The various rumors in the past few days must have been prepared to expose Muxue. In this case, these peaceful days are probably the calm before the storm.
Mu Ci and Dugu Liancheng sat at the head of the table, overlooking all living beings.
The officials and family members who usually don't see the Queen Mother and the Emperor couldn't help but sigh in their hearts at the talent and beauty.
Although the rumors about the current Long Live Lord and Mu Ci have been blocked by thoughtful people, everyone is involved in official circles and famous families, so there will naturally be channels to learn about them.
With Mu Ci's appearance and demeanor, it's not surprising that Long Live Lord would take notice of her.
Just ask how many men in this world don't cheat. Even if this man is the emperor and the most noble person in the world, he still has things he can't get and things he wants to get.
Furthermore, there are a lot of scandals in the harem, and the bizarre incident between Long Live Lord Duo and Mu Ci is indeed not surprising.
Everyone had discussed this matter behind their backs, but on this occasion, everyone knew to keep their mouths shut and could only sigh inwardly.
Everyone ate and drank while enjoying the singing and dancing in the venue.
Mu Ci was no exception. She had just taken a grape to eat, and when she looked up, she saw a dancer in the center of the stage with a cold light flashing around her waist.
Her heart trembled and she shouted: "Be careful..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the dancer suddenly rose into the sky, drew out the soft sword from her waist and stabbed the person in the front seat.
Dugu Liancheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he realized that the assassin's target was actually Mu Ci. He immediately pushed Mu Ci away, and at the same time, he attacked the dancer with a backhand palm.
Li Yu also took action to protect him at the same time.
This was the first time Mu Ci saw Li Yu take action, and now she realized that Li Yu's kung fu was actually quite impressive.
The scene soon became chaotic.
The dancer was very good at martial arts, but when surrounded by guards, she quickly showed her disgrace.
She was about to commit suicide by swallowing poison, but Li Yu saw through her intention, sealed her acupuncture points, and took out the poison from her mouth.
The dancer was thrown to the ground in a miserable state.
"Who ordered you to carry out the assassination?!" Dugu Liancheng sat back down, looking calm, as if the assassination just now had never happened.
The assassin glanced randomly from the corner of his eye, and finally looked at where Mu Zhi was sitting.
Mu Zhi was actually surprised.
Although he was dissatisfied with Dugu Liancheng's arbitrariness and had thought of rebelling, he could not act so rashly.
An assassination suddenly happened on New Year's Eve. He was thinking about who could be so useless. Even if he wanted to assassinate, he should be on full alert and not act like a player drinking wine.
Just as he was complaining, the assassin suddenly looked at him.
Before he could react, the assassin suddenly pointed at him: "It was Mr. Mu who ordered me to assassinate the Queen Mother!"
"That's nonsense! How could I assassinate the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother is my daughter, who would believe this?!" Mu Zhi took action to investigate the case. Unexpectedly, the assassin would testify against him and claim that the assassin was Mu Ci.
Wasn't it Dugu Liancheng who the assassin wanted to kill just now?
Mu Ci also became interested when he heard this.
Just now she thought the person the assassin wanted to kill was Dugu Liancheng, how did she know that the target was actually her?
This is interesting.
"Tell me slowly, why do you want to kill the Ai family? Who is in the way of the Ai family?" Mu Ci sat back down and asked Xu Sheng.
"I, I don't know the reason. I just took people's money to help them solve their problems." The assassin lay on the ground and couldn't explain why.
When Zhao Ling saw this scene, he raised his voice and said, "I think I know some of the reasons."
Mu Ci looked at Zhao Ling after hearing this.
Zhao Ling stood up calmly and said: "The Queen Mother has evidence that Concubine Shu conspired to murder the emperor's heir. It must be that after Concubine Shu knew the news, she was eager to kill and silence her, so she teamed up with Lord Mu to kill the Empress Dowager.
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Mu Ci understood instantly.
It turns out that this was a trap set up by Zhao Ling.
Zhao Ling paid to kill her just to drag Mu Zhi into trouble? How could Zhao Ling be so sure that she would cooperate in such a drama?
What's more, Mu Zhi was a veteran of three dynasties and had great power. Zhao Ling dared to play dirty tricks on Mu Zhi. Is this because he was sure that the emperor also wanted to get rid of Mu Zhi, so he had no fear?
"Concubine De, don't talk nonsense! I have a clear conscience and have never done anything to displease the emperor. It is impossible for Prime Minister Mu to do anything to pay for his murder. According to me, this assassin is clearly the one who was killed.
Someone bought it and wanted to frame Mr. Mu." Muxue said, and said to Dugu Liancheng: "I also ask the emperor to investigate thoroughly and take the assassin down for trial!"
Now she finally understood that the assassin belonged to Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling was so bold that he not only wanted to drag her into trouble, but even poured dirty water on her father.
"The Queen Mother is the victim, I think it's better to listen to the Queen Mother's opinion." Zhao Ling said, and raised his hand in the direction of Mu Ci: "Please let the Queen Mother make a decision."
Mu Ci looked at Zhao Ling coldly.
very good!
Zhao Ling was dragging her into the water, asking her to convict Mu Xue, and even drag the Mu Mansion into the water. Even among everyone present, everyone was waiting to see her decision, including Dugu Liancheng.
She already knew Dugu Liancheng's attitude.
If Mu Zhi can be pulled off his horse, this is what Dugu Liancheng would be most happy to see.
As for Muxue, she is Mu Zhi's beloved daughter. Now all of Muzhi's hopes are pinned on Muxue. If Mu Xue has any shortcomings, Mu Zhi will probably be so angry that he vomits blood.
None of this is the point.
The key point lies in her attitude. If she protects Muzhi and Muxue, Dugu Liancheng will think that she and Muzhi are in the same group.
If she follows Zhao Ling's script, won't she be exploited by Zhao Ling again?
In this moment of thought, Mu Ci's mind had already changed a thousand times.
Everyone present was waiting for Mu Ci to make a decision.
Although Mu Ci has already terminated the father-daughter relationship with Mu Zhi, at this juncture, Mu Ci's attitude can show whether Mu Zhi and Mu Ci really no longer have any involvement.
"The Ai family's idea is very simple." Mu Ci stood up and slowly walked to the center of the stage.
She picked up a sword on the ground, suddenly took action, and pierced the assassin's body with one strike.
"Whoever harms the Ai family, the Ai family will naturally retaliate with tooth for tooth, blood for blood." Mu Ci dropped the long sword that was still dripping with blood, and a "bang" sound woke everyone present from their thoughts.
Mu Ci glanced around and finally fixed his gaze on Zhao Ling: "De Fei, the half-month time limit given to you by the Ai family is almost up. If you can't find the real culprit in the case, the Ai family won't mind sending you to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment in person.
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Zhao Ling never expected that Mu Ci could break her game after being forced like this by her.
"I hereby obey the Queen Mother's decree!" She replied with lowered eyes, a strange color flashing in her eyes.
"Tonight's case will be handed over to the emperor for trial. The Ai family is tired, so we should go back to Yong'an Palace first."
After Mu Ci finished speaking, Feng Jiu respectfully stepped forward and helped Mu Ci leave the scene of the crime.
