I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 681 Meeting in the front hall.

Ge Peining said nothing and obediently moved her hand away.

Li Mu ignored all this, patted Liu Qiaoqiao's head gently, and asked lovingly,

"It's time to get down to business."

Liu Qiaoqiao was obviously very fond of this. In front of everyone in the room, she lay in Li Mu's arms. Although she was clearly reporting on her work, it looked more like a couple acting coquettishly.

As early as yesterday, the strategists discovered that a large number of troops from Jeju were rushing to the capital.

The identities of the other party were obviously the Qin family, Yu family, and Qi family that Li Mu had always been paying attention to.

Li Mu was not surprised at all by the news.

Despite such a major event, the capital city remained as quiet as a dead pond.

The crown prince claimed to be ill, all officials remained silent, and all the major families closed their doors to visitors, as if they were afraid that they would be implicated.

The defenders outside the city had already withdrawn to the barracks last night, as if nothing had happened.

This is obviously not normal.

If Li Mu were to do such a thing, he would definitely use drastic measures at this time. While the Baijia families have not reacted yet, he would directly let the garrisons of various states and counties control the members of the Baijia families on various charges.

In order to prevent the hundreds of families from reacting and working together, even if they cannot compete with the army, it will still be a troublesome matter.

And another thing.

Things in Jiangcheng went smoothly. Cangzhi found Song Manman as expected, and under the pretext of working for the young master, he took away all the redundant captives from the Dawn Camp.

They boarded the boat that had been prepared long ago and returned to Rongyi.

King Jiang naturally sent out scout ships and followed quietly behind.

Although this was Li Mu's original plan, he still felt uncomfortable when he heard that Cang Zhi had betrayed him.

This is what happens when you act for too long. For a moment, you can’t even tell whether your feelings are genuine or fake.

"Anything else?" Li Mu asked calmly, and one could tell from his tone that he was in a bad mood.

Liu Qiaoqiao shook her head and stared at Li Mu with a burning gaze, her eyes full of hope.

"Master, can Qiaoqiao stay and serve you? Qiaoqiao doesn't want to go back there, Qiaoqiao..."

"Okay." Li Mu said nothing more. He put his hand on Liu Qiaoqiao's fair neck and then pressed it gently.

Liu Qiaoqiao fell asleep silently in Li Mu's arms.

"have a good rest."

Li Mu stroked Liu Qiaoqiao's hair and turned to look at Ge Peining with questioning eyes.

"Do you think this Miss Qiaoqiao is a little different from the one you knew before?"

Ge Peining didn't say anything nonsense. When she saw Li Mu nod, she knew that her guess was right. She stepped forward and took Liu Qiaoqiao from Li Mu's arms and said,

"She must have been given some kind of hint, which caused her personality to deviate."

"Hint? Psychological hint?" Li Mu was stunned and asked.

Ge Peining had long been accustomed to the strange words her husband uttered from time to time, and was not surprised by the fact that Li Mu was proficient in many strange medical skills. She nodded slightly and said,

"My mother used this method when she was practicing medicine in the army. Soldiers, especially women, could not get over the loss of their relatives and friends in battle, and became depressed. Over time..."

After listening to Ge Peining's story, Li Mu had a general understanding. He didn't expect that his mother-in-law was actually a psychologist who knew hypnosis therapy.

Li Mu seemed to understand why Qin Chou called Meng Siyu a remarkable woman.

She can control people's thoughts, so she deserves the title of "remarkable woman".

"Is there any way?" Li Mu asked, instinctively feeling that something was wrong.

"We need to observe first. Mother has been busy with medical matters these past two days..."

There was a hint of guilt in Ge Peining's tone. That was just how she was. She always put Li Mu's affairs first.

It was obvious that she and Liu Qiaoqiao didn't know each other, and it was obvious that Meng Siyu's current business was the serious matter.

Li Mu smiled and shook his head.

"Don't worry, just let her have a good rest first."

At this time, Su Yuwei walked to Li Mu's side and said,

"Sir, leave this matter to Yuwei. Yuwei will figure out who did this and what their purpose is."

Thinking that Liu Qiaoqiao could indeed be considered a member of the Zongheng family, he took Su Yuwei's hand and told her about his previous meeting with Liu Fuhai in Jiangcheng.

What Li Mu was worried about was that someone wanted to infiltrate the Zongheng family's spies. Liu Fuhai controlled the entire Jiangcheng intelligence network, so it was not surprising that he started with her daughter.

Su Yuwei listened very carefully. She was kind by nature, and when she learned of Liu Qiaoqiao's identity, she looked at her with even gentler eyes.

After arranging Liu Qiaoqiao's affairs, Li Mu felt relieved. He looked around the hall and frowned when he saw that Li Ling'er was nowhere to be seen.

Yin Huanping seemed to see who Li Mu was looking for, and said,

"That little nun wanted to go to the palace to help. Ling'er was worried about her, so she stayed in the house with her."

Li Mu nodded, then strode to the first seat and sat down, then tilted his head to look at Yin Huanping.

"Did Shanyuan really fight his way to the palace?"

Yin Huanping's eyebrows were curved, and there was relief in her eyes as she looked at Li Mu.

She knew very well what the palace formation was like. Li Mu did not act on impulse, and even used a little trick to divert trouble. She would wake up with a smile in her dreams, and nodded with her jade hand covering her red lips.

"We have been fighting all night. The latest news half an hour ago was that the disciples of the Hundred Clan suffered heavy casualties. Shan Yuan and Shan Yang are still confronting each other outside the palace gate and have not even entered the palace."

Li Mu did not hide his surprise on his face and asked,

"You didn't even enter the palace gate?"

"Yeah, what a loser, he dares to challenge the young master, it really makes him look bad."

Qiu Ju raised her head, ran to Li Mu, knelt beside him, and massaged Li Mu's legs while her little mouth kept chattering.

"Master, you don't know that when you were not around, the little princess always secretly met with her ugly brother. She knew that the stinky Taoist priest had harmed you, but she was still shameless. You really loved her in vain."

Li Mu pinched her face and didn't say anything. After all, they were siblings, and right or wrong had nothing to do with him.

What surprised Li Mu was that Zhao Chuxi did not let Shan Yuan into the palace.

The more central the formation is, the stronger its power becomes. Li Mu had sent the Human Sect to him, so why didn't he take advantage of the opportunity to take it down?

If either of these two people died, it would be a relief for me.

It would be best if we could die together, then we can really rest assured from now on.

Seeing Li Mu frowning and saying nothing, Yin Huanping frowned and said,

"Qing Yi."

"Sister Ping?" Li Mu came back to his senses and looked at her again.

"Where...will you stand?"

"Which side are you standing on?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yin Huanping to ask this. After thinking for a while, he said,

"Sister Ping, just speak directly if you have anything to say."

Yin Huanping pursed her lips and was silent for a while before saying,

"The prince should stand on the side of the royal family."

She instinctively didn't want to mention the Prince of Yan in front of Li Mu. Although she was no longer the Prince of Yan's wife, everyone knew what had happened.

The initial passion prevented her from thinking about these things, but as time diluted the passion in her heart, she gradually became anxious and worried.

She was very afraid that one day Li Mu would despise her former identity.

Li Mu seemed to understand her worries, but he didn't say anything to make her legs weak. He just gently held her hand and asked with a smile,

"Sister Ping, are you afraid that I will be in conflict with the old man?"

Yin Huanping's face turned red with embarrassment as Li Mu took advantage of her in front of so many people. However, she did not take her hand back, but instead held it tighter.

After a long silence, he finally expressed his concerns.

"Have you ever thought that His Majesty might have known about the targeting of the Bai family this time, or even condoned it?"