The prince is hard to serve

Xu Ziqi returned to the room, thinking of the imperial decree, the more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became - why can't this bastard die several times!

Now that the imperial edict was issued, Xu Ziqi knew that he could no longer act recklessly.

Otherwise, if another accident happened to Mu Ziling and ruined the wedding a month later, His Majesty would definitely not let this matter pass easily, and would definitely investigate it to the end. If it was found out, it would not only be her, even if her cousin is today The beloved concubine will also be implicated.

But she is not reconciled!

The handkerchief was deformed, Xu Ziqi's eyes shot out poisonous light, he gritted his teeth, his originally beautiful face was distorted, like a Shura from hell.

After sitting alone in the room for a long time, until his body became a little stiff, Xu Ziqi finally regained his senses, and gradually returned to his senses.

At this time, a servant girl hurriedly knocked on the door and came in. When she saw Mrs. Xu, she quickly walked to her side, bowed and said softly, "Madam, something happened. The eldest son took Madam Xue to the main hall." She can be regarded as Xu's confidant maid, named Hongxing.

Xu Ziqi picked up a cup of tea, and raised his eyes to look at her when he heard the words, a trace of disgust flashed between his brows: "Why, what did that old man do?"

Hong Xing lowered her eyes and said in a low voice: "The Eldest Young Master saw that Xue Momo was with that servant Wang Qi."

Xu Ziqi frowned slightly, a little confused: "Who is Wang Qi?" She has been behind the scenes and has no contact with anyone.

Hong Xing glanced at her carefully, and then replied respectfully: "He is the servant who fled in fear of crime."

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"What are you talking about!" Her hands trembled, and the teacup fell to the ground, but Xu Ziqi had no time to take care of it at this time, her face was very ugly, "What's going on? Why is Mother Xue with him?"

She clearly asked Madam Xue to send someone to kill that man!

Hong Xing shook her head: "I don't know about this, I just found out that the Eldest Young Master ordered people to take Mother Xue and Wang Qi to the main hall together."

Unable to sit still anymore, Xu Ziqi stood up, and she walked around the house a few times, looking restless and anxious, this happened so suddenly, she couldn't react for a while, panicked for a while, and completely lost the decisive and leisurely look of the past.

Seeing this, Hong Xing couldn't help reminding: "Madam, at this time, you should go to the main hall first."

This sound brought back Xu Ziqi's rationality, and when her rationality returned, she stopped and slowly calmed down.

Sitting down again, Xu Ziqi restrained his flustered and anxious expression, and said to Hong Xing, "Help me redress." She was going, and she had to do it properly.

Allowing the maid to take care of her hair, Xu Ziqi closed her eyes and thought about the countermeasure seriously.

Fortunately, up to now, all the matters have been handled by Madam Xue, and she has not personally appeared, so there is still a turning point for this matter.

But Xu Ziqi also knows well that Madam Xue is greedy for life, afraid of death and cowardly, and she is afraid that she will confess all the things in a short time. Before she can't help confessing, she must let Madam Xue confess The responsibility for all the crimes must be borne, otherwise, even if she was personally decreed by His Majesty to marry her, and she has the title of First-Class Imperial Lady, if she violates the seven rules, she may not be able to escape the word "harmony".

But at this moment, what she has to do is to remove herself from this incident. As for Madam Xue, she will prepare a well-fitted coffin for her and bury her properly.

Thinking of this, Xu Ziqi's eyes turned cold, then he raised his hand, calling Hong Xing into her ear and saying: "Go and bring Xue Er here, and take him to the main hall with you later."

Xue Er is the grandson of Xue Momo, and also Xue Momo's only relative in the world. He is just 15 years old this year and spends his days tidying up the garden. Xue Er is gone.

Hong Xing's eyes flashed, and she replied respectfully: "Yes, ma'am."

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Inside the main hall.

Mu Jiyan had a solemn face and a majestic demeanor, sitting on the upper seat, while Mu Ziling sat on the left side below him, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, drooping his eyes, and slowly sipping.

Below, Wang Qi was tied up and thrown on the ground. Although Madam Xue was not tied up, she was also kneeling beside her with her head down, her face pale.

Mu Jiyan turned his head and looked at Mu Ziling, "You are not feeling well, do you want to go back and rest first?"

Shaking his head, Mu Ziling's eyes were firm: "Father, I want to stay."

Seeing this, Mu Jiyan didn't force Mu Ziling to go back to rest, he turned his head, and then looked at Wang Qi who was tied up, with a serious expression and a cold tone, "You are Wang Qi?"

He has been in the top position for a long time, even if it is just a simple question, he is naturally not angry and pretentious, which makes people afraid.

"Slave, that is, Wang Qi."

When he was caught, Wang Qi was still lucky and prepared to beat him to death, but when he saw Mu Jiyan, he was terrified. of.

Mu Jiyan then asked: "Half a month ago, on the third night of April, where were you?"

"Slave, here, in the eldest son's house, beating and cleaning the room." Wang Qi stuttered in reply, swallowing nervously.

"Where were you after the third watch of the night?" Mu Jiyan's question was unhurried, but his expression became more and more serious.

"Slave, slave..." Wang Qi was sweating coldly, his eyes began to wander, and it took him a long time to answer: "Slave went to the casino."

"The gambling house?" Mu Jiyan looked at him with a blank expression: "You mean, you stayed in the gambling house for half a month?"

"Yes, my little one, I don't have any other hobbies." Wang Qi stuttered at first, but then he seemed to be able to follow his train of thought, and his speech speed increased, and he stopped stuttering, and his words became more coherent. Get up: "I just like to gamble a little. Once the monthly money is paid, the servant will go to the gambling house. Those who are familiar with the servant know this."

"On the morning of the third day of April, the mansion had just distributed the monthly money. After cleaning the eldest son's room, the servant couldn't help itching, so he went directly to the gambling house. That night, the servant was lucky and won consecutively. A dozen or so, and got a lot of money, after leaving the gambling house, I went to Xunfang Tower."

"When the servant came back from Xunfang Tower at dawn, he heard that something happened to the eldest son, and the servant did not return all night, so the servant guessed that the lord must suspect that the servant did it, and was very scared at the moment, so he left again."

He buried his head lower, and the hair on his forehead covered Wang Qi's fast eyes: "I was alone and had nowhere to go, so I went back to the gambling house and continued to gamble with the money I won, sometimes winning and sometimes losing. Just half a month later, the slave has lost all his money, so the slave thought that the person who poisoned the young master should have been found, so the slave came back again, never thinking..."

At that moment just now, Wang Qi almost couldn't help telling the whole story, but his brain was flexible, and the idea of ​​survival prevailed. When the end came, his thoughts became clearer, and he actually made up a lie in a short period of time, half-truth and half-truth False, he felt that even if someone was sent to check, they should not be able to find the wrong place.

Immediately, I felt my whole body relax and breathe a sigh of relief.

Wang Qi's words are well-founded, and it seems that he can't find any mistakes. Even Mu Ziling was a little surprised, but these words can be dealt with in a rough way. questionable.

Among them, the biggest problem is-

If it's not that you have a guilty conscience, then when you know that you are the most suspected, why don't you take the initiative to stand up and cleanse yourself?If these words are true, then both the people from the gambling shop and the people from Xunfanglou can prove it. Why did they delay for so long until they were caught before speaking out?

As a matter of course, Mu Jiyan knew such a simple inconsistency, but Mu Jiyan also knew that since Wang Qi would say that, it was natural that there were truths in his words. At this moment, if he sent someone to directly I went to the gambling house and asked Wang Qi if he had been there, and the answer he got must be the answer Wang Qi said.

However, Mu Jiyan has a way. He raised his head, summoned the manager Mu Yan, whispered a few words in his ear, Mu Yan nodded, and then stepped back to do it.

After Mu Yan went down, Mu Jiyan glanced at Nanny Xue who seemed to be relieved, pondered for a while, and continued to ask: "In that case, why did you meet Nanny Xue secretly in the garden? You two, shouldn't you?" Familiarity is."

Hearing this, Nanny Xue turned her head and glared at Wang Qi. The threat in her eyes was self-evident. Wang Qi gritted his teeth and said, "Nurse Xue is the nurse of the madam, and she once bullied the slave, who was penniless at that time. , the mansion did not dare to stay longer, so they thought, simply ask Madam Xue for some money to leave the capital and go elsewhere."

At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps coming from outside the hall. After a while, Xu Ziqi led a few servant girls into the main hall. She glanced at Wang Qi, then at Nanny Xue, and then walked to Mu Beside Ji Yan, the voice called softly: "Husband."

Seeing Xu Ziqi, Mu Jiyan couldn't help frowning: "Why are you here?"

Xu Ziqi looked back at him, her beautiful face was full of apology, she said softly: "I heard that Madam Xue actually met the person who almost killed Ling'er, so I hurried here, she is my wet nurse, if I have done wrong things, and I am also responsible for improper discipline.”

Mother Xue understood the words in these words. She suddenly raised her head and looked at Xu Ziqi with disbelief on her face. Glancing at the position on the right, Mammy Xue felt something, so she turned her head and saw Xue Er standing behind the red apricot, her face immediately turned pale, and then a look of despair slowly appeared in her eyes.

She looked at Xue Er deeply for a while, and after a while, she lowered her head again.