Seeing that Mu Yunong beat around the bush, Yang Zijin asked directly, "What do you want to say?"

"I have no sisters. I have been only accompanied by servant girls since I was a little girl. I'm very envious of others who have sisters. Now I know that I also have a sister. So I'm delighted. Can you treat me as your sister as well?" Mu Yunong thought for a while and nerved herself to say.

Yang Zijin asked directly after hearing that, "Although you don't have sisters, you have a brother."

"Don't talk about him anymore. I only see him a few times a year. As far as I can remember, he has served in the army, not to mention accompanying me!" Mu Yunong said, pouting.

Yang Zijin looked at Mu Yunong and smiled, and then touched her head with her hand, "Then you must be good."

"You mean you will treat me as your sister?" Mu Yunong looked at Yang Zijin and asked.

Yang Zijin nodded.

Mu Yunong happily took Yang Zijin's hand and asked, "Really?"

Then Mu Yunong hugged Yang Zijin, crying happily.

Seeing that, Yang Zijin couldn't help smiling. She knew that Mu Yunong was a kind girl.

Then they chatted in the courtyard until the moon appeared.

The fact was that Mu Yunong talked a lot, and Yang Zijin listened.

After Yang Zijin returned to her room, she lay down on the bed.

As she had slept in the afternoon, she didn't feel sleepy, so she tossed about in bed.

As her parchment scroll was snatched by His Majesty's men, now she had to think of how to get it back.

She didn't know how Aunt Yan Luo had prepared in Beiling.

Thinking about this, Yang Zijin felt that she needed to ask Shuo Ling for help. After all, he knew more about the palace than she did.

She always felt that Shuo Ling had many secrets, but Shuo Ling didn't tell her, and she wouldn't ask.

Whenever she encountered difficulties, she always thought of Shuo Ling.

She was in a daze when she heard a familiar voice.

"Are you waiting for me?"

She frowned and thought that Shuo Ling really didn't break his promise.

She then turned her head and saw Shuo Ling's face magnified in front of her. Upon seeing this, Yang Zijin quickly sat up from the bed, smiled and looked at him, "You are here."

"Do you know the news about the wedding in three days?" Shuo Ling looked at her and asked.

Yang Zijin nodded.

Shuo Ling leaned to her, "Do you have any thoughts?"

"No idea?" Shuo Ling pressed his body against her.

It was too late for her to dodge and she was directly pressed under his body by Shuo Ling.

Then Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin tenderly, "Then, how about I stay with you tonight?"

"Ah... no, I mean..." Stared at by Shuo Ling and listening to his fair-sounding voice, Yang Zijin's heartbeat speeded up slightly.

Before Yang Zijin could finish speaking, Shuo Ling kissed her, and deliberately put his hand on her body.

Yang Zijin couldn't help but be wide-eyed, then pushed Shuo Ling away, quickly sat up, and turned her head. Her face flushed.

Shuo Ling smiled when he saw this. He didn't expect that she would be shy.

Then Shuo Ling cleared his throat, "On the way to Jiandu earlier, you were hijacked. Did you lose something? Do you need help to retrieve it?"

"Yes!" Yang Zijin quickly turned her head and looked at Shuo Ling after hearing that.

Then Yang Zijin frowned slightly. She didn't tell Shuo Ling that she was robbed when she was kidnapped. Why would Shuo Ling know about it?

Yang Zijin stared at Shuo Ling and asked, "How did you know about that?"

"Do you want to know?" Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin with a smile, then pointed to his own face and said.

Yang Zijin pushed Shuo Ling away and snorted, "No, I don't."

"Well, then I will take away this parchment scroll." Shuo Ling took it out and showed it in front of Yang Zijin.

Seeing this, Yang Zijin quickly reached out and grabbed it.

Shuo Ling wouldn't let her get it so easily. He took the parchment scroll back when Yang Zijin stretched out her hand.

"Do you want it now?" Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin and asked.

Yang Zijin nodded, "Yes."

Then Shuo Ling moved his face closer.

Yang Zijin quickly kissed him on the cheek, and then stretched her hand in front of Shuo Ling, "Okay. Give it to me!"

"It's not enough." Shuo Ling looked at Yang Zijin with a grin.

After hearing that, Yang Zijin was full of anger, pointed at Shuo Ling, and said, "You..."

But thinking that the parchment roll was still in his hands, she held back her anger, hugged Shuo Ling, and kissed him on his face.

Then she said with a smile, "Are you satisfied this time?"

"Not bad." Shuo Ling nodded in satisfaction, and then took out the parchment scroll.

Yang Zijin hurriedly snatched it from Shuo Ling's hand, for fear that he would regret in the next moment!

Yang Zijin opened the parchment scroll and found that the words on it had appeared. She frowned. It seemed that Chushi Youtian was very interested in it.

Yang Zijin put the parchment scroll away, then looked at Shuo Ling, "How did you get it?"

"I have my own way." Shuo Ling said while lying on the bed and said with his eyes closed.

Yang Zijin glared at Shuo Ling after hearing it, and then she lay down beside him.

As for how Shuo Ling got the parchment roll, Yang Zijin only learned that her husband would be so bold later.

He arranged a spy beside Chushi Youtian.

Shuo Ling secretly connected with the spy around Chushi Youtian after returning to Jing City.

The spy in the palace informed Shuo Ling of the matter.

After Shuo Ling heard this, he instructed the spy to find an opportunity to get the parchment scroll back.

After leaving the palace, Mo Li told Shuo Ling that the spy had stolen the parchment scroll, and then he gave the parchment scroll to Shuo Ling.

From the time and dialogue, Shuo Ling knew that the parchment scroll belonged to Yang Zijin.

At this time, imperial concubine Xiao quietly left the palace at night and went to the mansion of Chushi Weiming.

In Chushi Weiming's mansion, officials who supported Chushi Weiming, including Liu Yiyi's father Grand Mentor Liu, had all gathered in the hall.

"Mother, everyone is here, just waiting for you." Seeing imperial concubine Xiao coming, Chushi Weiming said, standing at the door.

Imperial concubine Xiao nodded and then walked into the room. When these officials saw imperial concubine Xiao, they saluted her.

Imperial concubine Xiao walked to the seat of honor and sat down, and then she said with a smile, "Be seated."

She then said directly, "Everyone knows that His Majesty suppressed Lan family because of what happened in Jiandu."

"This is a good thing for us." At this time, someone said.

Imperial concubine Xiao nodded, and then said, "Although it is good for us at this time, there are still many people who support them. As long as Lan family does not fall, the officials who support the Crown Prince will continue to do things for Lan family!"

"What do you mean?" Grand Mentor Liu looked at her and asked.

Imperial concubine Xiao stood up, "Kill all people from Lan family, so that the Empress will never have a backing. Weiming will become the Crown Prince sooner or later."

Imperial concubine Xiao glanced at Chushi Weiming.

Grand Mentor Liu frowned when he heard this, "It's not easy."

"There is an opportunity right in front of us. This time, I have called you here because I want to hear your views." Imperial concubine Xiao's lips twitched.

After hearing this, several officials glanced at each other, couldn't help frowning, and asked, "What opportunity?"

"Kill Xu Qing." Imperial concubine Xiao gave them a look, and there was an intention of killing flashed in her eyes.

Someone said, "Xu Qing is the prefect of Jiandu appointed by His Majesty. I am afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Imperial concubine Xiao suddenly turned her head around and looked at the person who had just spoken.

Then she said, "Lan family should be the ones who should be afraid of."

"What do you mean?" Hearing what imperial concubine Xiao said, the person understood.

"Now that Prime Minister Lan was deprived of his power because Xu Qing took out the account books, he would definitely hate Xu Qing. Now if Xu Qing were killed on the way back to Jiandu, His Majesty would be furious and blame Prime Minister Lan for that, and then Prime Minister Lan would be unable to defend himself!"

Imperial concubine Xiao nodded, "This is a rare opportunity. Would you like to take a risk?"

"I think this plan is feasible." Grand Mentor Liu nodded and said.

Then he said, "Consort of the Third Prince is about to give birth. After removing the Empress's backing, we can do something to make His Majesty feel disappointed at the Crown Prince. After Consort of the Third Prince gives birth, the Third Prince will naturally become the Crown Prince!"

"Right. Except for the Sixth Prince, the other princes are still young. And the Sixth Prince is a worthless man." One person responded, but when he mentioned Chushi Weiyang, he shook his head.

Then several officials discussed which place would be the most appropriate to kill Xu Qing, and would not be noticeable as well. They also needed to discuss how to frame Prime Minister Lan.

At this moment, imperial concubine Xiao asked Chushi Weiming again, "How about your wife?"

"Mother, she was taken back to the mansion of Liu by Madam Liu some time ago. After this incident, I will take her back." Chushi Weiming said quickly.

Imperial concubine Xiao nodded after hearing this, and then looked at Chushi Weiming, "This will be the first grandson of the royal family. You should treat her well."

"I know." Chushi Weiming responded.

They kept discussing until very late before deciding where to kill Xu Qing. It should not be too close to Jing City. Otherwise, people would find out flaws.

After the discussion, Chushi Weiming sent all the officials out of the mansion. Then he called out the secret guards, and arranged all the things to be done!