Chapter 8: The Soul Wall
Mu Yan originally learned from Hongluan's mouth that the Mu family had always been the priests of the Daming Dynasty, and was responsible for using the royal divination for the royal family, the treasure of the family inheritance. The Imperial Soul Bi can predict the future, and the Daming Dynasty can stand for hundreds of years, and the Mu family has contributed a lot.
And Mu Yan is the granddaughter of the former priest Mu Xiao. Mu Xiao died suddenly, the Mu family has not yet elected the next head of the family, and the position of high priest is temporarily vacant.
"What?
It was not Mu Yan who exclaimed, but Shen Yan. Although he is like a prodigal son, he does not return all the year round, and does not pay attention to the major affairs of the court. But the disappearance of the Imperial Soul Wall is related to the future life and death of the Ming Kingdom. Even if he is unreliable, he knows what is at stake.
"Hmm. ”
Mu Zilian nodded heavily. "Originally, the Imperial Soul Wall has been enshrined in the ancestral hall of the Mu family, because your grandfather died, and you got married. The Mu family was so busy that no one paid attention to it for the time being. But just a few days ago, when the subordinates were cleaning the ancestral hall, they accidentally found that the Imperial Soul Wall was gone, which shocked everyone. ”
Mu Yan held his cheek with one hand and squinted his misty eyes. "Oh, and why are you here to find me?"
Mu Zilian suddenly raised her head, her eyes flashed with a strange light, and said: "Mu Yan, you can deceive others, you can't deceive me! Grandpa favored you the most during his lifetime, and the Imperial Soul Wall must have secretly passed it on to you in private! You are now married to the third prince and become the third princess you have dreamed of for a long time." Holding the Imperial Soul Wall won't be of much use to you!, so you'd better leave it to me!"
Hearing this, Mu Yan tugged at the corners of his mouth and chuckled, "Don't say that I don't have that thing, even if I have it, why should I give it to you?"
"Mu Yan!"
Mu Zilian stood up suddenly, "Don't deceive people too much!"
Mu Yan blinked, looking innocent. "Look at what you said, where did I bully you? Seventh Prince, you give a comment, did I bully her?"
Shen Yan was lying on the table at this time, staring at the little ferret with wide eyes, and muttered in a low voice: "It's over, I seem to have heard something terrible! What should I do? Do you want to tell the third brother? Do you want to tell my father?"
Mu Yan's eyes lit up, and he lowered his body and leaned in front of him. He said in a volume that only the two of them could hear: "Seventh Prince, the matter of the Imperial Soul Wall is related to the survival of the Mu family, and I trust you so much that I let you come here as a guest from time to time." You trust me so much that you asked me to help you raise this cute little one. So, if you can't keep it secret for me, Your Majesty will blame it, my life and death don't matter, this little guy will definitely have to bury my Mu family!"
Shen Yan's body stiffened and fell into a petrified state. Seeing this, Mu Yan stood up straight and looked at Mu Zilian with satisfaction.
"Well, I've already told you, I don't know the whereabouts of the Imperial Soul Wall. If nothing else, please leave. ”
Mu Zilian clenched her hands angrily, where can she get away with a few words. Seeing that Mu Yan didn't say anything, he snorted coldly and began to sneer.
"Mu Yan, you want to marry the third prince as a concubine, and you have loved him since you were a child. But your fate is good, and in the end, you will exchange your grandfather's death for this grand wedding. To tell you the truth, I have always been jealous of you, but now I look at you, but I feel that you are very pitiful! What if you marry the third prince? I have heard that you were kicked out of your new house on the night of your wedding and lived in this remote courtyard. ”
Mu Yan didn't seem to have heard it, and the broken hair on his sideburns was very calm.
"yes, I was kicked out. Even if the third prince doesn't like me anymore, he won't embarrass me too much for my grandfather's face. Even if I am not favored, I am nominally his wife. And what about you? What do you have? A mother who will not hesitate to resort to despicable means in order to get a man? Or a second uncle who is in cahoots with your shameless mother?"
"You-"
Mu Zilian's face turned pale with anger, but Mu Yan leisurely picked up the tea on the table and took a sip. Then he frowned and slammed the teacup to the ground.
"Go back and tell the old things of the Mu family, if you want to go to the soul wall, you can find it by your ability! Don't think that grandpa is gone, I, Mu Yan, will be bullied. And you, don't go out of your way to grab things that don't belong to you! The head of the Mu family, the position of high priest, no matter how you are, you will not be able to be the leader! This is the palace courtyard, not the Mu mansion. The next time you come, please let someone know. I'll break your leg if you break in!"
What Mu Yan said was light, but it made Mu Zilian grit her teeth in anger. She never imagined that she hadn't seen her sister who had been rude and willful since she was a child, and she had such a cold side, it was as if she had changed a person.
Thinking of this, she stomped her foot indignantly and turned away reluctantly. As soon as Mu Zilian walked on the front foot, Shen Yan walked in front of Mu Yan and reached out and pinched her face. Mu Yan, who was in pain from this sudden action, frowned, gritted his teeth and said, "What kind of style is this smoke from the Seventh Prince?" Believe it or not, you treat me like this, I will vent it all on your little baby when I turn around?"
Hearing this, Shen Yan hurriedly withdrew his hand, and said excitedly with a look of admiration in his eyes: "Are you really Mu Yan?"
Mu Yan rubbed his aching cheeks, and said angrily: "What? Did it disappoint you, or did it surprise you?"
Shen Yan slapped the table, his face full of remorse.
"Hey, I wish I knew you were the way you are when you grow up. When my father gave you a marriage, I immediately rushed back and gave you a fate!"
Mu Yan was amused by his angry appearance, and said casually: "Listening to you, it seems that you don't have a good impression of me before?"
"It's not good!" Shen Yan smacked his lips and pointed to the door. "Na! Mu Zilian who just left. I'll tell you, when you were a child, you were just like the shrew she just had!"
"What!?"
Mu Yan exclaimed, it's impossible!
Shen Yan was still in remorse, and the appearance of beating his chest and stoning his feet provoked the little ferret lying on the stone table to be happy.
"So I'm wondering, the older you Mu family women get, the more powerful their personalities become? You and Mu Zilian are simply a stark contrast! No wonder you didn't know her when she came in just now. How well-behaved she was when she was a child! Just like you are now, quietly, not noisy or noisy. On the contrary, it's you, who is very rude, don't say that the third brother can't stand you, I annoy you! But you see now, you and her are completely reversed. ”
Mu Yan pursed her mouth, thinking to herself, she didn't know why Mu Zilian's personality had changed so much. But it is estimated that it is pretending, and at this time, grandpa is gone, and no one in the Mu family is in charge, and it is about to be a mess, so she simply doesn't have to pretend. And what about her, soul crossing, this thing is too profound, and it's useless to explain it to the Seventh Prince, so you can think whatever you like.
Mu Yan stretched and watched the sun set again. touched his stomach and told Hongluan to prepare dinner. Shen Yan is unconscious, and he also understands the night time, and it is not good for lonely men and widows to be together. So he touched his nose and obediently slipped away to the palace next door to eat.
As for the loss of the Imperial Soul Wall, uh, for the safety of Brother Mink, let's keep it a secret for that girl for the time being!