My country is dying

Chapter 394 Evidence, no

Hou Junli was already in the palace, but not long after Yu Quan left, he came.

After hearing what Mi Le said, Hou Junli looked at Qi Moxuan: "Did Li Zirong tell you these things herself?"

Qi Moxuan bowed to him before saying: "That's right, it's just that the lower officials only found out about Li Zirong's disappearance today, so they hurried into the palace!"

Hou Junli fell silent, and Mi Le looked at him: "Do you have any clues about the assassins in Bian'an City?"

Hou Junli slowly fixed his eyes on Mi Le, with a rare seriousness on his face.

He didn't answer Mi Le, but just looked at Qi Moxuan: "The scientific examination is about to start, Lord Qi should ignore this matter, this king will discuss with the emperor to come up with a countermeasure."

After hearing this, Qi Moxuan bowed and saluted Mi Le: "Then Weichen will take his leave first."

Mi Le watched him leave, and then stared at Hou Junli again: "Say it quickly!"

Hou Junli looked at her for a while, then suddenly said: "Has the emperor ever thought that Li Zirong's disappearance may be one of the other party's plans to disrupt us?"

"What do you mean?" Mi Le stared at him closely.

Hou Junli held her hand: "Don't worry, don't panic, the matter has already happened, what the emperor should do is to preside over this scientific examination. Compared with Li Zirong, the scientific examination is the most urgent task!"

"I know..." Mi Le pursed her lips tightly, "But nothing will happen to Li Zirong!"

Hou Junli met her gaze and sighed softly: "Li Zirong knows about your identity, and I will definitely let someone find out her whereabouts, but the emperor must not mess up because of this!"

Mi Le took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down: "Okay, I'll leave the pear appearance to you!"

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The scientific examination is coming, and the first thing involved is the arrangement of the examination room.

As early as last year, the Gongyuan in the capital had been cleared out, but it was far from enough as an examination room, so construction started last year and was completed only a year ago.

Mi Le took Xiao Qi to the Gongyuan to check the relevant matters in person, and he worked hard for a whole day before calling it a day.

On the carriage back, she was not idle, and read the program schedule booklet for the day of the scientific expedition. She was concentrating on it, but the carriage under her suddenly stopped. At the same time, the voice of lovesickness came from outside.

"What's going on?" Mi Le lifted the curtain.

Ahead, Xiangsi came forward to meet her: "Your Majesty, we found it!"

"What did you find?"

"After a few days of visits, our people sneaked into Piaoxiangju, and learned that Mrs. Li entered a wing room that night, and never came out again. The owner of this wing room is a young gentleman, and according to the information we visited , this young master is Lord Qi!"

"What?" Mi Le stared at him for a moment, "Which Master Qi?"

Acacia said with difficulty: "Who is surnamed Qi in the Manchu Dynasty?"

Mi Le felt his hands and feet were cold for a moment, and he forgot his words for a moment.

"Qi Moxuan? Alright, I knew this little boy was not a good guy, thanks to the emperor supporting him!" Xiao Qi stepped forward, "Your Majesty, I will kill this traitor for you!"

"Wait!" Mi Le lowered his voice, closed his eyes after a moment of bewilderment, "Let me think about it!"

After a while, she opened her eyes and looked at Xiangsi: "Are you sure the news is correct?"

Acacia shook her head: "It's absolutely true, Mr. Qi has an outstanding appearance and is easy to recognize. The servant girl and senior brother visited for three days, and they dared to report to the emperor only after confirming again and again!"

Mi Le took a deep breath again: "Don't publicize this matter, go to Qi Mansion."

The carriage moved again, and this time it went directly to Qi Mansion.

Many courtyards in the Qi Mansion were used to accommodate the examinees this time. Qi Moxuan came to welcome her when he heard the news. After Mi Le looked at Qi Moxuan, he asked Xiao Qi and Xiangsi to stay outside, and went into Qi Moxuan's room alone.

Xiao Qi was very emotional at the time, obviously worried, and was stopped by Mi Le.

Qi Moxuan raised his eyes to look at Xiao Qi, then at Acacia who was full of vigilance, and finally fell on Mi Le's dignified face, and invited Mi Le to his bedroom without saying anything.

In the room, the decoration is simple. There are a few paintings hanging on the wall. It can be seen that they were made by Qi Moxuan. There is a guqin on the low table under the desk. It is the one Qi Moxuan used to play. Look at the desk On it, there are many scrolls and some unfinished papers.

After Mi Le scanned all this, she finally looked at Qi Moxuan, who always looked calm and even poured her a cup of tea.

Mi Le didn't answer, Qi Moxuan met her eyes and smiled slightly: "The emperor has something to say?"

Mi Le looked at his delicate face, and the young man's delicate eyebrows were as pleasing as a picture scroll. Even though those eyes had experienced countless twists and turns, they were still as clear as ever. How could such a person be the same as the words "unpredictable" Connect together.

"I'll ask you a few questions, and you should answer them truthfully." Mi Le stared at him and said calmly.

Qi Moxuan put the teacup aside, clasped his hands lightly: "Your Majesty, please ask."

"Is the disappearance of Li Zirong related to you?"

Qi Moxuan frowned slightly, but seeing Mi Le's solemn face, he opened it just now: "Why does the emperor ask such a question?"

Mi Le didn't answer him, but said: "I have found some news that Li Zirong went into a room the night she disappeared, and the owner of that room is you."

This time, there seemed to be suspicion in Qi Moxuan's eyes, but he calmed down after a while.He looked at Mi Le with a calm expression, and his eyes were as warm as ever: "Has the emperor believed it?"

"I want you to tell me."

Qi Moxuan was silent for a moment before saying: "On the night when Zirong disappeared, I didn't go out from the mansion. If the emperor doesn't believe it, just ask the servants to ask. Besides, the place where Zirong disappeared is in Piaoxiangju. I have never been to that kind of place."

Upon hearing this, Mi Le immediately walked to the door and opened the door, looked at Xiao Qi and said, "Gather the servants of the mansion together and ask about Qi Moxuan's movements that night, so as not to disturb the rest of the candidates."

Xiao Qi hurriedly went to do it, and Mi Le immediately closed the door and entered the house.

From the beginning to the end, Qi Moxuan stood there without moving, and didn't even change his posture, but after Mi Le turned around, he raised his eyes to look at her.

Mi Le didn't look at him, but sat on the upper seat, quietly waiting for Xiao Qi's investigation results.

About half an hour later, Xiao Qi came in: "Reporting to the emperor, I have carefully questioned you. It is true that no one saw Mr. Qi go out that night, but no one can prove that Mr. Qi must be in the mansion."

After hearing this answer, Qi Moxuan didn't respond, his expression remained calm, Mi Le immediately let Xiao Qi leave, and then turned his eyes to him again: "Do you have any other proof?"

Qi Moxuan shook his head: "I have never liked people to serve me personally, and in addition to preparing for the exam recently, I don't like to make noise, so there is no one around me. If the emperor insists on me to show evidence, I really don't have any."

After a moment's pause, he raised his head: "If the emperor believes that the minister has indeed done such a thing, the minister cannot refute it. If he wants to deal with it, it must be arranged by the emperor."

(End of this chapter)