Everyone stopped.
"You all step back."
"Master Mu..."
The men under his command were somewhat puzzled, but as they were used to following orders, they quietly retreated back to the mountain temple.
Mu Jingrui and the masked man looked at each other for a long time.
"I know that this is definitely not something you can accomplish alone. Hand over your food and weapons, and identify the person behind you. At least... I can keep your family safe."
The masked man was stunned for a moment. He knew that Mu Jingrui had recognized his identity. He simply took off the black scarf and laughed a few times.
"Why? Are you worried that Ning'er will be implicated?"
Zheng Binghang looked at Mu Jingrui coldly. "Since I dared to do this, I had already anticipated the consequences. But I didn't expect... Mu Jingrui, you are so lucky. Even with such a big incident, the emperor didn't issue an order to punish you. God is really blind."
"You can't ask me to hand over my food and weapons. Without them, you won't have a good life. Even if I die, I will take you with me."
Mu Jingrui dismissed all his men in order to leave a way out for the Yiyong Marquis' Mansion, but it was obvious that Zheng Binghang did not want to accept it.
"Mu Jingrui, you can kill me, why are you hesitating?" Zheng Binghang took a few steps forward provocatively, "Go ahead. Are you afraid that after you kill me, there will be no possibility for you and Ning'er?"
Mu Jingrui was struck by what Zheng Binghang had said, but then he thought of the soldiers who died in the battle at the border.
Zheng Binghang must die.
"I believe Ning'er will understand. I'll give you one more chance. As long as you hand over the things and tell me the mastermind behind it, I can plead with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. At least, the Yiyong Marquis's Mansion will not be affected."
“Hahaha!” Zheng Binghang laughed loudly, “Mu Jingrui, you… think you can fight against our Yiyong Marquis Mansion.”
Zheng Binghang took advantage of Mu Jingrui's slight distraction and struck out with a palm.
Mu Jingrui dodged and stepped back a few steps. He immediately threw a few hidden weapons and used his lightness skills to escape.
Mu Jingrui did not chase after him. Instead, he whistled softly, and a man in black walked out from the bushes.
"Follow him. If I'm not mistaken, he should be going to his superiors to discuss countermeasures now."
"yes."
Mu Jingrui was a little confused. He returned to the mountain temple and his men immediately came to greet him.
"Master Mu, how do you deal with the head of the Soul Capture Hall?"
Mu Jingrui looked at the masked man lying on the ground with serious injuries and hesitated for a moment. "Take him back and place him in the other courtyard to recover."
Mu Jingrui returned home with a heavy heart. From afar, he saw that his doorstep was surrounded by a group of soldiers, and countless torches lit up the entire road.
"Sir, you're back." The housekeeper came out with a worried look on his face, signaled with his eyes, and whispered, "The governor of Jingzhao Prefecture is here, and he looks aggressive. It seems he has bad intentions."
Mu Jingrui walked in silently and saw the Jingzhao prefect sitting in the upper seat of the main hall, drinking tea leisurely.
This made his brows furrow slightly.
"My Lord, you came to my house so late at night. What can you do for me?"
The prefect of Jingzhao stood up. In terms of official rank, he was lower than Mu Jingrui, but seeing the arrogant young man in front of him, he did not want to salute according to the rules.
"It's like this, Lord Mu. I received a report that you, Lord Mu, have been stealing from the government. The food and weapons that were robbed from the court a few days ago were hidden by you..."
Before the Jingzhao prefect could finish his words, a sharp and cold light flashed across Mu Jingrui's eyes, scaring the Jingzhao prefect so much that he shivered and swallowed uncontrollably.
"Master Mu, please don't glare at me. I am doing my duty..." Jingzhao Prefecture Governor's attitude improved and he smiled apologetically, "You know, since there is a report, we have to do something."
"What do you want to do?"
"Um...as usual...we have to search..."
"How dare you." The housekeeper couldn't stand it any longer and stood up and scolded, "My master is the Minister of War and a general of the Shenjiying. How can you search his mansion just because you want to?"
Jingzhao Prefecture Governor was also very dissatisfied, his face darkened, and he said: "It doesn't matter if Lord Mu doesn't allow us to search. I will go to the palace to ask for permission. This matter is of great importance, and the emperor will surely be able to issue an order."
"you……"
The butler wanted to rush forward, but was stopped by Mu Jingrui calmly.
"You guys search." Mu Jingrui thought that there must be someone looking for trouble with him.
But he is innocent.
After getting permission, the Jingzhao prefect's expression eased a little. He made a gesture and his runners rushed in and searched the Mu mansion carefully inside and out.
Mu Jingrui was thinking about what happened tonight, wondering what to do to both seek justice for the soldiers at the border and appease Shangguan Wanning's emotions.
"Sir, we found it."
A group of yamen runners came over carrying several large dusty boxes. When they opened them, they found two boxes of silver and two boxes of swords, all of which had government seals.
Mu Jingrui's face changed suddenly.
"Master Mu, how do you explain this?"
Mu Jingrui closed his eyes tiredly.
He had no idea that there were these things in his house. However, judging by the dust on the boxes, these four boxes must have been at home for some time.
It turned out that he thought he was in control of the overall situation, but in fact he was the one who had been plotted against long ago.
"Sir..." The butler was also stunned. He was about to explain to the prefect of Jingzhao when he was stopped by Mu Jingrui again.
At this point, no amount of excuses seem pale and powerless.
"Master Mu, it seems that we need you to go back with us and explain everything."
The prefect of Jingzhao was no longer as cautious as before, and his face was even full of pride.
Mu Jingrui said nothing and walked out without waiting for the bailiff to come forward.
The next morning, Mu Jingrui was accused of embezzlement. The emperor was furious and immediately ordered Mu Jingrui to be removed from all his duties. He also ordered the Ministry of Justice and Jingzhao Prefecture to conduct a thorough investigation and forced Mu Jingrui to reveal the whereabouts of other food, wages and weapons.
For a time, the situation in the court was treacherous, and under the secret instigation of the Yiyong Marquis's Mansion, no one dared to take sides easily.
Even Xiao Yujue could only wait and see for the time being.
"Miss, I heard that Lord Mu has been imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice." Lu Tong looked at Shangguan Wanning's pale face and spoke cautiously.
Shangguan Wanning absolutely didn't believe that Mu Jingrui would do this.
"Miss, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Shangguan Wan Ning stood up and walked to the window, looking at the blue sky, muttering to herself, "Your Highness, I hope nothing will happen to him."
It seemed like she was comforting herself, or maybe she was praying. Shangguan Wanning's thoughts were a little confused.
Everything she was experiencing now seemed completely different from her previous life. What went wrong?
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