The World is Shocking 128. The Secret of Shocking Heaven
On this day, a guest who would never show up in the past suddenly appeared in the Marquis Muyang's mansion. Marquis Muyang, who had just received the report from the housekeeper, was stunned for a moment and then his face became stiff. Mu Yang, who was standing beside him, frowned on his haggard face, revealing a puzzled look. He was going to get married in a few days, but there was no joy on his young face. Seeing his father's stiff and gray expression, Mu Yang's heart, which was originally a little resentful, softened a lot, and asked in a deep voice: "Dad, what's wrong?"
Marquis Muyang looked up at him, forced a smile and said, "Nothing... Dad is going out to meet Princess Dingguo."
Mu Yang frowned, and seeing that his father looked really bad, he said, "I'd better accompany you to meet Princess Dingguo. It just so happens that I have met Princess Ding a few times." Marquis Mu Yang was stunned, moved by his son's obvious concern, and shook his head and said, "No need, Princess Ding probably has something important to discuss with you, so you just need to go and see her." Seeing that he was so persistent, Mu Yang didn't say much.
In the study of Marquis Muyang's mansion, Ye Li stood with her hands behind her back, leisurely admiring the famous paintings on the wall, while Zhuo Jing stood respectfully beside him with his hands clasped. Marquis Muyang pushed the door open and saw a slender figure standing with his back to him. He was startled, but soon reacted and bowed, "Meet Princess Ding." Ye Li turned around and smiled, saying, "My Lord, please don't be polite. I am intruding and disturbing your peace. Please forgive me." Ye Li's light voice was very pleasant to the ears, but she seemed to emphasize the word "peace". These two words were no less shocking to Marquis Muyang, and he couldn't help but feel a little shocked in his heart. He forced a smile and said, "Princess, you are joking. It is a great honor for the Marquis of Muyang to have you here. Please take a seat." Ye Li was not polite and sat down opposite Marquis of Muyang. After the maid served tea, Marquis of Muyang looked at Ye Li and Zhuo Jing who was standing behind him and said hesitantly, "This..."
"You don't have to be polite, sir. I am just a servant of the princess." Zhuo Jing said calmly.
Zhuo Jing called himself a servant, but Marquis Muyang did not dare to really treat him as an ordinary servant. Although no one knew Zhuo Jing's original identity, in the past two months, most of Princess Ding's affairs were handled by Zhuo Jing and Lin Han. It can be said that these two people are completely Princess Ding's personal confidants.
Ye Li smiled at Zhuo Jing and said, "Zhuo Jing, sit down and talk. You can't let me and Mr. Hou look up at you while you talk to him, right?"
Zhuo Jing said he didn't dare and sat down at the last seat.
The study seemed to have regained its peace. The three of them drank tea quietly, as if they were competing to see who was more patient. Marquis Muyang's eyes fell on Ye Li and Zhuo Jing. Although he still had a smile on his face, he was secretly complaining in his heart. No wonder the emperor was so jealous of Princess Dingguo. He knew that Prince Ding was not in the mansion, and even if he razed Prince Ding's mansion to the ground, it would not help, but he still... Princess Dingguo had such a magnanimous demeanor at such a young age. Her future must be limitless.
After a long while, Marquis Muyang sighed softly, looked at Ye Li and said, "Princess Ding, what advice do you have for us?"
Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "I dare not give you any advice. I was actually asked by someone to come to the Marquis' Hall to ask for something."
Marquis Muyang put down his teacup and said, "Princess, just tell me what you want to say. I will tell you everything I know."
Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Thank you so much, Lord. I am just asking you to ask you a question. Do you remember a person named Mu Qingcang?"
Marquis Muyang's hand trembled, and he almost knocked over the teacup beside him, but he quickly steadied himself. Zhuo Jing, who was sitting on the side, raised his eyebrows and clearly saw that Marquis Muyang clenched his hand tightly twice, obviously forcing himself to relax. Marquis Muyang forced a smile and said, "Of course I know that Mu Qingcang is known as the best master in Da Chu, and his world ranking is even higher than His Royal Highness Prince Ding. Who in the world doesn't know him?" Ye Li lowered her head to drink tea and smiled faintly, "Your Highness is right. Speaking of it, Mu Qingcang and your Highness have the same surname. I wonder if your Highness knows him?"
Marquis Muyang was silent for a moment, and finally said in a deep voice: "Although I have long heard of your great name, it is a pity that I have never met Jing."
"Lord Marquis, do you really not know Mu Qingcang?" Zhuo Jing suddenly asked.
Marquis Muyang frowned and said unhappily, "What do you mean, Master Zhuo? Are you suspecting that I'm lying?"
Zhuo Jingjian raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not answer, as if he agreed with Marquis Mu Yang's words. Seeing that Marquis Muyang was about to get angry, Ye Li put down her teacup and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Marquis. It's true that we caught an assassin in our mansion a few days ago. He claimed to be Mu Qingcang, and he was an old acquaintance of yours, so I was bothering to ask you. If you really don't know him, it's fine. Anyway, he's just an assassin. Now that he's in the hands of Prince Dingguo's Mansion, can he still do anything?" Marquis Muyang frowned and said, "Assassin? But the assassin that Prince Ding's Mansion handed over to the Dali Temple didn't..." Marquis Muyang stopped talking halfway. Everyone knew how important the assassin that Prince Ding's Mansion handed over to the Dali Temple was, just as Prince Ding's Mansion knew the identity of the mastermind behind the assassins from all sides but never made it public. It was a secret that everyone knew that there must be more assassins with more important identities in Dingguo Palace. However, the battle at Dingguo Palace that night really made everyone feel timid and frightened. I'm afraid no one would have the courage to rob Dingguo Palace in the short term.
Ye Li smiled apologetically at Marquis Muyang and said, "Since you don't know, I am sorry for disturbing you. I still have a lot of things to do in my mansion, so I'll take my leave now."
Marquis Muyang was anxious and blurted out, "How does the princess plan to deal with Mu Qingcang?"
Ye Li raised a very faint smile, light and cold, "He's just an assassin, just kill him."
Marquis Muyang's heart sank, but he watched Ye Li get up and walk out with Zhuo Jing. Zhuo Jing followed Ye Li, and when he reached the door, he suddenly turned his head to look at Marquis Muyang who was still in a trance, and said, "The princess has decided to execute all the assassins tonight to commemorate the soldiers who died guarding the Dingwang Palace. If you want to see someone, you'd better hurry up." Marquis Muyang's eyes flashed, and he forced a smile and said, "Mr. Zhuo, you are joking. This marquis doesn't have anyone to see." Zhuo Jing nodded indifferently, turned around and followed.
Until the sound of their footsteps completely disappeared at the end of the corridor, Marquis Mu Yang, who was still stiffly maintaining the posture of standing up to see the guest off, suddenly fell back into the chair as if all the strength in his body was used up. A trace of fatigue and guilt flashed in his old but bright eyes, but more of it was a kind of reckless firmness and determination.
"Dad." Mu Yang appeared at the door without knowing when, looking at his rarely seen father with a complicated expression, "Dad, did Princess Dingguo say something that made you feel embarrassed?"
Marquis Muyang waved his hands and smiled, "It's nothing. Yang'er, you're getting married soon, so don't worry about these things for now. Daddy will take care of these trivial matters. It's enough for you to just be a good groom."
Mu Yang frowned, looked at Mu Yanghou and said in a deep voice: "Dad, I am also a descendant of the Mu family. Is there anything you can't tell me?"
Muyang Hou said: "It's really nothing. Yang'er, you think too much."
Mu Yang said: "I am not a fool. Father, what is the connection between the assassin in Prince Ding's mansion that night and our mansion? Otherwise, why would Princess Ding..."
"Shut up!" Marquis Muyang suddenly shouted, staring at Muyang fiercely with a grim look, "Remember this clearly, the affairs of Prince Ding's Mansion have nothing to do with our Mu family!"
In fact, this reaction itself has already explained the problem. He looked at his father with a headache and sighed, "Dad, do you know what you are doing?" Marquis Muyang was stunned and said with lowered eyes, "Dad is also for the prosperity of the Marquis Muyang's Mansion for generations. Yang'er, don't worry, nothing will happen. Go down." Mu Yang wanted to say something else, but when he saw his father's expression, he finally swallowed the words and silently left the study.
After returning to the Dingguo Palace, Ye Li looked back at Zhuo Jing who was following behind her and said calmly, "Are you satisfied with the result?"
Zhuo Jing was silent for a long while, then suddenly raised his hand and wiped his face. A thin layer of leather mask was wiped off his face, revealing a sad and sorrowful face underneath. In fact, Mu Qingcang's disguise was not very similar to Zhuo Jing himself, but not many people had seen Zhuo Jing before, at least Marquis Mu Yang had never seen Zhuo Jing, and Zhuo Jing always liked to keep an expressionless look in front of outsiders, so even Marquis Mu Yang did not find anything wrong with Mu Qingcang's stiff expression. Mu Qingcang lowered his head and said indifferently: "I accept the defeat."
Ye Li did not seem to be pleased with herself, but simply said, "It's just a deal. Now tell me what you know."
"Aren't you afraid that I will break my promise?"
Ye Li sneered and said, "If you break your promise, I will kill Marquis Muyang!"
Mu Qingcang closed his eyes tiredly and said, "I know. I will tell you what I know. Just ask."
Ye Li put away the smile on her face, looked at the person in front of her with a solemn expression and asked in a deep voice: "How did the former king Mo Xiuwen die?"
Mu Qingcang was startled. He didn't expect her to ask such a question right away. He answered calmly and straightforwardly, "I killed him."
Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said nothing. Mu Qingcang said, "I was ordered to go to the border where we were fighting with the Northern Rong and put poison into Mo Xiuwen's water to create the illusion that he died of illness." Ye Li stared at him coldly and sneered, "Mr. Mu really dares to say anything."
Mu Qing Canghun didn't care and said calmly: "Since I promised the princess, I will naturally keep my promise. If the princess feels that she dare not listen, then just pretend that I didn't say anything."
Ye Li snorted and said, "Mr. Mu said half of what he said and left the other half. Naturally, I dare not listen."
Mu Qingcang lowered his eyes and said, "With your intelligence and wisdom, do you need me to elaborate on the rest?" Ye Li closed her eyes, took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I will not ask Mr. Mu who is the mastermind behind this. Please tell me everything you know. And... I cannot guarantee Mr. Mu's safety."
Mu Qingcang said calmly: "It doesn't matter. At this point, life or death makes no difference to me."
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