Mu Jingrui and Mu Jingyan were standing at the gate of a small courtyard. They had been secretly observing for several days.
"Brother, the information from the servant you sent to investigate was correct. This family is indeed suspicious." Mu Jingyan pondered for a while and said, "Let's not wait any longer. Let's sneak in after dark. If they refuse to tell the truth, we will beat them until they tell the truth."
"How can a girl be so violent?" Mu Jingrui frowned slightly. Although he said this, he did not object in his heart.
He wanted to find out the truth so badly.
Not only would it be fair to my deceased parents, I also hoped that... it could be proven that Shangguan Yue had nothing to do with it.
As the sun sets in the west, the sky quickly darkens. The aroma of food wafts from the courtyard, candlelight reflects people's shadows on the windows, and the sound of laughter and joy can be heard, filled with the flavor of worldly life.
"Grandma, this is the stewed tofu that I learned from the restaurant chef. I'm sure you'll like it. Try it."
The handsome young man handed a spoonful of tofu to his grandmother. Suddenly, the door was pushed open and a man and a woman rushed in with swords in hand.
The originally noisy house suddenly became quiet.
After a brief moment of daze, the young man came to his senses, rushed forward and asked, "Who are you? Breaking into a private house without permission, I can call the police to arrest you."
"Is this... the home of Lieutenant General Jiang Fujiang?" Mu Jingrui's voice was icy, revealing a biting chill.
"Yes... so what?" The young man was stunned for a moment. As if to give himself courage, he straightened his chest and said, "No matter what you want to do with him... he is already dead. We know nothing."
"You don't know about your father, but..." Mu Jingyan knew at a glance that this man was pretending to be calm. She said coldly, "Who gave your family the good life now? You should know, right?"
"It's... it's us..."
Before he could finish his words, Mu Jingyan's sword stabbed forward.
After all, his father was a military general, and he had also practiced kung fu for a few days. He dodged to the side, but was knocked to the ground by Mu Jingyan's sweeping kick.
"Listen carefully, answer whatever I ask." Mu Jingyan's eyes swept over with a sharp light, "I have a bad temper. If I am not satisfied, don't blame me for not having eyes for the long sword in my hand."
Most of the other members of the Jiang family were women, and they were all shocked when they saw the scene before them.
As long as Madam Jiang always kept her eyes on Mu Jingrui.
"What do you two want to know?" Old Madam Jiang asked calmly.
Mu Jingrui signaled Mu Jingyan to put down the sword. He looked around carefully and found that no one present knew martial arts.
"Old lady, we just want to know who gave you the stable life you have now."
Madam Jiang smiled and shook her head. "Mr. Mu, do you really just want to know who gave us a stable life, or do you want to know the whole story of your father's treason?"
Mu Jingrui and Mu Jingyan looked at each other.
"The old lady has good eyesight."
"Mr. Mu probably doesn't remember, but we met once when we celebrated Madam Mu's birthday many years ago. Although you were still a child at that time, but... I won't make a mistake."
Mu Jingrui took a few steps forward and saluted Madam Jiang. "Madam, your son has come forward to accuse my father of treason, and now..."
Old Madam Jiang made a gesture and interrupted Mu Jingrui's words.
"As a woman, I don't know much about what goes on between men. But my son asked me to keep something before he died. He said that if the descendants of the Mu family come to visit one day, he will give the thing to you. Come with me."
After Madam Jiang finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the inner hall.
"Brother, could this be a trap?" Mu Jingyan said with a frown.
Mu Jingrui pondered for a moment and shook his head slightly.
He was an old, frail man in his twilight years, but he could still handle it.
"Wait for me here and watch over the other members of the Jiang family. I'll go over and take a look."
Mu Jingyan thought for a moment and decided that controlling the other members of the Jiang family would be the last resort.
"Brother, be careful then."
Mu Jingrui followed Madam Jiang in, and it was not as thrilling as he expected.
Old Madam Jiang walked into her room and took out a wooden box from under the Buddha statue and handed it to her.
"Everything you want to know is in there."
Mu Jingrui discovered that Madam Jiang's hands were trembling slightly. He took the box vigilantly and opened it carefully. On the top was a letter written in blood.
This is Jiang Fu’s own account.
He clearly recorded the battle to defend his country.
It turned out that someone in the imperial court deliberately withheld military pay and food, causing the barracks to run out of ammunition and food, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
Jiang Fu and several other lieutenant generals broke out of the siege under the cover of commander-in-chief Mu Hongqing, intending to report the true situation to the court.
They were hunted by a mysterious killer along the way, and only Jiang Fu escaped back to the capital.
Jiang Fu followed Mu Hongqing's instructions and went to find Tutor Sun for help. However, Tutor Sun threatened him with the lives of his and other lieutenant generals' families, causing him to confuse right and wrong and accuse Mu Hongqing of treason.
For the sake of his family, Jiang Fu had no choice but to do so. However, he felt ashamed to face his comrades who died on the battlefield, did not want to live in disgrace, and was worried that the truth would be buried after his death, so he left a blood letter before dying.
At the same time, there are also records of the court's distribution of military pay and food, as well as Mu Hongqing's combat records. He hopes that one day he can restore the truth and let the dead soldiers rest in peace.
After reading it, Mu Jingrui's thoughts were surging and his heart was surging. He clenched his fists and his eyes were bloodshot.
Master Sun...
My father trusted this friend so much when he was alive, but in the end...
"Then why did you move your family here?" Mu Jingrui asked doubtfully, "Also, why did Shangguan Yue secretly help you?"
"This... I don't know either. After my son died, we were still harassed by some people of unknown origin. Fortunately, Lord Shangguan got along with us in secret. I thought about giving these things to him for safekeeping, but he said, let me wait for you to come."
Mu Jingrui was stunned.
He began to wonder what role Shangguan Yue played in the whole thing.
Shangguan Yue had known about the existence of such evidence, but he did not bring it out to overturn his father's case, and he did not help the Mu family when they were in trouble; however, Shangguan Yue secretly protected the evidence.
What exactly does he want to do?
When Mu Jingrui was puzzled, Old Madam Jiang knelt down in front of him.
"Old lady..."
"Mr. Mu, my son framed Zhongliang for the sake of his family. He...he was forced to do so. Our Jiang family owes you a lot, but I hope...the grudge can end here."
After saying this, Madam Jiang ran her head against a pillar, dying on the spot as an atonement for her crime.
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