Chapter 50: Another coincidence?
Doctor Luo was not surprised, nor did he rush to treat the wound. Instead, while taking his pulse, he sighed and said, "Alas... Although your injury was originally dangerous, it was fortunately treated in time and is no longer a big problem. I was not worried, but after tonight's ordeal, I'm afraid that your vital energy will be damaged and you will never be the same as before."
Mu Xi felt dizzy, knowing it was probably due to overexertion, but there was nothing she could do. She still managed to ask, "What does Doctor Luo need the corpse for?"
"I don't want a corpse, but if I could get a human skin, it would be of great benefit to you. However, it's fine if that old woman's skin is unusable; I'll think of another way." Doctor Luo took the pulse and said no more, then picked up his medicine box and began to quickly treat the wound.
"Me? What use could I be?" Mu Xi was so weak that even breathing was difficult, but she managed to ask the last question.
Doctor Luo sighed, "Don't worry about it or ask any more questions. I will find another way. Your wound has just scabbed over and then tore open again. I'm afraid even the best medicine won't be able to remove the scar."
"Hmm..." Mu Xi's consciousness grew heavier and heavier, and she had no strength to care about the scars. She let Doctor Luo do as he pleased and fell into a deep sleep.
Mu Xi woke up again with a start; it was already broad daylight.
The wooden bed, draped in emerald green gauze, light silk curtains, and carved with nine-colored clouds, exuded a rich sandalwood fragrance, instantly calming my mind.
"Oh, Your Highness is awake. Let me pour you some water." Tao'er's face flashed past from the side of the bed.
This time when I woke up, I was finally surrounded by my own people.
Mu Xi felt a sense of relief and propped herself up to sit up.
My head was still spinning, and the slightest exertion aggravated the wound on my chest, causing pain.
In the blink of an eye, Tao'er brought over a water glass.
Mu Xi's throat was burning, so she took a big gulp of water from Tao'er's hand.
As soon as I finished drinking the glass of water and looked up, I saw Tao'er's two big dark circles under her eyes.
Mu Xi was startled: "You were on night watch all night? Where's Zhe Lan?"
Tao'er pouted, looking aggrieved and sad: "Ze Lan and the others have disappeared. Except for me and Bao Fan, who were found and brought back by Guard Jiang, everyone else has vanished."
Tao'er, whose real name is Ju Tao, is as beautiful as her name suggests. She has a pair of peach blossom eyes that always give off a half-smile, even when she's not smiling, so everyone just calls her Tao'er. In addition, she grew up with the original owner of this body since childhood and they were as close as sisters. Since the original owner dressed as a boy, Tao'er developed some of the spoiled nature of a young girl.
Mu Xi then remembered that Zhe Lan had been injured while shielding her from a hidden weapon and had since disappeared: "It's been several days, haven't you been looking for her? Haven't you found her?"
Tao shook her head.
"I heard that my brother has woken up?" At this moment, Mu Xun walked in from outside. Seeing that Mu Xi was able to sit up on his own, the moon's reflection in his calm eyes rippled. "My brother seems to have recovered a bit, so I am relieved."
"Ze Lan, Ze Lan and the others... cough cough..." As soon as Mu Xi saw Mu Xun, she urged him to go find more people, but she forgot that her throat was terribly hoarse and burning with pain.
Tao'er quickly handed Mu Xi a cup of warm water to her lips.
Mu Xun hurriedly stepped forward and took the water cup from her: "I'll do it. Tao'er, go and see if the young master's medicine is ready. Also, tell Doctor Luo that the young master has woken up."
"Yes." Tao'er handed the water cup to Mu Xun, bowed, and left.
Mu Xun fed Mu Xi a cup of water and sighed softly, "Alas, that day my brother was seriously injured, and I rushed him back to the manor for treatment, so I couldn't take care of anything else. Afterwards, I sent Jiang Meng with people to search for him, but they only found Tao'er and Bao Fan. Naturally, the matter of my brother's assassination had to be reported to the Court of Justice, but unfortunately, the Court of Justice sent people, but they didn't find the others. They did bring back the bodies of two maids, Xin'er and Xiang'er, and Qing'er and Huan'er are also missing."
The people Mu Xun mentioned were all close to the original owner, who had served him since childhood.
Although the maids didn't know Mu Xi's true identity, Tao'er and Zhelan did, and her disappearance was not a good thing.
Mu Xun, who hadn't slept all night, was thinking of something: "I'm still sending people to search for Zhe Lan. We need to find her alive or dead. We can't let her wander outside and disappear without a trace."
“Ze Lan wouldn’t betray us, but those people are clearly not bandits. I’m afraid they’ve fallen into the hands of someone with ulterior motives and will be used.” Mu Xi didn’t dare to think any further, one problem after another. “Cough cough… And what about Han’s body? Did you handle it properly? I wonder if there were any other people spying outside last night. Did you catch anyone when you chased after them?”
Mu Xun rubbed his temples: "The chase yielded nothing. As for Han's body... it should be discovered by now in the West Courtyard."
"Cough cough... What should we do next?" Mu Xi was still frightened when she thought about what happened last night. "I thought that silencing Han on the spot would be safe for the time being, but if there are still people watching from the outside, who knows how much they know?"
Mu Xun slowly shook his head, seemingly at a loss for what to do: "Once Han's body is found in the West Courtyard, it will definitely be reported to the Court of Justice. The Court of Justice will definitely come to investigate. As for the assassin... Under the circumstances last night, it was too late to find someone to impersonate her. We can only wait for the people from the Court of Justice to arrive and then take it one step at a time."
Should we take it one step at a time and see what happens?
Mu Xi disliked being passive the most, but ever since she transmigrated, she had been passive all along. She then recalled the strange things that happened after she woke up twice: "Where did you all go last night? Why was there such a commotion in the East Courtyard, and there was no one there?"
"Despite all the precautions, this matter is still strange." Mu Xun smiled bitterly. "Ever since we reported the assassination attempt to the Court of Justice, the Court of Justice has been quite proactive, sending people to report on the progress every day. Yesterday, we had a major lead, saying that a key figure had been found among the assassin's body, and I was asked to identify the person. Identifying the person wouldn't have taken much time, but when I came out, the King summoned me to inquire about the Western Regions border defense and my brother's assassination attempt, so it was late when I left the palace. When I returned, I saw that the East Courtyard was pitch black and unusually quiet, so I rushed over to check, but I was still too late."
What a coincidence that the king summoned me?
From the original owner's memories, Mu Xi only vaguely understood that Jin Fangjun's original fief was west of Yan Sheng, but because Mu Zhen was already seriously injured and unable to ride and shoot before being granted the title, it was actually his deputy who guarded the western border.
Originally, when the Crown Prince of Jin Fang came of age, he should have been able to guard the area in place of his father.
However, the original owner was "weak and sickly", so the second young master Mu Xun had been in charge of the household affairs.
This situation is unfavorable to the Jin Fangjun Mansion, but it may be exactly what the King wanted.
Both father and son of Jin Fangjun were "incompetent" and, despite having some military power, they couldn't cause any trouble.
But this is also why the scumbag father insisted on making Mu Xun inherit the position of heir. Only by obtaining the position of heir and then inheriting Jin Fangjun's dukedom in the future could he firmly grasp the military power of the Western Frontier.
This is clearly someone taking advantage of a loophole.
But what about the rest of the people?
How many times has this happened already?
It can't all be such a coincidence, can it?
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