Every house had locked its doors, and the streets were deserted. Except for wild dogs looking for food, not even a homeless man could be seen.
Because the first person who pretended to be a ghost and was scared to death was a drunkard, all the taverns in Daming Mansion were forced to close by the court. As soon as the sky darkened, everyone ran home as fast as they could.
When the four people returned to the main hall of the inn, Xia Yunqing was sitting in the upper seat, while Gu Jiyun stood respectfully aside. Both of them looked solemn, and it seemed that something important had happened.
Lu Ning and Hu Qi exchanged glances, then walked over and asked, "Master Xia! Have you found anything?"
Xia Yunqing twisted his beard and did not answer, but asked: "You have been checking for a whole day, but what have you found?"
Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Lu Ning could only answer truthfully: "Master Qi, today we went to the house where the siblings lived and took a closer look. We found that there was a secret passage hidden in the collapsed ruins, and this secret passage leads directly to
The back mountain——"
"Back mountain?" Xia Yunqing frowned.
"That's right." Hu Qi took up the topic and continued: "We went to the back mountain to check and found a very secret cave with all daily necessities. Someone must have lived there."
At this point, everyone present has come to a conclusion.
"So, the brother and sister faked their deaths and lived in hiding in the cave?" Xia Yunqing's face became a little darker.
"Based on the current evidence, it should be like this." Lu Ning nodded and added, "But why the two siblings did this, we still don't know."
Hu Qi looked at Gu Jiyun, who remained silent, and asked, "I wonder if Commander Gu has found anything?"
Gu Jiyun was slightly startled, and immediately turned to look at Xia Yunqing, as if asking for permission.
Xia Yunqing thought about it for a moment and said seriously: "This matter is a long story. Until further investigation is carried out, all conclusions are hasty. But don't worry, Your Majesty, we will leave here as soon as possible! Now that we know it is someone who is causing trouble,
There is nothing to be afraid of anymore, the prince can rest peacefully!"
Hu Qi and Lu Ning looked at each other and understood that something must have been found out about this matter, but they couldn't tell them.
After all, Hu Qi is from Annan, so it is normal for the courtiers in Beiyu to be wary.
Lu Ning and Hu Qi returned to the room after dinner. After the meal, the four of them sat around in a daze. Even Mu Qianqian, who was always noisy, looked a little listless.
After a long time, Hu Qicai broke the silence: "Master Xia refused to reveal a word to us. It seems that this matter involves the imperial court!"
Mu Qianqian dragged her chin and asked in confusion: "Why do you say that?"
Hu Qi took a sip of tea and explained patiently: "Although Annan is a vassal state of Beiyu, after all, the family scandal cannot be made public! If it was just a simple murder, they would not avoid me so much!" qs
Lu Ning put on a smile and pretended to be relaxed and said: "As of now, if they don't tell us, we can't find out anything. But at least I know there is no haunting here, and I feel like a stone has fallen to the ground!"
Mu Qianqian suddenly said "Ah", walked close to Lu Ning, and said with a smile: "I finally know why you are eager to investigate this matter! It turns out that you are not afraid of heaven and earth. Even the leader of the Lu Gang who went to the execution ground is actually afraid of ghosts.
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After saying that, she held her belly and laughed until she was out of breath.
Toto also looked at Lu Ning and said seriously: "Little deer, what do you have to be afraid of ghosts! If it dares to come, I will beat it to death with a mace!"
Hu Qi suddenly clapped his hands and applauded: "Yes, Brother Tuotuo has made some progress! The idiom [soul is scattered] is very cleverly used!"
Seeing everyone making fun of him, Lu Ning's cheeks turned red, he stood up and shouted: "That's...that's weird! I've been traveling around the world for so many years, and I haven't seen any monsters or monsters before! I...I'm just... Not afraid of ghosts!"
Mu Qianqian smiled even more happily. She pointed at Lu Ning and shouted, "You see she is guilty! It turns out that Gang Leader Lu is really afraid of ghosts! This is really a strange thing in the world!"
Lu Ning Dai Meiwei
He frowned and gave her a hard look: "No, no! I'm too lazy to argue with you, I'm going to sleep!"
Hu Qi came over and whispered in Lu Ning's ear: "You are so cowardly, how about I stay with you! This way, you don't have to be afraid of female ghosts!"
Lu Ning's cheeks were dizzy and burned all the way to his ears.
She pushed Hu Qi away, stamped her feet and said, "You've learned too much from Mu Qianqian! Besides, I'd rather be with a female ghost than a pervert like you."
Unexpectedly, Mu Qianqian started to fan the flames: "How about I go to sleep in another wing tonight, and I will leave you two sweet days here! Maybe, it won't take long for Lu Ning to give birth to a little prince!" "
"Mu Qianqian!" Lu Ning stamped her feet anxiously, her face already as red as a burning cloud.
"How dare you use me for entertainment, let's see if I don't tear your mouth apart today!" Lu Ning rolled up his sleeves and started chasing Mu Qianqian.
Mu Qianqian deliberately ran to Hu Qi's side, and saw the right opportunity to push Lu Ning into Hu Qi's arms.
Hu Qi took the opportunity to hold Lu Ning in his arms.
"Be careful, are you okay?" He looked at her, his heart filled with indescribable tenderness, mixed with a faint plum fragrance, blowing directly into her heart.
"No, it's okay." Lu Ning blushed, her heart was in a mess, looking into his clear eyes, she almost drowned in the tenderness.
"Hey, you guys are really in love! We won't disturb you!" In a moment, Mu Qianqian pulled Toto and ran out of the door, leaving only her whisper of fanning the flames.
"Mu Qianqian, you little brat!" Lu Ning struggled to chase him out, but found himself tightly held by Hu Qi, who seemed to have no intention of letting go.
Not only that, his eyes became more and more intense, and his face got closer and closer to hers.
He wanted to kiss her - and she suddenly saw through his intentions.
What to do? Should I avoid it or should I accept it?
In the flash of lightning, all the days and nights spent with Hu Qi flooded into her mind. She suddenly realized that she had opened her heart and lungs to Hu Qi without knowing when, and those hazy feelings were slowly taking root.
Her mind palpitated, and her eyes seemed to be covered by a layer of mist.
Therefore, Lu Ning simply closed his eyes, shyly looking forward to this kiss that would break the relationship...
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Suddenly, the door was pushed open violently, and the two of them were startled and turned their heads to look.
I saw Gu Jiyun standing at the door with a cold expression on his face, looking at the two people who were behaving intimately without hesitation.
Lu Ning immediately pulled away from Hu Qi's arms, rushed to the door, and shouted angrily: "General Gu is so excited! He has actually started to learn to listen to the wall!"
Gu Jiyun had a cold face and said in a deep voice: "Come with me, I have something to tell you!"
But Lu Ning crossed his arms, raised the tip of his nose in dissatisfaction, and said coldly: "If you have anything to say, say it here. If it's some shameful business, there's no need to say anything! I'm not interested!"
Gu Jiyun glanced at Hu Qi in the room, leaned over and whispered, "Aren't you also interested in the matter about King Yi?"
When I heard this name, these three words pierced Xiaolu Ning's heart.
Why, when I just put it down, someone else picked it up again.
Looking at the affectionate Hu Qi behind her, she wanted to say "not interested". But when she said it, she said "Let's go out and talk."
It’s really worthless!
Lu Ning cursed himself secretly, closed the door and followed Gu Jiyun outside.
When they reached a secluded place, the two of them stopped. Lu Ning asked straight to the point: "Tell me! What is going on?"
Gu Jiyun stood with his hands behind his hands and spoke slowly: "Twenty years ago, before the late emperor died, he entrusted the then young prince, who is today's King Yi, to four ministers of Gu Ming: Zhang Yuanmei, Feng Danyang, Bai Yishan and
Man Jianghong. Except for Man Jianghong, the other three were all executed by Manjiang after Emperor Yu ascended the throne——"
"This matter
It's no longer a secret, what's there to say?" Lu Ning interrupted him rudely, already beginning to regret coming out to listen to him.
Looking at Gu Jiyun's strange expression and tight lips, Lu Ning carefully considered his words and suddenly asked: "Could this incident be related to the relationship twenty years ago? Feng Danyang? Could it be the two siblings?"
Father?"
Gu Jiyun pursed his lips and nodded: "Sure enough, he is very smart! This matter involves Beiyu's royal secrets, so Hu Qi must not know about it, so I will call you out!"
"What's going on? Just tell me quickly." Lu Ning realized the seriousness of the problem. Even though he was reluctant, he still had to listen.
Gu Jiyun stopped selling the lawsuit and directly told the truth about his and Xia Yunqing's investigation results:
It is still unknown how the Feng siblings escaped and why they chose this place!
However, after they escaped, the two siblings lived in seclusion here anonymously. However, one of the villagers found out their true identity and went to report it to Mr. Wu.
In order to get promoted to a higher position, Mr. Wu led troops to surround the siblings. Unfortunately, neither alive nor dead bodies were captured. He had no choice but to give up if he failed to please Emperor Yu!
Later, the two siblings started pretending to be ghosts to scare people, but Mr. Wu didn't know what was going on, thinking that he was really a ghost who was still alive and seeking his life. So he hurriedly left Daming Mansion and hid for the time being!"
Lu Ning clenched his fists and cursed fiercely: "This Magistrate Wu is so disgusting! He should have been killed long ago!"
After a pause, she slowly turned her face to Gu Jiyun and said suspiciously, "But since it's a secret, why did you tell me?"
"I know you care about King Yi. If the old case is brought up again this time, it will have an impact on him! You must be mentally prepared..." Gu Jiyun showed a confident smile.
"Then you have found the wrong person." Lu Ning raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said in a tone that was neither salty nor light: "The reason why I came out to listen to you is just that I am curious about this matter. As for King Yi, what do I do?
I can’t do it, and I don’t care.”
"Have you really let him go?" Gu Jiyun narrowed his eyes slightly and studied her subtle expression.
Lu Ning met his gaze and said word by word: "Please listen carefully, I am already engaged. Don't say those incomprehensible words again. If the prince listens to it, you will be the unlucky one."
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After saying that, she left a contemptuous smile and turned to leave.