Chapter 75 The Remains of the Former King Were Stolen
Cao Pan'er was in good health. Despite being weak after childbirth and suffering the loss of her son, she was able to get out of bed and walk again in just a few days.
Although her appearance remained the same, her temperament was completely different.
Even on a scorching hot day under the bright sun, Mu Xi could feel the chill emanating from her at first glance.
Cao Pan'er, who had originally been neither humble nor arrogant, now had a fierce and ruthless look on her face: "This servant was about to kill Mu Chong."
"To avenge your child?" Mu Xi had already anticipated this without even asking.
Cao Pan'er nodded.
Mu Xi sighed in sympathy: "I can understand if you want to kill him, but... after all, he didn't kill your child with his own hands. If we're talking about the mastermind behind it all..."
"This servant knows, they all deserve to die, one by one." Cao Pan'er appeared expressionless, but her originally beautiful almond-shaped eyes looked more like a wolf's.
Mu Xi didn't mince words: "You can't kill Mu Chong now, at least not while Mu Chong is in my hands. You should know why without me telling you."
If Mu Chong dies at her hands, then the feud with the Gao family will be very serious.
The Gao family is powerful, and for so many years Jin Fangjun Muzhen has not dared to openly confront them. Who knows what they might do if they are pushed too far?
Cao Pan'er, as was her habit, bit her lower lip and remained silent.
Mu Xi had no choice but to say again, "Besides, if you act like this, not only will you fail, but even if you kill Mu Chong today, will you still have a chance to attack the Gao family tomorrow?"
Cao Pan'er was finally "moved" and released her lower lip: "Thank you for reminding me, Your Highness. I understand. I will think of a more comprehensive solution."
Mu Xi was still worried: "Don't do anything rash. Look at your complexion; you're not fully recovered yet. As long as you're alive, you can always make a comeback. Take good care of yourself for now, and afterwards... it's not advisable for you to stay in the manor any longer. You'll need to find somewhere to go..."
They couldn't think of a safe place to settle Cao Pan'er.
"I understand. Whatever I do, I will never implicate the young master," Cao Pan'er said curtly, and was about to leave. "If the young master has no other instructions, I will take my leave."
Mu Xun said from the side, "Leave behind what you hid in your sleeve."
Without hesitation, Cao Pan'er threw a small knife on the ground with a "clatter" and turned to leave.
Mu Xi shook her head secretly. A small knife couldn't possibly kill Mu Chong. Seeing Cao Pan'er's back like a lone wolf, she couldn't bear it: "You still don't know if that child is a boy or a girl, do you?"
Cao Pan'er suddenly stopped, her back stiffened, but she didn't turn around.
Mu Xi sighed again: "It's a boy."
"..." For a long while, Cao Pan'er remained motionless and did not make a sound.
Mu Xi could only sigh again, "That child has nothing to do with Mu Chong, right?"
This time, Cao Pan'er's shoulders twitched slightly.
After a long pause, he finally managed to say "thank you" before quickly leaving the artificial hill.
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July 4th is the anniversary of the death of the original owner's birth mother, Princess Shen Ying.
According to the original owner's memories, in previous years, Jin Fangjun Muzhen never required her to go out of the city to pay respects at the graves; he would simply hold a simple ceremony in the small ancestral hall in the mansion.
For some reason this year, Mu Zhen suddenly asked Mu Xun to prepare for the brothers to go out of the city to offer sacrifices.
As a son, Mu Xi should do the same.
Before dawn that day, they got up very early and the procession set off in a grand procession toward the west gate.
Mu Xi sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, resting, with Tao'er and Zhe Lan on either side of her.
You can hear the sound of horses' hooves clattering on the stone pavement.
The streets should have been bustling with breakfast vendors by now, but not a single hawker's cry could be heard today.
After an unknown amount of time, suddenly the faint sounds of crying and shouting came from ahead, and then the carriage stopped.
"What happened?" Mu Xi had no choice but to open her eyes.
Tao'er lifted the carriage curtain first, just as Mu Xun rode back: "Your Highness, please be at ease. We are almost at the West Gate, but for some reason the gate is still not open at this hour. We have sent people ahead to inquire."
Mu Xi looked ahead and saw that the carriages heading out of the city had already formed a long line. In this situation, there was no other way but to wait.
Just then, a loud shout came from diagonally in front: "Search!"
Immediately afterwards, a group of civilians who appeared to be about to leave the city were driven to the side of the road by soldiers dressed as imperial guards.
A guard who looked like a squad leader pointed the tip of his knife at a peddler dressed in coarse cloth.
The peddler hurriedly pulled out a lot of copper coins from his pocket and offered them to him.
The squad leader grabbed a handful of copper coins and stuffed them under his armor, then moved the tip of his knife to the next woman holding a baby: "You..."
The two men behind the squad leader pounced on him and ransacked the peddler.
After the peddler finished collecting his loot, he moved on to the woman holding the baby.
The cries of the woman and the baby were mixed together.
Next, a young man who looked like a scholar tried to use his body to shield his elderly mother behind him.
No one knows what he said, but the squad leader swiftly brought down his knife, and the scholar let out a scream as blood flowed from his shoulder.
"Search thoroughly, leave no one behind." The squad leader grabbed another elderly man with white hair.
A young girl wearing a silver bracelet next to the old man quickly took off the bracelet and handed it to him.
From the other side in the distance, shouts could be heard: "Injustice! Injustice! I didn't say anything... I didn't say anything..."
"What are they searching for? Isn't this blatant robbery?" Mu Xi frowned.
At this moment, the soldiers who had been gathering information returned and whispered something to Mu Xun.
Mu Xun's expression hardened slightly, then he spurred his horse forward and lowered his voice to the lowest level: "Something has happened. The late king's remains were stolen last night. Now the entire Moyang and the area around Moyang City are under martial law. The Imperial Guards and the Red Carp Guards have been mobilized to conduct a large-scale search for suspicious persons."
Was the remains of the late king stolen?
Doesn't that mean her nominal grandfather's remains were stolen?
What's going on?
Before Mu Xi could react, the carriage ahead suddenly trembled, the horses startled and neighed.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of footsteps, thump, thump, thump, carrying a murderous aura, came.
"Ah..." A cry of pain was accompanied by several screams.
The carriage carrying Mu Xi was also affected, and the two horses suddenly reared up.
The driver quickly and desperately pulled on the reins.
Mu Xi stumbled and almost fell off her seat. Just as she regained her balance, a troop of the King's personal guards—the Red Carp Guards—who wore black helmets and armor and bronze "Red Carp" masks, roared in from outside the carriage on the side road leading into the city.
The group of people who had just been exploited were released, but before one of the old women could dodge, a Red Carp Guard kicked her away.
Before the old woman could even utter a cry of alarm, a long knife struck, and blood instantly stained the bluestone pavement red.
The woman holding the baby fainted upon seeing this.
"Aww, aww, aww..." The baby's cries drew the ire of the Red Carp Guards once again.
A Red Carp Guard went over and kicked the swaddled baby the woman was holding, and the baby immediately fell silent.
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