Chapter 263 Strange Sound
Thinking of the scene before Feng Ge's death, Hu Xiner couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart and hugged Mu Qing tightly.
"What's wrong?" Mu Qing was a little confused.
Hu Xin'er nuzzled into his shoulder until she felt her entire body enveloped in Mu Qing's aura. Only then did she feel a sense of security. "Mu Qing, it's a good thing you didn't touch those bugs. The scene when those bugs attacked was really terrifying..."
Feng Ge's entire body was like a petri dish for insects. Hu Xin'er couldn't imagine what kind of person could develop such a vicious method!
"Why did Feng Ge run straight towards the emperor after the poison took effect? If he was instructed by someone, why did the person behind the scenes want to assassinate the emperor?" she asked anxiously. "Could it be that the emperor has other enemies?"
Mu Qing didn't expect that she would throw out such a long list of questions as soon as she came to her senses.
He rubbed Hu Xin'er's head and said, "Don't be afraid. We can investigate these things later."
How could Hu Xin'er be so relieved? "I don't know who put the poison in me. I think the person behind it must be more terrifying than the poisonous insect! It doesn't even treat people as human beings!"
Mu Qing straightened his expression and said, "Xin'er, it's already late today and you're tired. Don't think too much about it. Just get some sleep and everything will be fine tomorrow."
Hu Xin'er glanced at him. She had no outlet for her anxiety, so she could only think and mutter, "No, sleeping won't solve this problem. Who is that person? Is he related to my aunt?"
Mu Qing held her shoulders with a serious expression: "Xin'er, you are too tired. Let's discuss this issue again after you calm down, okay?"
"How could I possibly remain calm?" Hu Xin'er retorted immediately. "Mu Qing, what if the one who poisoned us is the Crown Prince? You and I are already thorns in his side. Who can guarantee we won't be poisoned? What if he secretly puts the poison in our food and makes us eat it..."
She became more and more excited as she spoke, but the moment she looked up, someone pressed her lips.
She was stunned for a moment and did not resist for a moment.
Because Mu Qing's eyes contained fear from the bottom of his heart, as if he had heard something extremely terrible.
Mu Qing no longer dared to ask her to continue and hugged her in his arms.
Hu Xiner also fell silent, and asked herself, if the prince really had the poisonous insect in his hands and wanted to attack the two of them, then the difficulty of the Lu family's revenge would undoubtedly increase countless times.
In this feudal society, if the king wants his subjects to die, the subjects have to die.
The prince is the future heir to the throne. If he asks Mu Qing to eat or use something on the spot, even if there really is a poisonous insect in it, can Mu Qing refuse?
Of course, the prince cares about his reputation and is a smiling tiger, so he usually won't attack someone in person.
But if his power is so complex and huge, and if he plays dirty tricks, everyone in the Lu family will be terrified!
From small things like fruits and vegetables to big things like food, daily life and interior furnishings, as long as the prince is determined, is there anything that he cannot infiltrate?
Hu Xiner secretly thought that if she were the prince, she would definitely use the poisonous insects to control others, such as using the poisonous insects to force the servants in the Lu Mansion to work for her.
This is equivalent to burying a nail in the Lu Mansion, and letting the nail do the work when it is useful. If the matter is exposed, the poisonous insect can be directly driven to kill the nail!
Wait, isn’t this what Feng Ge experienced two days ago?
Wasn't he sent to assassinate the emperor, but was killed to silence him after the assassination failed?
The more Hu Xiner thought about it, the more she felt that it must have been the prince who did it, and her heart couldn't help but feel cold.
At this time, Mu Qing spoke up: "Xin'er, I want you to go back to your hometown and come back after this is over."
When Hu Xin'er heard this, she became agitated: "What do you want to do? Why should I go to the countryside?"
Mu Qing said with some difficulty: "It's too dangerous here. I will send someone to go with you to protect your safety, so don't worry..."
"No, didn't we agree to share the good and the bad? Why are you kicking me out now?" Hu Xin'er was confused. "I was a little sentimental just now, but that doesn't mean I really can't stand the environment in the capital..."
Mu Qing listened to her quietly, but still said firmly: "Xin'er, only if you are safe and sound can you be of the greatest help to me. When you are in the countryside, you can run the business in the same way. We still rely on you to take care of our family affairs."
"You want to drive me away and let me face the storm outside alone?" Hu Xin'er's eyelashes were still covered with broken tears, but she flatly refused. "No matter how scared I am, I will never leave you here alone!"
Seeing that she was determined not to leave, Mu Qing was very helpless. In fact, he had thought about letting Hu Xiner find a safe place to stay a long time ago.
Although the idea of a fake divorce with Hu Xin'er was dismissed, he was still very worried that Hu Xin'er would be implicated by him.
During this period, he also secretly sent letters to the village without Hu Xiner's knowledge.
The Luo family, the local tyrant in the village, has turned over a new leaf now that their young master Luo Rong has been cured by the eldest princess by accident.
Mu Qing used the Lu family's financial resources to arrange everything for Hu Xin'er. However, the emperor was far away, and the prince's power in the capital was restrained by him. It was likely that he could not pose any threat to Hu Xin'er.
But if I tell this to Hu Xiner, she will definitely not agree.
Just as Mu Qing was thinking about what method he could use to convince Hu Xiner, he suddenly heard a noise.
There was a strange noise coming from the desk!
Hu Xiner immediately thought of the scene of those insects breaking out of her body, and was so scared that she shrank into Mu Qing's arms.
"Don't be afraid." Mu Qing was also shocked. He looked carefully and found that the sound only occurred once and then disappeared. It sounded like the sound of something falling.
An ordinary green bamboo pen rolled to their feet.
"It turns out to be a pen." Mu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
Hu Xiner looked at the pen and suddenly thought of something. She picked up the pen directly, without bothering to put on her shoes and outer clothes, jumped off the bed, rushed to the desk and started drawing!
"Xin'er, what are you doing?" Mu Qing was startled, picked up his shoes and went over to put them on Hu Xin'er.
Hu Xin'er showed Mu Qing the drawing she had made. "That's the kind of bug I saw! It's actually very easy to tell if the prince is the culprit. Just compare it to the bug you saw!"
Mu Qing's face changed! The insect corpse he saw in the book in the Crown Prince's study was exactly the same as the one in the picture...
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