Your fiancee ran away with someone again

Qi Xun stared at the Yuan family for several days, and at the same time arranged for people to check the relationship between the Yuan family and the people they made friends with on weekdays. He almost searched through the eighteen generations of the Yuan family's ancestors before he discovered something unusual. .

A concubine from a side branch of the Yuan family entered the Duke Mu's mansion as a concubine.

It wasn't surprising at first, the concubine of the side branch was still given to a prince, and it was said that the concubine was the concubine.

The unusual thing is that Jin Wang's mansion is also eyeing Mu Guogong's mansion. Those who stared at Jin Wang's mansion found that Jin Wang's adopted son Chu Junyu carried a person into the mansion late at night, and then the next day Jin Wang then disguised himself and went to Duke Mu's mansion.

Chu Heng couldn't open his mouth anymore, and the one who knew the most about him was undoubtedly his good dog Wei Zili.

Qi Xun asked someone to go to the Xiangshan Temple, and found that Wei Zili had disappeared. From this, he was sure that the person who was quietly brought into the palace late at night was Wei Zili. The King of Jin asked Wei Zili for the news, so he went to After entering Mu Guogong's mansion, the Yuan family and Mu Guogong are related by marriage, so this line was connected immediately.

After learning that the person behind the scenes was most likely to be Mu Guogong, Qi Xun was also very surprised. After all, no one thought it was him before this.

Because he is not used by the emperor, he usually does not show his mountains and dews, and does not participate in any disputes. He looks like an invisible person in the court. I didn't expect such deep thoughts to be hidden in the dark.

With the direction, it will be much more convenient to check the whereabouts of Mu Guogong Day.

Except that there was no clear evidence that the person who went with Chu Heng was Mu Guogong on the day of the teahouse, but usually the two of them did have contacts.

Its main purpose is that in order to please Chu Heng, Mu Guogong discussed how to send Mu Ting to Chu Heng. Even the fact that Mu Ting was hiding in Qi's house was discovered by Mu Guogong leading Chu Heng.

The true eldest son of Mu Guogong's mansion, Mu Qiu, who had switched identities with Mu Ting, was just a pawn in Mu Guogong's hands. Hit him, and he disappeared so far, and no one outside knows what happened to him.

He is also a vicious person who doesn't even spare his own son, and probably fits well with King Jin.

In fact, when you think about it carefully, Mu Guogong's actions reveal a lot of contradictions. The reason to please Chu Heng is to win the relationship with the Prince Jin's mansion, and stand in line in advance, so that after the King Jin succeeds in the rebellion in the future, he can use this relationship to have a good future.

But if he really cares about the future so much, it is also feasible to please the emperor and be active in normal times. Jin Wangfu is not his only way out, but when Mu Guogong faced the emperor, he didn't even say a few words of flattery. It's the look of wanting to hold great power and be a powerful minister.

The purpose of pleasing Chu Heng is not only for the purpose of seeing it on the bright side in the future.

This game was laid out early on. It was his first move to force the Jin Palace to rebel, and now it's almost done.

Qi Xun went home first with the collected evidence. He wanted to tell his father everything he had found, and he also wanted to ask his father's opinion on this matter.

After Qi Xun finished speaking, Qi's father did not express his opinion, but mentioned what happened in the early court, "Today, people from the Ministry of Rites proposed that the emperor order to celebrate the empress dowager's fiftieth birthday."

The queen mother's birthday is still more than two months away, not too close or far away.

It's a bit weird to mention it at such a juncture when something just happened, especially the Empress Dowager began to believe in Buddhism because of the fact that her second son died at birth, which is well known.And now that only a dozen people have died, the Queen Mother will never agree to a big birthday banquet for her.

The person suggested by the Ministry of Rites is either too thoughtless or has ulterior motives.

Qi Xun pondered for a moment, then said, "Father, you mean that someone wants to tamper with the Queen Mother's birthday banquet?"

Father Qi's face was solemn, "Maybe it's not just as simple as hands and feet, I also just learned that the Queen Mother's health has become worse and worse in the past two years due to excessive thinking."

Not to mention being too busy with hands and feet, and this is probably the last time the Queen Mother celebrates her birthday.

It is of great significance to the queen mother herself, to the emperor, and there may be another person with ulterior motives added.

Qi's father can be sure that the ultimate goal of going around such a big circle is to go to the Queen Mother's birthday.

Qi's father didn't dare to think that he went after the Queen Mother himself, that would be too rebellious.

The Empress Dowager's illness was kept a secret, if it wasn't for the Son of Heaven or the Empress Dowager to have eyes and ears, I'm afraid they wouldn't know about it, even Qi's father learned about it from the Minister of Officials after he came down to court today.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials is already old, and he intends that Father Qi will succeed him as the next Minister, so the relationship between the two is considered to be close. Because the people from the Ministry of Rites mentioned the matter of the Empress Dowager's birthday in the court today, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials informed Father Qi. a letter.

The queen mother was seriously ill and died soon, Qi Xun showed a thoughtful expression when he heard the news, Qi's father asked him, "Why, but what did you think of?"

Qi Xun said: "The first three brothers-in-law said something to me."

Qi Xun told Father Qi what Mu Ting told him about who was sick and whose wife was sick.

"Father, I have a bold idea. Duke Mu and the Empress Dowager..."

Qi Xun's words were cut off by Qi's father before he finished speaking, "Speak carefully, don't speak rashly!"

Although Qi's father interrupted Qi Xun's words, he knew that if Mu Guogong really wanted to rebel, he might have something to do with the Queen Mother.

"Father, do you know what happened to them in the past?"

Qi's father shook his head. He was not a native of the capital. Even if there were, the two of them had such special identities that no one dared to spread them to the outside world.

Father Qi said: "You should report the truth to the emperor. If there is any past, the emperor will definitely know about it."

"If you don't have the emperor's permission, you don't need to investigate further. The less people know about this royal secret, the better."

Qi Xun nodded, "Yes!"

After having a meal at home and resting for a while, Qi Xun planned to go into the palace to report to the emperor, when he walked to the gate, he happened to meet Mu Ting and Qi Zhan coming back.

Qi Zhan is going to study now, and Mu Ting stays at the restaurant for most of the day. In the afternoon, Qi Zhan takes a carriage to the restaurant to pick up Mu Ting after school, but the time is not certain sooner or later.

It was early today, and the two of them hadn't seen Qi Xun for a while, and they were a little surprised when they greeted him.

Qi Zhan asked, "Why is elder brother at home today, but the murderer caught him?"

The murderer was not caught, and the Yamen has not closed the case so far. Those innocent people who were poisoned to death were buried by the government. The government also promised to catch the real murderer and give them an explanation.

However, more than half a month has passed, and except for those who are still investigating the case and the relatives of the deceased, everyone else has almost forgotten about it.

Qi Xun said: "There are some clues, I found out that Mu Guogong has a different intention, and he is about to enter the palace to report to the emperor, so I won't tell you more, go in quickly."

"Oh, good," Qi Zhan was stunned when he heard Mu Guogong's dissenting words, which was far more outrageous than King Jin's desire to rebel.

Mu Ting was not too surprised. From the very beginning, he was curious about what kind of medicine Mu Guogong was selling in his gourd.

"Brother, walk slowly, be careful on the road." Mu Ting pulled Qi Zhan aside to make way for Qi Xun.

When the people rode away, Qi Zhan tugged at Mu Ting's sleeve, "Ting Ting, Mu Guogong, did we hear correctly just now?"

Mu Ting took him into the door and said as he walked, "You heard me right, it's him."

"But why?" Qi Zhan felt that he couldn't think of a reason why Mu Guogong wanted to rebel.

Mu Ting sneered, "Why else, the only honor in the world, above ten thousand people, with money, fame and fortune, control of everyone's life and death, sitting on the world's beauties, anyway, he couldn't do it when he was the Duke of the country. You can do all the things you want to do when you become an emperor, so why do you still have to ask?"

"That must not let him succeed, otherwise our family will be in a difficult situation. We have a grudge, and a narrow-minded person like Mu Guogong will definitely attack the Qi family."

Qi Zhan tightened his grip on Mu Ting's clothes, and asked if there was any way for Mu Ting to stop him.

Mu Ting said, "We can't be used. The emperor is wise and has many capable ministers and generals. How can Mu Wenhui succeed?"

Qi Zhan thinks it makes sense. Since ancient times, evil has prevailed over good, so they will definitely be able to defeat a villain like Mu Wenhui.

"I hope the emperor will order him to be dealt with quickly, so that I can avenge Ting Ting." Qi Zhan was still thinking about the fact that Mu Ting was poisoned in Duke Mu's mansion.

Mu Ting also thought that without Mu Wenhui's connivance, the original body would not have died, and Mu Wenhui and Mu Qiu should pay back that life.

The two met Qi's father again on the way, and Qi's father was walking up and down in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, with a sad face, as if he was quite worried.

Qi Zhan jumped in front of his father and shouted, "Dad!"

Qi's father was taken aback, and when he realized it, his eyes widened immediately, and he shouted angrily, "Qi Zhan!"

Qi Zhan quickly ran towards Mu Ting, not giving his father a chance to beat him at close range, "I'm here, dad, what do you want me to do?"

Father Qi covered his chest angrily, "Brat, has it been a long time since I beat you again!"

It's true, even Qi Zhan himself nodded, not only his father didn't beat him, but brother Qi didn't beat him up, he also whispered to Mu Ting, "No wonder I feel itchy all the time recently, it turns out that I haven't been beaten for a long time. "

Mu Ting: "What? I still miss the days when I was beaten once every three days?"

Qi Zhan said, "It's not that I miss it, but I'm used to it. As long as you don't beat them too hard, it's good to let them vent their anger. It's better than holding it in your heart and breaking your body."

After speaking, Qi Zhan immediately asked, "Tingting, am I very filial?"

Sacrificially beaten to please his father and brother, Mu Ting praised from the bottom of his heart: "He is really the most filial son in the world."

"Hey," said Qi Zhanle, he liked such a compliment very much.

It wasn't long before he realized that the ear had fallen into his father's hands, and Qi Zhan heard his father threatening him, "Show me another laugh."

While he was talking to Mu Ting, Qi's father quietly stood up to Qi Zhan and stretched out his hand, grabbing his ear. Mu Ting didn't remind Qi Zhan in order to make Qi Zhan the most filial son in the world.

Qi Zhan complained: "Father, you are cheating!"

"Father wants to make you a dutiful son," with good intentions.

Qi Zhan looked at Mu Ting pitifully, wanting to cry, "Ting Ting save me."

Mu Ting was very ruthless, walked a few steps away from him, and raised the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh.

Seeing that Mu Ting didn't help, Qi Zhan had no choice but to discuss with his father, begging Qi's father to let him go.

Qi's father did indeed raise his noble hand, that is, when he moved Qi Zhan, he screamed, and the whole Qi family could hear him screaming.

Mrs. Li, who was doing embroidery work together, sighed to Mrs. Xu, "I have been depressed for so many days, and only after hearing the familiar screams of my third brother, I feel that this family has become lively again."

Qi Zhan has contributed a lot.