When the guards saw the third prince's resolute attitude, they were sure that he was fully confident. What were they afraid of if the third prince was the one who was responsible for all of this? He immediately kicked the door open violently and charged in.
Seeing them rush in, Lan Zhi was immediately discouraged. In her heart, she knew that she was done for.
Sure enough, the soldiers had looked around and did not see Xue Moyun anywhere. They only saw that there seemed to be someone lying inside the bed, and no matter how brave the soldiers were, they did not dare to lift the bed curtain. They could only search outside.
"Yes, third prince." Just then, Mu Lingfeng suddenly walked out from the palace with a box in his hand.
"This is my wife's jewelry box, what are you bringing it out for?" When Lan Zhi saw that the jewelry box had already been pulled out by someone, she anxiously went forward to snatch the jewelry box away.
Because Xue Moyun had disguised herself as a man, she had not brought any of these women's accessories with her. Many of her beloved jewelry were stored inside, including the coral bracelet that the Prince had given her, and the jade hairpin that her mother had left behind. Lan Zhi would usually carefully guard this box, but now, she didn't know why they took these things out.
"Scram." Mu Lingfeng used his sword to block Lan Zhi, forcing her to take two steps back. Then, he walked forward and ordered: "Open the box."
"Yes." The guard then answered and opened the box.
Mu Lingfeng went forward and randomly flipped through the box, causing the jewelry to be thrown around in a mess. Suddenly, as if he had found something, he removed the silk at the bottom of the box, revealing a bunch of letters.
"What is this?" Mu Lingfeng pretended to be surprised and took out the letter.
"Huh?" Lan Zhi was also stunned at this time, she had always been the one to hold this box for Xue Moyun, she would occasionally take it out to wipe off the dust inside, and never discovered any letters hidden underneath.
While Lan Zhi was still confused, Mu Lingfeng had already taken out the letter seal by seal. The signature on the letter was all someone with the surname 'Min'.
Mu Lingfeng turned pale at once, and then became furious: "This is proof that the enemy is willing to sell out the entire country! Good heavens, Xue Moyun, you actually dared to do such an outrageous thing. Someone, arrest her immediately. "
"What? This is impossible! There has never been such a thing in this jewelry box! It must be you guys framing me!" Lan Zhi finally understood that the lock had already been broken by someone. They must have secretly placed it in the name of searching inside to frame Xue Moyun.
"Shut up, you still dare to quibble." Mu Lingfeng immediately slapped Lan Zhi hard, the slap was too forceful, so much so that after Lan Zhi spun a few rounds, she fell to the ground, his face had five red and swollen palm prints on it, and blood also flowed out of the corner of her mouth.
"What are you still standing there for?" Seeing that the guards did not dare to open the bed curtains, Mu Lingfeng could only walk up to them personally and pull the curtains immediately.
Inside, there was a person sleeping. Mu Lingfeng hesitated, but he was also worried that if it was Xue Moyun, he would have committed a huge crime this time. However, the letter was written very clearly. With Xue Moyun in their hands, there shouldn't be any mistake.
He hesitated, took a deep breath, put his hand on the dummy's shoulder and patted it. Who would have thought that this fake person would instantly collapse. Mu Lingfeng was surprised, and then pressed down on something else, only then did he realize that it wasn't a person, but a fake person made of a blanket. He calmed himself down and then pulled out this fake person.
"Is this the princess you were talking about?" "Tell me where she went!" Mu Lingfeng questioned everyone in Princess Mansion. Other than Lan Zhi, no one was clear about what had happened. When they saw the fake person, they were all shocked and immediately kneeled down, "Third Prince, please spare us, we don't know what happened either."
"Bring everyone back to the main hall and interrogate them!" Mu Lingfeng said proudly, then took the letter and walked out.
Inside the main hall of the Princess Mansion, Mu Lingfeng dealt with the proceedings personally, and asked the people of the Princess Mansion about it. When the butler was broken, he was thrown into the dungeon, and Lan Zhi was tortured even more.
This Lan Zhi was originally a loyal servant, no matter how they tortured her, Lan Zhi did not loosen her bite, and only insisted that her wife was wronged, and that she had gone out to relax.
However, Xue Shaoli had given Mu Lingfeng an idea to capture all of Lan Zhi's relatives and even threatened to kill everyone who had anything to do with her if they did not speak the truth.
"Don't hesitate anymore, I know where Xue Moyun is. Xue Shaoli came to the cell and whispered into Lan Zhi's ear.
"When Lan Zhi heard her, she opened her eyes wide. They had already known about it, they just wanted to use him to say it.
"You all, sure enough, this is a plot. The goal is to frame my wife." Lan Zhi accused them word for word, with blood across his mouth.
"So what?" If you say it out loud, we will spare your family. If you don't, we also have a way to tell the emperor that she's in the north. However, as the price, anyone who has even the slightest bit of relationship with you will die! " Xue Shaoli warned her fiercely.
"You bunch of despicable villains!" Lan Zhi spat at Xue Shaoli.
"If you dare spit on me, I will let you die." Xue Shaoli said angrily, he picked up the burnt Luo Tie and imprinted the imprint onto Lan Zhi's body without any hesitation.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Lan Zhi cried out in pain, it was better to die than to live.
"If you don't say it, I'll feed this Luo Tie to you and kill everyone in your family!" Xue Shaoli then indicated for them to take their blades and go out.
"Wait …" "Wait a moment..." The dying Lan Zhi finally let go. She was covered with bruises, not a piece of good meat, and her body was soaked through, whether it was blood or sweat. No matter how much she was tortured, she was not afraid. However, her own clansmen were all innocent. Lan Zhi still compromised.
"Speak!" Xue Shaoli laughed, her face full of malevolence.
"Father, this Xue Moyun actually fled without thinking!" After Mu Lingfeng finished his interrogation, he immediately brought over a confession that was filled with blood and tears.
"What!" Mu Zheng angrily stood up, and towards Xue Moyun, he no longer had any traces of expectation.
"Royal father, please look, this is the letter that we found in the Princess Mansion. It turns out that this Minhan family is actually the name of Han Tianyi, the cousin of the great scoundrel from back then." Mu Lingfeng submitted all the evidence.
After Mu Zheng read these letters, he realized that after Han Baiwan left Little Butterfly and disappeared, he went to the comfort zone and became the Prime Minister. He was the renowned Prime Minister, Lord Min Han.
A few years ago, he had contacted Xue Moyun and told him that she was her father in external ancestor and wanted her to take revenge for her mother.
Mu Zheng looked at all of their hearts in disbelief, hesitating to stab the blade in his heart. Turns out, when Xue Moyun first met him, she had done this on purpose, and even treated him as a fake, just to frame him. It was only after the Empress Dowager stopped them that they didn't succeed …
Seeing Mu Ying's expression, Mu Lingfeng knew in his heart that he had already won. The reason why Mu Zheng was so protective of Xue Moyun was because he was concerned with her relationship with him. Although there was no result in the end, Mu Zheng was unable to let it go. But now, all the evidence showed that Xue Moyun was actually being hypocritical to him back then. How could this not make his heart tremble?
When a person who knew that he loved her deeply only used her, she even wanted to kill him. Then he lost and threw himself into his brother's arms. This kind of vicious woman, this kind of perverted woman, was simply giving Mu Zheng a ruthless slap on the face, waking him up.
Mu Zheng tightly clenched the letters in his hands, his eyes filled with a cold light as he endured the pain. This feeling of despair and sadness almost caused him to faint.
"Where is this Xue Moyun, catch her and bring her here!" Mu Zheng clenched her teeth, and roared each word in a low voice, like an extremely angry lion.
"Reporting to royal father, this son has not seen Xue Moyun in the Princess Mansion. However, according to the confession of her personal servant, Lan Zhi, she has long since snuck into the army and headed towards the northern border." Mu Lingfeng said.
"WHAT!" Mu Zheng slammed the table in anger and stood up.
Mu Lingfeng purposely used these words to guide them, cleverly connecting everything together, causing Mu Zheng to suspect that Xue Moyun had gone to the northern border to steal some kind of military secret, in order to make the West Cold lose this battle! From this, it could be seen how venomous she was.
"This vicious woman actually wants to go to the north to cause trouble!" "Very good, very good, I pity that the woman I have loved for so many years is actually a traitor, a traitor who wishes to kill me. Very good." Mu Zheng said self-deprecatingly as he sat down.
"Calm your anger royal father, don't hurt your body. How should we deal with this Xue Moyun now? " Mu Lingfeng asked again.
"Capture her!" Mu Zheng said.
"But that Xue Moyun is currently in the army..."
"Immediately send the order to the crown prince and Mu Ying, have them capture Xue Moyun for interrogation in the capital." Mu Zheng said.
"But Xue Moyun is an imperial concubine, and the relationship between the crown prince and Xue Moyun is very deep …" Mu Lingfeng pretended to remind Mu Zheng.
"They are not allowed to practice favoritism, they must follow my orders. If anyone dares to go against our words, he shall be arrested together with us. " Mu Zheng roared.
During this period of time, he had also heard that Mu Zhuoshi and the others, relying on their own military skills, were suspected to have rendered a great contribution to the sect master's life. Mu Zheng was already slightly unhappy, and now that something like Xue Moyun had appeared again, he was so angry that he lost his mind and directly gave out this order.
"Yes, royal father is wise, this son obeys." Mu Lingfeng bowed deeply, the pride of a victor evident on his face.
"Achoo …" Xue Moyun sat in the middle of the bamboo forest and watched the whistle in her hands continuously outside, but she still didn't attract a single carrier pigeon. The night wind was cold, Xue Moyun pulled at her cape and walked into the house.