When Jixiang came down from upstairs, Tian Muyu immediately stood up and asked, "Are we going back to the palace now?"

"Go back!" Jixiang said a simple word and walked out. Tian Muyu followed closely behind him and whispered to him, "Did your grandfather tell you anything?"

Jixiang casually handed the letter to Tian Muyu.

Tian Muyu didn't even have time to get on the carriage and read the letter. He opened the letter as soon as he got out of the door. After reading it, he immediately told Eunuch Guo beside him, "Send someone to call Yan Henian to come to the palace to see me immediately!"

"Yes!" Eunuch Guo turned around and arranged for the guards to pick someone up.

After Jixiang and Tian Muyu got on the carriage one after another, Tian Muyu asked anxiously, "How does this matter have anything to do with Lord Yan?!"

"So we have to see what Lord Yan has to say."

In the imperial study of the palace, Yan Henian finished reading the letter in his hand with an incredible look on his face, "Your Majesty, Queen, this letter was not written by me at all. Who wrote this letter to Lord Jiang in the name of this minister?!"

Seeing that Tian Muyu and Jixiang didn't say anything, "You can write it again according to this letter now. Although it looks like my handwriting, there are still differences."

At this time, Fu Shoutang was also brought in by a little eunuch, "Your humble servant greets the emperor and the queen."

Tian Muyu immediately signaled Fu Shoutang to stand up, "Master Fu, take a look at the letter in Master Yan's hand. Is it written by Master Yan?!"

Yan Henian quickly handed the letter to Fu Shoutang.

Fu Shoutang didn't expect that the emperor would call him in hastily just to let him read a letter. Thinking that this letter must be unusual, he did not dare to be careless and read it carefully.

After he finished reading it once and seemed to understand the whole story, he read it again, and then looked at Tian Muyu and Jixiang, "The emperor asked me to read this letter, but do you have any questions?"

"Is this letter written by Lord Yan?" Tian Muyu asked.

Fu Shoutang shook his head. "I have been with Lord Yan for eight years, so I am quite familiar with his handwriting. Although this letter looks like Lord Yan's handwriting at first glance, upon closer inspection, it is only three or four parts similar."

Jixiang became interested, "Master Fu, are you sure?!"

Fu Shoutang nodded, "I can guarantee it with my life."

So, Fu Shoutang and Yan Henian saw that Tian Muyu and Jixiang in the hall both breathed a sigh of relief.

"This letter was sent to my grandfather this morning, inviting him to have tea at the teahouse. But when my grandfather arrived, the Mr. Chen mentioned in the letter was not there. Instead, my grandfather was accidentally injured by two groups of guests who seemed to be arguing."

Yan Henian and Fu Shoutang were both shocked, "Is the old man okay now?"

"He is out of danger for now, but if it weren't for the miraculous doctor from Xuanyi Pavilion, his life would not have been saved."

Yan Henian and Fu Shoutang were shocked again.

Yan Henian thought for a moment, "This person invited Lord Jiang in my name, so he must know about our relationship. He wants to kill two birds with one stone and drag me into the water as well."

Ji Xiang nodded.

Tian Muyu thought for a moment, "What has Cui Hao been doing these past two days?"

Guard Li stepped forward immediately and said, "Our people have been keeping an eye on him. He has stayed in the courtyard for the past two days and has not gone anywhere or seen anyone."

"That means this matter has nothing to do with him. Then who is the person behind this?"

"Could it be my third brother? He has something against me, and he probably also has hatred towards Lord Yan. After all, the case of Kou Peilin was tried by the Dali Temple." Jixiang continued.

Everyone nodded now.

"What is Prince Qiong going to do?" Yan Henian looked puzzled. "Since he disappeared, the Emperor and the Empress not only sent many people to look for him, but also made him Prince Qiong even though he never showed up. Why does he have to cause all this trouble?!"

While everyone was talking, a little eunuch stood at the door of the imperial study and looked inside.

When Eunuch Guo saw this, he immediately winked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch hurried towards the door.

Soon, the eunuch hurried back and whispered something in Eunuch Guo's ear.

After hearing this, Eunuch Guo's face changed slightly, and he stepped forward reluctantly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, someone from the Xuanyi Pavilion said that a person who was treating the wounded suddenly disappeared."

"Who?!" Tian Muyu and Jixiang asked almost at the same time.

Eunuch Guo said softly, "I heard it was the former second prince."

"Tian Muhuan?!" Jixiang suddenly stood up. Because he had been delivering a baby and treating his grandfather's injuries today, even though he went to the Xuanyi Pavilion, he didn't have time to go see Tian Muhuan.

Tian Muhuan had been receiving treatment in Xuanyi Pavilion for more than ten days, and his injuries had long since recovered. Because he didn't want to talk about his experience, Jixiang never asked him seriously, thinking that it was better for him to stay in Xuanyi Pavilion than to wander around outside.

Unexpectedly, he left quietly.

"Do you know where he went?" Tian Muyu asked.

Eunuch Guo shook his head. "Someone from Xuanyi Pavilion said that he seemed to have passed away last night."

"Last night?!" Tian Muyu and Jixiang asked at the same time, and then the couple looked at each other, with eyes that said, "You speak first, you speak first."

Jixiang was not polite, "If he left last night, then would the letter that Grandfather received this morning be related to him?"

Tian Muyu shook his head. "He has no old grudge against Lord Yan, and Kou Peilin doesn't have a close relationship with him. Besides, he has never seen my grandfather, so he would not do this to him."

Yan Henian agreed with Tian Muyu's judgment. "When the late emperor was still in power, Tian Muhuan was not keen on interacting with court officials, and he never took sides. Therefore, he did not have any enemies, and of course he did not have any court officials with whom he had a particularly good relationship, except that Lan Xing'an was his in-laws."

"All the most heinous members of the Lan family have been beheaded, and the rest have been exiled to the frontier. Will he hold a grudge against me and the queen because of this?"

Jixiang suddenly remembered that when he sneaked into Kou Peilin's mansion, it was Tian Muhuan who helped him in secret. At that time, he felt that the second prince was different from others. Although he appeared to be gentle and disdainful of the court, he still had a chivalrous spirit in his heart who punished evil and promoted good.

Such a person would not attack Mr. Jiang.

"He didn't do this, but there is someone who is more likely to be the culprit than him?" Jixiang said.

"Who is that person!" Tian Muyu asked anxiously.

"Third brother Tian Muqiong." Jixiang looked at Tian Muyu, "Cui Hao is now under our control. He wanted to rely on Cui Hao to create chaos for us, but it seems impossible, so..."

"So he just used someone else?!"

Tian Muyu frowned, "Master Yan, go check it out. I want to know who is behind this."

"Yes!" After hearing this, Yan Henian bowed and left in a hurry.

"Third brother, do you have to come into conflict with me?" Tian Muyu was immersed in his own thoughts, as if talking to himself.

Jixiang signaled Eunuch Guo to lead everyone to leave, and he quietly accompanied Tian Muyu without saying a word.

Suddenly, Tian Muyu seemed to have figured something out, "Someone, call General Xiong in!" He secretly exerted force on the hand holding the chair, as if he had finally made up his mind.

Jixiang asked quietly, "Do you want General Xiong to march to the northwest?"

Tian Muyu then realized that Jixiang was still with him in the imperial study, and he couldn't help but feel a little moved, "You didn't leave?!"

"You are so confused, how could I leave you alone?" Jixiang smiled.

Tian Muyu stretched out his arms and embraced Jixiang. "Jixiang, I was hesitant before. I always felt that he and I were brothers and we shouldn't quarrel. But if he keeps ignoring the fact that I am his brother and keeps attacking the people around me, then I can't let him continue like this."

"Your Majesty, you did the right thing. You have already given him a chance."

"Yes, I have given him a chance." Tian Muyu murmured.


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