Your fiancee ran away with someone again

Mu Ting went to the main room with his vixen on his back.

Everyone in the Qi family had already arrived and waited, and the two of Mu Ting greeted everyone's attention as soon as they entered the door.

Qi Zhan originally wanted to show off that he was carried back, but when he caught a glimpse of his father who seemed to be about to pull his ears again from the corner of his eye, Qi Zhan shut his mouth wisely.

After everyone was seated, Mu Ting asked the servant girl to serve everyone a bowl of sour radish and old duck soup, warming up and appetizing.

As expected, Mrs. Li liked this soup very much, and after only a few mouthfuls, she praised, "This duck soup tastes really good, it is sour and a little spicy, it is still fresh, and it has the taste of duck meat. It is not greasy at all. After a bowl, it will be warm in the stomach, and Tingdi's cooking skills are getting better and better."

Mu Ting is not sure if his cooking skills have improved, but his cooking standards have remained stable, at least not regressed.

He smiled and said to Mrs. Li, "Sister-in-law likes it, so let's eat more today. It's okay to drink this sour radish and duck soup once in a while."

When Li Shi heard this, she immediately asked her servant girl to serve her another bowl. She liked this soup more than meat.

As for the others, they began to think about eating meat as soon as they had an appetite.

The duck meat in the old duck soup actually tastes mediocre, far less amazing than the soup, but the duck meat in the roasted duck with bamboo shoots is different. It has a strong taste and a strong aroma of wine. It is spicy and tasty , When you enter the mouth, take a hard sip of the soup, and the aroma spreads in your mouth instantly.

The duck meat is stewed just right, easy to fall off the bone but not soft, but very chewy. This duck meat has to be chewed, and the layers of meat are more chewy when eaten like this.

The dried bamboo shoots inside are also boiled soft, soaked in the dried bamboo shoots, the bamboo shoots are rich and full of flavor, those who love this bite feel that it is even better than duck meat.

Because the roast duck with dried bamboo shoots is stewed in wine and the other is stewed in water. At first, according to what Mu Ting said, the female relatives who can’t drink alcohol can eat stewed in water, but Qi’s mother saw that Qi’s father and the others tasted too delicious when they ate the stewed in wine. Just stretched it out, and then never stretched it back.

Even Mrs. Xu was hooked and pinched so much that only Mrs. Li was left to eat the stewed water.

She also wanted to eat stewed wine, but Big Brother Qi refused to allow it, and Mu Ting didn't suggest it too much. He only said to make it for her after the baby was born. Fortunately, the stewed food tasted good, and Li Shi ate it deliciously.

As long as Mu Ting cooks the meal, the whole family sits and eats together, and the result must be that all the dishes are swept away and the last meal is full.

After eating full, he slumped on a chair and chatted.

Brother Qi had something serious to say today, since they are all from his own family anyway, Qi's father didn't let him go to the study alone, and asked the emperor what he meant at the dinner table.

Brother Qi went to the palace to report to the emperor. After talking about Duke Mu's ambitions, he was not surprised to find that the emperor had guessed or already known something.

However, after Big Brother Qi connected Mu Guogong's motive for usurping the throne with the queen mother, the emperor's face became dark on the spot, with obvious anger in his eyes.

As they guessed, the emperor would never allow Mu Guogong to have any unsuitable thoughts about the queen mother, and he was not clear about the relationship between Mu Guogong and the queen mother.

Brother Qi asked the emperor if he would continue to investigate Duke Mu's mansion.

The emperor directly issued an order for Brother Qi to investigate, to investigate Duke Mu's mansion to the bottom.

At this moment, Prince Jin's Mansion is no longer that important. Although King Jin has planned for many years, his methods are far less sophisticated than Duke Mu's, and he has no military power in his hands. Even if he has, he is much easier to deal with than Duke Mu.

In Mu Guogong's eyes, King Jin is just a stepping stone on his way to rebellion, stirring up wind and rain on the bright side, and covering up for Mu Guogong.

Brother Qi guessed that the ultimate goal of Mu Guogong was to force the king of Jin to rebel. When the emperor and the king of Jin were fighting, he took advantage of the vacancy, reaped the benefits, got rid of the king of Jin and then the emperor, and finally became a great treasure .

If the emperor wants to fight the king of Jin, he needs to consume a lot of troops. Duke Mu holds 20 troops, and even one person with one foot can crush the emperor to the ground.

To investigate Duke Mu's mansion again is not to investigate the matter of his rebellion, but to thoroughly investigate the reason for his rebellion, which is the relationship with the Queen Mother.

After hearing what his elder brother said, Qi Zhan felt confused, "Isn't the relationship between the emperor and the empress dowager very good, just ask the empress dowager what is the relationship with Mu Guogong, why bother?"

"You officials like to complicate simple things, don't you get tired of guessing?"

I have to admit that what Qi Zhan said is very reasonable, but it is not related to royal secrets, or the reputation of the empress dowager, the former emperor, or even the blood of the royal family. Simple solution.

Qi Zhan shook his head and sighed, "To put it bluntly, it's not enough trust, and you can't be sure that the evidence you found is true. What if old man Mu deliberately forged it to tarnish the Queen Mother's reputation?"

"Wait until you find out any bad news before asking the empress dowager. I guess people who are not sick will get angry and get sick."

Psychologically, Mu Ting agrees with Qi Zhan, this is the fastest and most effective way, but he also knows that human nature is inherently complicated, if everything can be solved by asking clearly, how can there be such a thing in this world? A lot of intrigue, all kinds of calculations at every step.

He analyzed with Qi Zhan, "We don't know whether the emperor will ask the queen mother, but we need supporting evidence. If the evidence found by the eldest brother is true to what the queen mother said, then it will be more convincing. If it is not true , you have to find the reason. And you also said that Mu Wenhui has a lot of bad intentions, and he is likely to give false testimony. What if he makes some false evidence to frame the Queen Mother? There are many prejudices against women in this world. Those foolish people will believe and verbally attack the empress dowager, the empress dowager is already sick, and it will be even worse if she is angry."

If someone finds some stubborn and pedantic scholars to stir up trouble, the emperor will not be easy to do.

Mu Ting concluded: "It's good to check it out. If there is evidence, if someone dares to slander the Queen Mother, then the emperor can punish those foolish people."

Occupying an absolute advantage, the feeling of doing many things has improved.

This time Qi Zhan understood, but he still felt, "You adults are so complicated, it's better for us young people."

Then Qi Zhan got a meaningful look from his two elder brothers.

For this reason, Qi's father only expressed his rejoicing, fortunately Qi Zhan is not the eldest son, otherwise the Qi family would be ruined.

After talking about what the emperor ordered, Mu Ting asked Brother Qi if he had any news about Xu Qiuniang.

Hearing Mu Ting's question about this matter, Qi Zhan became active and immediately helped, "Yes, yes, yes, Xu Qiuniang, brother, you are so good, and you have been checking outside for so long, there must be news, tell Ting Ting quickly. "

Qi Zhan is very interested in finding Xu Qiuniang, he has asked all his friends, and even spent money to ask someone to help inquire, but this matter cannot be publicized, and there is only one name, it is really difficult to find, So there is no useful news so far.

Brother Qi glanced at Qi Zhan, and said quietly, "Our adults are too complicated..."

Qi Zhan immediately got up and raised his hand to interrupt him, "Brother, I was wrong, we young people are useless, we can't do anything well, I can only ask you, brother."

He leaned behind Big Brother Qi, courteous and dog-legged, "Brother, you are tired from eating just now, my brother will give you a shoulder pat to let you relax."

When something is asked, Qi Zhan is also very flexible.

The younger brother is very knowledgeable, so Qi Xun didn't bother with him anymore, and let Qi Zhan put his shoulders on him, and talked about what he had been inquired about.

"There are a few people named Xu Qiuniang in the big family in the capital, but there are not many who meet the requirements. One is in the prime minister's mansion and is the nurse of Miss Xie's family, and the other is in Xiahou's mansion, but she has been dead for many years."

"died?"

Qi Zhan was startled, and the hand that beat his elder brother's shoulder became much stronger. Brother Qi was caught off guard and was hit hard, so painful that he wanted to perform and beat his younger brother on the spot.

He turned his head and looked at Qi Zhan with bad eyes.

Qi Zhan: "...I was wrong, I know how to use it, and I will definitely serve you well, big brother."

Big brother Qi was worried, fearing that his bones would be crushed, he waved his hand to let Qi Zhanzi go back and sit by himself, Qi Zhan let go without the slightest hesitation, "Thank you, big brother!"

As soon as he sat back in his chair, he looked at Big Brother Qi longingly, urging him to continue.

"That Xu Qiuniang died 18 years ago. Due to an accident, Mrs. Xiahou and everyone in the courtyard at that time, including Xiahou's newly born daughter, all died in the fire."

"Xiahou also lost his wife and daughter because of the pain, so he stayed away from the capital and never returned to Beijing. Today's Xiahou's mansion has long existed in name only, leaving only an empty house."

Xia Hou's name is Xia Mingxi, and he is the elder brother of the current Empress Dowager. In the past, people called him Uncle Xia. After the emperor ascended the throne, he was canonized as a Marquis. Any threat, whether Xia Mingxi is Lord Marquis or not, has no effect at all.

After so many years, except for Qi's father's generation, many younger generations don't even know that there is such a person.

Brother Qi looked at Mu Ting, "The reason why I want to include the late Xu Qiuniang in Xiahou Mansion is because she died 18 years ago."

Mu Ting answered, "It's about the same age as me," which sounded like a coincidence.

Qi Zhan looked back and forth between Mu Ting and Big Brother Qi, both surprised and puzzled, "So Ting Ting is probably Xiahou's son?"

No one can be sure of this until there is no evidence.

Brother Qi said: "I'll ask someone to check the Xie family's nanny carefully. If she's okay, only Xiahou's mansion is left. It will be faster to check after locking the area."

Mu Ting was not too surprised by this, mainly because he knew what kind of person Mu Wenhui was. It was impossible for such a person to find a country boy as his son.

His identity may be important to Mu Wenhui.

It's just that in this way, it's even more incomprehensible that he allowed Mu Qiu to poison Yuanchen to death.

Mu Ting's face was a little dignified. What exactly is Mu Wenhui's picture?