Chapter 116 – Jailed (1 / 2)

“Master, what is tear gas,” the subordinate asked in confusion.

“Send someone to investigate this matter secretly and keep an eye on Mu Ziyan to see if she has some special moves.” Zhong Xuan said in a cold voice.

“Yes.” The subordinate answered, and then retreated.

Zhong Xuan slowly rose, “All go down.”

“Yes.” The two maidservants respectfully retreated.

Zhong Xuan stared at the powder and remembered Mu Zi Yan’s attitude towards herself, could it be that she was really also not, this was definitely possible.

She turned around in a panic and grabbed a cloak to leave from the cul-de-sac.

When Mu Zi Yan returned to Smokefall Courtyard, she heard that the second young miss had been carried out of the palace, and now she had just been sent back to Moon Brook Courtyard.

After the old lady learned, but also let Dr. Li went to a trip, did not have too much to say, but coincidentally, Mu Zi Jing somehow, after waking up will feel strange itchy, but also can not see the wind, the body out of a lot of red spots, especially on the forehead of the wound seems to be in the re-festering general.

Chunyu saw this, rushed to report to the old lady, from the grandmother personally rushed, to see after, is also shocked, and then rushed to ask the Li doctor to come, Li doctor after checking whispered, “three miss this is poisoned this poison is very strange, but wherever there is a wound, if poisoned, it will ulcerate the more deep.”

“Then the scar on my forehead,” Mu Zi Jing was most concerned about this.

“This,” Dr. Li whispered, “can only be tried by all means.”

“No, I don’t want to completely break my face.” Mu Zi Jing struggled.

Seeing her like this, from Sister, she could only persuade, “Third Miss, don’t disturb Doctor Li’s detoxification, this wound can’t be delayed any longer.”

“Right, right.” Mu Zi Jing woke up with a jolt and hurriedly lay down on the bed, not daring to move.

After Dr. Li had detoxified the poison, he then gave her medicine and bandaged her up before leaving.

Mu Zi Jing let Chun Yu take the bronze mirror and looked at her rewrapped forehead, her eyes flashed with indignation, “Mu Zi Yan, it must be you why can’t you let me go”

Chunyu stood at one side, “Third Miss, now all the people are standing at the eldest miss’ place, and also, the slave girl just heard that Empress Hui died violently.”

“What,” Mu Zi Jing was visibly stunned and looked at Chun Yu incredulously.

“Third Miss, Eldest Miss is afraid that she knows about your assassination of her and that’s why she moved against you.” Chunyu said the speculation in her heart.

Mu Zi Jing’s eyes shot out a cold, chilling light, “Mu Zi Yan, I will make sure that you don’t die well.”

Chunyu hurriedly looked around and walked over, “Third Miss, be careful of the walls with ears.”

“I have nothing now, I’m afraid of being heard by her” Mu Zi Jing raised her voice, throwing the mirror in her hand.

Mu Zi Yan has been busy for several days, and another night without sleep, and now has long been unable to eat, so he lay down on the soft couch to take a nap.

Rue Xiang came over, and after reporting the news received, she retreated.

This day, lived very peacefully, the old lady is indeed an old fox, cunning very, although Chunxiang exposed, but only their guess is just, did not confirm, therefore, can not really be Chunxiang to do, if really do, that is to beat the grass to scare the snakes.

It’s a long battle, and it’s up to each individual’s stamina to win.

Mu Zi Yan took a deep breath, Zhong Xuan wouldn’t make any more trouble in this period of time, as for Jun Qian Yu’s place Mu Zi Yan wasn’t willing to intervene, she planned to wait and see.

In this way, there were three days, Mu Zi Yan did not do other things, in addition to the daily to Qi’s place to ask for peace, is to return to their own courtyard, sunbathing, or reclining in the consort chair to read a book, is very cozy.

The day Jun Qian Yu and Second Master Qi left the capital, Mu Zi Yan did not go to see them off, but stayed in her own yard.

Straight until the day she went to the Divine Doctor’s Gate, she was ready early in the morning, and went to the Divine Doctor’s Gate alone on the same day, after a month, once again stepped into the Divine Doctor’s Gate, Mu Zi Yan’s heart was quite emotional.

Simply because this was the first calamity she had survived, crossing the ten years of age, which was considered to be the jinx of the ten years of age.

Doctor Jin arrived a day earlier than Mu Zi Yan, when Mu Zi Yan arrived at the Divine Doctor Sect, Ming Qing was already waiting for her, seeing her come, she quickly greeted her with a smile, “Senior sister.”

“Ming Qing.” Mu Zi Yan looked at the clean and pure smile in front of her, and the hostility in her heart gradually dissipated quite a bit.

It was a place where she could purify her mind, where she didn’t have to spend her days worrying and calculating, but could enjoy a moment of peace and quiet.

She entered the Divine Healer Sect along with Ming Qing, and then headed to her own residence, and after briefly washing up, Mu Zi Yan went to Doctor Jin’s house, “Apprentice pays her respects to Master.”

“It’s good that you’re here, just in time to go with Ming Qing to pick herbs.” Dr. Jin faintly opened his lips.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan answered, then turned around and left the house.

Mu Zi Yan changed a short dress, carrying a basket with Ming Qing went to the back of the mountains to pick medicine, so is a whole day, hungry will eat some dry food or book of wild fruits to fill hunger, and Ming Qing will be on the side to tell her the back of the mountains in the head of all the treasures of the usefulness.

For five days in a row, Mu Zi Yan went up the mountain with Ming Qing every day to pick herbs, never spaced out, and never complained, and gradually she became interested in picking herbs, and the days went by fast.

In the past few days, a big event happened in the capital that Mu Zi Yan didn’t know about.

By the fifth day, Doctor Jin purposely gave her a book of Hundred Herbs, “Memorize the names of all the medicines here, and you alone will go forward to the back of the mountain to pick them back.”

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan received it with both hands and turned around to go out of the house, while heading to the ridge, sitting on the ground and carefully looking at it.

Ming Qing walked over and then self beside her, “You are extremely enlightened.”

“Ah,” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to see Ming Qing and smiled lightly at him.

Ming Qing giggled along, “When I first entered the Divine Healer Sect, I spent a whole year picking, while you only spent five days.”

“Huh.” Mu Zi Yan couldn’t help but laugh when she saw Ming Qing say that, “You think I have talent”

“En.” Ming Qing nodded, “You and the Sect Master are both extremely talented.”

“Which of the Divine Doctor Sect’s entrants is not talented, you ah, don’t be presumptuous, master let me do so, there must be master’s intention.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him, “I instead like picking herbs in the mountains all day long.”

“I’m just saying it off the top of my head.” Ming Qing smiled nervously, “You are planning to finish reading this book today”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “You’ve already told me some of the ones here, I just need to memorize the unfamiliar ones.”

“Then tomorrow I won’t be able to go along with you.” Ming Qing knew the rules and then said, “It takes three days to go into the mountains to collect medicine, so you need to prepare dry food.”

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan smiled and answered, then lowered her head and continued flipping through the pages.

Ming Qing didn’t bother, and then got up and left, each going about their business.

So another day, Mu Zi Yan sleepless reading, will be the entire hundred herbs collection in mind, the next day dawn, will carry the basket alone on the mountain.

Inside the capital, in the government office of Beijing Zhaoyin, Zhang Zong sat in his study with a gloomy face, at a loss.

Niangzi Lu walked in with hot tea, “Still no clues”

“En.” Zhang Zong nodded his head, “All the clues are broken, not a single trace, just who did this”

“It’s a pity that Sister Smokey went ahead to the Divine Healer Sect, otherwise, maybe we could have found out some clues.” Lady Lu sighed and said.

“How many more days before she can come back” Zhang Zong looked at Niangzi Lu and asked.

“It was said to stay for ten days, but now that we’ve traveled for seven days, plus the journey back, it’s still four days.” Niangzi Lu handed him the tea and whispered back.

“Four days.” Zhang Zong sighed, “No, four days can happen a lot of things, and this matter is authorized by the emperor, if it’s not done properly, there’s no harm for me to be questioned, the key is the Hou family’s side.”

“Right now, Miss Hou is still locked up in prison, I’m worried that something will happen.” Niangzi Lu looked at Zhang Zong and said.

“If you don’t want to find a way to give Smoke a letter, I really don’t have any clues today.” Zhang Zong self-esteem is very high, however, now even a trace of clues are not, this is also the first time, inevitably some of the heart is restless up.

Niangzi Lu also knows that this matter is quite tricky, after all, the death is a minister of the court, but also the son of the Minister of the Household, which is really tricky.

Zhang Zong sighed quietly, “How could things happen at this exact moment”

“There is only one fatal wound on the body, that is the dagger in the hands of Miss Hou, and no other wounds, and the son of the Minister of the household is also considered to be a gentle and elegant scholar, and never had a bad relationship with anyone, and more importantly, the Minister of the household has only this one son, and now it is dead, but Miss Hou does not know exactly what has happened this matter is really difficult to deal with ah, if Smokey’s sister in the words If Smokey is here, she might be able to discover something we can’t.” Niangzi Lu was only responsible for autopsies, and was indeed not good at solving cases.

Zhang Zong carefully examined the scene of the murder, the traces were erased, leaving all the evidence of Miss Hou’s guilt, there are still five days to the deadline for the conclusion of the case, if the true culprit can not be found, can not be solved, Miss Hou will be executed.

Thinking about this, Zhang Zong couldn’t help but sigh, “I’ll go to the scene again.”

“En.” Lady Lu nodded her head in response.

In the prison, Hou Yi Yi buried his head sitting in the corner, because of Zhang Zong’s special arrangement, Hou Yi Yi is a separate cell, he is at the moment withered, although the clothes on the body is very clean, but it is difficult to hide the haggard and fearful color.

Su Qinrou since that night after the incident, gradually figured out a lot, so the fear of the heart also gradually dissipated, but seems to have changed a person in general, looking at Hou Yi Yi so, she sighed, “I know you are now afraid of, what happened at that time you carefully think about it, and now the days are numbered.”

Hou Yi Yi looked at Su Qinrou with a dull gaze, “I don’t know.”

Su Qinrou continued, “How could you be involved with the son of the Minister of the Household?”

“I really don’t know.” Hou Yi Yi covered her head, “Why can’t I remember anything”

Seeing her emotional outburst at the moment, Su Qinruo rushed into the cell, squatted aside and hugged her, gently patting her back, “If Sister Mu was there, it would be good to know why you don’t remember.”

“Where is sister Mu” Hou Yi relied on Su Qin Rou’s arms, which gradually calmed down, raised his eyes to look at her and asked in a low voice.

“Sister Mu has gone to the Divine Doctor Sect.” Su Qinrou whispered, “It will be a few days before she can return, I don’t know if I can make it.”

“I really don’t remember.” Hou Yi Yi repeated these words, only feeling that she was in a blank, not knowing what had happened at all.

“En, I will accompany you.” The relationship between Su Qinruo and Hou Yi Yi is very good, as close as a sister, at this moment see Hou Yi Yi like this, Su Qinruo heart is really not good.

At this moment, Su Qinruo raised her eyes and when she saw the two of them, she slowly helped Hou Yi Yi to get up.

“Yi Yi.” Zhang Zatarsan looked at the emaciated Hou Yi Yi and softly called out.

Hou Yi Yi raised her eyes to look at Zhang Metatarsal, then her tears couldn’t stop falling, she hurriedly turned around to dry her tears with her sleeve and whispered, “You go away, I don’t want to see you.”

Seeing her like this, Zhang Zatarsal’s eyes overflowed with heartache, “Yi Yi, don’t worry, I will definitely save you out.”

“It’s useless.” Hou Yi Yi whispered, “I myself don’t even know how I killed someone, this matter has been finalized, Eldest Prince Zhang, you and I are destined for each other, so forget about me.”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zatarsal’s figure shifted, and he said in a deep voice, “Impossible, you’re the lady I’ve decided to be, there’s no way I’m abandoning you.”

Hou Yi Yi’s heart grew more and more sour as she listened, she was ruthless, “Zhang metatarsal, you go.”

Su Qinrou looked at Zhang Zatars, shaking her head slightly, “Eldest Prince Zhang, you’d better go back first, I’ve got this place.”

Chapter Staffer tapped Chapter Metatarsal on the shoulder, “Let’s go.”

Zhang metatarsal had no choice but to follow the staffer to leave, and the two of them went straight to the government office of the Beijing Zhaoyin.

Zhang Zong had just returned from the murder scene and happened to bump into the duo outside the government office, his eyes sank and he shook his head, “I really don’t have a clue.”

“She is a weak woman, how could she kill a man,” the chapter metatarsal was really puzzled.

“On the contrary, the son of the Minister of the Household is a frail and sickly, and that day he happened to catch up with his best friend to gather in one place, and relying on the back of Miss Hou, he was able to make a move.” Zhang Zong whispered.

“She had no grudge against that man, why would she kill him” retorted the chapter metatarsal.

“Now that the witnesses and material evidence are all there, and the Minister of the Household has sued the Imperial Court, this matter must come to an end, and I really can’t find any other clues.” Zhang Zong looked at Zhang Metatarsal and said, “I also don’t know when Miss Mu will be able to come back, perhaps there is still a silver lining.”

“I’ll go look for Miss Mu.” Chapter Metatarsal said and was about to turn around and leave.

The chapter reporter quickly pulled him back, “Where are you going to look for her even I can’t find her, it’s better to wait a little longer, with such a big thing happening in the capital, I’m sure she’ll be able to receive the news.”

“Is it so wait” chapter metatarsal vegetarian nature mute, now and encountered this kind of thing, inevitably some impulse.

Chapter Staffer whispered, “You must not be disorganized and return to the house first.”

“Big brother, I can’t let Yi Yi stay in a place like that, it’s too cruel to her.” Chapter metatarsal said as he raised his eyes to look at Chapter Staffer.

Staffer whispered, “Wait a few more days, and if it doesn’t work out”.

“Zhang Shizi, be careful with your words.” Zhang Zong hurriedly stopped it.

“I know.” Staffer’s eyes shot out a cold light, and then he pulled Zhang Tatsuo away.

Zhang Zong sighed quietly and turned around to enter inside the government office.

Mu Zi Yan is currently picking herbs in the mountains, and Dr. Jin has just received the news from outside, “Let Ming Qing bring her back.”

“Yes.” The disciple who had sent the message answered, turned around and retreated.

Dr. Jin sighed, “This girl, she really has a life of drudgery.”

Mu Zi Yan had been picking medicines for a whole day, and was currently sitting under a large tree, piling up a fire for warmth, leaning against the trunk of the tree, she tilted her head back to look at the vastness of the sky, recalling the dark days of the past.

The world she could see was pitch black, and she could only walk at night; she could see people, but they couldn’t see her, and when she was lonely every day, she would look up at the sky, look at the bright stars, and think about herself, and feel that the days weren’t so hard.

She inhaled deeply, only to feel that the air in the mountains was extraordinarily comfortable, she smiled inexplicably, so she took out a blanket and covered her body to take a nap, this was the first test of the Divine Healer Sect, and that was to stay in the mountains for three days to collect medicines, and not be allowed to go out of the mountains.

Mu Zi Yan yawned, without the slightest caution, she liked the relaxation of her whole body like this, but she knew that since she was reborn, the only way she could feel a moment of serenity was within the Divine Healer Sect, a calmness of the mind.

She was gradually falling into a dream when she heard footsteps coming from not far away, she slowly opened her eyes, those who were out in the mountains this late in the night, other than wild beasts, were the disciples of the Divine Healer Sect.

But who else would come at this hour of the night?

She raised her eyes to follow the sound of footsteps, and saw Ming Qing walking over with a torch, and when she saw Mu Zi Yan, her face showed joy, and she hurriedly stepped forward, “Smokey, something has happened in the capital, and master uncle asked me to summon you back.”

“Something’s wrong” Mu Zi Yan froze slightly, “What is it?”

“I heard that Miss Hou Da killed the son of the Minister of the Household, and after one day today, there are still four days left before the case is closed.” Ming Qing said truthfully.

“Go.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes were slightly cold, not realizing that only a few days after she came out, such a big thing happened in the capital.

When Ming Qing saw that her childish face had gained a few more points of gloom, she was obviously stunned, and without thinking too much about it, she then followed her down the mountain together.

Mu Zi Yan placed the basket outside, and then entered Doctor Jin’s house, “Master, when did it happen”

“The day before yesterday.” Dr. Jin then handed her the incoming missive.

Mu Zi Yan took it and after unfolding it and reading it, her face became more and more gloomy, “Master, I want to go back overnight.”

“You go, take care of everything, and come back when it’s settled.” Dr. Jin faintly opened his lips.

“Yes, apprentice child excuses herself.” Mu Zi Yan respectfully saluted towards Doctor Jin, and then turned around and retreated.

Ming Qing stood outside, seeing Mu Zi Yan come out in a hurry, he stepped forward, “There’s no food on the road, and it just rained, it’s a bit slippery, so take this with you.”

Mu Zi Yan looked down, it was some food and a tough rope, she smiled lightly at Ming Qing, “Many thanks.”

“Be careful on the road.” Ming Qing was simply respecting Mu Zi Yan as a senior sister, thinking about how she was so calm despite her young age.

After Mu Zi Yan changed her dress, she left the Divine Doctor’s Gate that night, went out of Misty Mountain overnight, and early the next morning, when the city gates opened, she went back to the capital, but did not return to the Mu Hou Mansion, but went straight to the Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office.

Zhang Zong morning court has not yet returned, Lu Maiden these days worried, sleep is not stable, heard outside the magistrate came to report, she realized that Mu Zi Yan came back, and happy and shocked, and quickly rushed out.

When Mu Zi Yan saw Niangzi Lu come, she hurriedly took her hand, “Sister Lu, where is sister Yi Yi”

“In prison.” Lady Lu saw that the soles of her feet were covered in dirt, as well as her dress, and she frowned, “You came all night.”