The prince is hard to serve

At this time, the servant standing behind the rockery with Madam Xue was indeed Wang Qi.

It was a coincidence that when Mother Xue heard Xu Ziqi's words that day, she immediately sent someone along the way Wang Qi left to try to silence him, but she didn't want Wang Qi to sneak back to the shogunate again.

He was also lucky, this time, he just avoided the pursuit of those killers and saved his life.

This Wang Qi is plain-looking, has no father, no mother, no wife and no children, a typical one who eats enough for the whole family and does not feel hungry. He usually has no other hobbies, except that he likes to gamble with others.

As soon as he gets the monthly money, he will definitely go to the gambling house to play, but he is very unlucky and loses almost all of them. However, he is still an unbeliever, thinking that Feng Shui will always take turns. When he wins money, he often loses everything and is kicked out of the gambling house by thugs.

Coincidentally, on the morning of the poisoning day, he had just lost a bet on this month's money, and he was depressed. Therefore, after Madam Xue gave him the money, his hands started to itch again, and he just walked out of the ten-mile field with the money in his hands. , he really couldn't resist the temptation of gambling, so he gritted his teeth, turned back and entered the gambling house.

Mother Xue gave him a lot of money, as much as 500 taels, so he gambled for half a month, until he lost all his money and was kicked out by the thugs in the gambling shop. He stood at the door and yelled. While angry and depressed, he thought of Madam Xue again, and when he rolled his eyes, he had an idea.

——He thought, what he did would cost more than 500 taels, so he thought about asking for some more money.

Returning to the shogunate, Wang Qi knew that no one would bump into him. He kept his head down all the way, and walked around to the place where the female family members lived in the backyard. times, so very familiar.

Avoiding other people and coming to the house where Madam Xue lived, Wang Qi raised his hand and was about to knock on the door. When he heard footsteps behind him, he turned his head in surprise and saw Madam Xue looking at him in surprise, with a very strange expression. .

Patting his chest, Wang Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "Mother, why don't you make a sound, you almost scared the little one to death." If it was someone else, he would be doomed.

"Why are you back?" Answering the wrong question, Madam Xue suppressed the panic in her heart, looked left and right, and saw a few maids coming in a group not far away, she hurriedly signaled to Wang Qi, and said, "Low your head, follow me!" I come."

Naturally, Wang Qi saw the maid who was coming, so he temporarily swallowed what he was about to say, lowered his head, bowed his body and walked out behind Mother Xue.

Madam Xue came here with Xu Ziqi. It has been more than ten years in the blink of an eye. She is an old man in the mansion. She is fierce and difficult to get along with on weekdays. Therefore, when the maids saw Madam Xue walking towards her, they all banned her. Noise, step aside and let the two of them go first.

Taking people all the way to the garden, seeing no one around, Madam Xue led Wang Qi into a corner, using the rockery to cover her, and asked sharply, "Didn't you be asked to leave the capital overnight?"

Mu Ziling was almost poisoned and died. Mu Jiyan was so angry that he gave an order that night that this matter must be thoroughly investigated. Everyone in the house must be questioned and investigated. Miskilling cannot be missed.

With this order, the steward summoned all the servants in the mansion the next day, asked them one by one, and soon found several servants who were on duty for Mu Ziling last night, but there was still one person missing, this person It is Wang Qi.

Except for Wang Qi, none of these servants were poisoners, and none of them touched the incense burner—these servants can all testify for each other.

In this way, Wang Qi has the greatest suspicion.

Wang Qi absconded in fear of crime, and Mu Jiyan ordered people to search for him as soon as he heard the steward's report, but after searching for half a month, there was no trace of him.

At this time, they didn't know that Mu Ziling had already seen them in the gazebo opposite, and Ah Lin was leading someone towards them.

Even though Madam Xue had a fierce look on her face, Wang Qi was not afraid of her. He was young and strong, and an old woman could bear him: "Mother Xue, I came back this time to ask you for some more money."

Xue Momo looked at him, frowning, thinking that this man is greedy, if not for a while, she would never find him: "Even if you don't work in the future, 500 taels is enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life." .” The implication is that no more money will be given.

Wang Qi ignored her, rubbed his hands together, and smiled, his eyes narrowed, "You know, I like to gamble, and 500 taels is enough for me to gamble in the casino for a month... ...Besides, Madam Xue, you probably don’t know that besides being a gambler, I also have a small problem, that is, once I run out of money in my pocket, I can’t keep my mouth shut, and I like to say something when I see people. If one day I accidentally revealed that matter..."

Although he didn't finish what he said, but the meaning was expressed very clearly, both inside and outside of what he said were threats.

"What are you trying to say?!" Ah Lin just heard what Wang Qi said when he rushed over, and he didn't finish the rest, so he immediately jumped out and questioned with wide eyes.

The sudden insertion sound surprised Wang Qi and Madam Xue at the same time, breaking out in cold sweat.

Wang Qi happened to be facing A Lin, and he was also serving Mu Ziling, so he naturally knew A Lin, and when he saw A Lin glaring at him, he knew that the other party had recognized him, his expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously turned around and was about to run away. However, not long after he ran out, he was kicked down by the guard who caught up later, and caught him straight.

Seeing that she was found meeting Wang Qi and being discovered by someone, Madam Xue's heart trembled, but she knew she couldn't lose her footing, so she quickly turned around and saw Ah Lin squinting at her thoughtfully, and then He glanced at him as usual, with sharp eyes, hiding the uneasiness in his heart.

When Wang Qi was caught, a guard went to report to Mu Jiyan directly, while another guard grabbed Wang Qi and wanted to take him to the main hall.

Mu Ziling walked over from the gazebo and saw Wang Qi being escorted by the guards. When he saw himself, there was obvious shock in his eyes. Seeing this expression, Mu Ziling knew that this servant named Wang Qi must be It is the person who poisoned.

Passing over Wang Qi expressionlessly and walking in front of Madam Xue, Mu Ziling asked, "Mother Xue, what are you doing in this garden rockery if you're not waiting by mother's side?"

Mother Xue was terrified and broke out in cold sweat, but her face was still meticulous, and she lowered her eyebrows: "This old slave was going to serve Madam, but this servant suddenly appeared when he was passing by, and he grabbed this old slave and asked him to give it to you." He is silver, this old slave does not know this person."

After hearing this, Ah Lin rolled her eyes, curled her lips, and said in a low voice, "I'm lying, obviously I know you."

Although his voice was low, Mu Ziling stood close to Ah Lin and could hear him clearly. He looked at Nanny Xue without saying a word. After a while, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he shouted: "Nurse Xue, I will Let me ask you again, what are you doing here? And why are you with Wang Qi who is fleeing in fear of crime?"

Madam Xue's face turned pale, she pursed her lips, and buried her head lower, "The old slave still answered the same way, please learn from me, my lord."

"Heh!" Mu Ziling glanced at Xue's trembling hands, and sneered, "Since that's the case, Xue and I will go to the main hall with me and explain to my father why you are here and why you are here with me. Let's stay together, Wang Qi!" After speaking, he asked the waiter who was motioning to the side to grab Madam Xue.

"My lord, Madam is not feeling well, and this old slave has to serve Madam." Eyes flickered, Madam Xue looked at Mu Ziling's back and lifted Xu Ziqi out.

She thought that Mu Ziling still respected Xu Ziqi as before, and loved Xu Ziqi as his own mother. Knowing that Xu Ziqi was unwell, he would definitely let her go——

She needs to inform Madam first and let her make preparations.

Hearing this, Mu Ziling didn't turn his head back, but said indifferently: "Mother is unwell, of course the doctor in the mansion will take care of her. It's not too late for Mother Xue to go with me to see my father before going back to take care of her."

Seeing this, Madam Xue's face turned completely pale.