Chapter 196 – Sister Nguyen is an Eunuch (2 / 2)

“There’s no need to say thank you between you and me.” Chu Ye said in a low voice, “I’m still waiting for Smokey to get my senior brother out.”

“If it were you, you would have saved it by now,” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at him.

“Not necessarily.” Chu stood with his hands folded, “I don’t know as much as Smokey.”

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly, “If you say so, it will in turn make me think that you are doing it on purpose.”

“Deliberately” Chu Ye hooked his lips and smiled lightly, “I deliberately what”

“What do you think,” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows, then she took her bag and walked outside.

Chu Ye saw her leave like this, lowered his eyes and smiled lowly, the splendor of that moment was unmatched since.

Mu Zi Yan went to the State Duke’s Mansion late at night, Qi Xuan was already waiting for her, and when he saw her coming, the two of them went to his courtyard together.

“Cousin, what’s this” Qi Xuan looked at the two bundles in Mu Zi Yan’s hands and asked in confusion.

“One is Auntie Qiu’s skeleton, and the other is the poison stained clothes.” Mu Zi Yan continued, and then handed him a pill of antidote, “Take this.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan nodded his head in response, and then saw Mu Zi Yan open the bag, then string the skeleton together with silk threads, and then put on the poison-stained clothes.

Qi Xuan looked at her in disbelief, “What is this for”

“Catch.” Mu Zi Yan said with a smile.

“Why go through so much trouble, wouldn’t it be safer to have someone pretend to be” Qi Xuan asked in a low voice.

“That won’t work, that person is able to detect different scents, if he uses a double, he will definitely not be able to fool him.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“Oh.” Qi Xuan nodded his head in response, and then he knew why he had to use this skeleton.

“So what’s next,” Qi Xuan asked in a low voice.

“This way,” Muzzy Smoke whispered.

Qi Xuan nodded his head after hearing this and responded, “Okay, I know.”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and replied before coming out with him.

After a while, it will line to the outside of the third lady’s courtyard, Qi Xuan took the skeleton flying into the courtyard, and then put the skeleton in front of a window, and then shook the leaves of a tree.

After a while, he saw someone come out, Qi Xuan’s eyes darkened, and then he lifted with his inner strength, and the skeleton flew up with him, flying outward.

When the figure saw this, his eyes flashed with a darkness, and then he chased after them.

Mu Zi Yan, who was hiding in the dark, saw this, the corner of her mouth hooked up a cold smile, and then she asked Hidden One to follow, while she also followed, but only chased after half of it, that person suddenly dodged away and disappeared.

Qi Xuan suddenly appeared and looked at her with raised eyes, “Cousin, run away.”

“Might as well.” Mu Zi Yan whispered, “Running away will come back again.”

“Just keep watch.” Mu Zi Yan whispered.

“I didn’t expect it to be her” Qi Xuan said as he looked at her with cold eyes.

“I’m afraid she’s not the only one.” Mu Zi Yan vaguely felt that the one who left was not the real mastermind.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes flashed with a ghostly light, and Qi Xuan saw her say so, “Can it be that there’s another one”

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and answered.

“It seems that this person is hiding extremely deeply within the mansion.” Qi Xuan did not expect to find out that it was not the real mastermind now.

Mu Zi Yan continued, “First, capture this person back.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan answered, having prepared with Mu Zi Yan early in the morning.

After waiting for a while, they saw two figures fall and were holding a person kneeling on the ground.

“Sister Ruan.” Mu Zi Yan called out as she looked at the person kneeling in front of her.

“County princess is indeed smart.” Sister Ruan raised her eyes to look at Mu Ziyan, her eyes flashing with a ghostly light.

“Sister Ruan is the one who’s good.” Mu Zi Yan said with a smile.

“Since it has fallen into the hands of the county princess, the old slave has no regrets.” Sister Ruan said, hooking her lips in a smile, and before Mu Ziyan could react, she had already collapsed to the ground.

The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth hooked up into a cold smile, “It seems to have been prepared earlier.”

“Cousin, what should we do now” Qi Xuan looked at this Sister Ruan died like this, his eyes flashed with a cold light.

Mu Zi Yan pondered for a moment, “Bring Sister Ruan’s body back.”

“It’s to Third Aunt’s place” Jun Qianhao asked as he looked at her.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “I think Third Aunt should be happy to see it.”

“Why,” Qi Xuan asked in disbelief.

“You’ll know when you go.” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes shattered out a cold light as she smiled and opened her mouth.

“Good.” Qi Xuan saw Mu Zi Yan say so and had doubts in his heart.

When the two of them went to the Third Mistress’s courtyard, after entering the courtyard, the Third Mistress came out in a hurry, and when she saw Sister Ruan’s body, she was obviously stunned, and then went forward, “What happened to Sister Ruan?”

“She is the thief.” Mu Zi Yan looked at her and said.

“What,” Third Lady was surprised, raising her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, “This is impossible.”

“Third Aunt, if it wasn’t Sister Ruan, why would she come out in the middle of the night, and I’m surprised that I didn’t know that Sister Ruan even had martial arts skills.” Mu Zi Yan looked at her and said.

“How is this possible,” the Third Mistress was surprised, frozen in place and looking at her incredulously.

“Third Aunt, I personally caught Sister Ruan.” Qi Xuan stepped forward and said in a warm voice.

“Sister Ruan has been with me for so many years, if she is a thief, how could I not know” The Third Mistress still refused to believe it.

Mu Zi Yan sighed, “Knowing people, now that the mastermind has been found, this case is considered solved.”

The Third Mistress looked down at Sister Ruan, froze in place for a long time, and raised her eyes to look at Mu Ziyan, “Then Sister Ruan is the murderer of Old Madam.”

“Exactly.” Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded.

“How can it be so

How could this be,” the Third Mistress shifted and suddenly fainted.

The corner of Mu Zi Yan’s mouth hooked up into a wickedly cold smile as she turned to look at Qi Xuan, “Cousin, since the murderer has already been put to death, let’s go to the Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan saw that Mu Zi Yan did not reveal Third Aunt, but instead decided that Sister Ruan was the real mastermind, and he looked at her in puzzlement.

Mu Zi Yan handed him a wink, and the two of them left together.

When he returned to the courtyard, Qi Xuan whispered, “It seems that Third Aunt is the one behind this, I really didn’t think of it.”

“She is not the real Third Aunt.” Mu Zi Yan said with a sigh.

“What,” Qi Xuan’s eyes flashed in shock.

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan continued, “Perhaps Third Auntie died very early.”

“Cousin, how is this possible,” Qi Xuan was even more dismayed now.

Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “I sent someone to check on Third Auntie, Cousin, and look at this.”

“This is,” Qi Xuan raised his hand to take it, and after reading it, he sighed, “It seems that the real Third Aunt is no longer here, but it’s a pity that both Third Uncle and Fourth Uncle have been at the border for many years and have not come back, so no one will find out.”

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “Cousin, now don’t scare the snakes, this matter is only known to you and me, since she is hiding so deeply, she must have another plan, you and I have to secretly find out what she is plotting, otherwise, if we get rid of one third aunt now, another one will appear in the future, after all, if she can replace the third aunt, she can likewise do the same thing, and by then the ones who will die will be your my relatives.”

“It’s still cousin who has thought it through.” Qi Xuan nodded in response and then said, “Should I tell grandmother about this matter?”

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “But you can’t tell great aunt.”

“I see.” Qi Xuan nodded solemnly, “Cousin, since Sister Ruan is dead, what about Doctor Jin”

“Master has been inside the medicine hut.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said.

“What,” Qi Xuan looked at Mu Zi Yan in surprise.

“Yes, Master has been within the Medicine Lodge.” Mu Zi Yan also thought of it just now when Sister Ruan died.

“This person is truly not simple.” Qi Xuan had trouble sleeping and eating when he remembered that the State Duke’s Office had kept such a big hidden danger.

Mu Zi Yan also sighed, “I also don’t know where Third Aunt’s body went”

“If the third uncle knows ah” Qi Xuan thought of the state government has always been quiet, loyal to the country, why will attract so many right and wrong and suspicion

Mu Zi Yan knows that Qi Xuan will grow up quickly because of this matter, after all, grandfather and other uncles are far away from the border, and the great uncle some time ago also transferred to the foreign post, now stay in the state house is only cousin, he is to take up the heavy responsibility of protecting the state house.

Mu Zi Yan looked at him, “Cousin, now that we have found it, it is us in the dark and her in the light.”

“Cousin is right.” Qi Xuan raised his eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan and smiled, “This matter is also thanks to cousin.”

“It was everyone’s help.” Muzhiyan looked at him, “And also cousin’s wit.”

“Cousin I,” Qi Xuan suddenly wanted to say something, but when he met her eyes, he eventually swallowed his words.

Mu Zi Yan whispered, “Cousin, don’t worry, the State Duke’s Mansion is my home, I will definitely not let anything happen to the State Duke’s Mansion.”

“Good.” Qi Xuan nodded in response when he saw her say so.

Mu Zi Yan and Qi Xuan went out of the courtyard, not long after, they saw Zhang Zong hurriedly rushed here, and when he saw the dead Sister Ruan, he looked at Mu Zi Yan and Qi Xuan, “She is the murderer.”

“Yes.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and replied, then with her eyes downcast, she raised her hand and tore the human skin mask off her face.

“Male,” Zhang Zong was surprised now.

Mu Zi Yan nodded and responded, “It’s a male.”

“Then,” Now Zhang Zong raised his eyes to look at the Third Mistress.

“Although Sister Ruan is my personal Sister, I have always disliked the proximity of bystanders.” The Third Mistress hurriedly explained, a look of resignation on her face.

Seeing the Third Mistress tense like this, the Duchess of State stepped forward and said, “Don’t be nervous, Third Sister, I know you won’t be.”

“En.” The Third Mistress then breathed a sigh of relief and lowered her eyes to that Sister Ruan, hastily twisting her head away.

Niangzi Lu stepped forward, and after looking at him, she raised her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, “He’s an eunuch.”

“What,” Niangzi Lu said in a shocking way, even more shocking to the crowd, only to think that this person is really powerful, in order to hide in the State Duke’s residence, even at the expense of cutting the lifeblood.

Mu Zi Yan continued, “Since the matter has been clearly investigated, Brother Zhang, the murderer will be taken away.”

“Good.” Zhang Zong nodded his head in response and ordered the body to be carried away.

Lady Lu looked at her, “I just don’t know who the master behind her is”

“When we caught her, she had already taken the poison and forcefully used her inner strength to shock her tendons and veins.” Mu Zi Yan looked at her and said.

“Looks like the trail is broken again.” Lady Lu said faintly.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan nodded, “It is not easy to dig this person out nowadays.”

“Yes.” Zhang Zong sighed along at this moment, “In that case, the case is considered closed.”

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

“Wait, then how do you explain that he was going to put the body into the Kyoto Prefectural Office” Zhang Zong suddenly asked.

“For the sake of naturally framing the State Duke’s Office.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said.

Zhang Zong nodded slightly, “I don’t think it’s that simple”

“Even so, nothing can be found out today.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said meaningfully.

Zhang Zong was visibly stunned and seemed to have heard Mu Zi Yan’s strings before he responded, “I’ll go back first.”

When Niangzi Lu saw him like this, she sighed quietly, and then she also left with Zhang Zong.

Mu Zi Yan said with a light smile, turning her eyes to look at Mrs. Guo Gong, ”Great Aunt, you first meet with Third Uncle

You speak with Third Aunt first, and I will go with my cousin to see Grandmother.”

“Good.” The State Duchess nodded in response, thinking that this matter was also to be reported to the old madam.

Mu Zi Yan left with Qi Xuan, and the two of them went to Old Lady Guo Gong’s place together.

“Grandson has met Grandmother.” Qi Xuan bowed respectfully.

“Smokey has met Grandmother.” Mu Zi Yan also saluted.

“Things can all be done,” the State Duke old lady looked at the grandchildren in front of the grandchildren, since it is gratifying.

“Grandmother, it’s already done.” Qi Xuan looked at Elder Lady Guo Gong and then told her about the Third Lady.

After hearing this, Old Lady Guo Gong sighed quietly, “The Qi family’s daughter-in-law absolutely cannot die in an unexplained manner.”

“Grandmother, don’t worry, my grandson will definitely not let her go.” Qi Xuan said in a cold voice.

Elder Duchess of State whispered, “The Duchess of State’s residence has been quiet for so long, but it’s just a surface calm, since the truth has been found out, you guys go ahead and do it yourselves, and I’ll keep an eye on her.”

“Yes.” The two hung their heads and answered.

“Smoke girl, in a few days is your maturity ceremony, you must be tired these days, so go back early to rest.” Duke old lady raised her hand, Mu Zi Yan came forward, she put Mu Zi Yan in her arms and said.

“Grandmother, how about Smokey accompanying you tonight,” Mu Zi Yan tilted her head and winked playfully towards Old Lady Guo Gong.

“Good, good.” Elderly Mrs. Guo Gong was delighted with herself, and immediately ordered people to go and prepare.

Seeing this, Qi Xuan smiled and accompanied Elder Lady Guo Gong to talk for a while before leaving.

Early the next morning, Mu Zi Yan accompanied the State Duke’s old lady to use breakfast before she reluctantly left.

When she returned to the Mu Hou Mansion, Qi had since spoken with her for a while before letting her go.

Zhang Zong returned to the Beijing Zhaoyin’s government office after the morning court, and his face was quite grave.

“What’s going on here,” Nyx Lui said, looking at him.

“The Emperor asked me to send the murderer to the palace.” Zhang Zong sighed and said.

“Oh.” Niangzi Lu nodded her head and responded, “Then you can just send it.”

“I always feel that this matter is not that simple.” Zhang Zong said as he looked at her.

“It’s better for you not to worry about this matter.” Lady Lu continued, “Didn’t Smokey give you a hint last night”

“I know.” Zhang Zong was always a little uneasy, and when he raised his eyes and saw that Niangzi Lu had said so, he did not ask any more questions.

Jun Qianhao went to Marquis Mu’s residence, since he was asking for the original conditions.

Mu Zi Yan looked up at him, “When”

“Let’s set it for the day after tomorrow.” Jun Qianhao said in a low voice, “As for where, I will send someone to pick you up at that time.”

“Good.” Mu Zi Yan faintly answered, but saw that Jun Qian Hao did not intend to leave.

“Smokey is hiding something,” Jun Qianhao asked in a low voice.

“I don’t know what Third Highness means by that” Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows and looked straight at him.

“The real man behind the curtain.” Jun Qianhao continued.

“It’s hard not to see who is really behind it after the Third Highness” Mu Zi Yan smiled faintly and asked in return.

“I do not know.” Jun Qianhao unhurriedly put down the tea in his hands, and then said, “I just think that this matter is not as simple as it seems, this person is so cunning, how can he commit suicide will certainly think of ways to escape.”

“If Third Highness still has doubts, you can ask for a decree and conduct a thorough investigation on your own.” Mu Ziyan knew that this was just a superficial closure of the case, and those who knew the truth about it would not believe that the fake Sister Ruan was the person behind it.

Mu Zi Yan is not stupid enough to trace things back to the bottom now, but know that the emperor has been staring at it from behind, if she continues to investigate, then it is looking for death.

Jun Qianhao was ostensibly telling her, but in reality, he was trying to arouse her curiosity and then find out the truth behind it, and he could reap the benefits, and also make the emperor suspicious of himself, and he could then use her in a logical way.

Mu Zi Yan laughed coldly, Jun Qian Hao’s love is really deep, the price paid is also great, she can’t afford it.

Like Leng Hanfeng in her previous life, in this life, she was bound to trample these people hard under her feet, so that they would have no place to turn back.

Her eyes flashed with a faintly cold light and she hung her eyes without saying a word, only waiting for Jun Qianhao to be able to leave sensibly, otherwise she could not guarantee that she would not be able to hold back her cruel hand.

Seeing Mu Zi Yan say this, Jun Qian Hao slowly got up and left with a smile on his face.

“Master, Zhong side consort has returned from Lu County.” Yun Xiang hung her head and entered the room, whispering back.

“Back,” Mu Zi Yan sneered, “back at the right time.”

“Eldest Miss, the Twelfth Highness is here.” Bi Yun stepped forward with downcast eyes and reported in a low voice.

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