Chapter 243 Is there anything special about this name?
"Mom, is there anything special about this name?"
Madam Mo hesitated for a moment and told a story from the past.
"I'm just a little sensitive to the word 'cute'. At that time, your father and I had just gotten married, and the border war was tense. The late emperor appointed your father as marshal and led a large army to support us.
When I was young, I was impatient and didn't want to be separated from your father, so I disguised myself as a man and followed the team.
Your father won a great victory. It took him only two months to drive the bandits from southern Xinjiang out of our Dashun territory, and he also captured the main general of southern Xinjiang.
During the interrogation, they discovered that the commander of Southern Xinjiang was actually their eldest princess Yuan Meng.
At that time, I was standing next to your father in the uniform of an ordinary soldier. It was obvious that she was very infatuated with your father. She even claimed that as long as your father agreed to marry her, she would immediately return to southern Xinjiang to persuade his father to surrender completely to Dashun.
Her request was rejected by your father on the spot. Later, Yuan Meng was unwilling to give up. After she was exchanged for a large amount of property by the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, she still tried every means to get close to your father.
Even after we returned to Beijing in triumph and I had given birth to your eldest brother, Yuan Meng was still obsessed with your father.
For this purpose, the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang even sent an envoy to request the late emperor to grant a marriage between Yuan Meng and your father.
The late emperor knew the Mohist family rules and your father's temperament, so he directly rejected the request of the envoys from southern Xinjiang.
Even so, Yuan Meng still did not give up. Not long after the envoy from Southern Xinjiang returned, she came to the capital of our Dashun in person and pestered your father.
Faced with such a person, your father and I felt extremely angry. In desperation, your father asked the late emperor for permission and volunteered to go to the western border to guard it.
Since he became a frontier defender, he could naturally bring his family with him, so I stayed by his side.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Meng still refused to give up. She was so crazy that she used her own blood to feed the love Gu.
Unfortunately, Yuan Meng was too impatient and was seen through by your father when he was casting the poison. In a rage, he killed Yuan Meng on the spot.
This incident caused a sensation in both Southern Xinjiang and Dashun. A young man from a noble family in Southern Xinjiang named Shao Xin, who was in love with Yuan Meng, personally requested orders to attack Dashun, determined to kill your father with his own hands to avenge Yuan Meng.
Unfortunately, Shao Xin was no match for your father in both martial arts and military tactics. During the Nanjiang defeat and retreat, Shao Xin swore in front of both armies that his life's work would be to avenge Yuan Meng and curse the Mohist family to extinction.
After hearing this story, Mo Jiuye asked seriously, "Mom, are you saying that this Mr. Simeng is very likely the Shao Xin who was in love with Yuan Meng back then?"
Madam Mo said calmly, "I've said so much, but it's just speculation. You two brothers have all been poisoned by Gu, and the Gu-raising technique originated in southern Xinjiang. This makes me think of this person.
Especially your father's death, which has many similarities with your brother's."
When Duke Mo died in battle, Mo Jiuye was still young, and he had only heard the specific details from his elders and brothers.
He only knew that his father was also poisoned by bandits from southern Xinjiang, and was later captured and his head was hung on the city wall for public display.
Now when I think carefully about what happened to my brothers, isn’t it exactly the same as what happened to my father?
The Mohist brothers clenched their fists simultaneously.
Mo Chuhan tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart and asked, "Third brother, did you find out the true identity of Mr. Simeng?"
This question is exactly what everyone wants to know. Mo Yunfeng said in a deep voice:
"I spent several months searching in southern Xinjiang and finally found Simeng Villa. It was completely different from what I imagined. Instead of being magnificent, it looked rather run-down."
"Ruined?" Mo Jiuye couldn't help but ask. Indeed, this was not only the same as what his third brother thought, but he also found it a little unbelievable.
You know, those Gu-breeding masters in southern Xinjiang are very rich. How could they even describe their living places as dilapidated?
Mo Yunfeng nodded and said, "Yes, it is indeed very dilapidated there, and I have been searching there for three days without seeing a single person.
Just when I was about to leave, I found someone coming out of the villa. I guess there might be a secret passage or something like that in this villa, otherwise, why didn't I find anyone after I lingered there for so long.
So I followed the man carefully. He should have come out to purchase supplies. He went to the market to buy some rice and then went back.
I followed him into the villa again. Perhaps the man had already discovered my presence. After arriving at the villa, he deliberately took a detour and finally stopped at a corner.
The man used a Gu as soon as he attacked. Fortunately, I dodged quickly and was not hit. Later, the man threw a few more Gu insects at me, but I dodged them all. Maybe he realized that he was no match for me, so he sprinkled a handful of poison powder and fled the scene.
I have suffered such a loss before. When I saw the poisonous powder, I subconsciously covered my mouth and nose, and the person took the opportunity to escape quickly.
I chased him for three whole days and finally caught him in the territory of Dashun.
After interrogation, we learned that Mr. Simeng had not returned for six years, and the Gu breeders who had once relied on him had also left one after another. Now, only a few Gu breeders are stationed in the villa.
"So, there is indeed a secret room or something like that in Simeng Villa." Mo Zhongyuan said in a deep voice.
"Indeed, I learned from that person that the entrance to the secret room of Simeng Villa is right under a dry well. It's a very hidden place. No wonder I haven't found anything after searching for so long.
If I hadn't been worried about my family being worried about me not being able to make it back for the New Year, I would have definitely turned back to check on them." Mo Yunfeng said calmly, "Now that my family knows I'm safe, I plan to go back and check after the New Year."
Mo Chuhan was the most impulsive among the brothers. He stood up and slammed his fist on the table.
"I will set off for southern Xinjiang now and will definitely turn Simeng Villa upside down." As he said this, Mo Chuhan turned around and prepared to go out, but was stopped by Madam Mo in a stern voice.
"Chu Han, sit down. Things haven't been clarified yet. What are you going to do there?
Besides, everyone in Simeng Villa is good at witchcraft. Can you guarantee that you won’t be fooled again if you go there?
By that time, not only will your family not be able to find out the whereabouts of your elder and second brothers, but they will also have to find a way to rescue you."
After hearing what his mother said, Mo Chuhan immediately calmed down and sat back in his seat unwillingly.
"Mom, what do you think we should do? We finally found a clue, we can't just give up like this, right?"
Madam Mo glanced around and finally set her sights on He Zhiran.
She had long discovered that her ninth daughter-in-law was much smarter than his sons, and at this time, it was necessary to listen to her opinions.
"Heshi, what do you think about this matter?"
Ever since listening to his third brother's story, He Zhiran has been thinking about it.
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