The prince is hard to serve

Now that Madam Xue has pleaded guilty, the matter is considered over.

As for where such a large amount of 500 taels of silver came from, she, a little servant, gave a very good reason.

She blurted out: "This old slave has served Madam for more than thirty years. During this period, there was no credit but hard work. The silver was obtained as a gift from Madam to this old slave."

So far, all the details and doubts can be explained.

According to the rules set by the mansion, Nanny Xue and Wang Qi committed the crime of murdering the master, and they should be dragged out and beaten to death with sticks.

When Mu Jiyan's order was issued and the guards came to drag him away, Wang Qi woke up instantly. He widened his eyes, screamed, struggled, and his face was full of fear of dying.

Xu Ziqi glanced at him, and then said disgustedly: "Gag his mouth, so as not to disturb others."

His mouth was blocked, so Wang Qi could only groan. He struggled with all his strength, but his hands were restrained, and only his feet were left kicking in the air. It was useless. The guards who dragged him were afraid that he would The kicking offended the master, one of them raised his head and the other his feet quickly, and simply carried them out.

Compared to Wang Qi, who was struggling and screaming frantically, and Madam Xue, who was also facing death, her performance was so calm that it was strange.

When the guards were about to drag her away, she shook her head, stood up staggeringly, and then walked out spontaneously, without raising her head, let alone begging for mercy.

When Xue Momo was about to step out of the main hall, Mu Ziling suddenly said, "Xue Momo, can I ask one more question?"

After a while, an old and hoarse voice sounded: "My lord, you can ask, this old slave will definitely not hide anything."

Tilting his head slightly, Mu Ziling looked at her with deep eyes, and said in a soft voice: "You have been with your mother in the house for many years, and now you are not young. Let me ask you, do you still have relatives alive?"

When Xu Ziqi came over just now, he brought a strange boy with him, and as soon as that boy appeared, Mammy Xue immediately changed her expression... If he was right, then the reason why Nanny Xue would take Xu Ziqi's scapegoat was because she was willing to commit suicide. The reason for his death must be related to the strange boy who appeared.

The question Mu Ziling asked caused Xu Ziqi's face to change, and the hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched instantly.

There was a vague uneasiness in her heart.

Here, she seemed not expecting Mu Ziling to ask this question. Mammy Xue was startled for a while, then she lowered her eyes, nodded, and replied softly: "Yes, this old slave has a grandson."

Hearing this, a trace of pity flashed in Mu Ziling's eyes, and he sighed slightly, then stopped talking and just waved his hand to signal the guards to take Madam Xue down.

Sitting in the main seat with no expression on his face, until the guards came to report that Madam Xue and Wang Qi had been killed with a stick, Mu Jiyan's expression improved a little.

Seeing that Mu Jiyan didn't look at her again, Xu Ziqi bit her lip and said, "Husband, I am also responsible for improper discipline in this matter. According to the rules of the house, I should also be punished." After finishing speaking, she He had already stood up, walked up to Mu Jiyan and knelt down slowly, raised his hand and pressed the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, putting on a pitiful and weak appearance.

Frowning and staring at Xu Ziqi for a long time, Mu Jiyan's face was sullen, and his eyes changed a lot. Finally, he restrained all these expressions and returned to his previous dignified appearance.

At this time, Xu Ziqi was already kneeling and his knees were hurting, but he didn't wait for Mu Jiyan to bend down to help him up. He couldn't help tightening his handkerchief, couldn't help raising his watery eyes, and called out softly: "Husband..."

Mu Jiyan looked at her deeply for a while, then spoke slowly, with an extremely cold tone, "What Ma'am said is that there is no rule without rules. Since the house has set rules, we should follow the rules." He stood there Get up, take back the gaze that fell on her, and said in a deep voice: "From today, madam will be confined for three months."

Although this punishment was not serious, before this, Mu Jiyan had not even said a harsh word to Xu Ziqi, which is enough to show that at this moment, a seed of doubt had been planted in Mu Jiyan's heart. Just wait for the time to come, and it will take root and sprout and grow into a towering tree.

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi was taken aback, his face full of disbelief.

She thought that Mu Jiyan would not really blame her for her false pleading, and she would be able to win Mu Jiyan's favor, but she never thought that she would be self-defeating, and instead she was really punished.

"Husband, I..." Xu Ziqi recovered from his astonishment, raised his hand to grab Mu Jiyan's hand, but was dodged straight away, and her words were interrupted.

"Mu Yan, take Madam back to the room. Madam is not allowed to step out of the room for the next three months." Mu Jiyan said, and walked past her.

After walking a few steps, Mu Jiyan stopped again, turned to look at Mu Ziling sideways, with a worried look on his face: "Your body hasn't recovered yet, so go back to your room and rest."

Mu Ziling smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I know."

"And..." After thinking for a while, Mu Jiyan frowned, and said slowly: "It is stated in the imperial decree that from tomorrow to the sixth day of the next month, you have to enter the palace for an hour every day. Can you live?"

"Don't worry, my body is fine and I can bear it, not to mention that the second prince has an imperial physician by his side, so nothing will happen." Mu Ziling still remembered that in his last life, every time he entered the palace and saw the second prince, You can see three or four imperial physicians following him.

"That's good." Sighed softly, and when he raised his head again, Mu Jiyan's eyes were very loving: "Okay, you go back, dad is going to the palace." After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked quickly left.

After slowly drinking the tea in the cup, Mu Ziling stood up and took Ah Lin to go back to his small courtyard. When he passed by Xu Ziqi, he stopped. After a moment of silence, he said lightly: "Mother You have been kneeling for a long time, let Hongxing help you up, I will go back to rest first."

These words fell lightly into Xu Ziqi's ears, and she was so angry that she almost broke her nails.

Staring at Mu Ziling's far away back, Xu Ziqi's eyes gleamed viciously, his hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched into fists, and his long nails dug into his palms, piercing her with pain.

Compared to Xu Ziqi's anger that was about to ignite spontaneously, Mu Ziling was in a very good mood after leaving the main hall.

Xu Ziqi tied himself into a cocoon and received a three-month ban from Mu Jiyan. During this period, he would not appear again, and he would not have to see her again. Naturally, Mu Ziling was in a very good mood.

The weather in April is very good, neither hot nor cold, and the temperature is suitable. This season happens to be when the gardens in the mansion are in full bloom. There are also small bridges and flowing water, and there are many rockeries. It is a beautiful scene.

In the past, due to heavy worries and gloomy thoughts, Mu Ziling passed by the garden several times without appreciating it. Now that Xu Ziqi has seen Xu Ziqi's self-indulgent and self-inflicted appearance, most of the depression in Mu Ziling's heart has disappeared. However, I was in a great mood, and immediately felt that the scenery of the garden was too beautiful to behold.

A Lin's eyes secretly glanced at his young master from time to time, looked again, looked again, his round face was wrinkled, his mouth was open and peaceful, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Turning his head, just in time to catch Ah Lin peeking at him again, Mu Ziling asked with a smile, "I've been hesitant to talk all this time, what do you want to say?"

With wide eyes, Ah Lin hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but say: "Master, ever since you woke up after being poisoned, there has been a strange relationship between you and your wife."

"Huh?" Raising his eyebrows, Mu Ziling asked, "How strange?"

Scratching his head, Ah Lin thought about it seriously, and said: "In the past, you and your wife had the best relationship. Every day when you saw your wife, you would be happy from the bottom of your heart. You treat your wife like your biological mother... Now, when you see your wife, you feel very happy." It will become worse, and my attitude towards Madam will not be as good as before..." He was ordered to pour out the bowl of chicken soup last time, and he was ordered to throw away the things that were brought later.

Stopping in his tracks, Mu Ziling was silent for a moment, and said softly to himself: "Since Ah Lin can already see it...well, there is no need to deliberately pretend in the future."

The voice of talking to himself was too soft, Ah Lin didn't hear anything, so he opened his eyes and tried hard to prick up his big ears: "My lord, what are you talking about?"

"Nothing." After a short pause, Mu Ziling said again: "Don't mention what you said today to others in the future, do you remember?"

Although Ah Lin was at a loss, he still responded obediently: "Yes, young master."

After a simple answer, Mu Ziling stopped talking. He stood with his hands tied, his head raised, and he squinted his beautiful eyes looking at the sky with an indifferent expression.

From the day he woke up until today, he has been forbearing and suppressing the hatred in his heart. At this moment, he is already very tired of continuing to pretend to be humble and filial in front of Xu Ziqi. He made an excuse.

——An excuse to alienate Xu Ziqi.