His entire family perished in battle; he rose from the ashes to conquer the world.

"Come in!"

Mu Yuan looked towards the door and raised his voice.

next moment.

Qin Hongxiu and a group of generals hurriedly entered.

"Are you really going to go with them and voluntarily go to jail?" After Qin Hongxiu left, she listened to the conversation inside. When she learned that Mu Yuan was going to voluntarily put herself in jail, she was both shocked and incredulous.

Once Mu Yuan steps into prison, won't he become a fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others?

However, Mu Yuan just smiled. If he didn't go, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and Lan Que might make a huge fuss.

The matter is currently only circulating within the military and is still within a controllable range. If it were to spread, the reputation of the Xifu Army and the Mu family would be greatly affected.

Concerning the reputation of the Western Army and the Mu family, Mu Yuan's agreement to imprison himself was a strategic retreat.

Besides, he wasn't the kind of person who would just sit and wait to die.

By agreeing to Prince Ning Zhu Zheng's request and voluntarily going to prison, in addition to protecting the reputation of the Xifu Army and the Mu family, it was also to lower Prince Ning Zhu Zheng's guard and vigilance.

Of course, this also includes Lanque.

"While I'm away, I'll be entrusting the Western Army to you," Mu Yuan earnestly instructed.

Qin Hongxiu's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them. This was the first time she, born into a military family, had shown such a sad expression in front of outsiders. If it weren't for her strong willpower, the tears would probably have already spilled out.

"By the way, if Sixth Sister-in-law asks about me, you must not tell her."

Mu Yuan suddenly grabbed Qin Hongxiu's hand and gently patted the back of her hand twice.

Qin Hongxiu was initially puzzled. The matter had already spread throughout the entire army and could not be kept secret at all. Why did Mu Yuan single out the issue and insist on keeping it from his sixth sister-in-law, Lin Xueshang?

Most importantly, Mu Yuan suddenly grabbed her hand and gently patted it, which threw Qin Hongxiu into a state of turmoil.

Fortunately, Qin Hongxiu reacted quickly. Despite her panic, she immediately understood the hidden meaning in Mu Yuan's words.

It was obvious that Mu Yuan was saying the opposite of what he meant.

Don't tell Sixth Sister-in-law Lin Xueshang; you just need to find her as soon as possible and tell her what happened.

Because Lin Xueshang was in charge of training the elite squad.

Elite squads are capable of stealth assassinations and intelligence gathering.

"I understand." Qin Hongxiu nodded firmly to Mu Yuan.

Seeing that she understood the meaning behind his words, Mu Yuan smiled with relief and then turned to give instructions to the officers present one by one.

The things Mu Yuan instructed him to do were nothing more than that the officers should continue as usual during his absence and not let their guard down.

Make sure everything is explained.

Mu Yuan left with Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

The governor imprisoned him.

Mu Yuan was brought here and put into solitary confinement.

Meanwhile, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and Lan Que had secretly prepared food and wine and were celebrating behind closed doors.

"Lan Que, you are indeed clever. If it weren't for you, Mu Yuan wouldn't be a prisoner. It truly proves the saying, 'Like father, like son!'" Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, raised his wine cup: "This cup is a toast to you!"

Lan Que was flattered and quickly raised his cup to stand up, bowing slightly, and clinked glasses with Prince Ning.

"Your Highness is too kind. Mu Yuan is our enemy. This time, he is definitely not going to be able to turn things around."

Thinking that Mu Yuan was currently imprisoned, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, felt completely relaxed and his mood was better than ever before.

"Your Highness, to avoid any unforeseen complications, you should report to the court as soon as possible and have the Emperor send someone to investigate. Once the matter is settled, Mu Yuan will be condemned to death, and you can take over the Western Army."

Lan Que's words clearly indicated that he was afraid of unforeseen changes and urged Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, to submit a memorial to the court as soon as possible.

"Don't worry! Tonight I'll write a secret memorial and send it to the capital by express courier." Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, patted his chest to assure him. Then, he changed the subject: "Did you really do a flawless job of poisoning Feng Zhong and framing Mu Yuan?"

Upon hearing Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, mention this matter, Lan Que immediately became alert. Even in a room where no outsiders were present, he deliberately looked around and lowered his voice:

"Your Highness, you can rest assured. I was the only one who saw Feng Zhong that day, and I personally gave him the bottle of poison. No one else saw it."

The more Lan Que said this, the more uneasy Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, became: "So, Feng Zhong still has a poison bottle on him? You'd better find someone to bring that bottle back, lest Mu Yuan's men find it!"

In order to prevent Mu Yuan from making a comeback, Prince Ning, Zhu Zhengjue, wanted to destroy any clues that could overturn the verdict before the court sent people to investigate.

"Your Highness, before Feng Zhong took the poison, I clearly instructed him to throw away the bottle in front of the Xifu Army's camp and hide the medicine in his hand. So the bottle is probably thrown away in some corner, and no one will know about it, much less find it!"

After drinking a few cups of wine, Lan Que, feeling intoxicated, not only carefully recounted what he had been told, but also wore a smug expression, as if victory was assured.

After listening, Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, nodded in satisfaction.

Feng Zhong was poisoned to death, and the blame was successfully placed on Mu Yuan. The only clue was the medicine bottle, which Feng Zhong had thrown away in an unknown place before his death.

The whole thing was flawless.

The two were talking freely inside the house, unaware that a woman was standing outside.

I listened to every word of their conversation.

The woman is none other than someone else.

It was Princess Zhu Zhu.

She originally came to find Lan Que, but overheard a conversation between Lan Que and Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng.

Zhu Zhu looked completely bewildered.

She had no particular relationship with Mu Yuan, but upon learning that Mu Yuan had been framed by Prince Ning and Lan Que, her heart raced and she felt a surge of tension.

"I never imagined that Lan Que would poison Feng Zhong to death in order to take revenge."

Zhu Zhu and Lan Que had known each other since childhood and could be considered childhood sweethearts. Now, after hearing Lan Que's conversation with Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, she felt like she didn't even recognize Lan Que anymore.

"No, we must not let them succeed in doing something so heinous!"

Zhu Zhu is a bit willful at times, but she is kind at heart. She cannot allow Mu Yuan to be framed and killed.

After thinking about it, she decided to go to the prison to find Mu Yuan.

Inform the other party about the matter.

Having made up her mind, Zhu Zhu intended to leave quietly and head to the prison, but as soon as she turned around, she bumped into a maid carrying dishes.

Zhu Zhu didn't dare to delay and fled immediately.

The maid didn't think much of it, gently knocked on the door, and went in with the dishes.

inside the room.

The maid placed the dishes on the table and then told Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, and Lan Que about her encounter with Zhu Zhu outside.

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After hearing this, the two men's expressions changed drastically.

"You may leave now!"

Prince Ning, Zhu Zheng, had a grim expression. He dismissed the maidservants and then looked at Lan Que: "You heard everything, didn't you!"

Lan Que nodded, a nervous expression on his face.

"That girl Zhu Zhu has been outside the door the whole time. She probably overheard our conversation. To prevent any future trouble, we..."