The dagger happened to cut between his legs, as if something was broken, and blood instantly flowed all over the floor.

He suddenly felt a tearing pain, his face turned pale and he kept rolling on the ground.

The two women who were arguing just now were so scared that their bodies began to tremble involuntarily.

Qi Ning quickly threw the dagger in her hand aside. She realized that she had caused a big disaster. Her face turned pale and she shrank to the side, trembling.

Mo Xingchen, who had never shown up, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

From the moment Qi Ning knocked on the door, he heard the noise here and wanted to come over to see what happened, but was delayed by King Han. Until he heard King Xuan's shouting.

He looked at the pool of blood on Mo Wenjing's leg, and the light in his eyes could not be concealed.

If something really happened to King Xuan, then among the adult princes now, he would be the only one closest to the position of crown prince.

But he still pretended to shout: "Quick, call the doctor!"

This shouting brought the people who had been frightened to their senses, and they all crawled out to find help.

Mu Yan glanced at Mo Xingchen coldly. It was too early to be happy now.

Do you really think that King Xuan couldn't find any clues about what he was planning behind the scenes?

As long as Mo Wenjing thinks that this matter has something to do with him, King Xuan and his party would rather perish with him than let him touch the position of crown prince.

Soon, not only the imperial physician from the palace came, but even the Minister of Dali Temple Zhou Zheng came.

After all, the one in trouble was the prince, and no ordinary government office would dare to take over such a big case.

Although Zhou Zheng had prepared himself mentally before coming here, he was still shocked when he saw the scene before him.

He glanced at Qi Ning huddled in the corner and sighed. She had really gotten into big trouble this time.

Although he was a disciple of the Duke of Qi, he dared not show favoritism at the moment. He immediately ordered people to arrest Qi Ning with a stern face.

"No, it's not my fault. It was that bitch Si Yao who blocked my way..."

Qi Ning kept repeating these words over and over, seeming to be a little confused.

Zhou Zheng ordered angrily, "Quickly pull her down."

Then he gave a look to his personal attendant, asking him to inform the Duke of Qi.

Mu Yan glanced at Mo Wenjing, who was lying on the ground with a bloody face, and slowly walked out.

At this time, heavy snow fell from the sky.

She stretched out her hand, and snowflakes fell into her hand, then melted away, but the coldness remained in the palm of her hand.

Just like in the previous life, when the Emperor intended to marry her to King Xuan, but he humiliated her in public without hesitation, the scar left in her heart,

Mo Wenjing not only insulted her, but also angrily criticized his grandfather, saying that he, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, was forcing the prince to marry an ugly woman because of his great achievements.

For this reason, the seed of wanting to eradicate the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was planted in the emperor's heart.

And now, he has the current fate in this life, which can be regarded as retribution.

If the location of his current injury is not treated properly, he may not be able to have children in the future.

The most important thing for the royal family is the inheritance of the country. A prince who is not humane, no matter how capable or favored he is, will never be able to inherit the throne.

The snow was heavy and it continued for several days with no sign of stopping.

The entire capital city was covered in white and was extremely quiet, like the calm before a storm.

After that night, there was no riot in the court as imagined, because the emperor issued a secret order, strictly prohibiting those who were present that day from spreading the matter.

The instigator, Qi Ning, was imprisoned in the Dali Temple Prison.

Since it is well known that Zhou Zheng is a disciple of the Duke of Qi, Your Majesty specially asked the Jingzhao Prefecture Governor Shen Wanwei to assist in this case.

The note in Mu Yan's hand was the one given to her by Shen Wanwei, which recorded Qi Ning's recent situation in prison.

It seems that Qi Ning has been tortured severely. Although the Dali Temple is Zhou Zheng's territory, Qi Ning can indeed be taken care of there.

But the whole world is covered with dust, and as a subject, he could not stop the princess.

Every time Princess Xingrong came, she would torture Qi Ning.

Although they had a good relationship before, Qi Ning injured Mo Xiangli's biological brother after all, and he was also her future support.

King Xuan lost the opportunity to compete for the crown prince, and no matter who sits on that position in the future, they will not let go of the three of them, mother and son.

So, how do you make her not hate you?

She wished she could use all the tortures in the world on Qi Ning.

Mu Yan fell into deep thought as she looked at the contents on the note. It seemed that Qi Ning would soon be unable to bear it.

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The Duke's Mansion of Qi.

At this time, Duke Qi was bent over the table, and the dim light reflected on his hair which had turned white almost overnight.

At this moment, he was no longer the general who was once full of vigor and vitality on the battlefield, but just an old man who was waiting for his children to come home.

Since Qi Qingyang's death, he only has his daughter Qi Ning left.

But now...

"Alas!" He sighed, then glared with his tiger eyes and said in a cold voice, "Who?"

Mu Yan, dressed in black, walked out from behind the pillar, walked in front of Duke Qi, and took off her veil.

A hint of coldness flashed in Duke Qi's eyes, and he frowned and said, "It's you? I didn't expect that the Loyal and Brave Marquis has trained a master."

Although their Duke Qi's Mansion has long lost its former glory, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and the guards in his Duke Qi's Mansion are all carefully selected.

And Mu Yan was now standing in front of him, and the guards didn't even notice him, which was enough to show how high Mu Yan's martial arts skills were.

If Mu Yan hadn't made the noise deliberately just now, he might not have noticed that there was another person in the room. After all, he was old.

"Why did you break into my mansion so late at night?"

Mu Yan felt a little reluctant to see Duke Qi holding on, but she still handed the note to him.

Duke Qi looked at the contents of the note, tears welling up in his eyes. He slowly crushed the note in his hand and said through gritted teeth, "My boy, you are going too far!"

Mu Yan knew that he had misunderstood and thought that she was deliberately using this to provoke him, so she quickly explained: "Uncle, please don't be angry first."

The word "uncle" made the Duke of Qi stunned.

Back then, when he was young, he had fought on the battlefield with Han Zhen, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, and they were on close terms with Han Yunnan.

However, after he gave up his military power, the relationship between the two families gradually faded.

Mu Yan's calling him "Uncle" actually brought the two families closer together and put out his anger immediately.

Duke Qi snorted coldly, turned around, put his hands behind his back, and waited for Mu Yan's explanation.

Seeing his expression ease up, Mu Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately stepped forward and explained: "Zhou Zheng is your disciple, I believe he has also reported the contents of this note to you."

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