Chapter 128 – Royal Scandal (1 / 2)

“Smokey saves.” Mu Zi Yan obediently leaned in Elder Duchess of State’s arms, tilting her head back to look at her with a smile, “Grandmother may have something for Smokey to bring to Grandpa”

Elder Duchess of State hooked her lips in a light smile, “You just let him take care of his old bones.”

“Yes, Smokey will definitely tell Grandma’s words word for word to Grandpa.” Mu Zi Yan hurriedly nodded her head and replied.

“Grinchy girl.” Elder Duchess of State lowered her eyes and gently stroked her cheek, “You and go back to rest early, and leave early tomorrow morning.”

“Then Smoke’s farewell.” Mu Zi Yan retreated from Elder Duke of State’s arms, slightly blessed herself, and turned to leave.

Qi Xuan stood in the courtyard waiting for her, seeing her come out, he smiled and went forward, “Is there anything I need to help?”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded, “The day Third Uncle gets married, it must be very lively.”

“I know.” Qi Xuan responded in a warm voice, “Feel free to say it, I’ll do it myself.”

“Many thanks cousin.” Mu Zi Yan smiled lightly and blessed herself, then she took out a letter from her bosom, “Cousin take it and read it.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan lifted his hand to take it, “Do you have anything I want to do there?”

“I’ve already made the arrangements, cousin don’t worry, I think this journey will be very lively.” Mu Zi Yan and Qi Xuan walked along the corridor, saying on one side, “We have to see if they have that ability to make a bigger mess.”

“The Empress Dowager’s move is undoubtedly to try and find out just who is behind this to lay a hand on the Fifth Prince.” Qi Xuan said as he looked at Mu Zi Yan.

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked ahead, “However, I’m afraid that the people who made a move on me here are more than just those few people”

“How could I not know that you have offended so many people” Qi Xuan turned his eyes to look at her with a smile.

“I did not provoke, but I blocked their way.” Mu Zi Yan guaner smile, “this road since the storm is constant, but the capital will not be too peaceful, this time to go, cousin remember, no matter what happened at the border, the State Duke’s Office can not be messed up.”

“I’ll make a note of it.” Qi Xuan knew that this was a great calamity for the State Duke’s Office, and if it survived, the State Duke’s Office should still be stable for a few more years.

When Qi Xuan personally sent Mu Ziyan back to Marquis Mu’s residence, just after getting off the carriage, she saw that she was standing outside the residence, she gave a slight lurch and lifted her step forward, “Cousin Zhang.”

“Cousin Zi Yan, this time, we may encounter something dangerous when we go to the border, so be careful along the way.” Staffer said, looking at Mu Zi Yan.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan smiled and answered, then said, “I have a favor to ask.”

“Feel free to say.” The chapter reporter smiled lightly and responded, he came from this evening is not assured, thinking that he may be able to help a little, now see she really have something to ask for, his heart is happy.

Mu Zi Yan took out a letter from her bosom, this was written early when she traveled to the State Duke’s Mansion, she had thought of letting her brother bring it to him, but she did not expect that he still came in person.

“Cousin Zhang, after I move tomorrow, I will open and read it on my own, Che Che.” Mu Zi Yan smiled and handed him the letterhead.

Staffer raised his hand to take it and carefully put it away, looking up at her with raised eyes, “Well, it’s getting late, so go back.”

“Zi Yan here thanks the two cousins.” Mu Zi Yan turned towards the two of them and blessed them, turned around and entered the Marquis Mu Mansion.

Featured and Qi Xuan waited to see her figure disappear into the night before gradually turning their eyes, the two of them glanced at each other, arched their hands one after another, and rode off on their respective horses.

Mu Zi Yan knew that Qi was waiting for her now, so she went to the Jiyue courtyard and saw that her brother was also there, she smiled and entered, “Mother, brother.”

“But you are all arranged properly” Mu Lingxuan thought if not in front of the sister led people to save him, afraid that he has long been soul to the West now.

“It’s all arranged.” Mu Zi Yan smiled and answered.

“That’s good.” Mu Lingxuan no longer asked for more thoughts, although he was worried, he understood that she had her own ideas.

Qi’s own red eyes barked a few words, and then reluctantly let her leave, before sighing quietly.

When Sister Cui saw Qi’s behavior, she knew that this trip to the border must not be a good job, but she didn’t understand why the Empress Dowager chose Missy.

Mu Zi Yan out of the Jiyue courtyard, turned his eyes to look at Mu Lingxuan, “brother can be accounted for”

“You are interested in the Fifth Prince,” Mu Lingxuan asked as he looked at Mu Zi Yan.

“Brother can’t you see” Mu Zi Yan asked with a pale face as she looked at him.

Mu Lingxuan hooked his lips and smiled lightly, “You ah, since the empress dowager has chosen you, I’m afraid that there is a side purpose in this, you go here and be more careful.”

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan respectfully answered, raising her eyes to look at Mu Ling Xuan, “Brother can keep an eye on sister-in-law oh.”

Mu Lingxuan raised an eyebrow, his warm and handsome features gilded with a layer of soft light, raising his hand to gently caress her green silk, “I’m always worried about you.”

“Brother don’t worry, I will arrive at the border safely.” Mu Zi Yan took out two fragrant packets from her bosom, “Brother, these two, one you wear, the other for sister Su, very important.”

“Good.” When Mu Lingxuan saw Mu Ziyan being so solemn, he knew that he was afraid that something for defense was placed here.

Mu Zi Yan then went back to the Smoke Fall Courtyard, Bi Yun had already packed up, seeing her come back, she hurriedly greeted her, “Eldest Miss, but you want to rest”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and replied, tomorrow morning there will be an escort to come, or to nourish her spirit.

“Eldest Miss, don’t worry, the slave girls are all prepared.” Bi Yun smiled back.

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, she went to the State Duke’s residence is also to tell the master, this time to the border, I’m afraid I can’t go to the Divine Physician Sect, so the can only make up for it next time.

Inside the Long Pine Courtyard, Mu Qinglin’s eyes sank slightly as he looked at the old madam, “Mother, the Empress Dowager’s move is to test”

“The fifth prince was injured, found out that someone put a hidden arrow, the empress dowager wants to use Mu Zi Yan will be behind the person to draw out, but this is only one, this two well, I also do not know.” The old madam frowned, for the empress dowager, she more or less understood.

Mu Qinglin whispered, “Mother, then should this border crossing”

“Wait for the opportunity to act.” The old madam looked at Mu Qinglin, “If we can get rid of this girl, it will save us a lot of trouble.”

“Son understands.” The corner of Mu Qinglin’s mouth hooked up into a cold smile as he got up and left the Long Pine Courtyard.

From Sister looked at the old madam, “Old madam, what do you say about the place of the old madam of Pingxi County”

“She will do it, but she is not going to fall in line, so she will wait for someone else to do it, so she can go and get a foot in the door.” The old madam laughed coldly, slowly rising from the soft couch, “See, the deer is still unknown.”

The next day Mu Zi Yan got up early, to be fully dressed, since it went to Qi’s place to say goodbye, and then out of the Marquis of Mu, outside there have been guards waiting, Mu Zi Yan slowly got on the carriage, Biyun and Yunxiang two people are closely followed.

The chief of the escort guards took the lead and marched out of the capital.

Waiting for the next town’s post station, the group of people rested a little, while Mu Zi Yan got off the carriage, into the post station’s guest room, to enter, then see three figures fell, and her three people’s appearance are the same, Mu Zi Yan will be on the body dress changed down, the three people put on their own, to be rested, the three people went out of the guest room.

Mu Zi Yan is also changed into men’s clothing, do some dress up, and then will take Bi Yun and Yunxiang two people from the backyard to leave, to be not far away from the woods, hidden a long time has been waiting.

“Master.” Hidden One answered with his head hanging down.

Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, “You and wait for me in the next place.”

“Yes.” Hidden One answered in a low voice, “Master, my subordinate will have Hidden Two and Hidden Three follow you.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan answered, and then she rolled onto her horse.

These days Yunxiang and Biyun have practiced hard, so now they can easily get on the horse, and the three of them will rush to the border together from the shortcut.

Just as the three of them left, two dark shadows fell behind them, “My lord was right, she really did take another shortcut.”

“I’ll follow, you report yourself.” The other dark shadow said.

“Also good.” The black shadow answered, then flew away.

The other person followed with a flash of his body, only before he could follow a few steps, he was intercepted by two black shadows, killing him on the spot, and those two black shadows disappeared within the woods in an instant.

Mu Zi Yan galloped her horse, this road is a shortcut to the border, in her previous life, she walked with Leng Hanfeng many times, and this shortcut, in her previous life, only she and Leng Hanfeng know, in this life, she must do some arrangement, so that Leng Hanfeng can never find this shortcut.

Sleepless to catch a whole day’s road, Mu Zi Yan then stopped, then see hidden one has been waiting for her, this shortcut, half a month to be able to arrive, every day to change a horse, otherwise, a horse is impossible to arrive, will surely live and die of exhaustion.

And this every other day place, Mu Zi Yan had earlier arranged for someone to set up a secret point in this place, so now Mu Zi Yan had since arrived at the secret point.

Yunxiang and Bi Yun is not aware of, now turn over and dismount, the two do not know martial arts after all, the body is thin and weak, Mu Zi Yan more or less also practiced a few months of internal strength, compared to the former hands without chicken, now also can be considered to support to catch up with the road two days, she easily dismounted, lifting the step into the inside of the manor house.

Yunxiang and Bi Yun, however, were exhausted enough, the two of them trembling their limbs, only feeling their feet soft and weak, one deep and one shallow, following behind Mu Zi Yan.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to see the two of her like this, and said with a low smile, “Rest your feet well, and sleep for a while before rushing on.”

“Yes.” Yunxiang and Bi Yun saw that she had rushed for a day, but she was still so calm and relaxed, the two of them looked at each other and could only secretly sigh, in the future, they were afraid that they would have to work out diligently.

Hidden one since more or less probed Mu Zi Yan’s internal force, she has been collected, and now out, since the outward release, although weak, but compared to ordinary people but also some strength.

Mu Zi Yan then entered the manor after, then into the house, inside the furnishings since it is not compared to the Mu Hou House, but also simple, she then sat down, hidden one then respectfully stood in her side.

“Solved,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a low voice.

“Yes.” Hidden One nodded in response.

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan poured a cup of tea and drank it with her head tilted back without any restraints, her eyes hooked up with an evil smile, “Can you find out who it is?”

“Zhong Xuan’s people.” Hidden One replied back in a deep voice.

“Since there is a first wave, there will be a second wave, wait until I leave, then you clean up this place.” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice.

“Yes.” Hidden One hung his head and answered.

Mu Zi Yan took a nap and used simple food, Yun Xiang and Bi Yun also rested enough, before riding the new horse to continue the journey.

After Mu Zi Yan left, Hidden One ordered people to destroy this secret spot, and then disappeared into the night.

Zhong Hou Mansion, Zhong Xuan is alone shallow drink, sitting in front of the chessboard, one hand holding a glass of wine, one hand holding the white son, to fall, tilted his head back to drink, and then poured a cup, and then picked up the black son, contemplated for a moment and then fell again.

When the dark shadow fell, she did nothing more than raise a faint eyebrow, “Lost him.”

“It is my subordinate who is incompetent.” The black shadow returned on one knee.

“That’s just it, you just spread the news that she is not in the escorting team.” Zhong Xuan was not annoyed, instead she looked as if it was expected, and it was only interesting when it was a matter of Bo Zhong.

Though she wanted to be the only one, wouldn’t it be better to have such a strong opponent to keep her motivated?

“Subordinate obeys.” The black shadow answered and flew away at that moment.

When the black shadow left, Zhong Xuan raised her hand and swept the chessboard in front of her, slowly getting up, the wine glass in her hand falling onto the carpet with her, she slowly marched to the window and leaned against it, a cold smile at the corner of her mouth, “Mu Ziyan, I will make you regret coming to this world.”

Marquis Mu’s Mansion, Zhu Cong hurriedly entered, and when he saw Old Lady Pingxi County, “Grandmother, Mu Zi Yan is really cunning, she was not in the escort.”

“Oh,” Old Lady Pingxi County’s eyes narrowed slightly, “can you find out where she is?”

“It has not been investigated yet today.” Zhu Gravel shook his head.

“No matter, you can’t find out, there will be someone to dig her out, just keep a close eye on it.” Old Lady Pingxi County said indifferently.

“Yes.” Zhu gravel hung his head and answered, when he left, Zhu Yue was carried out, these two days the white cloth on her face can’t be removed, moreover, she can’t see the wind.

She raised her eyes to look at Old Lady Pingxi County, the past few days of successive nightmares, the whole person also emaciated a lot, her eyes were even more lifeless, “Grandmother.”

“You child, why don’t you take care of yourself and come out to do something” Old Lady Pingxi County said in a low voice when she saw her come out.

“Grandmother, granddaughter,” Zhu Yue looked at Old Lady Pingxi County, “wants to personally kill Mu Zi Yan.”

“Then you also need to get your injuries well, don’t worry, I will definitely give you out.” Old Lady Pingxi County said.

“Grandmother, there are five days is the fourth princess wedding, the emperor will certainly come, how can I see people in this appearance” Zhu the more I think of the more sad and sad, the whole person seems to have been taken out of the soul in general.

Seeing her like this, Old Lady Pingxi County also sighed along with her, “Yue’er ah, you mustn’t be discouraged, I’ve heard that the Divine Healer Sect has a secret medicine that is capable of restoring a person’s appearance, it seems that there is one in the palace as well, and I’ve already asked your brother to go and search for it nowadays.”

“Really,” Zhu Yue’s dull eyes were clearly bright at the moment.

“So ah, you mustn’t cry your body out.” Old Lady Pingxi County sighed and said, “How can I let you live like this for the rest of your life?”

Zhu Yue nodded slightly, which settled his mind a little as he was carried back to the inner room.

Old Lady Pingxi County’s eyes narrowed slightly, and she said in a deep voice, “Mu Zi Yan, I will make sure that your appearance is destroyed, a thousand times worse than Yue’er.”

Looking at the happy event will be close, Mu Qinglin since the red light, the court above the emperor is more than a few points of his regard, can let a lot of colleagues envy.

But for Mu Zijing, it is bad luck, she is worried about the fourth princess into the house, her days how to live She has not yet from Cui’s death to ease the spirit, and now there is a stepmother, and this stepmother is still the hall of the Princess, even if there is a conflict in the future, the old madam will not dare to offend the Princess, and she is afraid of the future days is difficult.

Mu Zi Jing only felt a grayness in front of her eyes, remembering Mu Zi Yan’s scenery, this heart became more and more jealous.

“Third Miss, you eat more or less.” Shuang’er saw that Mu Zi Jing was depressed these days and persuaded her in a low voice.

“always stepmother vicious, you see grandmother treat uncle that room will know, four princess after the entrance, where there is my place of peace” Mu Zi Jing thought of this place, is a burst of disheartened.

And at this moment, Shuang’er came up, “Third Miss, this Fourth Princess is weak and sickly, I don’t know how long she can live”

Mu Zi Jing was visibly stunned, “What do you mean by that”

“Even if you go at the wedding hall, I’m afraid no one will suspect anything.” Shuang’er continued.

“You girl are so bold, how dare you have such a malicious mind.” Mu Zi Jing raised her eyes to angrily look at Shuang Er and angrily rebuked.

“Third Miss, the slave girl is doing this for your own good.” Shuang’er hurriedly knelt down and looked up at her and said.

Mu Zi Jing slowly sat down and sighed feebly, “Can the princess be moved just by saying so or die of this heart.”

“Third Miss,” Shuang’er saw Mu Zi Jing so, quickly went forward and tugged on her sleeve, “you have to think about it ah, Missy can not tolerate you, if the fourth princess after the entrance, this Mu Houfu where there is still a place for you to stay at that time you are afraid of worse than the second miss.”

“Pah” Mu Zi Jing raised her hand and struck Shuang Er with a loud slap, her eyes were red as she stared angrily at Shuang Er, “Are you looking for death?”

“Slave servant slave servant slipped up.” Shuang’er covered her face and kowtowed in a hurry.

“Alright, you get up.” Mu Zi Jing sighed, “Sooner or later, I’m going to die anyway, and it’s not the same in whose hands I’m going to die.”

“Third Miss, you’ve forgotten that there are still two maternal aunts in the backyard,” Shuang’er came forward and reminded in a low voice.

“What use can they be,” Mu Zi Jing coldly grunted.

“If the Fourth Princess enters, these two aunts are afraid that they will die of old age in this courtyard without being asked, how can they be willing to do that” Shuang’er said as she looked at her.

“Alright, there’s something wrong with you this day.” Mu Zi Jing looked over at Shuang’er, her eyes narrowing slightly as she looked straight at her.

Shuang’er hurriedly lowered her eyes, “Third Miss, the slave girl just doesn’t want you to live such a hard life.”

Mu Zi Jing sighed deeply, “That’s all, I know you have a piece of mind, but this matter should not be mentioned again.”

“Yes.” Shuang’er answered, and then she retreated, her eyes flashing with a ghostly light when she closed the door.

Mu Zi Jing is still in the dark now, so she has not noticed anything wrong.

Five days in a row, Mu Zi Yan did not meet the danger, only because this close to the road no one can detect, and, when she entered, has let the hidden one sent people to break the back, hide the traces, so even if someone to catch up, but also will follow the lost, she does not have to worry about.

And this day, the Marquis of Mu is lively, full of friends, Mu Qinglin marriage, the old lady personally point, Qi’s is a double body, so it will also be scattered hands ignore, instead of enjoying the leisure, just wait until this day to go to a trip is.

Mrs. Marquis Su led Su Qinru into the Mu Marquis House, and the other ladies greeted, they went straight to Qi’s place, the Mu family and the Su family marriage, the people are aware of, they do not care much, only that Su Qinru is lucky to be able to marry Mu Shizi.