He hated why such a good thing could not happen to his family, but instead fell on the head of Xiao Ruge, an orphan.

Although he tried his best to hide his resentment, Mu Gu still felt a hint of it.

"This prince still has something to say to Miss Xiao Er, so please let Miss Xiao Er send this prince off!"

After saying that, he waved to Xiao Ruge, and the two walked out side by side.

After the two men walked away, Old Lady Xiao grabbed Xiao Mingzhi and asked what was going on.

Xiao Mingzhi looked unhappy. "You asked me, but I wanted to ask someone else! Who knows what the Seventh Prince saw in Xiao Ruge? He actually asked the Emperor for a marriage in public during the morning court session. There were few people in the court who objected!"

At this point, he snorted coldly and looked at Xiao Mingyue, "Both are getting married, but look at Xiao Ruge, she found a prince of the current dynasty, and then look at you, I don't know what's so good about Lu Yu, he actually made you do such an ugly thing with him before Lu Yu agreed to get engaged to you!"

The more Xiao Mingzhi thought about it, the angrier he became, and he started scolding Xiao Mingyue.

But Xiao Mingyue didn't care about it. After Xiao Mingzhi scolded her, she spoke slowly.

"It's good to see the Seventh Prince now, and Xiao Ruge is about to become a phoenix, but not everyone can enjoy the wealth of the royal family!"

"Even if Xiao Ruge seems to be doing well now, what does it matter? She might become a widow next year!"

If we calculate based on the time, Mu Gu will commit suicide by the end of next year at the latest because he is trapped in Yancheng.

He's just a short-lived creature, so what's the point of being proud for a while?

Unlike Lu Yu, he can be the emperor. If he becomes the emperor, then I will be the queen. Let’s see who dares to laugh at me in the future!

These words were extremely vicious. Upon hearing them, Old Lady Xiao and Mrs. Xu hurriedly covered her mouth.

However, Aunt Sun on the side stared at Xiao Mingyue with eyes wide open in disbelief, with something flashing in her eyes.

"Asshole! How dare you say anything like that? If other people hear this, our family will be in danger of death!"

Old Mrs. Xiao was so angry that she twisted Xiao Mingyue's arm hard, fearing that she would say something harmful.

After Xu stopped her daughter, she glared at Aunt Sun and said to her fiercely, "Just pretend you didn't hear what I said just now. If anyone spreads it, I'll beat you to death and drag you out!"

Aunt Sun was not afraid of Xu's threats. She reached out to smooth her hair and chuckled, "Sister, you worry too much. Since I've married the master, I'm his person in life and his ghost in death. How could I have second thoughts about him?"

Having said that, she sneered, walked up to Xiao Mingzhi, took his arm, and raised her little hand to help Xiao Mingzhi calm down.

"Ms. Mingyue is not young anymore, but she still speaks without thinking. Sister should teach her more so that she won't speak without restraint when she goes out, otherwise she will bring trouble to the family!"

She flattered Xu calmly, and Xiao Mingzhi glared at Xu and Xiao Mingyue after hearing that. Only Old Lady Xiao snorted coldly and told her to say less.

Xiao Mingzhi was really upset and didn't want to see Xu and Xiao Mingyue, so he took Aunt Sun and left.

Xiao Mingyue and Xu were called by Old Lady Xiao to be lectured, and after the housekeeper's warning, the servants went about their business.

On the other side, Xiao Ruge walked beside Mu Gu with a gloomy face. Seeing that she looked unhappy, Mu Gu asked with a smile: "What's wrong? I helped you solve the Zhu family's troubles, why are you still unhappy?"

Xiao Ruge glared at him coldly, "I asked you to help me deal with the Zhu family, but I didn't ask you to ask for an imperial decree to grant us a marriage!"

She was still holding the imperial edict in her hand, and in anger she threw it directly into Mu Gu's arms, as if she didn't want to get married.

Mu Gu was not angry either. He kept smiling as he stuffed the imperial edict back to Xiao Ruge and said with a smile, "I am doing this for our better cooperation in the future. If there is anything in the future, I can come to you openly."

"Besides, if we two appear in front of others together, it won't arouse suspicion. Wouldn't it be more convenient to do bad things?"

"Don't give me those high-sounding reasons. I think you are just trying to gain benefits for yourself!"

Although Xiao Ruge was angry, the imperial decree granting the marriage had already been issued. It was estimated that everyone in the capital knew about their marriage by now. Even if she didn't want to, she couldn't openly disobey the imperial decree.

Fortunately, the emperor wanted the two to get engaged first, and as for when to get married, that would be a matter for the future.

"Oh, by the way, the murder of my third brother has been concluded. Zhang Qiu committed suicide in prison, taking all the blame. Father wants me to investigate the people who had close contact with Zhang Qiu. It would be best if we could eliminate them all at once to prevent future troubles."

Seeing that there was no one around, Mu Gu mentioned the stabbing incident of Mu Huan to Xiao Ruge.

Xiao Ruge frowned slightly after hearing this, "Zhangqiu should be Mu Bo's man, didn't he try to save him?"

The prison of the Ministry of Justice is guarded day and night. Moreover, Zhangqiu is involved in the matter of Mu Huan. How can he just commit suicide?

The master behind Zhangqiu is Mu Bo. It goes without saying that it must be Mu Bo who is behind this.

He must have said something to Zhang Qiu, or negotiated some conditions, which made him commit suicide out of fear of punishment and take all the blame.

"Oh no! Zhang Qiu's family might be in danger!"

The only people who can make Zhang Qiu feel uneasy are his family.

I heard that Zhangqiu had a childhood sweetheart, and they had a son and were very much in love. He chose to commit suicide, definitely to save his wife and child.

With Xiao Ruge's reminder, Mu Gu rode as fast as he could to Zhangqiu's house, but he was still a step too late. When he arrived at Zhangqiu's house, his wife and son had been poisoned to death.

Judging from the situation at the scene, it looked like suicide by taking poison, but he felt that someone was killing people to silence them!

In the evening, Mu Gu told Xiao Ruge about this matter with a sullen face, and Xiao Ruge sighed after hearing it.

"It seems that Mu Bo is more cruel than I thought!"

Mu Gu also sighed deeply. Thinking of the child who was not even six years old and died with him, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.

"He wants to kill the Third Prince. How good do you think he can be?"

Xiao Ruge felt that Mu Gu was too kind-hearted and always had some illusions about the affection between father and brother. However, being born in an imperial family, the last thing he should have was brotherly love.

She poured tea for Mu Gu and mentioned the matter of Qiao Jun and Luo Sibao.

"There should be good news by the end of the year. I promised them that as long as they have made military achievements, I will let them return to the capital. By then, you may be able to use them."

These words aroused some interest in Mu Gu. He kicked the image of his wife and children in Zhangqiu out of his mind and approached Xiao Ruge with a smile.

"How did you know I would need these two at the end of the year?"

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