"She can't escape from Concubine Mu's grasp?"
Li Qingyi smiled and nodded.
The last time she was arrested by Mu Ying, she had consciously or unconsciously reminded Qin Zeng that Concubine Mu and Mrs. Mu had exchanged children, but the matter was too outrageous and there was no evidence to prove it. I'm afraid there has been no progress so far.
But the current incident seems to indirectly prove that there is something fishy between Concubine Mu and Mrs. Mu.
"What Concubine Mu wants to say is that you can't escape from the palm of my hand, so you'd better put away your petty thoughts and protect me and the fourth prince in a down-to-earth manner!"
Qin Zeng's expression changed drastically, "This is impossible."
Li Qingyi suppressed his smile and said with a complicated expression, "What is impossible in this world?"
Her rebirth was the most unlikely thing to happen, unless what she was experiencing now was all a dream.
The carriage had arrived in front of Qin Mansion, and the two of them entered Kongshan Residence, made tea and sat down.
Nagasawa reported: "Sir, Chang Lan has already driven back to the Wei Mansion to cover up the situation. Later, my subordinates sent someone to secretly protect Miss Li when she went back."
Although many people already know that Li Qingyi and Qin Zeng are friends, they should not be too careless and cause trouble.
Li Qingyi nodded in thanks and said, "Thank you for taking the trouble."
Nagasawa was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Whatever Miss Li says, she is one of our own."
Qin Zeng narrowed his eyes slightly, savoring his words "one of our own". It seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, so he looked away and slowly tasted the dream of autumn mountains and rain in the teacup.
Just now in the carriage, Li Qingyi said one sentence after another, and he was indeed thirsty. After drinking two cups of tea, he said happily: "It's really good tea."
Qin Zeng said with a smile: "How can you taste the quality of your drink like this?"
"Sir, the things here are naturally not bad."
Li Qingyi chatted for a few words and then remembered what the two of them had said before.
She cupped her chin and looked at the plum vase standing in the corner, her thoughts wandering, "Sir, you might as well assume this."
Qin Zeng remained silent, looking past the lamps and candles to the dark sky outside, but only saw nothingness.
Seeing him like this, Li Qingyi waited quietly. It took an unknown amount of time before Qin Zeng came back to his senses.
"I remembered that Hongdou's sister-in-law knew so many things, but she was not silenced. It seems that it was Concubine Mu who deliberately asked Dali Temple to follow her to find out Guo Wei."
He suddenly mentioned such a detail, and Li Qingyi reacted for a moment before nodding: "This is enough to show that Concubine Mu did it on purpose. She led Mu Lan to make mistakes and saved her just to give Mrs. Mu a warning."
"But, according to what you said, how did they exchange the children? The child that Mrs. Mu died was born together with Mu Lan, and is not at all the same age as the Fourth Prince and Mu Ying."
Li Qingyi said: "Was Mrs. Mu in Beijing at that time?"
Qin Zeng was startled, "It seems that Mu Yuanchang was released from his post at that time and became a local official."
"Yes, no one is in the capital. Who knows if Mu Lan is really one year older than Mu Ying? When children are one or two years old, they can still tell the difference. When they grow to two or three years old, they can hide their age. It is not impossible to say that the child was born one year older because of a weak fetus, or for other reasons. Everyone in the Mu family knew that Mrs. Mu once had a son who died in infancy, and it was only their deception. It’s just to make things sound more real.”
Qin Zeng pursed his lips tightly and looked solemn. After a while, he said: "So, the fourth prince and Mu Lan are actually brothers and sisters, and Mu Ying is the daughter of Concubine Mu. At that time, Mrs. Mu probably secretly returned to the capital to meet with Mu The imperial concubines gave birth together and then lied about the age of their twin daughters at one year old?"
Li Qingyi smiled: "Sir, do you think this is possible?"
Qin Zeng said with a solemn face, "I will follow this clue to investigate."
If she didn't tell him, Qin Zeng would have found out about it sooner or later.
But if everything develops according to the trajectory of his previous life, Li Qingyi is not sure that he will be able to stop the wedding ceremony.
What happened on that day, she simply disrupted the timeline. Anyway, when she came back again, many things were different. Rather than just waiting for things to happen, it’s better to have everything under control.
It would be better to remove this cancer in the Mu family as soon as possible. After removing all the unstable factors, she can do other things with peace of mind.
It was getting dark, so Li Qingyi simply stayed in the Qin Mansion to have dinner.
"Eat without talking and sleep without talking" is not a rule at all when it comes to Li Qingyi. She followed her words exactly, and Qin Zeng didn't even show any displeasure. Nagaze stood aside and watched, secretly smacking his tongue and raising his eyes. Seeing Qi Lian standing at the door, he knew what news she had brought back, so he glanced at Qin Zeng's face.
Li Qingyi noticed his look and asked, "What's wrong?"
Nagaze bowed and said, "Sir, Miss Li, it's Qilian who's back."
Qin Zeng temporarily put down his chopsticks and ordered: "Let her come in and answer."
Qi Lian slowly walked into the room and reported back: "Today when the verdict of Dali Temple was announced to the world, although the good nobleman's intention to murder the young master was not mentioned, Yushi Pan intended to send Pan Yujiao to the palace to accompany him on his behalf. The good man redeemed his sins. But Concubine Mu said that the good man was evil-hearted and his sisters may not be economical, so she stopped her. After Pan Yujiao returned home, she committed suicide in shame and anger."
Li Qingyi looked at Qin Zeng and said, "It's unexpected but also reasonable. What did the emperor say? Has he met Pan Yujiao?"
"Replying to Miss Li, after Mrs. Pan brought Pan Yujiao into the palace, she was stopped by Concubine Mu. She did not see the emperor. When the emperor knew about it, he just laughed it off."
After hearing this, Qin Zeng waved his hand for her to leave.
Li Qingyi chuckled: "If the emperor sees Pan Yujiao, I'm afraid he won't be able to let her go."
"You mean, Pan Yujiao's appearance is more similar to Ruying's?"
Li Qingyi nodded and said with a smile: "Not only do they look alike, but they also have a certain spiritual resemblance. Maybe it's because Pan Yujiao has a gentle temperament, and she is also somewhat submissive like Ruying, who is a maid."...
Qin Zeng curled his lips and smiled, "I can't see it."
Li Qingyi was startled, "Why?"
"At the previous palace banquet, the emperor had actually seen Pan Yuerong. At that time, the Pan sisters were standing together. From Pan Yushi's perspective, he thought the emperor was looking at Pan Yuerong."
Li Qingyi paused with his chopsticks and said in surprise: "So, the emperor has no intention of wanting Pan's daughter to enter the palace. It was Pan Yushi's own idea."
Qin Zeng smiled sarcastically, "There is also Pan Yuerong. Others don't know, but doesn't she herself know who the emperor is looking at? But for the sake of glory and wealth, she did not tell the truth. Taking advantage of the opportunity when her fiancé had a cold, she put red beans in the medicine She got something, so that Mr. Yu became seriously ill and became dementia. Pan Yushi naturally sent her to the draft."
Li Qingyi hesitated, "Your Majesty, he..."
"No matter how similar they are, they are not the same person. Although the emperor misses her very much, he is not someone who forces himself on me."
Li Qingyi nodded lightly, "It's a pity that Pan Yuejiao is only a teenager."
Qin Zeng was noncommittal and said: "Pan Yushi is really confused. Although Concubine Mu doesn't think that a good nobleman can become a good person, she still cares about her in her heart. He actually wants to send another thorn in his side to the palace."
Li Qingyi was satisfied with his meal and was in a good mood. He said more, "Concubine Mu has done this, which is a good thing for us. She didn't do anything, so how could she reveal her flaws?"
When Qin Zeng heard her say "we", his heart moved slightly and he paused with the chopsticks in his hand.
Li Qingyi asked: "What's wrong? What did your Excellency think of?"
"I have something to ask you."
Li Qingyi put down the food in his hand and made a gesture of listening.
Qin Zeng seemed casual, but his questions were unambiguous. He said: "When you were in Yangzhou, you only knew how to eat, drink and have fun every day, and you had no contact with the intrigues in the inner house. Your mind was pure and innocent. Now you are meticulous and transparent, which is difficult for ordinary people to understand." "It seems that I have developed a pair of piercing eyes after seeing the ugliness in the world. Could it be that I just followed the Li family and was born with a delicate heart?"
Li Qingyi glanced at him clearly, and clamped a piece of meat again without any pressure.
I took a bite of the spring roll.
She had known that Qin Zenghui would ask this question, so she said without thinking: "Oh, I had a dream before. There was a bright golden light in the dream, and an old man with a white beard touched my forehead. After that, I will be on the Qingming Festival." , clear-minded."
She was telling nonsense, not afraid that he wouldn't believe it. If he didn't believe it, could she provide evidence?
Qin Zeng originally thought that she would be stunned for a while, think about it again, and explain to him carefully. Unexpectedly, she was actually pretending to be happy and without any guilt, which made him unable to even get angry for a while.
Nagaze stood behind Qin Zeng with a weird look on his face.
Seeing that his master was helpless against Li Qingyi's rogue temperament, he couldn't help but secretly give Li Qingyi a thumbs up in his heart.
Qin Zeng finished his dinner with a dark face. Li Qingyi didn't care and planned to leave, "Nagaze, please ask a few people to give me a ride."
Qin Zeng said: "No need, I will take you back."
The death of Liang Guiren came to an end, and it turned out that Pei'er colluded with Linglong to commit this evil.
Everyone was sighing.
When Li Qingyi heard everyone's discussion, he could only sigh in his heart.
There is always some indecision between the truth and the truth.
The truth depends on who it is for.
For people who have nothing to do with this matter, such a result is undoubtedly reasonable and safe.
You won't get into trouble because you know the secrets of the Tian family, and you don't have to bother investigating this thankless matter.
*****
Xuandehou Mansion.
After having breakfast with Li Miaoran and her brother, Mrs. Ruan summoned the shopkeepers of various shops and Zhuangzi to reply. They were busy until noon. Finally, she could take a breath and planned to take a nap, but she got up and sat up after lying on the couch. .
Garcinia came over quickly, "Madam, what's going on? Why do you look so restless?"
Ruan frowned, "I feel a little uncomfortable. Please boil some hot water. I want to take a bath."
Garcinia gave her a strange look, went out and asked the little girl to boil water, and asked Liu Zi in confusion: "What's wrong with you, madam? Why do you always have to take a bath these days?"
Liu Zi whispered, "I'm surprised too. Madam not only takes frequent baths, but also doesn't let me into the room recently. She just said she was tired."
