In the heavy rain, Mu Wanning held Mu Qi's body without any emotion. She just took off her coat and covered his face, as if to protect him from the wind and rain.
Luo Qingzhi looked at Mu Wanning, thinking that just now she could mobilize the Mu family's army with just a command. As a bystander, she finally understood why the emperor was always afraid of his generals.
Such trust cannot be achieved by an emperor far away in the capital.
Mu Wanning picked up Mu Qi, faced Luo Qingzhi, and asked, "Princess, can I leave?"
"certainly."
Seeing that the situation was not good, Ouyang Xun quickly begged for mercy, "Your Highness and I are all for the stability of Ningzhou."
Luo Qingzhi clapped her hands, and Feng Zinan flew down from the eaves with a bamboo hat and a bow in his hand.
"Sir, you can speak slowly after returning to Beijing."
Feng Zinan controlled Ouyang Xun, and Luo Qingzhi opened her umbrella and prepared to go to Mu Mansion.
"Why do you doubt me?" Ouyang asked.
Luo Qingzhi did not turn around, but said calmly: "I checked your information, and as the number one scholar, you requested to be transferred to this remote Ningzhou. However, you are not from Ningzhou... Do you want to come to Ningzhou?
Someone assigned it, or Ningzhou has what you want."
"So." Luo Qingzhi turned around and asked, "Sir, why did you come to Ningzhou?"
Ouyang Xun didn't speak and turned away.
Luo Qingzhi said: "I'm not in a hurry. It's half a month's journey back to Beijing. Think about it slowly. After you return to Beijing... no one will listen to you if you want to speak again."
Feng Zinan said, "Do you want me to accompany you?"
"No, keep an eye on him." After Luo Qingzhi ordered, she walked down the steps with an umbrella.
"The assassination in Weibaoshan was not arranged by us." Ouyang Xun said loudly.
Luo Qingzhi said: "I know that you never want to kill me."
In Mu Mansion, Gao Zhen was sitting on the steps of the front door, looking into the distance.
Luo Qingzhi came slowly, Gao Zhen showed a smile, rushed into the rain, and came under Luo Qingzhi's umbrella.
The umbrella cover is not large, enough for one person, but it is a bit reluctant for two people. Gao Zhen took the umbrella handle, held the umbrella, and tilted the umbrella cover to Luo Qingzhi.
"I found Fengxing." Gao Zhen said happily.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "I've suffered."
Gao Zhen took Luo Qingzhi's hand and came to the door of Mufu. He put away his umbrella and wiped the raindrops on her face with his still dry sleeves.
"Aluo, what happened at Weibaoshan..." Gao Zhen observed Luo Qingzhi's expression, clearly understanding. He took a breath and chose to say, "It was the mother who gave the order.
"
Luo Qingzhi asked: "I don't know when I made Concubine Shu angry."
Gao Zhen shook his head, "The concubine said that she has never had a grudge with you, just because, because, you are Luo Qingzhi..."
"Then what do you think now?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Gao Zhen held her hand and said sincerely: "My answer is always you."
Luo Qingzhi said: "She is your mother."
Gao Zhen let go of the hand he was holding, and Luo Qingzhi trembled in her heart, but she didn't try to hold him back.
Luo Qingzhi said: "If your mother wants to kill me, there is no way I won't resist."
"I know." Gao Zhen said softly.
"I want to meet your mother." Luo Qingzhi said.
Gao Zhen nodded, "Okay, I'll go talk."
"Ahem—ahem!"
Luo Qingzhi looked to the right and Mu Wanning came out.
"Sorry, I still have to disturb you."
Luo Qingzhi said: "No need to disturb me, Miss, please speak."
Mu Wanning knelt down to salute, and Luo Qingzhi immediately supported her, "Why is this?"
"Please, Princess, protect my Mu family."
Luo Qingzhi helped Mu Wanning stand up, "Miss Mu, the Mu family has done a great job in protecting the border. Your Majesty will not blame you harshly for this. I will set off back to Jinling in the near future. You can prepare a statement and I will submit it to Your Majesty."
"
"Okay, Princess, what will happen to my Mu family?" Mu Wanning asked.
Luo Qingzhi shook her head, "Such a crime is not something I can decide. Return to Beijing and wait for Your Majesty to make a decision."
"Princess, can you listen to me?"
Along with the sound of people came the sound of wheelchairs.
Luo Qingzhi turned her head and Zhixin pushed Mu Chengqian over.
When Mu Wanning saw Mu Chengqian, her eyes turned red and she called softly, "Father."
Mu Chengqian said "Hey" and his eyes turned red.
"Come in and talk, don't get caught in the rain." Luo Qingzhi said.
The group of people came to the study room, and Mu Wanning wiped the water stains on Mu Chengqian's body with a towel.
"You all, please go out, I just want to talk to the princess alone."
When Mu Chengqian said this, Mu Wanning's hand wiping the water stains trembled. Mu Chengqian comforted him, "Go out. If anything happens, my father will take care of you."
Several people exited the room, Mu Chengqian knelt down with difficulty, and Luo Qingzhi immediately supported him, "General, it doesn't have to be like this."
"Rites cannot be abolished." Mu Chengqian said.
Luo Qingzhi let go and waited for Mu Chengqian to finish the ceremony and help her get into the wheelchair again.
Mu Chengqian adjusted his breathing and said, "Princess, all the blame for Mu Mansion comes from me. Please don't blame the children."
Luo Qingzhi wanted to speak, but Mu Chengqian raised his hand, "Please listen to me."
Mu Chengqian sighed and continued: "Aning, you are not my biological child."
Luo Qingzhi was stunned. She originally thought that Mu Qi did this because she was not from the Mu family, so she wanted to control the Mu family army as soon as possible.
"Muqi is the bloodline of my Mu family."
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Does Mu Qi know?"
Mu Chengqian said: "He has always known, and it was he who suggested that the news be released that he is not the biological son of the Mu family."
Luo Qingzhi asked: "Why does it have to be Mu Wanning?"
Mu Chengqian sighed deeply, and after a while, he said: "A Ning has strategy, courage, and more importantly, compassion. He is a very good handsome man."
Luo Qingzhi thought about the painting, in which a layman from Changchun painted a landscape, "Did someone really drug you?"
Mu Chengqian nodded, "I was really poisoned, but it was also voluntary."
"I don't understand." Luo Qingzhi asked: "What forced you to do this?"
"It seems that you really don't know anything." Mu Chengqian said, "I thought you came to Ningzhou because of that incident."
Luo Qingzhi was even more confused, "What on earth are you talking about?"
Mu Chengqian said calmly: "Everything can be traced back to five years ago. No, the new year has already begun. It should be the Battle of Pengcheng six years ago."
Luo Qingzhi was confused, but patiently waited for Mu Chengqian's answer.
"That year, the Pagan army pressed on the border. I asked Jinling for help. I wanted to borrow Jiangzhou's troops, but your Majesty asked the Pingbei army to come for reinforcements." Mu Chengqian paused, "However, as soon as the Pingbei army entered the country, the Pagan army withdrew.
By that time, you had fallen into a coma and were almost in danger. Your Majesty suspected that our Mu family framed you."
"So, you let yourself be poisoned." Luo Qingzhi said.
Mu Chengqian nodded, "At first, I poisoned myself, hoping to make His Majesty believe in me and the Mu family... However, in recent years, I have really been drugged."
Luo Qingzhi asked: "That painting was left by the person who drugged it?"
"Yes." Mu Chengqian nodded, "That night, I had already fallen asleep, and then he force-fed me with medicine and left this painting behind."
"Do you think I came to Ningzhou because I wanted to investigate the matter in Pengcheng?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Mu Chengqian nodded.
"I don't know about this matter at all. Not to mention that I was unconscious at the time. Even if I woke up later, no one would mention this matter to me." Luo Qingzhi explained.
Mu Chengqian said: "In the year when I was still sober, I sent someone to investigate what happened that year. In fact, your Majesty was right. Someone was indeed secretly colluding with the Bagan army, and that person's hands were indeed
It’s actually reached Mu’s house.”
Luo Qingzhi frowned and thought, "Six years ago, I was only twenty years old. Why did I attract murderous intent from others?"
"Who is the contact person of the Mu family?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
Mu Chengqian remained silent.
"You want to do a deal with me?" Luo Qingzhi asked back.
"I want you to keep the Mu family." Mu Chengqian said.
Luo Qingzhi smiled and said, "Are you making things difficult for me? Just because Mu Qi secretly mobilized the border troops is a crime of genocide, not to mention that Mu Wanning also borrowed her identity to go to the battlefield."
"...Princess Princess, I have never begged anyone in my life..."
As Mu Chengqian spoke, he was about to kneel down again, but Luo Qingzhi immediately stopped him, "Mu family loyal lord, I understand. I only want to ask one thing."
"you say."
"What's going on with the new son-in-law?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"Let me tell you." Mu Wanning opened the door.
Luo Qingzhi looked at Gao Zhen not far from the door. He smiled and mouthed: "I'm here."
The door was closed again.
Mu Wanning said: "I really want to marry Yang Lang, but he... doesn't love me."
Luo Qingzhi was really puzzled when she thought of the unattractive groom.
Mu Wanning continued to explain, "On the wedding day, Yang Lang went to the study to look for something. He was bumped into by his second brother, who pushed him and hit his head on the wood. But he was not dead at the time, just fainted.
It passed. Later, my second brother and I went out to discuss things. When we came back, he had already drowned in the pool."
"That note?" Luo Qingzhi asked.
"The note was indeed written by my second brother." Mu Wanning said.
Luo Qingzhi nodded, "So, you have no choice but to choose one person to take on everything."
"So that's it." Luo Qingzhi sighed, "A game within a game, so that night, Ouyang Xun went to see him, and that's what he meant."
Luo Qingzhi thought of something and suddenly rushed out of the room and said to Gao Zhen, "Quick, go back, Ouyang Xun wants to escape."
Gao Zhen took Luo Qingzhi and rode a fast horse back to the state capital. As a result, it was now in a mess.
"The wind comes from the south."
Luo Qingzhi suddenly panicked and felt something was wrong, so she came to the cell.
The smell of blood coming from the pavement.
"The wind comes from the south, the wind comes from the south."
Luo Qingzhi looked through the corpses on the ground until she found the bloody Feng Zinan at the end.
"Zhixin! Erlang, go find Zhixin."
Gao Zhen immediately turned around, and Luo Qingzhi hugged Feng Zinan, feeling that his breath was still there.
"Anan, wake up."
Feng Zinan barely opened his eyes and said weakly: "Run, run, run."
"It's okay, it's okay, just run away..." Luo Qingzhi said lightly. This chapter has been completed!