Li Qing went back to her room alone to calm down. Liu Hanyan had a gloating expression on her face.
Li Mu smacked her butt and said, "You did it on purpose, didn't you …?"
Liu Hanyan smiled and said, "I just wanted her to experience my feelings. Besides, she will find out sooner or later. If I don't tell her, will you tell her yourself?"
The eldest madam of the Li family did it for revenge. Because of Li Qing, she had cried a lot in the past.
Li Qing had wronged her, so she wanted to use Wanwan and Xiao Bai to take revenge.
She was still the petty Liu Hanyan.
But she was also the Liu Hanyan that Li Mu liked.
For many things, it was more appropriate for her to speak to Li Qing than Li Mu.
After thinking this through, Li Mu put his arm around her and rubbed the place where he had just hit her. He said, "Does it hurt?"
Liu Hanyan blushed and slapped his hand away. She said, "Behave yourself. Wanwan and Xiao Bai are still over there …"
Li Mu looked over. The two girls who were sitting together on the swing immediately covered their faces with their hands. Their eyes peeked through the gaps between their fingers.
Li Mu moved his hand away and said angrily, "Children shouldn't poke their noses into adult affairs …"
"I'm not a child anymore …"
"I, I'm not a child anymore …"
…
Wanwan and Xiao Bai tried to defend themselves. Li Mu waved his hand and said, "Go, go, go back to your room to play."
Although they were not young in some areas, they were still under 18 years old. As long as they were not over 18 years old, in Li Mu's eyes, they were different from Liu Hanyan and Li Qing.
Li Mu could hold Xiao Bai's original body, but as long as she transformed, he would feel guilty.
Wanwan was the same. She had not changed much in the past two years. She was still greedy and playful. The only change was that her eyes were more seductive. As long as one looked into her eyes, one's soul would be sucked in.
Little White and Wan Wan were soul-seducers and soul-catchers respectively. When the two beauties worked together, even Li Mu could not withstand them sometimes.
Li Qing was alone in the room. Liu Hanyan was full of satisfaction after getting her revenge. She went to the Great Music Bar to find her friends. She planned to buy the whole place and was discussing the price with the owner....
Li Mu had nothing to do, so he watched Wanwan and Xiao Bai play Aeroplane Chess in the courtyard. Before the game, they had agreed that the loser would have to warm the bed next time Li Mu slept in the study. Li Mu watched for almost an hour. They were still playing Aeroplane Chess.
While he was bored to death, something in the space of the Flask Heaven suddenly moved.
Li Mu stretched out his hand, and the spiritual snail appeared in his hand.
"Come to the Changle Palace."
Only this sentence came from the spiritual snail, and then there was no more sound.
In the past few days, he couldn't even take care of his family. He was immersed in his women and completely forgot about the Empress.
Fifteen minutes later, Li Mu appeared in the Changle Palace. He bowed and asked, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
The Empress threw him a token and said, "From now on, you are the deputy commander of the Bamboo Guards. You will be in charge of the Bamboo Guards together with Ah Li."
The Empress had four internal guards. Their names were Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju.
The four guards had different names, and their functions were also different.
The Mei Guards were in Shen Du. They were in charge of monitoring the officials. The commander was Mr. Mei.
The Lan Guards were scattered in various counties. Their job was to monitor the local officials. Li Mu had never seen their commander before.
The Bamboo Guards were a special operation organization. They were in charge of carrying out special tasks, such as investigating rebels under the Empress' orders. The commander was Shangguan Li.
The Ju Guards were the most mysterious of the four guards. It was said that they were in charge of intelligence. They had spies and spies in the Demon Nation, the Ghost Realm, and even the Demon Sect.
Li Mu took the token and didn't waste any time. He said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
He was very clear about his position. He was a brick. He would be wherever the Empress wanted him to be.
However, the Empress had inexplicably summoned him here and only gave him a token. After that, there was nothing else. She could have asked Lord Mei to pass this token to him. There was no need for her to make a special trip.
After taking the token, Li Mu didn't stay for long. He walked out of Changle Palace and said to Shangguan Li, "Commander Shangguan, I have other things to do during this time. I'll need you to take care of the Bamboo Guards."
Shangguan Li said lightly, "When you're not here, I'm the only one in charge of the Bamboo Guards."
Since Shangguan Li didn't have any objections, Li Mu could focus on his own matters. After leaving Changle Palace, he went straight back to Changle Palace. Zhou Yi looked at the pile of memorials on the table and said, "Look, there's only one more woman by their side, and they don't even care about national affairs. They don't go to the Imperial Kitchen, and they don't come to Changle Palace. I should forbid them from taking concubines …"
Seeing that the Empress's attitude towards Li Mu was becoming more and more strange, Mr. Mei's face was bitter, but he couldn't say anything.
In the Imperial Secretariat, Li Mu sneezed for no reason and crossed out two names on the list on the table.
Liu Yi walked in from outside and put a few oranges on the table in front of Li Mu. He smiled and said, "Sir Li, these are oranges from my hometown. Although they're not as sweet and delicious as the tribute oranges, they still taste pretty good. You can take them back and try them."
Zhongjun didn't produce oranges. In the past, there were people who transplanted them and used their mana to carefully cultivate them. However, the fruit was small and bitter, so no one tried it again. This kind of fruit was usually transported from the southern counties. The price was ridiculously high, and it wasn't something that ordinary people could afford.
Li Mu smiled and said, "Thank you, Sir Liu."
Liu Yi had eaten Li Mu's tribute oranges before, so he only came to return the favor. He said, "You're welcome."
He was about to leave when he saw a piece of paper on Li Mu's table. He asked, "What's this?"
Li Mu said casually, "Oh, this. I have nothing to do, so I practice writing …"
"Sir Li is really elegant …"
Liu Yi smiled and complimented him. He left Li Mu's office, but he couldn't help but be curious. Who would practice writing using a person's name? Wang Lun, Qian Long, seemed to be the left and right doctors of the Ministry of Rites. The names after that, Ai Tong, Wu Sheng, Chen Guang, sounded familiar. They seemed to be the officials of the imperial court …
Morning court.
A few days ago, the imperial court was in turmoil, and there was a big change that hadn't been seen for many years.
Today, the change that affected countless officials finally calmed down.
The morning court regained its tranquility.
But soon, some officials found that the court today seemed to be too quiet, as if there were suddenly a lot of people missing.
Some of the officials looked around and saw that there were indeed some empty seats in front, behind, left, and right.
In the Ziwei Palace, the positions of the officials were fixed.
The three provinces, six ministries, and nine temples. The ministers, assistant ministers, doctors, ministers, and junior ministers all had their own positions. These positions were fixed. Every morning, it was clear who was absent.
Today, there were many gaps in the neat line of officials.
There were no empty seats for officials above the fourth rank in front of the palace.
But starting from the middle of the palace, there were more empty seats for officials. There was almost one empty seat for every two people. In total, there were more than 20 officials who didn't come to the morning court today.
Even if they asked for leave, it was impossible for 20 officials to ask for leave at the same time. Moreover, the officials in those officials' offices didn't have the approval of their superiors.
"What's going on? Where did Lord Ai go?"
"Why didn't Lord Wu come?"
"Lord Chen just took a concubine yesterday. Did he get up late?"
"Lord Wang and Lord Qian didn't come …"
"Lord Wang and Lord Qian were arrested yesterday. What happened to the others? Were they arrested too?"
…
"Ai Tong, Wu Sheng, Chen Guang …"
Liu Yi stood in front and listened to the officials' discussion behind him. He was a little confused.
The names of these absent officials sounded familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere.
Soon, he remembered where this inexplicable sense of familiarity came from.
Weren't these people the officials Li Mu used to practice calligraphy?
But even if Li Mu used their names to practice calligraphy, it shouldn't be to the extent that they disappeared. Could it be that he wasn't practicing calligraphy, but using a divine ability? He had never heard of a divine ability that could make people disappear just by writing their names …
Combined with the strange situation in the court, Liu Yi quickly understood.
That piece of paper wasn't used by Li Mu to practice calligraphy!
It was a list of names!
On that list were the names of the former Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Gao Hong, the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Duke of Nanyang, Xiao Yun …
Liu Yi finally realized something and was shocked. He turned around to look at Li Mu. Li Mu grinned at him. Liu Yi immediately turned around and broke out in cold sweat.
His mind was racing. His name didn't seem to be on that list. It shouldn't be. He even treated Li Mu to oranges …
Southern Court.
Gao Residence.
Early in the morning, the gatekeeper of the Gao Residence was taking a nap in the side room. Ever since his master was stripped of his official position, although fewer people came to the residence, he no longer needed to attend morning court. In the past, he would have to wake up early to open the door at this time. It wasn't like today, where he could still laze around and take a nap at this time.
To him, it was a good thing that his master was in trouble. Being able to sleep in in the morning made life even better.
Bang, bang, bang!
While he was daydreaming, there was a sudden rush of knocking on the door.
The gatekeeper was pleasantly surprised. After a shiver, he was no longer sleepy.
He walked to the door and shouted angrily, "Why are you knocking so early in the morning when someone died in the house?!"
This person was extremely rude when knocking on the door. Normal people would pay attention to the gentle knocks and pauses when knocking on the door. Only those who were announcing a death would knock so quickly.
The knocking stopped and a voice came from outside, "I'm here to visit Lord Gao."
Hearing the words' I'm here ', the gatekeeper was already looking down on him. His anger hadn't subsided and he asked coldly, "Do you have something to say?"
The person outside was stunned for a moment, then said, "Uh, no …"
The gatekeeper said coldly, "If you don't have an appointment, bring the invitation when you do."
The person outside said, "But I really have something urgent …"
The gatekeeper said, "No matter how urgent it is, you still have to make an appointment. This is Lord Gao's rule."
The person outside the door said, "Can you make an exception?"
The gatekeeper said rudely, "I can't make an exception …"
The person outside the door finally became angry and said coldly, "If you can't make an exception, then forget it. Men, prepare the explosive talismans …"
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