Cai Yan was still drinking the soup, a little absent-minded, Mu Kuangda said, "There is another happy event that was originally planned for today."
"Anything else?" Yao Fu had already made a move, but Mu Kuangda was still here waiting to make a move. He said, "Mr. Mu, don't make fun of everyone."
Mu Kuangda replied, "Actually, it's not a happy event, it's just that I found an old friend."
Duan Ling thought that Mu Kuangda's trump card finally came.
"Old man?" Cai Yan instantly realized that something was wrong, instead of looking at Mu Kuangda, he immediately glanced at Duan Ling.
Duan Ling turned his head to the side and whispered to Mu Qing.
"Wu Du and I will leave the table for a while." Duan Ling said.
"What are you going to do?" Mu Qing asked.
Duan Ling replied: "I'm going to accompany Mr. Fei Hongde for two drinks, do me a favor..."
Muqing knew that Fei Hongde came from Yecheng, but after he came, he didn't talk much to Duan Ling, thinking that maybe Duan Ling was to avoid suspicion, so he spent less time with Fei Hongde. Since it was the Mid-Autumn Festival night, it was impossible to say that I should go and see him.
Right at this moment, Lord Changliu brought an old man to the garden. Duan Ling keenly glimpsed that that person was Qian Qi!
As expected, Qian Qi was still alive. After being brought back to Jiangzhou by Lord Changliu, he has been living in the Mu Mansion. All the attendees secretly guessed that this person was most likely related to the Prince's past.
Lord Changliu said, "Please come here."
"Where? Where is the kid you said?" Qian Qi could no longer see, so he raised his hand and touched it.
The incident happened suddenly, and Cai Yan didn't react immediately. In Duan Ling's eyes, he immediately knew that Cai Yan was about to end.
"Does His Highness recognize him?" Mu Kuangda said with a smile.
Cai Yan was immediately stopped by the question. He was flustered for a while. He recalled going to Beijing before, but he only remembered that there seemed to be no such person. After a brief silence, Feng Duo smiled and said, "Is it an old acquaintance of His Highness? Where did you find this person?"
"Luoyan City." Mu Kuangda replied, "It's been a long time since the events of the year. It took me a lot of time to visit Shangjing, Zhongjing and other places. Only when I arrived at Luoyan City, did I find him."
At this time, Cai Yan was faced with an extremely difficult choice - should he deny it completely, or should he just admit it? In a short moment, Cai Yan made a decision, pretended to have a sudden realization, and said, "Isn't this the one who was in Beijing back then..."
"Who are you?" Qian Qi said ignorantly.
"This is Xunyang from the past," Changliu-jun got up, walked to Mu Kuangda, knelt down and sat down, and said, "The old man who sold wontons in Duanjiaxiang, the shepherd learned that His Highness loved his wontons when he was a child, so he specially Find him."
Cai Yan looked back at Lang Junxia, smiled, nodded and said, "Indeed, it is true."
"The bowl of wontons just now was made by this old man." Mu Kuangda said with a smile, "Does Your Highness remember his name?"
There was silence in the seat for a moment, Cai Yan could only smile awkwardly, and said, "There were wars and chaos all over the place back then, and after tossing and turning, I have gradually lost my memory."
Lang Junxia never said a word.
"I'm Qigong." Qian Qi said tremblingly, "You Qian Qigong, Duan Ling, do you still remember me?"
Qian Qi reached out to hold Cai Yan's hand, but Cai Yan was full of unease and fear, and forced a smile: "Qi Gong, I haven't seen you for a long time."
Everyone watched this scene in silence.
"Do you know what happened after you left that night?" Qian Qi said.
"After I left, I didn't go back." Cai Yan sighed, "What happened to the Duan family?"
"On the night you left, you were burned by a fire." Qian Qi said, "The Duan family was all slaughtered."
Duan Ling: "..."
Cai Yan: "..."
Cai Yan didn't dare to ask any more questions. He was afraid that he would be wrong. But Qian Qi couldn't help sighing. Cai Yan had to answer, "Who?"
"I don't know." Qian Qi said, "They all say that you are the son of a high official and have a good life with your father. Some people also say that your father is not angry enough for the Duan family to abuse you, so they are cruel. Forty-seven members of the Duan family were buried in the sea of fire together."
"Why?" Duan Ling said suddenly.
Qian Qi heard Duan Ling's voice, but Duan Ling's voice had already changed, and it was no longer the clear voice of a child. Duan Ling asked about Qian Qi, but his eyes stopped on Lang Junxia's face. Of all the people present, only Duan Ling and Lang Junxia knew who killed the Duan family.
Except for Lang Junxia, there was no one else. He still remembered that in that snowy night, he felt that Lang Junxia's clothes were very dry and had a burnt smell.
"Is Your Highness Duan?" Duan Ling asked suddenly.
"My maiden name is Duan." Cai Yan said to the crowd, "I said goodbye to my father in the north, returned to Xunyang, and gave birth to me. Later, Wuluo Houmu came to pick me up and brought me back to Beijing. , to meet my father."
Everyone nodded, Cai Yan added: "Qigong has worked hard on this journey, Feng Duo, you must make arrangements for Qigong to have a good life."
Feng Duo understood and wanted to take Qian Qi down, but Qian Qi said, "Duan Ling, do you remember that year when you climbed out of the wall and broke your leg, did Qi Gong pick it up for you?"
"Remember." Cai Yan took Qian Qi's hand and said, "I stayed in bed for several days afterwards."
"The Duan family doesn't give you diagnosis and treatment, and there is no medicine." Qian Qi said, "You were locked in the woodshed, thinking you couldn't make it. I ordered the biscuits and secretly handed them to you from outside the firewood room, but you are still alive, and there is no root cause of disease..."
"Yeah." Cai Yan couldn't help sighing.
"It's a sin, a sin." Qian Qi said, "The Duan family also made a sin. When you treat you like a child, when your mother is pregnant with you, she often asks the maid to buy the old man's wontons to eat..."
"Your Highness is tired." The more Feng Duo listened to it, the more inappropriate it became. For fear that Cai Yan would be told what to say, he hurriedly said, "Let's do this tonight, wait for His Highness to clear up his mood, and then slowly reminisce."
"Gu Xian went back to the palace." Cai Yan said, "All the ministers please."
After saying that Cai Yan got up straight away, he didn't say much, just nodded to everyone, and Feng Duo and Lang Junxia escorted Cai Yan back. There are still more than half a bowl of unfinished wontons on the table, which are already cold.
Duan Ling and Mu Qing got up and left the table. Mu Kuangda just glanced at it and didn't ask any further questions. They must have gone to drink alone, and Wu Du turned his head to look.
"Lock up the garden." Mu Kuangda said, "My lords, there are still things to discuss with you, Wu Du, you stay."
Wu Du was about to leave with Duan Ling, when he heard the words, he had to sit down again.
"Wu Du, you are an insider of the matter, please tell us about the process." Mu Kuangda sighed and said, "It's better to give you an explanation, when the prince returned to the dynasty, you finally made the decision. Now that his identity is found to be strange, the bell is always the one who should be the bell."
Wu Du frowned slightly, and after thinking for a long time, he knew that Mu Kuangda didn't intend to speak by himself, he was extremely cunning.
"Prime Minister." Su Clan finally couldn't help but said, "What do you mean?"
Mu Kuangda did not speak. This discussion had already happened a few years ago when the prince returned to the dynasty. These people are still the same now, but Li Yanqiu is no longer there.
"Back then, Wuluohoumu brought the prince back." Su Clan said, "I have a birth certificate, Yuhuang has it, and there is evidence of going to Beijing. It is reasonable to say that it can't be true or false, and it can't be true. After the case is finalized, it should not be It's mentioned over and over again."
"Your Majesty made this statement." Mu Kuangda said, "It is intended to root out the misconceptions of the court and the public, but the truth is now gradually feeling that there is still an inside story about this matter. His Majesty has gone, but I have always had doubts in my heart over the years. Everyone has also seen the scene just now. There are General Han and Yaohou here, if Master Su is stubborn and thinks the evidence is solid, it’s okay, and thinks that the truth is nothing more than nothing, so please do so.”
When Mu Kuangda said this, everyone could not refute it.
Han Bin said, "You might as well listen to what Wu Du has to say first."
"Wu Du, tell me." Xie You said, "You were the one who determined the identity of the prince, and now it is you who will overturn the case. Do you know how this crime should be dealt with?"
Wu Du pondered for a moment, then replied, "Besides Wuluohou Mu, I was the only person who had ever seen the 'Prince', but when I thought about it later, I thought it was strange. But before tonight, the minister did not give any orders. I'm half a word."
Wu Du raised his eyes and glanced at Mu Kuangda. Tonight's verdict was suddenly reversed, and Mu Kuangda had not discussed it with him. This is also Mu Kuangda's old-fashioned point. It must be precisely to create this effect. It is actually the case. If the confession is made first and the words are too eloquent, it will make people feel that everything is arranged.
"Let's not talk about the assassination of the prince ten years ago under the order of Zhao Kui." Wu Du added, "First of all, in the late autumn of last year, I went to Shangzi with Wang Shan to talk about it..."
Duan Ling and Muqing came to the side courtyard where Fei Hongde lived, and saw Fei Hongde alone, watching the moon and eating Mid-Autumn Festival meals in the courtyard. Fei Hongde had been introduced before, but in front of Mu Kuangda, Duan Ling was inconvenient to say too much. Now he told Mu Qing, "This is Mr. Changpin's uncle."
Muqing held the junior salute and said hello to Fei Hongde. Fei Hongde just smiled and said, "You look a bit like your mother."
"Have you seen my mother?" Mu Qing asked curiously.
"I went to Xichuan that year." Fei Hongde said, "I met once, come and drink. You two have a heart."
Duan Ling sat down, thinking that there was probably a conspiracy in the garden over there, and then gestured to Fei Hongde. Fei Hongde nodded, poured wine for Muqing, and Muqing drank it.
"Mr. Fei is used to living in Jiangzhou?" Mu Qing asked.
"It's cold in autumn, and it's a little wet," Fei Hongde replied, "Except for the occasional inconvenience of legs and feet, everything else is fine."
Duan Ling pretended to remember something, and said, "I have some medicine to ward off the cold. I'll get it for Mr. Fei."
Fei Hongde nodded and chatted with Mu Qing over wine, while Duan Ling successfully retreated, left the side courtyard, bypassed the corridor in the mansion, and headed towards the bookstore in the east.