Mu Xiang stood in the center of the hall, under the attention of all the people, his throat was choked up, and he couldn't say a word.
At this time, Beitang Wenfeng, who had been watching the excitement, suddenly sneered, and then said with interest, "The saintess of Nanting Kingdom and the prime minister of Xiyuan Kingdom are really interesting!"
The atmosphere in the hall was tense.
"The old minister suddenly remembered something, and I don't know whether to say it or not." In the hundred officials' seat, Old General Qin couldn't help but speak at last.
Emperor Ximing's face was livid, and he reckoned that Ye'er had to choose a date for the canonization ceremony after today's farce broke out.
"Your Majesty, I don't know if you still remember that twenty years ago, this envoy of the Holy Maiden also came to our Xiyuan Kingdom, and it was Prime Minister Mu who received her at that time."
"So, some things that the fifth princess said today may not be true."
Hearing what Old General Qin said, Emperor Ximing recalled it carefully, and after a while he did remember such a thing.
At this time, there were quite a few voices from among the officials' seats—
"Yes, I remember that there was such a thing. At that time, the saint envoy of Nanting Kingdom came to Xiyuan Kingdom with the monarch of Nanting Kingdom as guests."
"I also remembered that the Prime Minister was in charge of planning to receive the people from Nanting."
"Could it be that these two people really..."
The expression on Mu Yunjin's face became colder and colder. Although this matter did not cause much disturbance in her heart, she knew the situation before her. If Mu Xiang accepted this matter, the Mu family would be over. Xue is also finished, and she will also be affected, maybe it will affect Chu Li.
The person standing behind Chu Qingqiang this time is an expert!
The line directly connecting Mu Xiangfu and Ning Wangfu was cut to pieces.
"Report!" A guard hurried in outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Ximing asked displeased.
"My Majesty, there is a person claiming to be the Taiwei of Nanting Kingdom who is begging to see him outside the palace gate." The guard said.
Emperor Ximing was taken aback, "Quickly declare!"
Hearing that people from Nanting Kingdom were coming, there were bursts of sighs in the arena, but most of them were in the interest of watching a good show.
Jiang Qingxue sat on the chair, her eyes were empty, and there was determination in her eyes.
After a while, several people walked in from the main hall, the leader was an old man in his sixties, with a snow-white beard and calm eyes, one could tell at a glance that he was a very serious person.
"Veteran Nanting Guo Taiwei Mo Jinglun." After Nanting Guo Taiwei introduced himself, he heard the wind towards Emperor Ximing in the hall and Beitang on the side, and bowed deeply.
"A few days ago, the monarch received a secret letter claiming that the saint Jiang Qingxue had secretly given birth to a baby. The monarch was furious and ordered the veteran to come to Xiyuan Kingdom immediately to investigate the matter thoroughly."
After Mo Jinglun finished speaking, his expression was somber, and he looked at Jiang Qingxue beside him, "Come here, let's examine her body."
After saying that, several old women brought by Mo Jinglun walked towards Jiang Qingxue.
Jiang Qingxue's eyes flashed.
"Wait!" Mu Xiang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened his mouth, with tears in his eyes, and the events of the past years appeared in his mind.
Back then when I saw Jiang Qingxue in Xiyuan Country, I couldn't help falling in love with her, but she told him at that time that she already had someone else in her heart.
At that time, I asked her for a long time who that person was, but she always kept silent.
One day, she suddenly fainted in front of him, and he found out that she had been pregnant for a long time when he came to the doctor for treatment, but at that time he knew clearly that she was a saint, and she was carrying the mission of her own country. It is not allowed to do any unclean and unchaste things, and she is pregnant at this time, if it spreads, she will definitely die.
He loved her so much at that time, how could he bear her to die because of this.
Finally, when she woke up from a coma, he offered to let her give birth to a child, and secretly helped her raise the child.
One day, when he learned that Su Biqing was about to give birth, he came to the annex where Jiang Qingxue lived, and made her drink the medicine to induce labor. She gave birth that night, but she still tried her best to give birth to the child. It is named Hibiscus.
He was holding that pink little girl at the time, thinking that it would be great if it were his child.
On the night when he took the child back, he gave midwife Lin a sum of money to keep the secret that Su Biqing had only given birth to one child.
At first, he sincerely treated Mu Yunjin as his own child.
But not long after, Su Biqing discovered the clue and asked him where Mu Yunjin's child came from. Seeing that he couldn't hide it, he made up nonsense that he was born with a woman from a foreign country.
Su Biqing quarreled with him for a long time, and in the end he promised to put the child in the Shihua Pavilion, let her fend for herself, and promised to help the Su family, which was already in decline at that time, revive, so Su Biqing gave up and concealed this tone .
Over time, Yunjin has gradually grown up, but every time he wants to get close to her, she always shows a submissive, timid and cowardly look, without the shadow of that person on her body, he becomes more and more angry , and even hated this daughter more and more.
Thinking about it now, these are all evil fates.
Today in this great hall, the past that had been covered in dust for a long time was torn apart bloody, how could he not feel pain in his heart.
In his eyes, Jiang Qingxue was always the purest and most beautiful. How could he tolerate those old mothers examining his body and embarrassing her.
After a while, in the silence, Mu Xiang closed his eyes slightly, and said in a hoarse voice—
"Back then, I was the one who got drunk and forced Miss Qing."
Afterwards, Mu Xiang knelt down in front of Jiang Qingxue, leaned over and kowtowed heavily, but did not lift up directly, "All the disasters that happened to Miss Qing were caused by me, please forgive her who has always been innocent." .”
Mu Yunjin frowned watching this scene, her nose sore, she couldn't bear to watch this scene, Mu Xiang was not her biological father, she was clear about this.
But now, how much he loves Jiang Qingxue is why he takes all these charges on himself.
A good one is always innocent!
Resentment surged in Mu Yunjin's heart, she stood up, and looked at Jiang Qingxue coldly, "Nanting Kingdom Saintess, this matter is all because of you, shouldn't you explain it properly?"
Jiang Qingxue choked in her throat, facing Mu Yunjin's gaze, she couldn't say a word.
Is her daughter hating her
"No, Yunjin, I'm sorry for you!" Mu Xiang stood up suddenly, and then looked at Emperor Xi Ming, "The old minister has shamed Xi Yuan Kingdom."
"You should apologise with death!"
When the words fell, before everyone could react, Mu Xianghu rushed aside, pulled out the knife worn by the imperial guards, and slapped his own neck fiercely—
"Father, don't!" Mu Yunjin shouted almost subconsciously.
"Ding—" A silver needle shot at Mu Xiang's wrist suddenly, causing his wrist to hurt, the knife in his hand slipped, and he lay powerlessly on the ground.
The knife just now had scratched his neck. At this moment, Mu Xiang was lying on the ground with bright red blood sprayed around his neck. Chu Li had already stepped forward quickly to seal the acupuncture point around his neck.
This sudden change made people unable to react for a while.
Chu Qingqiang watched this scene with a smile, her eyes were full of pleasure after revenge.
"Father, father!" Mu Lingzhu also rushed over at this time. After seeing Mu Xiang who was already unconscious on the ground, her feet softened, and then she walked to Mu Yunjin's side, and grabbed her clothes fiercely. collar.
"Mu Yunjin, you are such a broom star!"
"Get out!" Chu Li's sleeve swept out the palm wind, knocking Mu Lingzhu's body away, and then grabbed Mu Yunjin's shoulder.
The imperial physician who was sitting in the official seat had already come over and checked the pulse of Mu Xiang on the ground. After a while, he shook his head with a bad expression, and looked at the Mu family, "You guys should say goodbye to him."
That knife Mu Xiang cut himself very deeply, and cut the tendons in his neck, and he was powerless to recover.
Mu Yunjin bit her lip tightly, feeling like she couldn't hold back her tears for the first time.
The words of the imperial physician were undoubtedly announcing that the Mu family had collapsed!
And myself, this person who is not related to the Mu family—
is the murderer.
What Mu Lingzhu said was right, she was a bastard, and her appearance harmed the whole family.
Jiang Qingxue didn't expect this scene at all, and opened her mouth slightly, but couldn't say a word.
"Qingxue..." At this moment, the dying Mu Xiang woke up and waved to Jiang Qingxue who was standing by.
Jiang Qingxue approached immediately, squatted down, her eyes were red, "Liangzheng, I'm the one who's sorry for you..."
"I'm sorry, I didn't treat your daughter well these years, and caused her to suffer a lot. I failed your entrustment." Mu Xiang said weakly. At this moment, his life was dying, but he was still worried about her emotions .
"You all go away!" Mu Lingzhu rushed over, pushed Jiang Qingxue away, and grabbed Mu Xiang's arm, "Father, what are we?"
"What are we after all these years!" Mu Lingzhu felt that this was probably the darkest year in her life.
She was originally the most talented woman in Xiyuan Kingdom with incomparable style, and was sought after by thousands of people, but now in less than half a year, she first lost her mother, and now she is about to lose her father.
She knew that if Mu Xiang died, Mu Xiang's mansion would collapse, and there would be no one in this world who could protect her.
But at this moment, when his father was dying, he thought of saying goodbye to that woman first, which was extremely ironic.
Mu Yunhan walked over slowly, looked down at Mu Xiang, and pursed his lips without saying a word.
"Yunhan, your mission has also been completed." Mu Xiang coughed a few times and smiled at Mu Yunhan.
Mu Yunhan smiled faintly towards Mu Xiang.
"I'm leaving..." Mu Xiang finally couldn't hold on anymore, his eyes swept over everyone in the Mu family one by one, recalling the reunion dinner a few days ago, he slowly raised the corners of his mouth and closed his eyes.
"Father!" Mu Lingzhu yelled sadly.
The sound "I'm gone" announces the departure of a life.
Almost none of the people who came to the banquet in the venue expected that they were here to participate in the festive event of the crown prince canonization ceremony, but the situation would suddenly change like this.
The saint of Nanting Kingdom had a child.
Mu Xiang killed himself.
The Mu family has fallen.
All these things are hard for people to digest and accept for a while.
Mu Yunjin stood aside, her eyes staring blankly at the dark red blood flowing from Mu Xiang's neck, gradually her eyes were filled with scarlet...