slave like jade

Chapter 161 Take You Home
Hearing that Yu Ruyan was imprisoned in Jing Zhaoyin's prison, Mu Lingzhi broke into Jing Zhaoyin alone. Instead of going to see Yu Ruyan in the cell, he directly broke into Jing Zhaoyin Shaoyin's room , a long sword rested on Shaoyin's neck, his thin lips parted, and he uttered two words coldly: "Let me go!"

Shao Yin was so frightened that he trembled all over. The third prince in front of him was notoriously cold-blooded and cruel, and he was very tough.He couldn't help scolding Mrs. Wang fiercely in his heart, why didn't he send this hot third princess to the Ministry of Punishment or Dali Temple, instead of imprisoning her in Jing Zhaoyin's prison, isn't this courting death?
Shao Yin tremblingly moved his neck away from the long sword carefully, knelt on the bed and quilt, and said tremblingly to Mu Lingzhi: "Your Highness...Your Highness, I am also following orders, this matter... this matter The matter is of great importance, the humble officials and the humble officials can't be the masters, besides, when this happened, the people in the capital were watching, and the prince Mu Xiang was there, if Jing Zhaoyin doesn't arrest... don't invite the concubine to come in , I can't make the difference..."

"Let him go! Don't tell me a third time!"

Mu Lingzhi's whole body was full of murderous aura, and with a wave of his hand, the sharp sword energy cut off Shao Yin's bedpost in an instant. Minister... I will let you go now!"

In the dark and damp cell, the cell door was wide open, Lord Wang, who had captured Yu Ruyan in, prostrated himself on the ground, trembling all over, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, Princess, I have offended you... Please forgive me!"

The moment he saw Yu Ruyan, Mu Lingzhi's heart ached, but he didn't say a word, entered the cell, hugged Yu Ruyan without saying a word, and said with heartache: "Don't be afraid, I will take you home!"

Although it has been less than an hour since she entered the prison cell, Yu Ruyan seemed to have passed a century. During this hour, she was helpless, with countless questions in her heart that she couldn't sort out, like falling into a terrible whirlpool Here, she clearly knew that the surroundings were full of traps and conspiracies, but the darkness made her unable to see a ray of light, and she could not step on the bottom, falling endlessly...

So, when she suddenly saw Mu Lingzhi appearing in front of her, Yu Ruyan thought it was her own hallucination. She must be too scared and helpless, so she expected his appearance extravagantly.

It wasn't until he really hugged her into his arms, until his deep and deep voice rang in her ears, that Yu Ruyan realized that all this was not a dream, it was really him who came to save herself!
She clasped her hands tightly into his skirt, and she said with a choked voice: "Your Highness, Dongcao is dead... Qin Xianglou also died a lot of people... Your Highness, I didn't set the fire... It wasn't me!"

"I believe you!"

Mu Lingzhi answered her firmly.Carrying her and walking outside, when he passed Lord Wang's side, his footsteps stopped, and an invisible murderous aura frightened Lord Wang to collapse on the ground, his voice was already trembling: "Your Highness... Your Highness, please forgive me..."

"You can hear me clearly. The princess said that she did not set the fire. Therefore, I will not kill you, but leave you alone to solve the case and find the real culprit."

Mu Lingzhi's voice was piercingly cold, and looking at Master Shaoyin who was also cowering and kneeling on the ground, he said coldly: "You Jing Zhaoyin has been very busy recently, not only to find out the real culprit who set the fire, but also to return to the palace. The princess is innocent, and the five secret guards of the palace died in the flood, and the corpses of the palace have already been sent over."

"Qin Xianglou's 27 lives, plus the lives of a maidservant in the palace's palace, and the lives of five hidden guards in the palace, you Jing Guangyin, calculate how many lives there are in total!"

Hearing this, Mr. Shao Yin and Mr. Wang of Jing Zhaoyin looked at each other in astonishment. It was unbelievable that so many lives were involved in this matter, and they were stunned on the spot like a fool.

Seeing Mu Lingzhi leaving with Yu Ruyan in his arms, they chased after him, hesitantly saying: "Your Highness, I don't know that this matter also involves the hidden guards around you, this matter... this matter is too serious, The lower official thinks that we Jing Zhaoyin can't afford...can't shoulder this heavy burden, and please His Royal Highness, Enzhun, to hand over this matter to Dali Temple for investigation!"

When Shao Yin finished speaking these words, the cold sweat on his head was already flowing down his eyes so much that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Mu Lingzhi suddenly stopped, turned back, looked at Shao Yin's pale face coldly, and said coldly: "Since you don't have this intolerance, who gave you the courage to arrest the princess? Throw the majestic third princess in a dark cell, and you actually Sleeping soundly in the house! Bengong protects his shortcomings, especially his shortcomings, so, it depends on how you will pay off this debt to Bengong!"

After finishing speaking, he carried Yu Ruyan out of the cell and walked out.

Then, Kankan walked to the gate of Jing Zhaoyin, looking at the people blocking the door, Mu Lingzhi's deep eyes darkened, and a cold light shone, but he didn't stop at his feet, and a sneer of irony appeared on the corner of his mouth, He walked past them without looking sideways.

At that time, the morning light was slightly dew, headed by the First Prince, Mu Xiang, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, and people from Dali Temple were all guarding the gate of Jing Zhaoyin, and the people they brought stopped Tong Qian and Brother An at the bottom of the steps. When Brother An saw Mu Lingzhi coming out with Yu Ruyan in his arms, he burst into tears of joy!
The eldest prince Mu Yunzhi saw Mu Lingzhi and didn't even look at the crowd, and went straight out with Yu Ruyan in his arms, furious in his heart, and stretched out his hand to block Mu Lingzhi, obviously hating him in his heart, but on the surface he behaved With a heartbroken look, he said: "My brother, my father has an order to let the Criminal Ministry, Dali Temple and Jing Zhaoyin jointly investigate the fire in Qinxianglou last night..."

"What's the matter with me?"

Before he finished speaking, Mu Lingzhi's abrupt words made him speechless for a while, and the hypocrisy on his face couldn't hold back, but Mu Yunzhi still suppressed the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "Your brother's words are wrong. "Last night, the fire in Qin Xianglou was set by the concubine in your arms. So many people died. The emperor can't force them away by virtue of his status. If the emperor breaks the law, he has to commit the same crime as the common people, let alone she is just A nominal third princess!"

After finishing speaking, he waved his hand and said in a majestic manner: "Come here, take the fifth princess of Daqi down and imprison her again!"

Yu Ruyan was shocked when she heard the words, she never expected that the matter would reach Liang Wang's ears so quickly, but she also knew in her heart that if someone wanted her to die, she and Mu Lingzhi would definitely not be given a chance to breathe.It will not let them have the opportunity and time to find out the real murderer.

However, if the ultimate purpose of burning Qin Xianglou was to kill her, why didn't she just kill her with a knife when she was unconscious in the inn yesterday?

With Mu Lingzhi's protection, the panic in Yu Ruyan's heart gradually calmed down. Once her mind calmed down, her thoughts would become clear——

She firmly believes that everything in the world, as long as it is done by people, will leave clues and traces, just like what she once said to An Lirong, in this world, if you want people to know, you have to do it!

Therefore, she believes that as long as she is given time, she will definitely find clues to find out the real culprit who framed her!
But right now, she knew in her heart that those who harmed her would not allow Mu Lingzhi to take her away.And as long as she falls into their hands again, there will be a thousand and ten thousand "accidents" that will cause her to die in prison. At that time, she will have to bear the charge of committing suicide in fear of crime!
Mu Lingzhi already knew what she was thinking, so, facing the eldest prince Mu Yunzhi's obstruction, Mu Lingzhi squinted at him, too lazy to talk nonsense with him, his piercingly cold eyes swept across him coldly and surrounded him The official servant sneered coldly and said: "It's been a long time since my palace started killing people. Today, anyone who stands in my way - shoot and kill!"

As soon as the words fell to the ground, the soft sword at the waist bounced out with a 'clank', and the sound of the sword chanting carried the sound of death.

And as he pointed with the tip of his sword, countless ghostly figures flew from all directions, all of them were the well-known hidden guards around him, Mu Lingzhi's thin lips parted slightly, and he gave an order coldly: "Those who stand in the way, kill !"

Dozens of hidden guards responded in unison: "Obey!"

As soon as the words fell, the long swords in the hands of the dark guards were unsheathed neatly, and the gleaming sword points were pointed at the Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, the officials of Dali Temple, the First Prince, and the hundreds of officers and soldiers they brought!
Looking at the hidden guards who pointed the gleaming long sword at him without any regard for his identity, Mu Yunzhi was so angry that he could not speak, and the officials of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were also very frightened. Dealing with criminals all year round, it is normal to use knives and guns, but this is the first time they have encountered them like this, and they couldn't help being stunned on the spot, dumbfounded and unable to speak.

It was already dawn at this time, and Jing Zhaoyin's gate was surrounded by many people who watched the excitement. Now that they saw the situation, they ran away in fright, fearing that they would be accidentally involved. The news that the short guard defied the imperial decree and even threatened the court officials was spread to everyone in the streets and alleys in less than half a moment.

Seeing that the two sides were about to fight, Tong Qian quickly blocked An Ge behind him, and carefully ordered: "The fight will start in a while, you must not run around, you must follow me closely, and I will protect you."

After that, he couldn't help but grab An Ge's frightened and cold hands, let her grab the skirt of his clothes, and let her hide behind him.

In such an emergency, Brother An didn't care about the defense between men and women. She tightly grabbed the corner of the copper coin and hid beside him. hand, for fear that she would let go of it for a moment and be stabbed by a chaotic sword.

The men and horses on both sides had weapons in their hands, and the scene was already tense!
Mu Yunzhi was forced to take several steps back by the fierce murderous aura of Mu Lingzhi and the dark guard. He was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Mu Lingzhi for a long time before he cursed: "Bold and arrogant!" My father knew that you would use your status to suppress officials, so I specially sent Ben Gong and Mu Xiang to personally lead people over to supervise this matter. I didn't expect, I didn't expect that you were... actually... What audacity, Ben Gong wants Go and read your book in front of the emperor!"

Mu Lingzhi looked at him coldly, raised his long eyebrows, and said in a cold tone, "You don't need to tell my father, I will tell my father, but I believe that my father is willing to find out the truth. Those who set fire to the murder, and the black hands behind this matter."

After all, he took Yu Ruyan in his arms and took a few big steps forward, while Mu Yunzhi retreated while feeling resentful, his teeth itching with hatred, and his heart was broken, it was obviously his princess who committed the big crime, Obviously he should be in a passive position to be beaten, why is he not afraid at all, but instead force himself back again and again with domineering momentum.

Thinking of this, Mu Yunzhi remembered that he had an order from his father, and he was afraid that he would fail, so he said harshly to the officer: "My father ordered me to catch the murderer and investigate strictly. Are you afraid? So many people still Afraid of just a dozen hidden guards?!"

Although there was a huge disparity in numbers between the two sides, the side of the dark guards with fewer people showed no fear at all. Everyone's faces were indifferent and pushed forward step by step, while the side of the official guards with more people showed horror on their faces. As the dark guards approached, they retreated steadily.

Seeing that Mu Lingzhi was about to walk out of Jingzhaoyin's gate with Yu Ruyan in his arms, Mu Yunzhi was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, and grabbed the big knife from the officer's hand and was about to charge forward, he couldn't believe it Well, these secret guards really dare to kill the grand prince like Mu Lingzhi ordered.

Mu Xiang beside him saw that he stepped forward recklessly, and quickly grabbed him. Others don't know the strengths and weaknesses of the hidden guards under the third prince, but Mu Xiang, who has suffered in the hands of the dark guards, knows——

In fact, for most princes or court ministers, such as Mu Xiang, they will privately train and train their own martial arts masters who are responsible for their personal safety and perform some shady assassination or guardianship tasks in the mansion. The hidden guards are all martial arts masters recruited from the Jianghu Internet, and they have more or less beneficial contacts.However, the group of hidden guards under Mu Lingzhi was specially trained by him. Not to mention well-trained, they have followed him on the battlefield. Mu Lingzhi's order, where Mu Ling's sword is pointing, even if their relatives are standing in front of them, these hidden guards will rush forward without blinking...

If the eldest prince really fought with them on the spur of the moment, he might really lose his life.

Seeing this scene, Prime Minister Mu stepped forward and stopped between the two groups of people, and said in a calm tone, "Everyone in the important place of the capital, calm down, don't let the people see our jokes."

Mu Lingzhi looked at him coldly, and didn't agree with him, so he sneered and said, "Since Mu Xiang is so reasonable, please take the lead to get out of the way, lest the blood flow into rivers and scare the people!"

Mu Xiang was not provoked by him, let alone angry, and said solemnly: "Your Highness is serious. It's not that we want to embarrass His Highness and prevent His Highness from leaving. It's just that the Holy Spirit has ordered the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple to cooperate with Jingzhao Yin to investigate The case of Qin Xianglou last night in the Qing Dynasty was not only to give the 27 deceased a bank account, but also to give an explanation to the people all over the world. His Highness also knows that because of the disaster in the south, the people are already complaining about the court. If His Highness insists on this matter, If you want to protect the princess, I'm afraid it will cause more dissatisfaction among the people, it's not a good thing for Liang Jiangshan, please think again, Your Highness!"

Mu Xiang spoke eloquently, and there are a lot of principles for the people and the country, but Mu Lingzhi couldn't listen to a word. Now in his heart, what is Daliang, and the people in the world have nothing to do with him. He only wants Yu Ruyan to be safe. That's it.

Although he had a calm and indifferent face when he entered the cell to rescue Yu Ruyan just now, he only said to Yu Ruyan, 'Don't be afraid, I will take you home'.But no one understood the reluctance and heartache he felt when he saw Yu Ruyan locked up alone in that gloomy cell. If he hadn't been concerned about not making this matter a big deal, he would have cut off the head of Lord Wang to vent his anger.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for him to send Yu Ruyan back to the terrifying cell at this moment!

But Yu Ruyan listened to Mu Xiang's words, she thought that for her alone, Mu Lingzhi almost betrayed the whole world, openly defied King Liang's imperial decree, and wanted to massacre the court officials in public. , will have a very bad impact on his reputation.

He could not care about fame and fortune, but Yu Ruyan felt sorry for him, she didn't want herself to be a hindrance on his life, let alone drag him into injustice.

So, she put away the grief in her expression, raised a smile and said to Mu Lingzhi: "Your Highness, let me go with them..."

"Don't talk!" Hearing Yu Ruyan's words, Mu Lingzhi suddenly became angry. Why didn't he understand what was going on in her heart? The little Taifu has already taught Ben Gong, so there is no need for Muxiang to remind me again."

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking to Muxiang and the eldest prince, and said solemnly to the minister of punishment and the officials of Dali Temple: "It's not that my palace does not support everyone's investigation, but now the evidence is vague, and my princess I am weak and sick, so I would like to ask all the adults to make it easier for me to take her back. But I promise that I will never let her leave Dongdu until the case of Qin Xianglou is clarified. Therefore, everyone Don't worry, my lord, if there is real evidence to prove that she did this, then my lords will go to my palace's other garden to take people, and this palace will never stop me!"

After finishing speaking, he withdrew the soft sword in his hand, and looked at the ministers opposite him with a firm face.

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice and the people in Dali Temple looked at each other, and it was difficult to make a decision, while Shao Yin and Lord Wang of Jing Zhaoyin dared not intervene, and they couldn't help looking at the eldest prince Mu Yunzhi and Mu Xiang in the middle .

Hearing what he said, Mu Yunzhi burst out laughing unabashedly, the laughter was full of sarcasm, and when the laughter stopped, he looked at Mu Lingzhi coldly, pretending to be serious: "There is no prisoner who is not locked up. The rule that you have to be raised in a different garden even though you are in a cell? Mu Lingzhi, don't think that just because you are a prince, you can behave like this, you can flout the king's law, and you can cheat for personal gain. The emperor breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people, why do you--why?! "

Facing Mu Yunzhi's naked questioning, Mu Lingzhi was not flustered. He took a step forward and looked at him steadily. A cold light flashed in his deep eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. I have guarded the border for my father for so many years, just relying on the fact that I brought the big beam lions to keep the peace of Daliang for several years, and just relying on the military merits I have accumulated over the years. Brother emperor, do you think I will use these countless military merits? Royal father exchanged my concubine to live in another garden for a few days, would royal father refuse me!"

Mu Lingzhi's understated words instantly blocked Mu Yunzhi's mouth, and everyone in Daliang knew that this brave and warlike Third Prince had amazing military exploits.

Over the years, whenever he made great achievements, he never asked the King of Liang for a reward, except that he proposed to the King of Liang last year to marry the Jade Girl with Da Qihe, and that was also to thank the Queen.Therefore, it can be said that Liang Wang owed him a lot of favors, and now it is not unusual to ask Liang Wang for them.

What's more, he also made it very clear to the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice before that he didn't want to let Yu Ruyan go. Before there is no definite evidence to prove that Yu Ruyan is the murderer, his request is not too much. After all, Yu Ruyan Yan is not only the married princess Heshuo, but also Mu Lingzhi's third princess,

Thinking of this, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice finally spoke. He thought about his words extremely carefully, not only afraid of offending the first prince but also the third prince.

He said cautiously: "Third Highness, since this is the case, I will dare to go back to the palace and report to His Majesty according to your words, but His Majesty will blame you..."

"It's nothing, I will take care of this matter alone!"

After Mu Lingzhi said these words, he didn't pay attention to Mu Yunzhi's hateful face anymore, hugged Yu Ruyan, took the copper coin An Ge left Jing Zhaoyin, and ran directly to Bieyuan!

On the way back, Yu Ruyan remained silent, and Mu Lingzhi was in a hurry and didn't have time to say anything.When they arrived at Bieyuan, Mu Lingzhi carried her off the horse and ordered his servants to prepare hot soup for her to bathe. On the way there, Mu Lingzhi sent someone back to the palace to ask Dr. Wu to come and check on her body.

When Yu Ruyan got out of the bath and changed clothes, Dr. Wu rushed over, sweating profusely. He put down the medicine box and was about to feel her pulse. s things!"

When he said this, Mu Lingzhi was sitting next to her. Hearing this, his whole body jumped up in shock. He looked at her in shock, his voice trembling: "Someone stabbed something in your head? Who is it?" ? Why didn't you say it earlier?"

After all, he impatiently stepped forward to inspect her head, but he was also afraid that he would hurt her when he touched her, so his eyes were red with anxiety.

Dr. Wu's face also changed when he heard the words, and he said with a serious expression: "Princess, do you know the specific place?"

Yu Ruyan lifted her finger weakly and pointed at the back of her head, and said with a bitter smile: "Here, a silver needle was inserted, and I asked Dr. Wu to help me take it out. It seemed to be inserted very deep, and I couldn't pull it out by myself. come out……"

Mu Lingzhi took Yu Ruyan's hand with trembling hands, turned his head and said to Doctor Wu in a voiceless voice: "Quick, quickly help the princess pull it out!"

Doctor Wu was sharp-eyed when Yu Ruyan raised her arm, and saw the bloody wound on her left wrist, he was stunned, and said in a sad tone: "Princess, my subordinate should help you bandage the wound on your hand first! "

Hearing this, Mu Lingzhi looked at Yu Ruyan's hand in a daze, and found a deep gash on her wrist which was covered under her sleeve. The lower part was split open and bleeding was coming out again.

As soon as his whole body became cold, Mu Lingzhi was so distressed that he suffocated, and his face turned pale.

When he picked her up from the cell, he thought she wasn't injured, but he didn't expect that she was injured like this...

Caressing Yu Ruyan's pale face with trembling hands, Mu Lingzhi gritted his teeth and said, "Is there any other injury on your body?"

Yu Ruyan shook her head weakly, looked at his worried expression, forced a smile and said: "Your Highness, there are only these two injuries, there is nothing else, don't worry!"

"Who is it? Do you know who killed you?" Thinking of the harm she suffered, Mu Ling swung his palm at the table beside him, and the sandalwood table fell to the ground, rotten into a pile of rotten wood.

"The silver needle on her head was pierced by the servant woman who brought tea when I was in the Fortune Inn. Unfortunately, I didn't pay attention to her appearance at the time. I just smelled a very special smell on her body. After she walked behind me, I fainted It's gone, and the bloody mouth in my hand was probably cut by her at that time..."

Hearing this, the copper coins on the side couldn't wait to say: "Your Highness, I will immediately lead people to blockade the Fortune Inn and arrest all the servants inside."

After all, the copper coin was about to go out, but was stopped by Mu Lingzhi at the door.

The copper coin was unknown so she turned her head, and before Mu Lingzhi could speak, Yu Ruyan said helplessly, "It's been so long since someone set a trap to harm me, do you think the maidservant of the Fortune Inn will still be there? If so If she didn't die, she ran away, I guess she did, so you don't need to go there to startle the snake."

While speaking, Dr. Wu had already bandaged her wound and removed the silver needle under her head.

Dr. Wu took down the silver needle and showed her, sighing: "This man's technique is surprisingly proficient, whether it is using the silver needle to seal the acupuncture points of the princess and make you dizzy, or the blood on the wrist of the princess, it is not difficult to see This person's technique is proficient and agile."

"Yes, this person is not only proficient in technique, but also very familiar with pharmacology!" Yu Ruyan's heart was cold, and she said coldly after receiving Dr. Wu's words: "After cutting my wrist, he also 'kindly' gave blood Put medicine on the mouth, it stands to reason that I should be in pain after such a deep cut, at least my wrist will feel pain after waking up, but I don’t feel it at all, so..."

"So, this person's technique is not only fast and accurate, but also uses painkillers. The medicine she gave the princess makes the princess feel no pain when she wakes up!" Dr. Wu was already searching for things he was familiar with while talking. There are doctors with superb medical skills in the capital, and even the entire Daliang, but there is no such person in my impression.

Yu Ruyan has been calm and calm since returning to the Bieyuan. Looking at her description, Mu Lingzhi guessed that she probably already knew who was harming her, so after Dr. Wu left the room, he calmed down. Come down and ask her, "Do you know who the maid is in your heart?"

With a clear smile, Yu Ruyan did not answer his question, but looked at him fixedly, and said word by word: "Your Highness, do you have something to hide from me!?"

Mu Lingzhi was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood in his heart, knowing that he could not hide what he wanted to hide from her.

He involuntarily dodged her gaze, and persuaded her: "It's not just some groundless words, don't pay attention to it, remember what Dr. Wu told you, relax, don't work too hard, I'm still waiting for you to tell me sooner I'm giving birth to a son!"

Yu Ruyan knew that he was worried about her and refused to tell her the truth. She was sore and bitter in her heart, her watery eyes were darkened, and she pleaded in a three-pointed tone: "Your Highness, instead of listening to people outside pointing at me, Scolding, scolding makes me confused, why don't you tell me what happened?"

Mu Lingzhi knew that she would never be able to hide those rumors from her, so it was better to tell her than to let her guess in pain.

His throat rolled with difficulty, and he finally opened his mouth to tell all the evil stars discovered by Qin Tianjian that affected Daliang's national fortune, as well as the rumors about her that emerged overnight in Dongdu.

While talking, he paid attention to her expression, thinking that she would be extremely sad, but Yu Ruyan's expression was indifferent, she listened silently, without a single complaint, let alone crying about injustice, instead, tenacity flashed in her flowing eyes bright.

(End of this chapter)