Return to the capital

Anqing Palace.

Gu Ji reported in a deep voice: "Sir, I have found out that the person who assassinated you that day was not the Third Prince, but an assassin sent by Liang State."

Gu Huaizhi paused while playing with the folding fan, his amber eyes dimmed slightly, and after a long while, he slowly spoke: "I know."

He had already guessed that it was impossible for the extremely stupid Third Prince to have done this.

But this feeling of being played around by others really made him feel unhappy.

Before that, he rushed back to Beijing overnight, only to find that his father was not poisoned as he had expected, but...food poisoning.

That day, Prince Anqing did not show any abnormality after returning from the palace banquet. He was not found unconscious until the next morning by Luo.

Luo panicked and immediately sent someone to tell her son. Fortunately, it turned out to be just a false alarm.

And the people of Chu...

He had indeed found some clues before, and also knew that the Chu people had already planted many spies in the Liang State.

Gu Ji's eyes flashed with a trace of struggle, and after hesitating for a moment, he still followed his heart and said, "Sir... Sir, I actually have something else to say."

Gu Huaizhi raised his eyes lazily, and seeing Gu Ji's hesitant expression, he said with a hint of impatience: "Just tell me if you have something to say!"

How can a grown man be so slow and always look like he wants to say something but hesitates?

Gu Ji swallowed his saliva, lowered his head, and said hesitantly: "I just passed by the Chongde Marquis's residence and accidentally learned that Miss Mu has also returned home."

He hesitated for a long time because he was not sure whether his master wanted to know the news about Miss Mu or not.

Since returning to the capital, he had not heard the young master mention Miss Mu, but when leaving Wutong City that night, he clearly saw the young master wanting to say goodbye to Miss Mu.

Gu Huaizhi was stunned for a moment, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

He had just left Wutong City, and she returned to Shangjing?

Gu Ji caught a glimpse of his young master's expression and felt that he had made the right bet. He just breathed a sigh of relief, but Gu Huaizhi yelled in anger: "Why did you mention her to me? Do you think this young master would care about her?"

Gu Ji shut up immediately, lowered his head and left.

Well, he asked for trouble.

*

The carriage traveled on the bumpy road for five or six hours. When they finally arrived at the Chongde Marquis Mansion, it was already the hour of Xu. The sky gradually darkened, and dusk enveloped the entire mansion.

The gatekeeper saw the marquis's carriage from a distance and hurriedly opened the gate to welcome it.

He saw Mu Guiling and Mu Wan'er getting off the car one after another. Just when he thought there was no one else, he saw Mu An Ning unexpectedly.

A hint of surprise appeared in his eyes, and then he turned into a respectful expression.

When he reached the gate of the mansion, Mu An Ning paused for a moment, and it took him a long time to cross the high threshold.

A month ago, she had made up her mind not to return to this place again, but she never expected that she would once again set foot in this home where she had lived for more than ten years, a home that was strange yet familiar, but did not belong to her.

She had no idea what the ethereal voice that had guided her to agree to return home was trying to do, so she could only accept the situation as it came.

She gathered her thoughts, and walked calmly side by side with Mu Wan'er, following behind Mu Guiling.

Several people felt a little tired and chose to remain silent.

While walking, Mu An Ning couldn't help but recall the conversation between Mu Guiling and Mu Wan'er in the carriage.

At that time, she still couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked her brother who the murderer was.

My brother did not hide it at all. After all, it was not a secret, and the government should have posted a notice in Wutong City.

The murderer was the accountant of Minghua Pavilion, who once worked at Zuiyue Tower.

During the year since he was driven out of the building by Qiu Yueying, he had always been very resentful towards her, so he secretly planned to completely destroy Zuiyue Building.

Finally one day, he happened to meet a peddler on the street, and without hesitation, he spent a large sum of money to buy the Chu State's strange poison, Hong Chanchi, from him.

Afterwards, he used some unknown method to sneak into the kitchen of Zuiyuelou and mixed the poison into various ingredients.

His actions were so covert that neither the government nor Mu Guiling could detect them.

However, a few days ago he voluntarily turned himself in to the government office and confessed everything, saying that he was haunted by the ghost and could not sleep all night.

Dozens of the victims' families immediately begged the government to sentence him to a premature death and to display his head to the public to enforce justice.

After hearing this, Mu An Ning couldn't help but shudder.

This statement sounds a bit strange, but it also seems reasonable.

However, when her brother finished speaking and she closed her eyes to rest, Mu Wan'er's inner voice suddenly rang in her ears.

She said that the real mastermind behind the incident was the "big villain" and the accountant was just a scapegoat.

Mu An Ning was shocked and immediately remembered that the villain she was talking about was Shi Jiangli.

Although she was frightened, she still closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, pretending that she heard nothing.

Although she knew that he was not as simple as he seemed, she just couldn't compare the polite young businessman with the culprit who killed dozens of people.

The servants passing by on the road were all slightly startled when they saw Mu An Ning, but they did not dare to say much. They only whispered to each other after he had gone far away.

It was common knowledge in the mansion that the eldest daughter was banished from the house because she framed the second daughter.

But why is she back now?

The mansion has been very busy these days, with people moving in one after another. This is a scene they have never seen since they started working there.

On the other side, Baoqin, who was following behind Mu An Ning, noticed that her young lady seemed a little absent-minded, and secretly felt a little sad for her.

She was once a highly respected young lady, but now, those servants who act according to the situation look at her strangely.

Several people, each with their own thoughts, finally arrived at the main hall of the Marquis's mansion.

As soon as Mu An Ning stepped into the main hall, he saw Lord Chongde and Xu sitting in the main seat and talking. It was obvious that they had heard the news of their return from the servants.

Mu An Ning observed carefully. Xu seemed to be much more haggard than before, with some traces of ageing in the corners of her eyes, while Marquis Chongde looked unusually radiant.

Madam Mu is not here. I think she should have gone to bed at this time.

Even if the grandmother hadn't fallen asleep yet, she probably didn't want to see her granddaughter who disappointed her.

Mu An Ning's eyes dimmed a little, and he lowered his eyelashes slightly, and followed Mu Guiling slowly towards the main seat.

As the elder brother, Mu Guiling was the first to greet: "Father, Mother."

Mu Wan'er, who had been listless, seemed to have remembered something. She suddenly became energetic and excited.

[I almost forgot, there will be a good show to watch later! ]

[Ding Ding! Three experts in home fighting are about to appear! ]