Chapter 171 The Truth
Chapter 171 The Truth
"He's my eldest brother."
Nangong Jing didn't expect Zhong Yumei to thank him. He thought that there would never be a reconciliation between him and Zhong Yumei, or that Zhong Yumei would never give in.
Seeing Zhong Yumei bowing her head to thank him, Nangong Jing was not that happy. Instead, he felt a little sad and envious.
I envy Nangong Mu for having such a good mother who would even bow down to the child of her rival for the sake of her own child.
Nangong Jing wondered if Qiao Huaner were still alive, would she be the same as Zhong Yumei?
However, the reason why Nangong Jing went to save Nangong Mu was not because of Zhong Yumei's thanks, but because that was Nangong Mu, the elder brother who had loved him since childhood.
Nangong Tao was a step behind Zhong Yumei, but he also hurried over. He did not hide his anxiety at all, and it was obvious that he valued Nangong Mu.
Nangong Tao was also a veteran of the battlefield. After listening to Nangong Mu's account of how he fell off the cliff, he immediately realized that those deputy generals had done it on purpose.
But there was no actual evidence. After all, they were killing bandits at the time, but they accidentally blocked General Lin's way in the process.
If they insisted that they did not mean it, Nangong Mu would have no way to deal with them.
"Don't worry, Mu'er. Although I can't convict them, I won't let this matter go."
It almost harmed his son, how could Nangong Tao just act as if nothing happened?
"Father, are these deputy generals from the Wu or Yun family?"
Although Xuanyuan Xingyao was also investigating, Nangong Tao had been in the army longer and knew more than everyone else.
Nangong Jing thought that instead of waiting for news from Xuanyuan Xingyao, it would be faster to ask Nangong Tao directly.
“Not on the surface.”
"On the surface, it's not, but it is actually true in secret?"
Nangong Jing said with his eyes slightly shining.
"I'm not sure about the others, but General Lin's deputy general, Zeng, has a younger sister who married into the Yun family as a concubine. Because she's just a concubine, not many people pay attention to her. I only hear people talk about her occasionally."
Nangong Tao is not a person who likes gossip. If he doesn't hear someone talk about it by chance, he will definitely not pay attention to it with his personality.
"It seems that those two were definitely responsible for Big Brother's fall from the cliff. But I don't understand. He's only been here for a few days, and they're so eager to take action. Are they really not afraid of being discovered?"
Although Nangong Jing didn't point it out to anyone, everyone present understood it.
"Perhaps this is what they want. If you have doubts and suspicions, others will be even less likely to believe it. They will help Nangong Dao remove obstacles as soon as he joins them, and they might even turn around and accuse us of false accusations."
Xuanyuan Xingyao said coldly
"Given their shamelessness, they might actually do something like this."
Although Nangong Jing wanted to say that they were not so shameless, but thinking about how shameless Xuanyuan Qing and Xuanyuan Xi were, it seemed that there was nothing they could not do.
"My eldest brother is already investigating. If he has any news, he will send someone to inform me."
Xuanyuan Xingyao said in a deep voice.
"By the way, Father and Mother, this is Brother Zhuo Yunsheng. If it weren't for him this time, my son really wouldn't be able to come back."
When Nangong Mu saw Zhuo Yunsheng standing quietly in the corner, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten to introduce him.
When Zhong Yumei heard that Zhuo Yunsheng had saved Nangong Mu, she immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhuo Yunsheng to express her gratitude.
"Thank you, thank you so much."
Zhong Yumei's sudden action startled everyone, and Zhuo Yunsheng was unable to react for a moment.
After realizing what was happening, Zhuo Yunsheng hurriedly helped the man up. He couldn't bear to make an elder kneel down.
"Madam, please get up quickly. I just did what I should do, and it's Brother Nangong's fate that he didn't die."
Nangong Tao stepped forward to help Zhong Yumei up, then bowed to Zhuo Yunsheng to express his gratitude.
"No matter what, it's a fact that you saved Mu'er. From today on, you are the great benefactor of our Duke's Mansion. If there is anything we can do for you in the future, as long as it's not treason, just ask."
It’s not Nangong Tao’s fault that he thought badly of the person, but his current position does not allow him to be careless.
Zhuo Yunsheng also understood that Nangong Tao had a special identity, so he didn't feel angry when he specifically pointed this out.
Although Zhuo Yunsheng didn't think so much when he rescued people, since Nangong Tao took the initiative to speak, Zhuo Yunsheng would not be stupid enough to refuse.
Seeing Nangong Tao's promise, Zhong Yumei couldn't help but look at Nangong Tao with gratitude.
Although Zhong Yumei is the Duchess, her promise is no match for Nangong Tao's.
Everyone in the main courtyard was overjoyed, but Nangong Dao was furious after receiving the news that Nangong Mu had returned safely.
As happy as I was when I received the news a few days ago that Nangong Mu fell off a cliff and his life or death was unknown, I am as angry now.
The second prince clearly said that Nangong Mu would definitely not come back, so why did he come back in the end?
Nangong Dao paced back and forth in the room angrily, and finally came to the conclusion that it was all Nangong Jing's fault. If Nangong Jing had not insisted on looking for someone, Nangong Mu would definitely not have been able to come back alive.
Nangong Dao didn't know that Zhuo Yunsheng saved Nangong Mu first, which allowed Nangong Mu to survive until Nangong Jing came looking for him.
He thought that Nangong Mu returned safely because Nangong Jing went to look for him, so his hatred for Nangong Jing far exceeded his hatred for Nangong Mu.
Nangong Dao felt that Nangong Jing was his nemesis.
"I originally thought that since Nangong Jing was in a relationship with Prince Han Xi, my father would definitely not let him inherit the Duke's Mansion, and it wouldn't be a problem for me. But now it seems that he has a good relationship with Nangong Mu. If I don't get rid of him, he will always help Nangong Mu. This is not acceptable..."
Nangong Dao paced back and forth in the room, muttering to himself, his expression looked extremely ferocious and a little scary.
On the second day after Nangong Mu returned safely, Nangong Tao went to see Xuanyuan Leng after leaving court. The two had a brief conversation, and then Nangong Tao left with a serious expression.
Xuanyuan Leng looked quite happy, and it was obvious that the result of this conversation with Nangong Tao made him very satisfied.
The Yun family and the Wu family have developed in the military for so many years. Although Xuanyuan Leng has the help of the Ning family, the Ning family is more on the side of civil officials, so the help they can provide to Xuanyuan Leng in the military is not much.
Therefore, when Xuanyuan Leng first started investigating Nangong Mu's affairs, the progress was not smooth.
But after Nangong Tao came to help, Xuanyuan Leng's progress became much smoother.
Even though Nangong Tao's meaning was very clear, he would not stand on anyone's side, he was willing to help this time because of Nangong Mu.
But for Xuanyuan Leng, it was enough.
As long as we know who are from the Yun family and who are from the Wu family, it will bring a lot of benefits to Xuanyuan Leng.
"We've already found out. The second and sixth brothers did have a hand in this incident, but there were also coincidences."
After Xuanyuan Leng found out the truth, he had Nangong Jing and Xuanyuan Xingyao called into the palace.
"coincide???"
Nangong Jing was a little skeptical. Could it really be a coincidence?
Xuanyuan Leng saw Nangong Jing's doubts, so he slowly told him the truth he had found out.
Xuanyuan Xi is a cautious person. Although he had the intention of getting rid of Nangong Mu and supporting Nangong Dao when he asked Xuanyuan Qing to approach Nangong Dao, he also wanted to get rid of Nangong Mu and support Nangong Dao.
But he wouldn't be so stupid as to act so quickly, or with such obvious moves.
At the beginning, according to Xuanyuan Xi's plan, he wanted to use chronic poison to slowly corrode Nangong Mu's body. Within two or three years, Nangong Mu would die of physical weakness.
Although it is a little slower, it is safer, and outsiders cannot find out why Nangong Mu died.
However, Xuanyuan Xi did not expect such a coincidence that Nangong Mu would suddenly apply to go and support the bandit suppression, and the deputy generals who accompanied him this time were either supported by the Yun family or the Wu family.
Although no one knew about it openly, as the grandson of the Wu and Yun families, how could Xuanyuan Xi not know the connections of the two families?
Xuanyuan Xi didn't think of taking advantage of it at first, but later he learned that the bandits were in the deep mountains, and the mountains were steep, and the bandits themselves were very powerful.
So Xuanyuan Xi wanted to take advantage of it, but he did not give the order to kill Nangong Mu.
After all, Xuanyuan Xi didn't want to expose himself for the sake of Nangong Mu.
The order Xuanyuan Xi gave to the deputy generals was that if there was a chance, it would be best not to let Nangong Mu come back alive, but if there was no chance, there was no need to deliberately target him.
This was also Nangong Mu's fate. He was targeted by the bandits because of his position as commander-in-chief. When the deputy generals saw Nangong Mu being besieged by the bandits and seriously injured, they all remembered Xuanyuan Xi's order.
They thought this was a great opportunity, as they didn't have to do it themselves and could still complete Xuanyuan Xi's orders.
So when they saw that General Lin wanted to support Nangong Mu, they deliberately led the bandits they had killed and blocked General Lin in front of him.
Because they were working together as a group, General Lin didn't notice anything wrong.
And they didn't intercept for too long. Soon they even took the initiative to rescue Nangong Mu. This was also one of the reasons why General Lin had no doubts at all afterwards.
However, the battlefield can be said to be changing rapidly. Although they delayed for a while, Nangong Mu had already chased them to the edge of the cliff.
When General Lin and his men arrived, the bandits blocked their way again without hesitation, and one of them even dealt a heavy blow to Nangong Mu.
Not only did he knock Nangong Mu off the cliff, but he also caused him serious injuries.
If Nangong Mu hadn't been lucky enough to meet Zhuo Yunsheng by chance, he would have been almost dead.
Logically speaking, the deputy generals' actions were not big, so Nangong Mu should not have noticed anything.
But Nangong Mu grew up under the guidance of Nangong Tao and followed Nangong Tao to the battlefield several times. He was very keen to notice the small movements of those deputy generals.
Therefore, after being rescued by Zhuo Yunsheng, although he was just suspicious, he did not dare to return to the barracks, and asked Zhuo Yunsheng to take him away and hide him as soon as possible.
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