46. Cardinals

Looking for Wu Zuo?


Many people choked up when they heard it, and someone quietly turned back to Xie Xuanji. Xie Xuanji didn't speak with a calm face, and the people below didn't move.


After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, no one moved. She was a little angry and was about to question Xie Xuanji, and Xie Xuanchen beside him suddenly said lightly: "Why, I can't move you now?"


After Xie Xuanchen spoke, the atmosphere was obviously different from what he had just said. Now everyone's face changed, and even Xie Xuanji became tense unconsciously: "Second Brother..."


"Also knowing to call me second brother, just do what she said. You ignore her, just ignore me." Xie Xuanchen finished his head and coughed. His coughing sound was soft and long, and he looked weak and could not help but wind. But everyone present did not dare to treat him as a patient.


Don't look at Xie Xuanchen now looks thin and weak, but even if he is sick, he can easily pinch a strong man's neck. Xie Xuanchen coughed in a low voice, and the people around him dared not move or speak, and waited for him silently.


Mu Mingtang supported Xie Xuanchen's arm, gently for him. Because of his coughing, his lips were stained with unusually bright red, and even the corners of his eyes were faintly flushed.


Mu Mingtang did not shy away from the movements in front of everyone, she asked softly, "Is it better?"


Xie Xuanchen shook his head, indicating that he was fine. He easily stopped coughing, his face was pale and white, but his lips were red, and there was a hint of redness in his eyes. Such a color was originally a little glamorous on a man, but when Xie Xuanchen looked at them one by one, no one dared to raise his eyes and look directly at him: "Did you hear what the princess said, don't you go?"


When Mu Mingtang was talking, everyone was watching. Xie Xuanji didn't nod and no one would act. But at the moment Xie Xuanchen spoke, the servants did not dare to look up at Xie Xuanji, and after a quick salute, they turned away.


Mu Mingtang exhaled fiercely in her heart. She raised an eyebrow at Xie Xuanji and snorted proudly.


Although Mu Mingtang's voice was not loud, but at the moment it was silent. Everyone heard Mu Mingtang's provocation against King Jin, faintly with some contempt.


The people around them took a breath like a toothache and took a step back silently, fearing to hear any more royal insider.


The status of the two palaces in Anjin is very delicate, one is the first emperor's son-in-law and the other is the present-day son-in-law. No matter whether these two princes are true or false, neither outsiders can blend in.


After Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen came, Jiang Mingwei was a little embarrassed. She didn't want to blame the dead, but Mu Mingtang insisted on seeing the body. Xie Xuanji accompanied them to the front. Now the three men were in front and talking to each other, and Jiang Mingwei was thrown to the rear, as if he had been ruled out.


Jiang Mingwei gritted his teeth and came over with a scalp. When she approached, there were just a few attendants going out. Jiang Mingwei glanced back and stepped forward and asked, "Why are you going out, prince, second brother, second sister-in-law?"


Jiang Mingwei asked, Mu Mingtang didn't want to take the matter at all, and Xie Xuanchen didn't mean anything. When his father asked him questions, he didn't care about them. What other people's faces made him reply?


As for Xie Xuanji's thinking, it is even simpler. He is a husband inside, and he is a prince outside. Only the people below give him a summary report. How can Xie Xuanji explain the current situation to Jiang Mingwei? Xie Xuanji also justified his hands, did not answer.


After Jiang Mingwei asked, there was silence, no one answered, and the scene was very embarrassing. The smiles on Jiang Mingwei's face were stiff, and they couldn't come to Taiwan very much. At this time, the little man next to him saw something wrong and hurriedly replied: "Return to the princess, Princess An's house is kind-hearted, and he lives with his heart. Let the young people go to Dali Temple to ask you went."


Jiang Mingwei was about to step down, and she couldn't get through her face, so she focused all her displeasure on Mu Mingtang: "Although this maid is a slave-in-law, she is also a clean girl's house. Let Zuo Zuo touch her body like What does it look like? Ersao, please Zuo Zuo to disrespect the deceased. The deceased is the big one, or let the lonely soul live on its way, don't tarnish the girl's name."


"I don't respect the dead?" Mu Mingtang heard this, without concealing his contempt, and said, "Touching the corpse is disrespect to the dead? In my opinion, let the truth be the biggest thing for the dead." Respect. Letting the murderer go away, I am afraid she can't get on the road well."


After this sentence came out, everyone was quiet, Jiang Mingwei looked around, was it: "This... Ersao, she just accidentally drowned in the water, no one proves that there is no real thing, how do you say she is Was it killed?"


"That's why it's called Wu Zuo." Mu Mingtang said smoothly. "There is no evidence to prove that she fell into the water and drowned. In case she was killed by someone, she threw it into the water. Pretend to drown here? You don't want to talk, listen to me first. You think she was drowned by yourself, and I think she might have been killed by someone. Then please do something to see the body and check her. How did you die?"


After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, he glanced at Jiang Mingwei disgustingly: "Do you understand the inferiority of the elders and the elders? If you are elders, do you just intervene?"


Jiang Mingwei was choked for a while, and he was blocked when he was ready. He didn't know what to refute the maid's drowning, or refuted Mu Mingtang's saying that she didn't know how to be young and respected.


Jiang Mingwei blocked himself and didn't know which aspect to talk about. From the outside, it looked like he couldn't get it right. Xie Xuanji sighed in his heart and said: "Sister-in-law is angry, Mingwei is anxious and impulsive to do things, but it is not intentional. She is older than her. She has done something wrong and asked her to teach her."


Xie Xuanji originally did not intend to blend in. Previously, two women argued, Xie Xuanji disdain the argument of joining the woman's tongue, but now Mu Mingtang's sentence "I don't understand long and young respect the humble" has already involved Xie Xuanji, Xie Xuanji can no longer make On the wall.


As soon as Xie Xuanji opened his mouth, he characterized Jiang Mingwei as being wrong. Jiang Mingwei looked at Xie Xuanji with surprise. After all, he didn't dare to refute him in front of outsiders, and could only hold his mouth shut.


Mu Mingtang won a big victory, and let his husband-in-law in turn make a condemnation, which is really refreshing. Carrying the elders' shelf, she said generously: "For the sake of my younger brother, I forgive you this time as a sister-in-law. But there is something wrong with King Jin's words. Although I am older than you, Not older than her. Speaking of which, I am still the youngest of you."


Xie Xuanchen has been out of the battlefield, just listening, neither speaking nor expressing his position, he couldn't hold back when he heard this, and glanced back at Mu Mingtang with a smile.


"Listening to you, are you betraying my older age?"


"No, no." Mu Mingtang quickly denied. Mu Mingtang was also exhausted. She smiled tenderly on the surface, but actually quietly twisted Xie Xuanchen's arm with her hand. This person is endless. Every time she fights with others, the enemy can't scold her, but Xie Xuanchen often tears her down.


Mu Mingtang smiled more and more tenderly and said, "Your grandfather, you are so handsome, a young hero, but a talent of the world. Why would anyone betray you for your old age? This is not true, you are very young, how come? What's the first year?"


Xie Xuanchen felt more and more power on his arm, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Muzan, if I had not personally experienced it, I would have believed it."


"I'm talking about facts, the words are true, the prince should not wrong me."


Xie Xuanji and Jiang Mingwei watched the two men start to flirt with each other, and both felt very speechless. Xie Xuanji's teeth are sour, he doesn't want to look at it anymore and silently looks away.


But invisible, the ears could hear the two talking. Xie Xuanji tried it and couldn't bear it anymore. He excused himself to watch the scene in front and left.


As soon as Xie Xuanji left, Jiang Mingwei pondered around and went after Xie Xuanji. The couple Xie Xuanji left, and after Mu Mingtang was gone, he lowered his voice and asked Xie Xuanchen: "How did they go? Are we disgusted?"


Xie Xuanchen originally maintained her arrogant and indifferent image of the former God of War. He heard Mu Mingtang's words and wanted to laugh. Taking into account the people around him, he could only hold back. He gave Mu Mingtang a cold face, but when he touched her, he couldn't help smiling.


Xie Xuanji was not there, it was convenient for Mu Mingtang to observe the corpse and the surrounding environment. Although he could not walk too close, but without Xie Xuanji pestering beside him, it was undoubtedly more convenient.


The two of them watched here for a while, and came to work. After seeing Xie Xuanchen, Qian Zuo immediately knelt down to salute: "Please refer to King An for his low office, and please ask King An and Princess An for the little ones."


"Get up." Xie Xuanchen reached out and gestured to the other side, saying, "Go and see the corpse first."


"Humble and obedient."


After Wu Zuoying, Xie Xuanji and Jiang Mingwei heard the sound and walked back from the other side. Seeing Xie Xuanji, Zuo Zuo can only ask for peace again.


Xie Xuanji reached out and said, "You don't have to be polite, let's look at the dead first. This woman is Princess An's maid, and she was found drowned in the lake today. Princess An cannot bear the death of her maid, and wants to investigate how the maid died. You must be cautious, and find out the true cause of death of the maid, so that Princess An can feel at ease. Do you understand?"


Sweat oozes from Zuo Zuo's head, Nono should be. She made the order and went to the open space to check the body. Jiang Mingwei didn't want to face the direction of the corpse, avoided sideways, and sighed a long time: "The innocent girl's house is also uneasy to walk."


Wu Zuo may have heard Jiang Mingwei's words, and his movements suddenly became stiff, not knowing how to start. Mu Mingtang frowned as she listened to Jiang Mingwei and said, "Brother and sister, if you don't want to see it, go back and no one is forcing you to stay. You are not in the office and you are not interfering with official duties.


Jiang Mingwei's eyes widened as soon as he heard this, and he was about to refute it. Xie Xuanji coughed a little next to him and said, "Sister-in-law's words are very good. You say a few words."


Jiang Mingwei wasn't originally angry, but when she heard Xie Xuanji's words, she was so angry. Seeing that Jiang Mingwei's face had turned green, Mu Mingtang, under the cover of Xie Xuanchen, deliberately turned back and smiled at Jiang Mingwei, and blinked.


Xie Xuanchen feels that the current children are really lively, look at this mind, five years old is too much. He lowered his head and coughed. Mu Mingtang immediately raised his head when he heard the voice and asked, "What's wrong with you?"


Xie Xuanchen shook his head, he seemed to want to speak, suddenly closed his fist and closed his lips, sulking low cough. Mu Mingtang was frightened by his battle, and quickly asked: "What's wrong? Come here, call him Taichi."


"No." Xie Xuanchen dumb throat, stopped Mu Mingtang's movements. Mu Mingtang was in a hurry, and even Xie Xuanji and Jiang Mingwei looked towards this side.


"Second brother, the body matters." Xie Xuanji frowned and asked Quo Zuo, "How long will it take you to find the cause of death?"


Qian Zuo's embarrassed appearance: "Checking the corpse is a delicate job. I'm afraid it will take a while."


Xie Xuanji raised his eyebrows and said very sincerely to Xie Xuanchen: "Second brother, I know you care about the scene, but you won't be able to find it out in the first half of the day. The wind outside is so strong. I'm afraid your body can't stand it any longer. 2nd Brother, wait in the advanced loft. When the results here come out, I will immediately send someone to tell 2nd Brother."


Xie Xuanchen had to bravely say no, this time many people advised him, but he persuaded him to return to the house anyway. As soon as he entered the room, Mu Mingtang immediately made a sound of ventilation, changing water, changing charcoal pots, and boiling ginger tea, turning all the girls into groups. When no one was around, Mu Mingtang quickly asked Xie Xuanchen: "How are you?"


"I'm fine." Xie Xuanchen was holding a cup of hot tea, and the warm air softened his eyebrows, and he had a handsome and white face. "It's too cold outside, it's better to sit comfortably in the house."


Mu Mingtang was puzzled first, then at a loss, even suspecting that he had heard it wrong. At this time someone in the house had returned, but the gap was only a short moment. Mu Mingtang is not good to continue to ask, can only bear.


She actually wanted to ask, after Xie Xuanchen entered the house, no one was staring outside. Would Xie Xuanji and Wu Zuo be fooled? However, she looked at Xie Xuanchen's quiet and beautiful eyebrows and said nothing in the end.


Although Xie Xuanchen looks very pale, but when it comes to pitting people, no one will ever pit Xie Xuanchen. At this point, Mu Mingtang still trusts.


Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen sat comfortably in the warm room. After a while, Xie Xuanji came in with a cold air: "Second brother, second sister-in-law."


Xie Xuanchen's uncle did not speak, but Mu Mingtang could only greet him on behalf of him: "Wang Jin is working hard. Why is Princess Jin also out, why not come in and rest?"


Jiang Mingwei didn't want to be in the same room with these two people, didn't he deliberately block himself. She grinned reluctantly and said, "I'm not afraid of cold, it's better to stay with my husband."


Mu Mingtang smiled lovingly: "My younger brother and younger brother have a really good relationship. My elders can rest assured when they look at it. By the way, my third brother, did the result of a post-mortem examination come out?"


Xie Xuanji lowered his head slightly and said with his eyes down: "Wang Xuan sister-in-law, it is Qian Zuo's test result." He said that he glanced behind him, indicating that Qian Zuo came forward.


After receiving the order, Zuo Zuo didn't dare to look up at Mu Mingtang's appearance. He took a few steps and knelt down, saying: "Please invite Wang Ye'an and Wang Fei'an for the lowly position.


"Why did you die?"


Many people in the room couldn't help but look down at Qianzuo. Qianzuo still lowered his head, and his forehead was closer to the ground: "Return to the Princess, drowning."


Drowning? Mu Mingtang frowned upon hearing this answer. How could it be possible? At this time, Xie Xuanchen sat next to him and asked, "Is it pushed by a person to drown in the water, or drowned by the water?"


When Qian Zuo heard the words, his spine stretched tighter. Sure enough, it was the person who stood at the top of the year. Even after being ill and silent for so many years, he still has a sharp insight. Qian Zuo pressed his face deeply to the ground and said, "There are no traces of outsiders. He should have fallen into the water by accident and drowned after exhaustion."


Xie Xuanchen nodded and asked no more. He looked really bad at the moment, and the paper looked like paper under the light, as if it was broken with a poke. Mu Mingtang felt that Xie Xuanchen's weakness today has been half-truth, but at the moment his face was astonishingly white, but it was true.


Mu Mingtang looked upset at the people in front of her. She knew that this work would definitely be impossible to ask, so Mu Mingtang did not want to waste time with these people. He directly helped Xie Xuanchen and asked, "You have spent a lot of energy today, and The wind has been blowing outside for a long time, shall we go back to rest first?"


This time Xie Xuanchen did not resign, nodded in response. At this time, Xing Xuanchen could see that Xie Xuanchen was not in good spirit, and no one dared to stop him. Xie Xuanji and Jiang Mingwei sideways gave way and saluted: "Give my brother-in-law and sister-in-law."


Mu Mingtang nodded slightly and said, "Today, King Lao Jin and Princess Jin are busy with us and ran for us all afternoon. The prince is in poor health. I will go back to the prince to take the medicine first, so I won't send two."


Xie Xuanji lowered his head more and said, "Dare not. The second brother's condition matters, and his brother and Uchiko retire."


Mu Mingtang yelled and told Xiang Nanchun: "You will send King Jin and Princess Jin out soon, the road is dark, and carefully fell the two."


There is no need to expect good words from Mu Mingtang's mouth. Xie Xuanji is used to sending Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen out respectfully. After the two of them left, Xie Xuanji glanced at Zuo Zuo, Xian Zuo immediately bowed, and said: "The King Jin is at ease, the villain understands the importance, and will never talk outside the mouth."


"You just understand." Xie Xuanji gave a cold warning and took the person back to the next door.


But after Mu Mingtang and Xie Xuanchen returned to the room, the two had been unable to quote, as if nothing happened in the afternoon. Mu Mingtang called the doctor as usual. After Xie Xuanchen diagnosed the pulse, he turned back his eyes and took out the noon aroma ball for the doctor.


Mu Mingtang has flowers and birds in the hands of copper aromatherapy balls, which looks the same as before. Mu Mingtang asked: "Great doctor, what kind of spices are there?"


The doctor took it and smelled it and said, "Princess Yen, there is Shenshuixiang inside, which has the effect of relieving pain and relieving asthma."


Mu Mingtang screamed and asked, "Will there be any harm if you smell it for a long time?"


"This... Weichen hasn't heard of it. But this spice is very valuable and is commonly used by Gongqing people. It is also available in the palace all year round. Weichen has been practicing medicine for many years and has never heard of any uncomfortable reactions to Shen Shuixiang. "


Mu Mingtang showed a reassuring look, smiled and gave the Taiji reward, and then asked the girl to come in and send the Taiji back.


After the maid sent the doctor out, the room was empty and silent. Mu Mingtang lowered his head and slowly turned the flower and bird pattern copper aroma ball in his hand.


The pattern is exactly the same, but this one is too new.


Mu Mingtang raised his eyebrows slightly, Xie Xuanchen guessed his thoughts, and really guessed one.


In the evening, after Mu Mingtang washed, he quickly drew the outermost tent. Xie Xuanchen originally sat at the table and looked at something. Suddenly the light was dimmed. He looked up and saw Mu Mingtang's movements.


Mu Mingtang glared at him and said dumbly: "Less nonsense, go to bed and say."





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