Chapter 63: Finding Faults
Mu Yunzhen sat on the couch and coldly instructed the guards under him, "How are the assassins in the palace doing?" β
"Back to the emperor, we searched the entire palace and didn't find any suspicious people, and we also carefully checked the new Bai Xiaoqi, and the person who lived with him said that he never left the room." The guard knelt on the ground and replied in horror.
Mu Yunzhen raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and a chill flashed in his eyes, "Didn't find it?" β
"Yes, but we found the body of Chief Chang near the cold palace."
"Any clues?" As soon as he heard Chang Hai's name, Mu Yunzhen felt a wave of anger surging in his heart.
"I was stabbed in the thigh, fatally stabbed in the heart, there was no sign of struggle and fighting, and the dagger was also a common knife on the market."
"Just don't have any clues?" Mu Yunzhen looked at the guard kneeling on the ground with a gloomy face and said.
When the guards heard this, they panicked and admitted their mistakes: "The emperor is angry, and his subordinates are incompetent......"
"Okay, if you find out easily, he won't have the courage to enter the palace to kill, Chang Hai." Mu Yunzhen looked at the glare in his hand and said thoughtfully.
"Go and check the matter of Zhang Guifei and Chang Hai, I want to know all the details, remember, it's all!"
"Yes, my subordinates will do it!" The guard hurriedly withdrew from Shouyang Palace after receiving the order.
Seeing that everyone had left, Chen Quan stepped forward with some worry and said softly, "Your Majesty ......"
"I know what you're going to say, you want to say that Zhang Guifei's incident came suddenly, right?" Mu Yunzhen sneered.
"The emperor is wise!" Seeing this, Chen Quan didn't say anything more.
"It's all the work of my good son!" The corners of Mu Yunzhen's mouth pulled out a sneer, "The people from the three major immortal sects invited by the queen are going to enter the palace tomorrow morning, right?" β
"Yes, it was said that there was something on the way, and it was delayed, and as soon as I entered the palace tomorrow morning, I will start praying, and everyone in the palace must go to pray for blessings." Chen Quan seemed to have guessed the emperor's thoughts.
"That's good, when the time comes, you give them this dazzling glass, and say that there is a remnant of the Demon Lord in the palace, and they will watch it!" Mu Yunzhen handed over the Xuanguang Mirror to Chen Quan, and then arranged.
"The slave knows how to do it!" Chen Quan took the things, nodded to Muyun in shock, and then walked out of Shouyang Palace.
Mu Yunzhen sat alone in the hall, and secretly said in his heart: This son of his own is really a good means, he has always pretended to be ignorant of political affairs and a drunken son all day long, and now he has entered the game according to his own will, and has calculated the queen and Zhang Guifei one after another, and sure enough, no one in the Xuanyuan family can be underestimated!
It's just that where did this Bai Xiaoqi come from, Mu Yunche hid his details so well, it seems that it is a certain Xianmen disciple, what is this Bai Xiaoqi robbing Chang Hai for?
An idea suddenly flashed in his mind, but then he smiled self-deprecatingly - how could Bai Xiaoqi be a member of the Xuanyuan clan, you must know that Xuanyuan was exterminated by himself!
No matter what Bai Xiaoqi's identity is, tomorrow he will be able to get rid of him with the hands of the three major immortal gates, and when the time comes, he will get rid of one of Mu Yunche's backers, let him be abandoned by the immortal gates, and see how big waves he can make without a backer. As for Bai Xiaoqi, no matter which immortal sect he is a disciple of, her death will naturally be borne by the three major immortal sects, after all, they are "demon slaying guardians"!
Now that Zhang Guifei's power has declined, it will take a long time for Mu Yunche to stabilize his power in the court, and during this time, the queen's side will naturally suppress him, as long as he controls the situation on the side, it will be good if he is not too overstepped.
The fastest news in the world is bad news, and the next morning, Mu Yunjing stood there with a black face, listening to everyone's whispered discussions.
Mu Yunjing said in his heart: "What a group of wall grass, when their mother's favor was in its prime, they all complimented it, and now that something happened to their mother, they dared to talk about it in person, it was really hateful!" β
"If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't make trouble at this time and displeased the emperor, I really wanted to rush up and beat up this group of tongue-chewing people!"
At this moment, Chen Quan's voice sounded in the hall, "The emperor has arrivedβ"
When everyone heard this, they hurriedly stopped talking and knelt down to salute.
"Alright, let's all get up!" Mu Yunzhen, who hadn't slept all night, looked tired, rubbed his temples and said weakly.
Everyone got up one after another when they heard this, but they also felt Mu Yunzhen's discomfort, so they didn't speak, and they didn't dare to stand there, waiting for Mu Yunzhen to speak.
"Zhong Aiqing, do you have something to start?" Mu Yunzhen looked at the ministers below with a tired face, and sat on it to take in everyone's expressions, but he didn't find Zhang Qi, the general of soldiers and horses, so he asked, "Why didn't General Zhang come today?" β
Seeing this, Chen Quan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Back to the emperor, General Zhang said that he was unwell and had taken leave. β
Mu Yunzhen snorted coldly in his heart when he heard this, "If you are unwell, you are afraid of being embarrassed!" β
Seeing that everyone was fine, Mu Yunzhen opened his mouth and said, "Retreat!" β
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Mu Yunzhen went to the imperial study and asked Chen Quan to invite people from the three major immortal sects to come over.
Then I saw two men and a woman walking in from the door of the study, the three of them were dressed in fairy wind bones, and the treasure was solemn, which made people awe-inspiring at a glance.
Mu Yunzhen saw the three of them coming in, and hurriedly got up to greet them, "The three immortals can come to my Night River Country to pray for the blessings of the people of the world, it is really a blessing for the people of my Night River Country, I have thanked the three immortals here." β
An older man spoke: "The Night River King has a good reputation, and it is also the wish of our Xianmen to be able to work for the well-being of the people of the world, and the Night River King does not need to be thanked." β
Seeing this, Mu Yunche did not continue to be polite, but asked with some concern: "I heard that several immortal elders have encountered some trouble on the way here, I don't know who is so bold that they dare to make a mistake in front of several immortal elders?" β
The three of them glanced at each other to see who was talking about it.
Then I saw the middle-aged woman snort coldly and said, "It's not that those demon lords who don't know whether they are alive or dead have come to take revenge!" β
Mu Yunzhen said with some worry when he heard this: "Are all the immortal elders injured?" β
"Although those Demon Lord remnants are extraordinary, they are not the opponents of the three of us, but some of the apprentices we brought were injured and are now recovering from their injuries."
"Can the injuries be severe? I'm going to send the imperial doctor to heal the three immortal elders' beloved disciples......"
Mu Yunzhen waved his hand and motioned for Chen Quan to arrange the imperial doctor, but the old man who had not spoken opened his mouth: "Thank you for the kindness of the Night River King, it's just that the injuries of our uncompetitive apprentices can't be healed by mortal doctors, and we have disciples who are proficient in medical skills are already healing their injuries, and they can start praying for blessings when they are well rested at noon today!" β
"This time there are really many immortals, this affection makes me feel five!" Mu Yunzhen looked at the three of them with a grateful face and said.
The three of them hurriedly and modestly shirked it, so after you came and went politely, the three of them quit Mu Yunzhen, and planned to return to their residence to rest and prepare.
"Three Immortal Leaders, please stay!" At this time, Chen Quan followed and stopped the three of them.
The three of them looked at Chen Quan with some confusion, not knowing what he wanted to do.
I saw Chen Quan take out a Xuanguang mirror from his sleeve, respectfully hand it to the old man at the head and said, "Three immortal elders, please see, what is this?" β
The old man at the head was named Xue Ying, an elder of the Guihai Pavilion, he looked at the dazzling mirror in his hand and frowned and said, "This is the Xuanguang Mirror, how can there be such a thing in your mortal palace?" β
Chen Quan said: "Back to the words of the Immortal Chief, yesterday a skilled man in black came to the palace and robbed Su Yang, a subordinate of the original Demon Lord, and we dropped this thing from him during the pursuit. β
The middle-aged man was surprised when he heard this, and said, "You mean that there is a remnant of the Demon Lord in the palace?" β
"Exactly, there is an illusionist named Bai Xiaoqi whose origin is unknown, as soon as he entered the palace yesterday, the remnants of the Demon Lord appeared, and we mortals did not dare to startle the snake, so we only waited for the immortal chief to come before asking for help from the immortal chief."
The middle-aged woman frowned and said, "Then why didn't you mention it in the imperial study just now, and only now did you come over to talk about it?" β
"Back to this fairy's words, the emperor didn't say it, but he didn't know how to speak," Chen Quan said without ...... words.
"Why is that?" The middle-aged woman continued to ask.
"This Bai Xiaoqi is the guest of Mu Yunche, the king of Yong'an, and the immortals should also know the relationship between the king of Yong'an and the demon king, and now Mu Yunche has sent this Bai Xiaoqi into the palace...... Speaking of which, this is also a family ugly, so it's better for me, the old slave, to convey it on my behalf! Chen Quan explained the matter briefly, which made the three of them let go of the unhappiness in their hearts.
"We know, since it's the remnants of the Demon Lord, we won't sit idly by, you go back and tell the Night River King, and we'll take care of it for him." Xue Ying happily responded to this errand.
After Chen Quan left, the three of them glanced at each other, and a sneer appeared on their faces: "It really didn't take any effort to get it, it seems that the disciple who folded in the Yong'an Palace's Mansion is this hand called Bai Xiaoqixia!" β
At ten o'clock at noon, the rest of the Xianmen people began to pray in front of the Xuanhua Palace, and everyone in the palace from top to bottom had to participate in this blessing ceremony, including Bai Xiaoqi!
Bai Xiaoqi followed the people of Yuefu to the Xuanhua Palace, and consciously stood in a not very conspicuous corner, hoping not to be discovered by the people of Xianmen.
It was not until the evening that the time to come came.
A little eunuch walked up to Bai Xiaoqi and said to him: "Bai Gongzi, the emperor said that he has something to discuss with you, please come with me!" β
Bai Xiaoqi frowned at him, and said in his heart: It seems that he still can't hide.
He didn't go out last night because the entire palace was brightly lit, and assassins were being caught everywhere, if he left, he would definitely affect Mu Yunche, and this morning the people from the three major immortal sects had already entered the palace, and he couldn't leave at all, so he could only face it now.
The little eunuch took Bai Xiaoqi all the way forward, the surroundings became more and more silent, and the more and more dark they went, Bai Xiaoqi was secretly vigilant in his heart, constantly observing the movements around him.
At this moment, two men and a woman suddenly appeared in front of him, and the little eunuch turned around and ran away, disappearing into the night in an instant.