The messengers from the Qin Dynasty and Tianlin arrived in Beiming at the same time. When the Emperor of Beiming received this news, he was extremely surprised. He had absolutely no idea what his daughter had been up to behind his back.
At first, he and Bei Moxue had been planning to take revenge on Mu Fengqie. However, in recent days, he seemed to have seen very little of Bei Moxue. Unexpectedly, he received letters from two countries. The Qin Dynasty was one thing, but Tianlin had long since cut off contact with other countries. When on earth had that woman managed to establish a connection with Tianlin?
It was only then that the Emperor of Beiming realized what an extraordinary person Mu Fengqie was. And Bei Moxue had never told him about the relationship between Mu Fengqie and Tianlin. Now both countries were demanding the person from him. If he refused, it was likely to stir up a bloodbath.
The Qin Dynasty was a powerful nation, and Tianlin's strength was also not to be underestimated. So the Emperor of Beiming dared not take this matter lightly. Otherwise, if two countries were to go against Beiming, there would be only one outcome for Beiming, and that was defeat!
So the Emperor of Beiming hurriedly went to look for Bei Moxue. But when he got to her palace, he didn't see her anywhere. The Emperor was immediately extremely disappointed in this daughter of his, and naturally filled with anger towards Bei Moxue. If it weren't for her causing trouble, they wouldn't be in this difficult situation now.
He had no idea when his daughter had captured the person. He would never allow a woman who had nothing to do with them to affect the relations between the countries.
"Where is the Seventh Princess?" the Emperor asked unhappily.
The little maids looked at each other and all shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know where Bei Moxue was. Seeing this, the Emperor heaved a heavy sigh. "Tell the Seventh Princess to come to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see me when she comes back."
It was already evening when Bei Moxue came out of the secret chamber. Her daily pleasure was to torture Mu Fengqie in the secret chamber. In just one day, she had already tried several different kinds of punishments. Mu Fengqie no longer looked like her former self. She had been tortured to the point of being unrecognizable.
Ever since she captured the person, she would go straight into the secret chamber as soon as she got up in the morning. Except for the three meals a day, she basically spent all her time in the secret chamber torturing and scolding Mu Fengqie. But even so, she still didn't feel that her hatred had been appeased.
"Princess, His Majesty has been here. His Majesty said that you should go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. Princess, please go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first and then come back for dinner!" Le Yu said worriedly.
Le Yu, like Le Xue, had been with her since childhood. So naturally, she was the only one who knew about the existence of the secret chamber. She could also tell that the Emperor didn't look happy when he came. So Le Yu was also worried that something might happen.
Bei Moxue waved her hand, looking completely unconcerned. "Father came to see me. It's nothing more than that he misses me. I've been tired all day and I'm hungry. I'd better have dinner first."
Bei Moxue didn't notice anything amiss at all. After all, the Emperor was very kind to her. Among all the princes and princesses, she was the Emperor's favorite child. So the Emperor would sometimes come to her palace to sit for a while.
But Le Yu still frowned tightly. She often saw the Emperor, but she had never seen the Emperor look so unhappy when he was with the Seventh Princess. She always felt that the Emperor's visit this time wouldn't be that simple.
"Seventh Princess, please go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation first. I saw that His Majesty didn't look well, so I'm worried that something might have happened. If you go late, you might be blamed."
Bei Moxue didn't take Le Yu's words to heart at all. After Le Yu's repeated persuasion, Bei Moxue had no choice but to brace herself and leave the palace for the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Le Yu and Le Xue had completely different personalities. Le Xue was usually lively and cheerful but rather careless, while Le Yu was the exact opposite. She was delicate - minded and good at scheming.
When Bei Moxue got to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she found that the Emperor had been waiting for her there. She quickly stepped forward with a big smile and playfully nudged the Emperor's shoulder.
The Emperor, who had his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them. When he saw Bei Moxue, he didn't show a smiling face as he usually did. At this moment, his eyes were extremely terrifying. Only then did Bei Moxue notice something strange.
It seemed that the maid was right. The Emperor must have something important to say today. Otherwise, he wouldn't be looking at her with such a sinister look in his eyes.
Thinking of this, Bei Moxue calmed down a bit and looked at the Emperor with a puzzled look in her eyes. "Father, did you call me here because you have something to say?"
"Where did you go today?"
"I went for a stroll in the imperial garden. I've been so bored in the palace all day. Father, when can you let me go out and have a look?" Bei Moxue said coquettishly.
Normally, when she spoke to the Emperor in such a coquettish tone, the Emperor would show a kind - fatherly look in his eyes. But today, he remained unmoved. His whole demeanor was written with the word "abnormal".
"What do you want to go out for? Do you still want to go out and cause trouble for me? How could I have given birth to such a restless daughter like you?" the Emperor said angrily.
Now that the battle declarations from the two countries had reached him, no matter what, for the sake of Beiming, he had to hand over the person. And most likely, that person was in Bei Moxue's hands.
Bei Moxue was shocked when she heard this and stood there stunned. No matter what mistakes she had made since childhood, her father had never blamed her. What on earth was wrong with her father today?
"Father, I don't understand what you're saying. What exactly did I do wrong for you to treat me like this?" Bei Moxue's eyes instantly turned red.
In her heart, no one could compare to her father. Although her biological mother was just a palace maid, Bei Moxue, who should have lived a humble life, had received her father's love, which made her status in the palace unparalleled. Even the princes couldn't compare to her.
But now, her father was angry with her for some unknown reason, so she felt so wronged that tears welled up in her eyes.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, the Emperor felt heart - ache, and his tone softened a bit. "Did you capture Mu Fengqie?"
Bei Moxue was stunned for a moment, but quickly regained her composure. "No... no. Father, why do you say so?"
The reason why she didn't want to tell her father was that she didn't want her father to worry about her affairs. Moreover, she didn't want her father to see her so cruel side. So she hadn't told her father about this. But how did her father find out? Could it be that someone had leaked the secret to her father?