Xu Mingzhen looked at Duanmufei when he heard this, and saw that Duanmufei did not refute, knowing that Mu Yan was telling the truth.

Thinking that Mu Yan said that Duanmu Scarlet was proficient in calligraphy and painting, Mrs. Xu was even more surprised, and took Duanmu Scarlet's hand and praised: "You girl is really diligent, you have to learn so many things at a young age, how can you learn it?" ”

Hearing Mrs. Xu praise her girl for her diligence, Luluo couldn't help but feel a little weak, staring at the tip of her shoes. My own girl really can't afford the word "diligence".

Duanmu Fei was not modest, and said, "So I'm very busy every day." ”

I have to find time to be a female celebrity every day, and finally the peacock cloak is still one-seventh short, well, it can definitely be completed this month, and it will definitely be possible next month at the latest, just in time for Ah Yan's birthday. She was planning happily in her heart.

When the little girl said this in a serious way, it made people only feel cute, Mrs. Xu was amused again, and even the corners of Xu Mingzhen's lips were dyed with a smile, and soon he made a face as if nothing happened.

At this time, Mama Liu came to ask for instructions on whether she could sit at the table.

Mrs. Xu looked out the window and found that the sun outside was already high in the middle, and it was now noon.

"Then let's take a seat."

Everyone got up one after another and moved to the west hall.

The west hall had already set up a meal, because there were not many people, so there was no special division of seats for men and women, and six people sat down around the round table.

This side hall has obviously been renovated and decorated, from the floor vase in the corner to the pot of gentleman's orchid on the tall flower table to the paintings hanging on the wall.

Duanmu glanced around, and his eyes fell on the painting hanging on the south wall.

It was a painting of "Dry Plum Blossom", on the painting paper was a dry plum tree, the trunk of the tree was dry, and a few bare branches stretched out obliquely, and there were few flowers on the branches, crumbling, as if it had been weathered, and like an old man in his twilight years.

Mrs. Xu noticed Duanmu Fei's gaze, glanced at Xu Mingzhen, and asked with a smile: "Sister Fei, what do you think of this painting?" ”

"Good painting!" Duanmu Fei looked at this painting and praised, "If you don't fake Danqing pen, how can you write far sorrow." Although the painter suffered setbacks and momentary frustration, he still had expectations. ”

"Oh?" Mrs. Xu raised her eyebrows slightly, as if puzzled.

Duanmu pointed to a green shoot on the trunk of the withered plum and smiled slightly, "The withered tree sprouts." ”

Xu Mingzhen suddenly said: "Since you like it, then give it to you." As he spoke, he glanced at Mu Yan, anyway, giving Duanmu Fei is also equivalent to giving it to his grandson.

However, the elder gave it, and it was impossible to say goodbye, Duanmu accepted it with a smile: "Thank you, grandfather." ”

The maid immediately went to take the painting down.

Xu Mingzhen took the lead in lifting the chopsticks, and everyone also picked up the chopsticks one after another to enjoy the banquet with all the colors and fragrances.

The banquet did not end until the end of the hour, the guests and hosts were happy, and they talked very happily, and even the time seemed to pass very quickly.

After lunch, Duanmu Fei and Mu Yan took their leave.

Mrs. Xu took Duanmu Fei's little hand and said reluctantly: "Sister Fei, come and talk to me more when you are fine, our family has been away from Beijing for too long, this capital has been turned upside down, I don't know each other anymore, and I am very lonely here." ”

Mrs. Xu was not polite, after most of the day of getting along, she found that her grandson really didn't brag for the little girl, Duanmu really knows everything, no matter what she says, the little girl can take it, this talent is really the only one she has seen in her life, so she can't help but feel a kind of "there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky" sigh.

"As long as my grandmother doesn't bother me." Duanmu smiled and responded.

"Ahem." Xu Mingzhen cleared his throat and said solemnly, "Ah Yan, you shouldn't be Xiu Mu today, right?" ”

Mrs. Xu shook her head secretly with some amusement: If the old man really wants to reprimand his grandson, shouldn't he drive people away when they first arrive? This man is leaving, and he is pretending!

Xu Mingzhen righteously admonished: "Don't slack off on the major affairs of the court, since you are the regent, you should be an example for all officials!" ”

"Grandfather, I'll go later, it's just half a day late, it's okay." Mu Yan said with a hippie smile.

Xu Mingzhen actually had a hard time facing this ill-fated grandson, and after a little more reprimand, he let the two children go.

At the beginning of Shen, the carriage of the Duanmu family drove out of the corner gate of the Xu Mansion, and Mu Yan personally escorted Duanmu back to the Duanmu family.

The groom was a sensible man, and deliberately slowed down the car a lot.

Duanmu Fei sat in the carriage with the ice basin, the window was slightly raised, and the heat came from outside.

She looked at Mu Yan and Ben Xiao outside the carriage sympathetically, took out a cup of chilled bayberry sherbet and handed it to Mu Yan.

Running to the sky steadily, Mu Yan's hand was also steady, this cup of sherbet was not spilled at all, Mu Yan raised his head and drank it all, his heart was sweeter than his mouth: his Zhenzhen was so good to him!

"Delicious, isn't it?" Duanmu smiled and said, "This is the unique secret recipe of the cook sent by the Li family's grandfather from Minzhou, and the recipe given to me by Cousin Hanxing is the best way to cool off in summer." ”

For Mu Yan, where is there anything bad about the things Duanmu Fei, he nodded frequently, and thought about the recipe for Duanmu Fei to get some bayberry and other sherbets.

Vera is most afraid of the heat, and this summer looks hotter than last year, and he has to get her some ice.

Mu Yan was thinking about it, so he heard Duanmu Fei say, "Ah Yan, have you been very busy lately?" Shall I have someone bring you sherbet every day to cool off? ”

Duanmufei said while thinking: She can mix several more sherbets and send one to Ah Yan every day.

Mu Yan was stunned, hooked his lips and smiled, his phoenix eyes burned, and his chin responded: "Okay!" ”

He only has Vera in his heart, so he thinks about Vera in everything, and in the same way, Vera is always thinking about herself now.

So—

Can he think that Zhen Zhen actually likes himself more than he thinks in his heart!

Thinking about it, Mu Yan's heart was as sweet as honey, and it was like he was about to fly with wings, and this pleasure was also directly expressed in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, with a satisfied look on his face.

Seeing him laughing, Duanmu Fei couldn't help but laugh too, and his big eyes turned into a crescent moon.

Does such a small thing make him so happy?

She held out her hand and said, "I'll pour you another glass." ”

Mu Yan immediately handed her back the empty cup, scratched his fingers on her tender palm, as if he was coquettish, and asked, "Zhen Zhen, is this my 'reward'?" ”

He remembered that on the day of the Flower Festival, Zhen Zhen seemed to say that she would give him the reward in a few days.

Reward?! Duanmu Fei's hand slipped, and he almost didn't slip the cup in his hand, but he didn't expect Mu Yan to think about it.

Thinking of the cloak, Duanmu Fei felt a little weak, shook his head, and then added, "You wait." ”

Mu Yan hurriedly said, "Don't worry. You take your time......"

He actually wanted to take the opportunity to ask Duanmu Fei what the reward was, but he was afraid that Duanmu Fei felt that he was urging her, and he was a little entangled.

Duanmu Fei poured another cup of sherbet for Mu Yan as quickly as possible, only hoping that he would forget about the "reward" for the time being.

Rao is groom deliberately extended the drive of a stick of incense by three times, and Duanmu Mansion still arrived.

Mu Yan reluctantly watched the carriage enter the mansion, and after that, he went back to Wuying Hall to deal with business boringly, and the official documents in the morning were still stacked there, and he didn't stop when he was busy.

After dealing with a few stacks of folds, the sunset was almost completely set, and he just left the palace just before the palace gate was locked.

When he arrived at the mansion of the eldest princess of Anping, night had fallen, the moon stars were scarce, the bright moonlight was softly sprinkled on Zhongchen Street, and the summer night was much cooler than the day.

Two strange carriages were waiting outside the princess's mansion.

"......" Mu Yan raised his eyebrows, and the running sky under his crotch hissed while slowing down his speed and stopped outside the princess's mansion.

The people in the carriage also saw Mu Yan, and a middle-aged man with a fat figure and a royal blue brocade robe got off the first carriage, and walked quickly to Mu Yan.

It's him! Mu Yan's sword eyebrows raised even higher.

"Ah...... Regent! King Taijun arched his hand at Mu Yan on the horse, with a flattering smile on his square face, and greeted, "The regent only came back so late, but he is busy with official business?" ”

As he spoke, King Taijun smiled more earnestly, and his eyes narrowed with a smile.

Of course, the king of Taijun has nothing to do but ascend the Three Treasures Palace.

Since Mu Yan ordered Dali Temple to thoroughly investigate the cause of Liang's death, the king of Taijun was a little panicked, and the side concubine Dong came up with an idea to let the prince Mu Jinwei marry the eldest girl of the Duanmu family as a continuation, so that Mu Jinwei and Mu Yan became brothers-in-law, and their Taijun palace also had a relationship with Mu Yan.

Dong also packed the ticket and said that she had already agreed with the third lady of the Duanmu family, and this marriage would definitely be successful.

Originally, King Taijun thought that this idea was good, but as a result, the unreliable Third Lady Duanmu was actually taken down by Jinyiwei.

King Taijun really couldn't figure out whether Jinyi Wei took people Cen Yin's meaning or Mu Yan's meaning, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

On the other hand, he was somewhat lucky in his heart, thinking that a thorough investigation of the cause of Liang's death was just Mu Yan showing favor to Liang Sicheng and doing superficial work. After all, Mu Yan has just ascended to the throne, and his foundation is not yet stable, and there are still many places that need to rely on these clans!

Besides, the Liang family has been dead for so many years, and there is no proof of death.

There has been no movement in Dali Temple for a long time, and the King of Taijun is almost relieved, who would have thought that yesterday Dali Temple actually put forward a request for opening the coffin for an autopsy, and Mu Jinfan, a rebel, actually agreed.

If I hadn't objected to it, I might have opened the coffin by now.

Yesterday, their father and son broke up because of this.

Looking at Mu Jinfan's appearance at that time, he obviously didn't give up, if he came to Mu Yan to be the master, with Mu Yan's domineering and arbitrary temperament, if he insisted on opening the coffin, could he stop it? !

The more King Taijun thought about it, the more uneasy he became, he almost didn't sleep all night last night, and he felt that he couldn't drag it out any longer, so he came to the princess's mansion today uninvited to find Mu Yan.

King Taijun suppressed the apprehension in his heart, and continued to talk to Mu Yantao with a smile: "This government affairs are important, and the regent must also take care of himself, don't work too hard." ”

Mu Yan didn't speak, but Ben Xiao was a little impatient, snorted suddenly, and sprayed King Taijun in the face, King Taijun almost didn't scold, but he still endured it.

Mu Yan on horseback looked down on the face of King Taijun who couldn't hide his heart.

He could barely guess why the King of Taijun suddenly came to him.

Dali Temple just came to him yesterday to give him an overview of the investigation, and also said that it is best to open the coffin, Mu Yan asked Mu Jinfan what he meant, and agreed. Now that King Taijun is in such a hurry to come to the door, he is obviously weak-hearted.

Liang's death is definitely inseparable from the king of Taijun.

Mu Yan's eyes were half-lowered, and his eyes flashed slightly.

The silver moonlight gilded his body with a soft halo, reflecting his handsome face with a bit of coldness, making it difficult to get close.

King Taijun's heart hung in the air, he swallowed his saliva, and said stubbornly: "I'm afraid the regent will get married soon, right?" ”

He carefully observed every change in Mu Yan's expression.

This time, Mu Yan finally had some reaction.

He hooked his lips, and his eyes lit up.

It's a topic he loves to hear.

Next year...... Next year, he will be able to marry Zhen Zhen home in style, make her the most noble woman in the world, and make women all over the world envy her!

There was finally a smile on his handsome face, and the whole person suddenly softened a lot.

Ben Xiao seemed to be able to feel his happy mood as well, and called out twice "magnificently".

Seeing Mu Yan's face, King Taijun also breathed a sigh of relief, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his cuffs.

He had a bottom in his heart, and said secretly: Sure enough, this man, who doesn't love beauty!

If you know what the other person likes and likes, then everything is easy to say.

King Taijun also went around in circles again, entered the topic, and even changed his title, and called affectionately: "Ah Yan, you are this age, your knees are still empty, I feel distressed when I look at it." ”

"My family is younger than yours, and there are already a few concubines and concubines under my knees."

"Also, the four girls of the Duanmu family are too young......"

"......" Mu Yan suddenly came back to his senses from his imagination of the wedding and moved his eyebrows.

How could he have an ominous premonition.

As soon as this idea came up, I heard King Taijun say to himself: "It's all the emperor's messing around with mandarin ducks, and it's all delayed for you for several years." ”

Mu Yan frowned. What nonsense is this person talking about, when did Zhen Zhen delay him.

"Ah Yan, don't worry, they are all men, I know what you want, and I picked a few good ones for you." King Taijun's smile became obscene, and he looked up at Mu Yan with burning eyes.

The more Taijun Wang spoke, the more excited he became, he had already decided that he had grasped Mu Yan's preferences, and he couldn't see Mu Yan's face change at all.

He turned to himself and shouted to the second carriage, "Come down!" ”

A woman on the other side of the carriage answered delicately.

The next moment, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman with a delicate figure and a beautiful appearance stepped down from the carriage, followed by a second one, and the two girls walked behind the king of Taijun and bowed to Mu Yan on horseback.

These two women are wearing a red dress and a blue dress, the two of them are the same appearance, the average figure, but the temperament is very different, the red clothes are like fire, the blue clothes are like water, each has its own merits.

It's a pair of delicate twins.

The porter who came to welcome Mu Yan into the mansion was dumbfounded.

King Taijun was proud: he had spent a lot of money to transfer the twins to him. He also made a bloody investment.

Originally, King Taijun wanted to talk about it after entering the mansion, but Mu Yan didn't let him enter the mansion for a long time, so he forced King Taijun to quickly take out the killer weapon!

"......" The corners of Mu Yan's eyes twitched, his eyes swept between the King of Taijun and the twins, and suddenly understood King Taijun's intentions, and his eyes suddenly turned cold when he looked at the other party: He is still in his sister's inspection period, and the King of Taijun actually hurt him so much!

What if my sister finds out and misunderstands herself?!

Ben Xiao screamed twice more, as if he was laughing at Mu Yan.

King Taijun took Ben Xiao's reaction as appreciation, and still gushed there:

"Ah Yan, the two of them are from Jiangnan, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, all of them, this one in red is a sister, good at dancing, and her body is as light as a swallow; This one in blue is a younger sister, who is good at singing, like a yellow warbler out of the valley. ”

"They are all beautiful women in a hundred, and they are twin sisters......"

He paused meaningfully, the smile on his face became obscene, and he wanted to say a few more words, but he was afraid that Mu Yan was young and thin-skinned, and it would not be beautiful to talk too much.

The more King Taijun spoke, the more distressed he became, he originally left this beauty to himself, so as to enjoy the blessing of Shuangfeiyan. Hey, it's a pity to give it to Mu Yan for nothing!

However, there is a give-and-take.

As soon as this pair of beauties came out, even Megumi Yanashita was probably moved, and the matter was resolved.

King Taijun turned to the twins and ordered, "Yan'er, Ying'er, you must serve the ...... well in the future."

Before the last two words of his mouth could be spoken, they were interrupted by Mu Yan's cold voice:

"Hit!"

Yes?! King Taijun didn't know what was going on, and turned his head to look at Mu Yan.

Mu Yan rode his horse directly past the King of Taijun, ran to the direction of the corner gate with a high spirit, and shook the face of the King of Taijun with his horsetail, which made the King of Taijun's cheeks red.

"Ah Yan......" King Taijun still didn't know the situation, and wanted to stop Mu Yan, but a few guards with wooden sticks in the corner gate had already come out, and the thick and strong sticks were aimed at King Taijun, and they all smiled on their faces.

The prince had an order, and the guards of the princess's mansion would not be polite to the king of Taijun, and several wooden sticks beckoned to the king of Taijun at the same time, making the king of Taijun hold his head and run around.

The subordinates of the king of Taijun hurriedly came to protect the master, and the guards were not polite, and directly hit the subordinates of the prince of Taijun, and the sound of sticks hitting the flesh and skin and screams came and went, which was particularly harsh in this silent night.

Several mansions on the street quietly opened their corner doors and looked in this direction to see what was going on.

Mu Yan entered the princess's mansion without looking back, indignant in his heart: he had already returned to Beijing, and there were still people who dared to harm him! If his sister doesn't let him marry Zhenzhen, he won't have time to cry.

After entering the mansion, Mu Yan suddenly paused again, feeling that it was not enough to fight, and ordered: "Luofeng, order Jin Wuwei to surround the Taijun Palace, and no one is allowed to leave the mansion!" ”

"Yes, Childe." Luofeng hurriedly took the order.

He was about to leave, but was called by Mu Yan again: "Send another order, let Dali Temple open the coffin tonight, no, open the coffin immediately tomorrow morning for an autopsy!" ”

Mu Yan pursed his lips, his expression was cold, and he said in his heart: If the king of Taijun dares to harm himself, he will have to pay the price!

Luo Feng shed tears of sympathy for the king of Taijun in his heart, took orders again, and hurriedly went to do things.

After a few moments, the screaming outside finally stopped, the carriage went away, and the street fell silent.

The night was getting deeper.

The night passed peacefully.

Early the next morning, Mu Yan did not go to Wuying Palace, but went out of Beijing to the tomb of Princess Taijun, and decided to personally go to Dali Temple to open the coffin for an autopsy.

The cemetery, which is deserted on weekdays, is a little more popular today, except for the tombstones and graves at a glance, there are more than a dozen people, and the people guarding the tomb are a little scared.

The hands and feet of Dali Temple were unexpectedly fast, and the coffin had been dug out of the Liang family's cemetery.

A huge hole was dug out of the ground, with wet grave soil piled on one side, and a coffin covered with mud on the other side, the body in the coffin had been buried in the ground for three years, and it had long since turned into white bones, and it was no longer the graceful and luxurious mother in Mu Jinfan's memory.

Mu Jinfan stood quietly under a cypress tree, exuding a thick sadness on his body, and seemed to be a little unrelenting.

Today's weather is a bit overcast, and the sky is full of layers of clouds, as if a rainstorm is about to fall at any moment.

Mu Yan's arrival alarmed many people, and Dali Siqing and several other officials, including Qi Zuo, hurriedly saluted him: "See the regent." ”

Mu Yan waved his hand casually and asked Dali Siqing, "Lord Xu, how is the investigation?" ”

Dali Siqing hurriedly replied: "The autopsy is still being performed, and it is already seven, seven, eighty, eight." ”

Mu Yan nodded, looked at Mu Jinfan not far away, and called: "Jinfan." ”

Mu Jinfan came back to his senses at this time, and came over to greet Mu Yan, everyone's eyes fell on the man who was examining the bones, and the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet.

The sky was getting darker.

After a while, he washed his hands and came over to Mu Yan and Dali Siqing to reply: "Regent, Lord Xu, the body of the princess of Xiantai County has decomposed, and the next person has examined her bones, and her bones are black, which is a symptom of poisoning before her death." ”

"......" Mu Jinfan subconsciously clenched his fists, his eyes widened, his heart was as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, and his ears were buzzing.

On the other hand, he had the feeling that it was indeed so.

Since Mu Yan said that his grandfather suspected the death of his mother, Mu Jinfan had doubts about his father in his heart, and this suspicion continued to accumulate in the past month, until he saw that King Taijun insisted on refusing to open the coffin yesterday, and finally climbed to the highest point.

He also suspected in his heart that his father had killed his mother.

Not only did Mu Jinfan suspect the king of Taijun, but Dali Siqing had handled countless cases, and he also knew it in his heart, looking at Mu Jinfan with a complicated gaze, and feeling a little sympathetic to this former prince of Taijun: he was originally from a noble background, and not long after he was born, he was invited to be the son of the world, which can be described as the pride of the sky.

Who wants to change suddenly, Mu Jinfan was burdened by his grandfather Liang Sicheng, and fell to the dust all of a sudden, how high he used to be, he fell heavily three years ago.

Even if Liang Sicheng returns now, what Mu Jinfan lost will not come back, and it will never be possible to come back!

There was silence for another moment, and the air was slightly condensed.

Mu Yan looked at Mu Jinfan and asked, "Jinfan, what are your plans?" ”

"......" Mu Jinfan was silent.

"After burying Ling Ci, let's go to the Taijun Palace." Mu Yan said.

After collecting the bones, the officials of Dali Temple hurriedly worked together to rebury the coffin.

After that, Mu Yan and Mu Jinfan returned to Beijing together and went to the Taijun Palace.

Since last night, the county king's mansion has been surrounded by Jin Wuwei like an iron bucket, and the people inside can't get out, and the idle people outside can't get in.

The people of the Taijun Royal Mansion made trouble all night, but the guards of the three-legged cats inside were no opponent at all against Jin Wuwei, so they could only stop.

The arrival of Mu Yan and Mu Jinfan made the Junwang Mansion explode.

"Lord Wang, the regent and the eldest young master are here!" A mother-in-law ran out of breath to report to the king of Taijun.

"Mu Yan, this bastard, still dares to come!!"

King Taijun almost didn't jump, his face was hideous. He was looking for Mu Yan's theory!

So, when Mu Yan came to the main hall under the guidance of the people of the palace, he was greeted by a scolding:

"Mu Yan, no matter what this king says, he is also your elder! You are so disrespectful to your elders, you think you can sit in your seat for how long! ”

"Once you get your will, you will be fluttering, don't you even know how many taels you have?!"

The more the king of Taijun said, the more angry he became, he was beaten with a stick in the princess's mansion last night, and he was still in pain, but he couldn't go out of the mansion to ask for a doctor, so he could only wipe a little bone-punching wine first.

King Taijun was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, after scolding Mu Yan, he went to scold Mu Jinfan behind Mu Yan: "And you rebel!" ”

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