After rebirth, my mother came to power based on her son.

The conversation has been carried so far by Mu Qingge. At this time, if anyone mentions deer tendon or beef tendon, it will seem a little too strange and deliberate.

No one spoke anymore.

Li Xiao clapped his hands: "The next dish hasn't been served yet, so let's enjoy the singing and dancing first."

The sound of silk and bamboo sounded again, and the minor tune was extremely touching.

Mu Qingge let out a long sigh of relief, and then loosened her tightly held hands.

She noticed that her palms were a little wet, and she couldn't help but lower her head and look at it. It was clearly a cold day in the twelfth lunar month of winter, but Mu Qingge's hands were actually sweating.

"Qingqing is so amazing."

Mu Qingge glanced at Li Xiao, his expression was as usual.

"Why don't you hurry up and send someone to take a closer look at the dishes to see if there is anything different from the menu that was presented before. Not only the menu, but also the dancers are also being watched carefully.

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"The music played, the dances performed, and the clothes worn by the dancers were all carefully checked to ensure that nothing was missed."

Mu Qingge thought about it carefully, and found that there were only a few places that were most susceptible to manipulation and accidents.

"It's enough for something like this to happen just once."

"Your Majesty, please touch my hand."

Li Xiao raised his eyebrows, slightly surprised: "Qingqing is so proactive?"

Mu Qingge gritted his teeth. At this time, he still had the intention to joke.

Mu Qingge glared at him: "I was so scared that I broke into a cold sweat."

"I know." Li Xiao lowered his head, held Mu Qingge's hand, and wiped Mu Qingge's hand carefully with a brocade handkerchief: "Don't worry, I have arranged for someone to go."

"No more accidents will happen, I won't allow it."

Mu Qingge nodded, but she felt that someone seemed to be looking at her.

Mu Qingge raised her head, followed his gaze, and met Chao Gecang's gaze.

Chao Gecang's eyes were deep and dark. Mu Qingge didn't know what he was thinking, so he looked away again.

Although Li Xiao promised that there would never be any more accidents, not long after, Mu Qingge heard the sound of a flute sounding unexpectedly.

Mu Qingge's heart suddenly lifted, the sound of the flute?

What is this going to do?

But before Mu Qingge could figure it out, other instruments immediately started playing, covering up the flute sound.

They took it so naturally, as if the song was originally meant to be that way.

But Mu Qingge saw after the dancer came in that the musician who had played the flute was missing.

The palace banquet was so thrilling that Mu Qingge was frightened.

But fortunately, it ended very smoothly in the end.

After the banquet was over, Li Xiao asked the palace officials to send all the envoys out.

Mu Qingge and Li Xiao returned to Taiji Palace. They had just said a few words when they heard the chamberlain coming to report: "Your Majesty, the third prince of Western Shu is here."

"pass."

Gu Yunfan walked in from outside the hall: "Did your previous musician get bribed?"

Mu Qingge raised her eyebrows: "How does Mr. Gu know?"

Gu Yunfan clicked his tongue: "After all, he uses the flute."

"You know, our country of Western Shu is a place where we can play the flute to the fullest."

"Furthermore, even though it was just a sudden sound that was completely overshadowed by other instruments, and later the musician was quietly taken away, I still heard that the man wanted to

What are you going to play?"

"What is it?" Mu Qingge was indeed a little curious.

Li Xiao, on the other hand, directly answered Mu Qingge's question: "Is it a song about controlling snakes or controlling insects?"

"I still can't hide it from you." Gu Yunfan was not surprised: "It's a song by the Gu Insect."

"So I guess that someone in that palace may have been poisoned."

"The musician should be

Playing that tune in front of so many people is just to control the poison in that person."

"Although it was later overshadowed by other music, Gu insects are much more sensitive to sound than humans."

"Even if it is covered, the Gu insects can still receive it."

"What really didn't cause the poison to attack was because you knocked the musician unconscious and took him away."

"The flute sound was interrupted before it played a complete sentence, and it failed."

Mu Qingge's face suddenly darkened. Although she thought the sound of the flute was a bit strange, she knew that someone must be tampering with it.

But she just wondered if the music played by the flute was also taboo in some country.

But I didn’t think about controlling the Gu insects at all.

Also, Young Master Qing Yue was favored by Li Xiao at Princess Huayang's martial arts banquet because Young Master Qing Yue could control snakes and Gu insects with flute music.

How could she forget?

"Today's palace banquet can indeed be said to be full of dangers and thrills."

Li Xiao was amused: "Where are we now? I'm afraid it's just an appetizer. The real dinner will be when the enthronement ceremony takes place."

Gu Yunfan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Besides this, what else happened?"

"Go, go, go, it's not something you should know."

Gu Yunfan was dissatisfied: "Why can't I know it?"

"Am I still your best friend?"

"There is a little secret between you and me, right?"

"How can you be worthy of me being so kind to you before? How kind I am to you. How many blows did I help you block when I was in the palace?"

"Before, when you flew down from Zuowang Mountain, everyone said you were dead. I even dug the grave myself and confirmed that the body in the grave was not yours."

"You just say a word, and I will lend you all my witchcraft and Gu masters."

Seeing that Li Xiao was indifferent, Gu Yunfan turned his attention to Mu Qingge: "This person is not a good person, the Queen must be a good person, right?"

Mu Qingge was amused: "Nothing, it's just that the beef tendon from before was actually deer tendon."

"Someone has tampered with it, intending to provoke a dispute between our country, Li State, and Si You State."

"Oh! Is that it?" Gu Yunfan seemed a little disappointed: "What did I think it was?"

Li Xiao raised his hand and pressed his forehead: "Carry Mr. Gu out and place a sign at the entrance of my Tai Chi Palace."

"Is there a sign that Gu Yunfan and dogs are not allowed?" Mu Qingge laughed out loud. If she remembered correctly, such a sign had been erected at the door of Prince Ning's Mansion before.

"right."

"Well, Li Xiao, just wait! You are ungrateful! You are heartless and unjust!"

"You have to know that I hold many of your secrets. Just wait, and tomorrow, I will ride ten times around the city and shout out your secrets one by one."

"Maybe it will be useful if you beg me now..."

Li Xiao frowned: "It's too noisy, just throw it out."