The entrance to the secret passage in the bedroom in the main courtyard of Prince Kang's mansion was reopened within two days after Prince Kang's secret was thoroughly discovered by his own princess.
The wall that used to store many antiques has been restored to its original state and can be easily opened at any time by touching the mechanism.
Late that night, Mu Kaiwei supported Prince Kang and walked back to his bedroom in the main courtyard through the secret passage.
When the wall door decorated as an antique shelf slid open, Aunt Lan, Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang witnessed what happened. The three of them were so shocked that their jaws dropped. Their mouths were opened so wide that they forgot to close them.
Aunt Lan was older, more knowledgeable, and calmer. Seeing Prince Kang stumbling and covered in blood, she immediately stepped forward to help. Mu Kaiwei didn't wait for Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang to recover. He freed up a hand and quickly pushed the two maidservants into the secret passage, and solemnly gave instructions.
"There are two more people in the secret room inside who need to be taken care of. You sisters will each take charge of one. Old Xue is waiting inside. He will teach you what to do... Don't just stand there like an idiot, go!"
"Huh? Ah! Yes!" The two sisters thought that there were two more people injured like Prince Kang who needed help, so they immediately raised their heads and turned around to run to the other end of the secret passage.
Aunt Lan didn't ask anything and acted on instinct. She only knew that the Mu family had long been connected with the Kang Palace. Although she knew that her young lady had not yet become a real couple with Prince Kang, the two families and the two of them had long been interdependent in fortune and misfortune. If something really happened to the Kang Palace or Prince Kang, it would inevitably drag down the young lady and the Mu family. She could not tolerate such a thing happening.
"Tell me, what does the princess want to do?" After helping Prince Kang onto the bed, Aunt Lan asked directly.
"The most important thing is to stabilize the prince's injuries first, and then... strike first to gain the upper hand. Make things bigger before others come to the door." Mu Kaiwei then whispered in Aunt Lan's ear.
"Okay." After hearing this, Aunt Lan nodded, then turned around and quickly walked out of the main courtyard.
Fu Jinxi sat cross-legged on the couch with his eyes closed, trying to regulate his breathing and suppress his surging blood. As Aunt Lan left, he slowly raised his eyelashes. "What did you say to Aunt Lan?" he couldn't hide his curiosity.
Mu Kaiwei was still upset about the fact that he had made her cough non-stop in the secret room just now. She was so coughed that she even vomited blood. It would be strange if she wasn't angry.
"Your Highness, don't you intend to let me do whatever I want?" she gritted her teeth. "This princess will certainly deal with me properly." Her delicate face gave him a fierce look, which seemed very fierce and cruel, but it was not convincing, and instead had a softness to it.
Fu Jin held his breath and raised his eyebrows, feeling as if... as if... as if... he was about to be tortured. The strange thing was that he didn't feel frightened, but was still vaguely expecting her to torture him.
This is definitely a disease, there is no doubt about it, he is definitely very sick.
Hey, this is an incurable disease...
He would rush back to the Imperial Capital tonight. Once the "World's Greatest Constable" issued his black iron order, even the Imperial Capital's gates, which had been closed for a long time, would have to allow him to pass.
As soon as he returned to Beijing, he encountered thieves walking at night, which alarmed the "Six Gates" detectives with whom he had a deep connection, and they went out to attack. Even the patrol garrison was in turmoil. As the "world's best detective", how could Meng Yunzheng stand idly by?
But after he made his move, he discovered that a group of men in black hiding in the darkness were also eyeing him with eagerness.
The Emperor's hidden chess piece!
He was no stranger to them, having met privately with the current young leader of the Hidden Chess group several times. Now, the Hidden Chess group was lying in ambush on the fourth floor of the residence of Lord Zhou, the Left Censor-in-Chief. Was this the Emperor's original intention? Or was he acting on someone else's advice?
Meng Yunzheng had no time to sort out his thoughts, because the thief who caused the riot was indeed a skilled martial artist. He was able to deal with everyone even with two babies in his arms. He wanted to question him, but he still let him escape.
Although it could not be called a great humiliation, his pride as the "world's best detective" was somewhat hurt, and it also aroused his long-lost competitive spirit. He vowed to find the thief. When the constables of the "Six Gates" and the garrison infantry of the patrol camp saw that it was him, they all followed him spontaneously.
After further tracing, the clue ended outside the high walls of Prince Kang's mansion.
Although Meng Yunzheng knew that Princess Kang was his own junior sister, his upright and cautious character still made him show the black iron token that allowed him to travel freely as the "World's Most Powerful Constable".
The result made him quite satisfied, because although the people in Prince Kang's mansion were surprised, they showed no resistance. After confirming his Xuantie Order, a servant went inside to report, and another led him and a group of constables and infantrymen behind him, and went straight to the main courtyard of the mansion.
But just as they approached the main courtyard, the servant who had just gone to report came back breathlessly, gasping, "Princess... Prince... well... our princess has said that since Lord Meng, the 'World's Greatest Detective', is personally leading the investigation, there's only so much space in Prince Kang's mansion. You guys can investigate thoroughly, it's fine. It's just...it's just that the princess has something to discuss with the prince, so she's not available to see you. I hope you can forgive her."
Junior sister has no time to see him? Meng Yunzheng was stunned.
Glancing at the brightly lit main courtyard not far away, where several servants were leaning against the door and peeking their heads in, Meng Yunzheng asked, "The two masters of Prince Kang's mansion are up late at night discussing matters. Are they keeping the servants awake as well? What major event has happened in your mansion recently?"
"It's okay, it's okay. Lord Meng is worrying too much. What could happen in our Prince Kang's Mansion?" Old Xue, who came out of the library, suddenly hurried over and answered for the servant.
But, as if he wanted to slap Old Xue in the face, he just said it was okay. At this time, the servants outside the main courtyard gate screamed, and many of them even looked for cover on the spot.
It would be fine if Princess Kang was someone else, but she happened to be his only junior sister. When Meng Yunzheng thought about the grievances that his lively, lovely, unrestrained and heroic junior sister might suffer after marrying into the royal family, and the bullying she might suffer in the palace, he became furious. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else. He would dare to break in even if the place in front of him was the emperor's bedroom, let alone the main courtyard of the palace.
"Master Meng, Master Meng, please stay, Master Meng, please listen to me!" Old Xue shouted at the top of his lungs, but he could not stop Meng Yunzheng's meteoric strides. A group of constables and soldiers, about twenty people in total, followed closely behind him and stepped into the outer hall of the main courtyard.
"Everyone, take cover!", "Don't just stand there, find something to hide!", "Be careful, don't get startled!"
The servants outside the palace were giving warnings one after another, and those who were planning to search Prince Kang's palace tonight had no idea what was going on when a silver rain suddenly gushed out from the inner bedroom connected to the outer hall.
"Be careful! A rain of pear blossom needles!" Meng Yunzheng was the first to bear the brunt of the attack, but such hidden arrows could not hurt him. He shouted loudly to remind the people behind him.
He pulled away the curtain, and with a quick spin, he instantly knocked down a large number of silver needles. However, a few of them still "slipped through the net" and were sprayed behind him. The men who followed him blocked them and dodged in time.
"Junior sister, who dares to betray you? You..." Meng Yunzheng threw away the cloth door curtain full of silver needles, and just after taking half a step into the inner room, he froze.
Without the embroidered floral curtain covering the door, the two exquisite doors inside the chamber were wide open, allowing visitors to see the entire scene in the bedroom clearly.
It was because they saw it so clearly that Meng Yunzheng and the group of men crowded behind him were stunned.
How could it be that Princess Kang was the one who was betrayed? It was Prince Kang who was the one who was "inhumanly cruel"!
Although it is a bedroom, it also has a small flower hall, an antique room, etc. It is extremely spacious. At this time, the lights inside are as bright as the outer hall. In the bright room, Prince Kang does not lie on the couch, but lies on the ground with his arms and legs spread out... Tsk, no, it seems... Prince Kang does not want to lie on the bed, but was knocked to the ground by Princess Kang.
Look, Princess Kang is still stepping on Prince Kang's back. If she kicks hard, Prince Kang will definitely be stepped on until he vomits blood.
As expected, a maid in the inner chambers, who was trying to stop the fight, cried out in horror, "Princess, you can't do this! You've hit the prince so hard he's vomiting blood and internal injuries. If you continue, something terrible will happen!"
So… beating a royal prince until he vomited blood wasn’t considered a serious offense? The constables and soldiers held their breath together.
The people of the "Six Gates" thought to themselves, he is indeed our family's former leader, who is bold and responsible, and domineering.
At this time, Prince Kang barely raised his head and shouted weakly, "I will go to the palace and tell the Queen Mother!"
Mu Kaiwei sneered, "Go ahead, go ahead! The door's open and unlocked, go ahead! I've already told you, if Your Highness can walk out of this bedroom, you'll have a bright future. If Your Highness wants to go on a moonlit river cruise with His Royal Highness Prince Li, to admire the golden hairpin ladies, the silver zither girls, and the celestial kings in the brothels and painted boats, I'll do whatever you want. Not only that, but if Your Highness ever wants to take a concubine, I'll also grant your wish. I won't break my promise."
Prince Kang cried out again, "I can't get out! You...you unleashed so many hidden weapons. Throwing iron balls at people hurts, don't you know? And that mace? When did you hide a mace in a pillar? And steel darts, flying knives...even the Torrential Rain Pear Blossom Needle! And...and that iron fan. My incredibly handsome face was almost ruined by it, don't you know?!"
As Prince Kang called out the weapons and hidden weapons, everyone's eyes quickly darted into the room. Sure enough, they saw them on the ground, on the pillars, on the walls, and even on the beams above. The evidence was as solid as a mountain. The mace was even embedded in the door, in a line with the three iron gallbladders.
Meng Yunzheng started learning martial arts from Mu Zhengyang when he was young and lived in the Mu family for several years. He knew that his junior sister's boudoir was always decorated with many traps and weapons and hidden weapons were always at hand. He didn't expect that this habit remained the same after she got married.
"Junior sister..." He called out hesitantly. As the senior brother, he didn't know whether to applaud or persuade her to stop.
"Big Brother!" Mu Kaiwei raised her eyelashes at the sound, her face suddenly filled with joy. She continued, "A servant just came to report that Big Brother is leading people to investigate a case. So, Big Brother and the others, go ahead and get busy. Search wherever you want in Prince Kang's mansion. I'll finish the things at hand first, and then I'll find a good day to host a banquet for Big Brother. Is that okay?"
"Junior sister, you..." He hesitated to speak.
"Old Xue, please have everyone leave, close the main courtyard gate, and have all the servants leave." After a pause, "Auntie Lan, bring me my imperial sword."
Prince Kang yelled. "What else do you want to do?! Lao Xi, Lao Xue, don't leave, don't close the door, come back quickly!"
Aunt Lan also shouted. "Princess, please think twice. The moment that sword is unsheathed, blood will be drawn. You can't use it!"
Old Xue also shouted. "Your Highness, I'm really reluctant to leave! I won't be of any help to you if I refuse to leave. Please hold on. Your Highness is kind and compassionate, and won't go too far. I'll be back to bandage your wounds later." This made it sound as if Prince Kang would definitely be injured.
"Old Xue—" Prince Kang cried miserably.
Old Xue could no longer respond, with a worried look on his face. The detectives and soldiers could not bear to embarrass him any further, so they followed him out of the outer hall and asked him to follow the instructions of the princess and carefully close the two doors.
Outside, the servants who were gathered and peeking around had already been driven away by the chief steward Shao who had arrived.
Chief Steward Shao clasped his fists and saluted Meng Yunzheng and the others, saying neither arrogantly nor humbly, "If you, my lords, wish to search Prince Kang's mansion, please follow me." He then turned back to Old Xue and said in the same tone, "As for matters in the main courtyard, I'd like to ask the old steward to help take care of them."
"Yes, yes." Old Xue nodded repeatedly.
Then, everyone who visited Prince Kang's mansion at night was naturally asked to leave the main courtyard and was accompanied by General Manager Shao in person.
A group of rough men who were used to brandishing swords and robbing and were wild and unruly on a daily basis, did not care about the occasion at all. They were even on the territory of Prince Kang's mansion, and they were talking to each other about what they had just witnessed.
"As the saying goes, 'A red flower grows redder when it is near a red flower, and a black flower grows blacker when it is near a black flower.' If Prince Kang continues to be led around by His Royal Highness Prince Li, he will sooner or later end up in a den of prostitution."
"Honestly speaking, Princess Kang is indeed a lucky star. In the past, the Kang Mansion was lifeless, and Prince Kang was even known as the 'ill-tempered prince'. How could he be in such a state as today, being hit by weapons and hidden weapons all over the room, and not being scared to death, but even talking back to Princess Kang. Miss Mu is indeed a 'treasure to ward off evil'!" Thumbs up.
The patrol battalion soldier continued, "Prince Kang's talkativeness is fine, but he actually rushed out of his bedroom to go out for fun with His Highness Prince Li. He's really in much better spirits than before."
"Hmph, what's good about that? Look at the situation just now. Would our Princess Kang, who comes from the Six Gates, agree? Would she? If she wants to go with Prince Li, she must first pass the test of our Lord, the Wing Master!"
"She's no longer just a Wing Master. Marrying into the royal family means everything is restricted. How long can she withstand the pressure of so many etiquette? If another imperial decree comes one day, appointing a bunch of concubines for Prince Kang, will Princess Kang, no matter how brave she is, be able to withstand the pressure from the Emperor and the Queen Mother?"
The men thought about it, shook their heads, and sighed in unison, only Meng Yunzheng remained silent.
At the corner of the corridor, he stopped and looked back. With his excellent eyesight, he could see the closed door of the main courtyard of the palace from afar. The flickering candlelight cast the figures inside on the window paper. He could recognize the figures of his junior sister and Aunt Lan. They were holding a man and moving cautiously.
"So this is how the princess wants to deal with me..."
Fu Jinxi was helped up by his princess consort and Aunt Lan and moved back to lie flat on the soft couch. Even though a mouthful of blood pooled in his chest and threatened to vomit, he still grabbed his wife's busy hand and said with a weak smile, "Weiwei... I acted well, didn't I? Although you and Aunt Lan didn't tell me the story beforehand, I have a good brain. No matter how carefree you wanted to act, I played along. I vomited blood because I was disobedient and got beaten by you. I have injuries because I failed to dodge your hidden weapons. The bedroom was filled with the smell of blood, it's only natural. So we didn't... didn't let our guard down... Don't you think I was amazing?"
You are so awesome, you iron-hearted mace!
Cursing inwardly, Mu Kaiwei wanted to beat Prince Kang again, but it was just a thought and he still had no idea where to start.
"Lie down. Shut up." She pressed his chest and helped him take off his clothes and boots.
Seeing that the matter was settled, Aunt Lan, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief and said as she worked, "Fortunately, the princess is familiar with Mr. Meng's temper and knew that he would definitely break into Prince Kang's mansion. We arranged all this in advance and made a big fuss in the mansion first. This way, we can get away with it."
Aunt Lan followed all the orders of her mistress, Princess Kang, and did everything in a thorough and reliable manner.
Mu Kaiwei briefly explained the whole story in a very urgent time. Aunt Lan immediately grasped the key point and made full use of it. First, she skillfully alarmed several servants who usually loved to gossip, and let them spread the news from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Within half an hour, several curious servants came to the main courtyard of Prince Kang's mansion.
No one stepped forward to stop or drive them away, and the servants were allowed to spy and wait for the expected visitors to arrive.
As expected, Mu Kaiwei was not disappointed. She won the bet. Her senior brother Meng Yunzheng really broke into Prince Kang's Mansion with the black iron token. Moreover, the number of people who followed the "World's Greatest Constable" to break into Prince Kang's Mansion late at night was more than she expected.
She just wanted those people to see with their own eyes that nothing happened in her Prince Kang's Mansion, and that what was happening was not some major event in the Celestial Empire. It was just that the "unteachable" Prince Kang needed to be "dealt with" by her.
As soon as Fu Jinxi was settled, Mu Kaiwei went to open the antique wall.
Before Meng Yunzheng and the others rushed in, Feng Qingcheng had already rushed over and gave Fu Jinxi acupuncture first, and then hid in a secret passage behind the wall. At this time, the wall opened, and waiting inside were not only Feng Qingcheng, but also Xia Xiu, Xia Xiang and the two babies in their arms.
I just don’t know what Feng Qingcheng did or said after she hid in the secret passage. The two maids who met Feng Qingcheng for the first time had sparkling eyes and faces full of pious admiration, while the little baby in their arms was sleeping soundly with sweet and moist lips raised, obviously sleeping soundly.
Without saying much, Mu Kaiwei welcomed Feng Qingcheng out and watched Feng Qingcheng give Fu Jinxi acupuncture again.
During the first acupuncture treatment, purple blood oozed out from the silver needles on Fu Jinxi's chest. His usually pale face turned red and his skin temperature was very high. But after the first round of acupuncture, he was sweating profusely and his spirits were greatly boosted. He was even able to cooperate with Mu Kaiwei in an "improvisational performance".
However, after his spirits were greatly lifted, it was as if a raging fire had reached its peak, burning everything and exhausting all his energy, almost like a lamp running out of fuel... Mu Kaiwei saw that Prince Kang's body was trembling slightly under the second round of silver needles, and her heart trembled with it. She couldn't help but reach out to hold his cold fingers, and immediately felt his strong grip back.
Fu Jinxi smiled slightly and blinked her slightly misty eyes.
The two of them just exchanged glances without saying anything. Mu Kai blushed slightly, especially when she heard her acupuncture master Feng Qingcheng hum very softly. Her cheeks became even hotter, but she did not let go.
The second round of silver needles still drew purple blood, but the palm prints became lighter. Then Old Xue brought out the freshly boiled medicine and fed a large bowl of black medicine into Fu Jinxi's stomach.
As soon as the medicine entered his stomach, he broke out in a hot sweat. After tossing and turning for a while, he finally calmed down. Then he took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes, and then slowly fell asleep.
At this time, the "chaos" in the bedroom in the main courtyard had been cleaned up by Lao Xue and Aunt Lan.
All the hidden weapons such as rope darts, steel darts, flying knives, etc. were returned to their original places, the maces and several iron balls were taken down from the door panels, and even the embroidered curtains that Meng Yunzheng had pulled down to block the heavy rain of pear blossom needles were tidied up.
Mu Kaiwei then found the time to briefly explain the reason to Aunt Lan, Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang.
The three confidants from the Mu family who accompanied her into the palace were naturally united with her. The Kang Palace and they were in a relationship of shared success and failure. There was no need to elaborate on the importance of the matter; it was clear as day.
It was only after everything had stabilized that Mu Kaiwei took a closer look at the twins from Zuo Xie Shi Zhou's family.
The two children were born with delicate features and were really adorable. The old lady of the Zhou family resolutely handed the two children over to her, fearing that Lord Zhou would criticize Liu Yanguo and abandon him in front of the emperor, and the situation had evolved to an almost irreversible point.
Later, according to Feng Qingcheng's instructions, the two children of the Zhou family were secretly taken to a small residence behind the palace by Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang, away from everyone. That was Feng Qingcheng's residence, and the mute woman who had been helping in the medicine garden also lived there with her.
As soon as she saw the Zhou family's twins, a smile broke out on the mute old woman's wrinkled face. She held them in her arms and fed them carefully with rice soup and milk. It was obvious from her expression that she loved the children very much.
After most of the night, Prince Kang's Mansion became exceptionally quiet, especially Feng Qingcheng's small home in the backyard.
Mu Kaiwei, who had come over to check on the two children out of worry, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the two children were able to settle down for the time being.
"This isn't the first time that guy has done something like this."
A deep female voice sounded behind him. Mu Kaiwei turned around, bowed, and called out softly, "Master..."
Feng Qingcheng came to her side and stood with her under the bamboo eaves of the small house, looking inside through the half-open bamboo window. Inside the window, the mute woman was lying on the couch, gently fanning the two little kids who had eaten and fallen asleep.
Feng Qingcheng continued, "Being Prince Kang isn't much of a good thing. That kid survived several life-or-death experiences at my hands, and he managed to survive. Now that he's found a way to survive, he could have hidden his identity and lived a carefree life. But he's still too stubborn, returning to the Imperial Capital as Fu Jinxi, stubbornly surviving in this treacherous place." There was a pause. "Do you know why he did that?"
Mu Kaiwei had actually thought about this, and Prince Kang's actions tonight made her think again and again.
"Master just said that this wasn't the first time the prince had done something like this, which means he's done it before. I recall that over the past decade or so, there have been seven or eight cases of power struggles at court where the emperor ordered their property confiscated. Three of these cases involved a wide range of people, resulting in the deaths of all the male members of the clan and the conscription of the women into the imperial brothel and the imperial palace... As the former head of the Six Gates, I've certainly read many records from the three judicial offices. If I'm not mistaken, most of the court officials whose property was confiscated and their families were exterminated were once guests of Prince Kang's palace."
"So?" Feng Qingcheng's eyes showed approval.
"...So, my disciple believes that the prince, knowing full well that the Imperial Capital was a dangerous place, still insisted on returning. He realized that since Emperor Xingyu had secretly attacked the old prince Kang, those court officials who had been favored by the old prince and had long been on good terms with the Kang Palace were also in danger." Mu Kaiwei pursed his lips and thought for a moment. "But the prince was less than ten years old when he returned to the capital. In the following two years, those officials had successively fallen into trouble. If the prince had secretly intervened from the beginning, he would not have been more than twelve or thirteen years old. He would have achieved such great martial arts skills at such a young age. He is truly a natural martial arts prodigy."
Feng Qingcheng couldn't help but laugh.
"Master...is what I said wrong?"
"How can that kid be considered a natural born martial arts prodigy?" Feng Qingcheng asked, "Back then, when I detoxified him, he was on the verge of death several times, yet he still held on. After he made it through, his physical condition was completely transformed, which is how he developed this excellent physique that allows him to make several daily improvements in martial arts. Plus, he snacks on the 'Yangqi Lizhen Pills' I made every day. It takes others three years to achieve even a small improvement in martial arts, but he only took a month. He's definitely not a natural born prodigy. If you're talking about a natural born prodigy, then you are. You're the real deal, and I'm honest to you. And I, Feng Qingcheng, won't accept anyone who's not a natural born prodigy."
"Ah?" Mu Kaiwei was stunned.
Feng Qingcheng raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone softening. "But the boy my disciple married does have some redeeming qualities. He's incredibly pain-tolerant and resilient. I've used my marrow-cleansing, muscle-strengthening, detoxification technique on twelve people in my lifetime, and he's the only one who never cried out in pain. But it couldn't have been without pain. An eight-year-old could endure that kind of excruciating pain. That alone is enough to convince me to follow him to the Imperial Capital and help him achieve what he desires."
Mu Kaiwei didn't expect that her master, who was always cold-tempered, would mention these things to her. She was shocked in her heart. Thinking of Fu Jinxi who was lying prone at this time, her heart couldn't help but tremble.
After chatting with Feng Qingcheng for a few more words, she said goodbye respectfully and walked back to the bedroom in the main courtyard with a hurried step.
However, before one problem was solved, another one arose. As soon as she stepped into the outer hall of the main courtyard, she noticed something was wrong!
She rushed in quickly and was stunned by the scene in the inner bedroom - Lao Xue, Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang were knocked to the ground, while Aunt Lan was leaning against the wall with one hand covering her chest, obviously frightened by the sudden incident.
As for the "sudden incident", it refers to two grown men who were fighting with each other.
It is really a “confrontation” for sure!
Meng Yunzheng, who had returned at some point and sneaked into the bedroom in the main courtyard, pinched Prince Kang's left shoulder with his five fingers. Prince Kang, who was awakened, was obviously breathing unsteadily, but he pinched Meng Yunzheng's jaw with one hand, almost deforming his strong and handsome face.
"Senior brother, you... stop it now!" Not daring to shout loudly, Mu Kaiwei clenched his hands into fists.
"Junior sister, did this guy threaten you?" Although he was pinched so hard that he could hardly speak, Meng Yunzheng still squeezed out the voice with his eyes wide open.
Fu Lianxi was injured and really had no strength to continue. Meng Yunzheng immediately seized the opportunity to attack. He was about to use his iron claws to break the opponent's left arm joint when a petite figure rushed over and punched him in the middle with a punch as fast as the wind.
"Junior sister!" Meng Yunzheng was forced to take a big step back. When he regained his composure, he saw his junior sister turn around and hug the staggering Prince Kang with open arms.
"Fu Jinxi, are you okay?" Mu Kaiwei called out the man's full name anxiously, extremely nervous, and sat back on the couch holding the man in his arms.
Prince Kang, whose clothes were disheveled, had his upper body almost entirely resting on his wife's arms.
His front was half-open, his long hair tangled in his face, his back slightly hunched, his pale, handsome face resting limply on Mu Kaiwei's delicate shoulders. He spoke pitifully. "Weiwei, I was molested. It would have been fine if I hadn't slept with you, but then you rushed to pull my shirt off and look at my chest. I refused, and you hit me. It hurts... my whole body... it hurts..."
Hearing this, Meng Yunzheng, a true iron man, shed no tears even though blood was shed. His eyes twitched endlessly. He rubbed his jaw, which was pinched so hard by the other party, and said fiercely, "Junior sister, you and him, you two better make it clear to me!"
Xia Xiu and Xia Xiang knew Meng Yunzheng when they were in the Mu family, but Mu Kaiwei was their master after all. Mu Kaiwei asked them to help Lao Xue guard Prince Kang. Seeing Meng Yunzheng taking action, the two maids naturally made a move, but they were hit in the vitals and fell flat in less than three moves. Not to mention Lao Xue, he fell even faster than them and couldn't even make a move.
A quarter of an hour later, Meng Yunzheng personally untied the old man and two young men who had been knocked down. Old Xue, who was old and had suffered a lot of torture all night, was asked by his two masters to go back and rest. After preparing tea for the masters and guests, Aunt Lan also went back to her room to rest. The two martial maids who were still energetic temporarily guarded the main courtyard so that the masters and guests could have a good talk.
It means that he broke into the inner bedroom of a couple in the middle of the night. This seemed to be a bad thing to do, but he had doubts in his heart. In order to clarify the doubts, Meng Yunzheng didn't care about so many things. Prince Kang, who was broken into, was very unhappy and complained to his wife in a sad and sorrowful manner.
"I pulled open the prince's clothes to confirm whether there was any palm print on his chest." Unable to bear the accusation against Prince Kang, Meng Yunzheng argued vigorously. This was the first time since he took over as the "World's Greatest Detective" that he could not help but defend his own actions.
"The thief was hit on the chest by my Xuanyin Palm. A black palm print will appear after a while. Although the palm print on your chest has faded, it is clearly you who fought with me."
"What thief? Anyone who is hit by Lord Meng's Xuanyin Palm must be a thief?" Prince Kang, who was half lying on the couch, became more and more unhappy as he listened.
When asked this question, Meng Yunzheng was speechless and could not help but remain silent.
Just now, he had roughly listened to what Mu Kaiwei said, and put the cause and effect together. Although he still had many doubts about Prince Kang who concealed his strength and acted in secret, it was indeed wrong to put the word "thief" on Prince Kang.
After all, what Prince Kang did that night was closely related to the reason why he rushed back to the capital this time.
He was originally on a mission in the west, chasing a group of bandits who were roaming around the border of the Celestial Empire and the neighboring small countries. Just as he finished the mission, he suddenly received a letter by carrier pigeon from a secret agent with whom he had a close relationship, telling him about the latest situation in the imperial capital and the court. Only then did he know that the Celestial Empire now had a new national teacher, Liu Yanguo.
Liu Yanguo had heard of this person, who was favored by Emperor Xingxian. He was so favored that the emperor even let him stay overnight in the palace.
Anyone who disrespects Liu Yanguo, whether he is a first-rank minister of the court or the censors who have had the power to "report rumors" since ancient times, will face the emperor's wrath and merciless punishment.
Just ask, as the "world's best detective", how could Meng Yunzheng, who is resolute, calm and upright, not be worried?
He rushed back to the Imperial Capital. Firstly, he wanted to see Liu Yanguo, the man who had quickly become famous, face to face to gauge his worth. He was confident in his ability to discern a person; as long as he met and talked, he could tell a person's true nature. Secondly, he also wanted to explore the mansion of the recently convicted Left Censor-in-Chief, Zhou's.
The master of the Zhou family who passed away two years ago had met him several times. The old and the young had a very pleasant conversation, and Master Zhou, who was too straightforward, also had private dealings with him. Now the men of the Zhou family were imprisoned, and the women, headed by Old Madam Zhou, were confined in the mansion. Since he could not meet him openly, he had to ask for a meeting in private. Unexpectedly, before he found the opportunity to meet, a man in black jumped out from the high wall of the Zhou family mansion, holding a pair of children in his arms!
The incident happened suddenly, and he rushed to chase after him. What shocked him even more was that the man in black had extraordinary lightness skills and was able to shake him off. If the man had not been held back by the emperor's hidden chess piece, he would most likely have lost track of him.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't admire him, but now that he knew the true identity of the man in black and saw him pretending to be pitiful and lying in the arms of his junior sister, Meng Yunzheng couldn't utter any words of praise.
In the end, it was Mu Kaiwei who broke the deadlock. She said to Meng Yunzheng sincerely, "I put on such a careless show tonight, but I didn't mean to hide this from you, Senior Brother. This is the truth. I have always known that you are very meticulous and can see the big picture from the slightest details. No matter how careful I am, I can't hide anything from you. I know this very well."
After hearing this, Meng Yunzheng felt much more relieved, knowing that his junior sister did not treat him as an outsider.
"Junior sister, I understand the intention of your acting. You also expected that I would come to your house, and I was followed by a large number of constables and soldiers who wanted to hunt down the man in black. Everyone thought that the man in black must be dying after being hit by my palm. Junior sister, you simply took the initiative and beat him to death to deceive everyone. It was really a good move." As he said this, he glanced at Prince Kang with his handsome eyes with a hint of meaning.
Mu Kaiwei felt a slight heat on his cheeks and wanted to tell Prince Kang to shut up.
Meng Yunzheng leisurely folded his arms across his chest, his brows raised and his lips curled. "Your Highness, I heard from the Six Gates constables tonight that Your Highness was kicked out of the carriage a while ago. Could that be the work of my junior sister?"
Fu Jinxi gritted his teeth, refusing to give in. "That was the princess and the king sparring." Thinking of the fight between them in the carriage that day, his heart was in turmoil. Fortunately, he was trying to smooth things over, so his princess didn't refute him in front of others.
Meng Yunzheng's eyebrows arched again, as if he was in the mood. "Want to exchange martial arts? If so, how about you, when Your Highness recovers, we can have a good exchange someday?"
"I'll stick with you until the end." Fu Jinxi nodded firmly.
Mu Kaiwei looked at the prince on the couch, then at her senior brother, and found that the looks between the two suddenly had a bit of mutual appreciation... The interaction between the men came inexplicably, she shook her head, felt relieved, and couldn't help wanting to laugh.
Having clarified all the doubts tonight, Meng Yunzheng stood up and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he suddenly said, "I should have the opportunity to meet the Master Liu that Junior Sister and the Prince mentioned when I enter the palace to meet the Emperor. I will then seize the opportunity and investigate him."
Mu Kaiwei also stood up with him and said seriously, "Liu Yanguo is capable of causing such a great uproar in the court and making the emperor obey his orders. He is very capable. Brother, please be careful and don't take it lightly."
"I understand." Meng Yunzheng patted her shoulder and touched her head. He quickly glanced at Prince Kang and said to her in a low voice, "I thought you were wronged in your marriage, but it seems that it's okay. You two should be fine. This is the best."
"...Yeah." Mu Kaiwei blushed and nodded shyly. "Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother."
Prince Kang, who was half lying on the couch, tried hard to appear calm and listened attentively to what his fellow apprentices were saying in private, but he did not notice that the outlines of his handsome face were obviously tense.
Well, she really doesn't like any man taking pictures of her, touching her, or making her look almost dependent!
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