The eldest daughter, she is proud and sassy

Chapter 23
The atmosphere in the side hall of Guanyin Pavilion was very heavy, especially when Mu Feng, who was as cold as ice, was sitting in the hall, the early summer season was suddenly as cold as severe winter.

Shui Fu glanced at Mu Feng's expression, lowered her voice and asked Shui Rong, "Is it really okay for General Mu and Commander Mu to let that crazy girl see the guards alone?"

If Cui Hengyue's guess is true, then Cui Hengyue will meet the person who wants to kill her alone, that is, the murderer who framed her. If so, Cui Hengyue will be very dangerous.

Shui Rong knew what Shui Fu was worried about as soon as she heard it, and explained: "Since General Mu dared to agree to Cui Hengyue's request, it means that he is fully prepared.

"Don't forget that this is the South Palace, which is under the jurisdiction of General Mu. He will never let the affairs here escape his control."

Shui Fu thought for a while, and felt that Shui Rong's words made sense, and she felt at ease.

In the corridor outside the side hall, Mu Yun was interrogating Yun Chen: "Is what Cui Hengyue said just now true? In the past ten years, people in the south hall have never eaten meat?"

Yun Chen lowered his head guiltily, and defended himself: "General, you also know that the world has not been peaceful these years, things outside are very expensive, and meat is even more expensive.

"And for the past 15 years, the imperial court has not allocated military expenses to the King of Chu, nor has it given any rewards to the King of Chu. With only the meager salary of the King of Chu, how can he support so many people?

"It was already very difficult to support the guards of the Prince of Chu's mansion, but it will be even more difficult to support a group of vicious villains like Nandian."

Mu Yun was silent.

But the more Yun Chen spoke, the angrier he became, and he uttered all the complaints in his heart: "General, they are all bad people anyway, so why treat them so well.

"It's good to eat some, and give them meat. What if they eat as strong as cattle and provoke us?"

Mu Yun's eyes flickered.

The people below thought that the king of Chu nested in Yunxuan Temple because he was deprived of military power by the imperial court and relegated to this place. He had the title of king of Chu but no real power, and even lived a tight life.

But as the confidant of the King of Chu, he knew in his heart that things were not as outsiders thought.
"Those people in the South Hall are not all bad people, such as the Wang family, such as Luo Sanniang." Mu Yun simply gave two examples.

Yun Chen is still not convinced: "Even if they are not bad people, the king of Chu protects them and raises them for nothing, they should be grateful instead of picking and choosing and making many unreasonable demands.

"It's not that I don't give them food or clothes, but I just don't let them eat meat.

"Besides, those monks lived well without eating meat, and Cui Hengyue has grown up well."

If a baby can grow up in Nandian and still have the energy to fight with him, it means that Nandian's life is not bad, and he didn't treat them harshly.

Yun Chen felt that she had done nothing wrong.

Mu Yun thought of the money that Yunchen handed over every year, so he couldn't say the words of reprimand again.

He finally sighed, patted Yun Chen on the shoulder and said, "You have worked hard all these years, and I will help you to ask the King of Chu for credit."

Yun Chen was overjoyed immediately: "Thank you, General."

After Mu Yun entered the palace, Yun Lin quietly appeared next to Yun Chen, and said quietly, "I'm afraid the general doesn't know that all the meat has gone into your stomach, does he?"

Over the years, Yunchen has long been used to Yunlin's sudden appearance, and he was not frightened, but when he saw Yunlin staring at his belly with malicious eyes, Yunchen's face immediately turned red.

He turned sideways, avoiding Yunlin's gaze: "It's just eating two extra pieces of meat, the general will not punish me.

"What's more, I help Nandian save a lot of money every year, and hand it over to the general. The general must know my good intentions."

Otherwise, the general would have punished him just now.

Thinking of this, Yun Chen turned around and faced Yun Lin frankly.

"Ugh--"

Yun Lin suddenly sighed: "Tell me, how many years will we stay in Yunxuan Temple?"

Will they still be in Yunxuan Temple until the day they die of old age?
Hearing this question, the anger on Yunchen's face gradually disappeared, replaced by confusion: "I don't know, maybe it will take another 15 years?"

15 years?
How many 15 years do they have in their lives? ——
While Mu Yun and the others were waiting, Cui Hengyue was chatting with the guards.

"I heard that there are a total of eight guards guarding the South Catacombs. They work in groups of two and change every three hours. Have you and Jiu Liang ever guarded the South Catacombs together?"

Jiu Liang was the guard who was killed, and was responsible for guarding the South Catacombs.

The guard that Cui Hengyue was asking was called Jin Hu, who was also guarding the South Catacombs.

Seeing that Cui Hengyue was sitting casually and speaking casually, Jin Hu relaxed unconsciously: "No, Jiu Liang and I have never guarded the South Cave together."

"Why?" Cui Hengyue asked curiously.

Jin Hu replied without thinking: "The eight of us were personally selected by General Mu, and it was General Mu who divided us into four groups.

"Since then, we have always been like this, we have never changed people."

Cui Hengyue was silent for a moment, then asked again: "How long have you been under the King of Chu?"

"18."

"Then who is locked in the South Catacombs?"

".No one involved, he lived in voluntarily."

Cui Hengyue noticed Jin Hu's hesitation before answering, and asked: "Who is the person who lives in the South Cave? What's his name?"

Jin Hu: "I don't know, and I've never been in it before."

"Then who will bring the food in?"

"Just by the door, he'll take it himself."

"Don't you wonder who's inside?"

"The general has an order not to inquire about matters related to the South Catacombs. As soldiers, it is our bounden duty to obey the military order."

"Today is not the time, where are you? What have you done?"

"Weishi is the time when our third and fourth teams handover. After we handed over, I went to eat."

Jin Hu answered in detail.

After Cui Hengyue finished listening, she didn't continue to ask questions, but called the next guard to come in.

After questioning six people like this, Cui Hengyue began to ask the guards in the same group as Jiu Liang: "Your name is Li Ping?"

"Yes." Li Ping was a little nervous, standing motionless in front of Cui Hengyue.

Seeing this, Cui Hengyue smiled kindly and said softly, "Don't talk standing up, sit down, they were all sitting down and talking to me just now."

Hearing that other people had done this, half of the tension in Li Ping's heart dissipated. He slowly sat down opposite Cui Hengyue, and waited for Cui Hengyue to ask questions.

"At the end of today, where are you and what have you done?"

Facing Li Ping, Cui Hengyue did not chat with the guards before getting to the point as before, but asked the key question directly.

Li Ping: "Weishi is the time when the third group and the fourth group hand over. After the third group leaves, Jiuliang and I will guard the South Cave.

"Later, Jiuliang said that his stomach was not feeling well, so he left to go to the bathroom.

"After that, I heard the bad news."

Speaking of the latter, Li Ping's eyes were red: "Jiu Liang and I have been guarding the South Catacombs for five years. Before, even something as small as a sesame mung bean had never happened. I didn't expect it to happen today."

　Good night~(.-ω-)zzz
　　
　
(End of this chapter)