"Miss, the master will be executed tomorrow!"
"What!"
Yang Zhao, who was teaching Xier how to write, exerted too much force with his hands, and the characters he had just written were immediately stained with ink.
"What's going on?"
When Dong Shuang was about to speak, Mo Chen came hurriedly to the courtyard. Before Dong Shuang could open her mouth, he explained, "It's Princess Yu."
"Princess Yuchang?"
Yang Zhao's expression was clearly filled with anxiety: "What on earth is going on? Why is my father suddenly going to be executed? Also, didn't King Cheng promise me that he would save my father?"
"Don't be impatient, listen to me first."
Seeing Yang Zhao anxious, Mo Chen quickly stepped forward to comfort him, saying, "This is indeed beyond my expectations, but don't worry, I have sent people to investigate the situation, and we will know the details soon."
"A Zhao, you must not be anxious."
Yang Zhao looked down at Xier, took a deep breath to calm himself down, and told the maid, "Take Xier to the side room."
Xier glanced at Men Mochen, then at Yang Zhao, and then let the maid lead her away.
"Dongshuang, tell me, what happened?" Yang Zhao asked Dongshuang.
Dong Shuang said, "Miss, early this morning, messengers entered the city, and soon after, the master was brought into the palace. Then, news spread that His Majesty would execute the master tomorrow."
"I was worried the news was wrong, so I sent someone to investigate. It turned out that General Meng was ambushed by bandits upon arriving at Xuanyin Pass. The messenger brought back the Yang Family Army's identity plaque, saying that the bandits were our Yang Family Army in disguise. Later, Princess Yu returned with General Meng, and General Meng himself said that the bandits were our Yang Family Army in disguise. His Majesty was furious and had me executed."
"impossible!"
Yang Zhao's expression was stern. "Father would never do anything like transferring troops back to the capital. Besides, our Yang Army can't be mobilized without a transfer order. This is a trick. No, I need to see General Meng and ask for clarification."
Mo Chen stopped Yang Zhao and said, "Ah Zhao, this matter should be related to Princess Yu. If you trust me, I will investigate for you. It is not appropriate for you to show up now, for fear that Princess Yu may have other tricks up her sleeve."
"Miss, there is one more thing."
Dong Shuang's eyes fell on Mo Chen as she spoke. After a moment's hesitation, she continued, "I heard that before General Meng fainted, he mentioned that among the bandits who ambushed them... there seemed to be barbarians. Although those barbarians spoke standard Central Plains dialect, the totems on their arms were unique to barbarians."
"Barbarians?"
Yang Zhao was stunned.
Mo Chen was also stunned for a moment.
Because he didn't know about this.
"The specific situation is still unknown, but His Majesty has sent people to investigate. He also sent people to the Meng family, saying that when General Meng wakes up, he will draw the totem on the arm." Dong Shuang said.
Mo Chen felt something was wrong.
So after coming out of Yang Zhao's yard, he immediately asked Chen Yu to check, and the result was exactly as Dong Shuang said.
"My Lord, this is not right."
Chen Yu said cryptically, "Among the people brought by Concubine Rou, there were special totems engraved on their arms."
Because they are royal family.
When the Barbarian Princess got married, the Barbarian King specially selected some death warriors who could speak the Central Plains dialect very standardly. In order to mark their identities, they had special totems on their arms. After Concubine Rou died, she left those death warriors to Mo Chen.
But not many people know about this.
Now there are barbarians with totems on their arms, so something is definitely not right.
"Send someone to the Meng family to investigate, and also send someone to Xuanyin Pass..."
"yes."
But the people Chen Yu sent out quickly returned: "Master Chen, we can't get into the Meng Mansion. The Meng Mansion is strictly guarded. Princess Yu and His Majesty have sent people to guard it. Our people have no way to get in."
Mo Chen frowned deeply.
It was at this time.
A figure appeared at the door: "Your Highness, it would be better to leave the matter of going to the Meng family to the students."
It’s Wen Shijie.
"Can you go to the Meng family?" Mo Chen looked at Wen Shijie and asked.
Because Wen Shijie would come here occasionally recently.
It's not strange that it appears at this time.
Wen Shijie bowed as a student before nodding respectfully and saying, "I just heard about the Marquis of Zhenbei and felt something was amiss, so I wanted to come and talk to the prince. I happened to hear the prince's words at the door, so I came in to recommend myself."
"When I was at Shanhong Hall, I was quite familiar with Meng Xuan, the grandson of General Meng. Moreover, I once helped Meng Xuan a favor, so Meng Xuan still owes me a favor. Therefore, if I use this favor to go to the Meng Mansion to look for him, it will definitely be feasible and will not arouse suspicion."
"You just said something was wrong? What's wrong?" Mo Chen grasped the point he just made.
Wen Shijie then explained, "Although I'm not in the court, I've been going to the study through the back door these days because of the Ten Great Examinations. I've heard a lot about what the people are saying and what's going on in the court."
"I've noticed a lot of rumors about Princess Yuchang recently, and I have a vague feeling that someone seems to be pushing public opinion. If General Meng hadn't been in trouble, everything would have been fine. But now General Meng has been in trouble, and it's said that he met with barbarians."
At this point, Wen Shijie looked at Mo Chen and said, "Your Highness, everyone knows that Concubine Rou is a princess of the barbarians and can speak fluent Central Plains dialect. But this time, General Meng mentioned the difference between barbarians and people who can speak standard Central Plains dialect."
"So, students suspect that these things may not be coincidences, but someone may have done it intentionally."
"Did you do it on purpose?" Mo Chen frowned.
Wen Shijie nodded and said, "Your Highness, have you ever considered whether Princess Yu will drag you into this? When we want to use her to get rid of the Marquis of Zhenbei, will she use this as a way to bite us back? Let you take the blame to smooth over the subsequent bad reputation? For example, Duke Yang of Qi..."
Mo Chen was stunned.
Considering Princess Yuchang's personality, this is really possible! !
A hint of viciousness flashed in Mo Chen's eyes.
"So, I want to go to the Meng Mansion on behalf of the prince. I just need to confirm what the totem that General Meng mentioned looks like. The prince will have a clear idea in his mind and know what to do next."
Mo Chen looked at Wen Shijie deeply.
He treated this 'student' who was like a counsellor with more respect and satisfaction: "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Wen Shijie does what he says.
At noon that day, he changed into patched clothes and went to General Meng's mansion.
But as soon as he reached the door, he was stopped by someone.
"Brother, please inform me that my name is Wen Shijie. I have an appointment with Young Master Meng and I am here to see him today..."
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