Now that Mama Xue has pleaded guilty, this matter is over.

As for where she came from as a small slave for such a large amount of silver as five hundred taels, the reason given by Mama Xue is also very sufficient.

She blurted out: "The old slave has served his wife for more than 30 years, during which he has no merit and hard work, and these silver are exchanged for the goods that his wife rewarded the old slave." ”

At this point, all the details and doubts can be explained.

According to the rules set by the house, Mama Xue and Wang Qi committed the great crime of killing the lord, and they should be dragged out and beaten to death.

When Mu Jiyan's order was given and the guards came to drag people, Wang Qi woke up instantly, his eyes widened, screaming, struggling, and his face was full of fear of dying.

Xu Ziqi glanced at him, and then said in disgust: "Block his mouth, so as not to make noise with others." ”

The mouth was blocked, Wang Qi could only make a sound, he struggled with all his strength, but his hands were tied, only his feet were left to kick in the air, it was useless, and the few guards who dragged him were afraid that he would offend the master by kicking so indiscriminately, so he hurriedly raised his head and lifted his feet, and simply carried the person out.

Compared with Wang Qi, who struggled and screamed frantically, and Mama Xue, who was also facing death, her appearance was so calm that it was weird.

When the guards tried to drag her away, she shook her head, staggered to her feet, and then spontaneously looked out, without looking up, let alone saying a word begging for mercy.

When Mama Xue was about to step out of the main hall, Mu Ziling suddenly spoke: "Mama Xue, can I ask one more question?" ”

After a while, the old hoarse voice sounded: "Prince, you ask, the old slave will definitely not hide it." ”

Tilting his head slightly, Mu Ziling looked at her, his eyes were deep, and he said softly: "You have been in the house with your mother for many years, and now you are not young, let me ask you, do you still have relatives alive?" ”

When Xu Ziqi came over just now, he also brought a strange teenager, and as soon as the young man appeared, Mama Xue immediately changed her expression...... If he thinks correctly, then the reason why Mama Xue will substitute for Xu Ziqi and die willingly must be related to the strange boy who appeared.

The question asked by Mu Ziling made Xu Ziqi's face change, and the hand hidden in his sleeve was instantly clenched.

There was a vague uneasiness in her heart.

Here, it seems that she didn't expect Mu Ziling to ask this question, Mama Xue was stunned at first, and after a long time, she lowered her eyes, nodded, and replied softly: "Yes, the old slave also has a grandson." ”

Hearing this, a trace of pity flashed in Mu Ziling's eyes, and he sighed slightly, and then said no more, just waved his hand and motioned for the guards to take Mama Xue down.

sat on the main seat expressionlessly, until the guards came to report that Mama Xue and Wang Qi had been killed with a cane, and at this time, Mu Jiyan's face was slightly better.

Seeing that Mu Jiyan didn't look at him again, Xu Ziqi bit his lip and took the initiative to speak: "Husband, I am also responsible for improper discipline in this matter, and according to the rules of the house, I should also be punished." After speaking, she had already stood up, walked to Mu Jiyan and knelt down slowly, raised her hand and pressed the corner of her eye with a handkerchief, putting on a pitiful and weak appearance.

Frowning and staring at Xu Ziqi for a long time, Mu Jiyan's face was calm, and there were many changes in his eyes, and in the end, he gathered all these expressions, and returned to his former majestic appearance.

At this time, Xu Ziqi's kneeling knee hurt, but he never waited for Mu Jiyan to bend down to help him up, he couldn't help but tighten his handkerchief, couldn't help but raise a pair of watery eyes, and called softly: "Husband, ......"

Mu Jiyan looked at her deeply for a while, and then slowly spoke, his tone was extremely cold, "What Madam said is that there are no rules, and since the rules have been set in the house, follow the rules." With that, he stood up, withdrew his gaze from her, and said in a deep voice, "From this day on, Madame will be grounded for three months." ”

Although this punishment is not severe, but before this, Mu Jiyan had not even said a word to Xu Ziqi, which can show that at this moment, a seed of doubt has been planted in Mu Jiyan's heart, and when the time comes, it will take root and grow into a towering tree.

Hearing this, Xu Ziqi was stunned, and his face was full of disbelief.

She thought that she pretended to plead guilty, Mu Jiyan would definitely not really blame her, and she could also win Mu Jiyan's favor, but she didn't think about it but it was self-defeating, but she was really punished.

"Husband, I'm ......" Xu Ziqi came back from her surprise, raised her hand and wanted to grab Mu Jiyan's hand, but was dodged straight, and her words were interrupted.

"Mu Yan, send Mrs. back to the room, in the past three months, Mrs. is not allowed to step out of the door." Mu Jiyan said and walked past her.

After taking a few steps, Mu Jiyan stopped again, turned to look at Mu Ziling sideways, and showed a worried look on his face: "Your body hasn't healed yet, go back to the room to rest." ”

Mu Ziling smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I know." ”

"And ......" After thinking about it for a while, Mu Jiyan frowned and said slowly: "The holy decree states that from tomorrow to the sixth day of the next month, you will enter the palace for an hour every day, can your body stand it?" ”

"Don't worry, my body is already fine, I can stand it, not to mention that the second prince has a portable imperial doctor by his side, and he will be fine." Mu Ziling still remembered that in his previous life, every time he entered the palace and saw the second prince, he could see that there were three or four imperial doctors by his side.

"That's fine." sighed softly, and when he looked up again, Mu Jiyan's eyes were very loving: "Okay, you go back, Dad wants to enter the palace." With that, he had already turned and walked away quickly.

After slowly drinking the tea in the cup, Mu Ziling stood up and took Ah Lin to prepare to go back to his small courtyard, when he passed Xu Ziqi, he stopped, and after a moment of silence, he said lightly: "Mother, you have been kneeling for a long time, let Hongxing help you up, I will go back to rest first." ”

This sentence fell lightly into Xu Ziqi's ears, and she was so angry that she almost broke her nails.

Staring at Mu Ziling's back, Xu Ziqi's eyes shot a vicious and poisonous light, and the hand hidden in his sleeve was also clenched into a fist, and his long nails sank into his palm, stabbing her in pain.

Compared with Xu Ziqi's anger that was about to spontaneously combust, here, Mu Ziling's mood after leaving the main hall was very good.

Xu Ziqi cocooned himself and received a three-month grounding punishment from Mu Jiyan, and he would not appear again during this time, and he didn't have to see her again, Mu Ziling's mood was naturally very good.

The weather in April is excellent, neither hot nor cold, the temperature is suitable, this season, it happens to be the time when the flowers in the garden of Fuli are in full bloom, and there are small bridges and flowing water, rockeries are lined up, and it is a beautiful scenery.

Before, due to heavy worries and depressed thoughts, Mu Ziling passed by the garden several times and did not appreciate it properly, but now after seeing Xu Ziqi's self-inflicted and self-inflicted appearance, Mu Ziling's heart is depressed for most of the time.

Ah Lin's eyes secretly looked at his son-in-law from time to time, looked at it, looked at it again, his round face was wrinkled, his mouth was open and harmonious, but he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Turning his head, just in time to catch Ah Lin peeking at his gaze again, Mu Ziling smiled and asked, "What do you want to say all the time?" ”

With round eyes, Ah Lin hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Childe, since you woke up after being poisoned, there has been a strange relationship between you and your wife. ”

"Huh?" Raising his eyebrows, Mu Ziling asked, "How strange?" ”

Scratching his head, Ah Lin thought about it seriously and said: "In the past, you and Mrs. had the best relationship, and you would be happy from the bottom of your heart when you saw Mrs. every day, and you treated Mrs. like a biological mother...... Now, as soon as you see your wife, your mood will deteriorate, and your attitude towards your wife will not be as good as before...... "Last time, I ordered him to pour that bowl of chicken soup, and then I ordered him to throw away the things that were sent later."

Stopping, Mu Ziling was silent for a moment, and whispered to himself, "Since Ah Lin can already see it...... In the future, there is no need to deliberately disguise it. ”

The voice of talking to himself was too soft, Ah Lin didn't hear anything, so he opened his eyes and tried hard to prick up his big ears: "Childe, what are you talking about?" ”

"Nothing." After a pause, Mu Ziling said again: "Don't mention today's words to others in the future, do you remember?" ”

Although Ah Lin was at a loss, he still responded obediently: "Yes, Childe." ”

Simply responded, Mu Ziling stopped speaking, he stood with his hands tied, tilted his head, squinted at the sky with a pair of good-looking eyes, and looked indifferent.

From the day he woke up until today, he has been enduring and suppressing the hatred in his heart, and at this moment, he is already very tired of continuing to pretend to be humble and filial in front of Xu Ziqi, and this incident just gave him an excuse.

-- An excuse to alienate Xu Ziqi.