Chapter 150: Transactions
In order to save Mo Xuanyin, Gu Xiqian has been investigating the killing of the messenger, but under Mu Chuan's obstruction, he has not made any progress at all.
"Damn Makikawa!" Gu Xiqian patted the table and said.
Although there was no conflict between the two sides on the surface, many times, they were warned by people with Makikawa's words, and even the emperor became opinionated.
"County Lord, don't meddle in this matter, Muchuan will give you an answer." The emperor put down the book in his hand and said.
"However, doesn't it feel unfair to lock up the prince before the matter is cleared up now?" Gu Xiqian said excitedly.
At this time, the emperor's face became a little strange, and the gentleman's tone became a little impatient.
"You don't have to worry about this matter, when Muchuan has the result, he will naturally give you an explanation, you go back first."
Gu Xiqian thought about continuing to ask, but saw her father-in-law on the side walk out and invite him out.
Noticing the emperor's face, Gu Xiqian understood that Gu Miaoxuan must be making trouble behind her, so she had no choice but to leave.
When I came to the prison, I looked at Mo Xuanyin, who was locked up inside, although he was living well under the care of the head of the prison, but entering the prison meant committing a serious crime, and he would die in the end and be executed, and now it seems that he was just living a good life for a few days before he died.
"How are you doing here?"
"It's good, but the environment is not very good." Mo Xuanyin said with a wry smile.
Watching him have fun in his misery, Gu Xiqian laughed, and Mo Xuanyin could see that she had something on her mind.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine, the emperor locked me up just to make a show, and when things fade, I will naturally be released." Mo Xuanyin comforted.
"I don't know what to do now? Makikawa is obstructing me from investigating this matter, and I can't find any clues. ”
Mo Xuanyin understands that this time, there are only two results when it is handed over to Mu Chuan, either it will be used to eradicate dissidents, or it will be used against himself, but it may also be to cover up his crimes.
"You go back first, if Mu Chuan really wants to harm me, he will make a move."
Gu Xiqian had to comfort a few words, and left the prison after buying off the prison head.
"Alas, what a good girl, Shizi, you have really picked up a treasure in your life." The head of the prison teased as he threw his money bag.
Mo Xuanyin smiled bitterly, if she didn't give you money, would you say such a thing?
Back in front of the Shizi Mansion, Gu Xiqian saw a person standing at the door, and when she got closer, it was actually Mu Chuan.
"Xiqian, I'm looking for you." Makikawa said with a smile.
Gu Xiqian ignored it and walked directly into the Shizi Mansion.
"I'm here to help you, I can help you with Mo Xuanyin's affairs." Makikawa shouted.
"Lord Makikawa, you're busy right now, if you want to know anything, I'm sorry, I don't have anything to say." Gu Xiqian said coldly.
"If I can help you rescue Mo Xuanyin, will this be a trivial matter for you?"
Mu Chuan's words made Gu Xiqian stunned, it is true that she hopes to rescue Mo Xuanyin the most now, but cooperating with the people in front of her makes her feel uneasy.
"What conditions do you have?" Gu Xiqian asked straight to the point.
"After the matter is completed, I only want to know one answer, that is, are you Gu Nanqin or not?" Makikawa asked solemnly.
"Okay, if you can do it, I'll tell you the answer."
With Gu Xiqian's reply, Mu Chuan smiled slightly and left the Shizi Mansion.
After watching him leave, Gu Xiqian felt uneasy, feeling that her secret was about to be hidden.
Mu Chuan obviously took advantage of the fire to rob, and Gu Xiqian had to find another way.
However, judging from Makikawa's attitude, it should be much more relaxed to investigate by himself, and there may even be some clues.
After flipping through the list of personnel again, Gu Xiqian found that the envoy had brought four entourages with him this time, but when the envoy had an accident, none of the four entourages followed the envoy, and for such an entourage, it suddenly attracted her attention.
"Why did the envoy have an accident, and those attendants didn't say anything? Are they all afraid of this messenger? Or did they not care about the life or death of the messenger? ”
Although after the assassination of the envoy later, they also tried to protest casually a few times, and then did not say anything more, which made her very puzzled, didn't they worry about their safety?
Gu Xiqian summed it up and decided to start with those entourage.
However, when she arrived at the mansion where the messenger lived, she found that the door was already surrounded.
"What are you doing here?" Gu Xiqian walked up and asked.
"County Lord, Lord Makikawa ordered us to surround the mansion, and Lord Makikawa led people to interrogate inside." The soldier guarding the door replied.
Looking at the brightly lit inside, there was really such a thing, Gu Xiqian didn't pay much attention to it, and waited nearby.
It wasn't until the evening that Makikawa came out with someone inside, only to see the messengers politely send Makikawa away, making her feel that the opportunity had come.
However, just as he approached the mansion, he suddenly saw a man in black performing light skills on a nearby roof, came to the roof of the mansion, and then stopped, as if looking at the situation inside the mansion.
Gu Xiqian was afraid of being discovered, so she hid to the side.
At this time, the mansion was still brightly lit, the only difference was that there were only three people talking and laughing inside.
"Strange, where did one go?"
Looking at the people inside, they were talking and laughing, and they didn't worry about the safety of their companions at all.
Just when Gu Xiqian looked at it for a while, she saw that the man in black immediately made a move, and a few of them turned over and slipped inside.
"Who are you?"
"Help, there's an assassin!"
Hearing the cry for help from inside, Gu Xiqian followed and walked in to peek, only to see that in the room, a man fell to the ground, and the two attendants inside looked panicked.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, Gu Xiqian understood that this was not suitable for acting, only to see the man in black swept his cold eyes and rushed towards the other two.
Gu Xiqian took advantage of the fact that the other party had not yet discovered herself, and immediately ran out, but the two attendants died too quickly, and after a while, they heard footsteps behind them.
"Oops!"
Thinking that she had been discovered, Gu Xiqian immediately left the mansion, and then ran around casually in the alley.
The man followed closely at first, but after a while, after a few alleys, the person in front of him disappeared.
"What about people?"
The man looked around and immediately realized that she was hiding, so he walked slowly forward, alerting the surroundings.
Gu Xiqian, who was hiding on the side, listened to the sound around her, but she was still very worried, because the other party was nearby, and her steps were very light, and she even found her whereabouts in a place where she couldn't see it.
However, she didn't know that the other party was in an alley around the corner of hers.
After leaning against the wall for a while, Gu Xiqian felt a cold air pass through, as if she felt that the room was next to her.
"Gotta find a way out of here!"
However, when I just wanted to leave, I guessed the cat's tail as soon as I bought it.
"Meow!"
"Huh!?"
Hearing movement ahead, the man immediately walked over, only to see a figure running away in a hurry around the corner in front of him.
The man immediately took a step and looked at the back of the other party just now, it should be a woman, I am afraid that he saw the person who committed the murder.
However, after leaving the alley, I saw a tree in front of me and a road in front of me.
The man almost didn't run out, but there was no one on the road.
"Damn it!"
Before dawn, the man immediately left.
After hearing the footsteps disappear, Gu Xiqian walked out from behind the tree.
"Who sent this person? Why kill all the followers? ”
But now she is not safe, and now she wants to go back to see the scene of the crime.
"The safest place is the most dangerous place."
When I returned to the mansion, I saw that the people from the official mansion had already surrounded me, Gu Xiqian saw that the surrounding area was already full of officers and soldiers, and with her own identity, it was really not suitable to appear here.
The next day, news of the assassination of the entourage began to spread, and even the emperor began to investigate the matter thoroughly.
In the main hall, the emperor looked at them, and he was also angry.
"Tell me why this is happening this time!"
The ministers below didn't dare to speak, and the emperor immediately looked at Mu Chuan on the side, "Last night, did you take people to interrogate them inside the mansion?" ”
Hearing the emperor ask himself, Mu Chuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and said in a trembling tone: "Father, the son went to interrogate about the envoy, but at that time, everyone could testify!" ”
"That's right, but you are the most suspicious now, so don't investigate this matter again, I will arrange someone else."
When the emperor said this, his face suddenly changed, "Father, the sons didn't kill them, I can find someone to testify!" ”
In the face of the need to change people to investigate, if it is found out that Mu Chuan is the murderer, it is also a matter of time, even if the entourage did not kill himself, but the death of the messenger is inseparable from himself, if he is not in his own hands, not only himself, but also there is no way to keep Gu Xiqian.
Seeing that Mu Chuan wanted to say something, he saw Gu Miaoxuan on the side immediately glaring at the emperor, and the emperor immediately stopped them.
"That's enough, I'm free to arrange, you put down what you're doing first and go back to recuperate."
Mu Chuan suddenly lost his temper, so he had to reluctantly agree.
"The retainers obey."
Gu Miaoxuan, who was on the side, looked at Mu Chuan like this, and smiled reassuringly.
And in Yunnan Kingdom, the king of Yunnan, who received the news, suddenly changed his face.
"What do you say? Shizi, he was locked up? What's going on? The king of Yunnan looked at the spies below and asked.
"Your Majesty, because the prince assassinated the envoy of Lanling Kingdom, the prince was locked up before the matter was clarified." The spy explained helplessly.