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Chapter 3935 4.1535 The Imperial Advisor's Visit

"That whole family of theirs isn't easy to get along with."

"He probably gets into all sorts of trouble as soon as he goes back, and he might even be ambushed on the road."

Qiao Mu looked a little conflicted. "Really?"

"Don't worry, I'll send people to inquire. We should have news back in two or three days."

Cang Prefecture was very far from Divine Province, so getting news back in two or three days was already good.

Qiao Mu nodded her small head. "Let's eat."

"Okay." Mo Lian took her hand, stood up, and ordered food to be served.

But just as the meal was placed on the table and they had sat down hand-in-hand, a young eunuch rushed in to report, "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Imperial Advisor requests an audience."

The little girl's face immediately fell.

This Imperial Advisor, why does he seem so annoying? Does he have to bother us even during lunch?

Mo Lian smiled at her. "I'll go meet him."

Qiao Mu looked unconcerned.

"Eat first," Mo Lian stroked her head, then stood up and went out to receive his guest.

The little one ate without much enthusiasm, poking her chopsticks at this and then that. Before long, she put down her chopsticks and stood up.

"Li Ye."

"Crown Princess."

"Where did His Royal Highness go to meet the Imperial Advisor?"

"In the study on the east side."

"Oh!" The little one thought for a moment, then went back, grabbed two pieces of fruit, and scampered out, making her way towards the study on the east side.

Before even reaching the study door, Grand Mistress Qiao Qiao slipped behind a pillar, secretly watching the two men emerge from the study door.

Qiao Qiao's Lian is truly handsome. Even walking beside the Imperial Advisor, who looked like a divine trickster, with his ethereal demeanor and flowing white robes, he wasn't overshadowed in the slightest. In fact, he even clearly outshone him.

Qiao Qiao's Lian, Qiao Mu thought, feeling sweet. Seeing the two approach, she moved from behind one corridor pillar to another, inexplicably applying an Invisibility Talisman and a Concealment Talisman to herself.

Hmm... in Qiao Qiao's Lian's eyes, I should be completely invisible, right?

Mo Lian and the Imperial Advisor walked down the corridor. Mo Lian's handsome eyes seemed to casually glance behind the pillar, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Grand Mistress Qiao Qiao shrunk her head, hiding behind the pillar like an ostrich, silently chanting "You can't see me" three times.

Seeing them walk past, she then tilted her head and peeked out, continuing to follow them.

Following not too closely, the sound of their conversation was perfectly audible.

"Your Majesty has appointed this humble subject as a Goodwill Ambassador to the Sea of Forgetfulness. This matter greatly requires the assistance of the Crown Princess. If possible, please allow Your Royal Highness to permit the Crown Princess to accompany me."

"In these perilous times, the common people suffer greatly. Your Majesty intends to unite all possible forces from the Three Prefectures to collectively resist Heavenly Fortune. As Your subjects, we naturally must obey a thousand, ten thousand times over."

The implication was, you, as the heir apparent, should also contribute your own wife to alleviate His Majesty's worries.

Mo Lian said calmly, "With the Imperial Advisor going to the Sea of Forgetfulness, both His Majesty and I are quite at ease."

"The Crown Princess has extremely important matters to attend to these past few days. The Imperial Advisor's journey to the Sea of Forgetfulness is urgent; it should not be delayed."

"Oh?" The Imperial Advisor turned his head, his gaze seemingly glancing at the corridor pillar. "The Sea of Forgetfulness has a deep connection with the Crown Princess. If she were to accompany me, this subject believes the matter would surely achieve twice the result with half the effort."

Qiao Mu learns more about the situation with Heavenly Fortune and the growing threat of corpse puppets from Mo Lian. Their quiet lunch is interrupted by the arrival of the Imperial Advisor, who seeks Qiao Mu's assistance for a mission to the Sea of Forgetfulness, a request Mo Lian seems reluctant to grant, citing Qiao Mu's "important matters."