Chapter 306: Is it so hard for you to tell me the truth?
Mu Ci took a step closer to the man: "Is your benefactor injured?"
The man still didn't speak.
"What's your benefactor's name?" Mu Ci asked again.
At this time, Ningxiang stumbled after her: "Mother?"
"The Ai family is fine..." Mu Ci said. The man in black in front of her jumped up and disappeared into the night in an instant.
At this time, Ningxiang had already arrived in front of her: "Mother, are you sure everything is okay?"
"It's okay, a man in black appeared and saved the Ai family. When he heard your voice, my benefactor left." Mu Ci looked at the direction in which the man in black left.
She didn't even see her benefactor's face. Even if she saw her benefactor in the future, she wouldn't know it was her benefactor standing in front of her.
"Thank God, your Majesty is fine." Ningxiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did Mu Ci think of Sizhu: "How about Sizhu?"
Ningxiang didn't have time to pay attention to Sizhu. She followed Mu Ci and returned to the original place, only to see Sizhu lying in a pool of blood and losing consciousness.
Jirou was checking Sizhu's injuries and found that there were no vital injuries, so she was relieved.
"Don't worry, Madam, Sizhu's injuries are just external injuries, there is no danger to his life." She knew Mu Ci's worries and took the initiative to answer her questions.
Mu Ci took a look around and saw that they were all corpses of men in black. Their heads were missing, and their death state was horrific, especially at night.
If this is a benefactor who comes to help, then the benefactor's methods are extremely cruel, which does not seem like a kind person.
I don’t know who that person was and why he saved her but didn’t leave his name.
Afterwards, Mu Ci carried Sizhu into the wing. After hearing the news, the abbot came and brought trauma medicine. He left after making sure that Sizhu was not in danger.
Mu Ci helped Sizhu take care of his wounds, and then invited Ningxiang and Ji Rou. Both of them had injuries, but not as serious as Sizhu's.
"Fortunately, you two are here today, otherwise the Ai family would be dead today, thank you." Mu Ci thanked him sincerely.
She didn't expect that someone really wanted to kill her. If her guess was correct, someone in the harem wanted to get rid of her.
"Your Majesty said this to offend this slave. This is the duty that a slave should fulfill." Ji Rou responded hurriedly.
"You two go to rest first, while Sizhu and the Ai family are watching."
Finally, they agreed to send soft and fragrant incense, and one person would watch the whole night, and the other person would watch the rest of the night.
Dugu Liancheng arrived at Dingshan Temple early in the morning. He never expected that as soon as he entered the temple, he heard the abbot talk about the assassination of Mu Ci yesterday.
"Is the Queen Mother okay?" Li Yu knew that the emperor was worried and asked hurriedly.
"Your Majesty is fine, but the maid you brought with you is injured." The abbot said, leading the way.
Dugu Liancheng pursed his lips tightly and followed the abbot to the wing where Mu Ci lived.
Seeing the side room in sight, Li Yu turned to Zhao Ling and said, "My wife has been working hard all the way, so I will take her to rest first."
Zhao Ling knew that Li Yu was trying to distract her, so she followed the trend: "Li Yu still understands me, so you can find me a wing."
Li Yu immediately ran to Zhang Luo and soon escorted Zhao Ling to the east wing.
Li Yu was busy making arrangements for Zhao Ling, while Dugu Liancheng went to the wing where Mu Ci lived. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Mu Ci dozing off.
Her hair was messy, her sleeves were stained with blood, her face was haggard, and she looked like she had suffered a lot.
On the way to Dingshan Temple, he originally thought about letting Zhao Ling convict Mu Ci and end this woman. Now that he saw her embarrassment, he immediately forgot his original intention of coming to Dingshan Temple.
"Your Majesty?" Ji Rou heard the commotion and was startled when she saw Dugu Liancheng standing at the door of the wing when she went out.
Mu Ci heard the sound and opened his eyes in a daze.
When she turned her eyes, she saw Dugu Liancheng quietly coming behind her, and all her sleep flew away: "Why are you here?"
Dugu Liancheng looked at Mu Ci with cold eyes and said carefully: "As a suspect in Concubine De's poisoning case, you left the palace without authorization. I brought Concubine De here specifically to interrogate you."
Mu Ci didn't expect this to be the case.
"I did not poison Concubine De. Concubine De cannot find out the murderer of the poison. It is because she is incompetent." She replied coldly, and when she turned her eyes, she saw Sizhu waking up.
She immediately changed her tone to a gentle tone: "You hurt your shoulder, and the sword pierced your left arm. Don't move around these days to avoid hurting the wound. You are still in pain. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, you must
speak out."
"My servant is fine, thank you for your concern," Sizhu said, glancing at the emperor quietly.
The emperor's expression was condensed and he looked murderous. Seeing the emperor's ferocious look, she only hated herself for waking up. Now that she was healed, the wound hurt even more.
"How could it be okay? If it weren't for protecting me, you wouldn't have been injured like this. I can't imagine that if the sword was a little biased, your life would have been decided like this." Mu Ci said, helping Sizhu to lie down.
Her gentle tone and gentle movements were as if silk and bamboo were fragile porcelain.
When Dugu Liancheng saw this scene, his lips tightened.
Mu Ci had never been so gentle when facing him. She was so gentle and considerate to her slaves, but she was rude and arrogant when facing him alone as an emperor.
Sizhu felt the emperor's vicious eyes fixed on her, so she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.
"Mu Ci, come out, I have something to tell you!" Dugu Liancheng ordered coldly.
Mu Ciyi left the wing, walked under the eaves, and met Dugu Liancheng's cold eyes.
"As the Queen Mother, you actually left the palace without my permission. Do you know that you have violated the palace rules? If you are sensible, you can come back to Beijing with me now, and I can forget the past." Dugu Liancheng opened his lips coldly.
He knew that Mu Ci came to Dingshan Temple for Dugu Lianyun, and now he wanted to see what kind of answer Mu Ci would give him.
"Sizhu is seriously injured and it is not advisable to travel long distances. I will take her back to the palace after Sizhu recovers in two days." Mu Ci avoided Dugu Liancheng's eyes.
"It's very simple. Sizhu is here to recuperate and wait until he recovers before returning to the capital. You can come back to the capital with me first!" Dugu Liancheng blocked Mu Ci's escape route.
Of course he knew that Mu Ci was using Sizhu as a shield.
"She is trying to save me after all. I can't leave her and go back to Beijing..."
"You are still lying now! You came to Dingshan Temple not to pray for blessings, but to remember the late emperor. Is it so difficult for you to tell me the truth?" Dugu Liancheng's lips curved in a cold arc.
It's a pity that a year ago, he thought Mu Ci was cold-blooded and ruthless.
She was not heartless, but her love disappeared with the passing of her royal brother.
She is also a person with feelings, but that feeling is either for herself or not.
"Now that you know, why do you still come? I just want to stay here for two days and then go back." Mu Ci murmured silently.
She knew that the harem was her final destination. Dingshan Temple was good, but it was not a place where she should linger.
Maybe she came here just to make a break with the past.
