattering commotion, and the entire Ministry of Justice was emptied out by him. It is easier said than done, but for this matter, the Emperor Zhou must have put a lot of effort into filling it up, but even if it was done, Jiang Yue was still not satisfied, and repeatedly requested for Zheng Quan to be beheaded and the officials involved to be severely punished. If that's the case, it would be adding fuel to the fire, not to mention that there's a Zheng Fei by his side; tell me, under these circumstances, why would Emperor Zhou pay attention to Jiang Yue?"

"But Jiang Yue originally wanted to help the imperial government. This point, royal brother should be well aware."

Mu Qian Xue sighed to herself. Dong Fang Su had been out fighting all year round, so he did not know much about the emperor's techniques or the official's ways of training.

"Most emperors don't like a subject who creates trouble. Rather than trying to deal with a bunch of troublesome matters, it's better to just kill a few unimportant refugees. Seeing the attitude the Emperor Zhou has towards Jiang Yue, it's no exception."