Chapter 66: The Crown Prince? Do you think it’s possible that the one I know…
In the past, Mu Qing hid in an invisible corner, but now the person behind her wants everyone to notice her.
Mu Xingchen said thoughtfully: "I feel that Mu Qing's identity is a bit abnormal. It seems that I need to check her mother's identity."
According to Mu Qing's memories, her mother suddenly arrived at the Imperial Tutor's residence twenty-three years ago and suddenly became Mu Qi's legal wife. This incident was widely circulated among the people as a legend for a long time. But a man like Mu Qi, even if he fell in love with a woman at first sight, would definitely not make her his legal wife unless she was of high status and had no value. So, she thought, there must be something fishy about this temperament.
When Mu Xingchen returned to the yard, she saw Li Jing sitting on a stone bench waiting for her.
She ran over with a smile, then hugged Li Jing from behind and said coquettishly, "Brother Jing."
Li Jing turned around helplessly. She missed him after just a while. What a clingy guy.
Mu Xingchen stuffed the hairpin in her hand into his.
Li Jing looked at the hairpin in his hand and raised an eyebrow and asked, "A gift?"
Mu Xingchen shook her head: "No. I was framed." She explained the whole thing to him again.
Li Jing held the hairpin in his hand and said calmly, "Well, I'll check."
Mu Xingchen hugged him in surprise: "Brother Jing, you are so nice."
Li Jing touched her head helplessly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
"There's one more thing." Mu Xingchen said hesitantly.
"Speak." Li Jing said concisely.
Mu Xingchen lowered his brows and whispered, "Can you help me check my mother's identity?"
Li Jing's eyes turned cold, and he pursed his lips: "Why did you suddenly think of investigating your mother?"
Mu Xingchen leaned her head on Li Jing's shoulder and said sadly, "I think the people in the Mu Mansion are targeting me, in large part because of my mother, but I know nothing about my mother, so..." She forced a smile, "If Brother Jing is embarrassed, forget it. I'll figure out a solution myself."
Li Jing frowned slightly and was silent for a moment. He sighed and said, "I'll tell you the answer in a few days."
Mu Xingchen's eyes lit up in an instant. She kissed Li Jing on the face and said happily, "Brother Jing, you are so nice. I like you so much."
Li Jing's lips curled up slightly, "I know."
Mu Xingchen's pupils turned cold the moment he turned his face away.
Xiao Qi: "Is it okay to tell him everything?"
Mu Xingchen said in a complicated tone, "Xiao Qi, do you think he didn't check before he approached me? He must have already dug up Mu Qing's entire family history. But what puzzles me is why he asked me to wait a few days... and if I'm not mistaken, the coldness he released just now..."
"It's a bit strange." She said with a dark look in her eyes.
Xiao Qi: "So, Mu Qing's mother must be from a rather important background, and she's not just a simple person."
Mu Xingchen frowned slightly: "Just don't do anything dramatic."
Li Jing pinched her neck and turned her head, narrowing his eyes and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Mu Xingchen came back to her senses and smiled: "I'm thinking about you."
Afterwards, the two became inseparable.
Until late at night.
Mu Xingchen slept for a while, and Xiaoqi woke her up after Li Jing left.
Mu Xingchen opened her eyes and looked at the pink curtains above her head. She was so tired that she couldn't even lift a finger. It had been too long. Was this really normal?
Xiao Qi: "Get up, there are guests at the Seven Star Tower."
Mu Xingchen's eyes lit up: "That's great."
She raised her hand and hooked her right ring finger, only to see a faint red thread wrapped around it. Now she didn't have to look for the tower's location.
At three quarters past the hour of Mao, she used her mind to go directly into the tower.
This time, the man was a man wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat. It was raining heavily outside, and he braved the drizzle, the water dripping down his coat. Sitting above, Mu Xingchen couldn't see his face; he kept his head down, only the sharp corners of his lips showing. But despite the heavy rain, the strong smell of blood on his body could not be ignored.
He looks like a killer.
Mu Xingchen yawned and asked lazily, "What wish do you want to make?"
The man raised his head slightly, his eyes glaring upwards. After a moment, he said sharply, "I want to investigate the identity of the current Crown Prince Li Jing."
Mu Xingchen's eyes paused slightly and she frowned.
The current crown prince Li Jing?
"Do you suspect there's something wrong with his identity?" Mu Xingchen asked with interest.
The man sneered: "This is not your concern. Just tell me, do you want to do the business or not?"
Mu Xingchen frowned slightly, and she suddenly thought of Li Jing.
"Xiao Qi, do you think it's possible that the Li Jing I know is the crown prince of the current dynasty?" She doubted again.
Xiao Qi: "The possibility is almost zero. The royal family is not stupid. Such a thing will never happen. But if there is really such a possibility." She said in a slightly cold tone: "Mu Xingchen, are you going to stop doing business?"
Mu Xingchen's eyes darkened: "Xiao Qi, I didn't mean that."
Xiao Qi reminded again: "Since it's just for exploitation, don't worry about this tiny possibility."
Mu Xingchen raised his eyebrows.
After a moment, she smiled and replied to the man below, "Of course I will. But sir, the deal is done, and I will not regret it. Are you sure you want to make this wish?"
The man said without hesitation: "Sure. In that case, wait for good news from the tower master." After saying that, he left the place in a leisurely manner.
Mu Xingchen's brows were heavy with worry. She had a bad feeling. The missions she faced after arriving here seemed to have become twice as difficult.
After returning to the room, I looked out the window and saw that it was indeed raining heavily outside.
Mu Xingchen stared at the rain outside, his brows never relaxed at all.
Xiao Qi asked, "What are you thinking about?"
Mu Xingchen sighed, "What are you thinking of getting close to that so-called prince? According to what Li Jing said a few days ago, the prince was born with a weak fetus and has been recuperating in seclusion in Quanshan. Few people have even seen him."
Xiao Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry, he will definitely return to Beijing for the Emperor's birthday next month."
Mu Xingchen's eyes flashed, "No wonder someone asked me to check on him at this time. It turns out that he is going back to Beijing. Some people are anxious."
Xiao Qi said cautiously, "Since someone wants to investigate him, it means this prince is no ordinary person. He might stir up a bloody storm when he returns to the capital, so be careful."
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On the second day, Mu Xingchen found out about Zui Weng Lou, a famous know-it-all shop in Kyoto.
Xiao Qi: "You're not going to a place like this to check on the prince, are you???"
Anyone who has done this kind of business knows that when you check things in this kind of place, you might get information, but you might also leak your own information. And this is while you are under surveillance.
Mu Xingchen shook her head and said with a smile, "How is that possible? I went to check on Mu Qing's mother."
She had deliberately let Li Jing know that she had gone to Zui Weng Tower, and that she would use his spirit stones to find the clues she wanted. Her purpose in doing so was simple: to prevent the results she obtained from him from being different from those obtained from others, and to also let him know that she was a little anxious about this matter.
Of course, there is another possibility that the results she gets are the same, but they are all false results. This can only mean one thing, that is, this Zui Weng Tower was opened by Li Jing, and the results were colluded to give her.
If that's the case...
Mu Xingchen narrowed his eyes. The Yuegan tribe and humans are mortal enemies. If Zuiweng Tower is really Li Jing's power, then the human race has been infiltrated too deeply.
There are seven floors in Zuiweng Tower, and the information is divided according to levels. The floor she is going to today is the seventh floor.
From the moment Mu Xingchen entered Zuiweng Tower, he smelled the scent of ink. This scent came from the various books surrounding the side of the building, and the smell became stronger as he went up. But strangely, the scent of ink seemed to be mixed with a smell of rust, like the smell of cold weapons that had not seen the sun for years.
According to the six gourd brothers, the Drunken Old Man's Tower has been around for a hundred years, and all the secrets in the world can be found there. The owner of the tower is also a mysterious figure, never showing himself to the public. To this day, no one knows who the owner is.
The Drunkard House also has a limited range of clients, and only the royal family and nobles are accepted. If she hadn't received the invitation today, she probably wouldn't be able to enter the Drunkard House.
In addition to the extremely densely packed books surrounding the seventh floor, there was also an antique bronze table. In front of the table stood a man wearing a black cloak. He was holding a brush and writing something on a piece of paper. Judging from his figure, he was a man.
The man in black raised his head when he noticed her approaching. Mu Xingchen looked at his face. He was wearing a bronze mask with a pair of snarling fangs, resembling the appearance of an ancient ferocious beast. The pair of pupils above it also looked unusually creepy in the pitch-black rooftop.
"This is the news you've been looking for." A low, hoarse voice reached Mu Xingchen's ears. He took the paper he had just written and stuffed it into the envelope. He then raised his hand to signal her to come forward and take it. Seeing that Mu Xingchen didn't move, the man in black stared at her intently.
Mu Xingchen frowned: "Do you know what I want to ask?"
The man in black said bluntly: "If you don't know, all these years of business will be in vain."
A complicated look flashed in Mu Xingchen's eyes: "I heard that Zui Wenglou knows everything about the world?"
The man in black said coldly, "Not every random piece of information can enter the Drunkard's Tower. Of course, the Drunkard's Tower also has the most top-level secrets, but ordinary people can't access them."
Mu Xingchen frowned slightly. This was an unsolved issue of the highest level, most likely something related to the royal family.
After thinking for two seconds, she stepped forward to take the envelope. It was branded with the seal of Zui Weng Lou. She asked, "So, if there's any news, it's absolutely correct, right?"
The man in black suddenly laughed, and his laughter spread throughout the entire building, sounding extremely harsh.
"Mistake?" He scoffed. "If the news about Drunkard's House only passed through one person, there's absolutely no way it could be wrong."
"Then... I have one last question." Mu Xingchen's eyes flickered. "What is the price of making a deal with you?"
The man in black said coldly, "You don't know? Ha, the rules of the Drunkard's Tower are that, except for spirit stones, you must exchange things for things."
Mu Xingchen raised an eyebrow. So that's why there's so much information here. The level of information is exchanged for the level of secrecy. If the information she has is absolutely secret, then what information did Li Jing use in exchange...
"Goodbye." Mu Xingchen turned around and left with the envelope.
"Welcome back next time." The voice of the man in black sounded behind him.
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The author has something to say: Li Jing: What would happen if I were the prince?
Mu Xingchen: Betray you.
Li Jing was angry: You dare!
Mu Xingchen: Sorry, the deal is done, no regrets!
Li Jing turns evil...
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