Chapter 197 – Chu Ye Takes the Heat for Smokey (Second Shift) (2 / 2)

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked at the already empty in front of her, she stared at the teacups placed on the several cases, the tea aroma curled up, she shook her head, then collected her thoughts.

The next day, Mu Zi Yan as promised to go to the palace, for the five princesses since more than some defense, to be into the palace, the five princesses Jun Yuxuan personally came to meet, Mu Zi Yan slightly salute, “Cheng An have seen the Princess Royal Highness.”

“Sister is now also an adult, and this look is looking more and more lovely.” Jun Yuxuan said intimately as she held her hand.

Mu Zi Yan lowered her eyes and said, “Your Highness the Princess has flattered me.”

“County Lord.” Wang Still stood aside and arched his hand.

Mu Zi Yan slightly bowed, “Greetings to the fifth emperor’s son-in-law.”

“Don’t stand outside, go in first.” Jun Yuxuan’s eyes overflowed with kindness, holding Mu Zi Yan’s hand very

The hand of the Zygote was very close.

Mu Zi Yan because of last night’s Chu Ye’s reminder, since Jun Yuxuan more than a few points of caution, and now look at her look, and not half a point to show, secretly this five princess is really not simple.

She did not expect Jun Yuxuan’s possessiveness of Wang Jing to be that strong, but because she spoke a few words with Wang Jing, it was able to cause her to slip out of the womb, and on the surface, she still pretended to be as if there was nothing actually, very generous.

She couldn’t help but secretly say, this harem is really a place to sharpen the heart, but also a place to practice the means, one side thinking, one side with her into the palace.

Mu Zi Yan sat down with her eyes downcast, Jun Yuxuan did not take her seat but turned around and left the palace.

Seeing her like this, Wang still raised his eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, his eyes exchanged, the bitterness here was self-evident.

Mu Zi Yan knew that Wang Jing was treating her as a friend, which is why she didn’t restrain herself, she didn’t expect things to take a sudden turn and become this scene today.

Just now is not a place for the two to talk, Jun Yuxuan out of the palace, the corner of the mouth smile instantly convergence, eyes overflowing with cruelty, after a while, before entering the palace, but see the two did not say anything, in turn, let her heart more and more suspicious.

Mu Zi Yan knows that once a woman suspects another person, now even if she does anything, will not let her change her mind, rather than so, she would rather go about her business as usual, but she feels that Jun Yuxuan’s nature is too extreme, if it continues for a long time, according to the words of that world, sooner or later, schizophrenia.

The three also but a few words of idle chat, since some polite words, asked about the recent situation, Mu Zi Yan in the palace accompanied the five princess with lunch before Lili.

When she was in the carriage, the corner of her mouth curled up into a cold smile, and spreading her eyes, she looked into her palm, which was numb at the moment.

Chu Ye has already fallen, the carriage is since spacious, he looked at the opposite side of the moment is still smiling cloudy to her, helplessly sighed, his face sank, “Being poisoned, can still be so light-hearted, but is not common.”

Mu Zi Yan laughed, “This little bit of poison is nothing, it’s just that she even had this thought for me, I in turn am somewhat at a loss as to what to do with her.”

“Just kill me if you want.” Chu looked straight at her, “As long as you’re happy.”

As he said that, he took out the medicinal powder from his pocket and raised his hand to hold her hand, Mu Zi Yan hastily retracted it, but because the poison had a certain anesthetic effect, her movements were a bit slow.

Chu Ye sighed, his broad palm, pressed against the back of her hand, his slender fingers gently propping up her wrist, his other hand had already sprinkled the medicinal powder on her palm, leaning in and gently blowing on her palm.

Mu Zi Yan’s fingers curled up uncontrollably, she hastily withdrew her hand and raised her eyes to look at him, “I’ll just do it myself.”

“Can you move both your hands” Chu Ye looked at her lightly, his eyes did not rise and fall in any way, instead he took his other hand back over and sprinkled the powder on it.

Mu Zi Yan looked at him in a daze, for a moment, she felt that the picture in front of her was very beautiful, but it was just a flash in the pan, when she hid her hands in her sleeves, those fingers were still vaguely trembling gently.

Chu Ye put away the porcelain vase, and suddenly fell into silence with each other, he lowered his eyes and lightly coughed a few times, “If you are unwilling to do it yourself, I’ll solve it.”

After he said that, he then flew away.

Mu Zi Yan froze inside the carriage, and only after he left did she lift her hands up and look at the powdered medicine in her palms that had already melted away, only for a cool breeze to still blow.

With a quiet sigh, she closed her eyes for a nap as she gathered her thoughts where they shouldn’t be.

And so back to the Mu Hou House, they entered the smoke fall courtyard, went to rest, the next morning out of the capital, to the imperial tomb.

After entering the palace, Yunxiang hurriedly came forward and reported, “Eldest Miss, something has happened to the Fifth Princess.”

“Oh” Mu Zi Yan slightly froze, suddenly remembered what Chu Ye said yesterday, she turned her eyes to look at Yun Xiang, “What happened”

“The Fifth Princess was also somehow suddenly poisoned and her whole body was paralyzed and unable to take care of herself.” Yun Xiang said as she looked at her.

“En.” Mu Zi Yan faintly responded, “Treating others the way they treat you.”

“Eldest Miss, this Fifth Princess also deserved it, how dare she poison you.” Yunxiang said indignantly.

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyebrows slightly and just lightly opened her lips, “I think nowadays Consort Liu is going to be worried.”

“Yes, this matter has alarmed the emperor, but the fifth princess is too deeply poisoned, in the future, I’m afraid that she can only spend her days lying on the bed.” Yun Xiang said with downcast eyes.

Mu Zi Yan silent for a moment, Jun Yuxuan why the sudden change in temperament, too ruthless to her, if she is not early to prevent, then now lying paralyzed in bed is her.

Wait until dark, Mu Zi Yan went to the mausoleum underground, but did not see Jun Qian Yu, I do not know what he is now busy since that day after leaving, even a hint of news are not.

She raised her eyes and looked ahead, as if she had thought of something, she turned around and left the imperial tomb.

The old Sister stepped forward and bowed respectfully, “The old slave has met the County Mistress.”

“Does Sister have something important to do,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a low voice.

“Sheriff Master, please follow the old slave.” The old Sister hung her head and spoke.

Mu Zi Yan nodded slightly, so she walked forward with the old grandma until she was out of the imperial tomb, and when she traveled to a secluded walled-off house, Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes to take a look, and asked in puzzlement, “This is”

“Sheriff Master, the old slave also had no choice but to do so, I hope Sheriff Master will forgive me.” After the old Sister said that, she suddenly dodged away, a huge iron door closed up, and Mu Zi Yan was trapped here.

And the old Sister was nowhere to be seen.

Her eyes flashed a flash of ghostly cold ground light, not expecting the old Sister to actually lay hands on her She looked around in disbelief, Hidden One dropped down at this moment and whispered, “Master, this iron door is made of thousand year old Xuan Iron.”

Mu Zi Yan said in a deep voice, “Where’s old Sister?”

“My subordinate chased after them, and then I saw the old Sister enter the underground of the Imperial Tomb, and then I will,” Hidden One said in a low voice, “My subordinate did not stop them.”

“She will the Queen’s tomb

She sealed the Empress’s tomb,” Mu Zi Yan asked in a cold voice.

“Exactly.” Hidden One answered back with his head hanging down.

“How could this be” Mu Zi Yan is quite puzzled, looking back and forth at the house in front of him, only to feel that this place has some déjà vu.

She remembered that in her previous life, she had once traveled to the Imperial Tombs, and seemed to have mistakenly entered this place, and was trapped here, and then thanks to the old Sister, she was able to get out, but in this life, it was the old Sister who had introduced her to this house, and closed the iron door, and the old Sister who had actually sealed herself with the Empress’ tomb, so what had happened?

Hidden One went on to say, “These days, the imperial mausoleum because of the occurrence of any ground abnormality.”

“Now the priority is to leave this place first.” Mu Zi Yan was silent for a moment and said in a cold voice.

“Yes.” Hidden One answered in a low voice, and began to look for the organ.

Mu Zi Yan in the house around for a long time, took a deep breath, is suffering to find the authorities, then see the spirit aunt suddenly arrived, since the authorities open, Mu Zi Yan raised his eyes and looked at her, “Spirit aunt, in the end what happened”

“The slave girl doesn’t know either.” Aunt Ling also felt strange, why did the old Sister suddenly do this when she was doing fine

Mu Zi Yan continued, “What is unusual about Sister these days?”

“Yes, she said last night that the end is near and she has no regrets.” Aunt Spirit said as she looked at her.

“The big day is coming,” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, after a moment of silence, “first go out and take a look.”

“Yes.” Aunt Ling nodded her head and replied, so she went with Mu Zi Yan to the underground of the Imperial Tomb, and after a burst of ground shaking, the Empress’s tomb in front of her was already completely sealed.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes flashed with a ghostly light, only feeling that this matter was too unbelievable, raising her eyes to look at her, “Aunt Ling, do you know the method to open this tomb”

“I don’t know.” Aunt Ling shook her head and said, “The slave girl was only ordered to watch over the guards, as for the mysteries within this tomb, only Sister knows.”

“Go to the Sister’s residence and take a look.” Mu Zi Yan said and went out of the underground of the imperial tomb, heading to the Sister’s residence, and before she arrived, she saw a bright, flaming sky in front of her.

“How could this be,” Aunt Ling also looked on in disbelief, turning her eyes to look at Mu Zi Yan, “County Master, the slave girl really doesn’t know about this.”

“I know.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “Old Sister is trying to take away everything that the Empress has left behind, it seems that someone has broken into the imperial tomb.”

“What,” Aunt Ling was puzzled, “How could that be?” “The slave girl has been following the Sister, if there is any movement in the Imperial Tomb, the slave girl is aware of it.”

“I think the grandmother should leave something behind” Mu Zi Yan felt that the reason why the old grandmother did so was that she did not want to be unable to protect the Empress’s tomb in the end, and what was the great limit she said was approaching?

Auntie Ling looked at her, her eyes flashing with sadness, not realizing that the old Sister had gone like this.

Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “Aunt Ling, Sister had her reasons for doing so, and for you to come to that place, I’m sure Sister told you about it early on.”

“En.” Aunt Ling nodded, “It seems that Sister does not want the Sheriff to interfere.”

“Since it has already happened, some things will go with the wind with the death of the Sister.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly, turned around and went back to her palace.

When Yunxiang and Bi Yun saw her return, they rushed forward, “Eldest Miss, Sister she”

“Do not mention this matter again in the future.” Mu Zi Yan said in a deep voice.

“Yes.” Yunxiang and Bi Yun hung their heads and answered.

This matter has alarmed the emperor, but also sent people to investigate, since it is to no avail.

Mu Zi Yan stayed in the palace for half a month without going out, she vaguely felt that behind the Sister’s move hid a major secret, and that the Empress’s tomb, in the end, what was hidden?

Zhang Zong made a special effort to arrive and continued, “The fifth princess was killed.”

“Killed” Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “Who did this?”

“Five horse harnessed by the side of a team.” Zhang Zong said in a cold voice.

“Impossible.” As soon as Mu Zi Yan heard this, she immediately denied it.

Zhang Zong continued, “It was what the Fifth Princess said before she died.”

“Who is there to testify,” Mu Zi Yan asked, looking at him.

“Concubine Liu.” Zhang Zong said in a low voice, “Smokey, the capital has been getting more and more uneasy lately, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince have been fighting more and more these days, and during the past half a month since you left the capital, there has been constant strife in the courtroom, and two officials have died.”

“I’m thinking about Sister nowadays, and in the capital, sooner or later, it will be like this, and I’m just a spectator.” Mu Zi Yan thought about Jun Qian Hao’s ability to ask her to go enjoy the moon, but in the end there was no news delayed.

It seemed that since Zhong Xuan had returned, Jun Qianhao had not appeared in front of her again, and it seemed that these two were brewing a huge plot.

“By the way, Leng Hanfeng has been recalled to the capital by decree.” Zhang Zong looked at him and said.

“He was able to make such political achievements in just two years in Lu County, being called back to the capital is expected.” Mu Zi Yan is not surprised that Leng Han Feng is back, the idea, she is still looking forward to it, the enemies are back, then she should also properly play through with them.

“Smoke, now the case is very tricky, after all, it involves the king still, I am also a little helpless.” If it is in the past, Zhang Zong must be impartial, but today’s situation, but can not allow him to make half a step wrong, once a person has a binding and attachment, it will not be as in the past so vigorous.

Mu Zi Yan knew Zhang Zong’s concerns, on the one hand it was the king’s still, on the other hand it was Concubine Liu, she raised her eyes and looked at Zhang Zong, “Brother Zhang, you came shouldn’t have thrown this hot potato to me right”

“Not really, just discussing with you, the evidence I have today is too little.” Zhang Zong looked at her and said.

“Tell me.” Mu Zi Yan saw Zhang Zong say so and laughed lowly, Zhang Zong had also become cunning.

Zhang Zong heave a smile, then all the evidence one by one told Mu Zi Yan, “five princess was poisoned to death, that poison is from the five extra horse harnessed by the side of the emperor’s side that found, and, there is the five princess dying before the death of the Liu Fei said, so today

, so now there will be witnesses and evidence.”

“This matter has nothing to do with him, but Brother Zhang can find out exactly what kind of poison the Fifth Princess has been poisoned with,” Mu Zi Yan said as she looked at him.

“This poison comes from the Wang family.” Zhang Zong whispered, “And it is only found on Wang Still.”

“It seems that someone is trying to eradicate Wang Still by the hand of the Fifth Princess.” Mu Zi Yan spoke faintly, “There are no absolutes in this world, and this poison is not unique to Wang Jing.”

“I’ve thought about it too, but Wang Still also said that this poison is only available to him.” Zhang Zong continued.

“If this is really the case, then why did the king still want to kill the fifth princess not to mention that the fifth princess had only slipped out of the womb not long ago, and was in the capital, and these days Consort Liu was in the palace to accompany him, even if he wanted to kill to kill, he would not be able to do it at this time, and it would not be too stupid.” Mu Zi Yan said faintly.

“But Concubine Liu now insists that it was the king’s stillness that did it.” Zhang Zong did not call the five horse harnessed by the side of a team anymore and called him by his name.

Mu Zi Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “In that case, this case is ironclad.”

“The Emperor’s place however has doubts.” Zhang Zong eventually voiced his misery.

Mu Zi Yan laughed lowly, “Brother Zhang, you came here specially and said so much, but in the end, it is still not towards throwing this hot potato to me.”

“Smoke ah, you know, this nature of mine, since I do not know how to deal with it, this is why I came to ask you” Zhang Zong face difficult color, but also did not forget to sigh.

Mu Zi Yan said with a light smile, “Since it’s all been finalized, what does the king still say”

“He will not admit that the Fifth Princess was killed by him, so this matter will also be difficult.” Zhang Zong continued, “Unless the real murderer is found.”

“What if the murderer is the Fifth Princess herself,” Mu Zi Yan said, looking at him.

“The Fifth Princess herself,” Zhang Zong looked at her in confusion.

“Yes, what a proud person the Fifth Princess is, how could she allow herself to live with such a lingering existence, but she couldn’t let go of Wang Jing, she didn’t want Wang Jing to stay in this world and live freely, so she stole Wang Jing’s poison, took the poison and killed herself, and then framed him.” Mu Zi Yan said lightly, only to hear Zhang Zong dumbfounded.

“This is too unbelievable.” Zhang Zong’s eyes widened as he looked at her, “Smokey, if that is truly the case, then this Fifth Princess’s mind is truly peculiar.”

Mu Zi Yan said in a low voice, “In fact, it is not difficult to see that the Fifth Princess is sincere to the King’s still, so she took this risky step, but it is not difficult to rule out that it was abetted by someone.”

“Someone abetted” Zhang Zong hurriedly straightened his back and looked straight at Mu Zi Yan, “Is it possible that the Fifth Princess did not do it alone?”

“want to get the poison of Wang still is not easy, must be someone secretly help, and this person must be to understand the living habits of Wang still, and martial arts is good, at least with the Wang still is not the same, then there are few people like this within the palace, and the fifth princess is paralyzed in bed, how can the palace maids by her side have this kind of ability” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said.

“Smokey is right.” Zhang Zong nodded slightly, “Then in that case, the person behind this is the real murderer.”

“Not bad.” Mu Zi Yan nodded her head and responded, “If it’s really as I said, then Brother Zhang should think of ways to lure out this real murderer.”

“How to draw it out,” Zhang Zong asked in disbelief.

“Let’s start with the king’s still place and see if there are any clues left behind.” Mu Zi Yan looked at him and said.

“I personally checked and found nothing.” Zhang Zong shook his head, then said, “If you were present, you might be able to find out the difference.”

Mu Zi Yan raised her eyes and looked at the imperial mausoleum in front of her, “It’s just that nowadays I can’t get away, I always feel that something big will happen within the imperial mausoleum, and it’s a big deal.”

“I heard about the matter of the imperial mausoleum, the emperor was furious with the dragon’s face at that time, and it’s been half a month now, and he still hasn’t lost his temper.” Zhang Zong sighed and said.

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啦啦啦，亲耐哒们，二更奉上，最近因为码字，喝茶太多，所以导致晚上失眠严重，一天就睡了三个小时，我也是醉了

To popularize it with everyone, about the maturity thing.

Maturity ritual, that is, the Han Chinese girls adult rite of passage, a kind of ancient rite of passage. Commonly known as “on the head”, “on the head ceremony”. A hairpin is a hairpin. Since the Zhou Dynasty, it has been stipulated that noblewomen should perform the maturity ceremony before they get married after the engagement and promise of marriage.

Please note that you can’t get married if you haven’t reached maturity. Ow.