After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 691 The truth comes to light
Ji Li opened his eyes wide: "What's going on? Did Emperor Liang pass away?"

Chen Long glared at him and was about to say, "You are the one who died," but when the words were on the tip of his lips he remembered that this chicken was not qualified to die.

"Go tell your sister."

Chen Long said.

Ji Li sighed and said, "Sister, sister, you call me like she's your own daughter."

Chen Long didn't want to pay attention to him.

After a pause, she asked him sympathetically, "Have you finished kneeling on the washboard?"

Ji Li, who was stabbed, said: "..."

Chen Long called Qingshuang and asked her to go to the main courtyard.

Although he didn't want to disturb his sister's rest, the safety of Emperor Liang was at stake and he could not afford any delay.

Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan came over quickly.

After taking Emperor Liang's pulse, Meng Qianqian checked to see if he had any hidden injuries, but found none.

"Strange, his pulse is normal, and he has no injuries or poisoning."

She said thoughtfully, "This is the first time I have encountered such a strange situation, and this person is the emperor's grandfather."

With Grandfather Huang's skills, it would be impossible for him to lose consciousness easily even if he was poisoned or injured, let alone everything would be back to normal.

"Look at this."

Chen Long took the black thing wrapped in a handkerchief from Ji Li's hand.

Ji Li looked at his hand that was frozen in mid-air, then took it out and said, "You're just quick, aren't you!"

Meng Qianqian is going to pick it up.

Lu Yuan took a step ahead of her and placed the thing in his palm.

Chen Long also felt that his sister was pregnant and it was inappropriate for her to touch this thing, so he let Lu Yuan snatch it away.

Meng Qianqian put on silver gloves and pressed it gently. It felt like dough that was almost dried up, but it was tougher. She couldn't tell what it was made of, but it didn't smell like medicine.

She tested the poison with a silver needle, but the needle did not change color.

"No poison."

She said.

Lu Yuan's expression relaxed a little.

He said to Chen Long and Ji Li, "Next time, can you two not wait until you stuff something into my grandfather's mouth before you take action?"

Ji Li said: "Isn't this to avoid alerting the enemy? Besides, who would have thought that His Majesty Liang was unconscious? We thought he did it on purpose."

This is not an excuse, he and Chen Long really speculated like this at that time.

They were also afraid that showing up too early would ruin Emperor Liang's plan to lure the snake out of its hole.

Chen Long asked in confusion: "If it is not poisonous, why is Emperor Liang unconscious?"

Lu Yuan said: "You should ask, when was my royal grandfather knocked unconscious?"

Yes, if His Majesty was already unconscious when the man in black sneaked into the mansion, then when and where was he attacked?

Meng Qianqian fell into deep thought.

She recalled the details of today's trip carefully from beginning to end, from boarding the carriage to returning home.

First of all, there is no risk of being plotted against before going to Weiyang Tower.

After entering the Weiyang Tower, my royal grandfather did not fight with the Loulan people in person.

On the way back home from Weiyang Tower, they did not encounter any strange pursuit or siege.

"Did Emperor Liang see anything unusual during dinner?"

Ji Li asked.

After leaving Weiyang Tower, he returned to the Princess's Mansion, and this time he sneaked out.

Meng Qianqian shook her head: "We had dinner in my great-grandmother's yard. My great-grandfather was fine at that time."

The mother and son talked and laughed, played mahjong, read a table of storybooks, and enjoyed the family happiness.

"What about on the way back? What was Emperor Liang doing when we were negotiating the deal with Yucheng Tower?"

Ji Li then asked.

He was not a nosy person, but since Sishe left, he seemed to have taken over Sishe's position and became more concerned about Meng Qianqian's affairs.

Perhaps, this is no longer just Meng Qianqian’s problem.

It’s a mystery to them all.

Meng Qianqian called Cui Hu.

Cui Hu said: "After returning from Tinglan Courtyard, His Majesty performed two sets of boxing techniques and then went to bed."

Meng Qianqian asked: "Nothing unusual?"

Cui Hu was confused: "No!"

Meng Qianqian paused and said, "Although I don't know how it was done, this matter must be related to the Loulan wizard."

Chen Long thought for a moment and said, "Should we capture Yu Chenglou and interrogate him?"

Lu Yuan weighed the black ball in his hand and said, "Instead of asking him, why not ask someone else?"

Chen Long asked: "Who?"
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Weiyang Tower.

Duan Wenliang worked for most of the night and finally finished counting today's accounts.

"I lost so much money today!"

"The money spent on setting up the arena, the cost of repairing the tables and chairs they broke, plus the drinks... it's a mess!"

He was extremely depressed.

"Never mind. I'll go ask Xun Wu for money tomorrow."

Making a living is so difficult, I really don’t know how Xun Wu earned so much money.

He stretched, rubbed his sore shoulders, and planned to go back to his room to rest.

When he passed by his eldest brother's room, he found that the candle in the room was on and the door was ajar. He asked in confusion, "Fourth brother, are you awake?"

"Didn't sleep."

Duan Mingyue's sober voice came from inside.

Not even a lick of sleepiness.

"Then I'm coming in."

Duan Wenliang pushed the door open and walked in.

Duan Mingyue was sitting in a wheelchair, with a large table of delicious refreshments in front of her, as well as several plates of freshly cut fruits and vegetables cooled in an ice basin.

In addition, there is a full range of tea, water, and wine.

Duan Wenliang was stunned: "Fourth brother, in the middle of the night...you are not preparing this for me? You...you..."

An endless wave of heat suddenly surged in his heart, his nose tip felt sour, his throat ached, and tears of emotion flowed from the corners of his eyes!
"Fourth brother, you finally saw my efforts, didn't you? You finally sympathized with my hard work, and you finally knew that I was not just living off the land, and that I really took good care of this family—"

boom!
The door was pushed open violently and hit the wall heavily, making a creaking sound.

Chen Long: "...I didn't mean to do that."

Duan Mingyue smiled slightly: "Please sit down."

Duan Wenliang's emotion came to an abrupt end.

He looked at the group of uninvited guests who had come to visit him late at night, and then at the teacup on the table.

one two three four!

Meng Qianqian, Lu Yuan, Chen Long, Ji Li!
Duan Wenliang’s sadness is like a river!

The four of them sat down.

Meng Qianqian said seriously: "It seems that you guessed that we would come, so let's not beat around the bush and tell you directly."

Duan Mingyue smiled and said, "Eat something first."

“No need… slurp…”

Meng Qianqian looked at the sour apricots placed in front of her, tears of regret streaming down her lips.

Lu Yuan brought the plate of sour apricots to her and threw a treasure bag to Duan Mingyue.

After Duan Mingyue opened the brocade bag, he smiled meaningfully and asked, "Third brother, are you here to buy information from eldest brother?"

"Make a price."

Lu Yuan said.

Duan Mingyue looked at Lu Yuan with a smile: "We have used up our friendship during the day, and the price is not cheap to discuss business now."

Lu Yuan said calmly: "Name your price."

Ji Li opened his folding fan, covered his mouth and asked Lu Yuan in a low voice: "Hey, aren't you afraid that he will raise the price?"

Lu Yuan looked straight into Duan Mingyue's eyes that were half-smiling and half-smiling: "If he can afford to shout, then I can afford to give it to him!"

Duan Mingyue smiled and said, "It seems that the person who was bewitched has a close relationship with my third brother."

Ji Li was surprised: "Is it really witchcraft? So, it was indeed done by the wizard from Loulan?"

Duan Mingyue took out the black ball from the brocade bag and said, "This thing is called witch soil. It is taken from the north of Yinshan Mountain. It is made of black clay and crushed ox horns. As for what else is added to it, it is a secret of the wizard. I, a layman, have no way of knowing."

"This item is used occasionally when performing witchcraft. Generally, only a small amount of money is needed. The more you use, the more difficult and complicated the witchcraft you perform."

As he spoke, his inquiring eyes flashed across the few people, "The person who was bewitched...could it be Emperor Liang?"

Ji Li paused in waving her folding fan.

In terms of foresight, he ranks second and will never admit that anyone can be ranked first.

But this Duan Mingyue is clearly not a sorcerer, yet sometimes he can predict better than a sorcerer.

Lu Yuan said frankly: "It is indeed my royal grandfather."

Duan Mingyue smiled and said, "You found it in time. This piece of witch soil is quite new. In another three or two days, I'm afraid it will be too late to save it."

Ji Li complained: "Putting dirt in the mouth, how could they think of it? Aren't they afraid of choking people to death?"

Meng Qianqian asked: "Is there any particular place to put it?"

Duan Mingyue shook her head: "Not really, just keep it close to your body. Putting it in your mouth should just be to avoid being discovered."

He continued to look at the witch soil in his hand, "But since we have reached the stage of using the witch soil, the formation should be almost complete. Is Emperor Liang already unconscious?"

Lu Yuan hummed.

"So fast……"

Duan Mingyue seemed to be thinking about something.

Chen Long asked, "Do you know when the Loulan people used witchcraft on Emperor Liang?"

Duan Mingyue turned her head and looked into the long night: "Today."

All four of them were shocked.

Meng Qianqian asked doubtfully, "Today? But today the wizard and Emperor Liang did not fight, so could he still perform this? Wouldn't it be easy for the wizard to harm anyone he wanted? If so, why didn't he use witchcraft to kill the Emperor of the Great Zhou, the King of Loulan, and all the princes who were at odds with Loulan?"

"There are conditions and costs for performing witchcraft. The more noble the person you want to kill, the more difficult it is and the more tragic the price you have to pay. Wars require favorable conditions, favorable terrain and favorable people, and so does witchcraft. You can't just use it whenever you want."

"If my guess is correct, the Emperor Liang was hit by a sorcery called Curse. They took the Emperor Liang's birth date, hair, skin, blood and flesh, and then lured the Emperor Liang into the formation."

"Array?"

Meng Qianqian frowned, "Birth date and horoscope are easy to obtain, and things related to hair, skin, blood and flesh are not too difficult to obtain either. But when and where is the formation?"

Emperor Liang was injured in the underground palace, so there was a chance to obtain his hair, skin, blood and flesh at that time.

Lu Yuan said, "Weiyang Tower."

Everyone looked at him.

Lu Yuan looked towards the dark lobby and said, "The entire Weiyang Tower is a huge formation. Whether it's a competition or a duel, no matter what the result is, Ai Mulan has won."

Meng Qianqian said: "Because what she wants is never to win the duel with Liang Guo, but to use the duel to delay time, let the formation work, and buy enough time for the wizard to perform his magic."

Ji Li suddenly realized: "No wonder she doesn't seem to be in a hurry even though she has lost so many trusted people one after another. It turns out that she is waiting here!"

Meng Qianqian clenched her fists: "Ai Mulan...Ai Mulan!"