Ye Ningxiang couldn't imagine that Wei Xun had already worshiped Shaoqing of Dali Temple at such a young age, and became the second leader of Dali Temple.

Mu Xize got out of the car first, and then hugged Ye Ningxiang out of the car. Probably afraid that Mu Xize would have another incident, the officers and soldiers who had been escorted before all drew their swords and surrounded the two of them at this moment.

Mu Xize looked at Wei Xun's position, and then said in a very gentle tone, "You said your name is Wei Xun?"

"Yes, Xia Guan Wei Xun is in charge of the case of His Royal Highness King Ning. Wei Xun bowed his head slightly and replied respectfully.

"Have I seen you before?"

"Wei Xun has never seen His Highness before. ”

Although Wei Xun said this, there was still a trace of doubt in Mu Xize's expression, but that doubt quickly disappeared. If you don't keep an eye on him, you won't notice anything unusual about him.

Although Ye Ningxiang had also been imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple in her previous life, she still unconsciously felt creepy when she came here again.

Presumably to create an eerie feel, the dungeons were built to the north, and the windows were very small. It was obviously sunny outside, but as soon as she entered the gate of the prison, Ye Ningxiang already felt that it was pitch black, and her eyes were no longer enough. The jailer next to him picked up the lantern placed by the door, and then carefully lit the candle inside, which gave a glimmer of light to the otherwise dark prison.

The prisoners closest to the prison gate are often sentenced to serve their sentences in the prison for minor crimes, or they are thrown into the prison to fend for themselves without a trial. Most of these people were in a cell of about ten people, probably because life was too hard, they were all unkempt and ragged, and even their eyes became a little dull.

Probably not seeing such a high-ranking official as Wei Xun for a long time, these prisoners crowded to the edge of the cell door, and while stretching out their hands, they shouted in a very miserable voice: "Let me out!"

Listening to this shout, Ye Ningxiang's heart was very uncomfortable, she knew very well that many of these people would be detained here because of the misjudgment of the chief, but the chiefs usually improve the case completion rate as a criterion, as for whether they really committed a crime, who really cares?

Seeing that Master Wei Xun was always by his side, the jailer felt that this shout seemed to show that he was not capable enough to manage these unruly prisoners. So, he drew the long whip from his waist and struck at the prisoners without saying anything.

Although there was a wooden cage to resist, the violent whipping still left deep whip marks on these people's bodies, and they were deterred by the leather whip, and those prisoners did not dare to make another attempt, and each retreated to the corner of the cage, looking at Ye Ningxiang and the group with eager and frightened eyes.

Ye Ningxiang felt that this scene was too different from Mu Xize's description to her, so she couldn't help but ask: "You won't be beaten so often at that time!"

Mu Xize smiled slightly, but the smile was a little unnatural, "The prisoners in our cell are more obedient and have not been treated like this. ”

At this time, Ye Ningxiang was looking at Mu Xize intently, listening to his answer, and didn't notice that Wei Xun on the side was also looking at Mu Xize with a look of surprise and question. It's just that Wei Xun didn't say much, and still led the way in front very respectfully.

Ye Ningxiang and his party continued to walk towards the depths of the prison, the cells here were much smaller than the previous ones, and they looked like they were equipped for felons, many of them were empty and there were no prisoners, and the only few inmates who lived in them were all wearing wooden shackles, and their movements were difficult, and their eyes were full of despair.

At the end of these cells, Ye Ningxiang actually saw an extremely familiar person, Duanwang Mu Jinghong.

At this moment, Mu Jinghong was wearing a prison uniform, which seemed to have blood stains on it, his hands and feet were tightly chained, and he was wearing a huge wooden flail on his head. Unlike the other cells, his room contained two prisoners who were not armed with torture instruments, and they were fierce and vicious, looking like the ruffians on the streets.

Mu Jinghong saw Mu Xize walking towards this side, as if he suddenly saw a life-saving straw, he moved to the front with difficulty, and laboriously put his head against the gap between the two wooden bars in the cell, crying and begging: "Third brother, third brother save me!"

Mu Xize sneered and said, "Big brother, didn't you see that I was brought here by the neck? I'm a prisoner just like you now!"

I thought that I had suddenly grabbed a life-saving straw, but who knew that it was not grass at all, at best, it was just a lump of grass and wood ashes, Mu Jinghong's heart turned a thousand times for a while, and he sat on the ground and cried like a child.

Ye Ningxiang knew that this Duan Wang had always liked luxury on weekdays, and his food and clothing were the most exquisite among the princes, and now that he was imprisoned here, he not only changed into a dirty prison uniform, but also wore this series of torture tools, if he changed into himself, he would definitely collapse and cry, and it was not bad that Duan Wang was not driven crazy now.

At this time, the other two prisoners in the cell looked at Mu Jinghong with a fierce look on their faces, looking at Mu Jinghong very evilly, as if they were waiting for Ye Ningxiang and his party to leave and immediately did tyrannical things to Mu Jinghong.

Mu Jinghong also noticed the evil eyes of the two of them at this time, and while crying, he begged for mercy: "Don't hit me, don't beat me!"

Unexpectedly, King Duan, who was still majestic a few days ago, would end up in such a situation at this moment, Ye Ningxiang couldn't help but sigh. Mu Xize looked at her suspiciously, as if asking why he sighed. Then Ye Ningxiang whispered what she saw in front of her to Mu Xize.

"Big brother, although you have committed a serious crime, after all, you are also the eldest son of the former emperor, and you have the same blood as the current saint, as long as you wait patiently here, there will be a day when you will make a comeback. ”

Mu Xize deliberately said loudly, it was for the two prisoners, but it was just to remind them that the fall of the tiger in Pingyang is not yet known, don't be in a hurry to be that vicious dog, lest you be bitten to death by the tiger first.

In the end, Ye Ningxiang and Mu Xize were taken to a cell underground, where there was no one else but them, but because the cell was underground and built in the shade, it made it extremely cold and damp.

Ye Ningxiang sat on the withered grass, curled up her legs, and subconsciously tightened her big hair, but she still felt cold. Before he persuaded Mu Xize not to put on this coat for himself, but now Ye Ningxiang just regretted why he didn't get a few more coats for himself.

Mu Xize leaned towards Ye Ningxiang and said, "Look, I'm right, now I know how cold it is here!"

Ye Ningxiang said stiffly: "It's not so cold, I think this dress should be put on for you!"

Mu Xize shook Ye Ningxiang's cold little hand and said with a smile: "Cooked duck, hard mouth. ”

After a while, there seemed to be a lot of people outside the cell, and there was a hint of restlessness, and then I heard the eunuch shouting loudly in a very motherly tone: "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Suddenly hearing the Queen Mother, Ye Ningxiang's first thought was Mu Xize's deceased grandmother, and later realized that the Queen Mother at this time should be the former Concubine Li.

Surrounded by eunuchs and led by Wei Xun, the Queen Mother, dressed in black, walked up to the two of them with great posture, first sneered, and then said, "Open the door." ”

Ye Ningxiang felt that the person in front of her was not the Concubine Li she knew before, she couldn't find any affection in the eyes of the Queen Mother, and the coldness revealed in her eyes made Ye Ningxiang, who was already very cold, even her heart cold.

Mu Xize stood in front of Ye Ningxiang, as if he was afraid that the Queen Mother would do something unfavorable to Ye Ningxiang.

"Aze, you really care about this little girl!" Although the Queen Mother was smiling, no matter how she spoke, there was a threat to what she said.

"The prison is cold and damp, I'm afraid that the Queen Mother's presence here will hurt her body, so let's go back quickly!" Such words should have sounded full of concern, but from Mu Xize's mouth, he couldn't hear half of the emotion of concern, and he seemed to be a little resentful and a little disappointed.

"You all stand down, the mourning family wants to talk to His Royal Highness King Ning. ”

"No. ”

The Queen Mother walked in front of Mu Xize, so close that her body was almost attached to Mu Xize's body, and then sneered: "Aze, don't you even want to call me Sister Ah now?"

Hearing this, Mu Xize actually clasped his hands into fists very respectfully and bowed slightly, and said: "The Queen Mother is the world, and Xize doesn't dare to mess with the generations. ”

The Queen Mother was not angry, revealing an expression that knew everything, and said, "It turns out that you know everything." ”

"I said I would help you, I will definitely help you, why are you so anxious, the emperor's foundation is unstable now, and the road to power in the future will be extremely difficult. ”

"Do you think I don't know, since Su Huang's death, you have no intention of power, how many of your so-called subordinates know you now?", and then the Queen Mother sneered and continued: "It is best to have power in your own hands. ”

Hearing the Queen Mother say this, Mu Xize's eyes showed a look of even more disappointment, not for himself, but for the Queen Mother, power can make people go from innocent to vicious overnight, probably from now on, the person who regards himself as his sister will never come back.

Mu Xize paused for a moment, then said, "You shouldn't have killed him. ”

probably felt that Ye Ningxiang, an outsider, had heard a lot of secrets here, so the Queen Mother glared at Ye Ningxiang fiercely and said, "Little girl, you also go out and wait outside." ”

Ye Ningxiang couldn't rest assured that Mu Xize was at ease, and secondly, she was really curious about the secret, so she didn't follow the instructions of the Queen Mother.

"You dare to resist the decree!"

Mu Xize took Ye Ningxiang's hand, hid her behind her, locked her eyebrows, and said impatiently: "Okay, even if she knows, what can she threaten you?"

"Hmph, that's right, even if she knows that I am the murderer of the former emperor, she can't do anything, after all, at this moment, I am already on the commanding heights of power. The Queen Mother smiled again, and this smile made Ye Ningxiang look a little scared. is similar to the kind of smile that Xiao Qingyu often shows, it should be very gentle, but it looks extremely scary.

It turned out that Mu Xize became the scapegoat of the Queen Mother, and it was this Concubine Li, who Ye Ningxiang felt was the easiest to get along with and the kindest heart, who really killed the emperor.

Ye Ningxiang just wanted to speak for Mu Xize, but when she saw the Queen Mother sticking to Mu Xize's ear, she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "I don't think there's anything wrong with me." The first emperor should have died of illness three days ago, but you changed his life against the sky and forcibly extended his life, and I just changed you and changed it back. ”

Hearing this, Mu Xize, who was originally very calm, suddenly showed a trace of nervousness, followed by a trace of regret, and finally seemed to let go of everything, and breathed a long sigh of relief, "The Queen Mother is right, I did it too much." ”

Then, the Queen Mother continued to sneer: "Aze, seven years ago, I was also in the Zhaoyang Palace, I know your secret." ”

Hearing this, Mu Xize's eyes widened, his eyebrows raised, and his mouth seemed to open slightly, which seemed to Ye Ningxiang to be almost panicked. Knowing that the Queen Mother was the real murderer of the emperor, Mu Xize didn't have such a reaction, why did he react so violently at this time, especially Mu Xize, who was very good at controlling his emotions?

Ye Ningxiang didn't reply, quietly waiting for Mu Xize's answer. After only a short while, Mu Xize regained his previous calm, and then said with a smile: "I also know your secret, I was also there in Guan Ju Palace twenty years ago." ”