Chapter 194 – The Hidden Secret (Request for Subscription) (1 / 2)

“Maybe just one.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“What,” Zhang Zong asked as he looked at her in disbelief.

“We’ll know when we go.” The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth hooked up in a faint cold smile and said in a low voice.

“Good.” Zhang Zong’s eyes flashed with a touch of doubt as he answered in a deep voice.

A group of people do not delay, together with Mu Zi Yan out of the Beijing Zhaoyin government offices, until an hour later, the crowd stopped at a messy grave in a thicket of weeds.

“This isn’t here” Qi Xue’er recognized this place and turned her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, “Eldest cousin, why do you want to come here”

“You’ll know when you go.” Mu Zi Yan spoke with a light smile.

“Good.” Qi Xue’er nodded in response, and the group walked forward.

From afar, she saw Qi Xuan standing in front of a tomb, already lifting the coffin out, she raised her eyes and looked at him, “But it’s ready.”

“En.” Qi Xuan nodded his head and responded, “If that’s really the case, things will become even more confusing.”

“I can only say that the opponent is too powerful.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“Hey.” Qi Xuan raised his eyes to look at the coffin and sighed.

The crowd looked at the duo suspiciously, and when the coffin was opened, Niangzi Lu and Mu Ziyan went up to inspect it since.

After Niangzi Lu looked at it, she raised her eyes and looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Yan’er, you suspect that this corpse is the Second Lady’s”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and answered.

“But according to what you say, it should be.” The Lady Lu said, pointing to the pelvic bone.

“One more thing, Sister Lu, you watch the cut.” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at her.

Lady Lu looked down, remembered the pair again, and whispered, “One man did it.”

“That means what’s lying here is not Auntie Qiu, but Auntie Er” Qi Xue’er sucked in a mouthful of cold air and raised her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan and asked.

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan nodded in response.

“How can this be possible” Qi Xue’er was surprised, “In previous years, we went to pay homage to an empty grave, and Auntie Two is lying alone in this mass grave”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and answered.

“If Second Uncle knows,” Qi Xue’er didn’t dare to imagine.

Mu Zi Yan said faintly, “This matter or do not tell the second uncle, he is far away from the border, before because of this matter would have been sentimental.”

“I know.” Qi Xue’er nodded in response.

“Then someone has deliberately switched the people” Jun Qian Hao looked at Mu Zi Yan and asked.

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “I think, when the second aunt really died, Aunt Qiu did not die, she secretly put the second aunt’s corpse into her coffin, creating the illusion that she faked her own death, and then lived for two years, and after being killed, the murderer swapped her corpse with the second aunt’s corpse, thus creating the illusion that this person was the second aunt.”

“Then why don’t you just drop the bag and why do you have to do that” Jun Qianhao felt that this move was too unwise.

“It’s on this skeleton.” Mu Zi Yan pointed at the skeleton, “This is the skeleton of second aunt, you can see what’s wrong with it.”

“The bones are black.” Zhang Zong said from the side.

“Yes, when the second aunt was poisoned and died, if the second aunt is taken out together, in case the time is found, there will be no doubt about the second aunt, and can only think that someone buried the second aunt’s body in the backyard of the government office.” Mu Zi Yan looked at them and said, “Because the skeleton is black only after poisoning.”

“This person actually has such a meticulous mind.” Zhang Zong whispered.

“But even though he knows this, he has overlooked one point.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Yes, how did you find out that the skeleton was not the second aunt” Qi Xuan said as he looked at Mu Zi Yan.

“Second aunt had a miscarriage at that time, but any woman who is pregnant, this pelvic bone will be wider than an ordinary woman, just that dug out pelvic bone is not.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice.

“So it is.” Qi Xuan nodded slightly.

Su Qinrou raised her eyes and looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Sister Mu, if you don’t say it, I really don’t know.”

“Wait until you know later.” Mu Zi Yan said with a light smile.

“Sister Mu, stop poking fun at me in this place.” Su Qinrou instantly blushed, and didn’t forget to look at Mu Lingxuan.

Mu Lingxuan lowered his eyes and coughed dryly a few times, then looked at Mu Ziyan, “Sister, since this is the case, let’s re-bury second aunt’s corpse.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, and then she took out the body inside that coffin and went back to the Jing Zhaoyin’s government office together.

State Duchess since the news came, looking at the skeleton in front of the total integrity, can not help but sigh, “Unexpectedly people are dead, but also to bear this toss.”

“Great aunt don’t be sad, this may be second aunt’s guidance from the underworld.” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at Mrs. Guo Gong.

“In the end, who is it that is so cruel next time,” Mrs. Guo Gong coldly said.

“This matter has to be further investigated, nowadays we don’t know who exactly is the murderer, after all, it was fifteen years ago.” Mu Zi Yan looked at her and said.

“It seems like a careful examination is needed.” Mu Zi Yan looked at the State Duchess and said, “Great Aunt, this matter will be investigated by itself.”

“Good.” Mrs. State Duke since she believed in Mu Zi Yan, so she did not delay, and ordered people to carry back the skeleton of the second aunt and rebury it.

The next morning, Mu Zi Yan only feel a little drowsy, all the body can not make strength, it seems that yesterday from the Lei Houfu secret passage out is so.

She had poison pills on her. Why would she still be like this?

While she was pondering, she saw a white figure fall, Chu Ye had already walked slowly to her, sitting beside the bed, his fingertips overlaying her wrists, then retracting them, turning his eyes to look at her, “He was poisoned by miasma.”

“Then why is Lei Shi Zi not in trouble” Mu Zi Yan asked in disbelief.

“He should be carrying something to avoid the miasma.” Chu whispered.

“Oh.

Said.

“Oh.” Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, “That’s good.”

“You would think of others.” Chu Ye smiled lightly at her, not blaming her, but instead favoring her a little more.

Mu Zi Yan was lying on the bed, since she knew it was miasma.

“Yesterday everyone scattered, how did you know I went to the secret passage” Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at him and asked.

“You don’t need to say it to think of it.” Chu Ye said indifferently, “The Marquis of Lei’s residence will definitely have secret passages, and I’ve even been there.”

“You’ve been there,” Mu Zi Yan braced herself to get up right then and raised her eyes to look at him.

“En, been there.” Chu Ye nodded his head in response, then took out a pill from his pocket and handed it to her, “Take this.”

“Oh.” Mu Zi Yan raised her hand to receive it, and after taking it, rested for a while, which made her feel better.

Chu Ye slowly got up and said in a low voice, “I did not move the things inside, so what you see is what I see.”

“That token,” Mu Zi Yan asked, looking at him.

“You should return it to Lei Shi Zi.” Chu Ye turned his eyes to look at her and said, “That token is a secret order of the Lei family, capable of mobilizing the Lei family’s men.”

“Ah” Mu Zi Yan then reacted, “Why doesn’t Lei Shi Zi even know about it”

“I think you know better than I do.” Chu poured a cup of hot water and handed it to her, “See, whenever I’m not around, you don’t take care of yourself.”

Mu Zi Yan was visibly stunned, “It’s just that she accidentally inhaled the miasma.”

“And that map, now you’ve gotten three pieces” Chu Ye asked in a low voice.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan took the cup and sipped a few sips, then felt that the discomfort in her body completely dissipated, she got up and got off the bed right away, raising her eyes to look at him, “It’s hard to believe that you also know the secret of this place.”

“It’s not much of a secret, you just need to know that this thing should be kept well, and never be coveted by bystanders.” Chu Ye said with a smile.

“Good.” Seeing Chu Ye say so, Mu Zi Yan thought that there must be a secret hidden deep within this place, and that it was indeed not a treasure.

Chu Ye saw her rare obedience, raised his hand and gently touched her green silk, like jade slender fingers gently slipped through the green silk of her hair, through the faintly soft halo, let a person look fascinated.

Mu Zi Yan was obviously a bit uncomfortable and took a step backward, keeping a distance from him, “Does Senior Uncle know why this Auntie Qiu’s skeleton is in the Beijing Zhaoyin Residence Office”

“I don’t know.” Chu Ye shook his head and said, “However, this matter should be related to the hidden people of the State Duke’s Office, and also related to Marquis Lei, and even more so, related to the current Emperor.”

“That one I thought of.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him.

“If there is a connection with these people, smoke can be linked together to think about what exactly” Chu Ye’s narrow eyes through a light gentle smile, but also in the beautiful eyes flow, outlined a different flavor.

Mu Zi Yan pondered for a moment, and when she came back to her senses again, she saw that Chu Ye had already left, and there was a porcelain vase on a short table to the side, which naturally contained pills to avoid miasma.

Mu Zi Yan raised her hand to receive it, and immediately put it into her bosom, knowing that what Chu Ye had sent must be something good, and it would be a waste not to take it.

When Yun Xiang heard the commotion, she went into the inner room, and only after she washed and dressed properly did Mu Zi Yan go out of the Smoke Drop Courtyard.

Qi sighed quietly when she saw her coming, “I didn’t expect your second aunt to die without resting in peace.”

“This is all a matter of creation.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “But now that we know that the real skeleton in the backyard of the Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office is Auntie Qiu, I think that the events of that year must be extremely related to Auntie Qiu, it seems that it is still necessary to make a trip forward to the State Duke’s Mansion again.”

“You should be more careful, seeing that your maturity ceremony is coming up, how can you create so many troubles for no reason” Qi was worried.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lightly, “Good things come in small packages.”

“Save you can talk.” Qi said with a light smile.

Mu Zi Yan out of the Marquis Mu, early in the morning to let people go forward to bring a letter to Zhang Zong, she personally since another trip to the State Duke’s House, re-visited Aunt Autumn’s yard.

Qi Xue’er followed since, raising her eyes to look at her, “Eldest cousin, then was this secret passageway opened by second aunt, or was it Auntie Qiu”

“It should be Auntie Qiu.” Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice.

“Then she must have opened this secret passage for the secret room inside second aunt’s house.” Qi Xue’er came closer to Mu Zi Yan and said.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyebrows responded, “Yes.”

“It seems that this Auntie Qiu is really not simple.” Qi Xue’er hadn’t expected this Auntie Qiu to be so powerful, but it was a pity that she wasn’t killed in the end.

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look around, it seems that this place Auntie Qiu must not have left anything, then, Auntie Qiu later will be the secret room to find it If it is to find it, she went in that day, the secret room, will not be left untouched, it seems that Auntie Qiu did not find it.

However, the person behind the curtain will surely act again, and the secret room will be the breakthrough to catch that person.

Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment, then said, “Since there is no discovery, go out first.”

“Good.” Qi Xue’er nodded in response, and the two of them left Auntie Qiu’s courtyard.

I saw a figure from afar, Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, Qi Xue’er also saw it, so she had someone come forward to stop it.

“Which courtyard are you in,” Qi Xue’er asked in a cold voice as she stepped forward.

“Back to Eldest Miss, the slave girl is from Third Miss’s courtyard.” That girl hurriedly knelt down and returned.

“What are you doing sneaking around here,” Qi Xue’er’s face froze as she coldly looked at the kneeling girl.

“The slave girl just found a black shadow when she passed by here some days ago, and when she heard that Missy came over this day, she thought,” the girl said in a low voice.

“Black shadow” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, looking down at the girl, “You can see what that black shadow looks like”

“No.” The maid lowered her eyes and returned, “The slave girl only saw him go in and thought that she had seen something unclean, so she frightened

stuff, and got scared and ran away.”

“Then you come” Mu Zi Yan carefully surveyed the girl, then said, “it’s hard not to have something left here”

“No.” The maid shook her head, and then said, “When the slave girl waited to go back and carefully pondered over it, she felt that there was something strange about that black shadow, and in the panic, she saw from afar that his waist was glowing.”

“Glowing” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “How does it glow”

“It’s when he suddenly fell, he seemed to be wearing something glowing at his waist.” The maid lowered her eyes and said, “The slave girl is not sure what exactly it is.”

“What else did you see” Mu Zi Yan carefully pondered what the girl said.

“And this.” The girl held out her hands and presented it.

Mu Zi Yan raised her hand and took it, it was a tassel worn around her waist, she carefully examined it, “You picked this up”

“Yes.” The maid answered in a low voice, “The more the slave girl thought about it, the more wrong it was, so the next day before dawn she sneaked over again and found this.”

“Where is the third cousin’s courtyard,” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at Qi Xue’er.

“You have to go through this small path, then pass through the hanging flower gate and turn around the cloisters and you’ll be there.” Qi Xue’er whispered.

“What are you doing here late at night” Mu Zi Yan continued.

“The slave girl that day was because,” the maid was quite a bit embarrassed, “I heard that Auntie Qiu loved to grow some herbs when she was alive, and the slave girl came over because she came to Kwai Shui and heard that there was motherwort in this courtyard.”

Mu Zi Yan turned her eyes to look at it, “This courtyard has been left unattended for many years, you will have planted it before, that was more than ten years ago, how can you still have it now”

“The slave girl just heard about it, so she came here boldly.” The maid hurriedly returned.

“You didn’t tell the truth.” Mu Zi Yan said in a cold voice.

“Slave girl slave girl is telling the truth.” The maid looked at her and whispered back.

“This courtyard has always been secretly watched, you a girl came in the middle of the night, how could no one know” Mu Zi Yan said in a deep voice, “Say it, in the end, who is it that makes you say so”

“What the slave girl is is all the truth, there is absolutely no half-truth.” That girl knelt on the ground and returned.

“Late at night you were even able to walk to this place, I remember when I walked through that cloister, there would definitely be guards guarding for questioning.” Mu Zi Yan looked at the girl and smiled coldly, “Since you were able to avoid the sight of the guards, I think you have the skill.”

“The slave girl did not see any guards.” That girl knelt on the ground and returned.

Qi Xue’er turned her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, and then to that girl, and said in a deep voice, “It’s simply nonsense.”

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes flashed with cold light, and she said in a cold voice, “Drag it down.”

“Yes.” The granny behind her answered and pulled the girl up.

“Eldest Miss, slave girl beckons.” Seeing this, that girl was so frightened that she hurriedly crawled over.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Speak.”

“It was Third Miss who told the slave girl to come over.” The maid whispered, “That night it was Third Miss who said that Auntie Qiu had quite a few good things here, and told the slave girl to come and take a look.”

“How could the third sister,” Qi Xue’er’s eyes were slightly cold, her brows furrowed, obviously not ashamed of her third sister’s behavior.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly, “It seems that third cousin has a big heart.”

“Even Auntie’s things dare to covet, untalented thing.” Qi Xue’er said in a deep voice, looking down at the maid kneeling in front of her, “Drag her down and beat her twenty shifts.”

“Yes.” The granny behind her then pulled the girl away.

Qi Xue’er looked at Mu Zi Yan, “Eldest cousin, you said this”

“What is there not to say, this matter should be left in the hands of great aunt.” Mu Zi Yan said indifferently.

“I know.” Qi Xue’er replied in a low voice, looking a little faceless.

After all, the Duke of State’s Office had never seen such a thing come to the surface.

Wait until the two left together, Mrs. State Duke also know the matter, at once will be the third lady and the third miss called over, since a reprimand, the third lady is also a high heart, which thought their daughter can do this kind of dirty things to, and so back to the courtyard, is a rebuke.

Mu Zi Yan but feel that this girl said is not false, looked down at this tassel, exquisite workmanship, and the use of the complex since the top quality, she carefully measured, turned her eyes to look at Qi Xue’er, “Cousin can know this is who’s”

“This one looks so new, I can’t think of it for a moment.” Qi Xue’er shook her head.

Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, and while she was thinking about it, she saw Qi Yu’er walking over with her head hanging down, and when she saw Mu Zi Yan, she was quite a bit aggravated.

“What’s going on here,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a low voice when she saw her like this.

“Eldest cousin, third sister is really a no-good.” Qi Yu’er said angrily, “I just had Sister Ruan from Third Auntie’s side some time ago give me a complex to make a tassel for my jade pendant, and Third Sister took a liking to it and asked for it, but when I asked her about it now, she said that she didn’t like it and then threw it away.”

“But this,” Mu Zi Yan saw Qi Yu Er say so and handed her the tassel.

“Yes, that’s it, how come it’s here at first cousin’s place” Qi Yu’er looked at her in puzzlement.

“This third sister’s mind is not simple.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes flashed with a ghostly light as she said in a deep voice.

“Eldest cousin, can it be that she made that girl say it on purpose” Qi Xue’er looked at her and said, “to use this tassel to frame the second younger sister”

“By the looks of it.” Mu Zi Yan coldly snorted, “The State Duke’s Mansion can’t tolerate these backstabbing villains.”

“When have I offended her,” Qi Yu’er was even more furious when she heard that.

Mu Zi Yan looked at her, “She’s jealous of you.”