Chapter four hundred and forty-ninth match opponents
Mrs. Xiao was furious when she heard this, but thinking of her son who was still in prison, she could only suppress her anger.
She glared at the master fiercely, and secretly swore in her heart that the day the Zhonglie Hou Mansion was restored, the master would definitely pay the price.
Taking a deep breath, Mrs. Xiao had no choice but to enter through the back door.
The prefect was sitting in the hall. When he saw Mrs. Xiao coming in, he immediately stood up and politely allowed her to take a seat.
Mrs. Xiao was very satisfied with the prefect's attitude and nodded with a smile.
She winked at the butler, who immediately placed an exquisite brocade box on the table and opened it for the prefect to take a look at.
The prefect saw a stack of banknotes neatly arranged inside.
"Master Prefect, I also know that my son has done some stupid things. However, he is impulsive because he loves his son so much. Please be merciful, Master Prefect."
The prefect had already guessed the purpose of Mrs. Xiao's coming here. He hung his hands on his chest and stood aside with his eyes lowered and a smile.
"Old lady, you are joking. I am only a fourth-grade prefect. I really don't have the ability to be merciful to the Marquis..."
"You should know how strict our court's legal system is against rebellion. There are so many pairs of eyes watching the actions of the Marquis. Even if I want to let him go, the court will not agree. So..."
The prefect saw that the brocade box containing the banknotes was pushed back to Mrs. Xiao. "I can't accept this money, and I don't have the ability to accept it."
"I know your concerns." Mrs. Xiao disapproved, "You can keep the money, but you only need to give me seven days to save my son's life within these seven days. I will naturally handle the other matters.
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Mrs. Xiao made up her mind to use these seven days to travel back and forth to the capital.
She always felt that she was a meritorious minister to the Xiao family royal family.
Xiao Yujue was even willing to part ways with the beautiful girls who entered the palace, so why not forgive the Xiao family one more time?
However, Mrs. Xiao is very worried about Xiao Wenyuan's safety during these seven days.
After all, Mu Jingrui is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
"Old lady, to be honest, I can't make the decision in this matter."
The prefect still thinks life is more important.
He had seen Mu Jingrui's thunderous tactics these days, and he didn't want to offend him because of the incident at the Zhonglie Hou Mansion.
Mrs. Xiao was angry and annoyed, and scolded: "You are a fourth-grade magistrate, you can't do anything, you are really useless. Where is Mu Jingrui now?"
The magistrate was scolded and his expression darkened.
Over the years, he has had enough of the anger of the Zhonglie Hou Mansion. Now that it has reached this point, this old woman is still domineering.
Okay, let her go and beat Mu Jingrui hard.
"The prince is in the garden..."
Mrs. Xiao didn't wait for the magistrate to finish what she said, and immediately took people to find Mu Jingrui.
"The weather is good today. If you come out to bask in the sun, you will feel better."
Mu Jingrui helped Shangguan Wan Ning sit down on the stone bench in the garden, and looked up at the blue sky.
"I heard that the sunset in Xishan is beautiful. If you can make it in time today, I will take you to watch the sunset."
"Yes." Shangguan Wanning nodded with a smile, "I'll go see how Lutong's injury is in a while. She also likes to watch the sunrise and sunset. If she recovers a little, I'll take her with me."
Mu Jingrui remained calm, holding Shangguan Wan Ning's hand and frowning pretendingly.
"Isn't it convenient to take her with you?"
Shangguan Wan Ning saw some malicious intentions in his eyes and couldn't help but blush. "It's not convenient to take you with me."
Mu Jingrui chuckled, but there was unspeakable pain in his heart.
It seems that Lutong's death cannot be concealed.
"Old Mrs. Xiao, you can't go in... Your Majesty said you won't see any guests today..."
There was a noise at the other end of the corridor. Mu Jingrui looked in the direction of the sound and saw Mrs. Xiao forcing her way in regardless of the guards' obstruction.
As soon as Shangguan Wan Ning saw this old woman, some bad memories appeared in her mind.
The fear of being locked in the coffin immediately spread throughout his body.
Her body trembled slightly, and Mu Jingrui noticed it and held her hand tightly. "You go back to your room to rest first. I'll take care of it here."
Just as Shangguan Wan Ning was about to stand up and walk away, Mrs. Xiao had already arrived in front of them.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me if I have to, but can you give me some face and let my son go?"
"Huh? Face? Old lady, can your face be used to cancel the crime of treason? If I let Xiao Wenyuan go, the emperor will investigate and accuse me of being an accomplice. I cannot bear this crime."
"No." Mrs. Xiao was very confident, "I will go to the capital in person to report to the emperor..."
"I don't care if the old lady goes to the capital. However, at three quarters to noon tomorrow, I will kill Xiao Wenyuan on time."
"You..." Mrs. Xiao was angry and frightened, her face instantly turned pale. "How dare you. You didn't report it to the Penal Department Yamen. Why do you have to execute my son?"
Mu Jingrui sneered and said: "When I went out, the emperor gave me the right to act expediently and kill him first and report later. If I want to kill Xiao Wenyuan, I don't need to go through the Penal Department Yamen at all."
Only then did Mrs. Xiao truly realize that she had met her match.
The former glory of the Xiao family, as well as the identity of the late Emperor's wet nurse that she was most proud of, had no deterrent power in front of Mu Jingrui.
Mu Jingrui himself relied on his military exploits to get to where he is today step by step.
Moreover, he was the hero who assisted the emperor in enthroning the throne, and he was also the elder brother of the empress.
"I have a dragon-headed crutch given by the late emperor...you...I can...I can beat you..."
"Old lady, you can beat me, but you can't kill me. It's your business to have the dragon-head crutch given to you by the late emperor. What does it have to do with your son?"
Mrs. Xiao was speechless.
"Mu Jingrui, you sent someone to steal the gold medal for immunity from death given by the Xiao family. You... you are so despicable..."
"Whatever you say. In short, you can't get a death-free medal. With Xiao Wenyuan's current crime, he will definitely die."
Mu Jingrui's eyes swept across Mrs. Xiao's face.
"Also, the Xiao family secretly detained the beautiful girls who came to Beijing for selection, which is also a serious crime committed by deceiving the emperor. However, seeing that the Xiao family still has meritorious deeds, I told the old lady in advance that they would only confiscate the house and not exterminate the clan. Old lady
Go back and prepare. After Xiao Wenyuan is beheaded tomorrow, the officers and soldiers will go to the house to seal it."
Zhongliehou Mansion is Mrs. Xiao's only support and spiritual support.
"The emperor promised to reward those beautiful ladies to my grandson. Why do you say that we detained them privately? Mu Jingrui, are you blind?"
"Your Majesty agrees?" Mu Jingrui smiled contemptuously, "Is there an imperial edict? Is there an oral instruction?"
Mrs. Xiao was stunned. An ominous premonition came to her heart, causing her hands and feet to become cold.
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