"Second Uncle, you still don't know his identity. Although she is a wangfei, her influence is very great. When I was in West Cold, I investigated her. This kind of woman, the Duke and the Emperor both cared a lot about her, so I wanted to capture her as a threat. " Minhan Changyang revealed everything.
"Really?" Min Hanxiangru looked at him with suspicion.
"Of course it's true. How would I lie to you, Second Uncle?" Minhan Changyang said.
"That's for the best. Remember, you are an outstanding person in my generation in Minhan family. Your father, your grandfather and I hope that you will do something in the future. You must also understand that the reason why we are doing all this now is not because we are trying to help you enjoy the glory of being above everyone else in the future. " Min Hanxiangru said earnestly.
"Thank you for your guidance, Second Uncle. I understand your painstaking efforts." Minhan Changyang nodded.
"I never thought that Mu Ying's life would be so important that not even three hundred thousand soldiers could kill him." When Mu Lingfeng received the letter from the Northern Frontier, he was so angry that he slammed his hands on the table. They had originally thought that they would all die on the battlefield, but now it seemed that it would be even harder to capture them.
The most infuriating thing was that Mu Ying was swift and decisive, he had actually killed his spy, the General Zhu. The spies in the city now were all more than ordinary, making it difficult for them to reach the upper echelons.
"Calm your anger, Third Prince. Although he did not injure Mu Ying, did you see that? The crown prince's arm was cut off by Minhan Changyang, and when he left, he was already at his last breath, afraid that he would not live much longer." Xue Shaoli consoled his on the side.
"Hehe, that's true. The pain of losing an arm is enough for him to bear. Even if he managed to survive, he would be a cripple in the future. Furthermore, why would royal father give his mountains and rivers to a cripple? " Mu Lingfeng laughed out loud.
"Then congratulations to the Third Prince on reaching the throne soon." Xue Shaoli flattered her.
"Hold the battle in advance. Let's see how many days they can endure by relying on this gate." Mu Lingfeng put down the letter and said.
"Right now, we should first properly remove the thorn in the side of the capital." Mu Lingfeng's eyes became sinister again.
"Third Prince, you mean …" Xue Moyun? " Xue Shaoli asked.
"How are you getting on with her recently? I saw you being very intimate with her a while ago, but why haven't I seen you interacting with her during this period of time?" Mu Lingfeng asked.
"This is quite strange. Ever since the Duke led his troops out to war, Xue Moyun was pushed to the Princess Mansion by the servants of his household. After that, I went to Princess Mansion a few times and she had already rejected me while wholeheartedly studying. I don't know if he's suspicious of me. " Xue Shaoli said.
"There can't be any tricks involved in this, right?" After Mu Lingfeng heard her words, he began to doubt.
"I can't figure it out either. Why do you think she's hiding in the manor all day?"
"Could it be that the prince left without anyone to rely on? He was worried that someone might secretly harm her, so he deliberately hid himself." Mu Lingfeng speculated.
"It's possible, because she stays in the small courtyard all day, and all the food she eats is brought in by Lan Zhi herself. This small courtyard was the place where she used to live. There were many mechanisms inside, making it difficult for ordinary people to get close to it. I tried to get in a few times, but there was nothing I could do. " Xue Shaoli spread her hands.
"Hmph, she is quite smart, but she thought that she would be able to escape this calamity by herself. When the Prince returns, she will be too naive." Mu Lingfeng clenched his fingers as an idea formed in his mind.
"Father, the matter you asked me to investigate earlier, has already gained some clues." Inside the Heart Nurturing Palace, Mu Lingfeng wanted to talk about some of the "evidence".
"Tell me about it." Mu Zheng put down his brush and asked with interest.
"That day when the West Cold came to watch the dance, although the princess' dance was beautiful beyond compare, it was still very complicated. When the princess fell, it made a person stand out …" Mu Lingfeng slowly spoke, while talking he observed Mu Zheng's expression.
Obviously, Mu Zheng was furious after hearing what Mu Lingfeng had said, wasn't he talking about Xue Moyun? At that time, she was clearly trying to save the princess, but he had no choice but to come forward to save his. However, he did not expect that Mu Lingfeng would suspect his.
Seeing Mu Zheng's expression, it was all within Mu Lingfeng's expectations. Although he was not happy, he did not take action yet, so Mu Lingfeng continued.
"I know that royal father is the same as me, but I don't believe him either. It was because I had overlooked this point that I did not realize it. "Later on, when I combed through it again, I realized that there was something fishy about it." Mu Lingfeng eased the atmosphere and continued.
Mu Zheng heard that he seemed to have a point and continued to listen.
"Think about it, the princess's dancing skills are superb and she would never make such a low-level mistake. How could she miss her footing at such a crucial moment?" After the princess had lost her footing, she took the opportunity to save the princess. She was in the limelight, and the emissary had chosen her, so she had no choice but to do so. If it were a normal person, how could he have chosen a married woman instead of so many beautiful ones? "
Mu Lingfeng said as he turned black into white.
Hearing his words, Mu Zheng seemed to have some logic to it. He did not say anything, but the doubt in his heart slowly rose.
"Go on."
As if he received confirmation, Mu Lingfeng's heart became more and more proud, and he started to make up nonsense of things.
"Later, in order to avoid a dispute, we proposed the matter of a false death. But the messenger insisted on not changing his mind and went to examine the body, guarding it. This official was there at that time, and seeing that the envoy seemed to be deeply in love with him, he was reluctant to leave. Thus, he stayed there all night. He must have known something and that's why he didn't change his mind. "
"On the second day, when it was almost noon, she immediately missed the opportunity to take the antidote. However, this messenger suddenly left and allowed someone to save her. Since he knew this was a conspiracy, why didn't he want to force her to death in the end? This means that they have a deep relationship with one another! "
Hearing Mu Lingfeng's words, Mu Zheng was shocked, he never thought that Xue Moyun had any sort of relationship with the comfort emissary. However, from the looks of it, the relationship between the two was indeed very deep. In that case, and the rest were deceived by her? She even betrayed Mu Ying's feelings and became an unclean woman.
No, that was not possible. Such a thought was too preposterous, Mu Zheng did not dare believe it. The impression Xue Moyun gave him was that of a smart, kind-hearted, brave and noble woman. He really couldn't believe that the little girl he doted on would become this kind of person.
"I know this is incredible and I've been doing my best to investigate it. Later, he realized that when the crown prince had been assassinated earlier, Xue Moyun was at that exact spot. After that, when strong Evil Cult appeared in Qing Shui County, Xue Moyun was coincidentally in that place too.
Mu Lingfeng insinuated himself as he said that, and cleverly pushed all the crimes onto Xue Mo.
"Furthermore, Xue Moyun's sister, who is also my wife's memory, was the Heavenly Girl from a cult in the Underground City …"
Seeing Mu Zheng shocked, this Mu Lingfeng started to exaggerate more and more. This caused Xue Moyun to have more and more suspicious points.
Mu Zheng had never suspected Xue Moyun before. In his heart, Xue Moyun had always been perfect and pure, a person whom he couldn't get but wanted to protect well. And now that he heard this huge reversal, he couldn't imagine it. It was hard to accept.
"Also..."
"Forget it, I'm a little tired today. Go back first." Mu Lingfeng wanted to say more, but Mu Zheng cut him off, waving him away.
Mu Lingfeng timidly came out, but the moment he walked out of the hall, he could not help but smile. Judging from his expression, although he was very angry, the more angry he was, the more it showed that he believed him.
After Mu Lingfeng left, all sorts of emotions arose in Mu Zheng's heart. He was shocked, angry, angry, and sad. He could not imagine that Xue Moyun was this kind of person. How much had she tricked him all these years? Also, was her feelings towards Mu Ying real or not?
If what Mu Lingfeng said was the truth, then she had really hidden it too deeply. She had wandered around with Mu Zhuoshi, fooling everyone around with him, tricking him so much.
Mu Zheng raised his head, and upon seeing the plant that Xue Moyun had gifted him, he angrily lifted his head up. In the end, in the moment he raised it up, he endured it.
"Humph!" Men, take this down and keep it for me. " Mu Zheng called out.
"Yes." Eunuch Qin walked over and carried the plant away. Mu Zheng saw the lush green life force once again, but hatred slowly rose up in his heart.
With nothing to do, Mu Zheng became distracted and once again went to Zheng Ziyi's palace. Ye Zichen told her about his annoyance without reservation. In his opinion, in this palace, perhaps only Zheng Ziyi was the person he trusted the most.
"Your Majesty, you've been in bad health all this time, but now that you've turned the tables in the autumn, don't lose your body from all this anger." Zheng Ziyi brought out the pear soup that used to moisten the lungs, and carefully blew on it to feed it to the Emperor. Her meticulous actions made Mu Zheng feel exceptionally warm and at ease.
"Since the Third Prince suspects Xue Moyun and has reason, why don't we ask that Xue Moyun over there to clarify things? Investigate her. If she is wronged, we can clear her of any suspicions. " Zheng Ziyi continued.
Mu Zheng thought about it for a moment and did not say a word, but he felt that what Zheng Ziyi had said was the best idea.
"It's just that Mu Ying is currently on the battlefield of the Northern Frontier. If I were to investigate Xue Moyun at this time, would he get distracted and think that I, as his royal brother, am not kind? After all, when he left, he told me to take good care of her. " Mu Ying was hesitant.
"Your majesty, this general is in the northern border. We should just not let him know." Besides, we're doing it for their own good. Think about it, if this Xue Moyun is really as the Third Prince had said, then wouldn't the Prince have been scammed? On the other hand, if she is innocent, then we will clear away everyone's doubts and protect her reputation. "