After Mu Qing said goodbye to Meng Qi, Master Meng walked steadily to the carriage at the gate of the palace, while Mu Qing turned his head and returned to the Mingyi Palace.

At the door of the Mingyi Palace, he really saw Huang Hui waiting there. Huang Gonggong wore a navy blue palace robe, which was tattooed with a pattern outlined by silver silk threads.

This color is rarely used on palace people, and in the entire palace, except for Huang Hui, no one has this honor.

Gonggong Huang stood next to the stone sculpture at the door, holding a whisk in his hand, and his raised eyebrows were indescribably charming. Seeing Mu Qing from afar, Huang Hui showed a smile on his face and greeted him: "Master Mu can make people wait." ”

Mu Qing also had a smile on his face, he had always been kind to this father-in-law of Huang Hui who had been taking care of him: "Master Meng is old after all, I have to watch him leave the palace to feel at ease." ”

Huang Hui just said a word, not really complaining, so he just smiled and opened the topic: "Master Mu, I'm afraid that the place I went to this time is very cold and damp, and the official family asked me to bring you this." As he spoke, he stretched out his arm, and Mu Qing saw that he was holding a cloak on his hand.

The pure black cloak, the fabric is silky but also thick, enough to resist the cold.

"Is this a loan or a gift?" Mu Qing took it, shook it off for a while, and then put it on his body.

Huang Hui laughed, and his glamorous face instantly came alive: "The official family expected you to ask this, so they said that if you didn't ask, they would give it to you, and if you asked, they would take it back." ”

A depressed look appeared on Mu Qing's face, he really wanted this, not because of the name of Tu Yuci, but because it was really good material, and Mu Qing was reluctant.

After all, he is a money fan, but he himself will not admit it.

Huang Hui shook off the dust and said with a smile: "If it was in the past, I could help you keep it secret, but now that it is an official plan, I can't help you." ”

Mu Qing waved his hand and tied the silk rope around his neck tighter: "Thanks to your kindness, alas, I don't have that blessing." ”

"Your blessings are yet to come." Huang Hui seemed to mention it casually, but his eyes were looking at Mu Qing's face.

Mu Qing's smile remained unchanged, and he was calm, as if he hadn't heard Huang Hui's words.

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The dungeon of the Son of Heaven is not accessible to everyone.

The only people who are held here are felons, who are often beheaded and distributed, and will never see the light of day again. But this is also the cleanest prison in the Zhou Dynasty, there is no torture, no interrogation, and even food and drink are among the best.

But too few can get out alive from here.

Mu Qing slowly descended the steps and pulled the hood on his cloak down to cover his face. The guard of the prison was an elderly servant, and he did not look as fierce as an ordinary servant, but looked kind.

I saw him put aside the cigarette pouch and pot in his hand, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "Father-in-law Huang, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Huang Hui smiled when he heard this, and reached out and knocked on the old officer's shoulder with a whisk: "Come on, if I can not see you for the rest of my life, I will burn high incense." ”

The old officer just smiled, his gray eyebrows slightly raised.

Huang Hui took out a clear yellow fold from his cuff, and did not read it, but handed it over directly. The old officer rubbed his eyes, took it and took a look, then handed it back to Huang Hui, took a step back and said with a smile: "Huang Gonggong, Master Mu, let's go in, it's a little slippery, but you have to watch out for your step." ”

Mu Qing nodded at him, and after the old officer smiled back, Mu Qing followed Huang Hui into the gate.

There was a continuous passage between the gate and the prison cell, and on both sides were high walls made of huge stones, Mu Qing stretched out his hand to touch it, only to feel that his hands were wet and slippery, as if he had been coated with a layer of paint.

"It was polished and smoothed by the best craftsmen when it was built, and it was drenched with grease, and it was born in stone for many years, so that not even the most dexterous bird could fall on it." Huang explained softly when he touched the wall.

"But to prevent people from robbing the prison?" Mu Qing blinked, "This is smart, so I'm afraid that even the highest light skill won't be able to settle on it." ”

Huang Hui smiled and said: "This is one thing, but the most essential thing is that it was Wu Niangniang, who was the queen mother at the time, who built this prison at the beginning, and she was usually too lazy to see the blood, so she made this place look like this, so that the blood of those prisoners who wanted to hit the wall and die before the execution would not pollute this corridor and damage her eyes." ”

Mu Qing was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly retracted his hand, only to feel that the slippery feeling on his hand just now was like a snake wrapped around his body, which was very uncomfortable.

This is a Tianzi cell, no matter how quiet it is, after all, it is a place where there are countless evil spirits, and it is gloomy to the bones.

Mu Qing retracted his hand back into his cuffs, rolled his eyes, and opened the topic: "I look at the old messenger at the door as a shrewd person, and it is extremely rare to be able to read, why did you come here?" ”

Huang Hui walked forward slowly, listened to Mu Qing's words, and did not shy away from it, but just sighed: "He and I knew each other, when I went out with His Majesty, I had to be valued by His Majesty, but a eunuch was named a general, and he was the most powerful general soldier under me." ”

Mu Qing listened, he had only heard that Huang Hui had been a general to kill the enemy before, but a jade face was a powerful method, but now it was the first time he had heard it.

I only heard Huang Hui continue: "But in that turbulent time, anything could happen, and now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, we will just make our own lives." I followed His Majesty, and he wanted to find a light errand to do, but his family was involved in a rebellion case, and he had a knighthood, and His Majesty only dismissed him for his merits, and their family was locked up except for him. Huang Hui gently tapped the wall next to him with his white fingers, "He asked himself to be imprisoned, and watched their family being brought in and taken out in this corridor." ”

Mu Qing only felt very stuffy in his heart when he heard this, the kind man just now was afraid that he would not be able to read the same age as Huang Hui, but he was old and had gray hair.

"You are a scholar, and you are usually sensitive, I can't say anything more to you, I just want to sue you when I say so much," Huang Hui turned his head and glanced at him, "Guarding Your Majesty, there will always be no disaster, even if a catastrophe comes, you can ask for your life, understand?" ”

Mu Qing knew that he was reminding himself and warning himself, so he lowered his head and said, "Mr. Xie reminds me, I know." ”

When Huang Hui heard this, he could be regarded as smiling again, and walked out of the corridor with him and stepped into the door of the prison.

This was the first time Mu Qing had seen an ancient prison cell, but it seemed to be very different from his feelings.

The prison was not made of sticks or iron rods, but was built of stone, with only a door left in the center to the right.

Huang Hui twisted the disc next to him, and the door opened. Mu Qing followed him in, and found that the space inside was very large, and there was not one person imprisoned, but two.

It is clearly Mu Andao and his wife Tang.

The two of them lost their previous scenery, and they were completely depressed. Mu Qing didn't really talk to Mu Andao, but he glanced at it from a distance some time ago, but he felt that his uncle was a little older than he was then.

His hair was gray, his beard was white, and he was dressed in a white prison uniform, which looked very pale.

Hearing the sound, Mu Andao raised his head and saw the two people who came in at a glance. The dim candle flame danced to illuminate the entire cell, and Mu Andao, who had been sitting on a simple bed, straightened his back almost immediately.

Tang Shi seemed to be still asleep, Mu Andao did not alarm her, reached out to help her cover the quilt, and then got up and walked over to meet them.

Mu Qing's whole body was tightly surrounded by a cloak, and Mu Andao couldn't recognize who he was, so he only looked at Huang Hui.

The middle-aged man's voice was a little hoarse, but he was still full of anger: "Father-in-law Huanghui, what are you going to do with my dying person?" ”

Huang Hui laughed, didn't seem to be offended, and said: "Originally, the sins you committed were directly scraped and it was nothing, but the official family was kind, let me bring someone to meet you." ”

Mu Andao frowned, his eyes looking at the man who was covered by the cloak.

Mu Qing sighed, thinking that he had finally come to this point.

He once complained about the Mu family, they threw him out of the house, and he had a reason to complain. But later, I also thought about saving them, after all, blood is thicker than water, and I am afraid that I can only be grateful to the mother of this body in this way.

But in the end, his goal did not come to fruition, maybe Duro's plan is being implemented, but Li Muyan's actions are much faster than Duro.

There was a calculation in his head, and Mu Qing's hand ripped the silk rope around his neck and took off the cloak.

And the moment Mu Andao saw him, his eyes almost widened suddenly, and he called: "Little sister......"

Mu Qing was really sure at this time that most of his looks followed Mu Yan, and he didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing.

He smiled at Mu Andao, with the same gentleness as ever: "I'm Mu Qing, uncle, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Mu Andao immediately realized that he was afraid that he had recognized the wrong person, but when Mu Qing said his name, he frowned suddenly, looked Mu Qing up and down, and then said, "You and Yan'er look seven or eight points similar." ”

"I don't know what my mother looks like, so I can't compare it." Mu Qing's words were said lightly, but in fact, he was just telling the truth.

But it was just such a sentence that made Mu Andao's expression gloomy, and Huang Hui sighed softly.

"Father-in-law Huang, can you let me talk to him alone." Mu Andao looked at Huang Hui, and his voice became low.

Huang Hui smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Mu Qing's arm: "If there is something, just call me." With that, he went out and closed the cell door.

Mu Qing didn't know if their conversation would let Huang Hui know, but the moment the door closed, Mu Andao took a step forward.

His figure was taller than Mu Qing, and this step made Mu Qing subconsciously take half a step back, looking at him with a frown, and then he heard Mu Andao's low voice as if talking to himself:

"If you complain about me, you will end up with me, why do you want to accuse me of the Mu family?"

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