Qian Ling came out of Kunji Palace here, and the cold sweat on his back was blown by the wind and became extremely cold.
Threatening in front of Concubine Mu was the only time in her life that she dared to do so...
Just now, when Concubine Mu's slap hit her, her legs almost gave out. Fortunately, she remembered the adults' instructions and must not show a trace of fear. She had to balance her attitude between respect and arrogance in order to frighten Concubine Mu. .
At the corner of the alleyway ahead, a chamberlain was waiting there. When he saw Qian Ling, he said, "You don't have to go back to the Longevity Palace. This is a token to leave the palace. Your Excellency has already arranged another place for you."
After the death of the Queen Mother, the personnel in the palace remained the same. Qian Ling was an inconspicuous maid in the Changshou Palace. If she showed her face in front of Concubine Mu, Concubine Mu would definitely find out her background. She would have no choice but to disappear. Only when she disappeared could Concubine Mu become more anxious and uneasy, feeling that the power behind her was unpredictable and could do whatever she wanted under her nose.
Qian Ling took the token and breathed a sigh of relief, "Will the noble concubine be suspicious?"
The chamberlain said: "The soldiers are making dangerous moves. The current situation in the court no longer allows for a slow investigation. Even if Concubine Mu suspected that someone was defrauding her, she would not dare to act rashly. If she could be forced to take action, even more Nothing better."
The two whispered a few words and separated at the fork in the road. Qian Ling took the token and left the palace. Someone from Dongchang came to meet him at the gate of the palace, "Go and answer your Excellency first."
Qian Ling bent down and got on the carriage, feeling anxious all the way. It wasn't until he entered the Qin Mansion that his heart finally settled in his stomach.
In the middle of the empty mountain, Qin Zeng was discussing with Li Qingyi about Concubine Mu. Changze led Qian Ling in, "Sir, we are here."
Qian Ling's behavior was completely different from that of Kunji Palace. His expression was respectful and his actions were neat, "Sir."
Qin Zeng asked: "How?"
"My subordinate called herself the maid of Changshou Palace and went to see the imperial concubine. When the imperial concubine summoned her, the subordinate asked the imperial concubine if she still remembered where Third Master Mu was with the army fifteen years ago. The imperial concubine remained silent, but when she heard the slave say that Third Master I got acquainted with a woman in Chongnan. The imperial concubine scolded the slave to shut up and said that the slave was talking nonsense. Such an attitude has indirectly answered the slave's question."
Qin Zeng and Li Qingyi looked at each other with solemn expressions.
If Qian Ling's question was completely irrelevant, Concubine Mu's first reaction would have been confusion, or at least she would have remained calm.
But she immediately told Qian Ling to shut up. She could only say that she was afraid that Qian Ling would say more, so she subconsciously stopped him.
"anything else?"
After listening to Qin Zeng's inquiry, Qian Ling continued: "My servant asked, Master Mu is responsible for most of the glory around the imperial concubine. So the imperial concubine should know where this credit comes from, right?"
Li Qingyi couldn't help but straighten up after hearing this, "What was her reaction?"
"My subordinates were obviously shocked when they saw Concubine Mu, and the color on her face instantly faded."
Li Qingyi murmured: "The prince is fake, and the military achievements are also fake... The Mu family will definitely rebel."
Qin Zeng waved Qian Ling to retreat and said coldly: "From the beginning, the Mu family has never taken the right path."
"Concubine Mu must have been worried day and night, fearing that someone would discover their secret, so as soon as Qian Ling opened her mouth, she was frightened and the clues were revealed."
"Concubine Mu was not originally a wealthy person. She was able to reach her current position because of the Mu family's military exploits. However, the Mu family's military exploits were nothing but castles in the air that could collapse at any time. She When someone suddenly told me about this, I would be so frightened that I wouldn’t even think about hiding it.”
"Then my lord, do you think there is any secret behind Mu Rencheng's military exploits? Could it be related to that 'noble' woman?"
"There is no way to make a conclusion yet. If we can know the identity of Mu Wan's biological mother, we will be able to follow the clues to determine some things. But whether Mu Wan knows who her biological mother is, there is no way to be sure. At that time, Mrs. Mu slapped her words Damn, I couldn’t finish the sentence.”
Li Qingyi thought for a moment and asked, "Concubine Mu now knows that something happened to Mu Wan?"
"I had people stop the news halfway so that Qian Ling could take the opportunity to go to Kunji Palace to deceive Concubine Mu. After she left, Concubine Mu should have received the news of Mu Wan's accident."
"Not many people in the Mu family know about the military exploits. Even Mr. Mu may not know about it, and it is impossible to tell Mu Wan. So the only important news that Mu Wan may know is the identity of her biological mother. Concubine Mu is now Like a frightened bird, will you do something?"
Qin Zeng understood, "You mean, if someone from the Mu family attacks Mu Wan, it indirectly proves that Mu Wan knows who her biological mother is."
Li Qingyi blinked, and another idea came to his mind, "If the Mu family really wants to take action, we can use it to our advantage..."
She didn't explain in detail, but Qin Zeng was such a smart man. He already knew what she meant by "taking advantage of the situation". He smiled and said, "You are the only one with more tricks."
Li Qingyi glared at him, "In order to provide you with suggestions and suggestions, I have become exhausted!"
Qin Zeng was angry and funny: "Let me see where you've lost weight."
Li Qingyi felt that he was being teased. He was ashamed and embarrassed. He held up his face and said fiercely: "I have lost weight everywhere. Ten pounds of wild ginseng can't solve this problem!"
Since when have wild ginseng been weighed by pounds?
Qin Zeng curled his lips and said, "If you have such a need, I will have someone add this item to the gift list."
Gift list?
Li Qingyi was stunned for a moment. Could it be that Qin Zeng specially prepared a gift list and came to thank her?
"Concubine Mu will probably not mention the food issue again, right?"
Qin Zeng nodded, "Your Majesty saw such a scandal with her own eyes, how could she have the nerve to force the daughter of the Mu family into my house? Besides, Concubine Mu must not have such thoughts now."
"She doesn't have this intention anymore, but Wei Shicheng may have this intention."
Qin Zeng was a little surprised, "Why do you see it?"
"Wei Lan'er framed Song Yang and was punished by Mrs. Wei. In order to get her released from the ban earlier, Mrs. Guo made an excuse to go to Baoquan Nunnery to worship Empress Xuannv. The second wife of the Lin family, Mrs. Zhao, set a fire in order to avenge her son. Guo suffered large burns on her body, and Wei Laner also injured her leg. Xie Rao said that she would only be able to recover eighty-nine points, and she would probably be left disabled."
Qin Zeng looked at her, "I know this, but why do you think Wei Shicheng wants to force Wei Lan'er into my place?"
Qin Zeng didn't know what happened in his previous life, and Li Qingyi didn't know how to explain it to her, so he could only say: "Probably... use the waste..."
Qin Zeng glared at her, "Do you think I want anyone from this governor?"
Li Qingyi thought to himself, I lost my hand in my previous life, wouldn’t you want it too?
Seeing her disapproval, Qin Zeng was a little angry, "If you think this is appropriate, I can accept Wei Lan'er."
Li Qingyi was startled when he heard this and opened his mouth but no words came out.
After a moment of silence, she stood up and said, "It's getting late, I'll go back first."
Qin Zeng looked at her and said, "If you are unhappy, why don't you just say it?"
Li Qingyi pursed his lips in grievance, "Sir, are you unhappy and can you just tell me?"
Qin Zeng was so blocked that he couldn't refute, "Am I not angry with you?"
"Why am I angry with you?"
Qin Zeng was choked again and was speechless. He stood up and went over, turning her around to face him, "It was obviously you who brought it up, why did it become mine?"
Li Qingyi took a step back and said, "How can I say that you are not your master? You can accept whoever you want, what does it have to do with me!"
Hearing this, Qin Zeng took a closer look at the furious Li Qingyi in front of him, "Are you jealous?"
Li Qingyi didn't want to pay attention to him, turned around and walked towards the door.
Qin Zeng took a big step, stretched out his hand to fish, and rolled her up to face him.
Li Qingyi bumped into his chest and pinched his waist angrily.
Qin Zeng didn't move and just let her pinch and twist her for a while. It wasn't until she had enough trouble that she asked, "Have you finished breathing out your anger?"
Li Qingyi snorted coldly, "I want to go back."
"Aren't you going to follow me and take advantage of the situation?"
Qin Zeng's breath blew on the top of her head, making her feel itchy. Li Qingyi instantly got goosebumps, "Can I go?"
Qin Zeng laughed: "Let's go."
*****
The sky was low and the clouds were low, and there was deathly silence all around. Two figures, one tall and one short, were hidden in long black cloaks and walked quickly forward.
The moon was hiding behind thick dark clouds, and the only light was the blazing anger in the phoenix eyes under the cloak.
The two bypassed the large number of guards and walked around the high wall to the back door. They whispered to a leader-like figure and walked in.
In the prison of the Criminal Department, Mu Wan looked exhausted and was lying on the withered straw mat in a daze.
There was only a small window the size of a human head on the empty walls, and there was no light at this time.
There was a lamp like a bean on the low square table, and strands of burning black tobacco rose up, entangled, and formed a strange shadow on Mu Wan's face.
Although her injuries had been treated, it didn't matter whether she was a death row prisoner or not. No one paid any attention to her pain.
Except for someone bringing her a meal once, no one said a word to her, and no one told her what the situation was like outside.
Mu Wan never imagined that she would be cut in half? She was just playing tricks in the inner house, and she was actually bumped into by the emperor!
There was a "click" and Mu Wan was startled.
The prison door was suddenly opened, and two shadows quickly flashed in.
Mu Wan couldn't see her face clearly against the light, so she shrank into the corner with her hands and feet, and said in fear: "Who are you?"
The visitor took off his hood and his face was revealed. It was Concubine Mu and Liu Ye.
Concubine Mu looked at Mu Wan with a cold face. Her third brother, who had "great military achievements", loved this illegitimate daughter the most and asked her to take care of her many times.
But for some unknown reason, she never liked Mu Wan very much.
"Aunt?" Mu Wan opened her eyes in horror and saw the person clearly. She endured the pain in her ribs and crawled in front of Concubine Mu. "Aunt! Save Wan'er! Wan'er doesn't want to stay. Auntie, please rescue Wan'er from this ghost place!"
Concubine Mu was angry and scolded him: "Silence!"
Mu Wan shivered and her voice became much weaker: "Aunt..."
Concubine Mu's makeup was bright, and her clothes under her cloak were also dazzling. Standing in a dark and dirty prison, the dim candlelight kept beating in her eyes, as if it could jump out of her eyes at any time and burn Mu Wan to black. Shattered, it looked very strange.
She lowered her eyes and looked at Mu Wan: "Have you ever told anyone about your mother?"
