"Mu Yan pays her respects to King Jing. May I know the purpose of your visit, Third Uncle? Was he looking for my father? "Unfortunately, my father had something to take care of and was not in the manor." Duan Mu Yan was neither humble nor haughty. After bowing respectfully, she was supported by Yao'er as she sat down at the side.
"Duan Mu Yan!" You even know that this king is your Third Royal Uncle, how rare! " Jing Wang's words were laced with thorns as he coldly glanced at Duan Mu Yan.
"Why can't King Jing remember that Mu Yan is your niece?" It was no wonder that Mu Yan had never been taken seriously since she was young. She remembered one time, when Jing Wang entered the palace and saw Mu Yan, he seemed to call her a bastard … But it doesn't matter, as long as Mu Yan knows who she is raising a royal father. " Duan Muyan smiled gently in agreement, a faint smile appearing on her face. However, that smile was enough to send chills down the spines of anyone who saw it.
"You! What a vengeful girl! Just because of that one sentence, you want me to die without descendants?! "Duan Mu Yan, how dare you!" Jing Wang was originally suppressing Little Flame, but when he heard these words, he immediately became furious.
"Jing Wang's words are too harsh. You are the son of Mu Yan, and she will definitely not be the one to decide. If Mu Yan is the one in charge, you are Mu Yan's uncle, how can Mu Yan be so disrespectful …" Duan Moyan's countenance didn't waver in the slightest as a cold light flashed in her eyes. There wasn't the slightest trace of fear in her gaze.
"Stop quibbling here! My son Duan Rui has no enmity with you! Why did you plot to kill him? This King came today to seek justice! If you don't give This King a reasonable explanation today, This King will definitely not let it go! " When Jing Wang stood up, a group of people surrounded the main hall so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through.
Upon seeing this scene, Yao'er couldn't help but break out in cold sweat for Duan Mu Yan. However, she only saw Duan Mu Yan slowly rise up as she calmly walked in front of Jing King.
"Third uncle, don't think that only Mu Yan is left of the Xiao manor and will be slaughtered by others. As long as Mu Yan is here today, no one can think of touching a single blade of grass or a tree of the Xiao manor, don't forget, no matter how weak Mu Yan is, he is still a princess of the imperial family and no matter how unfavoured he is, he is still the biological daughter of the emperor. As for you saying that Mu Yan has caused you to lose all your descendants, without any evidence, third uncle, if you dare to spout nonsense again, don't blame Mu Yan for being impolite!" Each of Duan Mu Yan's words was like ice, causing Jing Wang to be stunned. This was not the first time he had met his, in his impression of his, he had always been gentle and weak. Since when did he become so strong?! He admitted that it was because Xiao Lingfeng had died and also heard the news that Xiao Yin had left the Xiao manor that he came up to interrogate him. In fact, even though he was the third cousin of the emperor, his power was far from that of the Xiao manor.
"You! You're still not admitting it even when you're about to die?! Someone! Bring green Forsythia to This King! " Jing Wang was startled for a moment. He immediately recovered and shouted loudly. Upon hearing these words, Duan Mu Yan's heart trembled, and even Yao'er was at a loss on what to do.
When Lu Ling raised her head, she couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air. Her green perky face had been cut into a mess, no different from a disfigured appearance. The wounds on her body were even more shocking; apart from the lashes, burns, and blood stains on her clothes, it was clear that she had suffered a terrible fate at that time.
"Who is this?" Duan Mu Yan silently exhaled a breath of cold air. She never expected that the green pervert would appear here, and in such a miserable manner at that.
"Duan Mu Yan, it seems that you really won't cry until you've seen the coffin …" "Lu wou, let me tell you, this third princess in front of you, just who are you!" Jing Wang coldly spoke as he clenched his fists. His own son had died on the streets, how could he not avenge him?
"Yes …" Lu Ling's eyes were filled with fear as she replied to Jing Wang's words. Her gaze slowly turned towards Duan Mu Yan, "This lowly one …" "Lu Qiu1 is a girl from the Spring Festival." Her eyes never left the body of the Jing King as that fear and dread made Duan Mu Yan's heart ache. If it wasn't for her, she wouldn't be in this state right now.
"Did you hear that? Duan Mu Yan, you didn't remember anything? " Every word from Jing Wang was like ice. When he looked at Duan Mu Yan, his gaze was as cold as ice, as though he wanted to kill Duan Mu Yan …
"Mu Yan doesn't know what to think. It would be better for her if she were to be reminded by King Jing …" Duan Mu Yan indifferently spoke, her eyes containing no hints of emotion.
"You! Good! Then This King will tell you! That day, my son died tragically on the street, and was examined by a coroner because there was a mixture of 'goose branches' inside his body. This kind of goose branches will freeze his blood whenever he meets strong alcohol, causing him to die suddenly, and this slut, at the time of my son's accident, was on the street with my son … It was only after the matter was settled that This King found out that it was this slut who had smeared a 'geese branch' on her body, causing my son to die a miserable death! Moreover, this slut even drew out the person who bought her the other day with silver and gave her a goose branch! That person is in your residence! " Jing Wang angrily spoke, his bloodthirsty eyes glaring fiercely at Duan Mu Yan.
At this moment, Yao'er, who was standing beside Duan Mu Yan, felt a chill in her heart. She purposefully turned her body to the side, facing Jing Wang and Lu Qiuyu.
At that time, what was Prince Rui doing with this woman on the street? King Jing, you are unclear about what Mu Yan is thinking … " Even though Duan Mu Yan disregarded her words, he still felt uneasy in his heart. Now that the witness was right before him, if he wanted to escape unscathed, he would have to put in some effort.
"You! No matter what my son does, this woman is the one who transferred the 'goose branches' from her body into my son's body! " Upon being questioned by Duan Mu Yan in such a manner, the Scenic King was rendered speechless. It was truly difficult for him to talk about the matters of the wind, flowers, and moon on the streets.
"Mu Yan still doesn't understand. The time of Rui Wang's death was during the winter, could it be that he voluntarily consumed the 'geese branch' given to him by this lady? "Then this cousin of mine is really tired of living …" No matter what, in terms of speaking power, she had to obtain the upper hand.
"It's a matter of wishful thinking! This should be able to bring the 'goose branches' into my son's body, right? " Jing Wang was so angry that he almost shouted.
"Tsk tsk …" Jing Wang, Mu Yan didn't hear wrong, right? In the cold winter, in the middle of the month, my cousin actually allowed a woman to be with him in public … What kind of logic was this? "It's a pity that Duke Rui is dead. If Imperial Father heard this, I don't know how to punish him. He really deserves to die for ruining the family's reputation …" Duan Mu Yan's tone was emotionless. She had long heard of the Rui King's actions of bullying the citizens. Perhaps this was also the reason why King Jing didn't dare to bring this matter to his father.
"You … Duan Mu Yan! This bitch is from the Spring Festival, my son would never violate the law no matter where he goes! However, she was ordered to murder my son because she deserved to die a thousand deaths. Right now, by leaving her life, I want her to identify the person who bribed her. Jing Wang could not bear it any longer, so he slapped the table on the side.
"How does King Jing want it?" Bringing so many people to cause trouble at the Xiao manor, if there is no normal reason, not to mention Mu Yan, even if it was the Xiao King, the Qi King, and the Ping Wang's old tribe, they would not let things go so easily! " Each of Duan Mu Yan's words was spoken with a sonorous tone, as a sharp light flashed in her eyes. These words did indeed have an intimidating effect. Although Jing Wang was angered to the extreme, he did not act rashly.
"It's very simple. This King brought green today, so I asked her to identify the person who ordered her that day!" Jing Wang said in a reasonable manner.
"How does King Jing want to identify him?" Duan Mu Yan's eyes were as calm as a calm lake as she stared straight at Jing Wang.
"It's very simple. As long as you gather all of the servants in the Xiao manor, it will be called Green Forcing Fingerprint!" The one who reported this to him was very certain that the person in the painting would often go to and from the Xiao Residence. Moreover, there was a high chance that he was always around Duan Mu Yan.
"That's easy! "Zi Min, call all the servants in the house to the main hall." This was an opportunity. Duan Mu Yan had purposely called Yao'er Zi Min so that she could leave as soon as possible until Jing Wang left. After all, only Yao'er was involved in the transaction with Lu Ling. They did not know Zi Min.
"Yes …" Yao'er naturally understood. After she bowed and was about to turn around, she was suddenly stopped by Jing Wang.
"Stop!" Turn around! " When King Jing shifted his gaze to Yao'er, the map in his mind suddenly appeared. He had long since engraved the culprit who had killed his son in his heart.
Yao'er's body shuddered when she heard that. Before she could even turn around, she was blocked by Duan Mu Yan behind her.
King Jing, you better not cause trouble for no reason. Mu Yan has already ordered people to gather all of the servants, what else do you want? Don't look at how you brought such a person here today. Duan Muyan's words were ruthless, yet her heart was like a tidal wave that surged unceasingly.
"Go away!" In his fury, how could Jing Wang listen to such threatening words of Duan Moyan? He ruthlessly dashed towards Yao'er. Duan Moyan originally wanted to stop him, but was pushed to the side by Jing Wang.
"Esteemed wangfei …" Yao'er instinctively went to help Duan Mu Yan up, but was pulled to the front of her by Jing Wang. Looking at his bloodthirsty eyes, Yao'er felt a chill in her heart.
Lu qui!" Come here and take a look, let's see if this person gave you the geese branch that day! " Jing Wang clenched his teeth and opened his mouth, so he pulled Yao'er to his side. "Lu Qiuyu was just a brothel girl. Now that she received such a punishment for being greedy for a moment, she naturally hated the person who came looking for her. When she saw Yao'er, she stretched out her broken finger to grab Yao'er, but was stopped by Jing Wang!
"Is it her!?" Jing Wang said in a ruthless tone, and Lu Qiuyu desperately nodded her head.
"Reporting to Your Highness! It was her. Back then, she was the one who gave me five hundred gold and had me smear those things on my body. She said that she wanted to punish Prince Rui, but she didn't say that she would take his life … "I have been wronged …" Lu Qiuyu wanted to beg Jing Wang to spare her life, but Jing Wang kicked her to the side, then raised his hand in an attempt to hit Yao'er, but was pulled back by Duan Mu Yan.
"Duan Yu!" "Don't think that just because you're King Jing, you dare act so tyrannically in the Xiao manor! Yao Er is mine, whoever wants to touch her will have to pass through me first. Duan Rui took over a woman from a good family in the Imperial City and he forced her to death. Now that your son is dead, are you going to use my servant as a scapegoat!" Duan Mu Yan tightly guarded Yao'er behind him. She had no way of imagining the consequences if Yao'er were to fall into the hands of Jing Wang.
"Duan Mu Yan!" Do you think you're the mastermind behind all this, protecting a servant like this? Are you the one who wanted to harm Rachel? Great! This king is surprised that a maid who has eaten the guts of a leopard would actually dare to harm the current prince. Duan Mu Yan, you better listen up. If I find out that this matter is related to you, even if you were to report it to the throne room, I will make you pay with your life! " At this moment, Jing Wang did not care much and shouted. The two of them were in a stalemate. Behind him, Yao'er knew that this matter should not be allowed to get out of hand, or else the emperor would really investigate and find out about her master and Zi Min. At that time, only he and Lu Ling had come into contact, and if he were to bear all the blame, she would be the only one to die.