"Xi Honglei, you said such things to me now, but you already have the target of suspicion?" Ran Fenghe's probing eyes stayed on Xi Honglei's face, "Or do you know something?"
"Back to the emperor, Honglei has no suspicious target and doesn't know anything. It's just that Honglei is not willing to let the princess die inexplicably like this, and she doesn't want Mu Yunmeng to die unjustly in prison because of this incident! Your Majesty
Holy Ming, I hope the emperor can thoroughly investigate this matter!" Xi Honglei knelt on the ground, not daring to take a breath. With his forehead on the ground, Xi Honglei gritted his teeth, hoping to persuade the emperor not to punish Mu Yunmeng. Because she
Now we need Mu Yunmeng to solve the mystery of the whole thing!
"You mean, if I don't release Mu Yunmeng from prison as you said, then I won't be a saint enough, in other words, I will be a coward?" Ran Fenghe snorted and looked at him contemptuously.
Xi Honglei, who was kneeling on the ground, said coldly: "Xi Honglei, I remember that you helped me deal with Shui Rongyan before and that you are the future Princess Chu, so I will spare your life. If you dare again..."
"Your Majesty!" Seeing that Ran Fenghe had no intention of letting Mu Yunmeng go, Xi Honglei quickly raised his head and looked into Ran Fenghe's eyes. "Honglei only wants the princess to die! Please give Honglei a chance."
, also give Mu Yunmeng a chance! If we can't give you a satisfactory answer, Honglei... Honglei is willing to bury Princess Yunshang with Mu Yunmeng!"
Xi Honglei's words caused the room to fall into silence again. Ran Fenghe squinted his eyes slightly and glanced sharply up and down at Xi Honglei. He couldn't figure out how Xi Honglei, a woman, put her life on the line again and again.
In exchange. Is she too confident in herself, or does she not care about life or death at all?
Give her a chance, give Mu Yunmeng a chance...
Mu Yunmeng...does he still need to give him a chance?
"Xi Honglei, let me ask you, what did Yun Shang tell you about Mu Yunmeng back then?"
"The princess said that she had a good relationship with Mu Yunmeng when she was a child, and the emperor doted on Mu Yunmeng at that time." Xi Honglei spoke softly, and slowly said with twinkling eyes: "Honglei is just a commoner.
I can't understand the disputes in the royal family, and I don't want to understand. However, Honglei can't just watch someone who shouldn't die die in front of me like this. It doesn't matter whether the emperor laughs at Honglei for being nosy or scolds Honglei for being bold.
Honglei just wants to find out the truth of the matter! Because the princess is good to Honglei, Honglei doesn’t want her to leave me like this!"
Xi Honglei's voice was neither high nor low, and she looked soft and weak. For Ran Fenghe, there was really nothing about Xi Honglei that could make Ran Fenghe believe in her. But for some reason, Ran Fenghe risked his life after listening to Xi Honglei.
After saying these words, she really wanted to see what she could find out.
"If I promise you, how long will the deadline be?"
"One month." Xi Honglei was overjoyed when he heard what the emperor said. Seeing the emperor's frown when he heard the time he said, Xi Honglei quickly explained: "Your Majesty, Honglei is checking this matter.
The matter must be investigated secretly. Because the person who harmed the princess is likely to be someone close to her, that is, someone in the palace. Honglei cannot let others know about this matter, so the time will naturally take longer. Moreover,
In addition to these, Honglei also wants to ask the emperor for one more thing."
"Let's hear what happened."
"Honglei doesn't want the words he said to the emperor today and the fact that he and Mu Yunmeng will investigate the cause of the princess's death to be known to Prince Chu and the Queen." Xi Honglei pursed her lower lip, trembling with fear.
said.
"Why?" Ran Fenghe's expression changed when he heard what Xi Honglei said. "Do you doubt Prince Chu and the Queen?"
"Honglei doesn't dare! It's just that... Honglei must not say it. Your Majesty also knows that the relationship between Prince Chu and Mu Yunmeng is not harmonious. Prince Chu is Honglei's future husband, and Honglei will not betray him.
She didn't want the prince to feel resentful towards Honglei because of this incident. Although the queen was the mother of a country, Honglei also understood that as a mother, she naturally had to worry about her son.
Being partial and biased against Mu Yunmeng is completely reasonable."
Xi Honglei said every word carefully and used every word with extreme caution. "So, Honglei doesn't want to ruin the relationship between me, the prince and the queen because of Mu Yunmeng, and I ask for your understanding."
Xi Honglei thought about everything, and Ran Fenghe was shocked. If he remembered correctly, Xi Honglei was two years younger than Yun Shang. How could she have such careful thoughts at such a young age? How could she have such a thoughtful mind?
Are you so brave to negotiate terms with yourself again and again?
Ran Fenghe pressed his temples, lowered his eyes and asked, "Besides these, what other requests do you have?"
"If possible, Honglei hopes that the emperor will tell Prince Chu that you want Honglei to live in the palace for a period of time. In this way, the prince will not be suspicious because Honglei is often absent from Prince Chu's residence."
"Well, I will give you and Mu Yunmeng a month. If you can't find Yun Shang's murderer after one month, then I will let you two be buried with Yun Shang!"
His heart was beating fast. Xi Honglei had never known that his heart could beat so fast. He walked out of the emperor's palace with weak legs and feet. Xi Honglei didn't have time to think about anything else, so he hurried back to her as fast as he could.
The place where she first came out was her and Ran Yunshang's palace.
Walking into the deserted courtyard, when Xi Honglei walked into the room and did not see Ran Yunpo's figure, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Facts have proved that she won today's bet.
She just wanted to bet that Ran Yunpo would go to the queen after he left, and that she could convince the emperor during his absence.
The emperor's love for Ran Yunshang and his sadness after Ran Yunshang's death made him withdraw all the maids and servants from the palace, and no one was allowed to touch any flower, grass, scenery or thing here. And this happened to be the case.
It helped Xi Honglei a lot. Now Xi Honglei just prayed that she was not seen by any of Prince Chu's cronies on her way to the emperor today. And if she was really seen, she had to think about it again.
He had to make up lies to deceive Ran Yunpo.
Being able to let the emperor spare Mu Yunmeng's life is already the greatest victory. Xi Honglei thought about Mu Yunmeng's usual appearance and shook his head feebly...
With the emperor's oral instructions, Xi Honglei was able to stay safely in the palace. After listening to Ran Yunpo's lectures and warnings, Xi Honglei found the only two people left in the palace who could help her.
People who are busy and talkative are Zheng Siqi and Hua'er.
Late at night, Xi Honglei asked Hua'er to lie on her bed and pretend to be herself, and then asked Zheng Siqi to change her appearance. With the emperor's imperial decree, she went to the dungeon with Zheng Siqi and brought Mu Yunmeng out.
Mu Yunmeng, who had taken off his shackles, looked at Zheng Siqi, and then at the stranger in front of him. His eyes were flowing, and after Mu Yunmeng left the dungeon, he spoke in a low voice. "How did you rescue me?"
?”
After Xi Honglei heard Mu Yunmeng's words, he immediately stopped and punched Mu Yunmeng hard in the abdomen with his backhand. Seeing that Mu Yunmeng had no time to dodge and was hit hard by him, he coughed.
Xi Hong tearfully asked with anger: "You still have the nerve to ask me? Let me ask you! What happened to Yun Shang? Didn't I ask Zheng Siqi to inform you to save her that day? No matter if it was you or
Leng Xiao, one of you should rescue her, right? What about now? What's going on with this mess now?"
Xi Honglei's questioning made Mu Yunmeng fall silent and gave Zheng Siqi no chance to interrupt.
Mu Yunmeng relaxed his muscles and bones and looked around the dark surroundings. Bearing Xi Honglei's sharp eyes that wanted him to die, Mu Yunmeng raised his eyebrows calmly and said: "Go back and tell me
Well, it’s a bit cold here.”
"You deserve to freeze to death!" Xi Honglei really didn't expect that Mu Yunmeng would say such disgraceful words. Following Mu Yunmeng, when she walked into Mu Yunmeng's dilapidated house, Xi Honglei said
Honglei suddenly grabbed Mu Yunmeng's sleeve and asked, "There won't be anyone watching here, right?"
"If I had, I would have discovered you a long time ago, so what are you afraid of?" Mu Yunmeng smiled, "And Leng Xiao also sent people to clean up the area, so don't worry."
With Mu Yunmeng's assurance, Xi Honglei felt a little more at ease. The two of them entered the room one after another. Mu Yunmeng looked back at Zheng Siqi, who was following at the back, and said, "Stand guard outside, what's the matter?"
Let me know." After saying that, he closed the door and shared the same room with Xi Honglei.
Xi Honglei looked at Mu Yunmeng giving orders to Zheng Siqi and smiled mockingly. Xi Honglei looked at Mu Yunmeng and said jokingly: "What do you mean? My daughter-in-law has finally become a mother-in-law? Leng Xiao is not here.
You go and point fingers at others, tut tut.”
Xi Honglei rolled his eyes at Mu Yunmeng, then strode to the soft couch, found a good seat and sat down. With his hands folded across his chest, Xi Honglei spoke in a low voice, exhausted, to Mu Yunmeng.
Go to the emperor yourself and ask the emperor to give them two months to investigate the cause of Ran Yunshang's death.
"Aren't you afraid that the emperor will chop off your head in anger?" Mu Yunmeng held his chin in one hand and stared at Xi Honglei with interest.
"Afraid! Why aren't you afraid?" Xi Honglei curled her lips and said faintly: "But I am even more afraid of letting Yunshang and you die miserably, and being tortured by you every night and unable to sleep. Then I might as well die with you."
Xi Honglei's answer made Mu Yunmeng's eyes flash with a smile. Looking at Xi Honglei seriously, Mu Yunmeng thought about it and suggested: "Honglei, why don't we run away?"